Nutrients
Vitamin and Zinc
Include vitamins in your diet – primarily vitamin C and zinc. Vitamin C prevents the sperm from sticking together and zinc improves the testosterone levels and the sperm motility. While Vitamin C is present in citrus fruits, zinc is present in legumes, oats, corn, oyster, lamb etc.
Arginine
Include food like chocolate, nuts and fish in the diet. These are rich in arginine, an amino acid that helps with better physical abilities.
Folic Acid
Folic acid is important for men too. Low levels of folate cause sperms to have chromosomal abnormalities. For this make sure that the diet includes a generous portion of dark green vegetables.
Note: Indigestion and constipation can also adversely affect the sperm count. This is because the toxins formed due to indigestion often blocks the vessels that carry the semen.
Frequency of Ejaculation
If semen is ejaculated very frequently then, too, the sperm count is often lowered because frequent ejaculations make the sperm less dense. Hence it is ideal to maintain a gap of three days between two consecutive ejaculations.
Clothes
It is best to wear loose cotton briefs as that will help prevent heating of testicles. Similarly avoid hot shower and saunas as well. In fact, washing the testicles with cold water after a bath helps to increase both the sperm count and its motility.
Massage
Regular testicular massage with herbal oil also helps to increase the sperm count by not only improving the blood circulation but it also increases the libido.
Disclosure – This is for information purpose only and all readers must check with their doctors before proceeding or in case of any doubts.
