Where lifestyle meets science
In February 2018 researchers from Poland published their review on endocrine disrupting chemicals and whether they are a danger to a child’s health. The researchers stated that endocrine disrupting chemicals … Read more
In February 2020 researchers from Italy and Bahrain published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the use of berberine in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome. The … Read more
In January 2020 researchers from Turkey published the results of their study to assess the association between lifestyle factors (body mass index, smoking, alcohol consumption, coffee intake, physical activity, sauna … Read more
In January 2020 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the effect of daily folic acid and zinc supplementation on semen quality and live birth. … Read more
In August 2019 researchers from Canada, USA, Sweden and Australia published their review on the risks to health and well-being from radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones and other wireless … Read more
In May 2019 researchers from Turkey published the results of their study to assess whether vitamin D levels may play a role in the fertility problems in women with polycystic … Read more
In March 2019 researchers from Australia published the results of their study to assess whether early signs of the metabolic disorder in late adolescence were associated with features of impaired … Read more
In May 2019 researchers from Australia published the results of their study to assess the association between major dietary patterns and testicular function. A total of 290 men (average age … Read more
In September 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess whether types of underwear could increase scrotal temperature. It is already known that elevated scrotal … Read more
The human body needs iodine to make the thyroid hormone. This hormone is critically important during foetal development, infancy, and childhood, for the brain and nervous system to develop normally. … Read more
Phthalates are not a single chemical, there is an entire family of them and they do not behave in the same way.
Phthalates are plasticizers which are added to make … Read more
In March 2019 researchers from the USA published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effect of cannabis on male fertility. Results showed that current research supports … Read more
In March 2019 researchers from Spain and the USA published the results of their study to assess the association between the Mediterranean diet and semen quality. A total of 106 … Read more
In February 2018 researchers from Brazil published the results of their study to assess the association between sweetened soft drinks or coffee and the outcome of intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment … Read more
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are a group of chemicals released from burning coal, oil, rubbish, tobacco and wood. They are also present in products made from fossil fuels, such as … Read more
In August 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and reproductive outcomes after ovarian stimulation in 607 women … Read more
In June 2018 researchers from Australia, New Zealand and the UK assessed the effect of diet on the time taken to fall pregnant and risk of infertility. 5,598 women who … Read more