There's not a lot of research on diet and fertility Mike, and I've
never
really looked into it. If you want to search Medline (Pubmed)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi, look for Anne Clark-
she's
had some promising results with exercise, diet and weight  loss
http://www.fertilityfirst.com.au  . Also, they say boxer shorts
increase the
sperm count (but some conflicting studies)(but it's a harmless thing).

Testes and ovaries are very high in omega 3 and an Omega diet should
be
helpful (no formal research yet)- it certainly helps brain function
(brain,
adrenal, testis, ovary and marrow are the big omega 3 containing
tissues I
believe).

For PCOS sufferers, paleo and omega diets hold good promise as many
fatty
acids are inhibitors of 5 alpha reductase (the enzyme that boosts the
potency of testosterone. GLA (20:3n6) seems to be the most potent
inhibitor
followed by
22:6n3, followed by 18:3n3.  The western diet is quite low in all
three of
these fatty acids and is overburdened by a high n6/n3 ratio. Search
for Prof
Liao for info on this.

If I wanted to improve fertility, then an Omega Diet
www.teleport.com/~jor
is the place to start- paleo diets include m,ost of this, but if
you're like
me your paleo diet will benefit a lot from what the omage Diet ahs to
say .
Now I'm on a Paleomega diet!

Haven't seen anything that would connect lectins to fertility- except
that
they can mimic insulin's effects and this would be bad for PCOS
sufferers.

Ben Balzer

Date:    Fri, 22 Sep 2000 10:45:22 -0700
From:    Mike MacLeod <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Lectins- Hannibal lectin

>Another thing about "Hannibal" lectins: In "Cereal grains, the double
>edged sword of humanity" Loren Cordain say that there is probably a
>certain amount of the lectins needed to do any harm, at least on most
>people. That perhaps means it could be possible to consume some "rather
>paleo" plant foods in limited amounts.
>The last 10000 years has shown that it is quite possible for humans to
>eat a non healthy food, and still procreate well, even too well. I am
>sure similar things has happened before that also.
>
>- Hans

Hmmm...now why didn't we find plants with lectins that inhibited
fertility?
I guess those who ate 'em didn't leave  descendants to continue the
practice. Have they found lectins or other compounds that are
fertility
promoters?

Mike

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