F4 fatherhood, 55 Elisabeth Street, Brisbane City (2026)

21/09/2022

I’ve finished my clinic placement 🥳🥳🥳

Saying goodbye to the clinic is bitter sweet.
I’m so excited for this next chapter that follows. But I’ll really miss the weekly gaurenteed good times and banter with this flawless bunch 😘😘😘

Big things coming.. 👀

22/08/2022

This is the kind of title a farmer with good environmental practices deserves. They’re out there rebuilding the health of human, animal and environment, and they deserve more recognition.

Collectively, managed grazing and other regenerative agricultural practices—silvopasture, tree intercropping, conservation agriculture, and farmland restoration—rank number one as ways to sequester greenhouse gases (Hawken, 2017).

The support of regenerative farmers, or lack thereof is one of, if not the most important determining factors for the future of humanity. The battle for planetary health will be won or lost at the grounds of the agricultural industry.

20/08/2022

Following the World Health Organization’s formal declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world quickly mandated the use of face masks in public spaces.

This led to a massive demand shock, prompting factories to begin producing disposable masks at full capacity.

In Ocean Asia’s 2020 report, Masks on the Beach, researchers developed a formula to provide reasonable estimates for the number of disposable masks entering the environment.

“Given an annual production figure of 52 billion disposable masks and a loss rate of 3% (the percentage of masks that escape water management systems), the team concluded that nearly 1.6 billion face masks wound up in our oceans in 2020. This amounts to approximately 5,500 tons of plastic pollution.”

These masks are commonly made of polypropylene, which easily breaks up into microplastics. These fragments are incredibly common in our water supply—for example, 94% of U.S. tap water is deemed to be contaminated by micro plastics.

These plastics wreak havoc on any living biological system. They disrupt and mimic hormones in the body to reduce reproductive activity, impair brain health, cause cancer among many other effects.

Additionally, despite their single-use nature, disposable masks are expected to take more than four centuries to decompose while in the ocean.

Save the wildlife, save your health, safe the planet. Only use a mask if absolutely necessary, if you are elderly, or in healthcare.

15/08/2022

“the companies exploited a loophole to massively hike prices”. - but what’s new in the world of pharmaceuticals? 🤷‍♂️

The U.K.'s CMA said the companies de-branded epilepsy drug Epanutin to avoid regulations, leading to initial price hikes between 780% and 1,600%. Prices surged even more when Pfizer supplied the drug to Flynn, which then jacked up prices more than 2,000% higher than previously established prices. The U.K national health service (NHS) paid 2 million pounds for Epanutin in 2012, then 50 million pounds the next year.

The companies "exploited their dominant positions to charge the NHS excessive prices and make more money for themselves—meaning patients and taxpayers lost out”.

Last year, Advanz Pharma was fined more than 100 million pounds ($139.6 million) for hiking the price of its thyroid disease tablets by 1,110%. Prices were raised from 20 pounds in 2009 to 248 pounds in 2017.

“The CMA may impose a financial penalty on any business found to have infringed the Chapter II prohibition of up to 10% of its annual worldwide group turnover. In calculating financial penalties, the CMA takes into account a number of factors including seriousness and duration of the infringement(s), turnover in the relevant market and any mitigating and/or aggravating factors.
The financial penalty which the CMA has imposed on Flynn represents 10% of Flynn’s worldwide turnover, which is the statutory maximum that the CMA can impose for an infringement of competition law.”

After hiking prices up to 1600% on its products illegally, the maximum Pfizer can be made to be pay in fines is 10% of its turnovers. Pharmacetuical companies will never have the health of their customers as first priority when they run a for profit business model.

09/08/2022

Oh so it’s not because of a garbage diet? Way to take the focus off a manageable factor like diet which is very amenable to change to then put the focus on a bigger than thou concept like climate change.

How on earth is that supposed to encourage children and parents in overcoming obesity?
“Well first we need to beat climate change before we beat your weight problems little Johnny”

This whole article feels like the longest way for food industry funded, government backed research to say “we need to relive the food industry of the pressures on them to do better and deliver a health sustainable food model that puts the populations wellbeing first which would require them to sacrifice profits and instead let’s blame climate change because..” < well you finish that sentence.

I understand that it’s not a reasonable ask either to just get parents and children to change their diets, otherwise their would be greater success with efforts over the past 50 years.

It’s an environmental issue yes, but to say that the cause is because it’s hotter is ludicrous, maybe it contributes to a degree, but it can only contribute to physical activity behaviours. I would argue electronics have a much greater influence on sedentary behaviour.

Let’s not beat around the bush here. It’s the food environment we live in. Why is it more affordable for a family to grab fast food.

A comprehensive review of 27 studies in 10 countries found that unhealthy food is about $1.50 cheaper per day than healthy food. If you’re feeding a large family, it may cost less to simply buy from the dollar menu or purchase cheap premade frozen dinners. PMID: 24309174

Many people are juggling multiple jobs and children, which leaves little time for grocery shopping or countless hours prepping and cooking meals each week.

Or the additives in junk food designed to have you craving more? Especially children who’s brains are still developing and incredibly vulnerable to changes in brain chemistry leading to difficulties to restrain from further consumption.PMID: 35544885

Continued in comments..

05/08/2022

restricting calories to lose weight
at odds with the workings of the human body?
Paradoxically, the trick to long term sustainable weight
loss may be to eat to not allow yourself to reach the
point of hunger.
What happens if you feel hungry? Leptin drops which
begins the signaling cascade within your brain to enter
a conservation mode, limiting energy expenditure.
Why does our body do this? It's an evolutionary
mechanism built to turn on when our internal
processes tell us that food in the environment is
scarce.
This is partly the reason for the rebound effect after
weight loss programs. Once you reintroduce sensible
amounts of food, the body think it is necessary to store
as much of the food as possible in preparation for
further food scarcity, rather than to use it as energy.
Don't allow yourself to get to the point of intense
hunger. Your brain needs to know there is no food
shortage and it is free to utilise incoming food as fuel.
Yes the choice of food matters (that's another topic)
Try eating to your energy requirements each day of
only nourishing whole foods and you'll see how much
food you need to eat. It's a lot! And get there before
you get hungry. If you still feel hungry, go beyond what
your requirements are. Hunger drives us to less
nutritious food choices. Your brain is powerful, to resist
its signals is to fight a losing battle. Rather, listen to
your brain and what it needs. You'll never feel like you
need to restrict yourself again. .

05/08/2022

Is restricting calories to lose weight at odds with the workings of the human body?

Paradoxically, the trick to long term sustainable weight loss may be to eat to not allow yourself to reach the point of hunger.

What happens if you feel hungry? Leptin drops which begins the signalling cascade within your brain to enter a conservation mode, limiting energy expenditure.

Why does our body do this? It’s an evolutionary mechanism built to turn on when our internal processes tell us that food in the environment is scarce.

This is partly the reason for the rebound effect after weight loss programs. Once you reintroduce sensible amounts of food, the body think it is necessary to store as much of the food as possible in preparation for further food scarcity, rather than to use it as energy.

Don't allow yourself to get to the point of intense hunger. Your brain needs to know there is no food shortage and it is free to utilise incoming food as fuel.

Yes the choice of food matters (that’s another topic).

Try eating to your energy requirements each day of only nourishing whole foods and you’ll see how much food you need to eat. It’s a lot! And get there before you get hungry. If you still feel hungry, go beyond what your requirements are. Hunger drives us to less nutritious food choices. Your brain is powerful, to resist its signals is to fight a losing battle. Rather, listen to your brain and what it needs. You’ll never feel like you need to restrict yourself again.

11/07/2022

Seeing absolutely anyone in clinic! But putting this one out to men of all ages.

Need help putting ideas together for your daily meals? Got a busy schedule? Not sure what foods work best for you at your stage in life? Want help exploring different foods?

Tired? Stressed? Low in energy? Poor sleep? Battling addiction? Gut troubles? Sexual health support? Looking to start a family? Child development? Fuelling for sports? Putting on size at the gym? Leaning up? Weight management?

Something not right? Something you need to talk through? Something you need encouragement with? Need someone for accountability? Someone to give you the support to work through your needs?

Hit me up. Share this around. Send it to all the men in your life! I’m in clinic for my final 12 week block. Got 90 minutes on a Wednesday or Thursday? It’s the last chance for us to work together at a cheap student price for you!

07/07/2022

💫 Restricting your calories? Currently at a healthy weight? You might be negatively affecting your testosterone levels! 🤨

A systematic review of 4 randomized controlled trials published in the may 2022 edition in the oxford academic nutrition reviews has provided evidence that restricting your calories reduces testosterone concentrations in men, but is dependent on body mass index (BMI) 📚

In 2 or the 3 studies reporting on testosterone concentrations in healthy weight men, testosterone was significantly decreased when they were restricting their calories 📉

However, when calorie restriction was examined with overweight or obese men in 3 of the 4 studies, there were significant increases in testosterone levels 📈

In all 4 of the studies examining the effect on s*x hormone binding globulin (SHBG) concentrations, calorie restriction significantly increased SHBG irrespective of body composition. Elevated levels of SHBG means more testosterone is bound to the SHBG protein and not available for your body tissues to use 📈

So what can we take from this study❓

- Some available evidence that if you are considered a 'healthy' weight according to the BMI scale, it’s important to be meeting your daily dietary recommendations to assist with maintaining appropriate levels of testosterone ✅

- If however, you are considered overweight or obese then restricting your calories is associated with higher levels of testosterone This is due to fat cells containing aromatase converting testosterone to oestrogen. So as you lose fat you reduce aromatase and thus there is more available testosterone ✅

- If you are a man with low testosterone and overweight or obese, an aim to lose weight through diet and lifestyle can mean increases in testosterone and an improvement in symptoms ✅

*xualhealth

05/07/2022

MOA to go along with the previous post 🤌

05/07/2022

🧫Alterations to the gut microbiota induces testicular dysfunction in a mice model 🦠

In this study published Nov 2021 in Biomed Central, researchers induced testicular dysfunction in mice by use of Triptolide, among other effects it is known to induce testicular toxicity, however the mechanism remained unclear ☠️

The researchers find that Triptolide causes s***mine (a polyamine) deficiency by disrupting polyamine biosynthesis undertaken by the gut microbiota. 🔬

After treating these mice with s***mine, triptolide-induced testicular dysfunction was reversed. ✅

To assess the role that the gut microbiota played here, they treated healthy mice with antibiotics. The loss of their microbiota depleted s***mine levels in the intestine and potentiated testicular dysfunction. 📈

Finally, the triptolide-treated mice received a gut microbial transplantation from untreated mice and the testicular dysfunction was reversed. 📉

So what did this mean ❓

- Negative alterations to the gut microbiota can induce testicular dysfunction ✔️

- More evidence showing how exogenous toxins are driving male infertility ✔️

- Improving the gut microbiota may be a therapeutic target for male infertility ✔️

Zhao, Q., Huang, J. F., Cheng, Y., Dai, M. Y., Zhu, W. F., Yang, X. W., Gonzalez, F. J., & Li, F. (2021). Polyamine metabolism links gut microbiota and testicular dysfunction. Microbiome, 9(1), 224. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01157-z

04/07/2022

💪 Here is what a day might look like for a man that is diminishing the potential he has for influencing fertility outcomes with his partner compared to a man who realises the impact diet and lifestyle can have on his chance of a successful conception with his partner. ✅

While there's a lot here to consider, know that male s***m is extremely malleable, and if you give yourself the opportunity to adhere to at least some of these diet and lifestyle changes over a 3-4 month period, you can guarantee improvements in your s***m. There is overwhelming evidence for it. 📊

Due to the new knowledge around epigenetics, we can now say the health of the s***m is a future indicator of the health of the baby. 👨‍🍼

The s***m contains the memory of your fathers life, grandfathers life etc. in terms of diet, lifestyle and environment in order to best prepare the new offspring for the world they are about to enter. 🌏

If you are living unhealthily, or deficient in nutrients, you are expressing disease promoting Genes that will be present in your s***m. 🌱

S***m turnover is 3 months. 3 months of healthy living can allow s***m to express health promoting genes! We need to respect how much we're passing on to our kids.

How do you do this?

1️⃣Establish a health promoting environment
2️⃣Support stress management
3️⃣Provide nutritional support for s***m

If you're a clinician how do you get a man to respond to what you're telling them?
*generalising here*

Men respond to: hard data; direct conversation with them (not the partner); specificity on supplementing (provide dosing/times etc); lists of the things they need to do; if you can invoke motivation men are usually compliant. 📉

Explain the process: Men like a roadmap. Give them the outcomes. Give timeframes. Get specific with what you're trying to achieve in terms of semen parameters. Spell it out and write down exactly what their job is. What needs to be done 🛤

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