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Antioxidants In, Ultra-Processed Out: Your 90-Day Fertility Redox Reset

Antioxidants In, Ultra-Processed Out: Your 90-Day Fertility Redox Reset

November 24, 2025

Code to Conception

Daily micro-protocols for the 90-day miracle window

Day 45 of 90

| November 24, 2025 |

🔬 Pre-Bump Biology

Your reproductive cells live and die by redox balance—the fine line between too many free radicals and too few. Today’s pairing tackles oxidative stress from both ends: antioxidants that shield sperm and eggs at the cellular level, and food choices that strip away hidden toxins and metabolic chaos from ultra-processed diets.

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🧬 Protocol Drop

Today’s Allopathic Protocol:
Take Vitamin C (1,000 mg/day split 500 mg AM + 500 mg PM) and Vitamin E (200 IU/day natural RRR-α-tocopherol) with a fat-containing meal for 90 days. This combo directly reduces oxidative damage in sperm and ovarian tissues and supports optimal redox signaling for gamete quality.

Today’s Holistic Protocol:
Eliminate all ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) for 90 days. Swap packaged snacks, sodas, and protein bars for whole-food alternatives. Within weeks, endocrine-disrupting chemicals (BPA, phthalates) decline and sperm concentration, motility, and DNA integrity begin to rebound.

📚 Glossary Pop

Oxidative stress: When free radicals (reactive oxygen species) outnumber antioxidants in your cells. It damages DNA, membranes, and mitochondria—key structures in both sperm and eggs—and is a leading biochemical cause of infertility.

Stack your antioxidants with your grocery reset—your gametes are getting a redox makeover from the inside out.

P.S. Tomorrow Teaser

It’s checkpoint day: time to see how far your biology has come. Tomorrow, you’ll schedule your Day 90 lab follow-up—and discover how a 20-minute couples massage can lower stress hormones and raise connection (and conception) potential.

Want to learn more?

Zhou, X., Shi, H., Zhu, S., Wang, H., & Sun, S. (2022). Effects of vitamin E and vitamin C on male infertility: A meta-analysis. International Urology and Nephrology, 54(8), 1793–1805. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-022-03237-x

Valle-Hita, C., et al. (2024). Ultra-processed food consumption and semen quality in young men. Human Reproduction Open. https://doi.org/10.1093/hropen/hoae001