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Health24.com | How your weight is messing with your sperm

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As we’re sure you know, being obese can wreck your health in a number of ways. It can cause high blood pressure (the leading cause of strokes), high cholesterol, diabetes and heart disease. But new research shows it’s messing with your fertility, too.

Read more: Is your sperm healthy and strong, use this checklist to find out

A study in the International Journal of Andrology analysed sperm samples from 1 285 men. They found that men who were clinically obese (this means having a BMI of 30 or higher) had lower volumes of semen, lower sperm counts, lower sperm concentration, lower sperm motility and greater sperm defects.

The scientists believe that the extra weight guys are carrying can disrupt hormone levels, throwing their ratios of testosterone and oestrogen out of whack.

Read more: 8 symptoms that mean your testosterone levels are low 

“The health and reproductive performance of spermatozoa in obese men are more likely to be compromised both qualitatively and quantitatively,” lead author of the study Dr Gottumukkala Ramaraju said in a press release.

“Results from our present data set suggest that efforts focusing on male weight loss before conception are warranted for couples seeking infertility treatment.”

Research has found that losing just 5% of your body weight can improve your health.

Read more: 5 things to do before noon to lose weight

Want to maximise your health? Make sure you’re cutting processed and sugary foods – like cake or white bread – from your diet and getting enough exercise. According to the CDC, you should get two hours and 30 minutes a week of moderate-intensity aerobic activity, or one hour and 15 minutes a week of high-intensity aerobic activity.

Additionally, you should include muscle-building workouts into your routine two or more days a week. Read this strategy of lifting weights to lose weight now.

This article originally appeared on www.menshealth.com

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for Sale. R 5 350 000 : 2.0 BEDROOM HOUSE FOR SALE IN NEWLANDS… South Africa Property Portal

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Lived and loved for many, many years this beautiful double storey home is waiting for a fresh new look. Move in with a few internal changes or dive into the pleasure of building this magnificent treasure to its maximum potential. The Newlands Village is sought after and a property with such charm and delight is a very rare find. This will sell fast so avoid disappointment and call today to view! Another exclusive mandate with Upton Properties.
 
     

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for Rent. R 193 765 : WAREHOUSE COMMERCIAL TO LET IN CAPRICORN PARK… South Africa Property Portal

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Our client in BLoemfontein is looking for a part time contract cashier.
This is a 6month contract.
Salary:R5000 up to R6000 per month.
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Minimum Requirements:
• At least 3 year cashier work experience. To apply, please send a copy of your CV and any relevant Certificates to us at 1fourall recruitment.
We do not charge candidates any fees.
All calls will be answered between 11am and 1pm (Mon to Friday)
No telephonic applications will be considered.
Fax number:086 762 6489(Mark it attention Peter) Email:apply@1fourall.co.za
Telephone number:061 403 4436

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3 QUALIFIED POST BASIC PHARMACIST ASSISTANTS are needed in Welkom to join our clients local pharmacy.
Salary: R11000 per month.
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• Must be registered with the SAPC
• Must have at least 1 year experience as a pharmacist assistant.
To apply send your CV to us at 1fourall recruitment.
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Resourcing/Delivery Coordinator/Traffic Manager (Cape Town)

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Remuneration: R10000 – R14000 per month negotiable Basic salary 
Benefits: Medical and RA
Location: Cape Town, Woodstock
Education level: Diploma
Job level: Junior/Mid
Type: Permanent
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Company: Ogilvy & Mather Cape Town

Job description

In 1948, David Ogilvy founded the agency that would become Ogilvy & Mather. Starting with no clients and a staff of two, he built his company into one of the eight largest advertising networks in the world. Today it is one of the largest digital and marketing communications networks in the world. With over 500 global offices, Ogilvy & Mather provides clients large and small with a full range of marketing services.

Ogilvy & Mather Is constantly looking at growing the family by attracting talent that will bring in fresh new innovative concepts

The Ogilvy Office in Cape Town currently requires a Traffic Manager.

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Job function:

  • Planning
  • Scope of work
  • Managing the workflow
  • Scheduling and resourcing to the creative department
  • Timing schedules
  • Internal approvals
  • Meeting deadlines
  • Scheduling internal meetings & creative reviews
  • Liaison with Account management & Production departments
  • Traffic work into DTP and liaise with DTP manager
  • Assisting the operations manager whenever needed
  • Filing and general office duties

Special Skills:

Traffic managers are very organized, and detail oriented. As a traffic manager, you will be expected to lead people and teams under tight deadlines, and will need work well under pressure. You should be a people-person, as much of your daily duties will revolve around interaction with different members of each department. You should be good with problem solving, and be proficient in traffic management software – Workbook.

  • Good knowledge of Material dispatch via DTP
  • Good timekeeper
  • Hard worker
  • Willingness to work late hours
  • Stable personality, ability to deal with pressure and stress
  • Must be a team player
  • Ability to negotiate a win – win situation in a tactful manner

Typical Day:

A traffic manager’s job is not an easy one. On any given day, dozens of new projects may need to be scheduled, and it is the traffic manager’s responsibility to keep everything running smoothly, despite the constant changes and demands of the agency. On any given day, the traffic manager will:

  • Meet with the heads of departments to learn about the status of existing projects/jobs, and details about new projects coming into the agency.
  • Create a schedule for new jobs, and assign those tasks using the trafficking system in place – Workbook.
  • Review current and future timelines and job statuses with the heads of department, and if necessary, the individuals working on the jobs.
  • Reschedule projects based on new or changing priorities. This often happens when clients initiate rush jobs, or the agency becomes involved in a pitch.
  • Report to management about the current workflow, and communicate any possible issues with too much, or too little, work coming into the agency.
  • Work with the production department on costs, and possible additional costs due to unforeseen costs or urgent jobs.

Education and Training:

  • Matric
  • Three+ years’ Ad agency experience
  • Retail Traffic Management/Project Management Experience
  • Excel
  • Word
  • PowerPoint
  • Project management software – Non-essential

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Sales Representative – Printed Labels/Flexible Packaging/Cartons (Johannesburg)

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We have a sales representative vacancy for a suitably qualified and experienced sales representative in the printing industry for the sale of labels, flexible packaging, printed cartons and point of sales media. Previous sales experience in this industry is a must.

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This Couple Started Working Out Together in Their 40s—But Had Completely Different Results

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Weight loss has a gender bias.

Getting fit with your partner can be a lot of fun. But it can also be crazy frustrating—especially if they quickly lose weight and gain muscle while your journey is much more of a struggle.

Fitness influencer Ally Tokar knows what that scenario feels like. The before-and-after photos she recently shared—showing what she and her husband looked like in their 30s and how they look now, in their 40s—perfectly illustrates how two people could follow roughly the same shape-up plan with wildly different results. 

RELATED: This Couple Has Dropped Almost 400 Pounds Since Making a New Year’s Resolution to Lose Weight

“4.5 years y’all. FOUR AND A HALF FREAKIN YEARS that I’ve been eating vegetables and proteins instead of pizza and drinking 45 ounces of water every damn day and saying ‘no thanks’ to cupcakes when I really just wanted to smear the icing all over my face and moan inappropriately at kids’ birthday parties,” she wrote.

While Tokar struggled to get more fit, her husband, Kory, had a much smoother ride. “And all he had to do was eat a few salads over 3 months and he has a V,” she wrote, describing the toned lines connecting his abs and hips. “Do you have a V? I don’t have a V. WHY DON’T I HAVE A V?????”

Tokar’s story isn’t unusual. And as she found, it’s typically guys who find it easier to lose weight and build definition than women.

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That’s because men typically lose one to two more pounds a week than women do, even when they follow the same age, weight and fitness plan, explains Sean Bourke, MD, co-founder of JumpstartMD, a group of medical weight-loss clinics in the San Francisco Bay Area. “Weight loss is stacked in favor of men on account of differences in hormones, metabolism and muscle mass,” Dr. Bourke previously told Health.

It’s not fair, we know. But luckily, reaching your fitness goals doesn’t have to mean shedding pounds at a steady, rapid clip. If you’re having a hard time losing weight, skip the scale and focus on eating whole, healthy foods and getting regular workouts. It might take longer than your spouse, but you will get healthier and fitter.

Italian Sheet-Pan Chicken With Bread Salad

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To toast the fennel seeds, heat them in a small dry skillet over medium, stirring often, for 2 to 3 minutes, or until fragrant. Ask your butcher to cut the chicken into leg, thigh, and breast/wing portions, or substitute an equal weight of chicken parts.

How to Make It

Step 1

Place garlic, onion powder, fennel seeds, oregano, salt, paprika, vegetable juice, and oil in the bowl of a food processor. Puree until it forms a rough paste. Place chicken pieces in a resealable plastic bag. Add the paste to the bag, and rub the marinade all over the chicken pieces. Seal the bag, and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours and up to 8 hours.

Step 2

Place 1 rack in middle of the oven and another in top third of the oven. Preheat oven to 400°F.

Step 3

Remove chicken from the bag, and arrange the pieces on a rimmed baking sheet. Place in oven on the middle rack, and roast for 30 minutes.

Step 4

Toss diced bread cubes with oil and 1/2 cup of the Parmigiano-Reggiano in a large bowl. When chicken has roasted for 30 minutes, remove baking sheet from the oven, and scatter the bread cubes around the chicken pieces. Return to oven, this time on the top rack, and cook 15 to 20 minutes longer, or until the bread is toasted and the chicken is golden brown and registers 160°F on an instant-read thermometer. Remove from oven, and let chicken rest for 10 minutes.

Step 5

In the same large bowl used for the bread cubes, combine tomatoes, fennel, basil, lemon juice, toasted bread cubes, the remaining Parmigiano-Reggiano, and all of the juices from the cooked chicken tray. Add a bit of oil, if needed, depending on the amount of juice from the chicken, and toss well. Serve the bread salad alongside the roasted chicken.

Adapted from Giada’s Italy. Copyright © 2018 by GDL Foods Inc. Published by Clarkson Potter/ Publishers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.

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