Episode 19.1: Fertility and Metabolic Health - Deep Dive Discussion

The $21 billion fertility industry doesn't want you to understand enzyme kinetics.

Biospark Health research assistants Sarah Chen (metabolic biochemistry) and Marcus Thompson (evolutionary biology) dismantle the fertility industry with 68 minutes of hard biochemistry, documented research, and mechanisms your reproductive endocrinologist never learned.

This isn't theory. This is documented science that explains why 300+ women in our practice conceived naturally after being told they were infertile.

THE RESEARCH THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING

🔬 The Q10 Coefficient Bombshell
Basic enzyme kinetics: For every 10°C temperature change, reaction rates double or triple (Q10 = 2-3). At 97°F body temperature, progesterone-synthesizing enzymes operate at 70% capacity. At 96.5°F? About 50% capacity. You're trying to make babies with half your hormone machinery offline. Not theory—thermodynamics.

🧬 The Pregnenolone Steal (Documented)
When cortisol demand is high, your body literally diverts pregnenolone—the mother of all steroid hormones—away from progesterone production toward cortisol production. Same raw material, different end product based on metabolic stress. Every woman doing keto + fasting + CrossFit is creating this biochemical catastrophe. The mechanism is established; the fertility industry just ignores it.

📊 The Katharina Dalton IQ Studies
Dr. Dalton tracked thousands of pregnancies in the mid-20th century. Findings: Women with adequate progesterone during pregnancy had children with average IQ of 130. Women with progesterone deficiency had children averaging 95 IQ. Same genetics, same families—35 IQ points difference based solely on maternal metabolic state. Published, documented, buried.

⚡ The Thyroid-Progesterone Cascade (Biochemical Law)
Active thyroid hormone (T3) is absolutely essential for corpus luteum function. The corpus luteum produces progesterone. No T3 = no ATP = no progesterone = no pregnancy. Women with subclinical hypothyroidism (TSH >2.5) have double the miscarriage rate of women with optimal thyroid function (TSH <2.0). Multiple studies confirm this; conventional ranges ignore it.

🔬 The PUFA Mitochondrial Disaster
Peer-reviewed studies show women with higher linoleic acid (omega-6 PUFA) in follicular fluid have lower IVF fertilization rates and lower implantation rates. Mechanism: PUFAs incorporate into mitochondrial membranes, undergo lipid peroxidation, generate reactive oxygen species, impair ATP production. Egg cells contain 100,000-600,000 mitochondria. When those membranes are built from unstable fats, egg quality collapses. Half-life of linoleic acid in adipose tissue: 600 days. You're carrying years of metabolic poison.

📈 The Minnesota Starvation Experiment (1944)
When researchers put men on 1,600 calories daily, they documented complete reproductive hormone shutdown, obsessive food thoughts, depression, and metabolic suppression. Many women "optimizing" their health eat less than this while exercising intensely. Then wonder why they can't conceive. The research is 80 years old; we're still ignoring it.

REMEMBER

Your ovaries aren't old.
Your eggs aren't bad.
Your body isn't broken.
Your metabolism is suppressed.

Fix the cellular energy production, and fertility follows naturally.

Educational content only. Work with a qualified healthcare provider before implementing protocols. Companion to Dr. Presciutti's Episode 19 - listen to both for complete understanding.

🌡️ Temperature > Lab Work | 🔬 Biochemistry > Belief | 🔥 Metabolism > Medication | 👶 Results > Revenue

The revolution continues. You came to the right place.