"The Sperm Broker" - Inside the global fertility market with Evie Jeang

The sperm industry is a global market valued at billions of dollars and it keeps growing due to the rising infertility rates, increased awareness of assisted reproductive technologies and demand from single women and same sex couples. However challenges still exist such as lack of regulation, limitless donations, incest concerns and medical history access. On this show we unpick the sperm industry, some unusual insemination practices on the sperm black market and together with guest Evie Jeang how her own journey led her to start her own on line fertility service. She is a no nonsense sperm broker, and with her organization Hera Family Planning she is helping to make the fertility process safe, accessible and smooth.

Are you, like me, seduced on social media to buy that latest and greatest product that will change your life in some way! Well think again as it might just be slowly killing you! Many items in our homes and also supplement products hide behind inaccurate labels, lacking the very ingredients they flaunt while sneaking in undisclosed fillers and harmful contaminants. Some wellness supplements have been identified as completely fake, counterfeit products on Amazon and eBay. Skincare and beauty products are no better. The MAJORITY of cosmetics are filled with harmful chemicals that seep directly into your skin. Our next guest Gary Binkow, after producing block buster movies like "Finding Neverland" with Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet and a life threatening cancer health scare himself, formed a company to fill that important regulation gap and find safe products for our homes and bodies. Its called The Swell Score, you can't listen to this podcast and not change your life for the better.

Pakistan, a country with a population exceeding 250 million, is often misunderstood despite its foundation based on religion. Challenges, particularly concerning girls, persist. Dr. Tabinda Sarosh, the international CEO of Pathfinder in Karachi, Pakistan, is a distinguished human rights and public health expert. She focuses on providing women’s health services across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.In this discussion, we delve into the experiences of girls growing up in Pakistan, addressing the complexities of managing sexual and reproductive health. Accessing information, services, and health products poses significant challenges, compounded by cultural barriers and recent cuts in government aid.

We have all known now about HIV/AIDS since the 80’s with well known people such as Rock Hudson and Freddie Mercury having died from the disease. Billions of dollars have been invested over the last 2 plus decades investing in government and civil society solutions. Many people in the west think that HIV/AIDS has gone away and even though we have made incredible strides to get it under control, it still takes thousands of lives every year and we see new infections daily. On this show we talk to Joanna Bichsel, the Founder and CEO of African based purpose driven firm Kasha on what it will take to finally end HIV. AIDS disproportionately effects people in Subsaharan Africa however the good news is that the solutions and technology are now in place to actually see the end of the HIV pandemic in our lifetime. This is known as "last mile health" and many might be interested in the fact that a lot of those solutions are within the private sector.

This show is all about longevity with Blue Zone creator Dan Buettner. He is an American author, explorer, storyteller, longevity researcher and public speaker. He co-produced the 3 time Emmy Award winning documentary Netflix TV mini series Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones based on his book by the same name. On this show we talk about his adventures discovering those secrets and essentially some of the things we also need to do to live to 100. We also talk about his "one pot" meals, that are easy, quick and delicious that can easily fit into your life.

Ambassador Karl Hofmann has a 30 year career in global development, first as a career diplomat including US Ambassador for Togo and followed by 2 decades as President of NGO giant PSI. He now serves as CEO to HealthX Partners. We delve into how simply drinking water in many countries could be a death sentence and also why the west should care. We also discuss the state of affairs following the abolishment of USAID and its deadly effect on the world’s population.

Menopause is generally completely misunderstood, even to doctors and women! So how is the male population expected to understand the changes in their partners and even to understand their own "manopause" journey? Our guest, Dr Rachel Rubin, is one of only a handful of physicians with fellowship training in sexual medicine for all genders. Dr. Rubin is a clinician, researcher, and passionate educator.  Dr. Rubin completed her medical education at Tufts University, her urology training at Georgetown University, and her sexual medicine fellowship training with Dr. Irwin Goldstein in San Diego. On this show we break down all the symptoms and solutions to menopause, giving some helpful supportive tips to our male counterparts!

We might all have some sort of addiction. Jeremy Lipkowitz is a former Buddhist monk and now helps people beat addictions, specifically porn addiction. He also suffered himself and overcame a porn addiction. A Duke graduate of Genetics and Genomics, struggling with his own addictions suffering shame and self judgement, he decided to help others. After studying with Buddhists monks in Mynamar he deepened his mindfulness practice and started his lifelong commitment to service. On this show we explore all types of addictions such as shopping, digital, porn and other self sabotaging addictions, why they happen and how to reclaim your life, if you are an addict.

On this show we are joined by Dr Kelly Casperson, a top urologist, educator and podcaster to discuss the hormone testosterone. We talk about what it is, the effect on the male and female body, the myths and the barriers to access. We also get into why people are now using vaginal estrogen, the other vital hormone, not just on their vulvas but faces too!

Why is breast human milk considered a superfood? This is the life’s work of Dr Lars Bode who is dedicated to researching the benefits of human milk at The Human Milk Institute. On this show we discuss breast feeding myths, challenges and science, how breast milk can cure diseases and all the other ways that human milk is truly a superfood!