Testosterone is a sex hormone that is made in the male testicles and in the female ovaries. Some people suffer from low testosterone, which can have an effect on your reproduction and sexual performance. Certain vitamins added to your diet can help to improve testosterone levels to more healthy levels.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is an essential vitamin used to help grow and repair tissues in your body, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. Vitamin C is also important for the production of collagen, used to make skin and ligaments. According to "DC Life Magazine," vitamin C can be used to help provide a better sex life by helping to improve the metabolism of your adrenal gland, which is responsible for producing a number of sex hormones such as testosterone.
Vitamin E
Vitamin E is also an antioxidant vitamin and helps to protect your body from free radicals. By neutralizing damage from free radicals, vitamin E helps to prevent disease and age, which is essential for boosting the longevity of sexual experience. It is believed that vitamin E helps to stimulate the production of sex hormones, which aids in desire, mood and attraction. Plant Green says that vitamin E is sometimes referred to as the "sex vitamin". According to Steady Health, it is beneficial for both women's and men's libido.
B Vitamins
Some vitamins from the B complex group of vitamins can help to promote healthy testosterone. Vitamins B-5 and B-6 help to fight stress and also assist in balancing your hormone levels, according to Libido-Increasing-Foods. High levels of stress can contribute to a low sex drive. Vitamin B-6 itself is helpful in increasing hormone production in men. In addition, both B vitamins are essential for helping to increase libido. Another B vitamin called vitamin B-1 is important for energy production and to help metabolism fats and proteins. A deficiency of this vitamin can cause a decrease in your energy, resulting in an a reduced sex drive, which can affect testosterone production. Vitamin B-3 is also important as it helps to increase blood flow and promote production of sex hormones.
Vitamin A
Vitamin A is important for the production of testosterone. In addition , vitamin A also helps your body deal with stress, which can have an effect on testosterone production if you suffer from high stress levels, according to Right Vita.
References
- Drugs.com: Testosterone
- Steady Health: Increase Your Sex Drive With Food
- Mayo Clinic: Testosterone therapy: Key to male vitality?
- Libido-Increasing-Food: What Foods Will Help Increase Low Libido?
- Plant Green: Vitamins and Herbs To Improve Your Sex Life Naturally
- DC Life Magazine: Better Sex Life for Women With Vitamins
