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Hi,
I’ve been getting increasing benefits mainly in the form of increased sex drive through the use of vitamin C. Initially a year ago, I felt nothing after taking vitamin C, but progressively it’s effects became more obvious, although I didn’t expect this.
Dr. Eugene Shippen has this to say about vitamin C as relates to men :
*increases testosterone
*speeds up the P450 system, which he says lowers estrogen.What I’ve found out about vitamin C is this, as regards sex drive : http://moodfoods.com/ascorbicacid.html
It seems to potentiate DA effect on PRL, which I’ve read from another study. It also acts as an antioxidant at least in a reasonable dose.What are the pathways through which vitamin C can help with sex drive that you know of, other than those I brought up above ?
Dr. Mariano’s response :
Some mechanisms of action of Vitamin C which may lead to improved sexual function:
1. role as an antioxidant in biologic reactions – helping reduce inflammatory signaling
2. improves vasodilation – which improves arterial circulation
3. is an NMDA Glutamate receptor partial antagonist – which may lead to improved dopamine signaling.
4. involved in adrenal metabolic functions (such as aldosterone production)
5. catalyze oxidation of tyrosine (precursor for dopamine and norepinephrine)
6. improved iron absorption (iron is necessary to produce the cytochrome p450 enzymes).
7. improve conversion of folic acid to folinic acid, the biologically more active form.
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