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Healthy Sexual Function and Nutritional Balance
"Think zinc!" may be good advice for men who want to promote optimal sexual vitality. The most common trace mineral in the body next to iron, zinc is highly concentrated in the prostate and semen. For this reason, it is a crucial mineral for male fertility and sex drive. Low zinc levels are linked to impotence, low sperm count, and loss of sexual interest. Some medications can lower zinc levels in the body, and treating this type of zinc deficiency has been shown to improve sexual function in some men.
Taking too much zinc, however, can disrupt immune function and interfere with the absorption of other important minerals. So finding out your body's natural levels is very important before supplementing.
Copper, manganese, molybdenum, calcium and magnesium have also been cited as important minerals for promoting optimal sexual vitality. The testes have the highest concentration of selenium of all the reproductive organs, and body stores of selenium are linked to sperm concentration in semen. Experimental studies show that calcium can modify male sex hormone levels by affecting the activity of a testicular enzyme.
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