Collection: MENS' HEALTH SUPPORT

A 2019 systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that evaluated the efficacy of L-arginine supplements for erectile dysfunction (ED) concluded that L-arginine supplements significantly improved ED compared with placebo.  Moreover, the systematic review found that L-arginine supplements significantly improve intercourse satisfaction, orgasmic function, and erectile function.  When side-effects from L-arginine use occurred (about 8.3% of the time in the studies reviewed), none were severe.

Human semen quality has declined in the past 40 years by up to 50% - 60%, particularly in developed countries, as a result of poor diet, lifestyle habits, and pollution.  Infertility affects 15% of couples, and of these, male factors are responsible for 40% - 50% of cases.  This 2019 systematic review found that certain nutrients, dietary supplements and antioxidants have a significant beneficial effect on sperm quality:  selenium (Se), zinc (Zn), omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA), CoenzymeQ10 (CoQ10) and L-Carnitine. 

A high-quality multivitamin like our Men's Multivitamin Softgels are an excellent way to get selenium and zinc at safe levels and balanced with other essential micro-nutrients.

But, dietary supplements alone cannot make up for a poor diet, stress and pollution.  It would be better to have a diet rich in vegetables, nuts, fruits and healthy fats and proteins; and to avoid processed meat, soy foods, and excessive coffee, alcohol and sweetened beverages and desserts.

The trace mineral boron, often overlooked and little-known in the medical field, plays a vitally important role in a multitude of human metabolic processes.  The existence of boron, in fact, may be essential to the possibility of life on earth.  In particular, boron up-regulates the sex hormones in both men and women.  In men, supplementation with boron significantly increases free testosterone and decreases estradiol.

L-carnitine is a conditionally necessary amino acid, whose function is to transport fatty acids into mitochrondria so that they can be converted into energy.  The body can make small amounts of l-carnitine, but it must be obtained in the diet.  The most abundant source of l-carnitine is red meat.

L-carnitine has numerous beneficial health effects: 

• cardioprotective in a setting of acute myocardial infarction;
• neuroprotective in cerebrovascular ischemia;
• anti-atherosclerotic;
• antioxidant;
• anti-inflammatory;
• anti-insulin resistance;
• reduces fatty liver;
• reduces body weight and body fat percentage;
• reduces circulating triglycerides