Q: What nutrients play a role in an improved sex life?
Louise P., Lake Tahoe, Nevada

A: Vitamin E is essential for reproduction, so get plenty of leafy green veggies in your diet, making sure to include sulfur rich ones, like onions and leeks. These keep your sexual drive in healthy check. But don't stop with plain old salad. You'll want to decorate it with iodine infused food, like shrimp. Iodine is needed by the thyroid gland to regulate energy and maintain the body's every function - including sex. Vitamin B3 (niacin) increases healthy blood flow to the skin and other parts of the body. Lack of it and Vitamin C have been linked to male infertility. Beta carotene, selenium and other anti-oxidants help maintain a healthy sperm count. In other words, saturated fats and simple carbohydrates are a mood killer, but fresh, wholesome foods help bring back (and keep!) your mojo. Now, isn't that what we've been saying all along??

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