Dopamine and Sexual Function

What does dopamine have to do with your sex life? Well, it starts in the brain. Stay tuned.

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What does dopamine have to do with your erection? Well, everything, because if you recall, the brain is a larger sexual organ, all right? You cannot get an erection unless your brain and your penis are relaxed. And it starts in the brain. The brain gets sensory input from your eyes, your nose, your mouth, from your hearing and your touch. All those five senses feed into the brain and it goes to a gland in the brain that is called the hypothalamus. The signal is received in the hypothalamus and then the hypothalamus release dopamine. Dopamine is called a neurotransmitter and it is involved in movement, learning, motivation and reward. It is involved in sexual function, especially with stimulation and erection. Dopamine is released in the brain when you are experiencing something pleasurable such as sexual stimulation, like through the five senses I was talking about, the release of dopamine triggers chain of reaction is released from the hypothalamus and and then it triggers a chain of reaction in your brain and it sends signal down to your spinal cord through the nerve and then the nerve goes to the penis and causing the penis muscle to relax. And when the penis muscles relax, it allows blood to flow into the penis which then causes an erection. So dopamine can trigger the erection, but it also plays a role in sexual motivation. For instance, if we see or think about something that is sexually stimulating, dopamine is released in the brain. This release of dopamine makes us want to have sex.

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Dopamine, it can lead to ed. And because dopamine is necessary for the chain of event that lead to your erection, as I mentioned earlier, and if the level is too low, the brain is not going to be able to send the signals that are necessary for an erection to occur. The brain has to send signal to the nerve and the nerve had to send signal to the penis. So there are many things that can cause low level dopamine Such as depression, Parkinson's disease and recreational drug use. Some interesting fact about dopamine and erection. Dopamine, however, is also released when we eat food that we love. But dopamine is also released when you exercise. You have to exercise for at least 15 to 20 minutes in order for dopamine to be released. Or when you listen to music that relaxes you that you enjoy. Having said that, you can increase your dopamine level by the food that you like to eat. Sometimes, yes, carb will actually increase your dopamine. Too much of carb is not too good either. That's why carb is addicting. I myself have a sweet tooth for chocolate. And when I eat chocolate, it makes me feel good. And exercise, exercise also release your dopamine as well. Listening to music. So that's three senses out of five that you can do right there. Now, dopamine is a neurotransmitter that sends signals from the nerve in your brain to your spinal cord. So having said that, it is influenced by genetics, by the environment, and by the drug use. And so when you have low dopamine, it can lead to depression and Parkinson's and addiction. The release of dopamine is controlled by a number of factors, including genetic. People are simply more likely to have high level dopamine than others. All right, that's just from your genes. The environment plays a role in dopamine release. People who are exposed to a lot of stress have lower level of dopamine. Drug use. Drugs that increase dopamine levels, such as cocaine, amphetamine, can lead to addiction because you're used to that feel me good level of dopamine. So you relate that to the drug use and you can probably relate that to even sexual stimulation as well. So reward dopamine is released when we experience something pleasurable, such as food, having sex or winning or competition. Expectation. Dopamine is released when you anticipate something that is pleasurable that you love doing. Like you get a dopamine rush. Well, for me, eat that chocolate even before you even take a bite. Or dopamine rush and anticipation of doing something that is stimulating, that's novel. And sometimes you can tie this together with porn because porn become stimulating and dopamine rush when there's something new or something different. And learning dopamine plays a role in learning. When we do something that is rewarding, dopamine is released which help us remember what we did. And dopamine is affected by level of glutamate and serotonin and serotonin is to feel me good. More hormone. Also, when you have low serotonin, you tend to have more depression. Anxiety, serotonin and glutamate play together with dopamine. So dopamine is a complex process that is influenced by those factors that I mentioned and even just knowing that. What's important is that you can change your environment to increase your dopamine. How do you do that? Maybe eat the food that you like, listen to music, and also exercise. That will also increase your dopamine level. You can naturally increase your dopamine level by that instead of taking recreational drugs or even consider using porn. And just know that sleep plays an important part in controlling dopamine level. If you're not getting enough sleep, your dopamine level will drop. If you're eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, such as the Mediterranean diet, it increase your dopamine level. Exercise, increase your dopamine level. Mindfulness practices such as meditation, yoga, increase your dopamine level as well. There are many ways to increase your dopamine level naturally. Even being with friends and family and doing things that you enjoy. Remember, doing pleasurable activity will increase your dopamine level. So having said that, I hope you find this helpful and I would appreciate it if you like and subscribe and comment. Let me know you have any questions. I love to hear from you. And just know that as a modern man, I have a coaching club that's called the Modern Man Club that I help you restore your sex life again and I coach you through this. I have a framework and success path for you to follow that you can do at home to get results and know as a modern man that you can live your best life. That you can live more, love more, and be happy. I'll see you the next episode.

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