Oxytocin is a nano peptide hormone that is produced by the posterior pituitary gland can be used for a broad range of health benefits, including anti-aging, metabolic support, stress reduction, mood stabilization, cognitive and social skill improvements, blood pressure regulation, cardioprotection, inflammation reduction, addiction treatment, sexual function enhancement, blood sugar control, and improved sleep. Women release large amounts of Oxytocin during childbirth; men and women release the hormone during skin-to-skin contact, sexual arousal, and ejaculation/orgasm. It plays a major role in different human behaviors such as trust, bonding, desire, and social recognition. Because of this, Oxytocin is nicknamed the “love” or “cuddle” hormone.
Comprehensive List of Benefits
- Excellent anti-inflammatory: prevents the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines
- Oxytocin levels are associated with a lower skin age score (SAS)
- Administration of Oxytocin has been shown to rapidly improve muscle regeneration by enhancing aged muscle stem cell activation/proliferation
- Reduces food consumption while increasing energy expenditure
- Leads to feelings of fullness/satiety
- Increases fatty tissue breakdown
- Decreases anxiety-driven compulsive behaviors
- Modulates the activity of the amygdala, which reduces fear, anger, and feelings of mistrust
- Minimizes negative responses to socially induced stressors
- Reduces anxiety in those with autism
- Lowers cortisol levels
- Reduces the risk of postpartum depression
- There is a direct link between a deficiency in Oxytocin and deficits in memory and learning
- Promotes cell activation and heart regeneration after cardiac injury
- Improves heart rate and force of heart contraction
- Minimizes injury from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced lung damage and the levels of the inflammatory interleukins
- Oxytocin may shorten the recovery period of COVID-19 patients via modulation of inflammatory, immune, and restorative functions of the immune system
- Decreases cravings for controlled substances
- Reduces withdrawal symptoms from alcohol and drugs
- Has been shown to restore ejaculation in male patients with treatment-resistant anorgasmia (delayed, infrequent, or absent orgasms)
- Improves sexual function and libido in premenopausal and postmenopausal women
- In postmenopausal women with vaginal atrophy, the administration of an Oxytocin improves all domains of sexual function including desire, arousal, lubrication, pain, and sexual satisfaction
- Helps alleviate anxiety associated with sexual dysfunction
- Lowers blood sugar in patients with hyperglycemia
- Reduces breathing problems in those with obstructive sleep apnea
- Improves sleep quality
Possible Side Effects
Side effects from the use of Oxytocin are extremely rare, and the ones observed over the course of clinical trials may have been coincidental and not actually related to its ingestion. These side effects include:
- Blurred vision
- Confusion
- Increased blood pressure
- Nausea
- Stomach pain
- Vomiting
