Food and sex

Do eating habits and sexual desire have anything in common? Yes, what you eat can affect your libido. For great sex you will need energy, hormones, and a positive mind. Protein and fiber in your diet are great. They give you lasting energy due to the time it takes to digest them, and you don’t get the highs and lows with simple sugars or caffeine. Instead of coffee and sugary drinks throughout the day, drink more water to keep yourself hydrated. Keeping hydrated is good especially because you tend to sweat when lovemaking. The sugary and caffeinated drinks also tend to leave you with the “jitters”, which is no way to relax and enjoy yourself. Get your hormones like estrogen and testosterone running with unsaturated fats. Olive oil, fatty fish, and walnuts are a good example of unsaturated fats. Omega-3 fatty acids are also good, they improve your attitude for a little fun in the sheets. Saturated and trans fat like red meat restrict blood flow, without that blood flow to your genitalia, the desire and stimulus dampen. Researchers at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine discovered a correlation between high calories and Erectile Dis-function. The higher your calories, the less likely your parts will work properly. Lean mean like chicken and fish can also help with E.D. Lean protein helps with a positive frame of mind. Dopamine (the happy juice in the brain that creates those romantic or happy feelings) needs the protein to function properly. For women, the proper grams of protein needed is your body weight times 0.5. The saying “a glass of wine a day is good for your heart” may or may not be true, but it does help to take the edge off and relax you so that you may concentrate on other things. Too much on the other hand depress your central nervous system making you too tired to want to do anything. Last but not least is dessert. A German study proved that a little piece of good quality dark chocolate boosts the mood for approximately 90 minutes. Keeping a square or two around during sex time might give you a little bit of what you need to last. A healthy diet with the right proportions will help boost your sex life! Bon Appetite!