8 Foods That Affect Your Sex Life
In Foods that Heal on September 23rd, 2008 | 15,281 views
Aside from the obvious innuendos, do foods have any influence on your sex life? To answer this, we only have to remember that nutrients make the body function, and sex is a function of the mind and body. That means what you eat affects your sex life, sex drive, sexual performance and sexual health.
Here are 8 interesting foods to think about:
- Gluten Foods. Women with gluten and food intolerances may suffer from miscarriages until they change their diets.
- Garlic can put a damper on the way you smell to your mate. It pours out of your pores when things heat up.
- Blood Dilators. Some foods and herbs dilate blood vessels, which aids in erectile function. These include ginseng, hawthorn berry, kudzu.
- Grape skins contain the antioxidant resveratrol, the closest thing we have to an actual aphrodisiac. It increases estrogen production, say Northwestern University researchers, and that heightens sexual appetite and makes lubrication easier for her later in the evening.1
- Spinach is a potent source of magnesium, which helps dilate blood vessels, ensuring the smooth bloodflow that’s crucial for strong erections, according to Japanese researchers
- Chocolates on your pillow. “Chocolate contains phenylalanine, an amino acid that raises the body’s endorphins, our natural antidepressants. Enjoyed in moderation, a few morsels can lift libido, providing a tantalizing prelude to sex.”2
- Vitamin B Foods (brown rice, rice bran, etc.): B vitamins, including niacin and B-5 (found within vitamin B-rich foods), can help men and women reach orgasm and improve sexual stamina.
- Fish Oils. “Omega-3 makes your nervous system function better,” says Dr. Barbara Bartlik, assistant professor of psychiatry and sex therapist with the Human Sexuality Program at Weill Cornell Medical Center. “Sex is really about circuitry.”3
Junk food, by the way, is bad stuff when it comes to your sex life. It contains all kinds of artificial ingredients, sugars and altered fats which all play a part in interfering with nerve transmission, blood flow, hormonal health, moods, emotions, sex drive, potency and respiration.
Sources:
- Men’s Health, “Have Sex for Dessert,” menshealth.com, 2008
- Painter, Amy, “Eat for Enhanced Sexual Pleasure: The Erotic Power of Food,” health.discovery.com
- Recipe for better sex: What to eat to add spice, Forbes, msnbc.com, 2008
Amy F.
Says:November 19th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
This is totally true. I had a boyfriend who ate garlic all the time and things were never rosy, if you know what I mean.
Anna
Says:November 19th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
If you have a good nose, you want to smell a rose.
Nester
Says:November 19th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
The grapeskin thing explains a lot about the Italians. I’m moving to Tuscany!
Anthony
Says:November 19th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I’ve used your Vascor and BFood for some of these problems and have to say I’m happy with the results. Thanks for the information.
Katherine
Says:November 19th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
The blood dilation thing makes sense, of course, but I never would have guessed about the fish oils and the connection with the nervous system.
Nickoman
Says:November 19th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
It’s about time somebody wrote about the effects of foods. Most of the articles I see have to do with vitamin pills, which aren’t foods. From my understanding (I’m a biochemist), a vitamin is a chemical. A food, on the other hand, is a far more complex substance, which is why it works differently than vitamin pills. I looked at your catalog and noticed that your ingredients are just foods and herbs, which is why I placed an order with you. I know this article is about sex and foods, but the truth is that nutrients from foods affect every cell in the human body. Good work.
Helen K. Smith, MD
Says:November 19th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
What you normally see in this category is a list of aphrodisiacs, but the fact remains that it takes more than just a stimulation of interest. Essentially, sexually speaking, it comes down to blood circulation, nervous transmission, brain impulses, general health and attitude. Food can make a tremendous difference. Not just the food you eat, but also the junk food you have to give up.
Kenny
Says:December 21st, 2008 at 1:54 pm
I will not date anyone that smells like garlic, sorry nothing personal but I have a strong sense of smell. I also can smell junk food and cigarettes. When you eat clean, and live clean you smell really good. These comments are not about bathing.