Foods To Put You In The Mood
YOU South Africa|11 February 2021
What you eat can boost your sex life
Foods To Put You In The Mood

Valentine’s Day is around the corner and if you’re not feeling particularly romantic, you’re probably not alone. The enforced togetherness of lockdown can put a strain on the strongest relationship.

Being stuck indoors with your significant other for weeks on end can be a recipe for tension and frustration. But what if, instead of seeing this as a time to just get through, you decided to put energy into reviving the most intimate aspect of your relationship?

Sexual health therapist Christine DeLozier believes the secret to turbocharging a romantic relationship is a sex diet. “And I don’t just mean using chocolate and strawberries in interesting ways, but something much more scientific,” says DeLozier, who’s treated couples with problems ranging from mismatched libidos to performance anxiety. “The fact is, what we eat directly affects our ability to have good sex.”

You can improve the quality of your sex life by eating foods that regulate and boost libido and increase the intensity of your orgasms. Some foods increase levels of a molecule called nitric oxide, for example, which causes vasodilation, or the widening of blood vessels. When we eat these foods, our arteries deliver more blood to our sex organs.

Of course, a handful of walnuts or a green salad at lunchtime won’t provide an instant Viagra-like boost. But the right food can undoubtedly improve performance over time, leading to better sex in the long run.

This extract from DeLozier’s book Diet for Great Sex: Food for Male and Female Sexual Health shows you what to stock up on.

STRENGTHEN LIBIDO WITH SPINACH

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