If you thought what you eat on a regular basis and your diet has nothing to do with affecting your sex life, you’re wrong. There are certain foods that help increase libido and it would be a great idea to include them in your diet. Even nutritionists and sexologists suggest that couples maintain a good and healthy diet for a responsible, safe, and pleasurable sex life.
However, many studies revealed that a Mediterranean diet is the best way to improve sex. The Mediterranean diet can provide you with what you need and when you need it because it’s a smart and simple approach to eating well, offering profound health benefits by continuing to help you stay at the top of your game when combined with physical activity on a regular basis. It includes more fruits and vegetables, cereals and pulses, seafood, a small amount of fat and oil and a moderate amount of dairy.
Fret not! T answer all your queries, we got in touch with Dr Shweta Mahadik, Clinical Nutritionist, Fortis Hospital, Mumbai to guide you better.
1. Berries to maximize pleasure time
Berries taste yum, don’t they? Not just that, Dr Shweta also suggests that, “Fruits and veggies which are rich in antioxidants, flavonoids, folic acid such as strawberries, blueberries, citrus fruits, celery, and parsley destroy cell-damaging free radicals and activate neurotransmitters which help in stimulating your brain’s pleasure centers.” All this to spice things up between the sheets. Do you mind? Of course, you don’t! *wink*
2. Nuts to intensify orgasms
Did you know that nuts help to feel aroused and also help get you the best of orgasms? Well, it does. All this while you have been gorging nuts without knowing its benefits to improve and intensify your sex life, right? Dr Shweta explains, “Nuts like walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, pine nuts, brazil nuts, and peanuts, contain the essential Amino Acid L-Arginine, which allows the brain to increase Endorphins. This further helps you feel relaxed, dilates blood vessels, thereby enhancing blood flow to the genitals, which in turn enhances arousal and intensifies orgasms.” But that doesn’t mean you overeat them.
3. Seafood to elevate your mood
Clinical findings show that couples who eat seafood more than twice a week have sex more often than those who consume less seafood. Dr Shweta explains, “Seafood is rich in proteins, DHA and EPA, Zinc which helps elevate Dopamine–that cause arousal. Dark chocolate is packed with Phenyl Ethylamine that is the Endorphin released in the brain and helps optimize degrees of Dopamine which elevates mood and pleasure. It is definitely something you’ll be wanting plenty of in the bedroom.”
