When Food is Love – Relationship between Food & Love
By Nmami Agarwal 13-Feb 2021 Reading Time: 4 Mins
Tomorrow is the day! The day of heart chocolates, wine, and yummy treats. These are all staples that can make your Valentine’ Day Dinner special. Did you know? By adding certain foods to your list can trigger the love hormone – also called as production of Oxytocin.
Oxytocin hormone is a part of the brain and neurotransmitter which is produced in the hypothalamus, it plays an important role in shooting your sexual desire, boosting empathy towards your partner and also helping in building the relationship stronger. A few researchers have mentioned that there is a powerful correlation between intensity of an orgasm and the amount of oxytocin present in a woman’s body.
If you want to level up your love hormones add these following to your shopping list right away to make your valentine’s day a special one.
- Figs
- Avocados
- Watermelon
- Spinach
- Green Tea
Figs contain the richness of amino acids that is known for improving your sexual health and stamina by activating nitric oxide level in your body. Figs also helps in increasing your libido.
Avocado plays a major role in boosting sexual drive and energy. This buttery avocados are very beneficial for both women and men as they are packed with all essential minerals, vitamins and fats.
Watermelons are considered as natural Viagra by researchers, as it is packed with citrulline, an amino acid which may dilate and relax your blood vessels improving blood flow to an extreme level, leading to heightened sexual pleasure.
This green leafy vegetable contains an abundance amount of magnesium that lowers your inflammation and increases the blood flow, helping men to improve their vitality.
Green tea is the perfect drink to spice up your sexual desire. The three magical components in green tea such as theanine-caffeine and ginseng boost libido and also improves your sexual health.
Foods For Her
Coffee is considered as the perfect drink to boost libido in women, it helps in balancing hormones and increasing sexual desire.
Foods For Him
Almonds contains abundance of omega 3 fatty acids, and they help in tiggering the production of sex hormone testosterone in men and improve vitality and quality of the sperm. Another essential food is Pumpkin seeds, it is high in zinc and can help in boosting libido.
Over To You:
When food is love and love is food nothing could go wrong! Follow these instructions to have a wonderful special evening with your partner.