Sexual Reproductive awareness day – 6 Foods to Good Sexual Health
By Nmami Agarwal 12-Feb 2021 Reading Time: 4 Mins
Sexual reproductive awareness day is observed on 12th february every year. The day is marked to spread awareness among people and educate them about sexual and reproductive health related problems such as, sexually transmitted infections (STI) and also give an insight about the right to sexual health care. While sex can give you pleasure it is also linked with your physical and emotional health, so its not much of a surprise that food plays a vital role in boosting up your sex life.
Having a nutritious diet plan can help you in a lot better ways especially when it comes to your sex life such as, keeping your heart healthy, imporving blood flow and stamina, and also helps in boosting your libido.
Food that is rich in lean proteins and vegetables and contains zero percentage of saturated fat and sugar can help in avoiding the disorders which affect your libido, such as hormonal conditions and metabolic syndrome.
Here are six foods that are packed with some essential nutrients and which can help in perking up your libido and also improve your health.
- Dark Chocolate
- Nuts
- Broccoli and Celery
- Garlic
- Fish
- Oats
Who doesn’t love dark chocolates. It makes you feel happy and lighten up your mood. This happens due to the increase in the level of dopamine and serotonin in the brain. So grab a few pieces of this to pump up your mood.
Nuts are a great way to boost energy and are said to reverse impotence in men by increasing their libido. Peanuts and walnuts provide nutrients for a healthy hormone production in man’s body.
Broccoli helps in increasing your testosterone by removing all the excess oestrogen. Talking about celery, it contains an odourless hormone called androsterone which is released through male perspiration.
Garlic helps in increasing your blood flow as it contains allicin which might help men with dysfunctioning of erectile.
Fish helps in increasing libido as it is high in vitamin B. Vitamin B3 is in charge of anaerobic metabolism that raises blood flow to the genitalia and also arouses sexual energy.
Oats help in increasing the amount of testosterone available in your bloodstream. It can actually improve men’s libido in a couple of weeks according to research.
Over To You:
Many people focuses on their diet just to increase their sexual desire, pleasure they get from intimacy and improve their ability to have sex. While research indicates that eating a balanced and heart-healthy diet can possibly ensure better sex.