lubrication. It’s no coincidence then that foods high in this mineral such as oysters and caviar have been used throughout the ages to improve sexual potency. Some oysters are actually able to change their sex from male to female and back again leading some to believe that consuming oysters gives one the experience of both the masculine and feminine sides of passion.
Essential Fatty Acids such as those found in fish, shellfish, flaxseed, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and walnuts, are the precursors of prostaglandins which are hormone-like substances that play a key role in sexual health.
Chocolate contains a natural amphetamine called phenylethylamine (PEA) which is also manufactured by the brain in response to feeling in love. Cheese contains 10 times more PEA than chocolate, making it even easier to get that loved up feeling.
B vitamins are needed to produce male and female sex hormones but are also important to ward off anxiety and depression and are vital for preventing fatigue, all of which are factors that can contribute to a stalled sex drive.
Capsaicin, the “heat” producing chemical found in chili peppers, stimulates our nerve endings and raises our pulse. This chemical is thought to release endorphins, which give our bodies a natural high.
Besides having a wonderfully suggestive phallic shape, Bananas are also high in B vitamins and potassium which are essential for sex hormone production.
Researchers at the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation (STTRF) in Chicago discovered that men were more aroused by food odours than any perfume. Blood flow to the penis was measured in 30 volunteers, and it was found that