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Monday, 24 June 2013

Foods that Lower Your Sex Drive

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Soy: We all want the men in our lives to eat healthy. But if they are over doing it on the soy products, the may be under doing it you know where. The bean may be a great meat substitute, but it is a potent male anti-aphrodisiac. It contains phytoestrogens, which compete with the male sex hormone. It can can cause sexual disfunction and fertility issues, and in the long-term, male breast growth and facial and body hair loss. We don't need to go into how that may put a strain on someone's sex life.

 

 

 

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Oatmeal: Soothing foods, such as this classic staple, may warm up your tummy and even aid in sleep. But Glassman explains the cozy feeling they stir up is caused by a release in serotonin, a hormone that fights stress, but definitely lowers the libido. Note: Though it may be obvious, stress is a libido inhibitor as well. When undergoing high levels of stress, the female body converts progesterone, (the precursor molecule to testosterone), into cortisol (the body's stress hormone), instead of hormones that make you crave sex. So try and find stress relief in a form other than hot oats-you know what the say about a good... 

 

 

 

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Licorice: This root herb has been long praised for its calming effect on the body (usually in the form of tea). But while that may be great to reduce stress, it can backfire in the bedroom. Licorice contains the active ingredient glycyrrhetinic acid, which reduces cortisol levels and leads to lowered testosterone. "Switch out that licorice tea for hot cup of ginseng," suggests Pasquella. "It has been shown to ramp up the effect of dopamine on the brain and even helps facilitate erections."

 

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