Do you want to boost your libido and enhance your sex life? There are many things you can do in your daily life that can help you. Consider these physical approaches:
- Eat aphrodisiac fruits and chocolate. Try herbs.
What exactly is libido?
It is in essence sexual desire. A variety of internal and external factors can affect your libido, from your hormone levels to your medications and sleep habits.
Everyone’s libido is different, but most people see their libido decrease as they get older.
How to strengthen it
- Try to eat certain fruits
Little evidence supports the effectiveness of certain foods, but experimentation will not harm you.
Figs, bananas and avocados, for example, are considered libido-boosting or aphrodisiac foods.
These foods also provide important vitamins and minerals that can increase blood flow to the genitals and promote a healthy sex life.
- Eat chocolate
Throughout history, chocolate has been a symbol of desire, not only because of its delicious taste but also because of its power to enhance sexual pleasure. Chocolate promotes the release of the chemicals phenethylamine and serotonin in your body. This can cause aphrodisiac effects and improve mood.
According to a 2006 study, the effects of chocolate on sexuality are probably more psychological than biological.
- Drink or eat your daily herbs
Next time you decide to sit down for a romantic dinner, add some basil or garlic to your plate. The smell of basil stimulates the senses. Garlic contains high levels of allicin, which increases blood flow.
These effects may help men with erectile dysfunction.
Ginkgo biloba is another herb that is thought to help treat antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction in men, according to research. It is an extract derived from the leaf of the Chinese ginkgo tree.
