If you didn’t happen to catch The Dr. Oz Show the other day—or if you haven’t been forcibly introduced to it via your wife/girlfriend/mother/sister/friend’s aunt/landlady and have no idea who Dr. Oz even is—then you missed out on his recommendations of four “libido boosters.” Fear not! Here they are, with some possible alternatives in case Dr. Oz’s choices don’t float your boat. These four foods probably aren’t the first (hundred) that come to mind when you think “sexy,” but they have the right stuff, nutritionally, to help rev your engine and keep it revved. And since they’re all pretty common foods, getting a couple of them into a meal shouldn’t be, ah, hard.
Ginger. It brings a bit of hot and spicy to your plate, is it really any surprise that it can also bring a bit of hot and spicy to your bedroom? Ginger dilates the blood vessels, stimulating the circulatory system and getting blood flowing exactly where it needs to.
Other foods that dilate blood vessels: chicken (rich in niacin), cayenne pepper, alcohol (in moderation)
Halibut. Magnesium, found in this mild fish, encourages virility by encouraging the production of the male virility hormone, testosterone.
Other sources of magnesium: whole-grain wheat or buckwheat flour, cornmeal
Pumpkin seeds. Pumpkin seeds contain zinc, and zinc helps keep testosterone from being converted into estrogen. Naturally elevated levels of testosterone = elevated sexual performance (naturally).
Other sources of zinc: oysters, strawberries, raspberries (also, baked beans and ground beef—although these two are also on the list of “four foods least likely to get you laid.”)
Asparagus. Asparagus is rich in folate, which can trigger the body’s histamine production. A dreaded enemy of allergy sufferers everywhere, histamine can bring on more than a bout of sneezing: it’s also necessary to achieve orgasm.
Other sources of folate: lentils, concentrated OJ, many breakfast cereals
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