This focus on longevity extends itself to protecting a healthy and fulfilling sex life, too.
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Margot Tache is a certified holistic nutritionist based in Vancouver, Canada.
licensed clinical social worker and sexologist
registered dietitian and author ofThe Better Period Food Solution.
So much about physiological health certainly can extend to sexual health.
And thats just one example of how food can indirectly support sexual longevity.
The foods we consume impact hormone levels, stamina, and systems that are directly related to sexual functioning.
Margot Tache is a certified holistic nutritionist based in Vancouver, Canada.
sexologist Shamyra Howard
Shamyra Howard, LCSW, a sexologist with sexual-health companyLovehoney, agrees.
What we eat can affect how enjoyable sex is, she says.
The foods we consume impact hormone levels, stamina, and systems that are directly related to sexual functioning.
But, you may be wondering, which ingredients in particular may support healthy sexual longevity?
9 foods that support sexual longevity
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That feeling, in turn, can anecdotally lend itself to an ongoing interest in sex and intimate activity.
Turkey is one of those foods.
L-arginine, she adds, is an amino acid that helps make protein.
It also relaxes blood vessels, increases blood flow and has beenshown to help with erectile dysfunction.
Margot Tache is a certified holistic nutritionist based in Vancouver, Canada.
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Both of those benefits supportyou guessed itsexual longevity.
Pumpkin seeds
Its officially fall, butluckily for uspumpkin seeds are easy to find year-round.
Pumpkin seeds are also high in L-arginine and zinc, says Tache.
Dark chocolate
Dark chocolate can also be great for sexual longevity, says Tache.
Pomegranate
Packed with antioxidants, nitrates, vitamins, and minerals, pomegranates promote sexual longevity.
Maca Root
In Inca and Peruvian cultures,macahas long beenused as medicinal food ingredient.
Maca root is known to increasestrength, libido, and sexual function, says Tache.
Onions
Onions can also be the secret to a longer and healthier sex life, says Beckerman.
The more blood flow, the better our sex organs perform.
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