Libido or sex drive is your desire for sexual activity. It is determined by biological, social, and psychological factors:
- Your levels of hormones (testosterone, estrogen)
- Your work and family
- Your personality and stress
- Your lifestyle
- Your age, self-image, self-esteem
- Medical conditions: depression, bladder / prostate problems, underactive thyroid, and iron-deficiency anemia
- Medications: antidepressants
Major causes for sex appetite decline excluding medical conditions and certain drugs:
- Menopause means less estrogen and blood flow to the vagina which causes dryness
- Andropause (male menopause) means less testosterone
- Stress, anxiety, tension
- Overweight
- Sedentary life
- Alcoholism, smoking, and illegal narcotic drugs
The good news is that Mother Nature has plenty of foods that help you improve your sex drive. What you eat and how much has a huge impact on your sexual health. Just remember that what is good for your heart, blood circulation and prevents depression is good for increased libido. The foods I mention in this video will make a difference in your sexual life.
The Importance of a Regular Sexual Life
Medical studies underline that regular lovemaking contributes to a stronger immune system and lower prostate cancer risk. Lovemaking helps to protect against stress, it is a natural antidepressant and pain reliever due to the "happy" hormones released during sex: endorphins, serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin. Moreover, people who have healthy sex lives live longer and happier lives. Here's why:
Sexual pleasure impacts almost every part of your body.
- Brain – discharges the release of neurotransmitters
which alert the pituitary gland (in charge with estrogen and
testosterone-sex hormones) to get ready for lovemaking. The
"feel-good" hormones inhibit cortisol, the stress hormone.
Sexual release also improves blood flow to the brain.
- Pituitary gland is the switchboard of lovemaking. It
organizes hormones on sexual arousal and discharges them into the blood to
regulate your sexual activity. These hormones are: LH (lutenizing)
involved in ovulation and secretion of estrogen, and FSH
(follicle-stimulating) which regulates the production of sperm. The
pituitary gland also sends signal to the adrenal glands, located on top of
your kidneys, to start producing hormones.
- Adrenal glands produce sex hormones and releases
adrenaline which increases the heart rate and blood pressure and causes
rapid breathinto prepare the body for sex.
- Immune system - it boosts the body's production of
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) an antibody which fights infections) and by
lowering cortisol it increases the production of lymphocytes which defend
your body against infections.
- Hormones – it elevates their level which in turn powers
your sex drive and it aids in discharging them into the blood by the
endocrine glands.
- Blood – it diverts more blood to the genitals and
pelvic areas to prepare them for lovemaking thus the brain prioritizes the
blood flow and improves circulation and the vascular system.
- Heart – It dramatically increases your hear rate before
and after lovemaking. It is believed that making love 2-3 times a week,
for 20 to 30 minutes, is an exercise that protects you from cardiac
disease.
- Blood pressure – it increases the blood pressure, while
your heart is pumping faster and the peripheral blood vessels contract,
and it lowers the pulse rate, thus helping your heart to become stronger
and more efficient.
- Lungs / Chest / Nose / Skin / Stomach benefit also from lovemaking which improves blood flow and oxygenation and sharpens senses of smell, taste, touch and it improves your appetite.
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