Are there really aphrodisiacs?
Much has been said about aphrodisiac foods, moreover, they have been talked about in very different cultures and at different times and geographical locations, which makes you think that perhaps there is "something" in common in some substances that we enhances the sexual appetite.
But let's start at the beginning, what is an aphrodisiac? An aphrodisiac is a substance (or food that contains the substance) that increases the sexual desire of the person who ingests or is involved by that substance. We owe the name Aphrodisiac to the Greek goddess Aphrodite, goddess of love, fecundity, fertility and spring.
That the name "aphrodisiac" comes from the Goddess of Fertility is great for us and in this blog it sounds wonderful. When a couple is looking for pregnancy, we love to advise the fact of enhancing the fertile week rather than looking for the specific day of ovulation, in addition, that fertile week that we promote, we can also favor the fact of cooking with more aphrodisiac foods. So, here is a list of foods considered aphrodisiacs for you to include in your menu, at least, during ovulation week.
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5 aphrodisiac foods that cannot be missing in your kitchen
- Chocolate: This aphrodisiac is widely known. But beware, not the white chocolate or the one with a lot of milk, if not the one with a lot of cocoa. It is believed to be an aphrodisiac because it contains Tryptophan that helps us feel good and at ease. In addition, it has Arginine, which is the amino acid known as "natural viagra". I invite you to go to the Arginine product that we have on the fertility portal and read all its benefits for fertility.
- Nuts: another of the foods that are rich in Arginine and therefore in this well-known natural viagra. It is because it contains nitric oxide that helps the dilation of blood vessels favoring erection and female arousal.
- Oysters: A basic one, the image itself can be very suggestive for some people, but apart from these parallels with the female anatomy, they are very nutritious foods since they contain high levels of vitamin D, iron, B12 and zinc. We have to take into account that zinc is related to many sexual capacities since it directly improves the quality of sperm, favors optimal levels of testosterone and has an ideal antioxidant capacity for the creation of follicles and a good oocyte quality.
- Avocado: The avocado is so named because the Aztecs said that the Ahuacati are the trees with testicles, since avocados looked like hanging testicles to them. Beyond its sexually suggestive shapes, whether hung or open, avocado is very rich in vitamins and glutathione, an antioxidant that will be great for our reproductive cells.
- Asparagus: Asparagus (best fresh) is a super food rich in antioxidants and vitamins such as zinc, iron, vitamin B and E. Vitamin E is precisely a vitamin that is related to many of the processes of hormone formation sexual, so asparagus, apart from how good and healthy they are, cannot be missing in a diet in which we want to enhance sexual vigor
However, it is ideal that you get the odd recipe book for fertility, many of them have specific sections of aphrodisiac foods or in their recipes, they tell you which dishes are more aphrodisiac with what we would have to do during the fertile week.
Here are some examples:
What to eat to get pregnant by Zita West
Aphrodisiac foods and their recipes by Dr. Manuel Martínez Llopis
Supplement for sexual vigor of men and women Sex UP
And finally, I invite you to read this blog post Who is leading the way in sexual relations today?