Antithetical to Love
While we all know what we should be eating when it comes to getting turned on in the bedroom, we’re not very sure which foods we should avoid.
The food we eat can affect our sex drive in both a positive and negative way, so it’s important to choose wisely when it comes to getting some action.
While some of these anti-aphrodisiacs, which include surprising foods such as broccoli, tofu and oats, are good for us in the long run, they are best not consumed when you’re hoping to get in the mood for love.
‘Food can have an incredible impact on our lives, affecting not only our physical health but our emotional wellbeing too,’ Elouise Bauskis, nutritionist at NutriCentre told FEMAIL.
‘Our libido can be affected by a number of outside influences, from stress, tiredness, shift work, financial worries or simply working long hours.’
Foods such as tofu, beans, broccoli and oatmeal are all very good for you but when it comes to action under the sheets, they might not be best consumed.
Broccoli contains sugars which are similar to the ones in beans – and to digest them your body will need to use methane-releasing bacteria… which are, essentially, farts.
As there is nothing more mood-ruining than flatulence in the boudour, it makes sense to abstain from this cruciferous vegetable.
And for the very same reason you should avoid beans.
But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t eat them at all as broccoli is rich in vitamins A and K plus are chock-full of minerals such as magnesium, calcium, manganese, potassium and iron.
Red meat, like a rare steak, is often viewed as a sexy food but can sometimes affect people adversely, especially if they don’t have a good digestive system, making them feel full and lethargic.
Sweets such as black liquorice has been linked to lower testosterone levels so this is definitely one to avoid, as is cheese, as dairy congesting won’t help you feel your best before sex.
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