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Sexual drive and libido is maintained by an active mind in a healthy body and your body works as whole not in isolation.

To increase libido the following diet should be eaten and you can top up with essential supplements.

Some are not associated with peak sexual performance but their vital, let?s look at them.

A healthy diet First

We will look at nutrients and supplements individually in a bit, but here is a good example of general diet you should eat.

Base it on legumes, grain products, and other complex carbohydrates, with plenty of fruits, vegetables and lean protein. Eat as naturally as you can and avoid saturated fats and processed foods

Alcohol & Smoking The Affects

First the obvious avoid these passion killers:

Alcohol also has an action similar to the female hormone estrogen. This can have a devastating effect on masculinity, causing impotence and shrinking of the testes.

Smoking has a devastating affect longer term on the arteries.

It promotes the formation of atherosclerotic plaque in the penile vessels and at the same time constricts them, preventing blood flow.

You need to cut down or stop now and that goes for recreational drugs

Selenium

Nearly 50% of the selenium in a man is in the testes and seminal ducts; men lose selenium in their semen.

Getting enough selenium is therefore critical for sexual performance. In recent decades selenium deficiency in adults has increased and if you don?t have balanced diet take a supplement.

Zinc

Zinc is required for the production of testosterone and zinc content in the prostate gland and sperm is higher than in any other tissue in the body.

A deficiency of zinc is associated with several sexual problems, including sperm abnormalities and prostate disease.

Zinc also helps produce testosterone and helps to maintain semen volume and levels of testosterone; this of course helps to maintain sex drive.

Magnesium

Magnesium is a trace mineral that is important for the production of sex hormones, such as androgen and estrogen and neurotransmitters that modulate the sex drive such as dopamine and norepinephrine.

Vitamin A
Helps regulate the synthesis of the sex hormone progesterone.

Vitamin B1
Thiamin (B1) is essential for nerve transmission and energy production throughout the body this means it's essential for sex.

Vitamin C

Participates in the synthesis of hormones that are involved in sex and fertility: androgen, estrogen and progesterone.

Vitamin E

Often referred to as the sex vitamin, it protects cell membranes from free-radical damage and is required for the synthesis of hormones and hormone like substances known as prostaglandins.

These are two supplements you should consider regardless of diet, there great for improving sexual performance.

L argentine

This nutrient is highly important for peak sexual performance and is a non essential amino acid and is nicknamed natures Viagra and with good reason.

Current studies support the use of argentine supplements to ensure that nitric oxide secretion is sufficient to keep blood flowing to the penis and help nitric oxide levels stay high.

Nitric oxide insufficiency can stop the penis from becoming erect.

In 1994 a test carried out showed an 80 percent improvement in the erectile function of men given just 2.8 grams a day of argentine after just two weeks.

L Tyrosine

Supports and assists neurotransmitters in the brain.

When the body is stressed out, aged, depressed or tired the availability of L-Tyrosine is depleted.

L-Tyrosine supplementation helps reduce stress, enhances mood, which manifests itself in better erectile function.

In the next part of this article we will add 3 fantastic herbs that can enhance mood and sex drive and are healthy for you.

If you are healthy the above diet combined with the herbs we outline are sure to increase your performance and stamina without the help of synthetic drugs.

posted by Lola @ 2:44 PM