Gerrard Kaonga
When it comes to Valentine's Day sexual encounters, it might be worth avoiding some of these foods to not limit your performance.
Two experts have highlighted a bunch of different foods that can hamper your sex drive and overall performance, and noted it may be worth considering cutting back on them for your health.
While many people like to consider themselves perfectly proficient in the bedroom, there can be simple foods actually holding you back.
And ahead of Valentine's Day it might be worth checking to see if you are in top shape to perform in the bedroom, should things go that way.
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Dr Neel Patel and nutritionist Vinny Kodamala at LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor have highlighted that there are foods and drinks men should avoid to help prevent erectile dysfunction.
The first suggestion is a more obvious one, but it can often be forgotten ahead of celebrating the love-filled day.
Dr Patel said: “[People] are advised to keep alcohol to a minimum as excessive alcohol consumption can impact sexual performance and contribute to erectile dysfunction.”
But when it came to foods, the doctor also noted there are foods that can eventually dampen sexual performance and erection strength.
He added: “Erectile dysfunction is connected to blood flow and blood vessels in the body and these need to be in good health. Therefore, avoiding foods high in sugar, refined carbohydrates, saturated fat and alcohol may help reduce your risk of common vascular problems caused by high cholesterol, high blood sugar, high triglyceride levels and obesity.
“These include pasta, breakfast cereals, sugary drinks and desserts. A high sugar intake causes erectile dysfunction and reduces sex drive.”
The nutritionist added: “Avoid foods that contain a lot of saturated or triglyceride fat, such as dairy products, cakes, hard cheese or fatty meat, as these increase levels of bad cholesterol.”
Even if you have no issues this year around, it might be worth considering your diet and how it can link to overall sexual performance.
A clinic psychologist has also recently spoken about the best time to have sex, and it's all to do with your chronotype, according to Dr Michael Breus.
Your chronotype is an inclination your body has to sleep, be awake and be active during certain periods of the day.
Speaking on Steven Bartlett’s Diary of A CEO podcast, Breus said: “Number one is you want to have a time. So first of all, most people are intimate between 10:30 and 11:30 at night.
“But here’s what’s interesting, is your hormone profile doesn’t look too good at 11:30 at night for having sex. In order to have successful sex, you want to have estrogen, testosterone, progesterone, adrenaline and cortisol, all to be high and melatonin to be low."
He went on to say that people should prioritize having sex in the morning.