How to Get Your Partner in the Mood

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Mood-Setting Food

Diet is an important component in mood-setting.  Serving up foods high in Arginine (which forms the basis of Viagra) has a large, direct effect on sexual desire. Arginine can be found in food such as oysters, fish, and other lean proteins. Foods high in zinc are a good choice as well because zinc not only fosters male potency and sex drive but also influences female sexual desire and sexual potency.  Some foods high in zinc include shellfish, Dark Chocolate and Roasted Pumpkin Seeds.  It might be wise to prepare her a romantic meal around these foods.

Watch a Romantic Flick

When you watch a movie, it isn’t just your mind that is responding; your hormones do as well. A recent study found that watching romantic movies caused an increase in progesterone levels in both men and women.  Progesterone is a hormone that promotes intimacy and is also known to have anxiety-reducing effects. Thus, progesterone may prepare you and your partner both for romance and promote bonding.

Focus on Aroma

One study from the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, analyzed the effects of various scents on men and women and found that both men and women were influenced by and turned on by the smell of pumpkin pie; however, for women the smell of Good & Plenty® licorice combined with the scent of cucumber created the greatest effect (measured as an increase in blood flow to the vagina). The scent of Banana-Nut bread was also found to be effective with women. If your home is out of the aforementioned, try some lavender-scented oils, sachets, and lotions. The study found that the scent of Lavender also had a positive measurable effect on arousal for both men and women and may increase feelings of relaxation and reduce mental stress in some people.

Cut Alcohol and Kick Nicotine

Yes, it is true that alcohol can lift behavioral inhibitions but it comes at the cost of depressing brain function -- which severely diminishes sexual performance ability; ultimately impairing sexual functions. Alcohol isn’t the only thing that impairs sexual performance. Nicotine, a notorious enemy of the arteries, promotes the formation of atherosclerotic plaque in the blood vessels and constricts them. In women acute nicotine intake has been shown to significantly weaken physiological sexual arousal. Stay away from both if you can.

Exercise

Creating a healthy sex-life extends well beyond the moment. If you and your partner are unfit or generally unhealthy, then consider the libido-boosting effects of a regular exercise regime as just one more good reason to stay fit. People who exercise more regularly often tend to be more sexual people. This is largely because exercise promotes a healthy libido, improves oxygen flow, increases energy and helps with relaxation.  This is why exercise is a truly compound pickup for an ailing libido.  You and your partner will also get a healthy endorphin rush immediately afterwards which can you both in the mood as well.

 

 

 

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