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stabilize your blood sugar, which is advantageous for your sexual energy. Since most of their fats are omega-3 fats, they can be a valuable asset for reducing your risk of heart disease and helping you control cholesterol. You can mix chia seeds into smoothies and soups, or add them to recipes that call for thickeners.
    4. Pumpkin seeds. An amazing food, pumpkin seeds offer you a diversity of potential health and libido-supportive benefits through their high omega-3 fat content. They can also improve your immunity, decrease your cholesterol, and promote your bone strength. They may also have anti-inflammatory effects that could ease symptoms of arthritis; researchers have found pumpkin-seed oil to be as effective as a well-known anti-inflammatory drug. Pumpkin seeds contain L-tryptophan, a precursor to serotonin, an important neurotransmitter that can affect your sexual health. They also contain an abundance of alpha-linolenic acid, an essential fat that may have benefits for your breast tissue, including potentially helping to prevent breast cancer. Pumpkin seeds are a great addition to your salads, trail mixes, and cereals, and give you a delicious alternative to cow’s milk. You may be surprised to discover that the dark green seeds (one cup), blended with just water (five cups), yield a milky-white drink. (Strain, add a dash of vanilla extract, and a touch of stevia to taste.)
    5. Coconut oil. You might not expect coconut oil to be nominated as a super-libido food. For years, it was mistakenly assumed to be an unsafe saturated fat, but now we know it’s a heart-healthy, “friendly” saturated fat with numerous health and immune benefits. The Journal of Nutrition has reported that it can help lower your risk of heart disease, and according to the research journal Obesity , it may help reduce upper-body fat, prevent obesity, and stimulate weight loss. Heart health supports good circulation, which in turn gives you better overall vitality, including sexual well-being. (Good circulation can be especially beneficial for men’s sexual health, and as you’ll see later in this book, can help prevent erectile dysfunction.)
    6. Pomegranates. Modern research confirms that pomegranates, long revered by traditional cultures for their medicinal and sex-promoting properties, contain antioxidants and other compounds that have many health benefits. You’ve probably seen pomegranate juice promoted as an elixir for men’s health concerns, but it offers you plenty of potential benefits, too: supporting your cardiovascular system, improving blood flow to your heart, reducing your blood pressure, increasing your circulation, and potentially reversing heart disease by inhibiting plaque buildup in your arteries. All of these health gains can enhance female as well as male sexuality.

    7. Blueberry juice. Among the most health-conducive of fruits, loaded with antioxidants, blueberries support the walls of your blood vessels and help protect your brain from oxidative stress. Their protective compounds include anthocyanins (which help protect you from free-radical damage), pterostilbene (an agent that lowers cholesterol and also has anticancer properties), and D-mannose, which can help prevent urinary tract infections. (As you’ll see, urinary tract infections have the potential to be a major libido-breaker.) Keep fresh blueberry juice on hand, and enhance your Great Sex Diet by adding a splash of “purple power” to your daily smoothies.
    8. Acai juice. Another mouthwatering super-juice to jazz up your sex-supportive diet, acai juice can ultimately reinforce your sexuality by boosting your general health. Acai juice is made from berries that have been used for healing purposes by the tribes of the Amazon for centuries. In addition to high levels of anthocyanins that fight free radicals, acai berries contain the health-protective antioxidants vitamin E and vitamin C, plant sterols, and fatty acids, which can all have beneficial effects on