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appearance. It includes both how you see your body and how you feel about what you see. People form their body image partly on self-observation and partly on the reactions of others. Your body image may or may not be aligned with objective measurements. A person suffering from anorexia, for example, may perceive her emaciated body to be grotesquely fat.
    A culture's standards of attractiveness exert a strong influence over how most people feel about their bodies. We are taught that certain features and dimensions are attractive and others are not. These lessons are constantly reinforced by images in the mass media. In reality, however, even these cultural standards are subjective. Ideal body prototypes vary from decade to decade and century to century. Even individual people of the same culture and time period vary widely in their perception of what is attractive to them. Thus, it is safe to conclude that there is no body type or physical look that is inherently more beautiful than another.
    Consider these questions pertaining to your body image:
How important are looks to you?
How do you feel about how you look?
Do you look at yourself in the mirror and like what you see?
Do you ever wish something were different about your facial features?
Do you wish you weighed more or less?
Do you wish you looked stronger, leaner, or more shapely?
    It is your birthright to feel and know yourself as beautiful. Nobody can take that away from you. If you have lost your ability to perceive yourself as beautiful or if you have never known yourself as beautiful, you owe it to yourself to find the ability to perceive yourself as such. If you do not feel good about your body or are ashamed of what you see when you look in the mirror, it may be hard to allow another person to see and appreciate your body and give you pleasure. And it may even inhibit your own enjoyment of your body. Chances are, you are your own worst critic when it comes to how you look. While you can't always change what you look like, you can change how you feel about how you look.
Good Overall Health
    Does your overall health affect your orgasms? You betcha! It's great to become sex-positive and shame-free, love your body, and be open-minded to all your sexual potential. But without overall good health, your body-mind instrument will not be well tuned. In other words, the more you keep your body healthy and functioning properly, the more it can sing out its gloriousness.
An Orgasmic Diet
    Your diet is perhaps the first frontier in improving your overall health. What and how you eat affects not only your digestive system, but also your entire body-mind, including your orgasms. The food you take into your body feeds your nervous and endocrine systems, the two most important systems involved in your orgasms. If you give your body the nourishment it needs for optimal health, you will reap its rewards in orgasmic bliss. Start paying attention to how your food affects your mood, as well as your sex life.
    What you eat prior to having sex can also have a direct effect on your sexual experiences. Eating too much or too soon before sex can preoccupy your body with digestion and divert attention from sensual pleasure. The best meal prior to sex would be one that can help you sustain your energy for several hours, without bogging you down or causing wide fluctuations in your blood sugar levels. Try a meal with a good source of protein and fresh vegetables. Stay away from sugar and starchy foods that your body will burn too quickly, leaving you depleted before your sexual fun is over.
    Essential
    In her book The Orgasmic Diet, Marrena Lindberg identifies several orgasm killers that can hamper the body's optimal sexual and orgasmic functioning. Her list includes caffeine, tobacco, sugar, too much soy, omega-6 oils, and trans fats. Watch your intake of these substances and pay attention to how they affect your sexuality.
Staying Fit
    Staying fit with regular exercise is also key to