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5 Natural Ways to Boost Your Sex Life
Powerful aphrodisiacs that don’t cost a dime
Good, healthy, reasonably frequent sex can reduce stress and anxiety, improve heart health and bolster your immune system, science tells us. Anecdotal evidence suggests it can be rather fun and pleasurable, too.
But a range of libido busters can get in the way: daily stressors and ongoing worries; depression; a sedentary lifestyle or obesity; numerous medications; or chronic health conditions like diabetes or heart disease. Hormonal changes in menopause can reduce sex drive, too, as can erectile dysfunction.
Some of the best natural aphrodisiacs are simply smart, healthy behaviors that counter these common libido busters, promising more and better sex between romantic partners and a positive cycle of better moods, improved health and even greater intimacy.
Seek sunlight
Exposure to natural daylight, and lots of it, is critical to setting your body clock to promote the natural cycle of sleepiness and alertness, which improves sleep duration and quality and boosts overall health — all good for your sex life. Sunlight also seems to have a direct effect on hormones that boost sexual activity. Exposure to sun-like light in a lab setting “increased levels of romantic passion” in men and women, a study…
