15 Easy Ways to Improve Your Sex Drive

#15 Hug

Human beings dish out hugs frequently but as it turns out, most of us are doing it wrong. Try giving your partner a hug that lasts at least 20 seconds. Hugging for that long releases oxytocin. This chemical increases a feeling of bonding with your partner, relaxes you and lowers your inhibitions.

#14 Sex Drought

You never realize how much you love cookies until you go on a diet. The same philosophy applies to sex. Take some time off and your sexual appetite will come back more strongly than ever.

#13 Vanilla Extract

The morning before a hot date, dab a little vanilla extract on your wrist. Studies show that the smell of vanilla really gets testosterone pumping. If you're embarrassed about smelling like vanilla, grab a vanilla latte and blame the smell on that.

#12 Wrestling

Playing footsie, rolling around on the couch, pillow fighting and other flirtatious competition gets the sex hormone testosterone pumping in men. That goes double if the man in question wins.

#11 Cook or Go Out to Eat

According to the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, men are seriously turned on by the smell of their favorite food cooking. So cook a meal together or sniff the air outside the kitchen of your favorite pizzeria to get his libido going.

#10 Eat Red Meat

A lean, juicy steak gives your body a boost of dopamine and norepinephrine. These two chemicals are great for your libido. Not only do they help get you in the mood, they heighten your sensitivity to touch.

#9 Take Risks

You know that fun feeling of adrenaline you get when you try something new and just a little bit risky? That stimulating adrenaline goes right to your junk. Try a trapeze or rock climbing class for your next date to set the stage for later that night.

#8 hang out with breast-feeding mothers

It's not as creepy as it sounds. Women who are breastfeeding release pheromones that act as natural aphrodisiacs to other women who smell them. Then take those sexy feelings on your next special evening. It's probably not necessary to tell the breast feeding women why you're there.

#7 Start Reading Food Labels

One easy way to increase your libido is to cut out saturated fat. This fat clogs your arteries -- not just to your heart -- but also to your sexual organs. Cut out the fat and you'll free up a lot of flow where it counts.

#6 Don't Work So Hard

When you're stressed and overworked, your body produces the stress hormone cortisol. This hormone is like kryptonite to the hormones that stimulate libido. Take a day or two off and you might be surprised at how your sexual appetites change.

#5 Sniff His Post-Workout Armpits

It sounds crazy but Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania and the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia (and elsewhere) have found that hormones in men's sweaty armpits stimulate the production of luteinizing hormone -- a hormone associated with reproduction -- in women. Start sniffing those old gym shirts ladies.

#4 Go On a Diet

When you find yourself sexy, that feeling is easily transferred to other people. But that's not the only benefit of weightloss. Slimmer people have better blood flow which leads to better sexual stimulation.

#3 Work It Out

Hitting the gym increases blood flow to your sexual organs (and everywhere else). It also pumps you full of endorphins that make you happier and more proactive. And anything that makes you feel good all over will also make you feel better about getting into bed.

#2 Stop Smoking

A few cigarettes a day go a long way to stifle your libido. Nicotine restricts the blood flow to your sexual organs and inhibits libido and performance. Smokers are also more fatigued and winded than non-smokers which also impacts performance.

#1 Drink More

Need an excuse for an after work drink? Studies show that having one to two alcoholic drinks an evening can boost your sex drive and lower your inhibitions over the long term. But don't overdo it. Two or more drinks and alcohol acts as a depressant.

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