Spice up your love life with these libido-boosting foods!

Spice up your love life with these libido-boosting foods!

Jul 05, 2016, 14:05 PM IST

Spice up your love life with these libido-boosting foods!

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Raw foods seem to have taken a top priority for both men and women who're looking for a healthy boost in the bedroom. We have heard that the juicy watermelon is as potent as viagra, and so are avocados, which are considered to be a great libido-booster for both men and women.

Stimulate your buds with these passion-inducing foods that will spice up your sex life:

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Black raspberries

Black raspberries

Both the berries and the seeds can help both men and women stay in the mood for an extended period of time. This phytochemical-rich food enhances both libido and sexual endurance, as per the authors of 7 Keys to Lifelong Sexual Vitality told Fitness Magazine.  

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Watermelon

Watermelon

As mentioned above, watermelon contains nutrients like citrulline that can almost act like viagra. Include a fresh slice of lycopene-rich watermelon in your dinner recipe to increase your or your partner's libido.

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Avocados

Avocados

Niacin or vitamin B3 in avocado can enhance blood to the private parts.

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Broccoli

Broccoli

Raw or cooked, this vegetable, which is high in vitamin C, aids in blood circulation to organs. It has been associated with an improved female libido.  

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Chili peppers

Chili peppers

These hot chili peppers can really spice things up - thanks to capsaicin, a compund that makes the peppers well and hot. Capsaicin induces the release of endorphins that give you a natural high, which pumps that libido. Capsaicin is also believed to support weight loss as it boosts thermogenesis, or the rate at which your body burns fat.

By: Salome Phelamei