WALNUT AS A NATURAL SEX ENHANCER

 Are you suffering from low sexual confidence? Walnut may be a fruit for you to patronize. Some people have a constantly low libido, whereas others experience episodes of loss of libido. Common contributors to low libido include sexual familiarity/boredom, tiredness, stress, hormones, many commonly prescribed drugs, the children, illness, too much alcohol, too much food and too many other things that need to be done.

Working on Oneself

Some of these contributory problems can be worked on to put your love life back into a more prominent. This entails working on your self-image, keeping an eye on your alcohol intake; prevent terminal exhaustion; exercise to increase sex drive as well as eat a good balanced diet including some 'aphrodisiac foods'. One of such is meat. Meat, including Oysters, is high in the amino acid, Arginine and minerals such as Zinc and Iron that are essential for sexual performance. Bee pollen is food for sex. Bee pollen can help boost your sperm count and sexual function. The pollen is made from millions of particles of a semen-like substance. Almonds, avocado and asparagus are naturally rich in the minerals such as Zinc, Manganese and Copper. The minerals are precursors for the antioxidant enzyme that is essential for sexual potency. Coffee can boost your libido. Coffee boosts dopamine. a major neuro-transmitter that is correlated with keeping the level of blood testosterone from dropping. Similarly, hot chocolate can both serve to both stimulate and sedate. Chocolate, cocoa liquor and a glass of wine was considered to be aphrodisiac by the Aztecs and later on by the Spanish conquistadors.

Sex Life Enhancement

Yogurt is high in calcium and phosphorus, two minerals that help to build your muscles' energy reserves and boost libido. Calcium also helps to make your orgasms more powerful, since the muscles that control ejaculation need calcium in order to spasm and contract properly. Many herbs can serve the same purpose, just like viagra. Horny Goat Weed and pumpkin seeds are some of these. They are known to boost libido and testosterone levels. They similarly give you stronger ejaculations and increase semen volume. A study by researchers at the Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, College of Medicine University of Lagos (CMUL), Idi Araba, Lagos, identified 10 local plants that have been successfully used in South Western Nigeria as aphrodisiac. The root of Carpolobia lutea is regarded as Ogun Aleko, that is an invigorating tonic or aphrodisiac. Water in which the root of Cassia sieberiana (Aridan, Tooro, Ifo, Idotoro in Yoruba) has been soaked for a week is drunk as an aphrodisiac.

Anti-oxidant that enhances Libido

Dioscorea cayenensis is used as an aphrodisiac preparation by the Yorubas and normally eaten boiled. The root is called Igangan (Yoruba), Ikpen (Edo), Dooyar kudu (Hausa), Akpaana (Ibibio), Ji oko (Ibo), Ole (Isoko), Okpen (Urhobo), Iyogh (Tiv), Akpana (Efik). Mucuna pruriens (Werepe in Yoruba and Agbala in Igbo) has been found to contain L-dopa about 40 milligram/gram of the plant. L-dopa is used to make dopamine, an important brain chemical involved in mood, sexuality, and movement. It has also been shown to have antioxidant properties. Commonly called cowitch, cowhage, velvet bean, cow-itch, buffalo bean; Mucuna pruriens belongs to the plant family Leguminosae (formerly known as Fabaceae). In one study, oral intake of the seeds in 56 human males was able to improve erection, duration of coitus, and post-coital satisfaction after only four weeks of treatment. The seed also has fertility promoting and spermatogenic effects (induces formation and development of spermatozoa) in human males, being able to improve sperm count and motility.

Walnut Research Findings

Besides this, walnut is also being touted as an aphrodisiac. The omega-3 fatty acids in walnuts are helpful in protecting the body from cardiovascular diseases by preventing erratic rhythms in the heart, making the blood less likely to clot inside the arteries, and improving the ratio of good to bad cholesterol. Walnuts are rich in protein, and high in potassium and other minerals such as zinc and iron. Researchers just announced they have produced a Viagra alternative from it too. The tablet called N-Hanz, the team of researchers at University Malaya (UM were able to show to have potentials as a local alternative to Viagra. Prof. Kim Kah Hwi, who headed the team of researchers, said he was inspired to look into walnuts after reading about their use in history and so far 40 volunteers had tried the tablet containing walnut extract and responded positively. Prof. Kim said the new pill was comparable to Viagra as well as safe, although a person would have to consume about 3.3kg of walnuts for the same effect as one tablet. He said, it takes about an hour for the effects to set in and it will last for about four hours. Furthermore, because it is not a drug, he said it is safe for those with hypertension or diabetes, or (those) who have recently had heart by passes, adding that some of the volunteers had undergone bypass surgeries.

Prof Kim said the active ingredient was arginine, an amino acid that is absorbed into the body and converted into nitric oxide known to help to enlarge blood vessels and enhance blood flow to the penis. All these foods that have aphrodisiac properties are within easy reach, including walnut, and so low libido should no more be a dilemma.