Healthy Lifestyle For Better Sex

Living a healthy lifestyle can provide you with many benefits, including better or even great sex!

Nearly half of American women—43 percent—suffer from some kind of sexual dysfunction, the Journal of the American Medical Association recently reported. But simply changing your everyday behaviors may help. "A decline in your sexual health may mean something's wrong with your overall health," says Hank C. K. Wuh, M.D., M.P.H., co-author of Sexual Fitness (Putnam, 2001). There's evidence that the lifestyle program Wuh created works:
In a 30-day study of 25 men and women (median age: 42):

• 82 percent said they experienced sexual desire more frequently
• 50 percent said their level of desire increased
• 40 percent reported an improved sexual relationship

Wuh's seven strategies in a nutshell:

12 Healthy Eating Tips Part 2

How to eat better: Top 12 healthy-eating tips part 2

7. Eat seasonally and you'll enjoy fruit and vegetables at their tastiest, most affordable and most available. In the summer I eat fresh fruit such as peaches, nectarines, cherries and melons. In the fall I make soups with squash, cabbage or tomatoes, and visit country markets, where I can buy directly from farmers. The health value of fruit and vegetables is undisputed. Nature's convenience foods are portable, full of nutrients, low in fat and high in fibre.

8. The path to a wholesome eating style is individual, and should fit your lifestyle and food tastes. There are many experts who can help, but pick someone who listens to you and works with you to make your diet realistic and enjoyable.

12 Healthy Eating Tips Part 1

How to eat better: Top 12 healthy-eating tips Part 1

1. Keep a food journal. I've learned, both from research studies and experience, that the most important tool for weight loss or any dietary change is a food diary (in which you keep note of every single thing you eat throughout the day for at least a week). It helps you track what you're eating, makes you accountable and makes it easier for you to identify areas for change. 

2. Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. Even though I've sometimes had to skip it, I always feel more energetic and alert when I have it. My best mornings start with a tall, nonfat latte that I drink in a café after my walk. Back home, I eat either oatmeal (sometimes topped with fresh fruit), whole wheat bread with cheese or with peanut butter, or cottage cheese with fresh fruit. These are healthful choices, and the protein fills me enough to keep me going all morning.

7 Healthy Habits for a Great Sex Life Part 1

Rev Up Your Libido

Healthy habits and lifestyle changes can increase libido, improve your sex life, and possibly help address issues such as erectile dysfunction and female sexual dysfunction. Sexual arousal and function is dependent on a healthy cardiovascular system and good overall health, so both men and women can improve their sex lives by maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Sex Life Enhancer No. 1: Quit Smoking 

The nicotine in tobacco is a potent vasoconstrictor. It narrows the blood vessels, which can lead to damage in the arteries and veins. The small blood vessels in the penis are especially susceptible to damage – thus smoking can have a negative effect on your sex life. But there is something you can do about it: Quitting smoking can improve your sex life and increase your libido.

Sex Life Enhancer No. 2: Exercise

Regular exercise can help both men and women improve their sex lives and increase libido. Routine exercise keeps the cardiovascular system healthy, important for libido and erections. Exercise can also increase levels of sex hormones as well as endorphins, help women feel better, and improve body image, according to Jennifer Berman, MD, a urologist and expert in female sexual medicine and director of The Berman Women’s Wellness Center in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Sex Life Enhancer No. 3: Reduce Stress 

Stress management techniques such as meditation and yoga can also help improve your sex life. “Stress is a silent killer — worse in some ways than heart disease or even cancer,” says Dr. Berman. “It’s self-induced, it ages your body, and is gradual.” Stress also raises cortisol and adrenaline levels, which can interfere with sex response hormones. “Healing hormones are released during meditation,” says Berman.

Sex Life Enhancer No. 4: Get More Sleep 

Lack of sleep has been linked to erectile dysfunction and female sexual response problems. As with stress reduction methods, beneficial hormones are released during sleep, says Berman. “If sleep is interrupted by apnea, stress, medication, and so on, that affects brain chemistry as well as mood.” Getting enough rest can help increase your libido and improve your sex life.



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