Pass the salmon please

If you're not getting the performance you need in the sack, maybe it's time to look at your diet. All the ingredients you need may be found at your local grocery store.

A 2006 article from Forbes.com stated that like many aspects of health, our sex drive is affected by what we put into our bodies. Certain foods affect the body in different ways. Depending on what you consume, wining and dining a date can induce more sleep than romance. A big, fancy dinner, a bottle of wine and fine chocolates may sound sweet – but such meals are actually little more than empty calories.

To really get your blood going, consider circulation-enhancing dishes. Food that's high in Omega-3 fatty acids such as mackerel, salmon and wild salmon are best. "Omega-3 makes your nervous system function better," says Dr. Barbara Bartlik, assistant professor of psychiatry and sex therapist with the Human Sexuality Program at Weill Cornell Medical Center. "Sex is really about circuitry." Multivitamins and minerals will help, too. Both improve neurological function, which contributes to good circulation.

Improved circulation results in greater erectile response. To accomplish that, go for food rich in L-Arginine, such as granola, oatmeal, peanuts, cashews, walnuts, dairy, green vegetables, root vegetables, garlic, ginseng, soybeans, chickpeas and seeds. Studies show that L-Arginine is helpful for improving sexual function in men. There haven't been studies done on women--but remember, erectile response isn't just a guy thing. "Women have erections too: in their clitoris and the tissue surrounding the vulva," says Bartlik.

I don't know about you – but from now on I'm eating more fish. Pass the salmon please – I've got a date tonight.

Not getting it any more – join the club

Often guys will resort to seeing escorts because they're simply not getting it any more at home. Now the stereotype about the sex-starved man and the disinterested woman may be more than just a cliche. As it turns out, the instant a woman enters a secure relationship, her sex drive begins to plummet. Four years in, a German study found, fewer than half of women wanted regular sex. And after 20 years, only 20 percent did. This information revealed in an article by Jay Dixit in Psychology Today Magazine.


The article went on to say that among men, libido held steady no matter how long they'd been in the relationship. Researchers provide an evolutionary explanation – women's sex drive is initially high to facilitate pair bonding. Meanwhile, desire for tenderness showed the opposite trend. Ninety percent of women craved tenderness, but of men who'd been in relationships for ten years, only 25 percent said they hoped for the same from their partner.

This shouldn't be an excuse for all of you sex-starved guys out there to start seeing escorts. But it does explain the increased number of men using escort services in Toronto. In addition, much has changed in the escort business with the introduction of internet technology. Let's face it, it's much easier to find an escort these days than it was 10 years ago. Not only that, you can find those escorts that will cater to your specific needs.