Best Foods for Men and Better Sex

What you eat as a man can affect your sex life considerably. DESIblitz looks at the foods that can help towards giving you a better sex life.

Best Foods for Men and Better Sex

"Essentially, what's good for your heart is good for better sex."

Better sex for men has a direct connection with the foods you eat.

Sex professionals all agree that what you eat and how much of it, can impact your sex life as a man.

According to Steven Lamm, MD from the New York School of Medicine, author of The Hardness Factor: How to Achieve Your Best Health and Sexual Fitness at Any Age: “Essentially, what’s good for your heart is good for better sex.”

The most important factor here is blood flow and good circulation.

Healthy circulation by eating the right foods not only leads to a better sex life but tackles weight gain and obesity too in men.

Research shows that men who are overweight, especially in the belly area, can have lower testosterone, which can lead to weak erections. Fat in the blood can clog the small arteries leading to the penis.

So, eating wisely and keeping your weight down are important factors for a good sex life as a man.

Cut back on fried foods, junk food, processed foods, foods with high-fructose corn syrup and sugary drinks.

Sexual performance is also linked with some key food nutrients. One important one is nitric oxide which helps open up blood vessels, allowing for the increased excitement and stronger erections. So, foods encouraging the production of nitric oxide in the body are a must.

Before medication like Viagra, man relied on natural foods for sexual invigoration, and it is no different now. So we look at the best foods to help with better sex.


Best Foods for Men and Better Sex

Dr Prakash Kothari, a leading Indian sexologist says that garlic reduces, ‘vaata’ in the body, which is an element responsible for most cases of erectile dysfunction.

Garlic de-clogs blood vessels and increases blood flow to the penis, helping to improve the quality of erections.

So crush cloves of garlic and add it to your dishes to promote good blood flow.

Raw garlic is not suggested by Kothari. Having it everyday is not harmful but do not have more than 3 to 4 cloves.

Also, garlic cloves cooked whole have very little medicinal value.

Garlic milk is a well known ayurvedic remedy to help with impotence. Here is how to make it:


1 cup milk
¼ cup water
A clove of chopped garlic


Add garlic to the milk and water, and boil gently until 1 cup of the liquid is left.
Take this drink at bedtime or on empty stomach.


Best Foods for Men and Better Sex

Almonds are a well known food that can help with men’s libido. They act as a sex stimulant and aid with fertility.

They are rich in several trace minerals that are important for sex, such as zinc, selenium, and vitamin E. They are great to boost to produce nitric oxide.

You can eat them raw or drink them. Either way, they are great for enhancing your sex drive.

As a breakfast snack, eat 10 raw and unroasted almonds for breakfast. Soak the almonds in water for a night, peel the skin next morning and eat them.

Here is how to have them as a strengthening drink:


10 raw almonds
1 cup warm milk
1 teaspoon natural sugar (optional, if you do not have sugar)
a pinch of nutmeg
a pinch of saffron


Soak the 10 almonds overnight.
Peel the skin off in the next morning.
Add to the milk, together with the other ingredients.
Blend well in a blender and drink.


Best Foods for Men and Better Sex

Eating dates can help combat a low sex drive. The fruit increases sexual endurance and raise sexual stamina in your body.

You have to balance them in your diet as eating too many can add calories to your diet.

You can eat them raw, dried or as part of a dish. However, they can be taken as a drink daily for better sex:


5-7 dates
1 cup goat’s milk
1 teaspoon honey
½ teaspoon of cardamom powder


Soak the dates in the milk overnight (put in fridge).
Add the honey and cardamom powder.
Blend well in a blender and drink.

You can substitute the goat’s milk with other milks too.


Best Foods for Men and Better Sex

Known as anjeer, Figs are well known for their aphrodisiac properties from centuries back.

They are rich in amino acids and an excellent source of iron and potassium, two minerals which are essential for peaking sexual health.

If eaten with almonds and dates together, they definitely create a strengthening combination for sexual enhancement.

They can also be taken daily as follows to help with better sex:


2-3 figs
1 cup of milk


Soak the figs in the milk overnight (put in fridge).
Eat them the following morning.


Best Foods for Men and Better Sex

These superfruits are an excellent source of vitamin E, to promote better blood flow and help to increase testosterone, in men.

As they are packed with heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, they help with your heart and circulation for a better sex life.

You can eat it as part of salads, soups and add in sandwiches. Another way is as a sex enhancing smoothie:


1 ripe avocado, peeled and pitted
2 bananas (can be frozen)
½ cup frozen blueberries
1 cup cranberry juice
1 cup coconut milk
2 teaspoons of chia seeds, soaked in ½ cup water for at least 30 minutes


Place all the ingredients, in a blender and blend until creamy. Enough for two glasses. Sip and drink slowly.


Best Foods for Men and Better Sex

Traditional Indian medicine classifies bananas as a ‘turn-on’ food.

High in potassium, an essential mineral we cannot live without, bananas are great for increasing men’s libido and helping with impotence. Especially, because they contain the bromelain enzyme.

Known to increase the body’s overall energy levels, this fruit is packed with goodness to aid your muscles and orgasms.

The better types are Raw banana or green banana. The riper they are, the more they increase in sugar levels. So, try and eat them early in their storage cycle.

Have them daily on their own, as part of a smoothie or added to oats for breakfast.

Cumin Seeds (Jeera)

Best Foods for Men and Better Sex

Cumin seeds are not commonly associated with sex enhancing foods but they are definitely not to be ignored.

Containing zinc and potassium, jeera is great to enhance your sex life.

Zinc is very important for sperm production so adding jeera to your dishes will definitely add more boost to the volume and count of your sperm.

You can add sprinkle some raw jeera on salads or have it as an invigorating tea daily on an empty stomach:


1 teaspoon of jeera
250ml water
½ teaspoon honey


Add the jeera a pan. Heat the seeds on low heat for about 10 seconds. Add the water. Bring to boil. Leave standing for 5 minutes. Sieve into a cup, add the honey and drink.


Best Foods for Men and Better Sex

Watermelons are a great summer fruit normally known to help you cool-off. But they can also give a huge boost to your sex life.

It has a chemical reaction similar to viagra when eaten.

Watermelons contain the amino acid, citrulline in the rind, which is converted into the amino acid arginine, which improves circulation and immunity in our bodies.

Dr. Bhimu Patil from Texas A&M’s Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center says:


So, to add some more power to improve circulation, add some watermelon to your meals to engage in better sex.

You can juice it for a sex boosting drink as follows.


1 slice of red watermelon with the rind
1 sprig of basil
½ cup coconut water
½ cup ice


Add all the the ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth and drink.


Best Foods for Men and Better Sex

Most South Asian dishes will have some kind of heat to them by adding chillies. The heat is not just in the taste, chillies are a great boost for better sex.

The chillies speed metabolism and increase blood flow.

So adding green chillies, cayenne peppers or any other heat filled peppers to your diet will give you a definite boost to your libido and help with erections.

Some people do eat green chillies raw with their Desi cuisine. Do not over consume chilies and peppers as they can burn and irritate your stomach and bowel linings.


Best Foods for Men and Better Sex

Eggs are high in vitamins B6 and B5, which help balance hormone levels and fight stress, two things that are crucial for better sex.

Eggs instantly boost energy which helps with enhancing your stamina and sexual performance.

They are full of protein and good cholesterol, which keeps you going without piling on the calories. As an an excellent source of amino acids, they can help combat certain types of heart ailments as well as weak erections.

You can eat up to two-three eggs per day. You can have them raw in a smoothie, poached, boiled, lightly fried, scrambled and the list goes on. So, add some eggs to your diet and fuel up your sex life.

These are a selection of many other foods which can help you have better sex.

The key thing is to stay away from a diet that increases the prospects of heart disease and obesity and instead, substitute it for healthy alternatives.

Eating these foods on a regular basis can give you a desired libido boost and contribute towards a better sex life.


Note - Information is provided as a general guide. If you are suffering from any medical condition, you are required to consult your doctor before consuming any of the foods listed.