What your Libido is telling you about your health
Sexual Health
Yes! Chocolate is actually GOOD for you! (not to mention its ability to spice up your life in the bedroom)
For centuries, chocolate has been claimed to be an aphrodisiac, fueling libido. In fact, the early Aztecs in approximately 1100 BC were the first on record to draw a link between the cocoa bean and increased sexual desire.
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Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, thought that sparrows were sacred, and therefore the ancient Greeks considered sparrows to be especially lustful. Because of this association, Europeans would eat sparrows, especially their brains, as aphrodisiacs.
The ancient Roman physician Galen said that foods worked as aphrodisiacs if they were “windy”, meaning they produced flatulence! Galen theorized that a “wind” inflated the penis, causing an erection, so any food that made one gassy could give a man an erection.
Ancient drawings have shown hunters eating the testicles of animals that they killed. It is believed that the men hoped to take on the characteristics of that animal, including its virility.
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Where else can you find mention of aphrodisiacs throughout history? Well, the Bible even includes references to aphrodisiacs! In Genesis 30:14-16, Leah and Rachel, two of Jacob’s wives, go to the fields to collect mandrake root, believed to have aphrodisiac powers because of its somewhat humanlike shape.
Many substances are believed to be aphrodisiacs because of the Doctrine of Similars, constructed by Paracelsus (1493-1541). He said that diseases could be cured by plants or materials that physically resembled the organ or condition being treated. That’s why many animal horns (shaped like the penis) and even bananas were thought to treat sexual disorders and increase desire.