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  • Food to Get You in the Mood
    Both old wives and our girlfriends have told us tales of presumably passion-inducing edibles. But we want to know the expert opinion on what foods are really supposed to rev our engines before we try them out on date night. —Glo
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  • Food to Get You in the Mood
    By Woman's DayWill a dozen on the half-shell really do anything for your sex drive? Jessica Baye, a registered dietician, says, “Oysters contain high levels of zinc which stimulate testosterone, an essential sex drive hormone.”
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  • Food to Get You in the Mood
    Folklore has long associated avocados with an improved libido. Dr. Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., says, “There is nothing suggesting that avocados can do much for your sex drive.”RELATED ON WOMAN'S DAY: Better Sex
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  • Food to Get You in the Mood
    “Chocolate has a multitude of qualities that put it in the category of aphrodisiac,” says Baye. Experts believe that a little now and then can’t hurt, and may even help, your sex drive.RELATED ON WOMAN'S DAY: Sex-Drive Stealers
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  • Food to Get You in the Mood
    The idea of eating a few pumpkin seeds, which are a healthy source of magnesium and iron, and feeling “in the mood” shortly after sounds too good to be true. “There’s no science behind this, Schwartz says.
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  • Food to Get You in the Mood
    “Spicy foods, like hot chile peppers, get your blood flowing, Schwartz says. And increased blood flow is an arousal mechanism. RELATED ON WOMAN'S DAY: Make Sex a Priority
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  • Food to Get You in the Mood
    Alcohol gives you a buzz, but usually leaves you with a lack of the blood flow needed for arousal. Yet, “Champagne is the perfect arousal drink ... you don’t have to drink as much and you feel the effects a lot faster, says Schwartz.
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  • Food to Get You in the Mood
    According to folklore, the scent of almonds makes women amorous. But this one’s better off in fairytale land, says Dolores Kent, a gynecologist and cosmetic surgeon in Los Angeles.RELATED ON WOMAN'S DAY: 30 Days to Better Sex
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  • The Truth About Aphrodisiacs

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    Both old wives and our girlfriends have told us tales of presumably passion-inducing edibles. But we want to know the expert opinion on what foods are really supposed to rev our engines before we try them out on date night. —Glo

  • Truth: Oysters

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    By Woman's Day

    Will a dozen on the half-shell really do anything for your sex drive? Jessica Baye, a registered dietician, says, “Oysters contain high levels of zinc which stimulate testosterone, an essential sex drive hormone.”

  • Myth: Avocados

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    Folklore has long associated avocados with an improved libido. Dr. Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., says, “There is nothing suggesting that avocados can do much for your sex drive.”

    RELATED ON WOMAN'S DAY: Better Sex

  • Truth: Chocolate

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    “Chocolate has a multitude of qualities that put it in the category of aphrodisiac,” says Baye. Experts believe that a little now and then can’t hurt, and may even help, your sex drive.

    RELATED ON WOMAN'S DAY: Sex-Drive Stealers

  • Myth: Pumpkin Seeds

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    The idea of eating a few pumpkin seeds, which are a healthy source of magnesium and iron, and feeling “in the mood” shortly after sounds too good to be true. “There’s no science behind this," Schwartz says.

  • Truth: Chile Peppers

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    “Spicy foods, like hot chile peppers, get your blood flowing," Schwartz says. "And increased blood flow is an arousal mechanism."

    RELATED ON WOMAN'S DAY: Make Sex a Priority

  • Truth: Champagne

    7 of 8

    Alcohol gives you a buzz, but usually leaves you with a lack of the blood flow needed for arousal. Yet, “Champagne is the perfect arousal drink ... you don’t have to drink as much and you feel the effects a lot faster," says Schwartz.

  • Myth: Almonds

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    According to folklore, the scent of almonds makes women amorous. But this one’s better off in fairytale land, says Dolores Kent, a gynecologist and cosmetic surgeon in Los Angeles.

    RELATED ON WOMAN'S DAY: 30 Days to Better Sex

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