Chocolate and Romance: How this Sweet Treat Could Enhance Your Sex Life
Chocolate has long been associated with romance, and is a staple of Valentine’s Day culture around the world. Despite the common notion that Valentine’s Day was invented by the chocolate companies, both chocolate and Valentine’s Day are being grossly misrepresented. In fact, chocolate has been used in the celebration of love, sex, and fertility for far longer than the tale of St. Valentine has even been around.
Chocolate comes from the cocoa bean, a bean which is grown natively in Mexico, and which has been used for thousands of years, not only as a food, but as medicine, a fertility enhancer, and even as a form of currency. The Mayans believed the cocoa beans were a gift, and thought that the God’s drank their elixir. The Aztecs prized the beans above all things and thought them a healing tool and strong aphrodisiac.
In modern times, we may not treat chocolate with the same regard it once had so many years ago in Central America and Mexico, but science has shown one facet of these ancient beliefs to be true. Chocolate does have some aphrodisiac effects, especially when derived from true cocoa. For a few tips on ways chocolate could enhance your sex life, read on below.
A Natural Mood Booster
The neurochemical, phenylethylamine, or PEA, like oxytocin, is considered a “love” chemical. It causes a sensation of happiness and wellbeing to take effect, which in turn can enhance pleasure, both emotional and physical. Chocolate, the real stuff, is rich in phenylethylamine, which is why so many people suggest they are “chocolate addicts”.
The euphoric effect of this chemical can enhance any experience, but has been linked specifically to sex and intimacy. This means that if you’re hoping that box of chocolates is going to land you a goodnight kiss, or maybe a bit more, you should make sure it’s filled with the real thing, and not just the sugary substitute made popular by Nestle in the 1870’s.
Stimulate Your Blood Flow
Another way natural dark chocolate can increase the libido is through its use as a blood-flow stimulant. It isn’t just phenylethylamine which makes a home in chocolate, the cocoa bean is also full of polyphenols, which have proven anti-inflammatory capabilities and are known to promote heart health. Of course, it isn’t only your heart which can benefit from better blood flow and anti-inflammation. Your reproductive system, and sexual organs also gain advantage from the polyphenols present in dark chocolate.
Men aren’t the only ones who require blood flow to promote sexual stimulation, women too experience a rush of blood to the genitals when procreation is on the mind. This means that by consuming dark chocolate and improving blood flow, you are also increasing your body’s natural response to sexual stimuli and triggers.
Enhance Sexual Endurance with Energy Boosting Chocolate
Finally, and possibly, the most commonly observed way that chocolate adds to the libido is through its use as a stimulant. Chocolate, like coffee, is a host of the central nervous system stimulant, caffeine. Caffeine is known to improve alertness, temporarily relieve fatigue and drowsiness, and increase energy levels.
When it comes to matters of the libido, staying power is often greeted by enthusiasm. Chocolate provides just enough caffeine to increase sexual endurance, without causing the same side effects as more potent doses, such as the jitters or anxiety.
Ways to Incorporate Chocolate into Your Valentine’s Day
Not much for the classic chocolates and flowers? There are plenty of ways to include the aphrodisiac powers of chocolate into your romantic holiday without going for the old cliché. For example, if you’re looking to skip right to the chase and forget the wining and dining before you get intimate, chocolate can be used as a way to explore your partner’s body and enhance your own desire. Chocolate body paint, chocolate flavored edible lingerie, and even chocolate scented massage oils can be used to create a unique sexual experience.
Make chocolate into a wholesome, but flirtatious shared activity by baking something together. Buy matching aprons, collect your ingredients, and get messy in the kitchen making a dark chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream frosting. Be silly and have fun by tasting as you go, getting into a little mischief with the frosting, and of course licking the bowls clean.
If you want to eat your chocolate and not wear it, you can still enjoy this delectable treat this Valentine’s Day, but mix things up to keep it interesting. Rather than purchasing a box of chocolates, choose individual customized chocolates from a chocolatier. Wear a blind fold, and take turns trying to guess which delicious treat is which, and what’s inside to make it so good. By the time you finish, you may have discovered more ways chocolate enhances your sexual experience.
So, if you’re considering a box of chocolates for a loved one this Valentine’s Day, and you’re hoping it will spark a bit of romance, choose a chocolate made from cocoa. The darker the chocolate, and the less additives, like sugar, fat, and dairy, the more likely it is that you’ll feel the positive sexual effects of chocolate.
To enjoy chocolate the way it was consumed in ancient times, avoid sweetening the chocolate. Instead, eat or drink it dark, slightly bitter, and with a dash of chili pepper or salt. The ancient Mayans called chocolate, “xocolati”, which translates into “bitter water”. It may not sound appetizing, but the affects are far more potent when consumed naturally.
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