Reading Time: 3 minutes Your physical health is a major factor in your libido. Our physical health includes the more everyday issues, such as our desire being impacted by the changing levels of hormones during our menstrual cycle. Or it could be tied to food and nutrition, or the contraception you’re taking. Other times, it …
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#sexdrivestories “Sex Positivity, Sex, and Vulvodynia”
Reading Time: 4 minutes Originally published on Medium.com: As a someone who is queer, polyamorous, kinky, and suffers from vulvodynia, I function in two distinct social circles. Most of the important people in my life, be it my friends, partners or lovers, identify as sex-positive and share with me at least one of those …
Could having a shower help boost your sex drive?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Although there are many things that can take away our desire for sex, not feeling clean is one that we don’t talk about often. Much as we’d like to imagine ourselves as fresh as a daisy, we can all slack off on the self-care front- whether we’re working from home or having …
You are what you eat? How your diet impacts on your desire
Reading Time: 3 minutes How diet affects your sex drive is a complex issue. Most of the advice seem to fall into either: 1 “Food as an instant sex drive booster”– AKA aphrodisiacs, eating particular foods that promote blood flow to your nether-regions, or sex coffee (!?). 2. Or, the longer term diets scientists …
How to exercise when you really can’t be bothered (but your sex drive depends on it….)
Reading Time: 3 minutes From previous posts you’ll know that I’m not an “exercise person”. In fact, I’m far from it. But as a result of understanding more about why we exercise (hint: literally outrunning stress) I’ve begun running! It’s an absolute miracle. But if you’ve seen me hitting the streets of London, I can …
Are you caught in a sexual avoidance cycle?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes we get stuck into patterns and habits around sex that are hard to see, and even harder to break. An incredibly common one is what Jessa Zimmerman calls the “sexual avoidance cycle”. This is how desire is impacted in the longer term by the quality of the sex that …
I gave up coffee to see if it had an impact on my sex drive. Here’s what I found….
Reading Time: 5 minutes For some people (the chosen ones) caffeine does wonders. It helps boost mood, energy levels, productivity, for some fuckers it even boosts their sex drive. But sadly (cue sad violin music) for others, caffeine is a total bitch, and has links to a decreased sex drive. This is because… It …
The magic of lube if you’re having a “dry spell”
Reading Time: 2 minutes NEWS FLASH. Lube is for everyone because sometimes we ALL STRUGGLE TO GET WET. There are tons of reasons why it can be hard for women to get aroused, ranging from: anxiety feeling tired being dehydrated as part of the menopause And many more. Often we think lube is only …
Exercise: the key to reviving desire?
Reading Time: 3 minutes We know we know. There’s health benefits. Its good for us. We’ll get a bikini body. Minimize cellulite and live a longer life… It’s all well and good having that knowledge, but actually exercising and getting out there to do it, well… for some of us, that’s easier said that …
Feel like sex is the last thing on your mind? Your period might be to blame
Reading Time: 2 minutes Our libidos go up and down at different times. For some women, this happens to coincide not with the earths gravitational pull or when Simon Cowell appears on the Xfactor, but with different stages of our menstrual cycles. Being on our periods can make us SUPER horny- and there ain’t nuttin …