Designer drugs like Viagra, Levitra and Cialis may capture our attention to treat sexual dysfunction, but for many people, the problem that ends in the bedroom starts in the kitchen.

In their new book, Great Food, Great Sex, health psychologists Dr. Robert Fried and Dr. Lynn Edlen-Nezin say that great nutrition is the real secret to great sex.

Much of today's food that we shove in our mouths don't provide us with the key nutrients necessary for sexual vitality. In fact, many of those same foods raise our LDL "bad" cholesterol, which helps set us up for clogged arteries, heart attacks, strokes and other maladies.

Case in point: sexual dysfunction:

Researchers at the University of South Carolina say that the clogged arteries that come from high levels of "bad" cholesterol may impede the flow of blood to the penis, which leads to erectile dysfunction.  In addition, clogged arteries in women will also stymie the flow of blood to their sexual organs, Fried and Edlen-Nezin say.

Great Food, Great Sex includes recipes from the federal government's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute that Fried and Edlen-Nezin say will provide all the nutrients to put some zing back into your sex life.

Knowing how good fish is for your overall health, try this one:

Baked Trout Ole

2 pounds trout fillet, cut into 6 pieces (any kind of fish can be used)
3 tablespoons lime juice (about 2 limes)
1 medium tomato, chopped
1/2 medium onion, chopped
3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
1/2 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon red pepper (optional)

Preheat oven to 350F.

Rinse fish and pat dry. Place in baking dish.

In a separate dish, mix remaining ingredients together and pour over fish.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until fork-tender.

Makes 6 servings.

Nutritional information
Serving size, 1 piece: calories, 230; total fat, 9 g; saturated fat, 2 g; cholesterol, 58 mg; sodium, 162 mg; calcium, 60 mg.

Source: Great Food, Great Sex

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