Do aphrodisiacs work? What exactly are they? How can
I use them? We answer these questions and many more during the Simple Sexy Food
virtual tour with clinical sex therapist and foodie – Linda De Villers, PhD.
There are many ordinary foods that can have aphrodisiac effects – and we’re
going to help you understand them.
Linda De Viller, PhD,
Clinical Sex Therapist and Foodie, shares her knowledge about the myths and
truth about aphrodisiacs. She also share over 80 recipes and a wealth of love
and sex tips. Get your copy at - http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Sexy-Food-Linda-Villers/dp/097095655X/.
We invite you to participate in the Simple
Sexy Food Recipe Photo Contest - http://www.lovecoachjourney.com/recipe-photo-contest
- the grand prize winner will get a one on one aphrodisiac consultation and
five runner ups will receive a digital copy of Love Skills by Linda De Villers.
Try this recipe from the Simple Sexy Food Cookbook:
Coconut Pumpkin Nut Bread
Features coconut,
pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, walnuts
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups whole-wheat pastry
flour
2 cups dark brown sugar, packed
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree
(plain, not pie filling)
2/3 cup coconut milk, stirred
before measuring
1 cup canola oil or other mild
vegetable oil
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 cup (4 to 5 ounces) toasted
walnuts
2/3 cup unsweetened, finely grated
coconut
1. Preheat an oven to 350°F. Grease two
8-by-4-inch loaf pans with vegetable oil and dust with flour, shaking out any
excess flour. Set aside.
2. In a mixing bowl of an electric mixer,
combine the flours, sugars, pumpkin, coconut milk, oil, baking soda, salt, and
spices. Mix on low speed, then raise speed to medium and mix until well
blended.
3. Fold in the walnuts and coconut, then
scrape the batter into the prepared pans, being sure to fill the corners. Rap
the pans on a counter to release any air bubbles.
4. Bake for about 1 1/4 hours, or until a
toothpick comes out clean.
5. Remove the pans from oven, set on a
cooling rack, and immediately cover each loaf tightly with aluminum foil. Allow
the loaves to steam in their own heat for 10 minutes.
6. Remove foil and let the loaves cool, in
the pans, on a cooling rack.
Two 8-by-4-inch
loaves
Simple Sexy Kitchen Tip: The
addition of whole wheat pastry flour gives this bread a wonderfully sexy,
lighter texture! To freeze one of the loaves
for later use, let cool completely, then wrap air-tight and freeze for up to 4
months.
Pumpkin is a great aphrodisiac, but you may be debating
whether you would want to include the coconut milk in this recipe. Take a look
at the following information, then make up your mind…
Sexy Details About
Coconut
In an effort to keep it simple and sexy, coconut milk and unsweetened coconut flakes are a
delicious addition to many classic Asian recipes and deserve to be enjoyed from
time to time. if it feels a bit naughty to indulge, so much the better for revving up the erotic engines!
Want more – read on…
The great Moroccan 14th century geographer/traveler, Ibn
Battuta, who traveled over 75,000 miles just 60 years after Marco Polo, sang
the praises of coconuts, bananas, and mollusks after finding them in abundance
in Dhofar, Oman. Referring to the coconut, he wrote: “As for its aphrodisiac
quality, its action in this respect is wonderful.”
Coconut is an integral part of many tropical cuisines,
including in Thailand, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and India. It has been
revered for thousands of years both as a food and as a folk medicine to treat a
variety of ailments, from irregular or painful menstruation to sexually
transmitted infections.
Coconut oil is part of a traditional aromatic mixture used
to anoint a bride on the eve of her wedding in some Afro-Caribbean and modern
Muslim cultures.
Sexy Nutrients
Contemporary western medicine is divided on the health
benefits of coconut and its oil. It is one of the few sources of lauric acid, a
key component of human breast milk and formulas used to nourish hospital
patients. Research on Pacific island and Asian populations whose diets include
lots of coconuts have very low rates of heart disease, on the other hand, their
diet is mostly plant-based, and they’re a lot more active than the typical
American, so a direct comparison isn’t necessarily reliable.
The medical community in the US regularly advises us to
steer clear of products that include
coconut oil, because it is a highly saturated fat. Other recent
research suggests it’s more likely to raise HDL, the good cholesterol, and pure coconut milk should not
be confused with processed, partially hydrogenated coconut oil used in packaged
goods.
And – Let’s Spice Things Up with Some Nutmeg
Nutmeg – Love and Fun Facts
Also known as myristica
or nux moschata, nutmeg is another of the old world spices that originated
In the Indonesian Spice islands. It has been used for centuries by Hindus,
Arabs, Greeks, and Romans to improve sexual drive. In the orient it was
especially highly prized among women. Indian texts prescribe nutmeg mixed with
honey and a half-boiled egg should be taken an hour before the intercourse to
prolong the duration of the sexual act.
A rather unappetizing and decidedly unsexy historical event
related to nutmeg occurred in 17th century Denmark. A young man was brought to
trial for a form of “witchcraft” in which he taught a friend to seduce a young
woman using nutmeg. the process, however, involved eating a whole nutmeg (seed
of the nutmeg tree), capturing it after it passed through the digestive system,
then grating it into the drink of his beloved, after which she was supposed to
become powerless to resist him.
Then there’s the far more appetizing and quite sexy practice
in the late 18th century of English
newlyweds enjoying the earlier noted mixture of wine, milk, egg yolk, sugar,
cinnamon, and nutmeg before their nuptials. Hot, steamy, sweet and creamy, with
just a hint of spice and a mild kick of alcohol, now that is sexy in any era!
The active components of nutmeg have many therapeutic
applications in traditional medicines, including anti-fungal, anti-depressant,
aphrodisiac, digestive, and carminative (preventing gas!) functions.
Recipe
Photo Contest –
We
are holding a recipe photo contest as part of the virtual tour. Details can be
found at - http://www.lovecoachjourney.com/recipe-photo-contest/ . We
supply the recipes, you prepare the aphrodisiac food and submit a picture of
the finished recipe – for the contest. The grand prize winner will get a one on
one aphrodisiac consultation and five runner ups will receive a digital copy of
Love Skills by Linda De Villers. Contact nikki@nikkileigh.com with questions. We show the
ingredients - now show us what you can
do.
About
Simple Sexy Food –
Simple Sexy Food is an aphrodisiac cookbook like no other. Honest and direct,
detailed and informative, it’s packed with exclusive recipes, food and sex
tips, descriptions and histories of ingredients and even survey data about what
food people find sexy. And it’s the only aphrodisiac cookbook written by a
clinical sex therapist who also happens to be a foodie!
About
Linda DeVillers PhD –
Linda De Villers has more than 20 years of experience
as a sex and relationship expert. Dr. De Villers is regarded as an expert in
the study of aphrodisiacs. She was a featured expert in a Discovery Channel
Health program (2006) on 10 sexual myths, including the myth that aphrodisiacs
don’t exist. In an academic setting, she has researched and presented on
related topics.
A
Message From Linda De Villers PhD
I created this book to help
you enjoy the remarkable relationship between food and sex. These two themes
run brightly through my own life both personally and professionally, and are
inseparable from my sense of who I am. Having counseled and taught thousands of
people on the loving arts, and having fed nearly as many in my kitchens over
the years, I find myself in a state of barely contained excitement over the
opportunity to share what I know with you. I am the only author in this field
to be credentialed in both sexual health and food, having worked and presented
internationally and conducted research on the joint topic over the course of my
career.
