The Book
Hot sex. Naturally.
That’s what this book is about.
We all want to have it, but the pathway can be more elusive than we might imagine. It’s what drives so many people to my acupuncture practice, where I help individuals and couples to have better sex. Men come in seeking stronger erections. Women come looking to improve libido and sexual satisfaction. Why do they come to me for help?
Acupuncture moves qi in the vessels, stimulating nerve pathways which affect every substance produced by the body, including sex hormones. It also brings blood flow to the sex organs, which is essential for male and female sexual function.
The philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine is to always address the root of health concerns. The root of sexual function involves our diet. We are born with yin and yang in perfect balance, but our lifestyles can block qi and blood from flowing to our sex organs.
But what should humans eat? This has long been a scientific debate with experts voicing strong opinions. Other primates seem to inherently know what foods promote health, while humans rely on nutrition experts to tell us what to eat. I saw a documentary about monkeys who lived in Indian cities, hanging out on rooftops. They would go around stealing food from vendors and from people’s houses. Since we have lost our natural inclinations for what food is good for us, I am always curious to see what our biological cousins like to eat.
But what should humans eat?
This has long been a scientific debate with experts voicing strong opinions. Other primates seem to inherently know what foods promote health, while humans rely on nutrition experts to tell us what to eat. I saw a documentary about monkeys who lived in Indian cities, hanging out on rooftops. They would go around stealing food from vendors and from people’s houses. Since we have lost our natural inclinations for what food is good for us, I am always curious to see what our biological cousins like to eat.
Physiologically, great sex is achieved by balanced sex hormones, fast nerve impulses to and from the genitals and blood vessels which deliver optimal blood flow. Modern research proves that diet affects this trifecta of great sex and can increase or hamper pleasure.
Order today to discover how to care for the biological design of your body
Praise
This book is a lot of fun, as it certainly should be...
Matt McAvoy
This book is a lot of fun, as it certainly should be, but perhaps surprisingly the focus isn’t actually as much on the fun as one might think. Don’t get me wrong, Christine DeLozier brings a lot of humour into her writing but, for the most part, this profoundly academic reference book is all business. In fact, for the first half at least, Diet for Great Sex comes across as more of biological reference book, and the diet it refers to focuses very heavily on the scientific nutritional value of the constituent parts of food. Furthermore, the sexual benefits are only one approach of DeLozier’s guide to the nutrients in different foods; the overall benefits covered in the book are in fact holistic and comprehensive. Generally, the hugely academic style of this reference book may not appeal to the tastes of many who think that this is going to be a light-hearted diet and recipe book (although some are included); it is far more intellectual, in-depth and industry professional than that.
It is in the second half that this book really starts to come into its own, and resembles a nutrition-based sex guide more likely recognizable as what you might be expecting – and it is triumphant! The way that herbs, spices, fruits, vegetables, pulses, nuts and everything else you can think of are broken down in terms of their sex-friendly components is immensely detailed and extremely well presented; DeLozier has clearly put a huge amount of research and hard work into this book (as is plain to see if only by the extensive references). This is then followed by some superbly helpful recipes and even graphic, explicit guides to expert sex and oral sex, in a manner which is both entertaining and scientific. All in all, the resources in the book’s second half make it a good read for academics and amateurs alike, and well worthy of its five stars.
There is a huge amount of terminology throughout the book, which may overwhelm at times, but stick with it, because it is also without a shadow of doubt that this is a top-quality non-fiction reference publication by an enormously professional author. It is a touch surprising, then, that DeLozier is an acupuncturist by trade – if one who specializes in sexual issues, and has undoubtedly dedicated her working life to becoming a comprehensive expert on the subject. With work of such articulation, knowledge and work ethic as this, she could just as well be a practicing nutritionist, psychologist, sexual health clinician, therapist, writer… A rare talent indeed, and a hugely credible author for this excellent book.
This is an amazing book written by a brilliant and talented author well versed in scientific research
Scott Finnegan
This is an amazing book written by a brilliant and talented author well versed in scientific research. Its conversational style makes the scientific information very accessible and its application of TCM and wholistic theories draw truly scientific connections to practices that have for too long been mocked or belittled.
Funny and so much great information
RH
Very intelligent look at nutrition in relation to sexual function! I learned so much. Very funny and enjoyable to read. She presents all of the information in a way that the lay person can understand.
Furthering sex ed.
Megan
I bought this book because my knowledge of how the food I eat affects my sex life was honestly very limited, as I’m sure is the case for most of us. I love nutrition and this book opened my eyes, brain, and sexual organs in many ways. All of the information is very well researched and I have learned so much. Buy this book if you are interested in enhancing your sex life and knowledge or maybe as a fun and sexy gift to a partner 🙂
C.S. Holmes
Kudos to Christine DeLozier for crafting DIET FOR GREAT SEX--a comprehensive, valuable, enjoyable, and potentially society-enhancing resource on how to enjoy mutually magnificent sex regularly and naturally.
Christine DeLozier's DIET FOR GREAT SEX offers information about the science of achieving great sex: healthy hormones, nerve transmission, and blood flow while exploring ancient wisdom from medicinal plant use and aphrodisiacs to pleasurable reciprocity with sexual partners.
Christine DeLozier’s DIET FOR GREAT SEX opens with two fictitious characters eager to go to bed together, while simultaneously feeling uncertain about their own bodies and sexual prowess. The book covers much ground, offering information about the science of achieving great sex: healthy hormones, nerve transmission, and blood flow while exploring ancient wisdom from medicinal plant use and aphrodisiacs to pleasurable reciprocity with sexual partners. Equally impressive, this unique volume deals with matters that concern both women and men, as well as a rainbow of sexual orientations, since having great sex is a subject of interest to pretty much everyone. As a practicing acupuncturist, DeLozier has come to the aid of patients dissatisfied with–not only their sex lives–but also an inability to fully enjoy life overall.
Somehow humanity’s modern-day hustle–which includes exposure to too many toxins, along with not enough genuine connection and self-actualized peace–has become a vast barrier keeping people from regularly getting to savor gratifying sexual experiences. But the wall is not impenetrable, and it need not be permanent. Qi/chi can be restored. Nerve pathways can clear. Adequate blood flow and hormone production can be re-stimulated. Vitality and a sense of exuberant joie de vivre can return. Since a healthy diet is imperative towards attaining things like reduced cortisol and normalized testosterone levels, the author goes the extra mile of not only outlining what types foods (i.e. organic) one should be eating, she also provides easy and delectable recipes along with fun, behind-the-scenes facts/stories about recommended food items. Readers are likely to find themselves scurrying off to the nearest farmer’s market and health food store in search of oyster mushrooms or cruciferous vegetables like cauliflower and collard greens (known to benefit the endocrine system and prevent all kinds of diseases that tend to affect not only happiness in the bedroom, but also obesity, Type 2 diabetes, cancer, etc. What if one knows they are not particularly skilled at the actual mechanics of sex? Tips for learning how to get better at this activity are also provided.
Kudos to Christine DeLozier for crafting DIET FOR GREAT SEX–a comprehensive, valuable, enjoyable, and potentially society-enhancing resource on how to enjoy mutually magnificent sex regularly and naturally.