Review: Eat Your Way to Sexual Bliss
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 23, 2013
Anything that involves food usually catches my eye and now Stephen Williams has given me another reason to flip through a book about food that claims to help me achieve sexual bliss. I decided to set aside my pound of Dark Chocolate for a moment which has been widely reported to be good for the heart, brain and blood sugar levels as well as contain antioxidants that help rid the body of free radicals, to confer with Stephens claims before pursuing my rich diet.Health benefits aside there is one claim that made me start eating in the first place and that is Dark Chocolate is a natural aphrodisiac. In Trinidad and Tobago, men believe that by consuming a spicy cocktail of raw oysters they will be able to experience nostalgic effects. Women have made similar claims after consuming cocktail as well.It was the greatest lover of the 18th Century, Casanova that first made the claim that his diet of oysters had some effect on his sexual behavior. Today not only in Trinidad but in many countries it is widely believed that Oysters are an aphrodisiac.While I cannot speak for men or for all woman, I will say that so far I have tried both Chocolate and Oyster and only one has managed to prove itself. The winner for me is Chocolate but I am not sure if its because my pallet prefers the sweet over the salt that I seem to benefit from one more than the other.All that being said it was my desire to learn of the many other foods that produce the same effects that led me to this book. With my husbands birthday fast approaching, I was really inspired to cook him a meal that not only will serve to satisfy his hunger for food but also fuel his desire for sex. The idea of giving him a little natural encouragement seemed very harmless to me.About the book, I got the confirmation I needed to resume my diet of chocolate. Stephen wrote his findings from a very expert point of view. Oysters were endorsed again and from my experience that one I would choose to abstain from. I was surprised to know that there were some foods that I already have in abundance in my home that were aphrodisiacs.All the foods that Stephen pointed out, while some of them I was aware of and others surprised me, I was hoping for more of a wow factor for example with the inclusion of foods that are not commonly consumed. I wanted to be inspired to try something completely outside of the norm and I did not get that from this book.Garlic was a bit of a shock and while I consumed it for the health benefits I am a bit of a vampire when it comes to chugging down large amounts. Garlic smells awful so while it may get your sexual organs stirring, I would suggest chewing on a few breath mints before acting on the impulses it inspires.I think the focus was more on sexy looking food that are aphrodisiacs that other exotic foods that have the same effects. I would have been more pleased to discover that a 'Rambutan' contains ingredients that triggers an increase in sexual hormones over the obvious like strawberries and bananas. I think just the act of peeling a banana is sexy enough, you don't need to consume it to get that feeling of arousal.All my personal qualms aside, the book is very insightful. It did confirm a few of my suspicions and enlightened me on the triggers sitting in my refrigerator. I feel a lot better about serving a fruit salad for dinner now. I think that anyone reading this book will be pleased overall with the content.