In the newsletter, Amy writes that back in the late 1980’s. Dr. Max Lake studied the 400+ flavor compounds in wine. A noted hand surgeon and vintner in Australia’s Hunter Valley, Lake developed a theory that several of those compounds, mainly acids, replicated the scents of human pheromones!

Lake went on to find that the scents in red wine were very similiar the scent of man at his most masculine and were itself, a turn-on. (And not just for women. Lake observed that the masculine scents could bring out that testosterone side in men and wines with female pheromonal notes, like the violet bouquet of a Pinot Noir, can bring a flush to a woman’s cheeks, among other places).

The newsletter also shares that recent scientific data found that drinking two glasses of red wine per day increases sex drive in women. No wonder I’m always randy!

So, I must share – this is certainly true for me. Is it something that has held true for you? And if not…what is YOUR ultimate aphrodisiac?

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Aphrodisiac of the Month: Red Wine

Until recently, there was no scientific basis for that belief, Fisher added. But what he and his colleagues have discovered is that mussels, clams and oysters contain compounds that have been shown to be effective in releasing sexual hormones such as testosterone and oestrogen. These compounds are D-aspartic acid and NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate).

“We found there might be a scientific basis for the aphrodisiac properties of these mollusks,” Fisher said.

But what is it in oysters that boosts libido? For a while scientists thought that it’s their high zinc content (zinc is found in sperm and men lose between one and three milligrams per ejaculation. But another report says it may be attributed to two amino acids present: D-aspartic acid (D-Asp) and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA).

“They are not the normal amino acids that Mother Nature uses,” said Dr Fisher. “You can’t just find them in a vitamin shop.”

Dr D’Aniello had found in earlier experiments that injecting the amino acids into rats triggered a chain reaction of hormones that ended with the production of testosterone in males and progesterone in females.

“Increased levels of those hormones in the blood means that you are more active sexually,” he said.

So there you go. Candlelight dinner? You know what to order!

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Valentine Special: Are Oysters Aprodisiacs?