Well, hello, hello, guys. You're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K., Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon, and it's time for a five-minute

Friday. It's Valentine's. Let's talk about Aphrodisiacs. And you guys are all going to want to

listen to this one. So, Aphrodisiac facts. This is pertinent to your skin and your beauty and your face,

because, you know, everything that makes you feel sexier makes you look more attractive and brings that pretty flush to the skin

aphrodisiacs are named after the Greek goddess Aphrodite the goddess of beauty and love

and these are foods that boost your sexual desires they have feel feel-good components. They really enhance some

of the bodily sensations that affect the romance system of the body. So what are some foods

that are known to be aphrodisiacs and what do they do? Let's go down a quick list of what

you're going to want to have on hand this weekend. Chili peppers.

Chili peppers will quicken your pulse, sometimes induced sweating, kind of mimics the state

of sexual arousal, and they also stimulate the release of endorphins.

They definitely give you that feeling of extra increased pleasure.

You can try these sprinkled onto anything that we eat, especially good on pasta.

Avocados.

Avocados contain high levels of vitamin B9, and that provides the body with more energy.

And vitamin B6, did you know that avocados can increase testosterone production with this vitamin B6.

And in fact, the Aztec word for avocado is a huactyl, which means testicle.

I did not know that.

Oysters, we all know that oysters are aphrodisiacs.

I don't know why, but now I know they contain a lot of zinc and this is a mineral that's

so important for production of testosterone and sperm and virility.

They also contain dopamine, a brain chemical that increases desire.

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