A Recipe For Sex – Carrots – More Than Meets The Eye
Doctor Lynn is a Naturopath, yoga nutrition therapist, fitness professional, karma master, published author, international speaker and video producer with over 40 years’ experience in the field of natural health and fitness.
Orange is the color associated with the sacral chakra center, which in yoga is the center of sexuality. Carrots are orange, so that must make them sexy. Well, it’s not just the color of carrots that makes them an erotic vegetable. There’s more to the carrot than meets the eye!
Carrots have long been promoted as good for eyesight. That’s because carrots provide vitamin A, and a deficiency in vitamin A may produce night blindness. When I was young, my parents would tell me to eat my carrots because they were good for my eyes. When I looked at them inquisitively, my father would ask me if I ever saw a bunny rabbit wearing glasses. I would smile and eat my carrots.
Eating carrots for eyesight is an old wife’s tale; however, eating carrots for sexual health is something else. Carrots are edible root vegetables packed with nutrients. They are sweet and easily digestible, both raw and cooked. They are rich in beta carotene, which gives it the orange color. Further, carrots provide a good source of vitamin C, vitamin B (Riboflavin, Niacin, Thiamin, vitamin B6, and folate), vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol), and vitamin K. They are also a rich source of minerals such as manganese and potassium. Carrots also provide iron, copper, zinc, calcium, selenium, proteins, carbohydrates, and biotin. Each 100-gram of carrots contains 0.6 grams of protein, 7.6 grams of carbohydrates, 30 milligrams of calcium, 0.3 grams of fat, and 0.6 milligrams of iron. All of these vitamins and minerals support sexual health.
The Greeks and Romans believed carrots were an aphrodisiac—so much so that there was a rumor that the Roman emperor Caligula fed only carrots to his senate so he could watch them romp like wild beasts. A study out of Glasgow found that males who ate more carotenoids lived longer, were healthier, and were more attractive to females.
Vitamin A is needed to produce hormones in both men and women. Proper amounts of vitamin A are responsible for sperm production and virility in men, and in females, vitamin A is accountable for responsiveness and the ability to carry a fetus.
Vitamin A is responsible for our gonads (sex organs—testes and ovaries) ability to convert cholesterol into sex hormones, which are released into the bloodstream and give us desire. Without adequate vitamin A, the ovaries in women and the prostate in men stop producing mucus and sex hormones.
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that is eaten, transported, and stored in fat. You must be careful not to cut out fat-soluble vitamins when cutting fat from your diet. However, eating carrots is one way to ensure you get plenty of vitamin A and keep the fat and calories down. Cooking and processing will kill the vitamin A in most foods. Carrots, however, are a good source, both raw and steamed. A little steamed carrots might steam things up in the bedroom.
So, there’s more to carrots than meets the eye!
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Dr Lynn Anderson, Naturopath Yoga Therapist Karma Master
Doctor Lynn is a Naturopath, yoga nutrition therapist, fitness professional, karma master, published author, international speaker and video producer with over 40 years’ experience in the field of natural health and fitness. She has been featured in Redbook, Reader’s Digest, Huffington Post, Shape, SELF and various other national publications, TV networks and Podcasts. She is the author and producer of the Soul Walking series; Karma, Prosperity, Vitality and The Naturopathic Wellness Series; The Yoga of Nutrition and Recipes for Health, Sex, Happiness and Love; and Doctor Lynn’s Proactive-Aging Workouts; DVDs and TV with international distribution; CEC author, Burnout – it happens to all of us.
