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Does eating beets improve your sex life

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Beets: Has many uses. Since ancient romans times it was used to treat fever & constipation & for wound healing, and as aphrodisiac to increase sexual desire.

Answered 12/9/2013

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Maybe, in a way: Beets are high in nitrates, like most fruits and veggies. Beet juice is even more potent in this. Also it's a great antioxidant, and the high boron content may benefit sex hormone balance. The body converts nitrates into nitric oxide, a compound that enhances blood flow throughout the body -- including sex organs -- and helps lower blood pressure. Viagra (sildenafil) works through a similar mechanism.

Answered 9/7/2019

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NOT SURE?: The beets belong to the same family as chard and spinach. Beet leaves have a bitter taste like chard, but is rich in chlorophyll. Although bitter, the greens have a higher nutritional value than its roots. Beets are loaded with vitamins a, b1, b2, b6 and c. The greens have a higher content of iron compared to spinach. They are also an excellent source of calcium, magnesium, copper, phosphorus.

Answered 4/20/2016

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