Resveratrol and Libido
Posted on October 4, 2007
Filed Under marriage, snark, sex |
Bear with me. Just one more day of sexual meanderings…
Is there a husband in America that hasn’t read about Douglas Brown and his wife’s 100 say sex marathon and then promptly forwarded the link to his wife with a comment like, “Hey, Hon, wanna try it?”
I received my own spousal notice of the Browns’ dogged devotion to consecutive copulations back in August. It came on the heels of an argument we’d had in the bedroom. My Better Half was clearly experiencing a surge in sexual energy reminiscent of college and I was still the thirty-four year old mother of two with (My Better Half has informed me) the libido of a rock. “What the hell’s gotten in to you?” I asked. “You’re as randy as an 18 year old,” I asked while deflecting his advances. It was the fourth consecutive night of suggestive hand wandering and attempts to administer foot massages. The change was sudden and pressing. Up until that point, I thought we were on the same page - content with once a week, or once a month or once a leap year, as life would have it.
While he claims that it is perfectly normal for a 35 year old male to want sex with his wife of ten years each and every night, I think there’s something else afoot. Perhaps the renewed interest is driven by my wearing tennis outfits with short skirts all summer but I’m skeptical. I suspect that it’s more than an exposed thigh every now and again that has rekindled the flame.
I’m no scientist but I have nonetheless decided that it’s got everything to do with the Resveratrol supplements that he’s been taking. While the small molecule found in red wine and peanuts and grapes has been touted to improve health and increase life spans, no one’s talking about its libido boosting attributes.
The study the NIH published, Resveratrol Improves Health and Survival in Aged, Overweight, Male Mice back in ‘06 does not mention that fat, old rodents pursue their female rat companions relentlessly while taking Resveratrol. Was this just scientific omission or, I wonder, were there no female rats present during the experiment?
Could one of you male, overweight, aged, sciency-types get yourself a bottle of Resveratrol supplements and let us know your findings on he subject? And please, apologize to your wife for me ahead of time. There are just some things we females are forced to endure in the name of science.
I’ll be off filling the supplement bottle with deceivingly similar sleep-inducing capsules and hoping for a restful night.
Addendum to today’s post:
My Better Half, after reading today’s post, has sent me a link about his supplements.
They’re called Rez-V and some goon at Testosterone Nation (I know, it’s just amazing that such a website exists but bear with me), has this to say about them,
“Resveratrol has a whole lot of good things going for it, but the one we’re most interested in has to do with estrogen. You see, resveratrol acts as a potent estrogen antagonist (while also acting as an agonist in some tissues, similar to the drugs clomiphene and tamoxifen).
In higher concentrations, it acts as an aromatase inhibitor. That means that it stops the body from whittling away at your Testosterone.
This is cool because if a substance stops Testosterone from being converted to estrogen or estradiol, it not only prevents the nasty effects of estrogen (loss of muscle and strength and accrual of body fat), but it increases your level of Testosterone, leading to additional strength and muscle!
What’s equally important is that it won’t cause your Testicles to go on vacation, i.e. shrink. The testicles don’t get a signal from the pituitary to shut down because estrogen has been curtailed!”
Turns out those male mice really were old and fat and randy after taking Resveratrol. And lucky them, their testicles did not go on vacation (whatever that means). So, there it is folks, Resveratrol is, in fact, the new male libido booster, as if they needed any help in that department. Now what will the aging, female mice with developing mid-sections and sagging fannies do to keep up. Bathe in red wine, nibble special testosterone laced cheese?
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