Tips For Speeding Up Your Arousal

Sometimes timing is everything! Try these 3 tips to speed up arousal.

Sex after exercise

Exercise gets your heart rate up and increases blood flow. This means blood flow to your genitals too. Think of it as priming the genitals for arousal. This can speed up the process. Additionally, bringing blood flow to the genitals will increase your potential for orgasm.

Sex in the morning

Have sex in the morning or afternoon rather than late at night or as the last thing before bed. You have more energy earlier in the day, and energy for sex comes out of the same fuel tank as everything else in your day. Additionally, hormone levels (especially testosterone) are highest in the morning.

Sex as the appetizer rather than dessert

Sex before meals - rather than after can be better for arousal. Big meals require your blood flow to go to your digestion. You want all available blood flow going to your genitals! Next time you’re planning a date night, think about sex as your appetizer, not dessert!

Learn more about these topics:

Reclaim your arousal mindset

Benefits of morning sex

Why women’s arousal takes more than 5 minutes

Community Questions: Arousal, Role Play and Condoms

Book Review: The Menopause Manifesto by Dr. Jen Gunter

Looking for a one stop resource for all things menopause? This comprehensive book might be what you’re looking for. Dr. Jen Gunter covers just about any topic you might want to read about with clear language, medical science, and a dose of feminism.

There has been so much silence and misinformation around women’s bodies. And what isn’t shrouded in silence is skewed toward the negative cultural narrative and body shaming. Women tell me all the time that they lack the education needed to navigate the changing seasons their body goes through. As a result, they experience so much anxiety and uncertainly that it can be difficult to see their way clearly or understand the options available to them.

This book will help prepare you with the information you need before you get to the menopause transition or while you are in it. Gunter, a seasoned obstetrician and gynecologist, separates fact from fiction in a conversational voice that is easy to read. Along the way, she also shares parts of her own journey through the menopause. And don’t let the length scare you away. There is a helpful index to easily look up the topics you are interested in, and you can skip subjects that don’t pertain to your own situation.

As the author says,

“THE ONLY THING PREDICTABLE ABOUT MENOPAUSE IS ITS UNPREDICTABILITY.”

Education goes a long way toward navigating the unpredictable and helping you make good health decisions that are right for you.

*Here’s an episode about Midlife, Menopause & Beyond on the Permission for Pleasure Podcast.

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Natural Health Benefits Of Orgasm

Orgams are good for you!

Besides pleasure of course, here are 8 reasons to have regular orgasms:

1. Raises the heart rate and increases oxygen to the bloodstream.

2. Release of "feel-good" chemicals that can bring a sense of calm and well being to lower stress and anxiety levels.

3. Brings blood flow to the genitals through arousal. This is like nutrients for your tissues and pelvic floor.

4. Promote relaxation and can help with sleep.

5. Release of hormones that have pain-relieving properties.

6. Boosts the immune system

7. Promotes neuron growth in the area of the brain that is important for memory and learning.

8. Helps you feel connected with a partner through release of oxytocin.

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