Choose food that is delicious and juicy, but leaves you feeling light and energised. Pay special attention to selecting complementary combinations of colour, picking foods of rich rather than insipid hues.

Certain foods - such as oysters, truffles, and chocolate - are said to have romantic and aphrodisiac qualities, while some spices have established sexual connotations. In India, garlic and onion are forbidden in some strict monastic communities because they are said to increase the libido!

Many fruits have been traditionally associated with sexuality, in some cases because their shape, color, and texture are suggestive of the male or female genital organs. In Greek myths, certain fruits were representative of the seed of life, symbolizing virility and fertility. Fruits such as pomegranates, figs, and grapes were used in sacred temple rituals to signify the power of creation and regeneration, borne out in the sexual union of man and woman.