The secret ingredient in my salad-By Thomas O. Ochieng

Let's Talk Valentines'....Shall We?.......

Now that Valentines Day is here, many people are trying to figure out the best way to please their partners. Buying chocolate, sweet red wines, eating oysters(zinc), peanuts, and the list goes on and on and on......
So today I want to share with you a secret ingredient in my salad, an ingredient that may change the level of play for you, from low to very high. An ingredient that is key to my daily lifestyle....one that really matters a lot.....
You see, many people always ask me what I eat in my salads, just to try and get an idea of how many things are in the salads and how many calories I eat. What they never understand is why one vegetable is a must in my salad. And today I explain why.

Androstenone is a steroid found in both male and female sweat and urine. It is also found in boar's saliva, and in celery cytoplasm. Androstenone was the first mammalian pheromone to be identified. It is found in high concentrations in the saliva of male pigs, and, when sniffed by a female pig that is in heat, results in the female's assuming the mating stance.

In animals, sex pheromones indicate the availability of the female for breeding. Male animals may also emit pheromones that convey information about their species and genotype.

At the microscopic level, male copepods can follow a three-dimensional pheromone trail left by a swimming female, and male gametes of many animals use a pheromone to help find a female gamete, for fertilization.
Many insect species release sex pheromones to attract a mate, and many lepidopterans (moths and butterflies) can detect a potential mate from as far away as 10 kilometers (6.25 miles). Traps containing pheromones are used by farmers to detect and monitor insect populations in orchards.
Pheromones are also used in the detection of oestrus in sows. Boar pheromones are sprayed into the sty, and those sows that exhibit sexual arousal are known to be currently available for breeding. Sea urchins release pheromones into the surrounding water, sending a chemical message that triggers other urchins in the colony to eject their sex cells simultaneously.
Feel free to dig deeper into pheromones to understand what they are.

Let's talk celery cytoplasm.....you know celery, right?



Celery may just put the “crude” in “crudite." Research has found that sharing a stalk of it can make you and your partner mutually irresistible. That's thanks to androstenone, a steroid found in human sweat that puts off a scent, or sex pheromone, which makes people more attractive to each other. This steroid is also found in celery and eating it can increase the human levels of the steroid and pheromone secretion! “In addition, celery increases the volume of ejaculatory fluids in both sexes making climax stronger so not only will a man smell good, he will have a stronger urge to have sex,” says Judy Gaman, co-author of Stay Young: Ten Proven Steps to Ultimate Health. “For women, it can put her in a great mood and increase the orgasmic effect.”

So, as soon as you finish the wine section, head to the vegetable section, and have a lovely Valentines Day every day......