Five ways you might be killing your sex drive

While you may be tempted to blame faltering libido on advancing age or low testosterone, have you considered that you may actually be killing your own sex drive? If your libido feels like someone threw a bucket of cold water on it, it may be due to some controllable factors. Tenaga may give you an all-natural boost in the bedroom by supporting your vitality, but you should also check out these five ways you could be hindering your libido:

1. Constantly feeling tense or anxious. Not much can kill your libido faster than stress! Use stress-busting techniques to keep worries stemming from work, home and finances under control. Deep breathing, getting enough sleep, yoga and regular exercise may all help reduce stress. You could also keep a “stress journal” to chronicle what situations cause you the most anxiety: Research has shown that simply acknowledging that you’re stressed may help calm you.
2. Use of some prescription or over-the-counter medications. Certain drugs may impede your libido, such as certain antidepressants, antihistamines and blood pressure medications. If you’ve started a new drug and you’ve noticed your libido has gone from high-charged to ho-hum, talk to your doctor.
3. Having a negative body image. This is a libido crusher. It’s difficult to have a strong desire for sex if you don’t feel sexy yourself.  Getting regular exercise will help you feel healthier and sexier from the inside-out, and simple grooming can really boost your confidence—check out our post for some great tips for feeling spiffed-up and suave.
4. Forgetting about intimacy. This one is more for your lady! It’s difficult for women to get in the mood if they feel emotionally detached from you. Make time for intimacy before sex by doing something special for her, such as enjoying a sexy, candlelight dinner together, trading massages, taking a sensuous bubble bath together, or writing her a love letter and reading it out loud.
5. Overindulging on alcohol. While you may think that a few drinks will get your engines revved, alcohol actually has a numbing effect on your sex drive. Keep in mind that you being tipsy isn’t exactly a turn-on for most women, either.