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As humans age, the body is not the same. With each passing day, the body experiences natural changes which may alter not just physical and emotional health, but sexual health as well.
According to the American Sexual Health Association, sexual health is the ability to embrace and enjoy our sexuality throughout our lives.
A Facebook user, Uzo Azubuike, commenting on a post made by a popular group said after he clocked 50, he noticed that his sex drive dropped.
For him, the urge to get intimate and to get his manhood to become active dwindled, causing him to run into some ‘hitches’ with his partner.
“I am married to a younger woman, who is still very much sexually active. Her hormones are everywhere but I noticed that after I turned 50, I just could not get my manhood to stay active for long.
“After a while, it is either I am too tired, or just do not have the urge at all to continue. It has given me so much cause for concern,” he lamented.
He added that he got married to the younger lady after the death of his wife in 2015 and was lonely for almost four years.
“I don’t want to say I regret my action but I just cannot keep up. I am sure she (my partner) understands but I am afraid she might begin to look elsewhere. I always need aphrodisiac to stay up and active, and I know these things come with a lot of baggage,” he stated.
A medical doctor, Dr Sandra Okezie, noted that it was normal for the body to experience changes as one aged, adding that these changes might affect the sex lives of these persons.
Here are six ways to remain sexually active even after age 50.
Eat right
A sex therapist, Mrs Martha Osas, said food constituted more than 70 per cent of all the body needed to function aside from blood, water, and other bodily fluids.
“It is important that before one even gets to 50, they begin to eat the right kind of foods like roughages, fruits, healthy proteins, and lots of water. You do not expect your body to function the way it used to when you were 20 years old or 30.
“The body function drops, and that is why it needs extra care so when your body is called up sexually it can respond,” she said.
