MH's 20 greatest sex tips

These tips on nutrition, lifestyle and technique will push your sexual adventures further than ever before

Nutrition
1. Watermelon is a natural Viagra. A 110g serving contains roughly 150mg of citrulline which will increase the duration of intercourse by 3.8 minutes. Five a day just got a lot more interesting. (Source: Texas A&M University)

2. Cheese contains 10 times more arousing phenylethylamine (PEA) than chocolate. Make it more sexy and less Dairylea, with a fondue set. (Source: sex author Siski Green)

3. That skinful last night makes sex even better than a bacon sarnie. The alcohol in your blood widens blood vessels and keeps blow flowing to the penis. (Source: Indiana University)

4. Make your morning-after even better than the night before – with salmon. It’s high in arginine, which prolongs arousal. Serve it on top of scrambled egg on toast. (Source: British Nutrition Foundation)

5. Finish off a meal with some apple pie. The US scent arouses our British roses, increasing her genital sensitivity by up to 24%. (Source: Chicago Smell and Taste Research Foundation)

6. Increase your sperm count by up to 74% by regularly eating a range of zinc-rich foods, such as beef, pecans and pine nuts. (Source: Journal of Fertility and Sterility)

Lifestyle
7. The thrill really is in the chase. Running 3.5 hours per week boosts sex drive by 75%. (Source: Kinsey Institute)

8. Squeeze in some press-ups and sit-ups. Muscular men have an average four more sexual partners than their less muscle-bound bros. (Source: University of California)

9. Get a few extra winks. Sleeping for longer allows the body to produce more testosterone, which increases your sex drive. (Source: Journal of Applied Psychology)

10. Do it on the sofa once in a while. Novelty produces more dopamine, giving a stronger orgasm. Unless your flatmates are in of course. (Source: University of Kentucky)

11. Stress destroys your sex drive. Counter this and increase blood flow to your penis by taking a bath at 38°C – invite her in, too. (Source: Holistic Medical Clinic)

12. Coffee table literature. She’s visually titillated by the same sights as you – make sure it’s high-brow erotic: think Taschen not Razzle. (Source: Northwestern University)

13. Find a birthday girl celebrating all the threes. This is the age where a woman reaches her sexual zenith thanks to peaking libido and experience. (Source: Kinsey Institute)

Technique
14. Kivin method: put two fingers either side of the clitoris, sweeping your tongue back and forth while applying pressure to her perineum. (Source: sex therapist Dr Patti Britton)

15. Massage oil with primrose oil and vitamins C and E will increase her sexual desire and the frequency of orgasms. (Source: Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy)

16. Gentle biting brings blood to the skin’s surface making you more sensitive to touch, meaning you both come more quickly. (Source: sex author Siski Green)

17. For better orgasms, have sex doggy style. The intensity is 18% stronger in this position as it directly stimulates the frenulum. (Source: Kinsey Institute)

18. The Coital Alignment Technique allows simultaneous orgasms. Lift yourself up so the base of your penis makes contact with her clitoris. (Source: Dr Pam Spurr)

19. 6 out of 10 women are keen to try something new but are afraid to speak up. If she’s looking into your eyes she wants you to take control. (Source: Dr Yvonne Fulbright)

20. Massage after sex maintains the flow of the feel-good hormone oxytocin so she’ll orgasm easier the second (and third, and fourth...) time around. (Source: Journal of Sexual Medicine)