You might not think that eating a hot dog, drinking a milkshake, or chowing down on a ribeye steak could affect your sex life, but Ellen Jaffe Jones and Joel Kahn strongly disagree. Ellen and Joel, two previous winners of PETA’s “Sexiest Vegan Over 50” contest, prove that eating fruits and vegetables, beans, grains, and other vegan fare can prolong and improve your sex life. Presenting accurate statistics showing that eating meat, eggs, and dairy “products” can cause clogged arteries and heart disease; a towering list of foods that work as aphrodisiacs (all of which happen to be vegan); and exercise plans for a healthier sex life, their new book, Vegan Sex, Revised, gives you the keys to enjoying an active, satisfying vegan sex life of your own.
Alternating between the voices of Ellen and Joel, Vegan Sex explores the science behind why vegans have better sex and provides a multitude of personal anecdotes. Joel, a cardiologist, bolsters his chapters (“Of Hard Attacks and Heart Attacks” and “The Physiology of Sex and Food”) with the latest research linking meat, eggs, and dairy “products” to erectile dysfunction (ED) and heart disease. “If you remember only one lesson about eating for sexual health,” Joel says, “make it this one: the higher the intake of fruit, the lower the risk of erectile dysfunction.” Whether you or your partner is struggling with ED, going vegan is a proven course of action.
Meanwhile, Ellen speaks from the heart, telling of her personal dating experiences. In the chapter “Stories of Love and Loss,” she shares what it’s like to follow a vegan lifestyle but fall in love with someone who eats meat—and how even a relationship with another vegan has its own set of challenges. Her honesty makes reading her chapters feel as though you’re sitting beside a close friend who’s imparting important wisdom to you. Vegan Sex offers its readers hope. Ellen—who has been married several times and has had numerous relationships—doesn’t shy away from telling embarrassing stories beyond the bedroom door about ED or an unfit partner. She’s been there. She tells all.
With long lists of resources that include everything from vegan sex toys and lube to more than 100 pages of mouthwatering vegan recipes—including Papaya-Pineapple Salsa, Pesto-Swirled Polenta, and Whipped Coconut Cream—Vegan Sex is a must-read for anyone looking for advice on keeping the heat up in the bedroom. Just remember: As Ellen says, “It can be a rocky road out there in the unpredictable world of relationships”—but with Vegan Sex by your side, you’ll have all the tools that you need.
Written by Allison Donohue
