Limp sex life? Drink coffee

Rio De Janeiro - Sex life sagging because of too much alcohol? Four cups of coffee a day is the ideal antidote, according to …

Rio De Janeiro - Sex life sagging because of too much alcohol? Four cups of coffee a day is the ideal antidote, according to a Brazilian researcher on the brew.

While alcohol, drugs and depression are detrimental to sexual activity, coffee and the imagination are "excellent stimulants", says Dr Darcy Roberto Lima, a professor of clinical pharmacology at Rio de Janeiro's state university. Dr Lima's findings were published in the normally stodgy magazine of the Brazilian Coffee Industry Association.

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