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Are Oysters Actually an Aphrodisiac? A Sex Therapist's Survey of 60 Foods

THIS WEEK'S LETTER·EDITORIAL

Are Oysters Actually an Aphrodisiac? A Sex Therapist's Survey of 60 Foods

Patti Britton surveys six decades of aphrodisiac claims — what the research actually shows, what's folklore, and the foods worth knowing about anyway.

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Dr. Patti Britton
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