The Keto-Sex Connection: How Low-Carb Diets Affect Your Libido and Performance
Most people start Keto while cutting calories. If you are eating 1,200 calories and doing HIIT workouts, your body thinks it is in a famine. Evolution says "Don't reproduce if we are starving." Your libido will vanish. Solution: Eat at maintenance calories for a week.
Low carb can initially raise cortisol. High cortisol kills sex drive. If you are feeling anxious and irritable ("Keto rage"), your body won't prioritize intimacy.
The answer is: Eat enough food, manage your stress, and your sex life will likely improve as your body heals. Have you noticed a change in your libido on Keto? Let us know in the comments below!