Nutritionist Claudia Calisto reveals the food you need to stop eating right now – and guarantees it will change your sex life for the better

A nutritionist has urged Australians to stop eating fast food. One of the biggest downsides of fast food is that it can ruin a person’s sexual desire.

Claudia Calisto, founder of Total Health and Wellbeing, encouraged residents to swap unhealthy foods for quick, easy and healthy meals they could make at home.

“Everyone has experienced indulging in junk food, like the classic hamburger meal, and feeling hungry or even a little sick afterwards,” Calisto says.

‘It’s amazing that so many people believe that how food is prepared doesn’t matter, and that convenience is everything.

“What are you going to do with the extra time you save from living on fast food? Sleep because you feel so tired?”

As if health concerns aren’t enough to stop you from eating fast food, Calisto warned that it can also negatively impact your libido.

“Food can have a positive or negative impact on your sex life and it can even determine whether you feel positive or negative about life in general,” she said.

Data from the 2023 Census shows that just under a quarter of Australian households are single-person households.

Ms. Calisto often hears through her company that people who cook only for themselves struggle to consistently prepare balanced meals.

“As a nutritionist, I try to teach singles that your body needs real food to feel good,” she says.

It’s a lesson Mrs. Calisto has taught her two daughters, both in their 20s.

“My youngest still cooks for herself. She tells me, ‘Mom, it’s so hard to do,'” she said.

‘It’s not easy, but what you eat determines your energy levels, whether you can concentrate on your work or studies and whether you pay attention to your partner or family.’

Ms. Calisto explained that eating healthy doesn’t necessarily mean the food has to be bland and boring.

“Healthy meals should be based on foods you like, or at least flavored with ingredients you like,” she said.

‘Customers often say things like, “I love casseroles, but it’s too much work.”‘

The dietician is a great advocate of investing in ways to live healthier.

She advised people who had never cooked before to buy a slow cooker.

“You put your meat and vegetables in there and turn it on at night and in the morning it’s ready. Then you have enough for a couple of days,” Mrs. Calisto said.

She added that it’s important to try new recipes to avoid getting into a rut.

“It’s important that we don’t get bored with what we eat,” Ms. Calisto said.

If concerns about your health aren’t enough to convince you to ditch fast food, Ms. Calisto warned that it could negatively impact your sex drive (stock image)

Mrs. Calisto admitted that sometimes she didn’t feel like cooking.

She offered three suggestions for acceptable fast-food options: thin-crust pizza with wood-fired seafood or vegetarian pizza; grilled fish with a lemon wedge, salad and chips; or a falafel wrap with hummus and tabouleh.

Ms. Calisto started her business with the philosophy of “food as medicine,” helping clients learn about nutrition, create meal plans, and improve their cooking skills.

She first began using food as a medical tool after nearly dying from blood poisoning when she was only 30 years old.

“I learned how to use healthier foods to heal myself and help my own family,” Calisto said.

‘I went on to get a degree in Nutrition. When I got better, I made it my career to treat people with the care and nutrition they need.’

Ms Calisto founded Total Health and Wellbeing in 2007, then an NDIS service, Claudiability, which helped families with children with special needs.

Total Health and Wellbeing is a medical spa clinic specializing in customized health solutions for the individual.