Your nerves will be in tip-top shape.

If you think bananas are a good go-to source of Potassium, think again. First of all, you can’t eat bananas on pizza. Second of all, yams have more potassium than bananas. This element helps with muscle strength and nervous system function, which in turn helps with life’s more electric moments, if you know what we mean.

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They’ll keep colds from ruining your fun.

Citrus salsa served along with these roasted yams packs a double-punch of Vitamin C. With all that Vitamin C, yams can help fight off colds—which means less time blowing your nose at night—and much more time for those night moves in the boudoir.

[Text by Bon Appetit.  Photograph by Jennifer Davick @jenniferdavick]

They keep you hydrated in so many ways.

Yams are an amazing source of electrolytes, too, which helps regulate fluids that flow throughout your body. Yes, even when you eat them with lots of cheese. They’re especially helpful before or after rigorous physical activity—inside or outside of the bedroom.

[Text by Bon Appetit.  Photograph by Jennifer Davick @jenniferdavick)