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Sexual Health Research for Men and Women
When most people think of sexual
enhancements, they most likely think of the well-known drug Viagra®. But
that's where the problem lies.
It’s a drug that was originally invented for heart patients.
That is serious. Almost every FDA approved drug comes with a long list
of potentially dangerous side effects. There is however alternatives to
these sexual enhancing drugs. Natural supplements are the answer. There
are many different types of supplements from herbs to pro-hormones.
These supplements can help sexual performance, improve libido,
longevity, and health. The following is the latest research regarding
general overall sexual health.
The first step to sexual health is having
overall good health. They go hand in hand. So many problems arise from a
poor diet. Alcohol, fats, and sugars are the main culprits for lowering
ones sexual health. Alcohol abuse affects the liver. The liver has many
metabolic functions. Not only does it process nutrients, but also helps
keep hormonal balance.
Hormones must rise, lower, and balance. This
must be done to achieve certain metabolic and sexual functions. Most of
these hormones are controlled by the pituitary gland that is located in
the hypothalamus. Balancing hormones is the most important key process
that needs to be achieved in order to stay in good health. Some people
would probably argue that diet and exercise is the most important
concept for good health. Granted that is true, the goal for diet and
exercise is to keep hormonal balance.
Having a good diet is important because the
effect that food has on our body is very strong. So strong in fact, that
we should view food as a drug. Food can throw off our hormone levels
very quickly. For example, when sugar is ingested it triggers the
hormone insulin. Keep in mind that eating bread has a greater effect of
raising blood sugar and insulin than does sugar. If this rise in insulin
goes up to high and happens repeatedly, it will open the doorway to
diseases such as diabetes and cancer.
The biggest hormone that is affected by these
diseases is the hormone DHEA otherwise know as dehydroepiandrosterone.
This is the most abundant free roaming hormone in your body and is on
the same hormonal pathways to convert to the sex hormones, mostly
testosterone. DHEA is affected by diet and body composition. When you
don’t care for your health these levels can decline.
Physiologically men and women are the same
with a few anatomical differences. The hormones that are produced in
both sexes are the same. The difference is the amount of estrogen and
testosterone there is in the body. There are different supplements that
can increase these two hormones with virtually no side effects and are
now being able to rival the leading drugs.
Most sexual supplements, besides
pro-hormones, are made mostly of herbs, vitamins and amino acids.
Vitamins and amino acids are useful for both men and women, but when it
comes to herbs, there are different ones recommended for the different
sexes. The primary herbs that are found in men’s formulas are Tribulus
terrestris and Yohimbe. To learn more about the individual herbs go the
ingredients page of this web site.
For women there are quite a few herbs and
plant based supplements to improve sexual health. Black cohosh is used
to help boost estrogen levels which in turn is supposed to inhibit
menopause symptoms such as sweats and hot flashes.
One of the bigger and more popular plant
based supplement for women is the soy isoflavone. Soy is made from
phytoestogens that are plant sterol. This will boost estrogen levels
greatly. It is known that 100 grams of soy protein has the estrogen
equivalent of one birth control pill.
Another big part of sexual supplements has
been the amino acid L-arginine. Arginine is a precursor to a free
radical gas called Nitric Oxide. NO is known to increase blood flow by
increasing the gas in the blood stream. The clitoris is like the penis
in that it will fill with blood. Increasing blood flow may increase
sensation and intensify orgasm.
As mentioned earlier, having a good diet is
important to good sexual health. There fore a good multivitamin should
be included in a persons every day regimen. With the types of food people
eat, they miss many nutrients. Vitamins and minerals help enzymes
reactions, whether it has to do with digestion or hormone metabolism.
They also help cleanse organs such as the liver, and kidneys that help
with balancing of hormones.
The two most powerful pro-hormone supplements
are DHEA and Pregnenalone. They are produced by your body and are on a
chain of hormones that end up as testosterone or estrogen. They both are
key to the prevention of major disease such as cancer, heat disease,
diabetes and esteoporosis. When adults reach around 40 years old, their
body is producing about half the amount of these two hormones compared
to when they were twenty. This is the main reason aging occurs and signs
of disease begins to creep up. Diet is a large factor involving the
longevity of these hormones. If diet is sub-par it can considerably drop
these hormones prematurely and risk for disease will increase. These
pro-hormones have been labeled the fountain of youth supplements because
of the healing affect they can have on your body. Pregnenalone is only
recommended for women because of its option to convert to estrogen. Men
would rather increase testosterone so DHEA would be a better choice
because it is farther along the hormone chain and is less likely to
convert to estrogen.
Sexual health is much more than popping a drug and
getting the desired effects. If you are taking a drug, that means there
are other things in your body that are not functioning properly. It is
much safer and beneficial if you try to maintain or remedy a sexual
function naturally. That means concentrate on the overall health
benefits that can be achieved through a healthy diet, exercise
program and a
few needed supplements. Since most doctors will not recommend
supplements, all that is needed is a little time and research to find
out what will make you sexually healthy.
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