Last Ditch Prostate Med?

Prostate health is something every man should take very seriously. This vital male gland actually requires close watching as we men get older, because there are quite a few things that can go wrong with it and cause us to get prostate cancer, have painful urination, and a host of other fun problems. Because of this, men’s prostate health supplements and remedies, and even just the awareness that this must be something that is watched closely have become the subject of widespread attention throughout most cultures.

The drug that I’m going to talk about today is called cabazitaxel, and although in advanced prostate cancer it has only shown to result in roughly a ten week extension on their life span, it’s hopes as an earlier stage treatment have not been dashed, since sometimes these drugs that show promise or even a modest life extension in very late stages when someone is not responding to other traditional cancer treatment therapies will show more promise when given to people who do not have the disease as badly yet, who are in the earlier, more treatable stages where they still have a greater chance of responding to various treatments.

The drug supposedly reduced the risk of dying in earlier trials, in a one year period, but does not necessarily prolong the life span yet, but the company who makes the drug, Sanofi Aventis, who also makes a lot of the vaccinations that are available today, hopes that because of the promising results the FDA will speed the drug to market.

The drug is designed to actually circumvent the mechanism that cancer uses to avoid death of the cancer cells by chemotherapy, so from my understanding, it actually allows chemotherapy to be more effective, so I believe what they are saying is that this drug would be used in conjunction with chemotherapy. I’m no fan of chemo, but if it is used to further someone’s life who is in bad shape anyways, who wants to still live or has the quality of life that they want to be alive still, then I think it should be used.

I’ve just gotten done seeing an uncle die of prostate cancer, and it wasn’t easy, let me tell you. The disease robs you of dignity, and chemotherapy just makes you even worse, it’s hard to see people wither away in front of your eyes, so hey guys, please take care of your prostates, eat well, exercise, and maintain a healthy, healthy lifestyle so you can increase your odds of not getting this disease.

“Dumb Jock” No Longer a Valid Label?

If you were ever labeled a “dumb jock” in high school, or even in college, because of your athletic prowess, well, then students who ribbed you with that label may just be eating their words now. According to a new study, students that were athletically more fit and able to perform physical tasks with more ease, actually scored higher than average test scores when given.

They found that on average, for each less minute a student could complete of a certain physical task, it seemed to correlate to about a percentage point less in their test scoring, meaning that the less physically fit and able they were, the less they scored on these tests, which makes the leap to say that students who are more physically fit on average will at least be better test takers, if not even have a slightly higher IQ.

Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule for things like this, like that some of the smartest people in the room may not necessarily be physically fit, but this was a study that was based on averages. I can tell you one thing, I can certainly tell a difference in my IQ when I stop working out.

Physical fitness helps me to focus, and it actually makes me FEEL SMARTER, so for me there is no doubt that staying in shape helps me perform critical thinking and focus tasks as well.

Fred Thompson Makes Remark About Jobless Men, Domestic Abuse

The actor/politician Fred Thompson made what can definitely be construed as some pretty controversial statements (I think I even read that he tweeted about it, who knew he was so hip, I don’t even tweet), about how the economy being in the toilet is going to increase domestic abuse cases. His reasoning is that jobless men often become abusive. My, that’s an awfully broad statement Fred!

Of course, I’ll acknowledge that the economy and the huge amount of jobless people and pay-reduced people is probably causing some definite marital and relationship strife, since many times couples argue about money, no shock there, but do you think it actually increases domestic abuse occurrences as well? I’m not sure, there could be some sort of correlation, but it also sounds like a bit of a stretch.

What I really want to know is, are there actual numbers and statistics that are supporting this type of statement? I’d be very interested to see it, because it’s just another reason why we need to get the economy fixed. Of course, they say that finances often split people apart, but there is the other argument (let me play devil’s advocate here), that people stay together for financial reasons as well.

Look at our society today. Most couples cannot live on one single income any more like it used to be. Most families has working moms and working dads, unless they just make due with one smaller salary, or one partner actually makes a ton of money at their job.

Also, divorce is very costly. You often have to split your assets, you lose your tax benefits of being married, and you essentially lose a room mate with whom to share your living expenses. Romantic, huh? But it’s the truth. Men and women alike suffer financially in a divorce situation. What I do want to know, is there anything to this domestic abuse rising claim due to the economy?

Will Infidelities Ruin Tiger’s Marriage?

Infidelity is a really difficult thing for any marriage to over come. Multiple, serial cheating is quite another, and often times marriages that have suffered this do not last unless both partners, especially the cheating one, are totally committed and genuinely love their spouse but have some sort of a problem with self control. In the case, of Tiger Woods, I can tell you that any woman who has been reading about this the whole time, well, it pretty much makes her want to throw up – on Tiger.

Here he is, he’s blessed with this awesome talent to play golf, he’s got millions and millions of dollars in endorsements because the world perceives him as this nice, stable family guy type, and because his endorsers know that and they want to capitalize on that, he’s got a gorgeous wife and two beautiful children. And yet, he still needs MORE. And by more, I mean more women, more kinky sex, and more risky behavior.

As the plot thickened and more and more women came forward, it became painfully apparent that Tiger Woods is quite a sick individual that needs help and spiritual guidance if he is going to, or even cares to, save his family. Many of the women have come forward and they are porn stars, or used to be paid for sex, things like that, so he wasn’t even having a discreet affair with women who usually don’t do this kind of stuff, he was engaging in risky behavior.

One of them I think now is even saying that she got pregnant twice from her affair with Woods, so sad to say, he probably wasn’t even using protection and has put his wife at risk as well. That’s just disgusting. I think, like most other self respecting women, his wife is probably thoroughly disgusted with his actions, and I honestly don’t know if such a high profile, obviously embarrassing and hurtful thing he’s done to her can ever be repaired.

Even if they did stay together, I doubt she could ever trust him again, and what kind of life does this make for them and their children? This is truly a huge obstacle if they want to stay together, so we’ll see what happens, but his wife’s absence from being seen with him or in support of him is definitely a sign that she may be telling him to hit the road. And who could blame her?

Is Too Much Masturbation a Bad Thing?

Hey, we all do it, right? All men masturbate, that’s pretty much an undisputed fact. It’s like saying the sky is blue, or the grass is green. It’s an accepted social and biological fact of nature. Of course, women do it too, but the perception is that women don’t do it as often. So, is that true? Well, it may be true actually simply because women are not as biologically driven to reproduce like men are.

Men are very much more driven to have sex, on a basic level, it’s as nature designed us, to want to “spread our seed” or however you want to put it. It’s not that men can’t be faithful, it’s just that men can definitely be faithful as long as they are feeling satisfied and in love with their partner. Of course, there are one offs like genuine sexual addictions, but I’m just speaking generally.

Other than being a sign of some sort of obsessive compulsive disorder if you engage in self pleasure more than a couple times a week, it can also have some physical effects that you won’t like as well apparently.

Of course, just the aspect of you spending as much time and energy on it as you do if engage that often is not healthy, and can preoccupy your life with thoughts and actions that have no purpose, and that may be the main concern, but are there some other additional health aspects you may want to consider before hitting the bathroom to do the deed too?

Honestly, I could fine no actual physiological issues that result directly from masturbating more than a couple times a week. Believe it or not, some men do it several times a day, and that I think is extremely overdoing it. It’s not socially acceptable, it’s socially isolating, and it focuses your mind on too much of a simply nonproductive activity, which just isn’t good for your psyche.

It may not have any directly bad health effects, besides maybe straining the heart too much, several times a day, or perhaps this may lead to a problem with your ejaculate being expelled too often from your body, but other than that the main concern is that you are focusing too much energy and time on a wasteful activity.

Urine as a Pheromone Cologne? What?

I flip radio stations in the morning constantly. I’m between WNPR listening to the news, and when I get bored with that, I flip to other radio morning shows or a few other stations that actually play – omg, music(!) in the morning. I was flipping stations when I landed on one radio morning program that I try not to listen to because quite frankly it gets on my nerves sometimes, but occasionally they bring up an interesting topic and I find myself listening to them opine about it.

This topic was so odd that I had to keep listening. They were talking about how they heard that if you put a little bit of your own urine – yes, your own pee, on your neck or other pulse points where you would normally apply cologne to, it actually acts as a pheromone “cologne” to attract women.

Why would your own body waste act as a pheromone? Well, supposedly, and this is a very dubious claim if you ask me, pheromones are secreted in your urine, and by applying it to yourself topically, you can benefit from the additional mojo that you’re putting off by emitting more of these attraction hormones to the world. Sounds kinda like hooey to me, so I went out and tried to do a little research, or what little research there might be, so that just in case any of you might be willing to dab a little bit of your own excrement on, you could know if there was anything to this theory.

While it is true that SOME pheromones may be excreted via the urine in humans, it is mostly secreted in the urine of other mammals, think dogs, primates, etc. Humans differ a little, in that their pheromones which help to express the desire to copulate to the opposite of sex, and serve as a means to further the human race from a biological evolutionary standpoint, are mostly expressed from their skin.

Mainly, you express a lot of pheromones from your underarms, through your sweat, so if you want to benefit from the natural pheromones you produce, maybe switch to a natural deodorant so it doesn’t mask your natural scent as much, instead of smearing your own pee on yourself!

Symptoms of Love : Part 2

The reasons behind these feelings are all chemical in nature, and they do tend to dissipate with time if you stay with said lover just because you do get used to them.  However, what I’ve found is true is that an unrequited love, one that you were not with all that long but had intense feelings of attraction to, but never got to really know, you do tend to have those feelings around those people, usually because the relationship was never fully “consummated” with getting to know eachother or spending a lot of time together.

The euphoric feelings are most likely due to dopamine and norepinephrine and adrenaline, all of which create feelings of “rush” and excitement that are truly intoxicating.  This is what young love is often like, and intense physical attraction to someone. It also probably has something to do with pheromones, and that deeper level of attraction that you have with someone where your bodies are just chemically meant to mate.

Norepinephrine is actually a stress hormone, but it releases when the stress is good or bad, and it does still also create an adrenaline rush that can be construed as good or bad. Have you ever had a person affect you that way? Where you feel both like you’re going to throw up but also exhilarated, where you feel like you could run a marathon at that moment. You become totally tongue tied and every semblance of your former rational, logical self disappears?

This is all intense physical, and maybe even emotional, attraction, at work.  I’m sure you’ve all felt these feelings before, and they brought you some degree of not only pleasure, but also of excitement, that’s what love and attraction is all about, it’s amazing how powerful a drug love can be, isn’t it?  It’s the reason so much time is devoted to talking about sex, improving sex, and devoting a lot of energy to it. We are, after all, extremely cognitive, sexual creatures, we humans!

Symptoms of Love : part 1

Ahh, love is in the air. It’s still the month of February, when our holiday du jour for lovers, well, one of them, not that other, Hallmark holiday called Sweetest Day that’s somewhat of a crock if you ask me, I’m talking about St. Valentines Day, happens. We read all about love in this month. The news is peppered with romantic stories, ideas of what to get your loved one for the holiday, advertisements about different gifts ranging from flowers to chocolates to erotic lingerie and sex toys. And, naturally, you start to think about love.

It got me thinking about the symptoms of love. You know, you’ve all felt them when you first start to fall in love with someone. Of course, the intensity of these feelings does not last forever, and they do tend to go the way of the dodo bird after about one year according to most scientific studies, but the euphoria and feelings of utter and total bliss are real and true, and you’d better enjoy them while they last at such a high intensity!

We all have heard the typical cliches about falling in love and the physical feelings and side effects that go with this natural occurrence in life. The weak knees, the butterflies in your stomach every time you see them or hear their voice, the racing of your heart at the their touch, the dryness of your mouth as you speak out of nervousness and ruining a perfectly perfect  moment, the chills that run down your spine when they touch you with even the lightest touch, it’s like something out of a romance novel.

And there is a reason for it. It’s very appealing, and it’s the closest thing to pure, unadulterated, and unaided bliss that we feel in our adult lives without the help of drugs.  That’s why love can be so addicting, and even if you know someone is bad for you in the long run, someone that gives you those types of feelings can be so difficult to give up on.

Omega 3 Fats and Erectile Dysfunction

Marine Lipid Omega 3 Supplement

We all know that omega 3 fatty acids and omega 3 dietary supplements are good for us by now. In fact, there isn’t a time that I don’t read about the newly discovered benefits of omega 3 fatty acids when I’m looking into that latest news in natural and herbal remedies for other things, not just ED.

However, like so many other supplements and foods that contain this nutrient, it not only benefits your heart and your circulation, your skin, your brain function, your mood and the list goes on and on, but it’s also excellent for men who have troubles with erectile dysfunction, otherwise of course known as ED as well.

If you think about it, it does make perfect sense that omega 3’s are great for men and their sexual function. If it benefits that heart and provides ease of blood flow and may also prevent strokes, that means that it is beneficial in keeping the blood thin and keeping it running smoothly throughout the body.

After all, what is an erection? It is blood flow to the penis. That is how a flacid penis gets hard, it’s chambers are filled or engorged with blood and it becomes erect, standing tall, at attention, and ready for some serious love making, right?

If your blood flow is restricted or your blood is thick or “sticky”, which is typical in people who are obese, have poor diets and choose to eat the wrong foods, then guess what, your penis is not going to fill as rapidly with blood, and you are either going to have a harder time getting a hard penis, or you may not get one at all.

Your body views getting erections as a secondary, unnecessary body function, whereas your heart and pumping blood throughout the body is a primary goal of the human body, and so of course, penises and their need to fill with blood to get an erection falls pretty low on the priority list when it comes to how the body is going to order that one.

So, look into omega 3 supplements if you haven’t already. They are a great way to get these nutrients into your diet if you’re not fond of the foods that naturally have them in abundance like oily fish such as tuna and salmon, or avocados, or almonds or other nuts or flax seed.

Jenny Sanford’s Memoir Out

The wife of South Carolina (or shall I say soon to be ex wife) governor Mark Sanford, has written a memoir, hotly anticipated for the light it might shed on the intimate details of what now is proving to be a troubled marriage between her and Mark Sanford. One that was rife with an affair, and which she also says she saw clues along the way that her husband might turn out to be a total cad, which oh yeah, he did end up becoming in the end.

She has opened up a little about certain things about their marriage leading up to the ultimate betrayal when he cheated on her with a  woman from Argentina.  The real kicker is that he told her and his staff that he was “hiking” on the Appalachian trail. This would later become a euphamism for having sex.  Mr. Sanford definitely let his wife down when he lied about where he was even to her, but she had hoped that he was truly there, she said, doing some soul searching about the adultery he had committed.

Apparently the SOB even had the audacity to ask his wife if he could visit his mistress in the months leading up to his “appalachian hike”, but she adamantly denied his requests, saying that because she had forgiven his adultery, that did not mean that she would actually condone it continuing.  Sheesh , I gotta tell you, I’m sure Jenny isn’t perfect either, I mean who is, but reading some of the things she has put in her memoir really make you want to throw up about Mr. Sanford.

He seems like a major cad, and one wonders how capable he is of serving his people when he can’t even tell the truth about where he was.  It sounds like her memoirs will be a very interesting read, if nothing else. I feel sorry for her, and it makes me dislike him even more.