It seems that men all across the world are getting plastic surgery more and more, as the “metrosexual” phenomena spreads.  Men are getting procedures like liposuction, eyelid lifts and under eye tucks, tummy tucks, breast reductions for male breasts that have forme (gynecomastia is the medical term), face lifts and more.  I mean, for God’s sake, have you seen Mickey Rourke’s new face?  Bruce Jenners?  Michael Douglas? 

They’ve all gone under the knife.  Who knows who else has gone under the knife, and for what.  Hmm, this brings about a good question - wonder if anyone in Hollywood has undergone penile implants?  I would love to know, but unfortunately I’m sure us “little people” will never know that little tidbit. 

Anyways, the article brought up the fact that Korean men seem to be opting for plastic surgery more and more now, as a trend toward what they call “ubersexual,” a more macho breed of men whose straight sexual orientation is unambiguous. But in Seoul, the trend veers the other way, toward the “cross-sexual” — an androgynous form of beauty.

Crazy how different cultures view sexuality and the need for aesthetic and physical acceptance in this society and others too - it’s all just a little different based on cultural biases and ideals.

I just read an interesting little fact about the spice often used for spicing up sweets like pumpkin pies and cookies called nutmeg.  How’d I come across this useless random little piece of information?  I’m actually going through a diet right now called the Fast Track One Day Detox Diet by Ann Louise Gittleman PhD. 

What the diet consists of is a complete cleansing of you system, including your colon, liver and kidneys, and the title is a little misleading because it’s actually a total of twelve days you’re on the diet - seven day prequel leading up to a one day juice fast, then a three day “sequel” to seal in the results. 

But I have to say honestly that I don’t mind the diet so far.  I feel much better, the organic food I have to buy just tastes “healthier” and I don’t feel like I’m just constantly pumping my body full of toxins any more.  And I’m already noticing a reduction in my abdominal (belly) fat, so it must be working.

Anyways, back to my original point.  Nutmeg, the spice is supposed to be an excellent aphrodisiac, so it looks like maybe you should take up cooking or something to get a little extra nookie from your lady… 

There is actually a penis stretcher - well, in fact a whole penis enlargement system that I’m fairly partial to, since it boasts a very impressive success rate with its customers in penile enlargement.

It actually combines pills, exercises and a medical grade penis stretching device which really works on a lot of men to naturally enhance and enlarge their manhood without penile enlargement surgery.  There’s actually a picture of the whole system posted in the right sidebar of this blog - you can click on the pic for more information on the product if you’d like.

The penile stretcher has actually been around a little while as an alternative means to enlarge a man’s penis.  Unfortunately, with cheap imitations and stretchers that just didn’t work or looked like a piece of junk, they may have gotten a rap similar to the bad rap that penis pumps got.  Actually, penis pumps are a different breed, and I don’t generally recommend them unless you use extreme caution due to the chance of blistering and chafing that can happen when most men use these devices for the first time.

At least with a stretcher you are not applying a suction pressure to your penis, which can be very damaging to your penile tissue if it’s applied for too long, or if the user just doesn’t use it properly.  For info on a system that uses this particular method, in conjunction with oral supplementation very successfully, see here .

Have you heard of an actual penis stretcher?  Or have you seen the contraption before?  It looks sort of like a medieval torture device, but in actuality it’s really not all that bad! I swear…  What it is designed to do is slowly encourage tissue expansion and growth of the penile tissue over time, and with GENTLE and CONSISTENT usage it in fact does work on many men desiring to increase the size of their penises by actually forcing the penis to elongate.  See the Size Genetics system review page to the right in this magazine - it’s a perfect example of this technology mixed with other high tech penile enlargement methods.

While this may seem like a pretty funny picture to some, a lot of men swear by this device, and some men really swear by combining a penis stretcher with supplements which help to increase the circulation to the penis, so that during these stretching sessions, the penile tissue is fully ready to take on the new growth and stretching, and to accomdate a little extra growth more willingly and with less effort and coaxing.

I’ll tell you a little more about penis stretchers next time…. consider this a teaser (it’s actually me running short on time 

Did you know there is such a thing as testosterone supplements? Not only that, there are prescription strength testosterone supplements that can be offered by physicians. This is news to me, since I did not even know that actual testosterone could be prescribed for any type of condition, illness or just plain inconvenience.

There are actual side effects that go along with testosterone loss as men age, or just in general if men at a younger age show a decline in this pivotal sexual hormone, such as libido decrease, impotence, mood swings, a marked decrease in physical and muscle strength, and sometimes even a muscle atrophy.

Anabolic steroids actually act much like the male hormone testosterone in the males body I learned, it’s just that they are incredibly dangerous as they can have the opposite desired effect on men since they are a synthetic and highly potent version of the hormone, which sometimes perverts that natural order of things, giving men a shrunken penis, impotence and all the very things that a man would be taking testosterone to avoid.

Many male enhancement herbal products provide some type of testosterone restoration by naturally inhibiting the conversion of testosterone into the female hormone estrogen, which is a common reason for testosterone decline in males, from what I understand. Again, I’m not a doctor, I’m learning with everyone else, but I thought this was a fascinating subject nonetheless. Maybe we’ll talk more about natural testosterone supplements later on.

Jeeezz, I was surfing online the other day and I noticed TONS of really questionable looking products that claimed to be natural male enhancement products, but looked like cheaply bottled and marketed products. It begs the question, how many of these products actually do what they say they’re supposed to do, and how many are just a plain old ripoff?

While I do absolutely believe that there are many herbs and 100% natural compounds and botanicals that can help cure all types of male sexual problems like impotence, lack of libido and longevity in bed, I also believe a lot of these products are not a complete or effective solution to the problems they claim to help heal in the male sexual or reproductive system. Too many of these herbal products are quite simply cheaply made and thrown together, and are not even made with the quality or potency of the plants which they need to be.

You see, the potency or effectiveness of any herbal remedy or dietary supplement really depends on a few things. First, the quality and age of the ingredients they are gathering their raw materials from. In other words, if the plants they are using are old and inactive, they quite simply will not do much of any good in any product meant for any treatment.

More on this and how to choose a good one in the next post.

Genetics may play a part in male sexual dysfunction, but there have not been enough studies specifically targeting this theory to say it definitely is true or even partially true. As far as specific medically acknowledged causes that are genetically related to sexual dysfunction in males are autonomic neuropathy and diabetic neuropathy, both of which can be passed from family member to family member.

However, the main causes of sexual dysfunction which are medically recognized and readily accepted are as follows:

1.) Substance induced - in other words are you on a medication of street drugs which could be influencing your libido, or your ability to get or maintain an erection?

2.) Stress or anxiety induced - I think we all could claim this one at various times in our life. Even if you haven’t had any problems so far, stress and anxiety about different things going on in your life can trigger impotence and premature ejaculation or other issues such as inability to maintain a full erection faster than you can say “Sex”.

We’ll discuss more triggers of commonly acknowledged causes of male sexual disorders next time - I’m running late!

So this one really is “Here nor There”, but nonetheless, I figured since this is my personal online log to say whatever the hell it is I want to say, I’d give it a whirl! I was listening to the radio this morning - a popular station here in the greater Cleveland area in Ohio called 100.7 WMMS, and their theme now is “Wake up - Rock Hard”. Now we all know that has an extreme double meaning.

Many men may have considered the relatively new and experimental penile enlargement surgery, until they see the cost of the total package. If you want the surgery to lengthen alone, you are looking at upwards of $5,000, and if you need to lengthen and fatten the penis, you are looking at a total upwards of $10,000.

This is almost double the cost of a typical female breast augmentation. I guess this just goes to show that this is still a somewhat difficult and experimental procedure at the moment. Not only is it cost prohibitive, but there are still far too many complications that can happen with your penis to really have this be a logical and safe option if you want a bigger penis.  It’s a good thing there are some products that do work to naturally enlarge you (see our reviews on the side if you want to look at a few). 

Sigh - guess all the regular folk’ll have to wait for this one!

Jeez the idea of male impotence and premature ejaculation is so prevalent in our American society that a movie with a double entendre was just released with Matthew Mconaughey called “Failure to Launch”. It’s actually about a guy who hasn’t left his parents house yet, but all the critics are already noticing the double meaning of failure to achieve an erection, or to orgasm.

Just goes to show how much we think of male sexual activity in this society, and the importance we place on it. Hey, what about the women?