Archive for October, 2008

Sex and Burning Calories

Sex is a great way to not only enjoy yourself and open you up to new sensations and feelings, but it’s also a great way to help your weight loss and weight management program, as it turns out.  This doesn’t mean you can just lay there though, you gotta really get into it, maybe try some new positions and of course participate in foreplay, which prolongs the sexual experience and also makes it more intense, but can also boost the calorie burning and slimming abilities of your sexual forays with your partner.

It’s actuallly a two way street between shedding weight and keeping in shape, because the more in shape you are, the more you want to have sex.  Your self image of your body has a lot to do with how often you want to have sex, since you tend to enjoy it much more when you feel like your body looks sexy, and this goes for both men and women – it’s not just women as conventionally thought.  Sure, us guys are almost always horndogs even when we’re twenty pounds overweight, but we also feel a lot better about sexual acts and jumping in the sack and taking our clothes off when we know we’re revealing a trim, muscular frame instead of a puny or paunchy physique. 

Sex does burn calories, especially the more vigorous it is, the more complex the position, and the longer the sessions go.  It brings you and your partner closer, and makes you both feel loved and needed, as well as sexually desired, so it adds to the closeness.  Working out and having lots of healthy, sweaty sex time is excellent not only for the libido, but also for your mental health. 

I notice that the more I’m having sex with my girlfriend, that better I feel about myself and the better I treat her and the better she treats me.  Why is it that we get so caught up in live’s little nuances that we forget how sex can really take a load off a relationship?

Sex not only makes for a better mood and tone in a relationship, but it is incredibly stress reducing and those that have sex more often with their partners report better ability to curb their anxiety on their own, and have better cholesterol levels as well as better blood pressure readings.  The endorphins are also high when sex happens, which contributes to the overall glow of sex which has us feeling like we could run a marathon afterwards, or are so spent and content that we could fall asleep and be happy as clams.   Either way, it’s beneficial to your health. 

Circumcision Not Such a Protective Benefit Against AIDS?

The accepted train of thought on young boys being circumcised before they even have the ability to have any clear memories of it, when they are mere infants, is that circumcision is not only a medically sound way to help men protect their penile area from infection, and a more cleanly method for a man’s penis to be since if the foreskin area is not cleaned every day and thoroughly it can harbor bacteria, but it also has been thought to help protect men from getting the HIV virus which leads to AIDS from sexual contact.

However, those that don’t believe in circumcision may feel a bit vindicated by this little morsel of information, and that is that circumcision may not do squat in the way of protecting men from contracting the sexually transmitted disease AIDS.  This sharply contrasts with findings back in 2005 that said that circumcision should protect men from having a higher rate of AIDS infection, since it was thought that if the virus could nto be harbored in the foreskin, it may have less chance of entering the body and spreading.

So, which is it?  Well, we know that circumcision doesn’t increase the transmission of the AIDS virus, that just wouldn’t make sense, so it would be fairly safe to say the circumcision is the best way to go, both for hygiene as well as a possible additional protective shield against the AIDS virus when men have sexual contact with another individual. 

Circumcision is where, in a sterile doctor’s office, the man’s foreskin is remove from the tip of his penis and sort of “peeled back”, to expose the tip of the penis more.  Men who have uncircumcised penises have a penis that looks sort of like an anteater, for lack of a better description.  Famous men with uncircumcised penises include Ewan McGregor (we think) and also Burt Lancaster, both of who posed nude or appeared nude in movies where their uncircumcised penises were exposed for all to see.

Additional care to keep your johnson clean must be taken though, since the skin folds over itself, and extra care must be taken to make sure it gets cleaned thoroughly “under the hood” and you don’t end up with any sort of infection.   

Size Genetics Announces a Generous Discount

The very popular penis enlargement system Size Genetics has just announced a very generous discount, so you may want to grab up this system on the cheap while it lasts.  The folks there just told me about it, they insituted it because they know the economy’s in the toilet.  See how to get the discount on Size Genetics Review. 

It’s times like these when consumers have a very opportunistic buying window because companies are more likely to offer their products at steep discounts to attract buyers who are exposed to the ever-worsening economic news every day.   Take advantage, that’s what I say!  you may not see buying opportunities like this in virtually every sector again in your lifetime. 

Wanna Rev the Sex Life? Get a Hotel!

Sometimes when you’re feeling like you and your partner’s sex lives are kind of in a rut – and believe me, if you haven’t experienced that yet then you’re either in the beginnings of a new relationship where everything seems new or exciting, or you don’t keep women around very long and move on pretty quick – there are some surefire ways to get the smoke going in the bedroom again, but of course you can’t always do them or else they lose their novelty, and hence the pleasure and excitement they add may be gone. 

One of my favorite things to do to get the excitement going again, and the reckless abandonment that often goes with the sexual experiences you have with a new lover, is to get a nice hotel room.  Now, I know that this isn’t something you can do very often, especially considering you can’t even get a decent hotel that isn’t a roach motel for under a hundred and fifty bucks these days, but it is something you can do when you feel stuck and need to get away and out of your typical surroundings in order to make things a little more exciting, but it may be something to think about a few times a year.

Going to a hotel opens up this sort of exciting side to your sex life.  You can go down to the bar and get drinks, which of course is an aphrodisiac in itself, and you both are relaxed because you know that you can just walk back up to the hotel room and take your time, ravishing eachother any way you want (mirrors on the ceiling or right by the bed are a kinky touch), and neither of you has to worry about driving home or getting up in the morning for anything in particular.  It’s basically it’s own natural libido booster, since relaxation is one of the key components to keeping a good sex life going, as well as a little feeling of kinkiness once in a while to keep the excitement in a relationship.

Just the relaxation and not having to pick up after yourselves is a part of the thrill.  Not only that, but there is a kinky, depraved side to getting a hotel that seems to bring out the sexual animal in people.  There’s a reason why the maids needs to come in and clean up all the time – there is always something going on in the rooms

Horny Goat Weed and Your Sex Drive and Performance

You’ve probably heard that something called horny goat weed, a natural herb that is commonly used in Chinese herbal remedy medicine, with it’s ironic name, has been used as a natural aphrodisiac and sexual performance enhancer for years.  The only reason I remember hearing about this particular herb over and over is that it has a name that matches what it’s supposed to do to the male libido – make him horny, which I thought was kind of funny, and which I’m sure is part of the reason it is often recognized by people as a natural sexual enhancement herb.

However, the study that shows horny goat weed may hold promise as the next natural viagra alternative did not really specifically say whether the herb increases actual libido, but it is showing that there is a particular natural compound that has been found in the plant that can be used to help inhibit the actions of an enzyme.  This compound is called icariin, and it helps to block the actions of an enzyme produced in men’s bodies that actually an prohibit the whole erectile process.

Scientists found that this natural compound called icariin helped to block the enzymes that prohibit erectile function effectively, and that it also did so without the number of side effects that other erectile dysfunction drugs like Viagra, Levitra and Cialis have on the men who take them, such as high blood pressure and possible heart issues associated with it’s ability to increase the blood pressure fairly quickly. 

It supposedly can do this because it targets the erection inhibiting enzyme more specifically, and doesn’t work on the body’s other mechanisms as well much like the popular erectile dysfunction products on the market currently do.  This may mean we are one step closer to a more effective, safer version of our current erectile dysfunction drugs that are available to men today, such as the Prosolution pills or VigRX (see review) which have given men significant boosts in their sex lives for years, in a natural formula. 

This could mean more men who don’t have to experience the sexual frustration and embarrassment and feelings of inadequacy that often go along with erectile problems if they can effectively utilize this new compound into new medications or even naturally based medications. 

Testicle Stem Cells Just as Good as Embryonic?

Well, this is interesting news certainly.  Apparently the stem cells that can be taken from a man’s testicles may be as valuable in stem cell research and it’s benefits to the human condition as embryonic stem cells, which could potentially end some of the of the moral debate about embryonic stem cells being used, since some debate that it is ending a potential life by taking those stem cells to do research on and in the process destroying them.  I’m all for stem cell research by the way, no matter how it is done, whether the cells are taken from the embryo or not.

However there is a catch – since the stem cells from testicles come from men, their applications are only for men.  They apparently cannot be used on women.  Hmm, ok I guess I’m a little confused because I thought that embryonic stem cells, which originate in a woman’s body (granted it is fertilized by a sperm) could be used on everyone.  But never mind, I guess since it comes from both that does make sense, but I guess I’m surprised that embryonic research is sex-specific and that one type only benefits one sex.  I did not know that!

The biggest implication now for testicle stem cells is for the regrowth or regeneration of damaged tissue.  We all know that stem cell research can greatly benefit humanity, and has far reaching promise when it comes to autoimmune and nervous system diseases, like Parkinsons and even cancer some say.  Another important use for stem cell regrowth of tissue can be people who have somehow damaged their spinal cords.  it could make people walk again in other words, and that’s nothing short of a miracle. 

Obviously the biggest advantage that stem cells taken from the testicles is that they do not come bogged in all the moral dilemmas and debate we have going on.  As you know, many people’s religion and personal convictions prohibit the destruction of a potential human life, which is how embryonic stem cells are viewed by those that take the hard line approach to whether it’s right or wrong.  With the cells coming from a man, there is no life being destroyed, and the debate wouldn’t have any merit, letting the research go no unhindered. 

Bizarre Stories About Men Recently

I’ve been noticing that there are some pretty bizarre stories involving men of various ages in the news lately.  First we started off the month of September with the story about the poor man who had his penis removed in surgery where he was under the impression he was just getting whatever was necessary to remove cancer done to himself, however he claims he did not give authorization specifically to remove his manhood.  Similar cases have seen the guy getting paid, but we’ll see how the medical staff’s attornies argue this one since there are always two sides to a story. 

Another bizarre story about guys in the news these past few weeks is one where a man who is a grandfather and in his early seventies was told in his hospital release papers that – surprise!  he was pregnant.  Of course there is nothing kooky or weird going on here though that is biologically significant since all this amounted to was a boring old typo that resulted in the man being told he was preggers.  No harm no foul though – at least he still has his penis!

Then, there was one where a man claims that a doctor stapled his butt shut.  Yeah, that’s right – he says that his doctor sewed his buttocks shut, which of course would cause emotional distress as well as other not so comfortable and obvious problems.  This story was out of Maryland, and unfortunately I can’t find it now for the details, but I remembered that it was out of MD and that he says his butt was stapled shut. 

Do you have any weird news on local guys you’d like to share?  We know there’s always tons of juicy stuff going on and that there are always good news stories that make for excellent discussions! 

Men and Cheating

I was reading a very interesting article on a theory of why most men stray in their marriages and/or monogamous relationships to other partners outside of the relationship.  What it told me was something that I really already knew, but it really reinforced this knowledge for me, and because the article was based on a  study done by a marriage counselor on 100 men who were faithful and 100 men who had strayed from their marriage, that made the evidence all that much more concrete since it was based off of men who actually had been there and done that, so to speak.

What it said was really something that not a lot of women may know and probably should know if they want to truly understand their partner.  That is that men generally want acceptance and appreciation, just as much if not more than women do.  The biggest difference and the reason for miscommunication about this basic male need is because women are naturally more communicative creatures than men.  Men tend to just assume that a woman knows that they need to feel appreciated, but women are guilty too because they can’t see many times that their partners need to be told when they are doing something right, or are doing something that really pleases her.

The thing that a lot of women don’t understand is that when men (and it’s been estimated that close to 50% of men stray in their marriages, although no figure was given on women in this particular article) cheat they generally do not cheat because they are looking for sex (although admittedly this can be true in some cases), nor are they looking for partners that are “hotter” than their wives, but rather they are looking for the unconditional acceptance and appreciation that a new woman will offer.

Do you remember when your marriage first started if you are married?  Remember how we all tend to treat the other person like they were royalty, and comment on things when they would do something nice for us, or make them feel special, wanted and appreciated?  Now, fast forward several years into the relationship and what you inevitably see is something called “being taken for granted”.  Somehow that niceness that was so easy to come by at the beginning of our relationships becomes harder for us to do in the middle and toward the ends of relationships. 

This is the primary reason cited by men who cheat as the reason they cheat.  They view this as an emotional disconnection between themselves and their partner, and they feel motivated to go outside the marriage to get that acceptance, love and appreciation that they crave.  The same can definitely go for a woman too though, except with women, they often feel like their partner no longer listens to them or coddles them quite like they used to, and they will often go seek that comfort and caring ear that they crave.  This is exactly why two people in a marriage must understand the other’s needs and really actively work to fulfill those whenever they can. 

Man’s Penis Removed, He Says Without Consent

I think we may have touched on this or a similar, mind boggling story just a few months back, but then again this may just be bizarrely related to this newest story on a man who says his penis was removed – yeah, you read that right – removed – without his consent.  Now, before we get into this let’s just try to get our minds around it. 

Say you go in for surgery, say that you don’t expect your penis to be removed.  And then you come out of surgery only to find that your most precious asset is gone – kaput, removed surgically never to be seen again.  Thrown in some surgical garbage with other body parts that will be sent to some horrible body part disposal sight. 

I know this is the image that most men may conjure up, but seriously when I think about it, it’s hard for me to believe that any doctor would accidentally remove a man’s genitalia and then deny that he did anything wrong, unless he was authorized to remove the penis in the first place.  That’s why this guy’s claims sound a little suspicious.  Here’s the scoop on this bizarre penis story.

The story is a little more complicated than I made it out to be at first actually, because the man (the patient) who had his penis removed has cancer, and the doctor that removed his penis says that the removal of the penis was medically necessary and that the patient understood that and consented to having it removed.

The plaintiffs are suing the doctor and the anesthesiologist who were on his case because he says that he did not give consent, whereas the doctor is implying he had implied consent from him because he had his consent to do anything “necessary”.  He had originally gone in for a scheduled circumcision surgery as part of cancer treatment and ended up with his penis removed.  I don’t know, what do you think about this story?  A man who had a similar situation was awarded a large sum of money, do you think he may get a large settlement?  I think he might after reading more on the case. 

Could Heated Car Seats Hurt Sperm Quality?

It’s long been theorized that men’s testicles may be sensitive to things like being in a tight, enclosed space, such as wearing underwear that are too tight and restrictive down there, and also sensitive to heat.  I’m not talking about the comfort of your testicles either, I’m talking about the quality of what is manufactured in your testicles, which is your sperm.  Yep, the ability for you to carry your genes on lays in the testicles, and if you treat your testicles with abandon, then you may be harming your sperm quality of your sperm production all together.

The latest candidate for screwing things up down there when it comes to male sperm production is heated car seats. There’s practically not a new car out there, unless it’s pretty low end or you just didn’t want them (or you happen to live in the tropics and never have a need for an occasional cozy, warm heated seat on cold mornings), that does not have heated car seats these days. 

All the higher end cars have heated seats, and many of the middle of the road cars, like the Honda’s out there, are offering heated seats as pretty much a standard option on many of their models.  While heated seats are a great thing for those of us that live in varied climates like me, they may actually be a bit too hot for men’s sperm health to be flourishing some say.

The study that has been conducted so far on heated car seats and male fertility is actually still in it’s preliminary stages, so researchers are careful to note that it’s not totally conclusive yet, but so far it is looking like anything ninety minutes and over in a heated car seat starts to have a detrimental effect on the health and quality of the sperm produced in a man’s testicles. 

The scrotum, which produces the sperm, cannot go above a certain temperature without having consequences on sperm production, that has always pretty much been an accepted truth, but researchers still want to know how long being exposed to heated seats, where the heat is directly on the crotch area for extended periods of time, is going to affect your sperm quality in the end so they may be able to warn men to use heated seats sparingly and with caution, or to limit the amount of time they have the option turned on in their car so they can avoid potential sperm quality damage.  There are some supplements out there which may also help your sperm production, as well as enhance overall male health today like Provacyl, which we review here at MEM, if you’d like to look also.