Acupuncture Effective For the Treatment of PE

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  If you suffer from PE (premature ejaculation), acupuncture can help.  A Turkish study suggests that "acupuncture is an effective and non-pharmacological method for treating PE". (Journal of Chinese Medicine No 96/June 2011)  This is certainly no news to me as I treat PE on a regular basis in my clinics.  Gentlemen, there is nothing to be embarrassed about - you would be surprised to know this is a common pathology here in NYC, especially among young men.  So, do something positive and get proactive...schedule an appointment today.  917-701-7582  k@kmondesire.com

Shake A Leg? Restless Leg Syndrome and the Older Male

"A US study has shown that erectile dysfunction is more common in older men with RLS (restless leg syndrome)... The authors of the Helath Professionals Follow-up Study revealed that erectile dysfunction was 16% more likely in men with RLS symptoms that occurred five to 14 times per month and 78% more likely in men whose RLS symptoms occurred 15 or more times per month.  (It has been) suggested that the association between RLS and erectile dysfunction could be related in part to sleep disturbance that co-occurs with RLS and which may be associated with decreaded circulating testosterone levels.
Restless legs syndrome and erectile dysfunction.  Sleep. 2010 Jan 1;33(1):65-9. 
Courtesy:  Journal of Chinese Medicine No94,Oct 2010

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  As men age, their bioavailability of testosterone decreases, while their levels of estrogen increase (this is andropause - the male version of menopause).  This leads to symptoms of insomnia, night sweats, decreased quality of blood and blood circulation, dry and brittle hair and nails, wrinkling of skin and loss of muscle mass.  Gentlemen...do what the ladies having been doing for themselves for years - regular acupuncture treatments and herbal pills for these symptoms will improve your sleep, stop the restless legs, improve your muscle tone and skin turgor, put the shine back into your hair and nails and help with your overall virility.  Call or email today for an appointment.

Deer Antler (Lu Rong) Spray Used by NFL Players for Natural Enhancement

Now, here's an interesting one for you gentlemen out there that might think Deer Antler spray (Lu Rong) is a good idea...think again....
Spray gives sports deer-in-headlights look, By Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports
Jan 20, 12:33 am EST
They harvest the so-called velvet antler (a soft coating that covers deer antlers) in New Zealand, freeze-dry it and then grind it into a powder. It then gets shipped to the United States, where it gets put into either capsules or liquid extracts that can become a simple oral spray. You can buy it for $68 a bottle.
For the elite athlete, experts say it’s essentially a human growth hormone, one of the substances organized sports is trying to keep out. The difference here is deer antlers are natural, not synthetic, and properly discovering it in a test falls somewhere between extremely challenging to virtually impossible.
Bengals safety Roy Williams says he uses the mouth spray "all the time.
Best anyone can figure, first you need to run a blood test (which leagues such as the NFL or Major League Baseball don’t do). Then you need to run a blood test at the exact proper time. Otherwise, nothing comes up.
“You can find it,” Jonathan Danaceau, a director at a World Doping Agency approved lab, told ThePostGame.com in its report about new Raiders coach Hue Jackson’s connection with a supplement company that produces the spray. “But saying whether this is synthetic or natural is hard to determine. It’s only detectable in blood, and most anti-doping tests are done in urine.
It’s a loophole for the athlete – turning drug tests into intelligence tests. You have to be stupid to fail one. The benefits of deer antler – or more specifically the substance IGF-1 that comes from it – are clear. IGF-1 is banned by everyone.
“It’s one of the proteins that is increased in human growth hormone … it’s considered performance-enhancing,” Danaceau said.
“It’s similar to HGH in that it aids in recovery. It helps build tissue, and strengthen tissue – more than you can ever do by training alone. Any preparation that is not naturally occurring is banned. Taking IGF-1 through deer antler is banned as well.”
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=dw-deerantlers011911

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  Lu Rong is a chinese herbal ingredient used in formulas for male infertility and erectile dysfunction, for very ill patients who are debilitated of any energy.  LISTEN UP AND LISTEN GOOD!!!!  When this ingredient is abused (as in the case of the NFL players), guess what happens?  They are like a machine on overdrive and after a while, they become depleted, sexually dysfunctional and exhausted.  It's like being on 'speed' for a prolonged period of time.  So, before you think you're so smart and go spraying deer antler up your nose, better think twice and three times about the side effects!!

Sexuality & Obesity, A Gender Perspective: Results From French National Random Probability Survey Of Sexual Behaviours

The British Medical Journal has published the results of a French study on obesity and sexual behavior.  Here's the abstract:
"...Obese women were less likely than normal weight women to report having a sexual partner in the past 12 months.  Obese men were less likely than normal weight men to report more than one sexual partner in the same period and more likely to report erectile dysfunction. Sexual dysfunction was not associated with BMI among women. Obese women aged under 30 were less likely to seek healthcare services for contraception  or to use oral contraceptives. They were also more likely to report an unintended pregnancy..."
"...There is a link between BMI and sexual behaviour and adverse sexual health outcomes, with obese women less likely to access contraceptive healthcare services and having more unplanned pregnancies. Prevention of unintended pregnancies among these women is a major reproductive health challenge. Healthcare professionals need to be aware of sensitivities related to weight and gender in the provision of sexual health services..."

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the day:  Candy is dandy, but sex won't rot your teeth.  Safe sex on a regular basis is not only good for your stress, but helps regulate your hormones, burns calories, can be an affordable evening of entertainment during a recession, and it's FAT FREE!  Regular exercise, good personal hygiene and a good sense of self esteem can help boost your sex life, no matter what weight category you fall into!
BMJ. 2010 Jun 15;340:c2573. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c2573.  (For the full article)

Get More Energy...Get Some Acupuncture

Hey, did you know that regular acupuncture treatments can boost your energy, improve your immune system and get this: it can improve your performance on the golf course, the tennis court, the yoga mat and in the bedroom!

Nutrition is fuel.  Acupuncture is cellular nutrition, improved circulation, decreased stress and increased sex drive.

Try it, you'll like it!!

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Men's Health Tip of the Day

O.K....today's tip is especially for you men out there.  Prostate health is very important.  If you are of the age of 40 or older and haven't had your PSA checked - shame on you!!!!
Early detection can lead to the treatment and prevention of a very serious pathology called prostate cancer.  If you haven't read anything about it, then check out this webpage for some very pertinent and important facts:  http://www.kmondesire.com/menshealth.html

And while we are on the topic of Men's Health, let me remind you guys who are triathletes or avid cyclists to make certain you have a good 'fit' to your seat on your road bike or spin bike seat.  Improper fitting to your saddle can lead to impotence, erectile dysfunction and e-coli infection of the bladder and prostate.

If you are suffering from any of the abovementioned physical ailments, schedule an appointment today and together, we will plan a treatment strategy that will get you healthy and functional.  Remember...infertility works both ways...it takes some good motility and morphology of sperm to make babies!!