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"This category is for individuals whose sexual interests are directed primarily toward objects other than people of the opposite sex, toward sexual acts not usually associated with coitus, or toward coitus performed under bizarre circumstances as in necrophilia, pedophilia, sexual sadism and fetishism. Even though many find their practices distasteful, they remain unable to substitute normal sexual behavior for them. This diagnosis is not appropriate for individuals who perform deviant sexual acts because normal sexual objects are not available to them." - Kelly Patricia O'Meara, Psyched Out: How Psychiatry Sells Mental Illness and Pushes Pills That Kill (Get the book.)

"The bisexual who enjoys sex with both genders is the first obvious exception to this distinction. Next, where do we put a man who prefers to fantasize about men while making love to women? Then, what about a completely celibate person; or the married transves-tite; or the person who makes love with a transsexual presendy of the opposite sex; or the person who was heterosexual, had one homosexual experience, and is now without a partner? To continue this just a bit longer, where do we put the so-called heterosexual couple, or for that matter homosexual couple, who no longer makes love?" - Ellen J. Langer, Mindfulness (Get the book.) "These categories do not seem to overlap; there are people who prefer sexual behavior with their own sex and they are called homosexuals, and there are people who engage in sexual behavior with members of the opposite sex and they are called heterosexuals. Surely this is clear. The bisexual who enjoys sex with both genders is the first obvious exception to this distinction. Next, where do we put a man who prefers to fantasize about men while making love to women?" - Ellen J. Langer, Mindfulness (Get the book.)

"Long considered India's most potent sex-enhancing plant, the country's women have used ashwagandha for years to stimulate their sex drives. It is used by men for low sperm count and sexual debility. • Asian ginseng is used by millions of men to enhance libido and sexual vitality. In one erectile dysfunction study, men who took ginseng had a 42 percent improvement in erectile function compared with those who took placebos. • Asian ginseng lessens menopause-based fatigue, insomnia, and depression." - David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes, Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief (Get the book.) "We know that as we age, there is a decrease in sex hormones. We also know that extreme stress can cause an antifertility effect and may reduce the estrogen levels in females and the sperm count in men. Adaptogens for Sexual Health Adaptogens, in their general support for neuroendocrine balance, also work to regulate and balance the sex hormones and reproductive function. Some adaptogens can be used for sexual enhancement, especially in tired, qi deficient, depressed, or anxious people. They increase libido in both men and woman and may reduce the incidence of male and female infertility." - David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes, Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief (Get the book.)

"It is also an essential building block of many of the body's most important hormones, such as stress hormones, blood sugar-regulating hormones, and sex hormones. (One study that specifically looked for sexual problems associated with cholesterol-lowering therapy found that statins increase the frequency of sexual dysfunction by about 50 percent in men.) Cholesterol is also necessary for the transmission of signals from one nerve cell to the next, and is an integral component of the membrane that surrounds each cell." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"Then, what about a completely celibate person; or the married transves-tite; or the person who makes love with a transsexual presendy of the opposite sex; or the person who was heterosexual, had one homosexual experience, and is now without a partner? To continue this just a bit longer, where do we put the so-called heterosexual couple, or for that matter homosexual couple, who no longer makes love? This is not a small group of people." - Ellen J. Langer, Mindfulness (Get the book.)

"But while salacious stories of Theodora abound—the historian Procopius describes the bearkeepers daughter as frequently appearing in public virtually naked, having sex with thirty or more men at orgies, and complaining that Nature had constructed her so that she could only have sex via three orifices—the most persuasive portrait is that of a racy comedienne whose interest in a sexually provocative image was largely its proven ability to fill seats." - William Rosen, Justinian's Flea: The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire (Get the book.)

"The point is that you must get some healthy oils into your diet, and you have to stop blocking the production of sex hormones. When you do these things, you will begin to restore the normal function of your sex organs. In the world of herbal medicine, there are a great many herbs that are available now for male impotence or male sex function. The author I recommend on this is Chris Kilham—also known as the Medicine Hunter—and author of the book Hot Plants. Check out his book if you want to know what exotic herbs he has discovered from around the world that boost male performance." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"This results in a plunge down the Brilliant Health staircase into a potential host of undesirable outcomes: reduced sex drive, insomnia, depression, decreased memory, poor cognition, impaired digestion, and immune deregulation. Even the biggest blamers and self-identified victims want to have good sex, sleep well, think clearly, and remember where they've been. And most important, who doesn't want their immune, digestive, cardiac, and endocrine systems to function properly?" - Rick Foster, Greg Hicks, M.D., Jen Seda, Choosing Brilliant Health: 9 Choices That Redefine What It Takes to Create Lifelong Vitality and Well-Being (Get the book.)

"When compared to Americans of the same age, "we have found that the blood of male and female centenarians seems to have higher levels of sex hormones," Suzuki said. "So is that why people are taking these hormonal supplements?" I asked, thinking about DHEA supplements, precursors to sex hormones (androgens and estrogens), which some believe can slow the effects of aging. "Yes, but it doesn't work that way. The supplements are not the same as the hormones your body generates. DHEA probably has no effect on age-related changes in body composition and function." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"Being of the same sex tended to have a very slight negative effect. These types of couples had a worse outcome than they achieved individually; with eight pairs of operators the results were the very opposite of what was intended. Couples of the opposite sex, all of whom knew each other, had a powerful complementary effect, producing more than three and a half times the effect of individuals. However, 'bonded' pairs, those couples in a relationship, had the most profound effect, which was nearly six times as strong as that of single operators." - Lynne Mctaggart, The Field - The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe (Get the book.)

"Well, men here have very liberal attitudes toward sex. They tend to have many sexual partners throughout life." That theory was a new one for longevity. FIRST FORAY Luis, Michel, Tom, and I set up headquarters in a hotel outside the city of Nicoya. Over the next three days, we searched for every centenarian or person close to the 100-year milestone within a 20-mile radius. Most of the 21 people we identified were easy to locate. Some four or five among these had died recently, but this proportion was extraordinarily low considering the ages." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"In several lakes and waterways, including the Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay, the Columbia River in Washington, and the Potomac, fish have mutated into hermaphrodites (having both male and female sex organs) or changed sex entirely (gone from males to females). In southern California, many bottom-dwelling fish off the coast are now hermaphrodites. What's more, the ocean floor's sediment is contaminated with estrogenic chemicals that get absorbed by bottom-feeding organisms and passed up along the food chain." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"The researchers tested the women's blood for levels of sex hormones and also checked their urine for the breakdown products of estrogen. In the women who ate flaxseed, the concentrations of sex hormones known to be associated with breast cancer were reduced. This result strongly suggests the ability of flaxseeds to reduce breast cancer risk." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

"Issues of sex, money, and control are in this chakra, and the corresponding endocrine gland is the adrenal. This chakra is often associated with reproduction, but it is really more about how one relates as a sexual being. The third chakra is the solar plexus, which is in the middle of the belly and yellow. It corresponds to the digestive system, liver, spleen, and gallbladder and is associated with storing and releasing energy. This is the center of the will, and power issues can come up here. The associated endocrine gland is the pancreas." - Pam Montgomery, Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness (Get the book.)

"He was obsessed with their sexuality and was convinced that they would try to have sex with someone against his wishes. In fact, it was Mr. Genain who was sexually promiscuous, having regular affairs and getting at least two other women pregnant. But for the quads, boys were off limits. No attention could be shown to any boy, and the girls knew it. They had often witnessed their father's fear-instilling behavior. Throughout their high school years, various physical problems were manifested by each of the girls. All the girls had bed-wetting problems until adulthood." - Dr. Timothy Scott, America Fooled: The Truth About Antidepressants, Antipsychotics and How We've Been Deceived (Get the book.)

"Higher rates of HIV infection were originally seen in homosexual or bisexual men who had many sex partners, intravenous drug users, heterosexual partners of infected persons, and those who had received blood transfusions. Practising safe sex and avoiding used injection needles are very important in preventing HIV infection. Treatment of those infected with HIV As there is no known cure for full-blown AIDS, the aim of therapy is to affect the action of HIV and reduce the immune suppression it causes." - Nicola Reavley, The New Encyclopedia of Vitamins, Minerals, Supplements and Herbs (Get the book.)

"Women, for example, with high testosterone levels have more sex, increased libido, more orgasms, and tighter bonds with their mates. Interestingly enough, in a 1986 clinical study, it was documented that it's not actual testosterone production that decreases as people age. What happens is that it's the amount of free circulating testosterone that decreases—as more and more of it gets bound to albumin and becomes unavailable for the body's use. These changes appear to begin by middle age and happen through a natural chemical process called "sex-hormone-binding-globulin" or "SHBG"." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Does Himalaya Drug offer sex tonics containing ashwagandha? "Yes, of course," Dr. Mitra assured me wdth a smile. In the middle of the Dhanvantari Vana Ayurvedic Herbal Garden, we found a garden about one quarter acre in size, in the shape of a human body The oudine of the body was detailed in stones. At each part of the body, various medicinal plants grew which addressed the needs of that bodily area. Digestive herbs grew in the region of the stomach and bowels. Herbs for the brain grew at the head. Anti-inflammatory herbs grew at the joints." - Chris Kilham, Hot Plants: Nature's Proven sex Boosters for Men and Women (Get the book.) "We also employ a select number of very special plants to enhance sex. We always have and always wall use these hot plants. For our purposes, the interchangeable terms herb, botanical, or plant remedy refer to any and all flora or parts of them, including grasses, flowers, berries, seeds, leaves, nuts, stems, stalks, and roots, which are used for their therapeutic and health-enhancing properties. Plants demonstrate great versatility for the treatment of a broad variety of health needs." - Chris Kilham, Hot Plants: Nature's Proven sex Boosters for Men and Women (Get the book.) "As we drove off I wondered to myself exactly what I was supposed to do with the oil. The sex Doctor Back in the capital of Kuala Lumpur, the crew and 1 temporarily disrupted the peace at the Human Reproduction Specialist Centre. We had a scheduled meeting with Dr. Ismail Tambi, a medical doctor who specializes in the study and treatment of reproductive disorders of all kinds. When we arrived, the four women behind the reception desk spoke excitedly about our video shoot. Our arrival was apparently the most stimulating local event in quite some time." - Chris Kilham, Hot Plants: Nature's Proven sex Boosters for Men and Women (Get the book.)

"That may be as a result of association with our sex, but not always. Many homosexual or transgender people have strong energies more closely associated with the opposite sex. In another example of embracing the opposite energy, "tomboy" girls show the influence of masculine energy surfacing at an early age. Ultra-masculine men have suppressed their female energies. Ultra-feminine women have refused to give any quarter to their masculine energy. Science equates the masculine with left brain analytical thinking and the feminine with the right brain creative and artistic influence." - Jackie Lapin, The Art of Conscious Creation: How You Can Transform the World (Get the book.)

"The ANS has two branches: the sympathetic nervous system that prepares the body for a "fight or flight" reaction, and the parasympathetic nervous system that prepares the body for eating, digestion, and sex. When the body gets ready to run or fight, digestion stops, sexual arousal withers, heart rate and blood pressure zoom, and the adrenal gland pumps out two hormones: adrenalin, which improves alertness and further turns on the cardiovascular system, and a variant of cortisone called Cortisol, which works to release the body's major fuel, glucose, from its storage reservoir in the liver." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"They also want to know whether apomictic plants always produce seeds without having sex. The apomictic dandelion once had normal sex and some primitive species behave like regular sexual plants.3 Why did they evolve this way? Oddly, although we now have highly sophisticated techniques for swapping genes from one species to another—powerful laboratory tools and enzymes that snip off the precise pieces of DNA we want to splice—we still have a lot to learn about the sex life of plants. The best guess so far is that apomixis is a suppression of normal sexual activity." - Peter Pringle, Food, Inc. Mendel to Monsanto - The Promises and Perils of the Biotech Harvest (Get the book.)

"Yet the precise ways in which sex hormones influence autoimmune disease remain largely unknown. What researchers do know is that sex hormone balance is a crucial factor in the optimum regulation of immune and inflammatory responses and that hormones such as estrogen that women produce modulate the activity of proteins in our bodies, leading in ways we do not yet fully understand to a more reactive autoimmune response." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

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