NaturalPedia > Viagra

Quotes about Viagra from the world's top natural health / natural living authors

 Email this page to a friend   |  Click here for FREE email alerts

page 1 of 7 | Next ->

"Anyone for...Viagra Lite? A, lS the fanfare over the impotence drug viagra quiets down (a bit), a number of sex and marital therapists are beginning to discuss how certain men might use the drug recreationally and safely, rather than as a treatment for clinical impotence. For middle-aged and older men who are looking to improve their sexual performance, a tactic involves obtaining a prescription (legally), and then scoring (cutting) the pills in half. You might call it a compromise?" - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Very often, young men will feign concern for their heart, asking their doctor for a viagra prescription. Interestingly, viagra was developed to treat angina. But men younger than fifty shouldn't have erectile dysfunction. Those who do are at increased risk of developing premature coronary artery disease. ED is angina of the reproductive organs. Women Three decades ago, the ratio of people admitted to coronary care units was roughly nine men to every woman." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Designed to treat impotence, viagra is one of the best-selling drugs on the planet. Millions of men all over the world take the drug on a regular basis. viagra overrides the major causes of impotence: fear of intimacy, stress, overwork, depression, poor health habits, and partner conflicts. viagra and other copycat drugs allow the user to ignore (at least for the moment) the real reason why the ability to get an erection, a normal and natural occurrence in the male human animal, has begun to shut down." - Ray Dodd, BeliefWorks: The Art of Living Your Dreams (Get the book.)

"Christopher Gearon; The Search For A Female Viagra; http://health.discovery. com/centers/womens/viagra/viagra.htm 7 Basar MM. et al. Relationship between serum sex steroids and Aging Male Symptoms score and International Index of Erectile Function. Department of Urology, University of Kirikkale, Kirikkale, Turkey. Urology. 2005 Sep;66(3):597-601. 8 A deficiency in magnesium causes hyperplasia of the adrenal cortex, elevated aldosterone levels, and increased extracellular fluid volume." - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.)

"THE DANGERS OF VIAGRA Because sexual activity involves an increase in cardiac work and myocardial oxygen demand the FDA advises doctors to consider the cardiac status of patients who may receive viagra. The FDA also advises that viagra NOT to prescribed to patients who take organic nitrates in any form, regardless of frequency. VIAGRA SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN BY MEN WHO: Combine a nitrate and viagra at home. This can lead to severe hypotensiveness The nitrate contraindication cannot be stressed enough!" - American Medical Publishing, Prescription Medicines, Side Effects and Natural Alternatives (Get the book.)

"Why don't you take a couple of viagra?" the clown taunted. Farther down the midway, a female barker beckoned passersby to stop and play her game of chance. "Today's the day," she shouted. "I can feel it." Billboards posted outside the freak show promised six-legged sheep "born alive," a two-headed turtle, and "the Fiji Mermaid" caught off the coast of Mexico, real, said the sign. The bearded carny waiting to sell tickets to the curiosities looked bored." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.) "The clinic's ad helped sell drugs like viagra and Le-vitra. But these entrepreneurial doctors were using the language of the pharmaceutical marketers to boost their personal incomes. Each Iowan who responded meant new revenue from office exams, diagnostic tests, and procedures. The doctors had learned they could imitate the pharmaceutical industry's marketing techniques and join in the financial bonanza. Why do the pharmaceutical companies need to spend 25 percent or more of their revenues on promotion? Because for one thing, the drugs don't work for large numbers of people who take them." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.) "Quickly, another new drug, introduced in 1998, took the game to a whole new level. "Viagra changed pharmaceuticals as a business," J. Patrick Kelly, a top marketing executive at Pfizer, the drug's maker, told a reporter from Advertising Age in 2001. The company's sex pill became part of American pop culture almost as soon as Pfizer introduced it. Not even Prozac, the antidepressant first sold in 1988, had been the topic of so many discussions around the water cooler, at the dinner table, or on late-night talk shows." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"Interestingly, viagra was developed to treat angina. But men younger than fifty shouldn't have erectile dysfunction. Those who do are at increased risk of developing premature coronary artery disease. ED is angina of the reproductive organs. Women Three decades ago, the ratio of people admitted to coronary care units was roughly nine men to every woman. Unfortunately, this was not The New Cardiology Risk Assessment Here's a short and simple checklist that can determine your risk of a cardiovascular event based on the New Cardiology approach." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) "It is interesting to note that viagra was developed originally for CVD. It didn't work for that purpose because it increases the nitric oxide effect only in the penis and the eyes, and possibly in the pulmonary artery in kids with congenital heart disease. Some research has indicated that men with ED as a result of reduced nitric oxide may be at increased risk for CVD. To make nitric oxide, the body needs L-arginine, an amino acid found in many foods such as dairy products, meat, poultry, fish, nuts, seeds, and chocolate." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Apart from HRT, the classic example of how drug companies are managing and growing new markets is viagra. The drug has achieved a popular - almost cult - status and spawned a number of charities and other organisations that purport to help people with 'sexual dysfunction'. Although it is against UK law to advertise pharmaceutical prescription products to the public, everyone knows about viagra, which has become, without the help of doctors, one of the most popular drugs in the history of medicine. While the use of the Internet is a fairly transparent strategy, others might slip your notice." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.)

"Millions of men all over the world take the drug on a regular basis. viagra overrides the major causes of impotence: fear of intimacy, stress, overwork, depression, poor health habits, and partner conflicts. viagra and other copycat drugs allow the user to ignore (at least for the moment) the real reason why the ability to get an erection, a normal and natural occurrence in the male human animal, has begun to shut down. Many people are convinced they need to perform or they will be left behind, and the enormous growth of caffeine consumption is a telling indicator." - Ray Dodd, BeliefWorks: The Art of Living Your Dreams (Get the book.)

"In 2001, these were Claritin, viagra, Celebrex, Vioxx, and Allegra (another nonsedating prescription antihistamine)—not exactly the kind of drugs for which creating greater demand through advertising is going to improve health or head off disease at an early stage. EDUCATION OR PROPAGANDA? Nonetheless, the drug companies claim that their ads provide an important educational service." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"Today, at Montreal markets, hawkers cry out that each fig contains five grams of viagra. Over coffee one morning, Montreal artist Billy Mavreas was telling some friends and me how he'djust returned from a trip to Greece, where he'd observed old men jostling each other to get at the first figs of the season. He could understand their ardor. "Whenever I open a fig," he explained, "I want to fuck it." Some of us freak out when touching fruits. "Haptodysphoria" refers to the unusual, almost fearful, sensation that certain people feel when handling kiwis, peaches or other fuzzy-surfaced fruits." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.) "And we all take Chinese viagra?it's good for the male.'" Although I never made it to one of those pool parties, I did accept his invitation, a few weeks later, to an afternoon barbecue in the jungle. Parking my 1982 Acura from Rent-A-Wreck near the four bronze statues of Pan which stand sentinel at the entrance to S's property, I knock on the door. Nobody answers. I ring again. After waiting around three minutes, I push on the door, which is ajar, and enter the mansion. The living room is alarmingly cluttered." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.) "The yohimbe tree, known as African viagra, is used in impotency supplements sold with the tagline "killer erections all nite!" "There is always something new out of Africa," wrote Pliny the Elder in the first century a.d. Today, medical corporations are studying vin-camin, the active ingredient in itongongo for its effects on hypoglycemia and cerebral metabolism. Benjamin says locals use it the same way nomadic tribes have for millennia: to cure toothaches and facilitate lactation. When rubbed on postpartum mothers' breasts, exudates in these heart-shaped galactagogues increase milk flow." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"The new prescription coverage for viagra?was scheduled to begin January 2006, and is expected to cost more than $500 billion over the next decade. According to Gary Karr, spokesman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which administers the health insurance program for older Americans, the law says if it is an FDA-approved drug and it is medically necessary, it must be covered. The key word here is "medically necessary," and I think anyone would be hard-pressed to prove that viagra?is in any way medically necessary." - Dr. David W. Tanton; Ph.D., A Drug-Free Approach To Healthcare, Revised Edition (Get the book.)

"Case in point: In 1998, the Swedish Academy of Science awarded the Nobel Prize to three investigators whose work on nitric oxide led to the discovery of the wonder drug viagra. The male members of this august body pulled off a feat of magic of their own when, while still seated, they gave the three recipients a standing ovation." - Oscar London, From Voodoo to Viagra: The Magic of Medicine: 37 Uplifting Essays from a Doctor's Bag of Tricks (Get the book.) "So that he can maintain a stiff upper lip during an Edwardian evening of slap and tickle, we, of course, will dole out viagra. The less than affluent American guy-on-the-make is viewing this paradigm shift of desirable male traits with alarm. The buff, cookie-cutter FedEx driver with big hair and large appendage is suddenly seeing an endangered species staring back at him from his full-length bathroom mirror. In the not too distant past, the American man in the street—and who can argue that a FedEx driver is not an American man in the street?" - Oscar London, From Voodoo to Viagra: The Magic of Medicine: 37 Uplifting Essays from a Doctor's Bag of Tricks (Get the book.) "The Dexedrine worked so well in the ensuing weeks that I was able to persuade him to try other, more predictably beneficial medications: a proton pump inhibitor for his acid reflux, an ACE-inhibitor for his hypertension, Glucophage for his diabetes, high-dose niacin for his lipid abnormalities, a corticosteroid nasal spray for his allergic rhinitis, and viagra for his erectile dysfunction. Everything improbably worked exactly like the drug retail reps promised they would, and then some." - Oscar London, From Voodoo to Viagra: The Magic of Medicine: 37 Uplifting Essays from a Doctor's Bag of Tricks (Get the book.) "On this dying planet are we going to have to start sprinkling viagra in the birdseed? Even though all this posturing and conjecturing was taking place on a narrow, seldom-used roadway, every now and then a vehicle cautiously made an appearance. (The road services the elaborate homes of several millionaires who traditionally nest on the edges of golf courses.) Just as the female had finally been coaxed into turning as much as forty degrees in clockwise rotation, a UPS truck slowly drove into view around the curve just behind us. I stepped in front of the vehicle and waved the driver to stop." - Oscar London, From Voodoo to Viagra: The Magic of Medicine: 37 Uplifting Essays from a Doctor's Bag of Tricks (Get the book.)

"We are inundated by commercials promising improved sexual function for men, but what these commercials fail to mention is that although erectile dysfunction will improve with viagra and the like, passion will not. Passion, that joie de vivre feeling that dwindles with age in both men and women, is often a symptom of low hormones. Hormones definitely improve sex, and this is particularly true for estradiol (for women) and testosterone (for men). As important as sex hormones are, without adequate thyroid, Cortisol, and growth hormone, sex drive will not be fully restored." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Who would have thought, though, that this common food could turn out to be far more effective than viagra or any other sex-enhancing drug ever produced? According to an exhaustive study of purported aphrodisiac foods, celery is the "sexiest" substance on earth. This unlikely-sounding candidate combines ideal amounts of vitamin E, magnesium, niacin, potassium and zinc—all required for optimum sex. And it gets even better. Celery contains arginine, a natural amino acid that expands blood vessels much like viagra." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"And not surprisingly, they can be a rare overreaction to such drugs as viagra, Cialis, and Levitra, which are used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED), commonly called impotence. Priapism can also be a sign of carbon monoxide poisoning as well as alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and other drug abuse. In addition, it can signal a spinal cord injury or disease, as well as an injury to the penis. Priapism is considered a medical emergency that, if untreated, can lead to serious scarring and permanent ED. WARNING SIGN Erectile dysfunction (ED) may be the earliest warning sign of heart disease." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "Indeed, seeing a blue tinge on objects—often accompanied by light sensitivity—is one of the most common side effects of viagra, Cialis, and Levitra, which are used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). WARNING SIGN If you've been taking drugs to treat erectile dysfunction and suddenly can't see out of one or both eyes, stop taking the drug and call your doctor right away.This may be a sign of non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), a condition that can lead to blindness. Men with retinal or other eye diseases should avoid these products altogether." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "Rather, it may be a sign that he's having an undesirable reaction to viagra. In addition to descriptions of the signs and what they signify, you will find many Signposts scattered throughout each chapter, each one with its own specific icon. Here are examples of the seven different types of Signposts. fy| HEALTHY SIGNS: Signs that are normal and can safely be ignored. Healthy Sign I lealthy urine is either clear or slightly yellow, and not foamy or frothy. WARNING SIGNS: Signs that may require medical attention and should be mentioned to your doctor." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"Effexor: "The Change You Deserve" Prozac made it acceptable for drugs to be, simply and solely, lifestyle agents, paving the way for viagra (slogan: "Get Back to Mischief") and Cialis ("If a Relaxing Moment Turns Into the Right Moment, Will You Be Ready?"). In being defined as agents of self rather than mediators of illness, the drugs were applicable to a far, far wider audience than merely the seriously depressed—marketable to anyone who wants to "experience life" and to "dream" and feel they "deserve a change," which is, of course, just about all of us." - Charles Barber, Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation (Get the book.) "Paxil, Zoloft, and the like (as well as Celebrex, viagra, and Claritin) are now nightly visitors to the homes of millions of Americans by virtue of their ceaseless presence on prime-time television. The actual mechanism that sprang the entire DTC drug advertising industry was bizarrely simple. Starting in 1997, the FDA waived the requirement that drug makers list a detailed summary of a drug's side effects and contraindications in advertising." - Charles Barber, Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation (Get the book.) "In addressing lifestyle issues rather than actual diseases, Prozac vastly expanded its market base and paved the way for a succession of lifestyle-enhancing medications— viagra, most notably; Lipitor and other cholesterol medications; a series of other psychiatric drugs—which have overwhelmingly driven Big Pharma's profits over the last decade. It worked beyond anybody's expectations. Sales of Prozac hit $2 billion in 1998.4 In 2002, more than 11 percent of American women and 5 percent of American men were taking antidepressants, which amounts to about 25 million people." - Charles Barber, Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation (Get the book.)

"As the drug companies concentrated on selling daily medications to treat chronic conditions and on lifestyle pills like viagra, some abandoned efforts to discover products like antibiotics and vaccines that actually saved lives but were taken just once or for brief periods. In 2002, for example, Bristol-Myers, Abbott Laboratories, and Eli Lilly halted or substantially reduced their efforts to discover antibiotics." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

page 1 of 7 | Next ->

FAIR USE NOTICE: The research quoted here is provided under the protection of Fair Use provisions and published by the 501(c)3 non-profit Consumer Wellness Center for the purposes of public comment and education. Authors / publishers may submit books for consideration of inclusion here.

TERMS OF USE: Read full terms of use. Citations of text from NaturalPedia must include: 1) Full credit to the original author and book title. 2) Secondary credit to the Natural News Naturalpedia as a research resource and a link to www.NaturalPedia.com

This unique compilation of research is copyright (c) 2008, 2009 by the non-profit Consumer Wellness Center.

ABOUT THE CREATOR OF NATURALPEDIA: Mike Adams, the creator of NaturalPedia, is the editor of NaturalNews.com, the internet's top natural health news site, creator of the Honest Food Guide (www.HonestFoodGuide.org), a free downloadable consumer food guide based on natural health principles, author of Grocery Warning, The 7 Laws of Nutrition, Natural Health Solutions, and many other books available at www.TruthPublishing.com, creator of the earth-friendly EcoLEDs company (www.EcoLEDs.com) that manufactures energy-efficient LED lighting products, founder of Arial Software (www.ArialSoftware.com), a permission e-mail technology company, creator of the CounterThink Cartoon series (www.NaturalNews.com/index-cartoons.html) and author of over 1,500 articles, interviews, special reports and reference guides available at www.NaturalNews.com. Adams' personal philosophy and health statistics are available at www.HealthRanger.org.