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Gender transition
Do I suffer from the penopauze or andropause or midlife crisis?
Features Peno pause or andropause
Consequences Peno pause or andropause
Increased estrogen
Preventive break or tackle Peno pause or andropause
The advantage of Peno pause or andropause
Men: Prostate and Health
Tomatoes and prostate cancer
Men: firm erection
Men with a bit of motion
Libido and age
The physical and mental state of men aged 45 years and older women who like a lot to do with the change of their hormones.
The male sex hormone testosterone affects sexual functions such as libido, erection, ejaculation and orgasm.
Declining testosterone levels may have consequences such as impotence, osteoporosis, decreased muscle strength, emotional stability and mood, and mental functions like memory and learning ability.
Also, men often have an unhealthy lifestyle, think of smoking, alcohol drinking, obesity and inactivity. Later in life this may be cause high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
Moreover, men do not like going to the doctor too impatient for waiting rooms,'ll be over, ignore or hide from ailments.
Preventive measures to grow old physically in a pleasant way: lives healthier and with early symptoms sooner see a doctor.
Transition difference in men and women in transition: The changes in men are much more subtle and conducted over a longer period, so the effects been noticed much later in life.
- 1. You have less desire for sex?
- 2. Have you recently noticed deterioration of your athletic potential?
- 3. You have less energy?
- 4. Do you have decreased strength or endurance?
- 5. Have you shrunk?
- 6. Are you unhappy or grumpy?
- 7. Did you less hard erections?
- 8. You fall asleep after dinner?
- 9. Have you recently noticed deterioration in your work performance?
- Profuse sweating
- Hot Flashes
- sudden flushes
- low sex drive
- Small or shrinking testes
- increased body fat
- fewer spontaneous erections (such as during sleep)
- loss of motivation and poor self-image
- less energy
- decreased libido or sexual appetite,
- erectile dysfunction or impotence,
- depressive,
- fatigue,
- emotional and behavioral changes,
- less muscle mass and strength,
- loss of hair in the armpits,
- prostate problems
- osteoporosis.
Increased estrogen
The increase of estrogen in the male body. Estrogen stimulates men narrowing of the arteries and blood clotting. The ratio of estrogen and testosterone changed when a man gets older. Increased estrogen is caused by zinc deficiency or alcohol abuse or obesity
Preventive break or tackle Peno pause or andropaus: decrease estrogen levels to eliminate the cause of reduced testosterone or ensure a higher testosterone.
For the transition many men are focused on performance. Action, suspense and excitement are important in their lives.
During the transition changes the behavior of men. Men are more aware dealing with the 'feminine' side. So you see that mature men are more attentive to the grandchildren.
Men who regularly eat tomatoes have less chance of prostate cancer.
January 2003 Researchers at Harvard University have shown that men who regularly eat tomatoes, reduced risk of prostate cancer. The study was large (almost 50,000 men participated) and lasted for twelve years. The men did completed a list of food during those days. .
A tomato contains lycopene substance that counteracts the development of prostate cancer. The chance of the disease with tomato-eaters is 16 percent less than men who do not eat tomatoes. It does not matter whether the tomato is eaten fresh or sauce or ketchup
In the past, erection problems are mainly attributed to psychological factors. Today we know that especially the condition and extent of health determinants. The fitter and healthier the man, the stronger his erection.
Besides blood pressure, weight and body fat regularly the erection should be seen as a dipstick of health! The penis is not a muscle, as many people think, but a particular blood vessel.
It includes three elongated cylinders, known as erectile.
Stimulated by sexual arousal it is filled with 100-140 ml of blood.
Then the swelling pressures on the veins that normally drain blood from the penis care.
This creates congestion, which further swells the penis and remains swollen.
You have overweight, activity less than 30 minutes a day, smoke, have regular stress and drink alcohol regularly, you're in the danger zone.
An increasing number of men aged over 40 will experience a shortage of the male hormone testosterone. This result may include muscle weakness, fatigue, lethargy and even depression. Do not wait: time visiting the doctor.
More healthhandmoving
The sex lives of men with heart problems can improve thanks to an Italian study. The Italians have discovered that exercise, if moderate, a good incentive for the libido. Good news for men with heart problems because the impotence pill Viagra and other impotence pills do not mix with drugs that heart patients have to swallow.
Major role: We should further investigate our findings, but for now seem simple exercises a major role in improving the sex drive. This plea can properly be used as non-pharmaceutical therapy in men with heart problems, said Dr. Romualdo Belardinelli. He and his colleagues of the Lancisi Heart Hospital in Ancona are responsible for the investigation.
Chronic heart failure patients suffer from an enlarged heart, and make it more difficult to achieve efficient way to pump blood around the body. Symptoms include shortness of breath, fatigue and swelling of the feet by excessive storage of moisture. Patients suffering from heart failure are often suffering from fluid on the lungs.
Libido from male in the middle age will also decrease because the testosterone level also drops, this is due to a poorer health. This shows a new study from the University of Sydney.
The scientists studied the hormone levels in the blood of 325 men aged over 40 years, 3 months for years. "The healthy men showed no decrease in testosterone," says Dr. David Handelsman. "That what is happening in Men with obesity or heart problems."
Previously, the University of Chicago found that sleep deprivation also affects the male sex. Men who have more than one week less than 5 hours sleep a day, had significantly less testosterone in their blood than men with longer sleep.
The increase of estrogen in the male body. Estrogen stimulates men narrowing of the arteries and blood clotting. The ratio of estrogen and testosterone changed when a man gets older. Increased estrogen is caused by zinc deficiency or alcohol abuse or obesity
Preventive break or tackle Peno pause or andropaus: decrease estrogen levels to eliminate the cause of reduced testosterone or ensure a higher testosterone.
- 1. Healthy weight
Obesity is associated any age with low testosterone levels - 2. A healthy liver function
An important role in hormone metabolism is played by the P 450 system. This is extending in the liver and is involved in the detoxification of hormones, chemicals, drugs and metabolic waste products. - 3. Sufficient zinc
Zinc is important for your testosterone, but your testosterone is also important for your zinc because it ensures that you get enough zinc in your tissues. - 4. No or less alcohol
To much alcohol provides for increased estrogens. Alcohol is the way against your detoxification system P 450 and lowers zinc levels.
For the transition many men are focused on performance. Action, suspense and excitement are important in their lives.
During the transition changes the behavior of men. Men are more aware dealing with the 'feminine' side. So you see that mature men are more attentive to the grandchildren.
- Where is the prostate really?
The prostate is a gland in the abdomen of men around the urethra. This gland makes it possible that the prostate fluid comes out with the sperm ejaculation. - How common is prostate cancer in the Netherlands?
In the Netherlands prostate cancer in 7000 men. Over four thousand of them are 70 years or older. Prostate cancer is therefore most common in older men, from 55 years. - What causes prostate cancer?
About the causes of prostate cancer is still poorly understood.
We do know that:- changes in hormones:
- nutritional habits. We don not know which foods.
- heredity. The disease is usually discovered in the 70th year.
- How can you prevent from prostate cancer?
There are a few myths about prostate cancer that is absolutely not true: prostate cancer is not contagious and it has nothing to do with any level of sex. What behavior is to influence, since opinions are divided on in science.
Some studies suggest an association between the consumption of animal-fat and prostate cancer risk. Other studies shows eating lots of red meat increases the risk of these cancers. Therefore they recommend not to eat too much red meat, to be economical with animal fats (butter, margarine, meats, fatty meat), eating more fruit and vegetables (which contain anti-oxidants, which in turn would protect cancer) and to linger in the open air.
So if you have urinary difficulties, sexual problems or concerns about aging and vitality: visit the doctor. Micturition complaints can indicate an enlarged prostate or other prostate disorders. The earlier prostate cancer is detected, the better treatable.
Men who regularly eat tomatoes have less chance of prostate cancer.
January 2003 Researchers at Harvard University have shown that men who regularly eat tomatoes, reduced risk of prostate cancer. The study was large (almost 50,000 men participated) and lasted for twelve years. The men did completed a list of food during those days. .
A tomato contains lycopene substance that counteracts the development of prostate cancer. The chance of the disease with tomato-eaters is 16 percent less than men who do not eat tomatoes. It does not matter whether the tomato is eaten fresh or sauce or ketchup
In the past, erection problems are mainly attributed to psychological factors. Today we know that especially the condition and extent of health determinants. The fitter and healthier the man, the stronger his erection.
Besides blood pressure, weight and body fat regularly the erection should be seen as a dipstick of health! The penis is not a muscle, as many people think, but a particular blood vessel.
It includes three elongated cylinders, known as erectile.
Stimulated by sexual arousal it is filled with 100-140 ml of blood.
Then the swelling pressures on the veins that normally drain blood from the penis care.
This creates congestion, which further swells the penis and remains swollen.
You have overweight, activity less than 30 minutes a day, smoke, have regular stress and drink alcohol regularly, you're in the danger zone.
An increasing number of men aged over 40 will experience a shortage of the male hormone testosterone. This result may include muscle weakness, fatigue, lethargy and even depression. Do not wait: time visiting the doctor.
More healthhandmoving
The sex lives of men with heart problems can improve thanks to an Italian study. The Italians have discovered that exercise, if moderate, a good incentive for the libido. Good news for men with heart problems because the impotence pill Viagra and other impotence pills do not mix with drugs that heart patients have to swallow.
Major role: We should further investigate our findings, but for now seem simple exercises a major role in improving the sex drive. This plea can properly be used as non-pharmaceutical therapy in men with heart problems, said Dr. Romualdo Belardinelli. He and his colleagues of the Lancisi Heart Hospital in Ancona are responsible for the investigation.
Chronic heart failure patients suffer from an enlarged heart, and make it more difficult to achieve efficient way to pump blood around the body. Symptoms include shortness of breath, fatigue and swelling of the feet by excessive storage of moisture. Patients suffering from heart failure are often suffering from fluid on the lungs.
Libido from male in the middle age will also decrease because the testosterone level also drops, this is due to a poorer health. This shows a new study from the University of Sydney.
The scientists studied the hormone levels in the blood of 325 men aged over 40 years, 3 months for years. "The healthy men showed no decrease in testosterone," says Dr. David Handelsman. "That what is happening in Men with obesity or heart problems."
Previously, the University of Chicago found that sleep deprivation also affects the male sex. Men who have more than one week less than 5 hours sleep a day, had significantly less testosterone in their blood than men with longer sleep.
Men: the man physically, mentally, prostate, some exercise and better sex
The fitter and healthier man, the stronger is his erection!
The fitter and healthier man, the stronger is his erection!
