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		<title>Mind Over Matter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In science fiction and phantasy, authors often play with the idea of telekinesis, the ability of the mind to move objects at a distance. This reflects the idea that the mind is the most powerful part of the body. In one sense, this is true. In the long run intelligence always prevails over brute force. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In science fiction and phantasy, authors often play with the idea of telekinesis, the ability of the mind to move objects at a distance. This reflects the idea that the mind is the most powerful part of the body. In one sense, this is true. In the long run intelligence always prevails over brute force. But, for the best results, the mind and the body must be working well together. It&#8217;s entirely possible that the mind may come up with brilliant ideas but the weakness of the body prevents their implementation. Equally, if the mind finds the body distasteful or unacceptable in some way, this is not going to end well. Classic examples of this are those who grow depressed about the way they look or their lack of physical success. In sexual terms, one of the most common causes of erectile dysfunction is performance anxiety. In general, this applies to anyone due to appear before an audience for a performance of some kind.</p>
<p>It can be stage fright, working in a restaurant or bar serving people, or standing in front of a camera and trying to smile. More intimately, the pressure to perform sexually for the pleasure of the one you love can steadily become terrifying. When you have had failures, the fears grow steadily worse. You try all the harder but the fear gets in the way. Most then start to avoid situations of intimacy. Unable to maintain confidence, they prefer to avoid further failures. This presents a problem when it comes to treatment because it affects the way in which men react to sexual stimulation. When lovers are relaxed, arousal comes naturally from the anticipation of success. When the fear of failure dominates, confidence dies and there is no emotional response to the sexual stimulation. Without the signal from the brain, there will be no erection even though one of the drugs has been taken. As a result, men who have serious anxiety problems need counseling and therapy to help them come to terms with their own fears. Only then can they build frail confidence to try again. With a willing partner and, possibly, a suitable drug, the slow process of turning sexual activity back into a pleasure can begin.</p>
<p>For these purposes, the use of <a href="http://www.levitraguidance.com/more-about-levitra/mind-over-matter.html">levitra</a> or one of the other erectile dysfunction drugs will be appropriate. Everything that can possibly be done to make success more likely should be done. This is completely the reverse of the successful lovers who experiment with <a href="http://www.levitraguidance.com/">levitra</a> as a recreational drug. They want to find out whether the use of chemistry can make their current enjoyment even more powerful. With such people, the mind gets behind the body and pushes for success. With those suffering from performance anxiety, the mind must be convinced success is at least possible. Only then can success be achieved. If the first attempt proves a success, everything should probably be kept the same including the use of levitra. It cannot but help to have chemistry on your side, encouraging the brain that everything is possible.</p>
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		<title>Every day new funny photos effect</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For most people, editing a photo is becomes a pleasure. To edit a photo, you can use a variety of photo editor programs such as Photoshop, Photo Paint, Corel Photo Paint or other. Well, what if we want to edit a photo with the creation of unique and fast. There are several programs photo editor [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="ngg-singlepic ngg-left" src="http://www.athinnergeek.com/wp-content/gallery/resources/picjoke.jpg" alt="picjoke" />For most people, editing a photo is becomes a pleasure. To edit a photo, you can use a variety of photo editor programs such as Photoshop, Photo Paint, Corel Photo Paint or other. Well, what if we want to edit a photo with the creation of unique and fast. There are several programs photo editor we can get online on the internet, its like <a href="http://en.picjoke.com">online Photoshop</a>. You no longer need to learn Photoshop or Corel Photo Paint; you just need an online application provided by picjoke.com, simply select the sample <a href="http://en.picjoke.com">funny pictures</a> frames and the photo will be edited automatically.</p>
<p>I took an interesting example in picjoke.com. You also can create <a href="http://en.picjoke.com">funny photos</a> from the photo that you have to get a touch of unique and fun photography. Picjoke.com offers many frame templates that you can choose to decorate your picture. It&#8217;s easy, visit picjoke.com, select the template you like, select the photo you will be given a touch of creative photo frames, press the &#8220;Create your picture&#8221; and wait a minute. The result will look like the examples in the template photo. You can save the photo editing on your computer, or can be uploaded in picjoke.com. With the availability of html code, you can put it on the blog, or network media that you have.</p>
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		<title>Losing weight is always a combination of diet and exercise</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world is full of people who make excuses for themselves when their commitment is weak. Sadly, when many people who could do better find the going tough, they suddenly find they have other urgent things to do or they have injuries that require them to rest. The reality is that people who are physically [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The world is full of people who make excuses for themselves when their commitment is weak. Sadly, when many people who could do better find the going tough, they suddenly find they have other urgent things to do or they have injuries that require them to rest. The reality is that people who are physically disabled and confined to a wheel chair can and do exercise those parts of their bodies that will move. Indeed, this is necessary to maintain some degree of muscle tone and general health. For those adult people who have normal mobility, there are few real excuses. Magnifying ordinary stiffness following exercise into an injury simply confirms demotivation. Stiffness can be relieved by stretching. If there are some real mobility problems, people can exercise effectively while sitting in a chair (if necessary, while watching television). Similarly, many claim they cannot free enough time to exercise. There can be some truth in this. People may have long commutes and the work may require them to sit with little opportunity to move around. Once home, there are family commitments and necessary work around the home that make it inconvenient to go out to a gym or sports center. That said, there are simple exercise routines that can be done in the home. All it takes is the will and fifteen minutes a day.</p>
<p>So that gets the tough talking out of the way. If there are genuine reasons why exercise is physically impossible, what should you do? This immediately brings you back to the question of diet. All weight loss depends on you burning more calories than you consume. Some people use exercise as a form of cheating. When they want to continue eating some unhealthy food, they exercise. Even if they do not lose significant amounts of weight, this can keep their weight stable. Anything is better than continuing weight gain. But if you cannot exercise, you no longer have any excuse on the diet front. To lose weight, you must start counting the calories and aim for a net-loss diet with a high-fibre content. Read up on nutrition and start applying that knowledge to shed the pounds.</p>
<p>There are general health issues to consider. If your life is stressful because of work or family commitments or both, you should take time to relax. This means getting enough sleep. It&#8217;s easier to stay motivated if you are well-rested. Losing weight is all about making yourself important. There comes a point when the sacrifices you make for others have to end and you take a little time for yourself. This is for your benefit. In short bursts, you should also consider taking <a href="http://www.phentermineguide.net/articles/combination-of-diet-and-exercise.html">phentermine</a>. This has been on the market for fifty years and has demonstrated a good track record of safety. <a href="http://www.phentermineguide.net/">Phentermine</a> is an appetite suppressant. The idea is simple. If you feel less hungry, you eat less. This makes it easier for you to maintain the diet and lose those pounds. But do not fall into the trap of taking it for too long. Weight loss does not come out of a bottle. It requires you to make the commitment and hold to it. Only then will the loss be real and last.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two conflicting sayings, &#8220;Nothing in life is free&#8221; and &#8220;The best things in life are free&#8221;. Truth can be only one, isn&#8217;t it? More often than not, there is a price tag attached to the choices you make, but not all prices have to be paid in money. For example, you can find [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are two conflicting sayings, &#8220;Nothing in life is free&#8221; and &#8220;The best things in life are free&#8221;. Truth can be only one, isn&#8217;t it? More often than not, there is a price tag attached to the choices you make, but not all prices have to be paid in money. For example, you can find joy in a relationship, the emotional capacity for love coming as a free gift when you get the body. This is not to deny there may be costs to love, but a successful relationship is priceless. However, to keep a relationship stable and successful usually requires a reasonably consistent level of sexual performance. Adult couples expect to be able to enjoy their time together in bed. Erectile dysfunction threatens this happiness and so requires treatment. Modern science has provided pills to be taken but this can overlook the reasons for the erectile dysfunction.</p>
<p>There are many things that have very dramatic effects. As people grow up, they are surrounded by role models and, to fit in, they often copy what they see others doing. This is wonderful if everyone around children eats healthy food in small portions. But the reality is that most people eat junk food in excessive portions. Adults who carry excessive weight are more likely to contract type 2 diabetes. This causes damage to the nervous system and usually causes erectile dysfunction. Obesity is also linked with high blood pressure and heart disease so sexual activity may become physically difficult if not dangerous. Those who are overweight may also not be considered attractive. This can make it challenging to find partners. How much food you eat is a choice. The decision to eat less can be made. You can also make a commitment to exercise. Why does all this matter?</p>
<p>A recent piece of informal research found there is a link between cities with cooking styles using large quantities of fat and the number of prescriptions written for <a href="http://www.levitraguidance.com/a">levitra</a> and the other drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction. In northern cities which have active campaigns to force restaurants to abandon the use of trans fats and to put calorie counts on the menus, few prescriptions are written. If older people find sex more difficult, <a href="http://www.levitraguidance.com/">levitra</a> is available to ensure those over sixty can carry on enjoying life to the full. Indeed, men over seventy in clinical trials have a more than satisfactory experience using cialis. The moral is clear. Those who make good lifestyle decisions get happiness &#8211; something that comes free.</p>
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		<title>What is in the pipeline for reform of health care?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new Administration is taking over facing an unprecedented economic crisis. The country is already deep in debt and proposes to spend billions more to help prevent a long-lasting recession. Looking overseas, the war in Iraq still has eighteen months to run and there is no end to the war in Afghanistan in sight. So [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The new Administration is taking over facing an unprecedented economic crisis. The country is already deep in debt and proposes to spend billions more to help prevent a long-lasting recession. Looking overseas, the war in Iraq still has eighteen months to run and there is no end to the war in Afghanistan in sight. So some would argue this is not a good time to start proposing major changes to the health care system. The last time this was tried under the Clinton Administration, the economy was doing well and the momentum for change was lost. Trying it again now is inviting a battle over the legislation when the country would be better served if its leader was focussed on the economic problems. Well, the nay-sayers would be wrong. This is the right time to talk about it again.</p>
<p>According to the latest figures, it is estimated that out of a population of about 305 million, some 45 million people in the US do not have health care cover. They are entirely dependent on the emergency rooms and the public hospital system subsidized by local, state and federal bodies. Why are so many people without insurance? The answer is, as everyone is all too painfully aware, that the premiums have been rising faster than inflation for the last five years and more. Now that unemployment is rising at a fast rate, more people will be unable to afford the instalment payments. The Administration&#8217;s own estimate is that someone is driven into bankruptcy every thirty seconds. If fewer people pay their health plan premiums, the premiums must rise for everyone else. Treatments remain expensive and have to be paid for. If the hospitals cannot collect any money from their uninsured patients, the costs for all the insured must rise. Businesses are now passing on these increased costs to the members of their health plans. In effect, this is a pay cut. That is why this Administration wants to see a more fair system with affordable care and cover for everyone.</p>
<p>This means a halfway house. The current Administration would probably prefer to move to a single payer system of <a href="http://www.getaffordablehealthinsurance.net/">health insurance</a> immediately, but there is too much invested in the current private insurance market. So the government is proposing a state-based system for all those without private insurance, allowing those with insurance policies to change over if they wish. Health care coverage for children is already here. The budget has $634 billion earmarked for preventative medicine and the provision of more affordable services. This is going to put a lot of pressure on private <a href="http://www.getaffordablehealthinsurance.net/reform-of-health-care.html">health insurance</a> companies to respond with their own cost-cutting measures. Failure to stay competitive with a growing efficiency in public provision could lead down the slippery slope into a single payer system. That this is the standard model in most of the rest of the world, does not make it right for the US. Or does it? We can only wait and see what happens.</p>
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		<title>Just what resolutions did you make this New Year past?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas is all about the year just past. You look around, gather in your family and friends, and celebrate the strength of your friendships by giving and receiving presents. Then comes New Year and, in a gesture to taking some responsibility for what happens in the next twelve months, people traditionally make resolutions. Most commonly, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Christmas is all about the year just past. You look around, gather in your family and friends, and celebrate the strength of your friendships by giving and receiving presents. Then comes New Year and, in a gesture to taking some responsibility for what happens in the next twelve months, people traditionally make resolutions. Most commonly, these are to diet and exercise to lose weight and, if you have not already done so, to quit smoking. For the majority, these best intentions last all of twenty-four hours before being forgotten. Yet, this year, there are good reasons for taking New Year&#8217;s resolutions a little more seriously. As you will have noticed, there&#8217;s a recession. People are losing their jobs and homes. Debts are being caught up in credit crunching and the cost of health care is going ballistic. So, losing weight is good because, if you shed 10% of your body weight, this reduces the chances of you getting type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Why should this matter? Have you seen the cost of the medications you would need to keep reasonably healthy if you are diagnosed with diabetes or your heart starts giving you trouble? It&#8217;s better to stay healthy by losing weight and save your bank account from being hit with co-payments. And, if you are still smoking, quitting now can reduce the risk of cancers later in life. Fear of pain should encourage you to quit now.</p>
<p>But since we are talking about your health, there are other things to consider. Since jobs are at risk, now is the time to think about what would happen to your health plans if unemployment comes. Could you afford to pay for the COBRA cover? The reason for asking is that a recent survey found most families could not. So, if you cannot start a savings plan to provide enough cash, what would you do? Well, now is the time to do some research. There are a number of private medical plans available. Spending time online can identify some good cover at affordable prices. One of the starting points is the company currently supplying auto or home insurance. If you bundle policies together, you can get reasonable discounts for personalized solutions. You should also talk with local agents. Although they are driven by the commission, you can often get good ideas about how to save money with higher deductibles and more limited coverage. Then it&#8217;s for you to decide, making plans with a clear head now rather than when under pressure when the job is lost.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.getaffordablehealthinsurance.net/resolutions.html">Health insurance</a> is not something you should leave to the last minute. Planning now saves time and money later on. Although insurance companies can change the detail of their policies, what you research and agree now will stand up for months to come. be recession-proof, stay ahead of the game and keep your family safe. Indeed, <a href="http://www.getaffordablehealthinsurance.net/">health insurance</a> should be the one New Year&#8217;s resolution you make and keep the longest.</p>
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		<title>Canaries in the mines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has always been dangerous to work in mines. The roof may fall in and there are risks of flooding and explosion. Over the years, miners found that keeping canaries in the mines was a good early warning system. The birds were likely to die if there was a gas build up and this gave [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It has always been dangerous to work in mines. The roof may fall in and there are risks of flooding and explosion. Over the years, miners found that keeping canaries in the mines was a good early warning system. The birds were likely to die if there was a gas build up and this gave the men time to leave before there was an explosion. In every aspect of life, early warning systems are the key to survival. The more warning there is, the greater the number of people who can be saved. So it is with sexual health. Problems can be the first sign of more serious diseases or disorders. In women, a loss of libido can be a symptom of thyroid disease. Erectile dysfunction can be a symptom of cardiovascular disease.</p>
<p>If you watch movies or TV series, it&#8217;s unusual for the scripts to deal with relationships in trouble because of sexual difficulties. The mainstream media has the same problem as most people. Everyone finds it embarrassing and humiliating to talk publicly about sexual failure. Indeed, the improvement in treatments has made it more difficult. When men can buy pills over the internet without a prescription, no-one need know there were failures in the bedroom. Reputations must be maintained. As to women, most would like treatment but find many doctors patronizing and dismissive. Their problems remain hidden. Yet this desire for privacy from both genders is unwise. There is clear research evidence that people who regularly engage in satisfying sex live longer, cope well with stress, have a better immune system and enjoy a better quality of life. Getting treatment is the better option no matter embarrassing it may be to ask for help.</p>
<p>The cause of erectile dysfunction is easy to state. The arteries feeding blood into the penis fail to dilate. These arteries are one-quarter the diameter of the coronary arteries. If the small arteries are in trouble, the larger arteries may follow suit in about four to five years time. At this point, there is an irony. <a href="http://www.36hour-strong.com/articles/canaries-in-the-mines.html">Cialis</a> and the other drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction dilate the arteries and are also approved by the FDA for the treatment of poor artery performance in the chest. Innocently taking these drugs will delay the onset of high blood pressure and heart disease, but it will not prevent it. The arrival of erectile dysfunction is your canary in the mine. All doctors have received an advisory note that anyone over the age of 40 years coming in for a consult should be treated as a heart patient until there is evidence to the contrary. There are a good range of treatments to reverse the build up of plaque in the arteries. They start with a healthy diet and physical exercise, and then move into the drug cabinet. It is common sense to have a full physical check up if you have erectile dysfunction. Taking early action to avoid heart disease is worth it in the long term. In the short term, you can <a href="http://www.36hour-strong.com/">buy cialis</a> as a treatment for the erectile dysfunction. That will keep things going in the bedroom while the rest of your body recovers.</p>
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		<title>Why you should stop smoking</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Court of Appeals in Washington unanimously found that the leading tobacco companies were guilty of fraud because of the way they&#8217;ve chosen to advertise their brands of cigarettes. For too long, consumers have been seeing the magic words, &#8220;low tar&#8221;, &#8220;mild&#8221; or &#8220;light&#8221; on the packaging and exterior ads. This suggests that these [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The US Court of Appeals in Washington unanimously found that the leading tobacco companies were guilty of fraud because of the way they&#8217;ve chosen to advertise their brands of cigarettes. For too long, consumers have been seeing the magic words, &#8220;low tar&#8221;, &#8220;mild&#8221; or &#8220;light&#8221; on the packaging and exterior ads. This suggests that these cigarettes are somehow safer than &#8220;ordinary&#8221; cigarettes. In reality, all versions are equally dangerous because the nicotine is not only addictive, but also causes cancers and other potentially terminal diseases. To make the fraud more serious, the manufacturers privately agreed among themselves not to compare the safety of the different brands. They even agreed to lie about the dangers of second-hand smoke even though passive smoking is recognized as equally dangerous in other countries. You may ask why this is relevant to an article on erectile dysfunction. The answer is that one of the less well known effects of nicotine is to constrict the arteries. No matter how fit and healthy the smoker, every cigarette raises the blood pressure because the heart must work harder to keep the blood circulating.</p>
<p>If the arteries leading into the penis will not dilate properly, there will be no erection. Simple fact, isn&#8217;t it? Smokers are significantly more likely to experience erectile dysfunction than non-smokers. But there is a further issue. The arteries in the penis are only a fraction the size of the arteries that pass through the lungs to the heart. The damage to the blood vessels that first appears as erectile dysfunction can turn into angina and heart disease as time passes. Arteries are arteries no matter which part of the body they pass through. So if the muscle walls are hardening in one part, this will spread to other parts. Indeed, research shows that smokers are more likely to have heart diseases. All doctors were sent a medical advisory in 2006 which instructed them to deal with all men reporting erectile dysfunction as actual heart patients until the contrary is proved. This is a vital first warning symptom and a quick intervention with a change of lifestyle and treatment can restore health to the blood vessels and relieve the problem of erectile dysfunction. So the moral of this story is to get your doctor to check you out before you <a href="http://www.levitraguidance.com/where-to-buy.html">buy levitra</a> or something else. Self-treatment in this instance is not a wise move.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.levitraguidance.com/">Levitra</a> is not only approved as a treatment for erectile dysfunction. The FDA has also approved its use as a treatment for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, i.e. to reduce the blood pressure in the arteries passing through the lungs by dilating the arterial walls. But here comes the problem. Once the arteries start to harden, they will continue to do so unless you quit smoking. The first symptom is loss of sexual function. Then come all the heart diseases you know. If you quit smoking early enough, start to eat a healthy diet and exercise, the arteries will return to normal, your sex life will be great and you will enjoy a healthy old age. But nicotine is an addictive substance. It&#8217;s hard to quit. This leaves the middle course. Those who cannot quit use levitra. This restores sexual function in most men for a reasonable number of years and delays the onset of heart disease. But this is only a delay and it forgets the other problem. If you are still smoking, the cancer may get you before the heart disease. So the best, all-round advice is to quit smoking &#8211; ignoring all misleading labelling and marketing that some cigarettes are safer than others. No matter what it takes, give it up and enjoy a good quality of life including sexual activity into retirement.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the easiest thing in the world to say that the way you live your life affects the quality of your life. All kinds of judgements come into play. There can be unkind comments about couch potatoes who endlessly eat junk food and never exercise. There can be medical commentaries about health risks. Some stories [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s the easiest thing in the world to say that the way you live your life affects the quality of your life. All kinds of judgements come into play. There can be unkind comments about couch potatoes who endlessly eat junk food and never exercise. There can be medical commentaries about health risks. Some stories about people can be inspiring, others depressing. There are as many approaches to this issue as there are articles to write. Yet, there are some facts that cannot be denied. All the people who are overweight have an increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. Smokers have an increased risk of cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Worse, many people who have unhealthy lifestyles are seriously penalized as victims of discrimination &#8211; work opportunities are more limited, life insurance premiums are significantly higher, and so on. Yet there are no remedies for this discrimination because having an unhealthy lifestyle is not a disability like losing a leg in an accident. It&#8217;s a choice people make.</p>
<p>Ignoring the physical difficulties of sexual intimacy when the partners are significantly overweight, those who run into diabetes or heart disease will find all sexual activity restricted. Add in the effects of smoking and the risk to sexual function rises dramatically. A recent non-scientific survey into sexual health looked at the relationship between lifestyle and erectile dysfunction. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collect information about the rates of obesity, diabetes and smoking across the US. All these correlate to erectile dysfunction. The research team then examined data about exercise habits, discovered how many urologists were employed by hospitals in each city, and collected the data on the number of prescriptions written for erectile dysfunction drugs.</p>
<p>The results confirm that more prescriptions are written in southern cities where the rates of obesity are higher and people exercise less. In fact, Tulsa in Oklahoma came out as the least healthy city with the highest rate of prescriptions written. Northern cities like Boston and New York which have active campaigns to promote healthy eating, e.g. to ban the use of trans fat in all cooked food outlets, and extensive bans on smoking in public places, have the lowest rates of prescriptions written. The study is unscientific because not all prescriptions written are ever converted into drugs, and many people use the internet to buy <a href="http://www.36hour-strong.com/articles/lifestyle-and-sex.html">cialis</a> and the other erectile dysfunction drugs without a prescription. Nevertheless, the results are interesting and match common sense expectations. The message is clear. Both generally and in relation to sexual health, men improve their performance if they lose weight, quit smoking and start exercising on a regular basis. The risk of serious diseases reduces as weight falls and nicotine clears from the system. But if people ignore the risks, continue smoking and eat too much, they are likely to find themselves using <a href="http://www.36hour-strong.com/">cialis</a> at a young age and losing their sexual potency in their middle age. It&#8217;s hard to understand why anyone would make the deliberate choice to risk disease and lose sex.</p>
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		<title>Smoking is bad for your sexual health</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the pictures that have been added to cigarette packets in many parts of the world, it&#8217;s impossible for smokers to avoid understanding that smoking causes cancer. Yet the tobacco industry continues to sell high volumes of cigarettes and other products that allow people to smoke or consume nicotine. Once people are addicted to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to the pictures that have been added to cigarette packets in many parts of the world, it&#8217;s impossible for smokers to avoid understanding that smoking causes cancer. Yet the tobacco industry continues to sell high volumes of cigarettes and other products that allow people to smoke or consume nicotine. Once people are addicted to the nicotine, they seem to care very little about what happens to their health. Everything is sacrificed for the pleasure of the drug once it hits the brain. Yet, cancer is only one of the dangers smoke brings to you. An equally important side effect of nicotine is that it&#8217;s a vasoconstrictor, i.e. it causes blood vessels to constrict, making the heart to pump harder and increasing the blood pressure. If people smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day, there is a serious risk this will develop into arteriosclerosis, a permanent hardening of the arteries, and ultimately lead to heart disease.</p>
<p>The main physical cause of erectile dysfunction is the arteries leading into the penis do not dilate or, having dilated, then constrict before sexual activity is over. Because nicotine constricts the arteries, smokers are significantly more likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction than men who have never smoked. There is, however, some moderately good news. If you are not a heavy smoker and you quit while reasonably young, the walls of your arteries will slowly begin to resume normal activity. But if you delay quitting until arteriosclerosis has set in, there is no remedy. The erectile dysfunction is likely to be permanent even if you quit. There is further news that, depending on your point of view, may be bad. The longer you smoke, the greater the chance the nicotine will reduce the level of sperm you produce. Thus, even if you do manage ejaculation, you may not become a father. As an aside, the risk of infertility is significantly greater if you smoke cannabis.</p>
<p>The drugs like <a href="http://www.36hour-strong.com/articles/smoking.html">cialis</a> used to treat erectile dysfunction are vasodilators, i.e. they encourage the walls of your arteries to dilate. If the walls have been damaged by smoking, the drugs will not work well or at all. This should all be news encouraging you never to smoke or, if you have the habit, to quit immediately. The risks to your health are not worth the short-term pleasure you get from the nicotine. This does not deny the difficulty many have. Nicotine is addictive and it can be hard to break the dependence. Indeed, many manage to give up for a few weeks and then lapse. There are products to help you quit and counseling can help support you through the worst of the withdrawal symptoms. If you find yourself craving, think of the potential loss of sex as the price you may pay for lighting the next cigarette. <a href="http://www.36hour-strong.com/">Cialis</a> is good and will keep you going for a while but, in the end, impotence will catch you out (assuming the cancer does not get you first).</p>
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