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Hormones, the environment and your sex drive
One of the most worrying trends of our modern society is the decreasing threshold age for andropause.
Andropause is the male equivalent of the female menopause that usually affects men between the ages
of 40 and 55. However, this is not how it was supposed to be. A mere hundred years ago andropause
did not start until the early 50s, but the industrialized society that we live in has turned
andropause into a man triggered condition. The sharp drop in the amounts of testosterone produced
by the body, which is the mark of andropause, is no longer a natural process, but can be brought
about in the early 40s by the constant presence of a wide range of chemicals. These chemicals
act as synthetic estrogen in the male body and induce certain changes at the physical and
psychological levels.
The symptoms that accompany andropause include urination and prostate problems, mood swings
and depression, impotence, low sex drive and low sperm count, weight gain, low blood sugar
or diabetes, dry skin, bone loss, fatigue, anxiety, low absorption of Zinc, increased chance
of heart attacks and water retention. The presence of xenoestrogens, which means estrogen that
is not produced within the body, is disrupting the natural hormonal balance and leads to the
early onset of andropause. These foreign hormones are the result of our constant exposure to
various products of the modern society. A brief list of xenoestrogen sources would include:
Pesticides
Herbicides
Plastic wrappings
Plastic drinking bottles
Meat from animals raised on hormone-rich food
Detergents
Pollution
Doctor Allan Lieberman, from the Center for Occupational & Environmental Medicine, stated a couple
of years ago that the accumulation of xenoestrogens in the body starts in infancy and is compounded
by modern life. “The combined use of pesticides in growing the food and soft plastics in transporting
and packaging the food raises our exposure to endocrine disrupters”, says doctor Lieberman.
There are several things anybody can do to limit the severity of hormonal imbalance and its symptoms.
These steps are: diet changes, lifestyle changes, exercise and a positive attitude on life.
Changing the diet doesn’t necessarily equal dieting, although you may want to lose some weight
and stay in shape. Smoking, drinking or drugs consumption are likely to worsen the andropause
symptoms and should be avoided.
One possible answer to the lack of zinc and the falling sex drive is VolumePills. These pills
are an excellent source of zinc and can increase libido and sperm count. One of the effects of
exposure to xenoestrogen is the impairing of zinc absorption by the body. Zinc is vital to the
healthy functioning of the prostate, testicles, immune system, wound healing and is part of
some 300 enzymes. If you feel you are no longer eager for sex as you once were, or if the doctor
told you that your sperm count is lower than normal, then you should try VolumePills.
A combination of getting rid of unhealthy lifestyle choices, exercising and VolumePills should be
enough to bring back the need for sex and all the pleasure that comes with sexual satisfaction.
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