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Sexual Health and a Man's Body Changes

Chemistry of the erection also plays a major part, as the body produces a shorter duration of this chemical as they age, which makes the erection duration much shorter. Drugs such as Sildenafil, Vardenafil and Tadalafil have been introduced to help with the general functioning of this biochemistry process.

As Women approach menopause they may experience a hormonal change very similar to the one they had as a teen, except now instead of an onset, it is a cycle that is shutting down. The estrogen in their bodies is declining. Because of this decline, many women feel less receptive to their partner and they may have varied emotional changes as well.

Not only is age affecting sexual relations, but high blood pressure, diabetes, and some medications can cause a decrease in sexual function as well. If you think your medication can be causing loss of sexual interest, continue to take the medication but talk to your doctor, don't be embarrassed, it may be possible to switch to a different medication with fewer side effects.

This is a time when a relationship can have an opportunity to grow, not decline. Engage your partner, which will lead to a more fulfilling sexual experience for both of you. When one is trying to engage, and one is trying to avoid, now is the time to take charge to change this cycle. Come to an understanding. It's commonly stated that men have sex in order to feel close and women need to feel close to have sex. Find a middle ground, if men can find a way to be a bit more romantic, and women stop putting in so much effort to feeling about sex the way men do, flexibility becomes easier.

What else can we do to learn more? Start at a good bookstore with a well-stocked human sexuality section. You will find a helpful resource aimed toward what can be the wonderful second half of your sexual life. Talk to your doctor, he may give helpful suggestions or even have you see a sexual medicine specialist.

There is no set normal sex life. It varies depending on each individual and each relationship. What is acceptable to both of you? Think about how things are changing for you, learn how to optimize your body's response for sexual experiences in the here and now. It will take education, flexibility, communication with your partner, and understanding of each others changing bodies. If communication is a problem (you don't want to hurt the others feelings), try using the "I" method. "I" find that as I get older I need more touch all over my body...", this will help break any barriers you may have with your partner.

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Access America for seniors has become FirstGov for Seniors: http://www.firstgov.govThis site will lead you to all other U.S. Government sites on the net that will be useful to you concerning matters of the elderly or the aging. Recently the site has linked to all State sites giving helpful web sites for information on the State level. We will duplicate this listing for a short while, and thereafter it will appear only under FirstGov.

Administration on Aging: http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov A federal government site that has information for older Americans to help provide opportunities and services to enrich their lives.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (this is the new name for what used to be called the Health Care Finance Administration (HCFA): http://www.cms.gov This is the U.S. Governmental Agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid program. It is also the overseer of all accredited Medicare and Medicaid Nursing Homes.

Mature Resources: www.MatureResources.org.one of the best sites for baby boomer through senior lifestyles and news including financial planning, elder law, health and wellness, pets, and a comprehensive Senior Section for caregivers both local and long-distance.

Medicare: http://www.medicare.gov The U.S.Government's site for the Medicare Program

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)- http://www.medpac.gov The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is an independent federal body established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33) to advise the U.S. Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program.

Medicare Rights Center: http://www.medicarerights.org The Medicare Rights Center, a national, not-for-profit organization located in New York City, is exclusively devoted to ensuring that seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare have access to quality, affordable health care.

National Institute of Aging, NIH: http://www.nih.gov Latest health information from A to Z

National Institute of Health: www.nihseniorhealth.gov a talking Web site created by the NIH in conjunction with the National Library of Medicine and the National Institute on Aging as a resource for information on health and medical research for people over 60.

National Library of Medicine: http://clinicaltrials.gov The U.S. government has opened its database on the web listing all clinical trials for serious illnesses. The site contains an explanation of how the experiment works and contains phone numbers to call researchers if you want to enroll. The site has the data on over 5,200 clinical trials primarily those sponsored by the National Institute of Health. The library plans to add trials sponsored by other federal agencies, by pharmaceutical companies and by others in the private sector.

Prescription Drugs and the Elderly: If you are looking for information about what a particular state is doing to help the elderly with prescription drug costs please go to the site set up by the National Conference of State Legislatures located at http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/drugaid.htm.

Vitamin D for Cancer?

It sounds too good to be true … a little inexpensive pill that could block the development of some cancers, strengthen bones, prevent multiple sclerosis and alleviate winter depression.

But it’s not science fiction. The “new aspirin” could be Vitamin D. Just as we've known for quite some time that aspirin can guard against heart disease, Vitamin D could become a useful weapon in the fight against MS, osteoporosis, mild depression and one of the most devastating diseases of our time – cancer.

One of the most important sources of Vitamin D is from the sun and through your skin. Think about it, many parts of Canada don’t get much sun in the winter. We know that if people don't cover up and use sunscreen, we risk another type of cancer - skin cancer. Sunscreen actually impairs your skin’s ability to make Vitamin D. So what is the safest way to get your "D"?

The Cancer Society recommends that during the winter, one should take at least 1,000 units a day of Vitamin D, if you are in a demographic area where you are not being exposed to much sunlight, and when you are, worry about the long-term effects of too much sunlight and it's association with skin cancer.

1,000 units a day is well beyond what you can obtain from your diet. Vitamin D is a bit of a rare vitamin, appearing only in fatty fish, cod liver oil and egg yolks. Even if you were to sunbathe in southern climates, you would not take in 1,000 units. If you were to lie naked on a beach in the Bahamas, (and it's not recommended) because of skin cancer, you still couldn't get up to the equivalent of 1,000 units of Vitamin D a day.

Vitamin D is showing up as a factor in study after study. It turns out people with lung and colon cancer are Vitamin D deficient. And it helps the body absorb calcium. In a study examining whether women who took Vitamin D had a lower risk of osteoporosis, it was found the women taking Vitamin D had stronger bones than those who did not take the vitamin. Years later, researchers went back to that study and found that the women who took Vitamin D also had fewer cancers.

But before Vitamin D becomes the “new aspirin,” more research needs to be carried out.

Vitamin D works in very complicated ways. It changes the way cells work. In fact, there is medical speculation that it may block cancer cell proliferation or improve immune system functions. But its role is not fully understood.

Lifestyle also has to be part of the equation. Obesity, which we know can cause cancer, and exercise, which we know prevents cancer, could interact with Vitamin D. It is still a jigsaw with many pieces to still be worked out.

Meanwhile, there is very little evidence that taking Vitamin D can harm you. Perhaps in huge doses it could cause kidney stones, but again that has not been proven.

On the average, 1,000 units a day is considered safe and is probably effective in reducing the risk of colon cancer, and maybe other cancers as well.


Adapted from materials provided by Dalhousie University, via Newswise.

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