Nutrition Month

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Female Sexual Dysfunction



Not only can eating an unhealthy diet make you fat, it can also send your sex drive crashing, as nutritional deficiencies wreak havoc with your hormones and vital organs.

Not only that but carrying too many excess pounds can kill your confidence and leave you feeling not sexy in the bedroom.

Research has found that eight out of 10 of us suffer from a diminished libido at some point.

It could be that since the kids were born just finding enough energy has been a struggle, or perhaps you’ve resigned yourselves to the fact that after a while the passion in all relationships tends to dull.

But not only is sex fun at any age or stage in a relationship, it’s also one of the best ways to reduce stress and anxiety, and a guaranteed way to burn off calories.

I know that this is a difficult topic for people to address with their practitioner. For men, there are proven remedies with scientific support widely available and covered by insurance, with commercials galore. For women... not so much.

According to an article published in the journal of the American Medical Association in 1999, 43% of women in the U.S deal with sexual dysfunction. Hormonal changes in the body are one contributing factor for loss of libido. Many prescription medications have sexual side effects and just meeting the daily stresses of life can cause anxiety and over tiredness, which in turn can diminish sexual desire.

I have had women who tried their husband's Viagra or Cialis. Some women report success, some do not. Some women respond to DHEA or testosterone implants, which elevate the sex hormone levels until they degrade in 3-6 months.


















Although recent reports have apparently shown that testosterone seems to affect women's
interest in sex, their levels of male hormones -- androgens -- are not clearly tied to sexual function, according to a report in the March 2011 Journal of the American Medical Association.

It has been theorized that low androgen (testosterone) levels are, at least in part, to blame when a woman has little interest or enjoyment in sex, but supporting evidence for this notion has been lacking,
Dr. Susan R. Davis, from Monash University in Victoria, Australia, and colleagues note.

The researchers assessed sexual function and measured levels of various androgens, such as
testosterone, in 1021 randomly selected women who were free of any thyroid disorder, did not
have polycystic ovarian disease, and were not taking any psychiatric medication. A standard
questionnaire, the Profile of Female Sexual Function (PFSF), was administered to all the participants. No androgen measurement was associated with any area of the PFSF assessment, the team reports.

By contrast, a low level of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) did correlate with low sexual desire, arousal, and responsiveness.

The results contradict the idea of using testosterone to treat low sexual desire disorder, the researchers conclude.
Rather, they say that, taken together with what is already known, the results suggest that
"sex steroids influence female sexual function," but that there is no specific level of androgens in women that can be classified as a deficiency.

DHEAS levels can be elevated by the simple suplementation of USP grade DHEA. 50 mg taken twice
a day for 2 weeks had a significant effect on how 87% of women had a positive effect and increasaed levels of DHEA & DHEAS. (See Volume 774, NYAS).









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Ashwagandha root is an herbal remedy from the ayurvedic tradition of India that has been used for centuries to promote strength and stamina. It is considered an "adaptogen", a term used to describe herbs that improve physical energy, increase immunity to colds and infections, and increase sexual capacity. Ashwagandha has mainly been used to restore male libido, cure impotence and increase male fertility. Recently, studies suggest that Ashwagandha is also effective in enhancing female libido. Rhodiola also combats fatigue, enhances memory, boosts the libido, regulates menstrual cycles and has been used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and diabetes. Research by Russians began in 1931 when Rhodiola Rosea was found to increase the libido. The health benefits of pomegranate juice are widely known but researchers have recently uncovered an unexpected side effect - it can also boost male and female libido. These three ingredients are combined in Rhodigandha.

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