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Herbal sex pills may pose health risks

Herbal sex pills may pose health risks

Many of the pills marketed as safe herbal alternatives to Viagra and other prescription sex medications pose a hidden danger: For men on common heart and blood-pressure drugs, popping one could lead to a stroke, or even death. “All-natural” products with names like Stamina-RX and Vigor-25 promise an apothecary’s delight of rare Asian ingredients, but many work because they contain unregulated versions of the very pharmaceuticals they are supposed to replace. That dirty secret represents a special danger for the millions of men who take nitrates, drugs prescribed to lower blood pressure and regulate heart disea…

Men worry more about penile size than women

Men worry more about penile size than women

Women are much more interested in a man’s personality and looks than the size of his penis, but men can experience real anxiety even if they are average sized, according to a research review published in the June issue of the urology journal BJU International.
Dr Kevan Wylie from the Porterbrook Clinic and Royal Hallamshire Hospital, [...]

The 6 most insane crash diets of all time

The 6 most insane crash diets of all time

When we say, “all time,” we mean it. The news talks about obesity like it’s a recent epidemic, but the truth is that fat people have existed throughout recorded history. Without modern inventions, people in earlier times had to work 10 times harder to get fat, but the extraordinary men and women of those eras [...]

How diet pills appetite suppression work

How diet pills appetite suppression work

Appetite is controlled by many factors (Figure 3.1). Processes in the body tell people when they are hungry and when they are satiated (full). Neurotransmitters (chemical messengers in the brain) such as norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine tell the brain that the stomach feels full (Figure 3.2). Drugs that increase the levels of these neurotransmitters cause [...]

How diet pills decreasing calorie absorption work

How diet pills decreasing calorie absorption work

After food is eaten, it is digested in the stomach. The digested nutrients from food are absorbed, mainly in the intestines, into the bloodstream and are used as fuel for the body.When people eat more food than they need, the body stores the extra nutrients as fat, which accounts for weight gain.
Some diet drugs are [...]

How diet pills increasing energy expenditure (calories burned) work

How diet pills increasing energy expenditure (calories burned) work

Calories consumed in food are used by the body as fuel. The body’s use of calories as its source of energy is called thermogenesis. Literally, thermogenesis means “the production of heat” because when people burn calories, heat is produced. The body needs a constant supply of fuel to maintain normal functions that people don’t [...]

What is erectile dysfunction (ED)?

What is erectile dysfunction (ED)?

Erectile dysfunction (ED), also known as impotence, is the inability of a man to maintain a firm erection long enough to have sex. Although this condition is more common in older men, it can occur at any age. Contrary to what you
may have read, its causes are more often physical than psychological. This condition affects [...]