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Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability of a man to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for his sexual needs or the needs of his partner. Erectile dysfunction is sometimes called as “impotence”.

The term "erectile dysfunction" can mean the inability to achieve erection, an inconsistent ability to do so, or the ability to achieve only brief erections.

Men with diabetes usually face erectile dysfunction. About 75% of diabetic men suffer from erectile dysfunction or impotence. The erectile dysfunction develops earlier in diabetic men than non diabetic men.

Erection requires a sequence of events. Erectile dysfunction can occur when any of the events is disturbed. Nerve impulses in the brain, spinal column, around the penis and response in muscles, fibrous tissues, veins and arteries in and around the corpora cavernosa constitute this sequence of events. Injury to any of these parts which are part of this sequence (nerves, arteries, smooth muscles, fibrous tissue) can cause ED.

In ayurveda physiology of erection and ejaculation is described as follows

Vrishunow basthimedram cha naabhyuuru vankshnow gudam|
Apaanasthaanamantrasthaha shukra mootra shakrunti cha||

The “apaanavayu” one of the five types of vayu is located in the testicles, urinary bladder, phallus, umbilicus, thighs, groin, anus and colon. Its functions are ejaculation of semen, voiding of urine and stools”.

Shushruta explains the process of erection and ejaculation as “ When a man has desire (iccha) to have sex, his response to touch increases ( Vayu located in skin causes flow of signals from skin to brain, thus causing sensation of touch. Generally Vata controls the flow of signals in nervous system.). This causes arousal or “harsha” .  Arousal or Harsha intensifies actions of vayu and at this moment highly active vayu liberates the “ teja “or heat of pitta. Thus tejas and vayu increase body temperature , heart beat and blood flow causing erection. “

Diabetes damages blood vessels and nerves (neuropathy) throughout body. When blood vessels and nerves which control erection, are damaged, they do not communicate properly and the blood flow to penis tissue is impaired. This causes erectile dysfunction.

According to ayurvedic text “ashtanga sangraha”, diabetes is caused due to vitiation of vata. pitta, kapha and rakta (blood). Vitiated doshas affect almost all tissues of body in diabetes. According to ayurveda the process of erection occurs due to involvement of vata, pitta and rakta . The process of erection will be normal when vata, pitta and rakta are in normal and balanced condition.Vitiated vata fails to cause normal flow of signals and arousal does not occur. Vitiated pitta and rakta fail to complete the process of blood flow to penis.

Simple remedies to avoid erectile dysfunction in diabetes:

Mix a pinch of turmeric with juice of embelica officinalis (Amla) and consume this in early morning.

Drink triphala concoction daily in early morning.

Juices of neem, guduchi (giloya) and Embelica officinalis prove beneficial if consumed in early morning.

Obese patients have to exercise regularly and aim at reducing weight.

Practice yoga and meditation regularly to keep stress level low.

This article is copy righted. The author Dr.SavithaSuri is an Ayurvedic Physician and web master of   http://www.ayurhelp.com . Read complete article at http://www.ayurhelp.com/diabetes_Increase_erection.htm
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Men and women: who is the creator of evolution, and for whom it is done? Can I take home the world, men and women of peace house? About that, why sex is still a major challenge and mystery of the theory of evolution, and men - the first victims of extreme environmental conditions, the doctor tells the life sciences, leading researcher of the Institute for Problems of evolution and ecology behalf Severtsov Geodakyan Wigen.Topic review

To understand the phenomenon of insufficient knowledge of sex and reproductive rekombinativnoy role. It is necessary to know its evolutionary role. Sexual differentiation allows evolutionary innovations check in the male genome before them female. This can happen when dihronnoy evolution, when the evolution of male evolution of the women's ahead. So, there are genes purely male - already stored in the male genome, but are still trapped in the female, and women's purely - already lost menswear floor, but still remaining female. Dihronnost - the result of different reactions in the rules sexes. This interpretation suggests nomadicheskoe behavior of genes in the genome, the existence of evolutionary sexual Amygdala, emerging first in the form of modification changes females, then breeding - male; allows reveal evolutionary role of chromosomes and invite them to a new concept that the Y-chromosome - "gates" for environmental information in the genome, "place of birth" and validating new genes that form the basis of the evolutionary sexual Amygdala, its proponent, accelerator and the regulator. X-chromosome - "transport", moves from the new genes in the Y-chromosome autosomy, so is the stabilizer, and the liquidator relaksatorom evolutionary Amygdala sex, as well as the repository of spent awaiting elimination genes. The concept provides a new interpretation of the appearance, and localization of genes on chromosome conversions and between events chromosome inactivation, mobile genes connection Y-chromosome stress, viruses, etc.

Evolutionary theory considers sex sexual dimorphism monomorfnoe not as a phenomenon but as consisting of a core of reproductive and sexual Amygdala theory predicted previously unknown evolutionary sexual Amygdala arising as a result of modification first female changes, which further sexual dimorfizmy replace breeding males.

Reproductive sexual dimorphism - this is a permanent base constitutive dimorphism for primary and secondary sexual characteristics, different from male and female and of direct relevance to reproduction (gametes, spawning, genitals, mammary glands, beard rights, the lion head, and so on the spur rooster .). This is a fundamental species traits that genes according to the evolutionary theory of sex should be autosomah, being shared between two genders. And because of the common gene may not be genotypical sexual dimorphism, the reproductive sexual dimorphism - hormonal, or DNA. It arises embriogeneze (changes in the process of embryonic development), and remains constant in ontogenesis (changes in the life of the individual) and phylogenesis (changes in the evolution of species), his appointment - set program of two genders.

Modifikatsionny sexual dimorphism - is optional, temporary, in ontogeny, which arises from changes in females with a broader rule ontogeneticheskuyu reaction and increased ductility. It predates the evolution of any adaptive trait, and the greater the reaction norm trait, the more sexual dimorphism can be on it. Appointment modifikatsionnogo sexual Amygdala - protecting females from the selection during dihronizma, unless there were new genes tested in the male genome. Examples of such Amygdala - adaptation of the Arctic populations of women: a thick layer of fat, short legs, high skeletal mineralization.

Evolutionary sexual dimorphism - the optional sexual dimorphism, as can exist only with the first two. He genotypical, there is always with the evolution of any trait, as a result of rapid changes in the male genome. The purpose of the evolutionary sexual Amygdala - for the effective creation dihronizma evolution. Vector coincides with the direction of the evolution of the trait. This form of female trait shows the state of the past, men's - future.

U populations, long living in a stable environment, there is only reproductive sexual dimorphism. Evolutionary sexual dimorphism - zero, and modifikatsionny - only dispersion, as well as phenotypic variance of males in a stable environment than the female. If the new information is already came to the male, but have not yet been hit by the female or old information already lost menswear floor, but still a female, their amount is evolving sexual dimorphism. It should be noted that in mixing the two populations (races, ethnic groups), general information mixed with the first cross, and the new and old information to be separated, for the sexual dihronizma. Such a submission easily explain interspecific differences, Race retsiproc hybrids related to the dispatch of crosses.

Why a male norm narrow specialization, and rapid response, and the female - on the contrary? Polyandry, in which females mate with multiple males, that is has a higher reproductive index, meets from invertebrates, fish, birds, mammals, and the frequent sexual reversion Amygdala. Females - bigger, brighter painted, males build nests, incubated eggs, no struggle for the females, etc. When poliginii - reverse picture. Therefore, the ratio of velocity depends on the evolution of gender lines polygamy or reproductive ratio indexes sexes. U monogamov indexes males and females were equal, the same as dispersion and Y-chromosome sons and maternal X-chromosome daughters. If poliginii when fewer fathers than mothers, the sons of the dispersion is less than the daughters. If polyandries, all vice versa. In order for sexual dimorphism in normal reaction was preceded by the evolution of any trait require that the width of the reaction was determined by the rules of sexual hormones. According to evolutionary theory sex sex hormones - substances, "the system" governing the distance from the environment. Androgens - approximating to the environment, estrogens - removal from the environment. In addition, it is known that Y-chromosome runs the synthesis of testosterone, which determines the concentration of sexual dimorphism. All this gives grounds to make the hypothesis that the reaction is determined by the norms of sexual hormones, and the width is inversely proportional to the concentration of testosterone. Therefore, the evolutionary role of the vanguard always gets more polygamous sex, and the guard - monogamous. And the higher the index polygamy - the more evolutionary sexual dimorphism.

In panmiktnoy population can be all three forms of marriage: monogamy, polygyny and polyandry. There is a balance between rolling complete sibsami born in monogamous family, and polusibsami (parent or father) born in the men's and women's "harem". This provides an evolutionary stability in the face of optimal environments and evolutionary plasticity in the extreme.

Why polygyny is widespread in nature, and polyandry - exotics. This is due to male reproductive abilities, ultimately, the number of gametes.

Paul, having arisen in the process of evolution as a strictly reproductive phenomenon is gradually taking evolutionary function. At the same time, and the definition of sex naturally shifts from gene to a chromosomal. In parallel, increasing differentiation and expansion occurs dimorfizmy sex. There it is not asexual, a hermaphroditic sexual dimorphism exists only at the level of (primary sexual characters), the razdelnopolyh monogamov appears organizmenny sexual dimorphism (secondary sex traits), and razdelnopolyh poligamov - population sexual dimorphism in size and dispersion, and the bees appears dimorphism genome - gaplo - diploidiya and the new conservative-operational differentiation on caste, in which there are two environmental subsystems. Drones other families that will provide genetic information from the near environment, and worker bees that will provide genetic information from the long-distance medonosov environment. So, in terms of evolutionary theory sex worker bees, as a genetic females, have served as a second environmental male bees as a way of reproduction serves as a more evolutionarily advanced. This ideology allows for ecological subsystem, and at other levels of implementation sex: Gene - Hormone - mentally.

The deliberations of the ideas associated with sex, radically alter their understanding, sometimes on opposite. The main role of sex is not a progressive forms of reproductive and evolutionary - creation dihronomorfizma for economical evolution, even at the expense of reproduction.

It becomes understandable phenomenon unequal krossingovera, close relationship with the Y-chromosome Retroviruses. It also includes the ability of sperm to connect many types of alien DNA and transfer it to insemination in the egg. The new concept allows chromosomes do important conclusion-prediction: alien DNA viruses, or linked, not all sperm, but only Y-bearing, so among transgenic animals should have more males.

Others, intensively studied in recent directions that are relevant to the concept of chromosomes - "outbreaks" mutations insertsionny mutagenesis, "jumping genes". It helps explain where and why "jumping genes" why transposition of mobile elements depend on the environmental stressors (temperature, gamma radiation, chemicals, hybrid disgeneza etc.), why different genes mutate at the same time, where to find the source of mutations - or in ovogeneze Maize, in autosomah or sex chromosomes, X-or Y-chromosome, etc.

The new concept allows chromosomes in a different way to interpret many strange phenomena. For example, the X-chromosome condensation (Barra cells), regardless of the type gametnosti female genome must be interpreted not as compensation dose of genes, but as a barrier against the spread of the new females, had not yet verified the information.

Further, the Y-chromosome as environmental needs to be associated with stress. This may explain a number of obscure facts, such as the relatively larger size of Y-chromosomes in certain ethnic and social groups in humans (eg, Jews in Germany and prisoners), or the increased variance in areas of high seismic activity among rodents (in the latter this is not the case of the high level of radiation, according to the authors, but simply to stress of frequent earthquakes.) may therefore be predicted change the size and / or dispersion of Y-chromosomes in the regions of strong and frequent earthquakes, other natural disasters and social change: genocide, protracted war, displacement, hunger, etc. And also from evolving as a result of intensive breeding species.

The above interpretation polusibsov allows for a clear and easily verifiable experimental prediction: a father polusibsov (descendants of a single father and different mothers) - vitality, which is closely linked with the norm reaction should be higher for daughters, and the parent polusibsov, on the contrary, have sons.

In addition, you can make a hypothesis about the specific mechanisms for the implementation of evolutionary patterns.

Among the many unexplained facts associated with the differentiation of the sexes (adaptive correlation secondary sex ratio, higher primary, etc.), increased mortality as obschebiologicheskoe male phenomenon, which is closely related to evolutionary advantage razdelnopolosti, occupies a special place. Will we explore various types (people, animals or plants), different levels of the organization (the organism, organ, tissue or cell) or resistant to various harmful environmental factors (low and high temperatures, starvation, poisons, parasites, disease, etc.) -- everywhere is the same picture: increased mortality or damage the system of male compared with the female.

Hamilton gives an overview of differential mortality for 70 types of flooring, including various forms of life, such as nematodes, mollusks, crustaceans, insects, arachnids, birds, reptiles, fish and mammals. According to these data, the 62 species (89%), the average length of life is shorter than males than for females, the majority of the rest there is no difference, and only in some cases the length of life of more males than for females.

According to the UN, for a few exceptions, in all parts of the world marked by a higher average life expectancy of women. In humans, males increased mortality observed in almost all diseases, except for pertussis and some gonokokkovyh infections. A similar pattern is observed not only in animals and humans, but also on plants. Consequently, the increased mortality males? universal phenomenon.

The current theory is unable to satisfactorily explain this phenomenon. Part of theories attempting to explain the higher mortality rate among male specimens of large animals, or vice versa, smaller sizes, more vivid colors, or "risky behavior" associated with the production of food, the struggle for the female, labour predators, as a person? Hazardous occupations ( sailors, soldiers, pilots, etc.). However, the different types of animals sexual dimorphism on these different or non-existent, while the increased mortality of males is almost all species. It was also unclear and the fact that these differences with age (sexual dimorphism), as a rule, grow, and the difference in mortality rate, in contrast, decreases, it is maximal for young and softened with age. These arguments allow discard most of the causes listed as a major or significant.

Serious discussion of the theory of gene imbalance, which tried to explain the high mortality male geterogametnoy its constitution, the absence of a second X-chromosome in men's recruitment. Indeed, in order for defective (letal, poluletal) recessive gene showed a male specimen, then just get it from only one parent, but in order for such a gene showed a female beings, it should get it from both parents. If the theory of gene or chromosomal imbalance is correct, the sex differential mortality should depend on the percentage of homozygous (IHT) genes in the genome.

The results of observations and experiments on the relative mortality sexes leave no doubt that despite geterogametnuyu chromosomal constitution females, increased mortality, many of these species also differ males. In his work, especially on the question of the relative mortality sexes species with the type gametnostyu Abraxas (birds, butterflies, moths, some species of fish, etc.), and Arthur Mack Bailey as a result of analysis of a large indeed come to the conclusion that the constitution reduces geterogametnaya viability, but it can not be considered as the sole or main cause of mortality of different sexes. And since geterogametnye gemigametnye and males tend to have higher levels of basic metabolism than females, the authors conclude that a more acceptable mortality another theory different sexes, namely metabolic, which explains the high mortality male high level of their main exchange. Of course, there is a strong link between the level of metabolism and mortality, in particular between the frequency of heart attacks and the duration of life - this is natural and understandable. No replacement of the high mortality "incomprehensible" males at least incomprehensible "a high level of metabolism" is not the issue becomes clearer. These theories simply establish a link between the various signs suggestive of both sex: Theory chromosomal imbalance? Duration between life and the type gametnosti, metabolic? duration between life and the level of metabolism. But they do not explain the evolutionary sense, logic, evolutionary usefulness of this phenomenon. Why, in spite of the enormous variety of species, mortality (or metabolism) higher in males? It is hardly a coincidence. It can be said that the increased metabolism? it is a way to ensure a higher male mortality (sensitivity). And what is "objective" or evolutionary significance of this?

Impotence

Erectile dysfunction (impotence) is a sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis.
An erection problem is the inability to get or maintain an erection that is firm enough for a man to have intercourse. You may be unable to get an erection at all, or you may lose the erection during intercourse before you are ready. If the condition persists, the medical term is erectile dysfunction.
Erection problems are common in adult men. In fact, almost all men experience occasional difficulty getting or maintaining an erection. In many cases, it is a temporary condition that will go away with little or no treatment. In other cases, it can be an ongoing problem that can damage a man's self esteem and harm his relationship with his partner, and thus requires treatment.
If you have difficulty having or keeping an erection more than 25% of the time, it is considered a problem.
In the past, erection problems were thought to be "all in the man's mind." Men often were given unhelpful advice such as "don't worry" or "just relax and it will take care of itself." Today, doctors believe that when the problem is not temporary or does not go away on its own, physical factors are often the cause.
One way to know if the cause is physical or psychologic is to determine if you are having nighttime erections. Normally, men have 3 to 5 erections per night, each lasting up to 30 minutes. Your doctor can explain a test to find out if you are having the normal number of nighttime erections.
In most men, erection difficulties do not affect their sex drive.
Premature ejaculation (when orgasm comes on too quickly) is not the same as impotence. Together with your partner, you should seek counseling for this problem, which is usually due to psychological factors.
Male infertility is also quite different from impotence. A man who is unable to maintain an erection may be very capable of producing sperm that could fertilize an egg. An infertile man is usually able to maintain an erection, but he may be unable to father a child due to problems with sperm count or other factors.
An erection requires the interaction of your brain, nerves, hormones, and blood vessels. Anything that interferes with the normal process can become a problem.
Causes:
Diseases and conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart or thyroid conditions, poor circulation, low testosterone, depression, spinal cord injury, nerve damage (for example, from prostate surgery), or neurologic disorders (such as multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's disease)
Medications such as blood pressure medications (especially beta-blockers), heart medications (such as digoxin), some peptic ulcer medications, sleeping pills, and antidepressants
Nicotine, alcohol, or cocaine
Poor communication with your partner
Stress, fear, anxiety, or anger
Unrealistic sexual expectations, which make sex a task rather than a pleasure
"Vicious cycle" of doubt, failure, or negative communication that reinforces the erection problems
Erection problems tend to become more common as you age, but it can affect men at any age and at any time in their lives. Physical causes are more common in older men, while psychological causes are more common in younger men.
For many men, lifestyle changes can help:
Cut down on smoking, alcohol, and illegal drugs.
Get plenty of rest and take time to relax.
Exercise and eat a healthy diet to maintain good circulation.
Use safe sex practices, which reduces fear of HIV and STDs.
Talk openly to your partner about sex and your relationship. If you are unable to do this, counseling can help.
Couples who cannot talk to each other are not likely to be able to make love to each other. Men who have trouble communicating their feelings may find it difficult to share with their partner any anxieties about their sexual performance. If you keep worries to yourself, you are more likely to lose erections. Men who cannot express and resolve feelings of anger or frustration towards their partner may hold back their erection as a weapon in the conflict. In these circumstances, counseling can be very helpful for both you and your partner.

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A Japanese study involved nearly 50,000 men between 40 years old and 69 years old, prostate cancer, but those who drank 5 or more cups of green tea a day cut the risk of their cancer progressing in half. The study show that it inhibits the growth of prostate cancer so it does not spread.

Another Japanese study showed that drinking only 2 or 3 cups a day help fight the spread of breast cancer and gastric cancer and slow a receptor which produces lung cancer cells. So drinking it can fight the spread of lung cancer as well as prostate cancer.

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It just took an untimely death of a good looking and well-loved singer to drive home the simple message to men about maintaining healthy prostate.

Dan Fogelberg, 56, one of the most popular singer/songwriters of the '70s and '80s, died peacefully last Sunday (16 December) in his home in Maine after battling advanced prostate cancer since being diagnosed in 2004

As some media had put, his voice was indeed angelic, his music was powerful in its simplicity, his lyrics celebrated beauty and romance. I always remembered him for his songs “Longer” and “Leader of the Band” as they were both a one-time favourites in the karaoke pub that I used to hang out. I admired songwriters like him who can quickly capture an unusual encounter into a nice song and with an engaging storyline lyric. In his case, that work "Same Old Lang Syne" turns into a top 10 hit in 1980 and it is still evergreen. For those who cannot remember this lyric, click here

It had been reported that in the United States, except lung cancer, prostate cancer is responsible for more male deaths than any other cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is least common among Asian men and most common among black men, with figures for white men in-between. Is these because the detection reporting is poorer in Asia or that Asian has traditional herbs such as “cat whiskers” that is reported to keep the urinary system cleaner and healthier?

Currently, there is no way to prevent the disease. There are indications men who drink and smoke have a higher chance of getting it in a virulent form. Most men will not experience any symptom while some men might experience symptoms like :-

• A need to urinate frequently especially at night
• Difficulty starting urination or holding back urine
• Painful or burning urination
• Difficulty in having an erection
• Blood in urine or semen
• Frequent pain or stiffness in the lower back, hips or upper highs

Since diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, he has been championing the anti-prostate cancer message via his website that:-

1. All men over 50 should get the so-called PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) blood test and a DRE (Digital Rectal Exam) test every year. It just takes a few minutes.
2. For men with a family history of prostate cancer, they should start getting tested at age 40.
3. Go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation website to read up on how best to protect yourself and reduce your likelihood of contracting this terrible disease. There is a comprehensive guide Report to the Nation on Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men and Their Families which you can read online. Upon a registration, you can download a PDF or get a free printed copy.

Here is another good reason to drink Green Tea. It  will help prevent prostate cancer.  Several studies have linked a diet high in saturated fats, red meats and possibly even milk to increased rates of prostate cancer.  Prevention is always the best thing!  Improve your diet, eat more whole foods and exercise regularly.... 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Drinking green tea may reduce the risk of advanced prostate cancer, according to a study by researchers at Japan's National Cancer Center.

"This does not mean that people who drink green tea are guaranteed to have reduced risk of advanced prostate cancer," said Norie Kurahashi, a scientist who took part in the study.

"We are just presenting our results. But the study does point to the hope that green tea reduces the risk of advanced prostate cancer."

Prostate cancer is much less common among Asian men than Western men, and that may be partly due to the effects of the high consumption of green tea in Asia, the study said.

But it said further studies are needed to confirm the preventive effects of green tea on prostate cancer, including well-designed clinical trials.

The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, compiled data from 50,000 men aged 40-69 over a period of up to 14 years from 1990.

British charity Cancer Research UK says on its Web site that a study of almost 20,000 Japanese men published in the British Journal of Cancer in 2006 found no relationship between green tea and prostate cancer.

(Reporting by Chisa Fujioka, Editing by Michael Watson)