According to many leading sex therapists, premature ejaculation is the most common sexual difficulty in men. It is not, however, an insurmountable problem. There are several proven techniques that are helpful in correcting and preventing the problem of premature ejaculation.
Perhaps the most common technique taught by sex therapists is the «squeeze technique». This technique involves squeezing the tip or base of the penis for a few seconds just prior to ejaculation. The squeeze technique can be applied by you or your partner whenever you want to delay ejaculation.
A second technique often recommended by sex therapists, requires that both partners stop thrusting just before ejaculation. Once the man regains control of the ejaculatory reflex, sexual activity resumes.
A third technique recommended by sex therapists is deep breathing. This technique is based on the theory that deliberate deep breathing helps to delay ejaculation by «diffusing» feelings of arousal throughout the entire body.
*192\27\8*
Some common antistatic sprays you may use on your clothes so they won’t cling to you often contain/ammonium chloride, plus a fragrance, and potentially harmful propellants. Such sprays can irritate your skin and eyes. If you inhale the fine mist from the spray, it may also cause irritation to your respiratory tract. If overheated or punctured, the spray can may explode, and the propellant gases in the spray may be flammable.
You may be able to avoid such products by using a fabric softener in your wash. Not only is fabric softener safer, it may also be a good bit cheaper per application. If you continue to use a spray, read the label carefully, and take every precaution to ensure safe use.
Household insecticide sprays all contain specific insect poisons. It makes sense that something which is fatal to an insect also has the potential of having harmful effects on humans. The seriousness of the effect depends on the particular poison being used. Some insecticides contain arsenates which are compounds containing arsenic. If swallowed, these mixtures can be fatal. Aliphatic thiocynates (such as Lethane 384) are chemicals which release cyanide when swallowed or inhaled.
There are a whole host of other toxic chemicals in various insecticides which all pose a potential danger to humans if improperly handled. Some studies have even linked some of the chemicals used to cancer if excessive exposure is involved.
One alternative to the potentially dangerous insecticides is silica gel which is virtually nontoxic to humans. If you use insect sprays, be sure you wear a mask to cover your mouth and nose. Also cover your skin and protect your eyes by wearing goggles. Spray only in well-ventilated areas. Perhaps the safest way to get rid of insects is to hire a professional pest control.
*153\27\8*
Two recent scientific studies have uncovered evidence showing how stress and anger may cause heart attacks.
In one study, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, 26 people with coronary artery disease were asked to perform certain «stress tasks», such as counting backwards by sevens while under the pressure of being timed. As the subjects counted, researchers monitored their coronary arteries.
The researchers focused on two randomly chosen artery segments for the participants. The segments were classified as «healthy», «mildly diseased» and «severely blocked». The results of the test showed that stress had no harmful effect on the healthy segments, but that it further constricted segments already constricted by coronary heart disease— almost 9 percent more constricted for segments which were mildly diseased and 24 percent for those that were severely blocked. And while blood flow in healthy arteries increased by about 10 percent, it decreased 27 percent in those that were diseased.
In another study, conducted at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Palo Alto, California, researchers studied the responses of 27 men in relation to anger and possible heart attacks. The subjects included 18 men with mild heart disease and 9 healthy men. All of the men were asked to talk about a recent event that had made them very angry. Researchers measured changes in the left ventricles of each subject.
Describing the disturbing incident had no ill effect on healthy ventricles, but in men with heart disease it reduced the pumping efficiency by up to 4 percent. The small reduction, although significant, caused no chest pain or other warning sign.
Researchers speculate that in the «real world» more intense, spontaneous anger may have a far more damaging effect on the heart’s pumping capabilities. These experts think that anger may send diseased coronary arteries into spasm, thereby cutting off necessary oxygen to the left ventricle. When that happens the risk of a serious heart attack is likely to increase.
*113\27\8*
Excessive sugar intake is a problem for many people who are trying to control their weight. While an occasional «sweet binge» will not disrupt a serious weight management program, a regular high intake of sweets can be self- defeating. Here are several ways to cut down on, or avoid altogether, sweets in foods:
1) If you must have dessert, develop the habit of serving fruit. Fresh fruit is best, but if you must rely on canned and/or frozen fruit, purchase brands that are packaged in water rather than sweetened syrup.
2) Always read food labels to get an idea of the sugar content. One good clue as to sugar content is if the words sugar, sucrose, glucose, maltose, dextrose, lactose, fructose, or syrup appears first on the label, then the product most likely contains more sugar than any other ingredients.
3) Choose plain, unsweetened cereals and add sliced fruit or raisins instead of sugar. While raisins contain some sugar, they also supply vitamins, minerals and fiber.
4) Make your own cookies, pies or cakes and cut the sugar in the recipe by a third or even as much as a half.
*72\27\8*
Until now, high-fat foods seldom carried nutrition information, and labels that did include such information based it on varied serving sizes, and words used to describe food had no uniform meaning. The new labeling requirements will not only supply the federally imposed definitions for such terms, they will also require that servings sizes be uniform.
Raw meat and poultry are not included in the new labeling rules but products containing meat and processed meat, such as bologna, are covered by the new guidelines. The labeling rules will also not apply to restaurant menus, but any restaurant posting a sign advertising a «low-fat» food must be sure the food complies with the federal government’s definition.
According to nutrition experts, the point of the new labeling rules is to enable consumers to have better control of their diets. Such control would be protection against chronic diseases such as heart disease and some cancers.
While food companies are not required to have the new labels on their products until May 1994, many are expected to begin placing the new labels on their foods by the spring of 1993.
*33\27\8*
