What Are the Benefits of Avena Sativa?

Last Updated: Feb 26, 2014 | By Linda Tarr Kent

Oats belong to the haygrass family. Photo Credit Sea Oats at Sunset image by Mary Beth Granger from Fotolia.com

Avena sativa means “wild oats” in Latin. This plant, also referred to as oat straw or oat extract, was used as a medicine prior to being used as food. This plant may have sparked the phrase, “sowing your wild oats,” due to its effect on sexual stimulation, according to “Prescription for Herbal Healing” by Phyllis A. Balch. Potential benefits are not limited to its impact on the libido, however. Wild oats are rich in B vitamins, phosphorous and calcium.

Sex Booster

Wild oats may be a mild sexual enhancer, according to Dr. Ray Sahelian, author of “Natural Sex Boosters.” However, he notes that most claims for sexual enhancement rely on research done in the 1980s by the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco, a company that marketed avena sativa products. In the animal kingdom, Balch notes that stallions that are fed wild oats are said to become lustful.

Inflammation Fighter

Wild oats can help you fight inflammation, advises the online-newspaper, The Oregonian. Molecules in oats called avenanthramides help reduce levels of inflammatory cytokines, which are immune system chemicals. Lowering cytokines is a good idea because when levels are high they raise risk for chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, advise The YOU Docs columnists Mehmet Oz and Mike Roizen in The Oregonian.

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Heart Health Booster

Wild oats can boost heart health. Avena sativa helps you lower the “bad” low density lipoprotein, or LDL, cholesterol levels as well as overall cholesterol levels, according to a Canadian study published in the "European Journal of Clinical Nutrition." This is due to the main component of the oats’ soluble fiber, called beta-glucan, according to lead study author J.T. Braaten of the University of Ottawa. Wild oats may help reduce your waistline at the same time, which further reduces risk for coronary heart disease, advises Venezuelan researcher N. Reyna-Villasmil, who authored a 2007 study published in the "American Journal of Therapeutics." Avena sativa helps you to lower risk for heart-threatening blood clots and keeps your arteries flexible as well, according to Oz and Roizen.

ADD Helper

If you or a loved one suffers attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, you may benefit from avena’s sedative properties, according to Balch. Herbalists use avena to reduce symptoms of methylphenidate withdrawal and to alleviate mild depression for adults with such conditions. However, science is lacking for this use, making it controversial. Before you try any sort of alternative therapy, especially one that is controversial, you need to consult with your doctor, advises the National Resource Center on AD/HD.

Other Uses

You may see Avena sativa advertised as an aid to help combat osteoporosis because it can boost hormone levels that stimulate cell growth. However, evidence for this use so far is lacking, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.

Avena sativa also may help you if you have a condition called amenorrhea, which is when you've stopped having a period unrelated to menopause. That’s because it is rich in minerals that potentially promote better thyroid function, according to UMMC. However, evidence for this use is based on traditional use rather than scientific study, so you need to consult with a doctor if you’d like to incorporate oat straw use into your regimen for treating this condition.

Give Erectile Dysfunction the Cold Shoulder

Let’s Take Care of Our Men:  Give Erectile Dysfunction the Cold Shoulder

By Barbara Brownell-Grogan

Published Aug 25, 2014

As we age, a healthy sex life continues to bring joy. Mature love, wisdom, and respect can make it sweeter than the sex you experienced as a 25 or 30 year old. But that’s only if you and your partner are also physically healthy and responsive.

In Let’s Take Care of Our Men Part I, we looked at general prostate health and avoiding prostate cancer. In Part II we’ll focus on keeping the prostate and genitals naturally healthy for sex.

Some 30 million men in the U.S. suffer from erectile dysfunction. There can be many reasons for it, including high blood pressure, diabetes, drinking too much alcohol or taking recreational drugs, and prostate cancer.

Current treatments range from counseling to hormonal replacement, penile implants, and vascular surgery.

And there are the oral medications — with their ads featuring twin bathtubs, pulling trucks out of the mud, and mid-life flirting on the porch swing. While such medications are enticing quick fixes, they don’t necessarily get to the root of the problem—or offer long-term solutions.

If your partner has erectile dysfunction, start with an open discussion. You’ll need to lend your support and love: Join him on doctor visits. Stay patient and positive. Find alternative ways to physically enjoy and appreciate one another.

And try a natural approach: Over time, studies consistently show that a healthy lifestyle can prevent and even reverse erectile dysfunction. And that while you’re boosting your ability to have sex, you’re also enhancing your heart, nerves, vascular system, and psyche.

A recent report from Harvard reveals that men who exercise 30 minutes daily are 40 percent less likely to develop ED than couch potatoes. And there’s more. The report’s five natural tips have seen consistently strong results:

1. Walk 30 minutes a day.
2. Eat a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
3. Keep your blood pressure in check (through lifestyle change and/or medications).
4. Stay slim. (A man with a 42-inch waistline is more likely to have ED than one with a measure of 32!)
5. Make your pelvic floor superman strong through Kegel exercises. (A 2005 British studyshowed that combining lifestyle changes with Kegels had amazing results—far more than lifestyle changes alone.)

We feature the time-honored Kegel in our book 500 Time-Tested Home Remedies and the Science Behind Them. The exercise ensures that during an erection the pelvic floor stays rigid and presses on an important vein, keeping blood in the penis.

• First, locate the pelvic floor muscles, below the bladder; do this during urination. (You use the same mus­cles to stop yourself from passing gas.)

• Partway through urination, contract those muscles to stop the urine flow. Don’t hold your breath or tense other muscles in your abdomen, legs, or buttocks. When you interrupt the flow, you’ve located the correct muscles. Also, the contraction causes your testicles and base of your penis to rise.

• From now on, perform Kegels when you’re not urinat­ing. (Over time that weakens rather than strengthens pelvic floor muscles.)

• Next: With an empty bladder, lie on your back on a firm surface.

• Count to five, slowly contracting the pelvic floor muscles you located above.

• Counting to five again, slowly relax the pelvic floor muscles.

• Repeat this pair of movements ten times for one full set. Do three sets daily.

• Work up to counting to ten and doing five sets daily.

As your muscles become stronger, do the exercise while standing—to increase muscle control. If you’re unsure how to locate the muscles, ask your doctor to help you.

Stay happy, healthy, and sexy,

Thanks to : http://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/white-seeber-grogan-the-remedy-chicks/lets-take-care-of-our-men-part-ii-give-erectile-dysfunction-the-cold-shoulder/?xid=nl_EverydayHealthMensHealth_20140901

Venous Flow Controllers, Pubis ring, or (Cock ring)

Venous Flow Controllers, Pubis ring, or (Cock ring)

When a man is sexually stimulated by sight, thought, or touch, the brain sends signals that relax the smooth muscles around the arteries that supply blood to the spongy and cavernous bodies. The veins draining the bodies can't keep up, resulting in swelling.  As the swelling reaches the limit of the penile skin, the penis becomes firm.  The pressure of the spongy and cavernous bodies against the skin partially closes the veins, helping to maintain the erection.  Erection continues until the signals from the brain stop.  Pubis ring mechanically helps to increase pressure slightly, and sustain the erection as long as you want. 

Men have only very limited control over their erections.  Likewise, it is impossible to "will" an erection. Although sexual thoughts can cause erection it is very difficult for average person to fantasize so strongly during an attempt to do intercourse. . The epicenter responsible for such essential arousal is actually within the brain. Only after the brain receives visual, audio or mentally stimulating input will it transmit (via the central nervous system) instructions to the smooth muscles along the penis to relax. At the same time, the artery to the penis widen to twice its diameter, increasing the blood flow sixteen-fold, and the veins which carry blood away from the penis are blocked. As a result, the two spongy-tissue chambers in the shaft of the penis fill with blood and the penis becomes firm. The corpora cavernosa, acting like a sponge, fill with blood. In fact, the corpora absorb up to eight times more blood than when the penis is flaccid. As your penis swells and lengthens, the filled corpora cavernosa press against the veins. The veins surrounding the chambers are squeezed almost completely shut by this pressure. The veins are unable to drain blood out of the penis and so the penis becomes rigid and erect. This condition normally keeps this erection firm enough for intercourse. After a few years of marriage due to overexposure of your partner’s body it is difficult to get proper erection every time. 

At this most basic level this function is considered to be normal if a man is able to maintain his erection sufficiently long to engage in satisfying intercourse and the subsequent ejaculation. The length of time a man might stay continuously erect can be on the average be about 30 minutes. Of course the duration of his erection vary greatly, in which case it may be a shorter or a great deal longer.  After ejaculation or cessation of further stimulation to the penis itself or to the brain excess blood will be allowed to drain away, while the level of blood flow into the penis returns to normal. The penis once again becomes flaccid as it loses the built up pressure.

Pubic Ring

Pubic rings are used to maintain an erection once it has developed. The erection is sustained well after the ejaculation. Every time one uses pubis ring the erection becomes maximum. Thus there is effective increase in length and width of the penis too.

Penile constriction ring is strong, expandable band that help maintain erections by retaining the blood that engorges the penis, and are suitable for use with natural erections or those induced through the use of oral medication.

To put the pubis ring on erect penis, just loosen it then put it around the base of penis and tighten it by pulling the loose ends upwards while pressing the horizontal tube down wards. Since the rings may catch in your pubic hair, it is advisable to trim or shave hair closest to the base of your penis.

To remove the ring, pull both tabs to expand the ring as much as possible then gently slide the ring off your penis. After the ring is removed, your erection will subside and your circulation and penis will return to normal. 

                                 

Use of pubis ring.

Pubis ring is very effective in all problems of penis erection. The feeble erection, penis not firm enough to get into the vagina, loosing erection while doing intercourse, loosing erection while entering the vagina, erection does not remain strong till the end of intercourse.

Pubis ring is also useful for the problem of premature ejaculation. Or ejaculation before both the partners reach the climax. While using the pubis ring the strong erection is sustained beyond ejaculation; man can continue doing coital movements till he gives the partner one or many many more climaxes. If the glans is sensitive after ejaculation, stop coital movements for few moments after ejaculation and then restart the coital movements to give the partner most powerful climax.

Continuous use of pubis ring every time you do sex for 2-3 months will slowly and definitely increase the timing of ejaculation and thereafter a man may prolong his performance even without using the pubis ring.

The pubis ring is useful for all the problems of man. The Erectile insufficiency, Erectile inadequacy, premature ejaculation, low staying power all these are curable with the use of pubis ring.

This is research sample for scientific study. Not for sale.

For any queries contact:

Prof Dr Prakash Verekar, 6 mayuresh sankul, pipe line road, Nasik 422007.  Mobile +91 9822281142.

He is the chief researcher of effects of pubis ring in India. He is world-renowned sexologist.

Web site www.healersupreme.com   www.drverekar.com

Marriage

Avoiding these 2 things may make for a better marriage.and keeping husband full of confidence

Marriage Mistakes Women Make

Avoiding these 2 things may make for a better marriage.

1. Underestimating the Effect of Tone of Voice

No matter who's speaking, man or woman, tone of voice can be an issue if it's tinged only slightly with negativity.

If you have concerns, Heitler encourages "verbalizing them in a respectful way," rather than speaking in a frustrated, irritated voice. 

By all means, discuss what's bothering you. But do it in a way that searches for solutions and alternatives, rather than venting in a way that puts a peaceful solution further out of reach.

2. Mismatched Communication Styles

If you feel you aren't being heard by your husband, you may want to explore the ways you try to get through to him.

Some women repeat their complaint or a concern a few times in an effort to get their husband's attention. Some men may call that nagging, but it may just be about having different communication styles.

Karam calls it the "demand-withdraw" dynamic: One person wants a conversation, but the other hasn't figured out how to respond or appears to have shut down, so the speaker presses further. "That's a vicious pattern," Karam says. 

If that happens in your relationship a lot, remember to pause to let your spouse absorb what you're saying and have "a chance to validate what they've heard," Karam says.

It might be useful to take a hard look at what is fixed -- personality quirks, for example -- and what can be changed. Citing the work of marriage/couples researcher John Gottman, Karam says nearly 70% of marital problems are "perpetual," meaning that these are issues that drag on. 

The challenge is to recognize what can't be corrected. It helps to "move toward acceptance," Karam says. "You're not going to change a cautious person into a risk-taker or an introvert into an extrovert.''

Foods that BOOST your sex drive

Foods that BOOST your sex drive

It's no secret, every man wants to increase his sex drive and some of us will do anything, buy anything for it.Sweet basil : Sweet basil stimulates the sex drive. It especially boosts female fertility. Almonds : Almonds enhance erectile response.Almonds are a good source of essential fatty acids which provide the raw material for sex hormones. Most nuts are rich in L-Arginine, an amino acid that improves blood circulation and enhances erectile response. Figs : Figs increase sexual stamina.Figs are also rich in amino acids that help increase male libido. Watermelon : Fruits like watermelon can increase your sex drive naturally. Watermelon's flesh and rind contain a chemical called Citruline that not only helps your sex drive but also has health benefits for your heart. Tomatoes : Tomatoes boost your sex drive. They contain some wonderful health benefits and Lycopene content in tomatoes helps boost your virility. Pomegranate : It is known to contain a myriad of antioxidants, which can help increase blood flow to all parts of the body including the genitals, thereby charging your sex drive. Saffron : It is an aphrodisiac, contains Picrocrocin, a chemical that makes the body more sensitive to the touch. This exotic spice is also known to work as an antidepressant and a pain-blocker. Oranges : It is liven up your sex life.The antioxidant effects of Vitamin C-rich oranges are ideal for protecting the sex organs. They help keep the organs operating smoothly, enhancing arousal and sensitivity. Peaches : It helps improve sexual potency. Oranges and peaches are rich in Vitamin C that is required for increasing your sperm production. Men who don't eat enough Vitamin C produce lower-quality sperm.

My take on ignorance of Dr Harshvardhan on Sex Education:

My take on ignorance of Dr Harshvardhan on Sex Education: Most of the Indians including docs hv no idea what is sex education. Sex educations is a science which covers from hygiene, to discipline to removing myths and misconception. Children get wrong idea of curious topics from elder peers and cheap books or now a days from net. This is a very important GK and science and taught according to age stag by stag and no obscene visual or text is used. But ignorant that Harshvardhan is and his likes are they speak against sex education. I think name of the subject should be changed to remove opposition or it should SE be included with subjects like moral science or something like that. Harshvardhan does not realise that porn is easily and freely available on net etc.. Even Bollywood movies give misleading, cheap scenes which can excite and give ideas to young innocent mind where as sex education does not do anything like that. Rather if properly understood then many misadventure / crime can be avoided. I think media and medical council and Council for Sex education and Parenthood International , Family Planning Association must play a active role to remove fear of word sex education from the minds  of ignorant.