Man's Health, Sam Borrett 2009

This can be an issue a little complex in its resolution. The reason lies in the reluctance of the male species to directly confront issues associated with male physical health with emotional honesty. The tendency is to deny the issue altogether, hoping that it goes away or mask the problems with excuses like overwork, stress, drinking, smoking or relationship arguments. Whilst all of these certainly make the sexual issues worse, they are not the root cause of the problem.

The problem very much lies in the mind set the particular man has developed as part of his personality. If he is a workaholic for example he might be masking the sexual problems which in turn affect his relationship with his loved ones and the world. He might also be diverting his attention from the problem through his blind and feverish attempt to acquire wealth and security.

Or he might be exploring pornography and taking Viagra and other sexually enhancing drugs. Whilst these are not necessarily bad in the very short term to boost the man’s confidence these drug do not address the issue and can eventually be harmful.

Fortunately what man in his reluctance has been unable to achieve, TV and other forms of advertising have managed by bringing the problems to the surface in a somewhat humorous way sometimes. This can take the sting out of these issues.

With sexual weakness or Impotence, it is absolutely necessary to build up the general health and invigorate the nervous system that supplies strength and vitality to the weakened organs. Excesses that led to the trouble must be avoided. The diet should be composed of wholesome, plain, non-irritating food, and a quiet, restful life is necessary to allow the system to recuperate and re-vitalize itself.

AS the BodyMind is an organic unity, to address one part only is dangerous and leaves much to be desired if an effective resolution is wanted. Many of the problems connected with Men’s’ Health, sexual or otherwise become evident only as he gets older. Youth is a great way to blind men to their problems which become worse as time passes if not treated in an organic and holistic way. Of course many people choose to go down the traditional path which certainly has great benefits. We do need to see at what stage we are at before we undertake such a journey. For example having your prostate surgically removed may be an option if all other avenues have closed. To just do this as a matter of course is short sighted.

Men’s Emotional Health.

Many people these days with a little understanding of the Body/Mind system understand that the two seemingly different aspects-Body and Mind - are very much inter-related and that it is more accurate to call it BodyMind.

As well, a healthy emotional life is important. This seems harder for the male species to come to terms with and even more difficult to let out those tears unless they can find a safe space. Sometimes the home is not enough.

Men have been conditioned to think tears and sadness are signs of weakness whereas they are in fact the opposite. Not only is it beneficial to let these tears out, it is possible that the male benefits more initially.

He has suppressed much, in his lifetime to become someone special and to take care of survival issues as the provider.

Crying and tears can enhance a man’s sexuality as energy in the system starts moving that before was dormant. Although exercise and other forms of fitness give a certain physical energy and create what the Chinese call “Ch’ing,” so long as the emotional aspect has not been looked at, something in the male’s sexuality will be missing.

It can be helpful for the man to feel that what he is doing has some meaning or purpose. To simply be making ends meet is a very defeating attitude but one which most of us know about. With this approach alone the man can feel much undervalued and he will become low in energy, purely functioning as a mechanism with no real passion for life. This can have a bad effect not only on his mental state but his emotional state as well as his sex life.

To regain the gusto and passion for life is what everyone wants at the deepest level. To find this passion in the very midst of life’s trials and tribulations is the fire test. Even if your whole financial situation is coming down on your head, you can maintain your energy levels as high if not higher than before. If you could not do it before when everything was going right, when will you do it? So why not NOW?

Men’s Mental Health.

Whatever a man’s mental state, it is in his hands to change his state of mind. Sometimes we are so immersed with our problems that it appears impossible to us that we will ever get out of them. This is not the case and there are certainly some things which can help.

Exercise is traditionally used but does not always solve problems. Possibly anger may pass after a 10 Km run or a 1 Km swim, but again the problem surfaces. If the problems have taken deep roots in the mind then it is suggested to either combine exercise with sitting silently or to begin the journey of active meditations.

Modern man and woman have become so tied up in the head through all the intellectual pursuits and through the natural process of becoming successful. To think you can change your entire mind- set through the very mind that created the problems is naive and harmful

Sometimes we just need the support of someone who has been through the many phases a man goes through.

However there are specific methods and techniques which do work on the different aspects mentioned here and you will most probably require the help of someone who has not only been through these life turmoils but who has the wisdom and knowledge rooted in experience.

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