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Don't miss any Bottom Line Secrets. Add our address, bottomlinesecrets@ebls.bottomlinesecrets.com, to your Address Book or Safe List. Learn how here. February 13, 2011 Forever Young Super Sex Every Time Blast Away High Cholesterol. Lose 67 Points in Just 28 Days Now Is the Time to Go Medical Bargain-Hunting... Drug-Free Diabetes Cure Dear healthwellness82@gmail.com, Do you roll your eyes when you see those cloying ads for libido-boosting or performance-enhancing supplements? The ads may be silly, but the substances they contain are sometimes dangerous. Good news: there are some natural products that accomplish the same goals without the risks. Herbalist Brigitte Mars, author of the book The Sexual Herbal: Prescriptions for Enhancing Love and Passion, shares herbal recipes to boost sex drive, improve performance and enhance pleasure... for both men and women. Medical costs remain out of control. Today Charles B. Inlander, founding president of the nonprofit People’s Medical Society and author of Take This Book to the Hospital with You: A Consumer’s Guide to Surviving Your Hospital Stay, reveals three strategies for negotiating a better medical deal on everything from eyeglasses to surgery -- yes, surgery! All the best, Jessica Kent Editor BottomLineSecrets.com Forever Young Getting old can be awful. Aches... pains... illness... constant bouncing from doctor to doctor. We all dread it. You can't stop the clock, but you can banish the miseries that sometimes come with it. Bulging belly Cholesterol-choked arteries Brain failure and fatigue Weakness and impotence Frozen joints or back pain Spotted, decrepit skin Tumors taking over your body Parkinson's tremors Menopausal miseries Fading, cloudy vision And all other indignities of aging! Read on... Super Sex Every Time Brigitte Mars Naropa University Couples who enjoy sex regularly tend to live longer than those who rarely or never have sex. Sexual activity purges congestion from the prostate gland and relieves pain by stimulating the release of endorphins. Yet millions of Americans struggle to have satisfying sex, or any sex, because of physical limitations. Medications can help with problems such as an inability to get erections or vaginal dryness, but they don’t always work -- and can carry the risk for side effects. Better: Natural remedies that improve energy and libido as well as sexual performance. In my 40 years of specializing in herbal medicine, I have found them to be quite effective for many people. (The herbs and supplements noted here are readily available at most health-food stores and online.) Lubrication Vaginal dryness can be as problematic for a woman as erectile dysfunction is for a man. Women naturally produce less moisture (in the vagina, as well as in the eyes, skin and other parts of the body) as they get older. But it’s one of the easiest sexual problems to correct -- and without the use of store-bought, chemical-filled lubricants. Try one of the following remedies. If that doesn’t work, try another until you find what works best for you. Barley water. Barley water is an emollient that also nourishes and strengthens vaginal tissues. Cook two cups of light pearled barley in 10 cups of water for two hours. Strain, and reserve the water. Drink a glassful three or four times a day between meals for at least three weeks. If it helps, continue doing it. It can be kept in the refrigerator for up to three days. (You can use the leftover barley in soups and salads.) Acidophilus. Dryness is sometimes caused by an overgrowth of vaginal yeast. Before going to bed each night, insert a capsule of acidophilus into the vagina. It inhibits yeast and helps the vagina produce more lubrication. Important: Don’t use an enteric-coated capsule -- it won’t dissolve readily. Use an acidophilus gel capsule. Chemical-free lubricant. Mix one ounce of softenend cocoa butter with one tablespoon each of powdered dong quai (an herb in the parsley family), licorice root and marshmallow root, along with one tablespoon of powdered wild yam and two tablespoons of vitamin E oil. Optional: Two drops of essential oil of rose for a pleasant aroma. Roll the mixture into suppository shapes about the size of your little finger. Store them in a glass jar in the refrigerator for up to six months. Insert one in the vagina daily before bedtime. Low Libido If your sex drive is lower than you (or your partner) would like... Eat black foods. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the kidneys govern sexual vitality. Foods with natural black color, such as black olives, black sesame seeds, chia seeds and black beans, strengthen the kidneys and improve sexual energy and performance. Bonus: Black olives and chia increase the production of mucilage, important for sexual lubrication. Muira puama. This is a South American herb that traditionally is used as an aphrodisiac and to improve erections as well as orgasms in men and women. It’s a warming herb that increases circulation. If you have cold hands and/or feet, you probably have impaired circulation to the genitals as well. Muira puama can help. Dose: One-half cup of muira puama tea... or 10 to 30 drops of tincture, mixed with an inch of water or taken straight, three times daily. Also available in capsules. Natives of South America sometimes apply the cooled tea directly to the genitals as a sexual stimulant. DHEA, an over-the-counter hormonal supplement that’s converted to testosterone in the body, can increase libido and sexual responsiveness in women and men. Important: Improper dosing can cause acne, the growth of facial hair in women and other side effects -- including an increased risk for some cancers. Take DHEA only under the supervision of a doctor. Erectile Dysfunction The arteries that carry blood to the penis are just slightly wider than the head of a pin. Even slight buildups of plaque (atherosclerosis) can impede circulation and make it difficult for a man to get and/or maintain an erection. The same things that improve overall cardiovascular health, such as lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, can improve a man’s ability to achieve an erection. Also helpful... The Deer. This is a Taoist exercise that removes energy blockages, stimulates hormone production and improves erections. Sit on the edge of the bed, and rub your hands to warm them. Hold the scrotum with one hand. With the other hand, massage right below the navel in a circular motion. Do it 81 times, then switch hands and rub in the other direction 81 times. Follow this with 36 Kegel exercises, in which you tighten and then release the pubococcygeus muscles -- the same muscles that you would use to stop urine in midstream. Foot massage. Once or twice a day, massage the entire foot, paying particular attention to the sides of the heels. The meridians (energy pathways) that support sexual potency run through this part of the foot. Yohimbe. Yohimbe bark extract is among the most effective natural products for improving erections. It increases blood flow to the genitals while at the same time impeding the flow of blood out of the penis -- important for keeping an erection. Dose: One cup of yohimbe tea... or 30 drops of tincture, mixed with an inch of water or taken straight, 30 minutes to an hour before sex. Also available in capsules. Caution: Yohimbe can elevate blood pressure and cause insomnia. It also interacts with many common drugs, including antihypertensives and heart and diabetes medications. Use it only under the supervision of a doctor and never more than twice a week. Omega-3 fatty acids enhance circulation and help the nervous system function better. Eat fish (such as salmon, tuna, sardines) twice per week or supplement with fish oil (follow directions on the label). Better Orgasms Men and women who eat well, exercise regularly and are comfortable with their bodies experience better and more frequent orgasms. Also helpful... Arginine. An amino acid called L-arginine is a vasodilator, which means it helps to widen or open up blood vessels. Arginine cream can be applied to the clitoris or penis before sex to increase arousal and the intensity of orgasms. You also can take an oral capsule form to increase blood flow to sexual organs. Follow directions on the label. Bottom Line/Personal interviewed Brigitte Mars, herbalist, a founding member of The American Herbalists Guild and instructor at Naropa University, Bauman College and Boulder College of Massage Therapy, Boulder, Colorado. She has been practicing and teaching herbal medicine and nutrition for more than 40 years. She is author of The Sexual Herbal: Prescriptions for Enhancing Love and Passion (Healing Arts). www.BrigitteMars.com Blast Away High Cholesterol. Lose 67 Points in Just 28 Days The big drug companies don't want you to know about the alternative cures that can make their drugs obsolete. The alternative medicine believers think drugs and surgery are bad ideas. Guess what? They're both dead wrong. Finally, a maverick MD has dared to identify the world's best cures from both sides of the medical aisle. These are the real forbidden cures you want... Read on... Now Is the Time to Go Medical Bargain-Hunting... Charles B. Inlander People's Medical Society Here are the best ways to find good deals on high-quality services in your community... Ask the right question. Many times, getting a discount is as easy as asking for it. Don’t be afraid to ask a surgeon (if you are contemplating surgery) or any type of health provider if he can "do better" after discussing the cost of a medical procedure or service. This is especially helpful if a big out-of-pocket cash outlay is involved because you have no insurance or your insurance does not cover a particular service, such as dental care or cosmetic surgery. Insider secret: Don’t worry about getting lower-quality care if you pay a discounted price. Research shows that price does not affect quality when it comes to medical care. Get the ammunition you need to negotiate. When my wife recently needed a dental implant, our dentist and the surgeon he recommended quoted her a price of more than $3,000. But we shopped around and found two other highly recommended surgeons and dentists who were offering the same procedure at a price of $2,000. When we told that to our dentist, he and the surgeon matched the price. Insider secret: When negotiating for a discount, you’ll have the best luck if you comparison shop and are able to quote a lower price from a competitor. Don’t forget about discounts on equipment. You’ve probably seen those TV commercials for motorized scooters and wheelchairs. If you’re insured, the deal may look good. But if you are not covered, you may be able to match the price or do even better at a local medical equipment shop that’s looking for customers. And even if you are insured, many local stores will throw in a maintenance contract at no additional charge just to get your business. Hearing aids also are being sold at the steepest discounts in years. With a few phone calls, you often can find deals at 20% to 50% off retail price. Remember: Hard times mean good deals for those who look for them. So don’t put off what you thought you couldn’t afford. Like all other businesses these days, medical and health providers badly need your patronage and very often will reduce their prices to get it. Bottom Line/Health interviewed Charles B. Inlander, a consumer advocate and health-care consultant based in Fogelsville, Pennsylvania. He was the founding president of the nonprofit People’s Medical Society, a consumer advocacy organization credited with key improvements in the quality of US health care in the 1980s and 1990s, and is the author of 20 books, including Take This Book to the Hospital with You: A Consumer Guide to Surviving Your Hospital Stay (St. Martin’s). Drug-Free Diabetes Cure Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have established that 83% of obese patients who try a new natural treatment code-named "LGB" that dramatically corrects the way your body metabolizes food see dramatic improvement in their diabetes. In fact, many see total reversal of the disease. Dr. Philip Schauer, who led the study, also comments, "Most patients in the study with type 2 diabetes... achieved excellent biochemical [blood sugar] control and were able to reap the clinical benefits of withdrawing from most, if not all, antidiabetes medications, including insulin." LGB works in as little as 90 minutes, even on morbidly obese patients... Learn more... Important: Help your friends get much more out of life -- forward this E-letter to them. Better: Send it to many friends and your whole family. This is a free weekly e-mail service of BottomLineSecrets.com and Boardroom Inc. Boardroom Inc. 281 Tresser Boulevard Stamford, CT 06901-3229 ATTN: Web Team You received this e-mail because you have requested it. You are on the mailing list as healthwellness82@gmail.com. Or... a friend forwarded it to you. Disclaimer: Bottom Line Secrets publishes the opinions of expert authorities in many fields. 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