Yohimbe: Is West Africa’s Herbal Viagra Really Worth the Hype?
Yohimbe has been used for millenia in West Africa, and is used today throughout much of the world as a sexual potency and longevity herb. But how does Yohimbe work? Is it an alternative to Viagra? Is it a worthwhile PDE5 inhibitor?
Navigating Mismatched Libidos:
Mismatched libidos are incredibly common, bit with understanding and communication, it can be used as an opprtunity to explore what sex really means and ultimately, to connect more deeply.
Muira Puama: Ancient Amazonian Secret to Great Sex
Also known as “potency wood” for its ability to enhance and sustain male sexual vigor, Muira Puama is native to the Amazonian rainforests where it has an extensive history of use for both male and female libido, arousal and sensation. It’s safe, inexpensive, and preforms beautifully in clinical trials. So why don’t we know about Muira Puama, while Viagra remains a household name?
Could You be at Risk for Erectile Dysfunction?
Erectile Dysfunction is on the rise, even among the younger population. It remains a taboo subject, but conversation can help us understanding causes, prevention and treatment. It’s important to remember that ED is part of holistic health, and there’s so much we can do naturally to treat it.
The Truth About Female Libido
Female sexual energy is one of the most powerful forces on earth, but it is suffering. 43% of women struggle with chronic low libido, and there’s a simple cause that most women overlook - hormones. And how do you re-regulate hormones to revive libido? Herbal medicine has some answers.
Materia Medica: Maca
What is Maca? How does it work for libido? Does maca boost fertility? Does maca make men more sexually potent?
Are Oysters An Aphrodisiac?
Are oysters Aphrodisiacs? Let’s look at the history of this claim, and whether or not the nutritional profile of oysters, substantiates this claim.
Herbs & Fertility
The World Health Organization has declared infertility a World Health Crisis, with 1 in 8 to 1 in 6 couples struggling to conceive. As we find ourselves most urgently in need of the support of plant wisdom to improve our ever-dwindling reproductive capacity, we are more painfully disconnected from it than ever… There is so much we can do naturally to support our bodies' innate ability to find balance and vitality where reproductive health is concerned, and herbal medicine works to enhance just that - our bodies’ innate fertility - and it does so through a variety of mechanisms.
The Right Lobe of a Vulture’s Lung, and Other Aphrodisiacs.
“…This anecdote from Pliny the Elder is what people assume I’m speaking of when I start talking about aphrodisiacs. Their eyes glaze over with skepticism or more accurately, misconceptions and misinformation. I’d be lying to suggest this doesn’t frustrate me deeply, and has since I started studying herbal medicine.
But I can’t blame these people. Instead I have to recognize that there’s a tenuous and complicated history between western and traditional medicine in this country. Much of this history gained momentum in the 1920’s, when the efficacy of time-honored herbal remedies was widely and overwhelmingly lambasted by western physicians who were instructed instead to extol the virtues of a brand new, trending pharmaceutical medicine, and the budding pharmaceutical industry.”
Sex, Trauma & Healing
Trauma is enormously complex and common. It it one of the leading that women disconnected from sexuality and pleasure. But sex, intimacy and pleasure are simultaneously powerful forces for healing.
Testosterone, sperm counts and endurance: Formula No. 24, Male Virility
Testosterone and low t are occurring at epidemic rates in our male population. So is infertility. Sperm counts are plummeting, and many men don't realize there is so much they can do about it.
How Do Aphrodisiacs Work?
Aphrodisiacs are found all over the world, and have been used throughout our human history. They’re a class of herbs that excite desire and enhance sexual energy. But how exactly do they work?
What is Horny Goat Weed?
Horny Goat Weed has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for millennia.