Are you dieting and not losing weight? More than likely, some common diet mistakes are tripping you up. The truth, experts say, is that even when you’re “on a diet,” you may be eating a lot more calories than you think. There’s often a disconnect between what we know we should do to lose weight, and what we actually do while trying to diet. For starters, stop thinking about dieting. Instead, take a look at those everyday habits that could be causing weight gain.  Going... Read Full Story

If you’re just recovering from depression, you may still feel pretty exhausted. Putting on your sneakers and going to the gym could seem like the last thing you want to do. But the fact is that exercise is important for both your physical and mental health. Many studies show that physical activity can help with recovery from depression. One such study showed that exercise — three sessions of aerobic activity each week — worked about as well as medication in reducing the symp... Read Full Story

New exercise guidelines make it crystal clear: To be healthy, you gotta move.That’s more than a Rolling Stones lyric — it’s a minimum requirement for health, says an expert panel from the American Heart Association and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). In 1995, the CDC and the ACSM published national exercise guidelines. What happened? “Physical inactivity remains a pressing public health issue,” note Stanford researcher William L. Haskell, PhD, and... Read Full Story

Although these medications can help many people, not all men can safely take them. PDE-5 inhibitors may worsen certain medical conditions and interact with a number of drugs. Erectile dysfunction medications are dangerous when used with nitrate medications, such as nitroglycerin (Nitro-Dur, others), often prescribed to prevent or treat acute angina (chest pain due to coronary artery disease). Both types of medication dilate blood vessels, and their combined effects can cause dizziness, low bl... Read Full Story

Good news for java junkies: You don’t have to skip your caffeine fix to get in a good workout — even in the hot summer months when coffee’s widely believed to promote dehydration. What’s more, a caffeinated beverage may actually help you exercise longer. “For years, people have believed that consuming caffeine would dehydrate the body or result in an electrolyte imbalance or that it might affect body temperature and have a negative impact on heat tolerance during exercise,” says Lawrence Arms... Read Full Story

Erectile dysfunction, sometimes called “impotence,” is the repeated inability to get or keep an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse. The word “impotence” may also be used to describe other problems that interfere with sexual intercourse and reproduction, such as lack of sexual desire and problems with ejaculation or orgasm. Using the term erectile dysfunction makes it clear that those other problems are not involved. Erectile dysfunction, or ED, can be a total inability to achieve ere... Read Full Story

The penis contains two chambers called the corpora cavernosa, which run the length of the organ (see figure 1). A spongy tissue fills the chambers. The corpora cavernosa are surrounded by a membrane, called the tunica albuginea. The spongy tissue contains smooth muscles, fibrous tissues, spaces, veins, and arteries. The urethra, which is the channel for urine and ejaculate, runs along the underside of the corpora cavernosa and is surrounded by the corpus spongiosum. Erection begins with senso... Read Full Story

Since an erection requires a precise sequence of events, ED can occur when any of the events is disrupted. The sequence includes nerve impulses in the brain, spinal column, and area around the penis, and response in muscles, fibrous tissues, veins, and arteries in and near the corpora cavernosa. Damage to nerves, arteries, smooth muscles, and fibrous tissues, often as a result of disease, is the most common cause of ED. Diseases—such as diabetes, kidney disease, chronic alcoholism, multiple s... Read Full Story

Patient History Medical and sexual histories help define the degree and nature of ED. A medical history can disclose diseases that lead to ED, while a simple recounting of sexual activity might distinguish among problems with sexual desire, erection, ejaculation, or orgasm. Using certain prescription or illegal drugs can suggest a chemical cause, since drug effects account for 25 percent of ED cases. Cutting back on or substituting certain medications can often alleviate the problem. Physical... Read Full Story

Use Tadalafil as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions. Tadalafil may be taken with or without food Take Tadalafil as directed before anticipated sexual activity. Do not take Tadalafil more than once a day. If you have certain medical conditions or are taking certain other medicines, you may only be able to take Tadalafil once every 2 or 3 days. Contact your doctor or pharmacist for more information If you miss a dose of Tadalafil , take it as... Read Full Story