Good sex makes for a healthy married life
AMONG the key factors that contribute to a healthy and long marriage is a rewarding and stable sex life, according to highly respected family experts.
Yet men and women in midlife are highly prone to give up their intimacy as the sexual libido wanes, according to Dr. Cris Enriquez, a Yale University-trained physician who heads Rapha Health clinic in Greenbelt 5, Makati.
Women undergoing menopause and men experiencing andropause are likely to just accept decreased sexual libido as part of aging—“even if it can safely and easily be reversed by new alternative treatments,” says Enriquez who had a thriving practice as a cardiologist in Ft. Lauderdale and Miami, Florida until he realized the merits of alternative and preventive medicine.
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, which makes use of a new generation of plant-based hormones that mimic those of the human body and have not been associated with harmful side effects, are among the treatments changing the lives of Enriquez’s patients.
Menopausal women have benefited from hormones made from Mexican wild yams produced in Rapha’s Food and Drug Administration certified facilities.
For men, a common problem in midlife is erectile dysfunction caused by poor blood circulation. Diabetes and hypertension are leading causes of poor erection due to decreased blood flow to the penis. Chelation therapy or the use of intravenous infusions of vitamins and minerals to rid the body of harmful toxins, in these instances, has proven to be an effective cure.
At age 73, Enriquez is a highly credible endorser for chelation. He underwent a heart bypass 20 years ago and was in great pain after surgery. That’s when he began veering from traditional Western medicine toward alternative medicine. Today, he exhibits the energy of someone 15 years younger and is not on any maintenance drug. Regular chelation and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) keep his cardiovascular and other systems in good shape.
Enriquez points out that in addition to the accumulation of toxins and other gunk in our systems, the loss of hormones, which can begin as early as one’s 30s, results in cardiovascular problems, bone disease, aching joints, cancer and memory problems. In fact, most of the biochemical processes going on in the body are regulated by hormones. Thus, the earlier one replaces low or lost hormones, the better. “BHRT can protect a patient from all these conditions,” he says.
Unfortunately, hormone replacement therapy and chelation have yet to win strong adherents in the Philippines. Enriquez is grateful that his experience prodded him to learn and study evolving antiaging and longevity medicine and better yet, to share its benefits with his patients.