OK, finally got around to reading

this thread. There are two different though related issues here; maybe 3.
1. Maintaining youthful testosterone

levels and thereby keeping the libido high.
2. Keeping the plumbing working the way you want it to. This is

different from libido. Just means when the opportunity arrises to have sex, you can easily get an maintain an

erection.
3. Finally, the most "different" of the 3, being happy. This is a life long effort for us all and there

is a lot involved, but to keep it simple, let's call it "mood control".

I have put a lot of thought, research

and personal experimentation into all 3 of these, but again, to keep it simple, just a few quickies:

1. I have

used Tribulus for years and it seems to work for me best together with DHEA. More recently discovered Long Jack,

also know as Ton Ghat Ali (spelling may be different). That's good as well, and Horny Goat Weed seems to work

well. In fact, I take them all almost every day. NOTE: there is no replacement for a GOOD workout at the gym.

Keeping your T levels up and remaining healthy, horny and happy into old age is not a lazy man's sport. Bite the

bullet and workout hard!
2. Staying healthy and keeping your T levels up is the first prong of any bed performance

program, but, yeah, it's really a luxury to be able to turn it on and off with little stress. Makes the bedroom a

lot more fun place IMHO. AND.... I've tried every imaginable natural treatment for this. Some work very very well

even next to the pharma stuff, BUT... and it's a big BUT they all seem to end up giving me a headache or some other

unwanted side effects. That said even the pharmaceuticals give me headaches, and even flu-like symptoms.

Especially true with Cialis. The other two, not so much and are maybe the better choices for me anyway. Obviously

it depends on the individual or they wouldn't have any customers at all.
3. OK, the last (but not least) being

happy, or ahem.. "mood control". Somebody at some point created medical terms like "depression" "anxiety" and stuff

like that, so that people could stop pretending they were happy and look for solutions, but the reality is that

everyone experiences these same problems. Everyone has mood swings, everyone becomes anxious, everyone gets

depressed. Just a matter of whether you face it and start doing something practical about it. It strikes me as odd

that a person could go to a doctor and get a script for prozax and the discussion would never get around to

exercise, diet, vitamins, treating others with love and respect, yoga, meditation, volunteer work maybe. OK, I'll

get off my soapbox and tell you what I know about supplements. Preaching aside, I have experimented personally with

tryptophan, 5HTP quite a bit and they certainly do relax the mind, no doubt, but they still seem to give me the ups

and downs thing, and I have found the following more practical on a long term basis to contribute to my generally

optimistic outlook together with regular: trips to the gym, yoga exercises, meditation twice a day, giving my family

and employees as much love as I can manage, volunteer work etc etc.
1. Acetyl L-Carnatine (1000 mg on an empty

stomach in the AM)
2. L Tyrosine (1500 mg) (also in the AM before breakfast)
3. All the known "adaptogens"

glnseng, maca, rodiola, Fo Ti etc etc (there are a bunch these days)

In the evening I take Arginine/ Ornithine

and 500 mg niacin before meditation

Before bed I take melatonin and sometimes GABA and some relaxing herbs and

maybe mint tea.

If I am particularly stressed about something, I might take some L Theanine. That seems to relax

nicely without drowsiness or the ups and downs of other treatments.

OK, that's it in a nutshell. Going to go do

some meditation.

Peace and Love,
B