Our physical and psychological makeup is influenced by the sexual imperative
far more than most of us realize or wish to admit. Entire systems of
psychoanalytical therapy (e.g. Freud) are based upon the premise that we are
primarily sexual creatures.

Behaviorally, there is little doubt that there are dramatic differences between
the sexes. This can be seen even in the earliest of years. (This is so in spite
of vigilant efforts by "rights" groups to blur distinctions and to declare
sexual equality by legal fiat.) Girls with dolls and boys with trucks and guns
manifest with no coaching from parents, and reflect the natural nurturing
tendencies of girls versus the more aggressive and protecting inclination of
boys. Physically the primary and secondary sexual characteristics are obviously
different. These features, in fact, attract the opposite sex and prepare each
sex for reproduction, caregiving and protection for the young.

But sex is not just about recreation or procreation. It can directly impact
health. For example, the risk of breast cancer is directly linked to
childbearing and nursing in women ? having children and nursing them for
extended periods of time decreases the number of ovulations a woman has and
thus decreases the pro-cancerous estrogen surges. Other research has
demonstrated that fulfilling sexual activity in women is also linked to
health.

A man's sense of strength, perception of attractiveness to women, feelings of
being loved and depended upon, financial success, respect, and feeling accepted
are all intricately tied to sexuality. Male sexual self-worth goes hand-in-hand
with physical and mental health.

Who primarily commits violent crime in society? Is it not young men in the
heyday of their testosterone surge? Sexuality and health at their peak create
the potential for either great accomplishment or great harm depending upon how
these energies are focused.

On the other hand, when male hormone levels start to ebb in later years, health
decline parallels this downturn. Men experience loss of muscle mass, lowered
energy levels, decreased immunity, increased susceptibility to a variety of
degenerative diseases, decreased libido and fertility, and various degrees of
impotence. Sensing this decline, men can feel hopeless, worthless and at the
end of life. Such feelings further fuel the downward health spiral often
resulting in an early death.
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