Hardness Factor: How to Achieve Your Best Health and Sexual Fitness at Any Age
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Hard is good, harder is better — for your health, your libido, your life. Such is the provocative premise behind Dr. Steven Lamm's The Hardness Factor, a groundbreaking book that will change the way men live and love. The Hardness Factor measures male health through the quality of an erection — perhaps the greatest male motivator for better living (more so than fear of cancer, heart attack, or stroke). The Hardness Factor asks, Can men be hard and in shape for sex their entire lives? The answer is, absolutely. Here for the first time are scientific, evidence-based regimens — emphasizing nutrition, supplements, and exercise — to increase erectile quality. By following the programs in The Hardness Factor, you will improve overall health; produce stronger, harder, and longer-lasting erections; increase strength, fitness, flexibility, and vitality; restore self-confidence; and achieve maximum sexual gratification with your partner. A renowned New York clinician, bestselling author, and a favorite expert on the television show The View, Dr. Lamm offers straight talk for men of all ages in "The Four-Day Insurance Policy," which can provide a quick fix for that upcoming Saturday night (or any other dating emergency), and the more detailed "Six-Week Hardness Factor Program," which will improve a man's sex drive, stamina, hardness, and, most of all, health. This comprehensive guide also includes numerous recipes created by acclaimed chef Waldy Malouf, aimed at promoting nutritional health and jump-starting the libido.After following The Hardness Factor, you will not only achieve optimal health and sexual fitness but also understand why the penis is the best barometer of a man's health. Publishers Weekly Lamm's premise is that for men, good health and a hard erection are synonymous. Hardness (or rather, lack thereof) is not just an inevitable side effect of aging, internist Lamm claims-it's the result of poor lifestyle decisions and is linked to a number of afflictions, including obesity, high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and heart disease. The author, medical correspondent for ABC's The View and an early researcher of Viagra, points out that prescription medications aren't always the answer. He outlines a six-week program that focuses on diet, exercise and supplements such as Pycnogenol/L-Arginine, a combination of antioxidant and pine-bark extract that reduces the risk of chronic diseases and results in a "rock-hard erection." Lamm peppers his straightforward text with jokes and entertaining anecdotes from patients at his New York City practice. He estimates that 20 million men aged 40 to 70 suffer from erectile dysfunction. While many never seek treatment, perhaps they will pick up this important book, which is filled with several new insights and tips for maintaining sexual and general health. (June 1) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
Preface: Sex Is Important...xviiPart 1The Mental and Physical Aspects of Hardness1What Is the Hardness Factor?3How Dependable Is Your Penis?Sex Is a Measure of a Man's HealthHow Hard Is Your Penis?Beginning The Hardness Factor Program2A Hard Man Is Good to Find-Erections Come from the Heart25Heart Health = Hard and HealthyEliminating the Sexual Confidence GapWhat Is Your Hardness Risk?Hardness 101The Refractory Period-Come Again?Saying Yes to NO3The Hardness Factor Six-Week Program-Better Health, Better Sex, Better Life45Hardness in Both Body and MindHard Is Good; Harder Is BetterMy Hardness PrescriptionSensuous Nutrition: A Connection to HardnessHardness Factor Supplements-Nature's ViagraGetting Fit for SexPart 2The Hardness Factor Six-Week Program Hard Is Good-Harder Is Better4Week One: Building a Foundation65The Start of a Lifetime of HardnessVitamins for the PenisPycnogenol Battles Free RadicalsA Hardness Booster-How L-Arginine WorksThe Hardness Factor Pycnogenol/L-Arginine ProgramWalk Your Way to FitnessThe Hardness Factor Walking ProgramVisualization-a Powerful Preview5Week Two: The Hardness Factor Lifestyle93Who Has Time for a Libido?Halfhearted Sex Results in Half-HardnessLet's Get LustEssence of a Man: TestosteroneTestosterone ChecklistMen and MasturbationHorny Goat Weed Makes You, Well, HornyThe Hardness Factor Horny Goat Weed ProgramMake Time for Tea6Week Three: The Halfway Milestone125Renew Your Hard ResolveHardness Factor Supplements-Omega-3s Are #1The Hardness Factor Omega-3 ProgramAnother Guy Thing-Fear of DoctorsThe Blues Can Be a Medical ConditionTaking Care of Your Prostate7Week Four: Getting Harder151Red Wine Extract for the Heart and HardnessThe Hardness Factor OPC ProgramOver Before It Begins: Premature EjaculationThe Unquickie-Tantric SexRenewing Your Energy SourcesPeyronie's Disease-Life's Curveball8Week Five: You Feel the Change and So Does Your Penis173When It's Harder to Get Hard, Tell Your DoctorHeart Disease ChecklistBoosting HDL Boosts HardnessNiacin Works Very HardThe Hardness Factor Niacin ProgramEating for Enjoyment and HealthUnderstanding Your BMRDownward Motility9Week Six: Hardness-a Way of Life199Better Sex, Better Health, Better LifeOne... Two... Three... ForeplayAntioxidants = AntisoftnessThe Hardness Factor Vitamin C and E ProgramDiabesity: A Natural SoftenerDiabetes ChecklistSexual Fitness: Men Never Had a Jane FondaPart 3Hardness for Life (or at Least Through Friday Night)10The Hardness Factor Four-Day Insurance Policy223Sensual Nutrition: Make Changes in What You EatSupplement Your HardnessSexual Fitness for Hardness11Hardness: A New Barometer of Your Health241Impact of AgingStress Can Keep You DownSleep Apnea Erases ErectionsExcessive Drinking Makes Erections SoftDrugs Prevent Hard ErectionsDiabetes Limits Erections12Harder Problems253Sexual Medicine Is MedicineViagra-the BeginningLevitraCialisWhich Erection Drug to ChooseErectile Dysfunction Therapy13Harder Still263Fear of UglinessMy Hardness WorkoutWhy Weight?NO: Good for the PumpIt's Your Body, How Hard Do You Want It?AppendicesIEating Hard: Creating a Hardness-Friendly Shopping List279IIRecipes for Hardness: Eating Is a Good Thing-so Is Being Hard285IIIThe Hardness Factor Six-Week Program Guide317IVEquipment: Our Shopping List325VVisual Aid329VIBiographies331Index333
