Randolph C. W. - In the mood again: use the power of healthy hormones to reboot your sex life--at any age

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ALSO BY GENIE JAMES, M.M.Sc.
& C. W. RANDOLPH, JR., M.D.

From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well

From Belly Fat to Belly Flat

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In the mood again / Genie James & C.W. Randolph.

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In memory of my grandmother, Nellie Floy Williams,

who in her 70s once told me:

Honey, always try to look pretty when you go to bed and

never forget that there are a hundred and

one ways for a man and a woman to make love.

If your sex drive is in the toilet (and has been for longer than you care to admit) and the idea of a long night of steamy lovemaking seems as current as eight-track tapes, then this book is for you. More than likely, you enjoyed a robust sex life in your 20s, but as the years have gone by, you have increasingly felt too tired, too old, or simply not in the mood for sex. You have bought into the myth that as the decades stack up, less frequent and less pleasurable sex is a sad fact of life. Well, stay tuned, because we are here to present you with a new reality.

No matter how old you are or how long it has been since you felt in the mood, you can once again enjoy regular, passionate, and relationship-enriching sex. Even better, your renewed sex life can become a secret fountain of youth, giving you more energy, helping you lose weight, and improving your overall health and well-being.

Sound too good to be true? Its not. Worried that you will need handfuls of expensive, side effectridden prescription drugs? You wont. Afraid that we are going to recommend you try getting turned on by porn or experiment with some form of gymnastic erotica? Dont be. Whether you are 30-something and suffering from double-income-no-sex (DINS) syndrome, 40-something and choosing to change channels rather than get frisky, 50-something and having too many hot flashes to even consider stirring up any action between the sheets, or 60-something and avoiding sex because of performance issues, your sex life can be better than ever before. Read on to find out how.

If your sex life has been on pause, you have lots of company. The number of Americans leading low-sex/no-sex lives is startling. I (Genie James) first became aware of the scale of our nations low-libido epidemic in 2002 when I collaborated with C. W. (Randy) Randolph, Jr., M.D., my coauthor and husband, to write From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well. Part of my research involved documenting the link between hormone imbalance and quality-of-life issues. Over a six-month period, I interviewed more than two hundred new male and female patients ranging in age from 30 to 70.

Most of the reported issues were expected: less energy, weight gain, hot flashes, saggy skin, foggy thinking, and/or depression. My lightning bolt was that sexual dysfunctionloss of sex drive or libido, performance problems, and/or decreased sexual pleasurewas the number one issue for 66 percent of respondents. Worse, resignation to an increasingly sexless life was a common theme. Here are some excerpts from my interviews:

I used to enjoy sex a lot. Even after marriage and a couple of kids, I could get in the mood at the drop of a hat. My husband and I had the habit of making love two to three times a week in the morning before we woke our children up. That was until I turned 35. I still love my husband, but now when he wakes me up at six oclock in the morning, I just get annoyed.

Sharon, 39 years old

I have been divorced for almost fourteen years now. For the first few years, I was a real Casanova. I particularly loved to take a woman I was dating on a cruise. My favorite thing was to have wild sex on our staterooms balcony. Then, about four years ago, I began to have difficulty getting and keeping an erection. I became embarrassed. While I still ask women out for dinner and a movie, it has been two years since I had sex. Occasionally I masturbate, but even that doesnt give me much pleasure.