Urologist: Masturbation Secrets Old Men Wish They Knew Sooner | Advice For Elderly
Resumo
TLDRIn a candid discussion, Dr. Mohit Kara, a urologist, addresses the misconceptions surrounding masturbation for men over 60. He emphasizes that self-pleasure is not only normal but essential for maintaining health and vitality. Dr. Kara outlines seven critical insights, including the dangers of mindless masturbation, the importance of regular ejaculation for prostate health, and the negative impact of shame and isolation on men's well-being. He advocates for a mindful approach to self-touch, encouraging men to reconnect with their bodies to enhance testosterone levels, improve mental health, and prevent physical decline. The talk concludes with a simple daily practice, termed the 'golden protocol,' aimed at fostering a healthier relationship with oneself.
ConclusΓ΅es
- π§ Mindless masturbation can lead to numbness and erectile dysfunction.
- πͺ Regular ejaculation reduces prostate congestion and inflammation.
- π Shame around self-touch damages mental health.
- π Testosterone drops when sexual activity is neglected.
- π Erectile function is a 'use it or lose it' system.
- πΊ Pornography can desensitize your arousal response.
- π€ Isolation can lead to emotional and physical decline.
- π Reconnecting with your body can restore vitality.
- π°οΈ The 'golden protocol' promotes intentional self-touch.
- π You're never too old to reclaim your sexual health.
Linha do tempo
- 00:00:00 - 00:05:00
The speaker, Dr. Mohit Kara, challenges the stigma surrounding masturbation, especially for men over 60, emphasizing its importance for health and well-being. He highlights that many older men are misinformed about self-pleasure, which can lead to negative health outcomes if done incorrectly or neglected altogether.
- 00:05:00 - 00:10:00
Dr. Kara discusses the consequences of mindless masturbation, which can lead to erectile dysfunction and emotional issues. He explains how habitual, mechanical self-pleasure can condition the body to dysfunction, resulting in decreased sensitivity and intimacy issues with partners.
- 00:10:00 - 00:15:00
The speaker shares the importance of regular ejaculation for prostate health, debunking the myth that older men should stop sexual activity. He explains how abstaining can lead to prostate congestion and increased health risks, including cancer, and encourages men to reconnect with their sexual health.
- 00:15:00 - 00:20:00
Dr. Kara addresses the emotional shame many older men feel about self-touch, explaining how this shame can lead to mental health issues. He emphasizes the importance of self-connection and how regular sexual touch can improve mental well-being and overall health.
- 00:20:00 - 00:25:00
The speaker reveals that testosterone levels drop not just with age but also when men stop engaging with their sexual selves. He stresses the importance of maintaining sexual activity, even solo, to support hormonal health and overall vitality.
- 00:25:00 - 00:34:35
Dr. Kara discusses the impact of pornography on men's sexual health, explaining how it can desensitize the brain and lead to erectile dysfunction. He encourages men to reconnect with their bodies and reduce reliance on artificial stimulation to restore natural arousal and pleasure.
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VΓdeo de perguntas e respostas
Is masturbation harmful for older men?
No, when done mindfully, it can be beneficial for health.
What are the benefits of masturbation after 60?
It can boost testosterone, improve sleep, and reduce prostate issues.
How does shame affect men's health?
Shame can lead to emotional withdrawal and physical decline.
Can masturbation prevent prostate problems?
Yes, regular ejaculation helps reduce prostate congestion and inflammation.
What is the 'golden protocol'?
A daily practice of intentional self-touch to reconnect with oneself.
How does pornography affect older men?
It can desensitize the brain and lead to erectile dysfunction.
What is the relationship between testosterone and sexual activity?
Testosterone levels drop when sexual activity is neglected.
What is 'use it or lose it' in relation to erectile function?
Erectile function requires regular use to maintain health.
How can older men improve their sexual health?
By engaging in mindful self-pleasure and reducing isolation.
What should men over 60 know about their sexual health?
Masturbation is normal and beneficial; neglecting it can lead to health issues.
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- 00:00:05You've been lied to your entire
- 00:00:07life. They told you masturbation was
- 00:00:09dirty. That it was something you should
- 00:00:11have outgrown by the time you turned 50.
- 00:00:13But here's what no one said. After 60,
- 00:00:16masturbation isn't just normal. It could
- 00:00:19be the difference between life and
- 00:00:21decline. I've spent over 30 years
- 00:00:24treating men just like you. My name is
- 00:00:26Dr. Dr. Mohit Kara and I'm a urologist
- 00:00:28and professor of men's health at Baylor
- 00:00:30College of Medicine. I've seen the
- 00:00:32silent consequences of neglect, shame,
- 00:00:35and misinformation. I've watched too
- 00:00:37many good men suffer not from illness
- 00:00:39but from what they never
- 00:00:41knew. Because the truth is this, most
- 00:00:44older men masturbate the wrong way or
- 00:00:46worse, stop altogether. They don't
- 00:00:48realize that how you touch yourself, how
- 00:00:51often, and with what intention can shape
- 00:00:53your hormones, your heart, even your
- 00:00:56brain. Yes, one simple act done poorly
- 00:00:59can contribute to erectile dysfunction,
- 00:01:02depression, and even prostate problems.
- 00:01:05Done right, it can boost testosterone,
- 00:01:07improve sleep, and keep your vascular
- 00:01:09system
- 00:01:11alive. This isn't just about pleasure.
- 00:01:13It's about preserving function,
- 00:01:15reclaiming connection, and fighting back
- 00:01:18against aging where it starts in the
- 00:01:20nervous
- 00:01:21system. In just a moment, I'm going to
- 00:01:24share seven secrets about masturbation
- 00:01:27every man over 60 should have been
- 00:01:29taught decades ago. But first, ask
- 00:01:31yourself, if one part of your daily
- 00:01:34routine held the key to better health,
- 00:01:36better mood, and better vitality,
- 00:01:38wouldn't you want to know what it
- 00:01:40is? Stay with me. What you're about to
- 00:01:44hear might just change the way you live
- 00:01:46the next 10 years of your
- 00:01:48life. Before we continue, if you haven't
- 00:01:51already, take a moment to subscribe and
- 00:01:53turn on the notification bell. That way,
- 00:01:56you'll never miss another honest
- 00:01:58science-based health insight made
- 00:02:00specifically for men in your stage of
- 00:02:01life. And if this message resonates with
- 00:02:04you, just type one in the comments. If
- 00:02:07it doesn't, type zero. Your feedback
- 00:02:09helps me create content that truly
- 00:02:12serves
- 00:02:13you. Now, let's get into it. Starting
- 00:02:16with the first truth most men never hear
- 00:02:18until it's already caused them
- 00:02:21problems. Because the way you've been
- 00:02:23masturbating for years, even decades,
- 00:02:26might feel familiar, even harmless. But
- 00:02:28after 60, what once seemed routine can
- 00:02:31quietly begin to work against
- 00:02:33you. This is where we begin with the
- 00:02:36most overlooked mistake. older men make
- 00:02:39when it comes to self-pleasure. It's
- 00:02:41subtle, it's silent, and over time it
- 00:02:44can cost you more than you think. Secret
- 00:02:47one, mindless masturbation can lead to
- 00:02:50numbness and
- 00:02:52ED. Let me tell you something I wish
- 00:02:54more men had the courage to talk about.
- 00:02:56Over the years, I've had hundreds of
- 00:02:59older patients come into my office
- 00:03:01quietly ashamed, eyes down, their voices
- 00:03:04barely above a whisper. And after some
- 00:03:06time, when the conversation turned
- 00:03:08honest, I would ask, "Do you
- 00:03:10masturbate?" Almost always, there was a
- 00:03:12pause. And then came the confession.
- 00:03:15"Yeah, but I don't feel much anymore."
- 00:03:17Or, "I can't finish unless I do it a
- 00:03:19certain way." Or the one that sticks
- 00:03:21with me most. It's like my body forgot
- 00:03:23how to
- 00:03:24feel. What they didn't know was that the
- 00:03:27way they'd been masturbating, quick,
- 00:03:29mechanical, disconnected, had been
- 00:03:31training their body into dysfunction.
- 00:03:33And the consequences, quiet, creeping,
- 00:03:38devastating. Mindless masturbation isn't
- 00:03:41just a bad habit. It's a neurological
- 00:03:43conditioning loop. Every time you rush
- 00:03:45through the act with tension in your
- 00:03:47shoulders, scrolling through intense
- 00:03:49images, using the same hand, same
- 00:03:52motion, same outcome, you're teaching
- 00:03:54your brain to associate arousal with
- 00:03:56that very specific routine. And
- 00:03:58unfortunately, the brain is a fast
- 00:04:00learner.
- 00:04:02So what happens over time? Your
- 00:04:05sensitivity drops. Your erection quality
- 00:04:08starts to fade. You might notice you
- 00:04:09need more stimulation, more pressure,
- 00:04:12more tricks just to feel the same way
- 00:04:13you did before. It becomes harder to
- 00:04:15respond to a real partner. You start
- 00:04:18avoiding intimacy because it feels too
- 00:04:20different, too slow, too
- 00:04:22real. And this is where the real damage
- 00:04:25sets in. Not just physically, but
- 00:04:27emotionally. I've seen men spiral into
- 00:04:30frustration, shame, even depression,
- 00:04:32thinking their body is broken. But in
- 00:04:34many cases, their body isn't broken.
- 00:04:36It's overtrained in the wrong
- 00:04:39direction. This conditioning can lead to
- 00:04:42something called porn induced erectile
- 00:04:44dysfunction or
- 00:04:46pie. It can also cause what's known as
- 00:04:49delayed ejaculation or in some cases
- 00:04:52complete anorasmia, the inability to
- 00:04:55climax at all. These aren't rare
- 00:04:57conditions. They're quietly affecting
- 00:05:00millions of men. And the cruel part is
- 00:05:02most of them never realize it's
- 00:05:04something they've unintentionally done
- 00:05:06to
- 00:05:07themselves. But here's the worst part,
- 00:05:09and I want you to hear me on this. When
- 00:05:12you condition your body this way, and
- 00:05:14you don't reverse course, it's not just
- 00:05:17sex you lose. You lose confidence. You
- 00:05:20lose connection. You begin to retreat.
- 00:05:22Your relationship with your own body
- 00:05:24turns cold. You avoid touch. You avoid
- 00:05:27closeness. And for many men, that sense
- 00:05:30of isolation becomes the gateway to much
- 00:05:32darker places. Emotional distance,
- 00:05:35depression, even the early signs of
- 00:05:37cognitive decline. I've seen it again
- 00:05:40and
- 00:05:41again. The price you pay isn't just in
- 00:05:44the bedroom. It's in your spirit. It's
- 00:05:46in the way you carry yourself when you
- 00:05:48walk into a room. It's in the way you
- 00:05:51stop looking at yourself in the mirror.
- 00:05:53you slowly begin to
- 00:05:55disappear. Now, I'm not here to shame
- 00:05:58you. I'm here to wake you up. Because
- 00:06:01the good news is your body can relearn.
- 00:06:04The nervous system can heal. But it
- 00:06:06takes awareness, patience, and a new way
- 00:06:09of approaching self-pleasure. One that's
- 00:06:11slower, more conscious, and more
- 00:06:13connected. Not just to sensation, but to
- 00:06:16emotion.
- 00:06:18Masturbation isn't the enemy, but doing
- 00:06:21it without awareness is like putting
- 00:06:22your car in gear and stepping on the gas
- 00:06:24without steering. Eventually, you crash,
- 00:06:28and by the time you notice the damage,
- 00:06:30the repair can take far longer than you
- 00:06:32think. But here's something most men
- 00:06:35don't realize. While mindless
- 00:06:37masturbation causes damage, there's
- 00:06:39something just as dangerous hiding in
- 00:06:41plain sight. Something even quieter,
- 00:06:43even more common. And it's actually
- 00:06:45praised by society.
- 00:06:48In the next secret, I'll show you why
- 00:06:50not masturbating at all after 60 might
- 00:06:52be the very thing slowly sabotaging your
- 00:06:55health from the inside
- 00:06:56out. If you're still here and these
- 00:06:59insights are resonating with you, just
- 00:07:01type the number one in the comments to
- 00:07:03let me know you're still with me. Now,
- 00:07:05let's keep going. There's something
- 00:07:06important you need to hear
- 00:07:08next. Secret. Masturbation reduces
- 00:07:12prostate congestion and inflammation.
- 00:07:15There's a man I remember clearly from a
- 00:07:17few years back. Let's call him David. He
- 00:07:20was 68, proud, reserved, and the kind of
- 00:07:23guy who didn't like to talk about
- 00:07:24personal matters. But he came to see me
- 00:07:27because he was getting up five,
- 00:07:28sometimes six times a night to pee. He
- 00:07:31said he felt pressure, fullness, even a
- 00:07:33dull ache deep in his pelvis. He thought
- 00:07:36it was just old age catching up. What he
- 00:07:38didn't expect me to ask was, "When was
- 00:07:40the last time you ejaculated?"
- 00:07:43He blinked at me like I'd asked him
- 00:07:45something absurd years. He said, "I
- 00:07:48haven't had sex since my wife passed.
- 00:07:50And to be honest, I thought men my age
- 00:07:52were supposed to stop doing
- 00:07:54that." That right there is the myth that
- 00:07:57once you hit a certain number, 60, 60,
- 00:08:0070, you're supposed to just shut the
- 00:08:02whole system down. But here's what I
- 00:08:04told David and what I'll tell you
- 00:08:07now. When you stop ejaculating, your
- 00:08:09prostate doesn't stop working. It keeps
- 00:08:12producing fluid and if that fluid isn't
- 00:08:14released, it builds up creating a kind
- 00:08:16of stagnant reservoir inside your body.
- 00:08:19That buildup, that's what leads to
- 00:08:21prostate congestion, inflammation,
- 00:08:23discomfort, and overtime real health
- 00:08:27risks. Your prostate is not designed to
- 00:08:29store fluid indefinitely. And when it
- 00:08:32does, it becomes swollen, inflamed, and
- 00:08:35irritated. That's when you start
- 00:08:37experiencing urinary urgency, weak
- 00:08:39stream, dribbling, even pain during
- 00:08:42urination or ejaculation. Most men chalk
- 00:08:45it up to aging, but in reality, it's a
- 00:08:47system backed up and under
- 00:08:49pressure. Here's where it gets serious.
- 00:08:52Chronic inflammation in the prostate has
- 00:08:55been linked to an increased risk of
- 00:08:56prostate cancer. Now, I'm not saying
- 00:08:59that abstaining causes cancer, but I am
- 00:09:02saying that frequent ejaculation helps
- 00:09:04reduce the inflammatory environment that
- 00:09:06can make the prostate more vulnerable to
- 00:09:09disease. And there's more. A large
- 00:09:12Harvard study followed nearly 30,000 men
- 00:09:15over years and found that those who
- 00:09:17ejaculated at least 21 times per month
- 00:09:19had a significantly lower risk of
- 00:09:21developing prostate cancer than those
- 00:09:23who didn't. That's not myth, that's
- 00:09:26data.
- 00:09:27But let me bring it back to David. Once
- 00:09:30we talked, once he understood what was
- 00:09:32really happening inside his body, he
- 00:09:34made a change. He began touching himself
- 00:09:36again. Not out of lust or loneliness,
- 00:09:39but out of care. Slowly, his symptoms
- 00:09:41improved. The pressure eased. His sleep
- 00:09:44got better. And more than that,
- 00:09:46something in his eyes lit up again. He
- 00:09:49was reconnected to a part of himself he
- 00:09:51thought had been put to rest.
- 00:09:54The price of neglecting this isn't just
- 00:09:56a few bad nights of sleep. It's chronic
- 00:09:59discomfort. It's medication you might
- 00:10:01not need. It's surgery down the road.
- 00:10:04And yes, it could be a higher risk for
- 00:10:06cancer. All because of a belief that a
- 00:10:08man your age should no longer claim this
- 00:10:10part of his
- 00:10:11health. You wouldn't ignore your heart.
- 00:10:14You wouldn't ignore your blood pressure.
- 00:10:16Don't ignore your prostate. Now, what if
- 00:10:19I told you that the emotional shame men
- 00:10:21feel around this years of guilt,
- 00:10:24silence, and discomfort about touching
- 00:10:25themselves actually makes the physical
- 00:10:28symptoms
- 00:10:30worse? Because that's exactly what the
- 00:10:33next secret reveals. And once you
- 00:10:35understand the connection between
- 00:10:36emotional repression and physical
- 00:10:38decline, you may never look at your body
- 00:10:40the same way again. Secret three, shame
- 00:10:44around self-touch damages your mental
- 00:10:46health.
- 00:10:48There's a certain silence that lives in
- 00:10:50a lot of older men. I see it all the
- 00:10:52time in my office. It shows up not in
- 00:10:54what they say, but in what they don't.
- 00:10:57It's the way their eyes shift when I ask
- 00:10:59about sexual habits. The way their
- 00:11:01shoulders sink when the word
- 00:11:02masturbation comes up. The way they
- 00:11:04laugh it off, change the subject, or
- 00:11:07tell me, "Doc, that's not something I do
- 00:11:09anymore. That was for when I was
- 00:11:11younger." But I can hear the subtext.
- 00:11:14It's not that they stopped because they
- 00:11:16wanted to. It's that somewhere along the
- 00:11:18way, they were taught it was wrong to
- 00:11:20keep
- 00:11:21going. And let me be honest with you,
- 00:11:24this kind of shame, quiet and unspoken,
- 00:11:27is one of the most dangerous forces
- 00:11:29acting against your health
- 00:11:31today. For decades, many of you were
- 00:11:34raised in a time when touching yourself
- 00:11:36was called dirty, sinful, weak. You were
- 00:11:39punished, ridiculed, or made to feel
- 00:11:41embarrassed. And those early messages,
- 00:11:43they didn't disappear. They just went
- 00:11:45underground. They sat in your nervous
- 00:11:48system, deep in your bones, quietly
- 00:11:50shaping your relationship with your
- 00:11:52body, even
- 00:11:53now. The result is a quiet withdrawal.
- 00:11:57You begin to disconnect from physical
- 00:11:59touch, even when you crave it. You begin
- 00:12:01to see desire as something
- 00:12:03inappropriate. You stop reaching for
- 00:12:05yourself, not because you don't want to,
- 00:12:07but because you've been conditioned to
- 00:12:09feel that you shouldn't. And over time,
- 00:12:12that disconnection becomes more than
- 00:12:14emotional. It becomes
- 00:12:16biological. Because here's what most men
- 00:12:19don't know. Regular, healthy sexual
- 00:12:22touch, including masturbation, supports
- 00:12:24mental well-being in real, measurable
- 00:12:27ways. It regulates cortisol. It boosts
- 00:12:30dopamine. It fosters oxytocin, your
- 00:12:33brain's trust and connection hormone. It
- 00:12:36even helps with sleep, mood, and
- 00:12:38cognitive function.
- 00:12:40But shame disrupts all of that. Shame
- 00:12:43tightens your muscles, raises your
- 00:12:45stress hormones, creates guilt loops in
- 00:12:47your mind that you don't even notice
- 00:12:48anymore. Shame is a stressor. And
- 00:12:51chronic stress, it's linked to anxiety,
- 00:12:54depression, heart disease, immune
- 00:12:56dysfunction, and even
- 00:12:59dementia. I had a patient once, 72,
- 00:13:02recently divorced, deeply depressed. He
- 00:13:05wasn't on any medications, no major
- 00:13:07health issues, but he was exhausted,
- 00:13:09numb, isolated. He told me he hadn't had
- 00:13:12any sexual activity, not with someone
- 00:13:14else, not alone, in over a decade. I
- 00:13:18just thought that chapter was closed, he
- 00:13:20said. And underneath his words was a
- 00:13:22quiet grief. Not for the loss of sex,
- 00:13:25but for the loss of
- 00:13:27self. We worked together slowly. No
- 00:13:29pills, no drastic changes, just simple
- 00:13:32exercises to reconnect him to his own
- 00:13:34body without guilt, without expectation.
- 00:13:37After a few weeks, something shifted. He
- 00:13:40started walking taller. He was sleeping
- 00:13:42better. He laughed again. His blood
- 00:13:45pressure came down. He wasn't fixed. He
- 00:13:48was
- 00:13:49reconnected. That's the price shame asks
- 00:13:51of you. It takes your vitality one slow
- 00:13:54inch at a time. It tricks you into
- 00:13:57thinking you're too old to feel alive.
- 00:13:59But you're not. You are never too old to
- 00:14:01touch yourself with kindness, with
- 00:14:03dignity, with purpose. You are never too
- 00:14:06old to feel
- 00:14:07whole. And if shame can do that much
- 00:14:10damage, what do you think happens when
- 00:14:12hormonal decline adds fuel to the
- 00:14:14fire? Because the next truth is one most
- 00:14:17men never see coming. Your testosterone
- 00:14:20doesn't just drop because you age. It
- 00:14:22drops faster when you stop engaging with
- 00:14:24your sexual self. altogether. And once
- 00:14:27that hormonal balance begins to tilt, it
- 00:14:29affects far more than your sex
- 00:14:31drive. It changes how you think, how you
- 00:14:34move, how you live. And that's exactly
- 00:14:37what we're going to uncover
- 00:14:39next. If you're still with me and
- 00:14:41finding this valuable, type the number
- 00:14:43one in the comments to let me know
- 00:14:45you're here and engaged. Now, let's
- 00:14:47continue with the fourth insight. This
- 00:14:49one may surprise you. Secret four.
- 00:14:53Testosterone is stimulated by sexual
- 00:14:55activity, even
- 00:14:57solo. I want to tell you something that
- 00:15:00most men only find out when it's already
- 00:15:02too late. Something I wish every man
- 00:15:04over 60 could hear clearly without
- 00:15:06embarrassment or
- 00:15:08doubt. Testosterone, the very hormone
- 00:15:11that fuels your energy, strength, drive,
- 00:15:14confidence, and sexual desire, doesn't
- 00:15:16just slowly fade away because of age.
- 00:15:19That's what you've been led to believe.
- 00:15:21But here's the truth. I've learned after
- 00:15:23decades working with men just like you.
- 00:15:25Testosterone also drops when you stop
- 00:15:28living like a man who still wants to
- 00:15:29feel
- 00:15:30alive. When sexual energy is ignored,
- 00:15:34suppressed, or buried under years of
- 00:15:36shame and inactivity, your body begins
- 00:15:38to turn the dial down on its own
- 00:15:40masculinity. It says, "He doesn't need
- 00:15:42this anymore." And it starts
- 00:15:45reallocating resources, redirecting
- 00:15:47hormones, slowing blood flow, conserving
- 00:15:50energy. Your muscle tone fades, your
- 00:15:53belly grows, your sleep worsens, and
- 00:15:55your spark, that edge that used to make
- 00:15:57you feel like yourself, begins to
- 00:15:59vanish. Not because you're old, but
- 00:16:02because your body has stopped being
- 00:16:03reminded that you're still here, still
- 00:16:05alive, still capable of
- 00:16:08desire. I remember a man named Frank,
- 00:16:1173, retired firefighter, used to be all
- 00:16:15strength and presence. When he first
- 00:16:17came to me, he was slumped, tired, told
- 00:16:20me he hadn't felt like himself in years.
- 00:16:22I'm just slowing down, he said. But I
- 00:16:25looked at his labs. His testosterone was
- 00:16:28barely above clinical deficiency. And
- 00:16:30when I asked him about sexual activity,
- 00:16:32he just shook his head. I don't see the
- 00:16:34point
- 00:16:35anymore. That belief right there is the
- 00:16:39real threat. Not the number on the
- 00:16:41calendar, but the moment you stop seeing
- 00:16:43your sexuality as a living, breathing
- 00:16:45part of who you are. I helped Frank
- 00:16:48slowly re-engage, not with anyone else,
- 00:16:50but with himself. Simple practices, no
- 00:16:54shame, just presence. And over the next
- 00:16:57few months, not only did his hormone
- 00:16:59levels improve, his posture changed, his
- 00:17:01voice carried more weight, he started
- 00:17:03lifting again, his eyes lit up when he
- 00:17:06talked.
- 00:17:08You see, the body responds to what you
- 00:17:10give attention to. When you ignore your
- 00:17:12sexual self, your testosterone listens.
- 00:17:15But when you reawaken it, even through
- 00:17:17solo intentional touch, you're sending a
- 00:17:20signal to your brain, I still need this.
- 00:17:23I still want to feel. And the brain
- 00:17:25responds by turning systems back on that
- 00:17:28had been dimmed for
- 00:17:29years. This isn't just theory. We've
- 00:17:32seen studies showing short-term boosts
- 00:17:34in testosterone following sexual
- 00:17:36stimulation, even solo. We've seen how
- 00:17:39erotic imagination, physical engagement,
- 00:17:42and even anticipation can affect hormone
- 00:17:45regulation, mood, and motivation. Your
- 00:17:48body is built to respond to pleasure, to
- 00:17:50connection, to presence. And when you
- 00:17:52give it nothing, it slowly starts
- 00:17:54offering nothing
- 00:17:56back. The cost, it's higher than most
- 00:17:59men realize. Low testosterone has been
- 00:18:02tied not just to fatigue and sexual
- 00:18:04dysfunction, but to heart disease,
- 00:18:06diabetes, cognitive decline, depression,
- 00:18:10even a shorter lifespan. It is not just
- 00:18:12a number. It's a vital marker of how
- 00:18:15engaged you are with life
- 00:18:17itself. And the worst part, most men
- 00:18:20never know how far they've drifted from
- 00:18:22themselves until it feels almost
- 00:18:24impossible to get back.
- 00:18:27But there is a way back and it begins
- 00:18:30not with medication or surgery, but with
- 00:18:32reclaiming your own connection to your
- 00:18:34body on your terms, in your space
- 00:18:37without guilt. This is about reminding
- 00:18:39your biology that you're still in the
- 00:18:41game.
- 00:18:43And if that surprises you, just wait
- 00:18:45until you hear what I'm about to share
- 00:18:47next, because there's something even
- 00:18:49more critical than testosterone, and
- 00:18:52most men are quietly damaging it every
- 00:18:54time they touch themselves the wrong
- 00:18:56way. Secret five, erectile function is a
- 00:18:59use it or lose it
- 00:19:01system. There's a quiet lie that many
- 00:19:04men come to believe after 60. It sounds
- 00:19:06like this. If I'm not having sex, then I
- 00:19:09don't need to worry about erections
- 00:19:11anymore. I've heard it countless times,
- 00:19:13men brushing off concern about their
- 00:19:15function because they think they've aged
- 00:19:17out of needing it. But let me tell you
- 00:19:19something most doctors don't say plainly
- 00:19:21enough. Erectile function is not just
- 00:19:24about sex. It's about blood flow, nerve
- 00:19:26health, cardiovascular integrity, and
- 00:19:30longevity. I once had a patient, Harold,
- 00:19:3369 years old, strong history, smart man,
- 00:19:36but he'd gone 5 or 6 years without a
- 00:19:38single erection. Not because he
- 00:19:40couldn't, but because he thought there
- 00:19:42was no reason to. His wife had passed.
- 00:19:44He wasn't dating. And he figured that
- 00:19:46part of life was just over. What he
- 00:19:48didn't realize was that his body wasn't
- 00:19:50just waiting around for him to decide to
- 00:19:52come back to it. It was shutting things
- 00:19:55down. Here's what most men don't
- 00:19:58understand. The penis is like any other
- 00:20:00muscle and vascular structure in the
- 00:20:02body. If you don't use it, the tissues
- 00:20:05lose elasticity. Blood vessels stiffen.
- 00:20:08Oxygen flow decreases. Micro tears and
- 00:20:11fibrosis, the hardening of soft tissue
- 00:20:14start to set in. And eventually, even if
- 00:20:16you want to use it again, it doesn't
- 00:20:18respond the way it once did. Not because
- 00:20:21of age, but because of
- 00:20:23disuse. This is where the cost comes in,
- 00:20:26and it's steep. When regular erections
- 00:20:29stop, the smooth muscle in the penis
- 00:20:31begins to atrophy. The delicate network
- 00:20:33of blood vessels responsible for
- 00:20:35engorgment becomes less efficient.
- 00:20:37Nitric oxide, a vital chemical for
- 00:20:39triggering erections, diminishes. And
- 00:20:41here's the part no one tells you. This
- 00:20:44happens whether you're trying to be
- 00:20:45sexually active or not. It's biology. If
- 00:20:48your body doesn't experience regular
- 00:20:50arousal and engorgment, it assumes the
- 00:20:52system is
- 00:20:54obsolete. And over time, the damage is
- 00:20:57not just physical, it's psychological.
- 00:20:59Because as the body loses its capacity,
- 00:21:01the mind begins to follow. Confidence
- 00:21:04erodess. self-worth slips. You feel less
- 00:21:07like yourself, not because of age, but
- 00:21:10because your body is no longer
- 00:21:11responding to the identity you once
- 00:21:13carried. For many men, this leads to
- 00:21:16withdrawal, depression, even early signs
- 00:21:18of cognitive slowing. I've watched it
- 00:21:21happen, not overnight, but slowly,
- 00:21:23quietly, and completely
- 00:21:26preventable. So, what can you do? You
- 00:21:28can remind your body that it still
- 00:21:30matters, that this system is still
- 00:21:32needed. And you can do that without a
- 00:21:34partner, without pressure, without
- 00:21:36shame. Regular erections, whether
- 00:21:39through self- stimulation or even
- 00:21:41nonsexual arousal, keep blood flowing,
- 00:21:43tissues oxygenated, and neural pathways
- 00:21:46alive. This isn't about chasing pleasure
- 00:21:49for its own sake. It's about preserving
- 00:21:51a core part of your physical health and
- 00:21:53identity.
- 00:21:55The act of maintaining erectile function
- 00:21:57is about more than sex. It's a message
- 00:22:00to your body that you're still engaged,
- 00:22:02still connected, still
- 00:22:04living. And don't get me wrong, I
- 00:22:07understand how easy it is to fall into
- 00:22:09silence, especially when society tells
- 00:22:11you that after a certain age, you're
- 00:22:13supposed to go quiet. But silence has a
- 00:22:15cost and your body keeps the score.
- 00:22:19Now, you might be wondering, if
- 00:22:21erections are that important, what else
- 00:22:23could you be doing that interferes with
- 00:22:24your ability to get and keep them
- 00:22:27naturally? And that brings us to
- 00:22:29something even more damaging than
- 00:22:31inactivity, the modern addiction most
- 00:22:33older men don't recognize until it's
- 00:22:35rewired their brain. In the next
- 00:22:38section, we're going to talk about how
- 00:22:40pornography, yes, even the harmless
- 00:22:42kind, can silently steal your
- 00:22:44sensitivity, your arousal, and your joy.
- 00:22:48Secret six, porn changes your brain, but
- 00:22:51you can take
- 00:22:53control. I want to talk to you about
- 00:22:55something that's often left in the
- 00:22:56shadows, especially for older men.
- 00:22:59Pornography. Now, I know just saying the
- 00:23:02word can make some of you shift in your
- 00:23:03seat, maybe even want to look away. But
- 00:23:06if you're still with me, I'm asking you
- 00:23:08to hear this with open ears and an open
- 00:23:10heart, because what I'm about to say
- 00:23:12could very well change the way you view
- 00:23:14your mind, your body, and your
- 00:23:16masculinity.
- 00:23:18I've had men in their 60s and 70s sit
- 00:23:20across from me and admit they still
- 00:23:22watch porn. Not because they're
- 00:23:24obsessed, but because it's one of the
- 00:23:25few ways they still feel something. Many
- 00:23:28of them live alone. Some are divorced.
- 00:23:30Others are widowed. They're not chasing
- 00:23:32thrills. They're chasing connection, or
- 00:23:35at least the memory of
- 00:23:36it. But here's what almost none of them
- 00:23:39realize. The kind of pornography
- 00:23:41available today is nothing like what
- 00:23:43they were first exposed to in their 20s.
- 00:23:46What used to be static images or soft
- 00:23:48visual cues has become a flood of
- 00:23:50high-speed, high stimulation, instant
- 00:23:52gratification content. And the human
- 00:23:55brain, especially an aging one, isn't
- 00:23:57built to process that kind of overload
- 00:23:59without
- 00:24:01consequences. Every time you watch porn,
- 00:24:04especially the more extreme or
- 00:24:05fast-paced kind, your brain releases
- 00:24:07dopamine, a chemical associated with
- 00:24:10motivation, reward, and pleasure. But
- 00:24:12over time, repeated exposure
- 00:24:15desensitizes your brain's response to
- 00:24:17natural stimuli. It becomes harder to
- 00:24:19feel aroused by simple real life touch.
- 00:24:22You begin to need more intensity, more
- 00:24:24novelty just to feel anything at all.
- 00:24:27That's not just about taste. It's about
- 00:24:29neurochemistry. It's about your wiring
- 00:24:31being altered by
- 00:24:33repetition. And when your brain is
- 00:24:35conditioned to expect artificial
- 00:24:38exaggerated stimulation, your body
- 00:24:40follows. Erections become less
- 00:24:42responsive. Orgasm becomes more
- 00:24:44difficult. Some men even develop full-on
- 00:24:47porn-induced erectile dysfunction where
- 00:24:49they're able to perform only with porn
- 00:24:51and not at all with a real partner or in
- 00:24:54solo moments without
- 00:24:55it. The cost of this goes far beyond the
- 00:24:58bedroom. I've seen men spiral into
- 00:25:00shame, anxiety, frustration. They start
- 00:25:03to believe they're broken. They
- 00:25:05withdraw. They feel defeated. And
- 00:25:07tragically, they never connect the dots.
- 00:25:10They never realize it was the very thing
- 00:25:12they were turning to for relief that was
- 00:25:14slowly robbing them of their
- 00:25:17vitality. But here's what I want every
- 00:25:19man listening to understand. This is not
- 00:25:22irreversible. You are not broken. You
- 00:25:25are retrainable. Your brain, even after
- 00:25:2760, still has the capacity to heal, to
- 00:25:30reset, to rediscover what real grounded
- 00:25:33arousal feels like. But that healing
- 00:25:36begins when you step away from
- 00:25:38artificial highs and allow your body to
- 00:25:40reconnect with reality, with presence,
- 00:25:43sensation, imagination, and yes, even
- 00:25:47silence. Some men choose to take a
- 00:25:4930-day break from all visual
- 00:25:51stimulation. Others ease into it more
- 00:25:53slowly. What matters is that you begin
- 00:25:56to rebuild your nervous systems
- 00:25:57relationship to pleasure on your terms.
- 00:26:00The goal isn't to give up pleasure. It's
- 00:26:02to reclaim it, to make it your own
- 00:26:04again, to feel something
- 00:26:07real. Now, if porn has dulled your
- 00:26:10sensitivity, the next secret might hit
- 00:26:12even harder. Because while digital
- 00:26:14content can hijack your brain, isolation
- 00:26:17can hijack your spirit. And the final
- 00:26:19truth I'll share with you may be the
- 00:26:21most important of all. Not about
- 00:26:23technique or chemistry, but about what
- 00:26:25happens to a man's body when he stops
- 00:26:27being touched altogether.
- 00:26:29Secret seven, the most dangerous
- 00:26:32mistake.
- 00:26:34Isolation. Of all the risks older men
- 00:26:36face, there's one that's more dangerous
- 00:26:38than declining testosterone, more
- 00:26:41harmful than porn, and more damaging
- 00:26:43than any physical symptom. And that's
- 00:26:46isolation. Not just the kind that means
- 00:26:48you live alone. I'm talking about a
- 00:26:50deeper kind of silence. The kind where
- 00:26:53you stop being touched, stop touching
- 00:26:55yourself, stop connecting to your own
- 00:26:57body. Not out of choice, but because
- 00:27:00somewhere along the way, you were taught
- 00:27:02that men your age are supposed to move
- 00:27:04on from that part of
- 00:27:06life. I remember a man named Peter. He
- 00:27:09was 76, a retired engineer, polite, put
- 00:27:12together, but there was something hollow
- 00:27:15in his voice when he talked about his
- 00:27:16day-to-day life. He told me he hadn't
- 00:27:19been physically touched in over a year.
- 00:27:21Not a hug, not a hand on the shoulder,
- 00:27:23nothing. He didn't say it with sadness.
- 00:27:26He said it with resignation. Like it was
- 00:27:28simply a chapter that had
- 00:27:30ended. What Peter didn't realize was
- 00:27:33that touch is not a luxury. It's a
- 00:27:35biological need. The human body, even at
- 00:27:3960, 70, 80 years old, is wired for it.
- 00:27:43When we go too long without physical
- 00:27:45contact, our nervous system begins to
- 00:27:47downshift. Oxytocin drops. Stress
- 00:27:50hormones creep in. Blood pressure rises.
- 00:27:53Sleep suffers, immune function weakens,
- 00:27:56and most dangerous of all, the brain
- 00:27:58begins to shut down emotional and
- 00:28:00sensory circuits as a form of
- 00:28:03protection. In other words, when we stop
- 00:28:05being touched, we begin to go numb, not
- 00:28:08just physically, but emotionally. We
- 00:28:10lose a sense of aliveness. We stop
- 00:28:13feeling the urgency to engage with the
- 00:28:15world. And the tragedy is this happens
- 00:28:17slowly, quietly. One day, you're just
- 00:28:20skipping your routine. A week later,
- 00:28:22you're avoiding mirrors. A month later,
- 00:28:25you stop imagining anything pleasurable
- 00:28:27at
- 00:28:28all. And here's the part no one talks
- 00:28:30about. Isolation often starts in the
- 00:28:33bedroom. When a man stops touching
- 00:28:35himself, not just for pleasure, but for
- 00:28:38presence, for self-connection, his brain
- 00:28:40begins to interpret that as a form of
- 00:28:42emotional retreat. Over time, that
- 00:28:45withdrawal becomes self-reinforcing.
- 00:28:48He touches himself less, feels less, and
- 00:28:50becomes convinced there's nothing left
- 00:28:52to
- 00:28:53feel. That's the real cost. Not just
- 00:28:56lost erections or faded desire. It's the
- 00:28:59slow fading of identity, of purpose, of
- 00:29:02emotional sharpness. It's the quiet
- 00:29:04death of connection. And this isolation
- 00:29:07has been directly linked to depression,
- 00:29:10heart disease, even early death. Not
- 00:29:12because of age, but because of
- 00:29:14abandonment. Not by others but by the
- 00:29:18self. Now I want to be clear. This is
- 00:29:21not about shaming anyone. Life happens,
- 00:29:24loss happens, distance happens. But what
- 00:29:27doesn't have to happen is surrender.
- 00:29:29Because the act of touching yourself,
- 00:29:31whether it's sexual or not, is not about
- 00:29:34vanity or habit. It's about claiming
- 00:29:36your body as still yours. About telling
- 00:29:38your brain, your heart, your nervous
- 00:29:41system, I'm still here. I still matter.
- 00:29:45I still want to
- 00:29:47feel. I've seen men come back to life
- 00:29:49simply by giving themselves permission
- 00:29:51to reconnect, to break the silence, to
- 00:29:54return, to touch, to wake up the parts
- 00:29:56that went quiet too soon. And when they
- 00:29:58do, their posture changes. Their voice
- 00:30:01returns. Their spark begins to flicker
- 00:30:04again. And if you're still with me now,
- 00:30:07if something in this speaks to you, then
- 00:30:09what comes next may be the most
- 00:30:11important part of
- 00:30:12all. Because now that you've heard the
- 00:30:15seven truths no one ever told you, I'm
- 00:30:17going to show you how to begin again
- 00:30:19step by step with a simple powerful
- 00:30:22practice I give to my own patients. A
- 00:30:24daily ritual that helps rewire your
- 00:30:26body, rebuild sensitivity, and restore
- 00:30:29what time and silence tried to take
- 00:30:31away. Conclusion.
- 00:30:34If you've made it this far, I want to
- 00:30:36take a moment to speak to you, not just
- 00:30:38as a doctor, but as a man who spent
- 00:30:40decades sitting across from other men,
- 00:30:42hearing their fears, their regrets, and
- 00:30:45sometimes their quiet hopes. What we've
- 00:30:48talked about today isn't just about
- 00:30:50masturbation. It's about something much
- 00:30:52deeper. It's about how you relate to
- 00:30:54your body, how you carry your history,
- 00:30:57and whether or not you're willing to
- 00:30:58believe that your life, your sexual
- 00:31:00life, your emotional life, your physical
- 00:31:03life isn't over just because the world
- 00:31:05told you it should
- 00:31:07be. We started with the truth that
- 00:31:09mindless masturbation can slowly train
- 00:31:11your body into dysfunction, that rushing
- 00:31:14through the motions, disconnected and
- 00:31:16distracted, isn't harmless. It's
- 00:31:18rewiring your brain and eroding your
- 00:31:20sensitivity. We looked at how avoiding
- 00:31:22ejaculation altogether can lead to
- 00:31:24prostate congestion, inflammation, and
- 00:31:27in some cases even increase the risk of
- 00:31:29cancer. That your body was designed to
- 00:31:31stay in motion and when it stops,
- 00:31:34systems
- 00:31:35suffer. We talked about the silent
- 00:31:37poison of shame. How so many men still
- 00:31:40carry guilt that isn't even theirs.
- 00:31:42Guilt they inherited from culture,
- 00:31:44religion, or family. Guilt that has no
- 00:31:47place in a healthy man's relationship
- 00:31:49with his own body.
- 00:31:51We explored how low testosterone isn't
- 00:31:54just something that happens with age,
- 00:31:55but something that accelerates when you
- 00:31:57stop engaging with your sexual self. And
- 00:32:00how something as simple as solo touch
- 00:32:02can start to turn that
- 00:32:03tide. We talked about how your erection
- 00:32:06isn't just a sexual function, but a sign
- 00:32:08of vascular health. That it truly is a
- 00:32:12use it or lose it system. That the cost
- 00:32:14of ignoring it isn't just in the
- 00:32:16bedroom. It's in your confidence, your
- 00:32:18motivation, even your memory. Then we
- 00:32:21open the door on porn, not to shame, but
- 00:32:24to explain how it alters your brain's
- 00:32:26chemistry. That it's not about morality,
- 00:32:28it's about biology. That what once
- 00:32:31sparked excitement can over time numb
- 00:32:33you to
- 00:32:35reality. And finally, we looked at the
- 00:32:38most dangerous mistake of all,
- 00:32:40isolation. When you stop touching, stop
- 00:32:43being touched, stop connecting in any
- 00:32:45way, the body begins to pull back, not
- 00:32:48just from pleasure, but from purpose,
- 00:32:51from emotion, from life
- 00:32:53itself. What I want you to take away
- 00:32:55from all this is simple. You're not
- 00:32:58broken. You're not past the point, and
- 00:33:01you're not alone. Every system in your
- 00:33:04body, even now, wants to respond to
- 00:33:06connection. Your brain still wants to
- 00:33:09feel. Your heart still wants to open.
- 00:33:11Your skin still wants to remember what
- 00:33:13it means to be alive. And that journey
- 00:33:15back doesn't require anyone else. It
- 00:33:17starts with you. It starts with a
- 00:33:20choice. To stop
- 00:33:23shrinking. To stop apologizing for
- 00:33:25wanting to feel good in your own
- 00:33:28body. To stop believing the lie that age
- 00:33:31makes you
- 00:33:32invisible. You're not invisible. You're
- 00:33:34still here. And what you do with that
- 00:33:38matters. So, here's what I tell my
- 00:33:40patients when they're ready to start
- 00:33:41again. Not with pills, not with guilt,
- 00:33:44but with presence. I give them a simple
- 00:33:47daily practice, what I call the golden
- 00:33:49protocol. 10 minutes a day, quiet,
- 00:33:52intentional, respectful time to
- 00:33:55reconnect with themselves. No agenda, no
- 00:33:58pressure, just touch, breath, and
- 00:34:00awareness. For some, it becomes a
- 00:34:02morning ritual. For others, a bedtime
- 00:34:04routine. But almost always, it becomes a
- 00:34:07turning point.
- 00:34:09Because when a man touches himself with
- 00:34:11care, not out of habit or desperation,
- 00:34:13but with curiosity, something shifts.
- 00:34:17His body remembers, his mind softens.
- 00:34:19His spark
- 00:34:21returns. And maybe yours can,
- 00:34:24too. This isn't just about reclaiming
- 00:34:26your sexuality. It's about reclaiming
- 00:34:29yourself. And that starts right here,
- 00:34:32right now, with you.
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