If I had come across an article like this during the years my body was quietly falling apart, I believe my life would have been different. Not easier in the way that comfort is easy, but clearer. The kind of clarity that changes what you do next. Instead I spent months collecting symptoms, collecting supplements, … Read more
There is a specific kind of frustration that comes from doing everything right and still failing. Taking your iron supplements or tablets every day. Eating your spinach. Adding vitamin C to improve absorption. Going back to the doctor three months later and sitting across from a blood test that says your levels are still low. … Read more
My results came back with a cluster of words I was not prepared for. Hormonal imbalance. Hypothyroidism. And then, almost as an afterthought, fat deposit in your liver.Three diagnoses. Two prescriptions. And one piece of advice that was straightforward enough to sound simple. Reduce stress, cut back on red meat, exercise more, sleep more. The … Read more
Almost every man feels some degree of tiredness after sex. It is one of the most normal things a human body can do, and science has a very clear explanation for why it happens. But there is a point where normal post-sex fatigue ends and something far more serious begins. Knowing where that line is … Read more
Modern medicine has given POIS sufferers antihistamines and hormonal therapies. Ancient medicine, thousands of years before POIS had a name, was already working on the underlying conditions that make the body vulnerable to it in the first place.Adaptogenic herbs are a special category of plants that share one remarkable quality. They help the body handle … Read more
Standard medicine has given post orgasmic illness syndrome (POIS) sufferers antihistamines, anti-inflammatory drugs, SSRIs, and in some cases experimental hormonal treatments. For some men these help. For many others they do very little. And for almost everyone, they treat the symptoms without ever touching what is causing them.This is where a different kind of conversation … Read more
One of the most confusing things about Post Orgasmic Illness Syndrome (POIS) is that it does not look the same in every man. One man’s POIS attack comes with crushing tiredness and brain fog. Another man’s looks more like a bad allergic reaction, with burning eyes, a stuffed-up nose, and sneezing. A third man gets … Read more
For years, James could not explain what happened to him after sex. Within minutes of finishing, something felt very wrong. Not guilt. Not sadness. Something physical. His muscles would start aching. His nose would stuff up. A heavy fog would roll into his head, making it hard to find words or remember simple things. Then … Read more