Dr. Karthick Gunasekaran

Yoga is union of mind and body. Sex is uniting a male and a female. Yoga very useful for males suffering from various sexual problems and instead of taking drugs or dietary supplements one can do yoga to boost their sexual stamina. Yoga is natural and does not have any side effects too.

Some of the benefits of Yoga and Pranayam pertaining to sex are:

• Improves sexual stamina
• You will be more than satisfied with your sex life if you start practicing yoga.
• Yoga will heighten your senses.
• Do Surya-Namaskar daily to enhance your overall body.
• Yoga helps in breathing, which in turn helps you to get less exhausted while having sex.
• It will help you to harness you sexual power and direct it in the right way. Yoga will also help you to enhance your libido.
• There are special asanas for enhancing your sexuality in yoga like the lotus position, Halasana, Sirsana, etc.
• Yoga cures all kinds of sexual problems.
• Yoga helps in incorporating new sexual positions in the bedroom.
• Yoga also helps in improving sexual organs and increasing sex drive.
• Yoga increase your energy level and over all fitness level which in turn enhances your sexual life.

What you eat decides the kind of person you are. Food and sex have a good relation that’s why when you are overweight you are unable to have good sex. Diet and lifestyle play a big role in sexual gratification.

Some of the diets and lifestyle habits you could follow are:

• Include banana in your diet, bananas are rich in potassium and vitamin, which will help to increase your virility.
• Eat a lot of almonds. Almonds are rich in zinc and they help to boost your libido.
• Eat a lot of strawberries, they are rich in vitamin C and help in blood circulation, which in turn helps in better sexual experience.
• Get good sleep of minimum eight hours as you need energy for sex.
• Eat one garlic on your empty stomach early in the morning. It helps to increase your sexual organs stamina to hold out.
• Drink a lot of water and eat healthy food. Eat a lot of salads, soups, fruits, vegetables, nuts, etc.
• Avoid junk food, it is bad for your health as well as your sex life.
• Hence, these are some of the yoga and diet tips you ought to follow to have an active and a great sex life.

Cultures all across the world have their typical ways of dealing with sexuality and while all cultures bring something good, they also have their bad quirks as well. While India gave the world Kama Sutra, it also perpetuates sexual conditions such as the Dhat syndrome due to certain long held beliefs. These cause many problems among men and women and in the context of modern medicine, should be treated as a psychological problem.

What is Dhat Syndrome?
Dhat syndrome is the fear that a man is losing his semen without any control over it. Men afflicted by Dhat syndrome often complain that they are losing semen involuntarily, and thus feeling fatigued all the time. Some of the other complaints and symptoms associated with Dhat syndrome can be categorized as follows:

1. Suffering from premature ejaculation
2. Impotence or erectile dysfunction bought on by a psychological fear of losing semen
3. Fear that the person is losing semen through urine
4. Person feels guilty or embarrassed about masturbation or sex
5. Has anxiety disorders which can affect daily functioning

The causes for Dhat Syndrome:

This is a psychological issue caused primarily by social taboos and deeply ingrained beliefs which stem from religious doctrine or social stigma. For example, semen is considered to be a vital fluid and an integral part of life force. The belief is formed from an old Hindu spiritual belief that semen is very hard for the body to produce. This is ingrained into some boys who then feel guilty at accidental discharges such as nightfall or ejaculation through masturbation.

Diagnosis by Doctors:
Most doctors classify this as a psychological disorder as there are many other forms with slight variations of this present in many other cultures. Some examples of these are:

1. Jiryan primarily in South East Asia
2. Shen-k'uei in China
3. Prameha in Srilanka

This is also commonly known as semen loss anxiety and is seen in certain western cultures too. The notion that holding onto semen is valuable for a man's vitality is not only a wrong notion but it stops the men from having a normal sex life. Even masturbation can make them feel guilty.

Treatment:
The only treatment options that are effective against this condition are cognitive behavioral therapies which use psychological intervention along with social exercises. This and being informed about your body from proper medical sources will help you release the inhibitions and lead a normal sex life.