Men’s Health

Treat Root Causes of Sexual Dysfunction
You can’t expect to have topnotch sexual function if you have poor overall health. Hypertension, cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled diabetes, and other disorders involving impaired circulation are commonly linked with sexual dysfunction. That’s because optimal blood flow is required to produce erections. Other conditions that can affect interest in sex and the ability to act on that interest include anxiety, depression, hormonal imbalances, chronic pain, and neurological problems. Once these health issues are tackled with our comprehensive treatment programs, desire and function often return.

During your stay at the Back to Health Program, your Whitaker Wellness physician will evaluate your current drug regimen. An astounding number of prescription drugs—more than 130 in all—interfere with sexual function. These drugs include antidepressants and other psychotropic medications, some blood pressure–lowering drugs (especially beta blockers), stimulants, narcotics, antihistamines, sleeping pills, and peptic ulcer and heart meds. Replacing these with safe, natural alternatives will go a long ways toward restoring optimal function.

Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Testosterone replacement is a very popular therapy among our male patients at the Whitaker Wellness Institute. Testosterone production tapers off throughout adulthood, and drops in this crucial hormone are linked not only with sexual problems but also with increased risk of obesity, loss of muscle and bone mass, heart disease, diabetes, and even premature death. Supplemental testosterone is an amazing libido lifter—if lack of sexual interest is your problem, it’s an almost guaranteed fix. Testosterone also improves erectile function for many men. Used appropriately, this underappreciated and underutilized hormone is safe and exceptionally effective.

Nutritional Supplements for Prostate Enlargement
If you’re a male over age 55, you probably know the drill: nighttime visits to the bathroom, a sense of urgency, trouble getting started, dribbling, and other symptoms of an enlarged prostate. Your Whitaker Wellness physician will prescribe a clinically tested nutritional supplement regimen that has been demonstrated to effectively reduce symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) without adverse side effects.

Prostate Cancer
Although we do not treat cancer per se at the Whitaker Wellness Institute, we do offer our patients who have cancer therapies and nutritional supplement regimens that boost the immune system, lower PSA, and support overall health.

EECP for Erectile Dysfunction
Although I wouldn’t recommend a course of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) strictly for erectile dysfunction (ED), it provides a nice side benefit for those receiving treatment for cardiovascular disease. The effects of EECP on ED were discovered serendipitously when men undergoing this therapy for heart disease had unexpected improvements in erectile function. This outcome, which has since been confirmed in clinical studies, makes perfect sense—EECP increases levels of a signal molecule called nitric oxide, improves blood flow, and stimulates the formation of new blood vessels.