I have said this before and the more research I review and connect the dots the more I feel that libido may be a greater indicator of longevity than any single benchmark we now have. Our single most important task as a species is to procreate. We are programmed to withstand many assaults to the point of having offspring. This genetic mandate has caused many evolutionary changes to our species. So why is it not more openly discussed by the medical orthodoxy? An active libido may be the window to how long you will live. Those with a very high sex drive also seem to be long lived as indicated by a few studies. Their lower-sex-driven counterparts die sooner. In clinical studies oppressive suppression of libido in monkeys causes personality disorder, neurosis, depression and in the real world in humans - suicide.

It may be that correcting libido problems may send signals to the body to repair itself and reverse disease as we are not done with our prime directive of creating offsprig. What if libido is what tells the body to turn on reparative mechanisms?

So why are we not paying more attention to this in longevity medicine?

Some people don't have a sexual partner. A high libido may lead them to pleasure themselves. Religious and social stigma aside, we are not the only species that masturbates! It's a health alternative.

Disease, impaired sleep, starvation, even mild illness shuts libido down. Libido may be the first symptom that you are moving in a direction of a shortened lifespan. So why do we ignore this but pay attention to other less meaningful symptoms?

So how often do you have an orgasm? Are you showing the signs of aging? Has your libido stalled? Or are you still a 25 year old in the libido department?

Stay tuned as we begin to explore libido as an aid to longevity!

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