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New Theories / Could I have a Sexual Illness Syndrome?

« on: 25/06/2010 06:40:56 »

I have not posted for 18 months. 9 months ago I completely stopped being sexual with my partner and all signs of Pre-orgasmic illness (25% of the problem) and Post Orgasmic Illness (75% of the problem) disappeared. There has been no pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization, no depression, no fatigue, no confusion...nothing, absolutely no signs. This tells me that this problem is, for this particular class of individual (Me), only solved with complete sexual abstinence...exactly like that of an alcoholic.

What baffled me so, 18 months ago, on the POIS board was the complete unwillingness to consider chronic masturbation as as addiction, an illness that requires specific 12 step treatment. I've seen what sex addicts in their disease are like with their white rage and control and want no part of that type of abuse I experienced 18 months ago.

But, the truth remains the truth, regardless of control, rage and abuse.

I have not masturbated for 20 years this Saturday June 26th 2010...and that helped me greatly. It taught me that if I could not stop doing something that was hurting me I needed to get help, and I had the humility to do that, 20 years ago.

It did not solve the problem completely. Three years ago I gave up being orgasmic and like the POIS BOYS, it helped enormously.

Still the problem was not solved. When I stopped being sexual completely the problem disappeared.

All the pills, powders, vitamins, teas, patches, shots and therapies avoid the only important question: If you're doing something that hurts you, why don't you stop?

There are four sexual addiction programs in the world that can help you. If you have an individual, who you are letting control you, which stops you from getting the help you need, you may need to go to CODA first, to get away from him.

Live free...it's your right

Steve D.
 

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New Theories / Could I have a Sexual Illness Syndrome?

« on: 19/03/2009 08:57:51 »

My partner and I have agreed on a 10 day sexual abstinence period starting yesterday, Wednesday March 18.
I have some career opportunites coming up that I want to be present for and I don't want SIS (sexual illness syndrome) to interfere with my being at the very most optimum I can be.
I am grateful to my partner for her graciousness, unselfishness and willingness.

Steve D.

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New Theories / Could I have a Sexual Illness Syndrome?

« on: 15/03/2009 22:37:39 »

Eight days of perfect chastity...and all the power, clarity, intuition, resilience and vision that accompanies it.

Ended it last night. Fun, but costly. No orgasm, of course.

It's all 'bout choices... 

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New Theories / Could I have a Sexual Illness Syndrome?

« on: 13/03/2009 14:10:39 »

Six days of rest days in a row!

It's been challenging and very productive for me...

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Complementary Medicine / Wheatgrass as a healing food...

« on: 13/03/2009 14:04:51 »

Yesterdays cutting
20.25 dry oz/ 12.5 fluid oz = 1.62 oz yield

This morning's cutting
16.25 dry oz/12 fluid oz= 1.35 oz yield

20.25/16.25 = 1.25
Why do 1 1/2 trays yield 25% more dry weight than the next?

1.62/1.35= 1.2
And more importantly why does the why does one cutting produce a 20% greater fluid yield/dry ounce?

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Complementary Medicine / Wheatgrass as a healing food...

« on: 13/03/2009 13:22:59 »

Production study continued:

 Friday March 13th first cutting of the day

 9 1/8 oz dry weight yields 6 1/8 juice = one whole tray
 7 1/8  dry weight yields    5 7/8=              1/2 tray
    12 ounces consumed

Why the variance in yield in trays planted at the same time?

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Complementary Medicine / Wheatgrass as a healing food...

« on: 13/03/2009 06:19:24 »

Wednesday February 11, 2009
I wanted to know if anyone else has positive experiences with wheatgrass
Steve D.
San Francisco CA, USA 

Cliff,

As one of the people who have addressed the question asked when this thread was begun, how is your production today?

Steve D.

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Complementary Medicine / Wheatgrass as a healing food...

« on: 13/03/2009 04:46:18 »

Production study:

I have 36 17'x17'  trays of wheatgrass in various stages of maturation.

Today I harvested 11.75 (dry weight) ounces which yielded 8       fluid ounces of juice- from one full 17"x17" tray
Then   I harvested     8.5 (dry weight) ounces which yielded 4 .5  fluid ounces of juice- from one half (diagonally) of a 17"x17" tray
                                                            and consumed 12 ounces and saved .5 ounces

I also notice for the first time in two years that there was a touch of mold at the bottom of one of the trays in areas where the seed seemed too compacted and did not appear to be germinating as well.

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Complementary Medicine / Wheatgrass as a healing food...

« on: 12/03/2009 19:48:38 »

Correlation does not imply causation.

http://xkcd.com/552/

LOL...

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Complementary Medicine / Wheatgrass as a healing food...

« on: 12/03/2009 06:11:09 »

Wednesday 3/11

Screwed up and did not plant on time today before sundown.

91 ounces of seed already starting to 'show tail'.

I can do better than that...

Steve D.

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Complementary Medicine / Wheatgrass as a healing food...

« on: 11/03/2009 21:11:39 »

Hi SteveD,

I was also interested in production values regarding growing wheatgrass. It's tricky to get consistent quality trays of wheatgrass.  They require frequent watering, the amount of sunlight/light affects how fast the sprouts grow, soil amount and quality is a big factor, and when the tray is harvested and juiced I think has a big influence on the nutrient content.
I've noticed when the sprouts get a bit too much for the tray/soil amount and start turning yellow, the juiced product and effect definitely suffers, and there is only a couple days' window before it gets like this. There may be a wide number of factors affecting nutrient content.

-Cliff

That's been my experience. The potency diminishes quickly after the 'bloom' of harvest has past. You can tell by the yellowing, but even before that there seems to be a wilting that happens. I also juice within 10 minutes of harvest.

I water once day, but the Sandra and Ken water every 15 minutes....Whoa, too much...but they have automation.

I've also noticed that if I plant for three successive days, and then there are three good days of sunlight, that all three trays will be the same height!

I am going to start measuring the yield of juice in ounces/tray (currently at 27.5 ounces of planted dried seeds/tray ) and see what the variables are to try to increase production values...Will report back.

Steve D.

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Complementary Medicine / Wheatgrass as a healing food...

« on: 11/03/2009 20:46:52 »

What about those of us who don't know or particularly care about wheatgrass, but feel that since there's no evidence, this isn't science and possibly shouldn't be on a scientific web site?

BC,

I appreciate your even handedness in discourse. I am not a scientist, but rather a musician and familiar with different standards that would be considered useless in this setting.Things like expression of feelings and renumerative results of performance.

As I did a little research though, my old friend at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, a mathematician, reminding me that "math is the queen of science", has indicated, while not double blind tested, that the concept of positive correlation is very real and useful in the process of determining objective scientific truth.. If he is not in error, then perhaps, what has been discussed here the last several weeks may be the initiating observations that may spawn more definitive study.

In either case, I'm more interested in production values now...which are quantifiable.

Steve D.

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Complementary Medicine / Wheatgrass as a healing food...

« on: 11/03/2009 08:39:34 »

It's clear to me that this thread is divided into two camps: those who have experience with wheatgrass and find it to have salutary effects and those who do not have experience with it and believe that, since there is no scientific evidence, that this salutary effect is probably impossible, or, at least, not true.

I'm now more interested in production values. Specifically, how to keep a supply at 12 ounces, three times/day, consistently.
Ironically, this is easier to quantify and will therefore be more 'scientific'.

Currently, I have thirty six 17"x 17" trays of wheatgrass growing.

I plant 4 trays/day at using seven, 13 ounce glasses (dry weight)/tray or 22.75 ounces of seed/tray or 91 ounces per day.

Steve D.

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New Theories / Could I have a Sexual Illness Syndrome?

« on: 11/03/2009 05:39:24 »

Girlwind,

Thank you for the links. I am grateful and am reading through them all, one at a time.

Hope you are healthy and thriving. I am able to leave some of the health issues behind, a little bit at a time, and just begin to do more 'normal' things like work on my career and make money. I couldn't do that, wisely, without dealing first with POIS, anemia and food ...but, I am reasonably happy with all those issues now. Whew!

Thanks for being a part of that, for me.

Your friend,

Steve D.

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New Theories / Could I have a Sexual Illness Syndrome?

« on: 11/03/2009 05:33:09 »

Steve---
Glad to see you are doing well.  Orgasmic sexuality is my LEAST concern. As you noticed, I have not commented on the effects of arousal with respects to orgasmic sexuality. But I do know that for me, arousal is the cause of considerable inflammation and discomfort, even without ejaculation. This is because my nervous system does not specifically differentiate between certain sexual stimulation.  My major goal is simple: Peace of Mind

Underwater,

So glad to hear from you. Orgasmic sexuality  does not concern me in the least,either . It will be 22 months on Thursday since I was orgasmically sexual. However, my nervous system can distinguish between different phases of sexuality in increasing levels of intensity, very subtly and very clearly. The more intense the sexual activity, the more dopamine is produced in my brain, the more hungover I feel...Very, very simple. As for my major goal. It is as yours is...peace of mind. For me, I find it one way only...surrendering sexuality, one day at a time.

Currently, my partner and I have genital contact, without orgasm, of course, for two days and then have a 'rest day' That is our pattern. So, I have peace typically every third day.Today is anomalous for us in that it is the fourth rest day in a row, by choice.

Once again, So glad to hear from you.

Steve D.
 

PS>>>I have taken a break from swimming.
I've actually just started taking swimming lessons for the first time in 45 years and am enjoying it!

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Complementary Medicine / Wheatgrass as a healing food...

« on: 10/03/2009 07:12:29 »

Total results for the last eighteen days of observations:

Thursday, February 19, 2009 with one 8 ounce serving, there was increased sensitivity to moisture and temperature.

Friday, with two 8 ounce servings, I had 2 discrete incidences of being able to smell for 5-6 seconds.
Saturday, with two 8 ounce servings, I had 10 incidences of being able to smell for 5-6 seconds.
Sunday, with two 8 ounce servings, I had 3 incidences of being able to smell for 5-6 seconds.
Monday, with two 8 ounce servings, I had 9 incidences of being able to smell for 5-6 seconds.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009, with three 8 once servings, I had 65 incidences of being able to smell for 5-6 seconds and five incidences of being able to taste
Wednesday, with three 8 ounce servings, I had 39 incidences of being able to smell for 5-6 seconds and five incidences of being able to taste
Thursday, with three 8 ounce servings, I had 31 incidences of being able to smell for 5-6 seconds and two incidences of being able to taste

Friday, February 27, 2009 with no wheatgrass. I had 19 incidences of being able to smell for 5-6 seconds and five incidences of being able to taste
Saturday, with no wheatgrass. I had 5 incidences of being able to smell for 5-6 seconds and two incidences of being able to taste
Sunday, with no wheatgrass. I had 2 incidences of being able to smell for 5-6 seconds and two incidences of being able to taste

Monday, March 2, 2009, with three 12 ounce servings, I had 34 incidences of being able to smell for 5-6 seconds and two incidences of being able to taste
Tuesday, with three 12 ounce servings, I 27 incidences of being able to smell for 5-6 seconds before breakthrough into continuous smell
Wednesday three 12 ounce glasses of wheatgrass. Smell is continuous

Thursday March 5 ,2009 one 12 ounce serving of wheat grass...supply ends.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday no wheat grass.
Monday March 9th supply replenishes, by the third meal of the day. One serving of 12 ounces.

A number of things have happened these last five days.

My sense of smell that was continuous has completely stopped working. But it's much much more incendiary than that.

I could not only smell better prior to last Thursday's exhaustion of wheatgrass supply but I could see and hear better. My (and I hate to admit that I have this) arthritis in my knees and L-5 was better. My skin was more oily. My bronchial passages were clearer. My weight had dropped down. My digestion was better. My heart, lungs worked more smoothly and mind (As Cliff C. noted with his experience) was clearer, before I ran out of my unusually high dosages of wheat grass.

Is there scientific evidence using single or double blind testing? No. But in the last two years, come April, the above conditions reappear every time the wheat grass supply exhausts.

It sho' 'nuff is a funny set of repeating conditions...


Steve D.

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Complementary Medicine / Wheatgrass as a healing food...

« on: 06/03/2009 10:27:04 »

So far there's no scientific evidence for the wheatgrass doing anything (apart, perhaps, from making money for the seller/ grower).

LOL...Actually, since there was no control to compare it to, we're not even sure of that!

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Just Chat! / [FLASHBACK] 80's music

« on: 05/03/2009 19:18:25 »

Being able to type 100 words a minute doesn't mean you're an author...

Are you implying that Vai doesn't write good music? If so then I must disagree with you.

I stating I don't think he writes good music. Anymore than pulchritude defines a good woman. Although pulchritude has it's place... LOL

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Just Chat! / [FLASHBACK] 80's music

« on: 05/03/2009 19:13:45 »

Being able to type 100 words a minute doesn't mean you're an author...
He's a great transcriptionist though.

Nice non sequitur there!

LOL...These two 'anecdotal' comments are not related, thereby, there is, no non sequiter.

 non se⋅qui⋅tur [non sek-wi-ter, -toor; Lat. nohn se-kwi-toor]
–noun
1.   Logic. an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises.

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Just Chat! / [FLASHBACK] 80's music

« on: 05/03/2009 14:04:19 »

I was lucky enough to see Steve Vai twice in the late '80's when he was with DLR. Passion and Warfare is the best, I think.

Ugh..."playing the guitar like a machine gun"  Frank Zappa (Vai's former boss)

Being able to type 100 words a minute doesn't mean you're an author...

He's a great transcriptionist though.