Dr. Oz: Lack of Sex Could be Killing You

[edbermac]

By AOL Health Editors Jun 22nd 2010 10:49AM
Categories: Healthy Living, Relationships

What is the No. 1 health problem in the United States? It's not obesity. It's lack of sex.

That's the word from Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon who is the host of the syndicated "Dr. Oz Show." He insists that not having sex frequently enough could be killing you.

"People are no longer comfortable revving their engine in life," Dr. Oz told The Boston Herald. "What I hear in public is obesity, but what I hear in private is the sexual famine."

And if you're using that tired old excuse of being too sleepy for sex, Dr. Oz has a retort that will wake you up. Passing up sex just to go to sleep faster could be a life-or-death choice. "The average American has sex once a week, and we know from studies, that doubling that to twice a week can mean you live three years longer," he told the Herald. "I think you can say it's an excuse to have more sex."

Why are we so reluctant to get it on? Dr. Oz says women aren't as excited about the prospect of a little passion because they're getting short-changed in the sack. "One in seven women never has an orgasm. Is it an intimacy problem with the person you love? Or is it a physical problem?" he asked the Herald.

What is our biggest hang-up? We won't talk about it! "There is a general unwillingness to talk about it," Dr. Oz told the Herald. "When we don't face the reality of what our body is telling us, it's a disservice."

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[struggle4progress]

1. "Hey, I'm not a dirty old man. I just really really want you to live longer"

[KamaAina]

2. Well, it's been good to know you

'bye now. :(

[BlueJazz]

3. My ...ah.."Partner" and I try to do it as often as possible.

[Skittles]

6. STOP WAVING THAT THING AROUND

PUT IT AWAY ALREADY

[BlueJazz]

14. The sick thing is ...I think I'm falling in love with my hand.

:)

[MiddleFingerMom]

27. I can't stop looking at it...

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I think I'M falling in love with it, too.
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Saucy little vixen.
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[lunatica]

4. Oh crap! Goodbye cruel world

[madinmaryland]

5. What about masturbation??

How does that figure into this equation??

[Lilith Velkor]

7. It doesn't, which proves Dr. Oz is full of shit

Had he said, "lack of ORGASMS can kill you," he might have had a point.

He's probably just butthurt because his wife won't fuck him. :shrug:

[Arctic Dave]

8. Maybe it is more about the activity and not the orgasm.

[Lilith Velkor]

10. If it were about the activity, why emphasize the orgasm?

[Arctic Dave]

11. When you run a marathon, do you talk about the 15th mile or the finish line?

:evilgrin:

[Lilith Velkor]

15. Do doctors try to guilt you into running marathons when you're tired?

:eyes:

[Arctic Dave]

16. Humorusly challenged. I get it now.

[cwydro]

33. Lol, actually, as a runner -

the entire marathon is important...every little mile marker, though you tend to forget a lot of them after you cross the finish line...B-)

[madinmaryland]

20. Uhmm. Isn't that the whole point of the "activity"

[Lilith Velkor]

25. It certainly is to me

I dunno what Arctic Dave is on about, but apparently it has something to do with being "humorusly challenged." :shrug:

eta: I interpreted "activity" to mean "being active." Like exercise.

[woo me with science]

9. In other research, people who are physically fit have more sex. nt

[madinmaryland]

21. So those who are less physically fit masturbate more??

:wtf:

I've gotten some good work outs ....

:evilgrin:

[nomorenomore08]

12. So it really *was* lack of sex that was bringing him down...

*hums "Basket Case"*

[The2ndWheel]

13. It would be a lot easier if life worked that way

The less lovin' that you're gettin', the longer you'll be livin'. Much, much longer.

[guitar man]

17. I'm a dead man

:(

[PassingFair]

18. I thought that "Nun" was the profession which afforded the longest lifespan.

I think he's talking out of his *ss.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/205970/the_key_to_a_long_life_become_a_nun.html?cat=51


They live the longest, but they get "none".....

[tigereye]

35. silly!

:rofl:

[nickinSTL]

39. hmm. from what I've heard from ex-nuns...

I'm not sure "none" is really an accurate picture of how much they "get" :evilgrin:

[seabeyond]

44. my uncle married a nun. by the time he did the catholic thing and she walked down the isle

she had a bowling ball tummy. my cousins and i were like 5/6 ish and we were all gigglin.

[Missy Vixen]

19. It's an intriguing argument

It's also not the first time Dr. Oz has said something like this.

[Lars39]

22. 17 Reasons Why Having Sex Is Good for Your Health

http://www.hitsgarden.com/17-reasons-why-having-sex-is-good-for-your-health/

I'd add one: helps the lymphatic system work properly, too. :)

[snailly]

23. I saw him on Oprah a couple of years ago touting daily masturbation

He was going on about how everyone, be they 24 or 84, needs that cardio stimulation daily. I'm now stuck with the image of an 84 year old pleasuring him/her self every time I hear his name. It's Pavlovian.

You're welcome.

[Lilith Velkor]

26. So it is about orgasms, and not about sex.

Thought so.

And that image is funny, so thanks again. :patriot:

[Silver Swan]

24. It amazes me

that Dr. Oz seems to find believers for his every comment outside his area of expertise.

The fact that he is a doctor does not give him knowledge about everything.

[elocs]

28. If you were familiar with Dr. Oz you would know he doesn't claim to know everything.

He consults experts in fields of knowledge outside his own area of expertise (he is a heart surgeon).

Aside from his tv show, Dr. Oz has done things to help people that we should applaud such as his free health care clinic in Houston: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/15/dr-ozs-free-clinics-help_n_323108.html

On Saturday, September 26, television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz hosted a free clinic in Houston, one that attracted over 1,700 people. It was the largest non-disaster-related free clinic in United States history.

The free clinic featured over 700 volunteers, 200 doctors and 300 nurses. Oz chose Houston because of its high rate of uninsured residents, nearly one out of every three. The Reliant Convention Center hosted Oz's team and volunteers from the National Association of Free Clinics, an organization mentioned on Countdown with Keith Olbermann and by the Stein family in a recent feature on HuffPost Impact.

Few of us here will accomplish in a lifetime in giving the help to people that Dr. Oz helped to give in 1 day.

[qb]

29. At my age I go by the adage "Use it or lose it." Also, remember...

if you don't have a partner when the mood strikes you, just listen to Whitney:
Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all. ;-)

[meow2u3]

30. Dr. Oz should have said lack of sex IN A MARRIAGE can kill you

Thank God I'm single and celibate :D ; otherwise, I'd probably be dead by now.

[Fire Walk With Me]

31. OOohhh! I'm DYIN' again!

[cwydro]

32. Lol, I love sex.

My life is usually more complicated (therefore stressful) when I AM having it, then when I'm not though!:rofl:

[av8rdave]

38. Funny how that is...

[av8rdave]

34. Actually, this is a good thing

Since my pension plan was terminated, what retirement dollars I have weren't going to last me long enough anyway.

[tigereye]

36. hmm, where did the money go? That sucks.

corporate greed in American has terrible consequences..

[av8rdave]

37. It went several places....

The company "desperately" needed the money to stay out of bankruptcy. Of course, they went there anyway.

Thankfully, the management team that caused all the financial distress all had offshore "bankruptcy proof" pension accounts (provided by the company, of course), so it wasn't all bad.

That made me feel a lot better about all of it.

:sarcasm:

[tigereye]

42. well, I think a lack of compassion and concern for their employees

makes for a pretty crappy company. When I drive around my city, I often see the long-term economic effects of the greed of the Steel industry all those years ago.

[av8rdave]

43. Oh, I know....I lived in the Youngstown area for several years growing up

It's so sad to see it now.

[tigereye]

45. yeah, my band played there a few times, and at times it looked like the

end of the world, a large bombed out post-industrial crater, full of fog and mist at night. Sad, but strangely beautiful.

[retread]

40. On the other hand(pun intended)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Mi995ggFU&feature=related

[petronius]

41. I think Dr. Oz was diagnosed with declining name recognition

Prescription: say something 'shocking'! :)

[RainDog]

46. arrr akkkkkkk....