About 25 years ago, I was working night and day, sometimes going without sleep for over 48 hours, traveling for work and abusing myself to keep pace with mortgage and wife and kids and all that. Was drinking a lot of coffee (Timothy's) Great coffee. (I don't know if they are still around.)
I had to pull another all-nighter and had the good/bad idea of instead of another cup of coffee, hop into the GNC and get an herbal supplement. Bought something called RX8 with the Chinese herb "ma-huang" and was wide awake for the next 72 hours. Coffee would have been the safer choice. That introduced me to the world of "NON-NATURAL HERBAL DRUG-LIKE SUPPLEMENTS." They use words like "natural herbal supplements" but in reality they are made in a lab like any other drug. (NATURAL WHOLE HERBS GROUND TO POWDER OR BOILED ARE THE EXCEPTION)
Anyway, I became a regular shopper at GNC and noticed a plexiglass box with a lock on it containing about 10 different types of pricey herbal sex stimulants. I eventually bought them all and started experimenting. Started becoming addicted. They worked but the quality of sex declined. I lost my ability to have complete control of orgasm. My erection lost that natural friendly feel. It became more plastic. And, I was addicted. It was no longer a supplement or experiment. I was afraid to go without it. I was taking a lot of junk. Back then in the local pharmacy chains had a section totally devoted to sexual stimulants. (they still do) And even the Chinese herb stores did and still have their sex corner. I enjoyed the experimentation of trying them all. Also they offered circulation of blood to the brain which kept me alert for work.
After a while I did not like the way I felt and my total dependence on the substancces.
I read a book on Macrobiotics and went cold-turkey off the pills and ate a lot of grains and porridge and beans miso and greens and roots and after about 10 days, I was back to that natural full plump real-feel heavy engorged experience in "the boys" that the pills hijacked.
With a hectic life that we all have and nobody has the discipline to stay on a rigid severe diet like that 10 days but I gradually just incorporated real good natural food in my diet and only good quality herbal supplements. I don't want my body to lose its natural ability to create hormones and digest and assimilate food to be stored as sexual energy when I need it.
I realize that "this hobby" is for the guys like us that want "more" and more demands are put on our bodies, hence the need for some "help" from substances. But you are still a natural piece of this earth. You need plenty of sleep and nourishment to remain a "strong monger" in many venues throughout the world into the twilight of your lives or until you truly "had enough."
IMHO, and in my experience bombarding the system with stimulants could sacrifice quality and real-strength.
I put myself on the "90/10 Rule." That is 90% natural, good nourishing foods and exercise, sleep and happiness so that my body never loses the habit of manufacturing its own semen in abundance. And the 10% is the "help" allowing for an older existence. But that "help" should be as close to natural as possible. That includes ginseng root powdered or boiled (sold in all Chinese herbal stores and ginseng is about 80% of their business) and combinations of other herbs that are known as formulas handed down from the past. There are many.
Horny goat weed, for me, is "the cocaine of sexual stimulants" in both its natural (boiling the leaves) form and in it's semi-natural state which is a pure extract. I can't use the extract form of horny goat weed (yin yang huo is the chinese name) because if I did I would have to take up residence in a bordello. It really causes the body to produce semen. But it does not address blood circulation. (I stopped taking horny goat weed because it is too powerful for me at this time.) Actually, when your body is no longer depleted from too much loss of semen and too much stress and hard work, you reach a level of better health and just food and rest alone are sufficient to keep you very virile. When you were younger, this whole conversation would have been nonsensical.
Some of you guys are amazing. I am not even in your league. Some of you guys, from
what I see, cover a huge amount of territory and see many many providers (from what I can gather) in a single day. I tip my hat to you "SUPER-MONGERS." Maybe some of you never touch stimulants and pay no special attention to diet. (I salute you) Even in my youth I never enjoyed that kind of prowess.
But, you have to take what you got and make that work at top efficiency but my only point is "don't ruin what you got." Take care of it, the same as you would take care of your car. We are given this body and it is vital to be tip-top for experiencing the pleasures of a lady.
Thank you for your patience, boys. You are all my friends and we all share the same strong desire and I know it is a long drawn out speech but I never want to see somebody potentially hurt their body. We gather here to exchange ideas and to help each other out. Each one of us has a different perspective and contributes value. Peace, brothers.