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Happiness Through Health
A Theory On Alcofibl
And Sex
iy Otto McClarrln y ; J
It is a paradox familiar both to Shakespeare and i.
uncounted .college men - that alcohol
simultaneously hones the edge of sexual desire , ud
blunts its effect. . ' t ,"Bi.AI,;,,
a- -.,;t. nf etneriments at Belmont s
McLean; Hospital suggests an pknan s
phenomenon, which the porter in Masbett describ
ed in this way: "the performance; therefore much
drink may be said to be an equivocator with
echeryfit makes him and it mars him; it sets him
j t :. ' him nff; it nersuades him and
disheartens him; makes him stand to and not stand
to "
The McLean experiments suggest that liquor's ef
fects on arousal are no mere matter of uncorking m
hibitfons, but rather an intricate chain of events in
.volvmg several parts of the hormonal system that
governs men's sexual performance.
The experiments were undertaken to clarify the
effect of alcohol on two hormones that play vital
roles in sexual arousal and potency testosterone
and luteinizing hormone. ...
What they found was that a stiff belt, in this case
: of vodka, would regularly drive down the level of
testosterone which could explain temporary lm
potency. In a chain reaction, the alcohol would also
produce a surge of luteinizing hormones. And that
surge, other studies have indicated, could account
"for those unprompted feelings of sexual desire.
This "back door" form of arousal would explain
the confusing sexual state described by the porter in
Macbeth. ' V. j .
According to Dr. Jack H. Mendelson, of the
McLean-Harvard Research Center, several earlier
studies had shown that alcohol lowers the level of
testoterone, on a long-term basis in chronic
alcoholics and for short periods in the occasional
drinker. , ' . . , .
Testosterone, which begins to be produced by the
male testes in large quantities at puberty, is the hor
mone that generates most secondary sexual
characteristics. It also controls sexual potency.
The earlier studies have not gone unchallenged,
however, and Mendelson and his colleagues tried to
'sort out the facts. The researchers enlisted sixteen
male volunteers in the 20's with no record of
alcohol or drug abuse. They placed small Catheters
into an arm vein in each to permit frequent blood
sampling. They then took samples every twenty
minutes for six hours, starting one hour before the
volunteers had their drink about four shots
worth of 100 proof vodka and juice and continu
ing for five hours afterward.
The found that as the alcohol entered the
bloodstream, peaking nearly two hours after the
drink was finished, the level of testosterone in the
blood dropped steadily. "
- Mendelson believes (that the alcohol, enough to
leave the volunteers in a state of "mild to moderate
inebriation' does hot affect the central mechanism
. controlling hormone production. Instead, he said,
it may speed up the breakdown of testosterone in
the liver or block a chemical used to produce it in
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links Honor Senior Citizens
National Trends and Services Committee of the Durham Chapter of Links
sponsored a birthday party on April 6, honoring Senior Citizens at the St.
Theresa Community Center on South Roxboro Streets
Prior to the celebration, everyone participated in a voter education pro
gram. Mrs. Elna Spaulding, a Durham County Commissioner and also a
member of Links, spoke on the importance of voting and provided many
answers about Durham County politics during a question-answer period.
In addition to tf 5 members of the committee Mesdames Patsy Perry,
chairman: Martha Dooms, Rebecca Edmonds, Elna Spaulding ana Lome
XmT-Mrs, Edna Ballard, coordinator of the center, and Mrs. Eula W.
Harris and Mrs. Lelia Miller, guests, shared this memorable event with the St.
TTrTm SSfS 3w S: M. Lillie Unnon, Mrs. Verness Cotton Wiibert'
Min nail, Mrs. Msbel Mabry, Rev. L.S. Thompson Mrs. JtoM. Mrs.
Otelia Becton, Willie Mitchell. Mrs. Pauline Petteway, C.G. Mabry, Bert t
Hopkins and Rev. Gerald Ewing.
Durham Baha'is To Observe
20th Anniversary
Members of the Baha'i Faith will celebrate the
20th Anniversary of the formation of the Baha'i'
Assembly of the City of Durham on Sunday, April r
25 at 3 p.m., at the Edison Johnson Recreation
Center, 600 West Murray Avenue.
Dr. Dwight Allen, professor of Arts and Letters !
at Old Dominion University and member of the Na
tional Ssembly of the Baha'is of the United States, j
will be guest speaker. The public is invited.
Marriage Satisfaction
Drops in Middle Years
By CHRIS TIEDEMANN extension food and nutrition
N. C. State University ' specialist at North Carolina
State University. '
Research indicates a drop She explains that the U.
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FREE Procurement
Procedures Workshop
AprU 22 and 27, 1982, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
, ' City Hall Personnel Briefing
For small businesses Interested in doing business
with City of Durham. Registration forms available in
purchasing Division, 101 City Hall Plaza.
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in satisfaction with marriage
during the middle years, says
Leo F. Hawkins, extension
humi development special-! g,. rom about 1,200 in
t at North Carohna State hfl U-S -n 1968 1m
S. Department of Agriculture
estimates that the number
of health food stores has'
University.
Gradual deterioration of
the relationship was identi
fied as the major factor in
the failure of marriage in a
study of 138 divorced people
in the middle years, Hawkins
continues.
Seventy m-depth , inter-
today.
Gourmet shops that sell
exotic meats, fish, baked
goods, and homemade pas
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the testes.
Although the level of luteinizing hormone show-
wnocnangeaiur,incTO views with divorced men and nt ,H(nwi, i
denly surged when the level of testosterone dropped , ,6menDrovidedin8htinto "A "cent iMyAMl I
to its lowest point. , ----- , 1 ""' ' what factors brought about r.wuwnfraBl
I ntrini7inr hormone, oroduced bV the Pituitary 1 ' B the housework m Amenca.
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Factor?mdedexcessivejHin80n exBtension family
domination of the husband; management
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self-esteem; decreasing com- gtate Univer8ity the 8tudy
nituitarv a chemical stenal. and the pituitary in turn irTZZrZ showed what type of
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or "master gland" at the base of the brain, is a
messenger hormone that tells the testes when to pro
duce testosterone.
Scientists believe that when an erotic experience ,
sets off normal sexual arousal, the brain send the
They then churn out testosterone to produce an
Mendelson sneculates
the level of testosterone, this triggers a "feedback"
signal to the pituitary telling it to shoot out more lu
teinizing hormone, which get the testes to replace
the lost testosterone. It now appears, said
Mendelson, that "receptors" in the brain also sense
the increased flow of luteinizing hormone, and the
result is a sense of sexual desire entirely independent
of any "outside" erotic stimulus. 1
heavy involvement with
careers; extra-marital involve
ment and midlifi
specialist says.
most.
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".Meet SfJl l'1'
Cash Micheals
LOS ANGELES: Six months old' Andrew Singermun, tired and hungry after all of the
official ceremony, eats ti!s way through his diploma April 15, as he sits decked out in
cap ani gown after grsduating from the "Baby Power program at the Educate
tesnurce A Service Center Ths infant-parenting program is a totally unique '
designed to dsmonstrsti to parents how they can teach, interact and commumr
their infants in a constructive and positive way.
Hometown. . .... Brooklyn, N.Y.
Birthday. January 3
Sign. .............. .... . . . .Capricorn
Nickname.... "Cash"
Education. ... . . .... . St. Frances Prep High School
Brooklyn College
Most Memorable Moment. . . . . . ... . . .Wedding Day
Pet Peeves. ... .Indifference, discourtesy
Most Admired Persons . Muhammad Ali
Bill Cosby
- ' . Sidney Poitier
Favorites: ' ...
Color : V. Brown
Artist(s) or Group(s). ............... .Dionne Warwick, Lou Rawls
Actor. . . . . : : v . . i . . . ... . . : . . . .Al Pacino
Actress. . . Jane Fonda
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Athlete. : Julius Ervlng
.. V TV Show. ,.. M.A.S.H.
Magazine v Ebony
) " Hobbles. t .Basketball, Reading
professional Goal Jo become a highly creative professions
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Special Awards and Recognition:
"Just being' alive and I'll always recognize that
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