Green Sex: Sex as nature intended

I found this extremely helpful to listen to so I'm posting it here. I don't expect everyone to agree with everything in it but it had some logic and philosophy that's hard to dismiss and very applicable to addicts, possibly uncovering the source of much sexual dysfunction that seems to be widespread in society. One big takeaway for me was using sex (and by extension my spouse) as a tool for pleasure instead of bonding activity, let alone being open to children and growing s family, which is the biological purpose of sex. Also the closing line: "Women's bodies are perfect as they are. They don't need to be suppressed by chemicals and hormones. They need to be understood." Opened my eyes further to how I see my wife's body as a thing to use instead of a person to love. MP3 is $2.50 and there's a free audio clip in the link:

https://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org/store/title/green-sex-the-case-for-natural-family-planning

 

The talk mentions how sex is so primordial (i.e. basic) to human existence that it shouldnt be lightly tampered with or artificially manipulated. Kind of like how eating food is basic for survival but making ourselves vomit would be contrary (i.e. unnatural or unhealthy) to eating (or the purpose of eating). Since the widespread use of hormones to manipulate the human reproductive system is fairly modern, we are still learning about it's long term side effects. I dare say the pharmaceutical companies and the sexual revolution, which demands sex at any cost, has held this research back. But as the "green movement" continues to gain steam, people are taking a closer look at how these chemicals affect the human body and the population ad a whole (not to mention the environment).

For example, I did not know that male semen can help increase a woman's testosterone level (which can be out of balance from taking estrogen in birth control). It can also help the woman's body identify pregnancy as non threatening to the body and thus reduce risk for preeclampsia. If you regularly use a condom, you would not experience those same benefits.

 

"Can" is not the same as "will". No blanket statements were made. However I would avoid blanket statements like "charlatan" until you've listened to the talk.