Dr. Rena Malik

Yeah, I mean, being sedentary in general is so bad for so many different reasons. One is that obviously you're not getting exercise, but being sedentary, if you're sitting a lot, you're actually sitting on the nerves that give innervation to your genitals, right? So you're sitting on the pudendal nerve, one of the nerves that gives a lot of innervation to your genitals.

Yeah, I mean, being sedentary in general is so bad for so many different reasons. One is that obviously you're not getting exercise, but being sedentary, if you're sitting a lot, you're actually sitting on the nerves that give innervation to your genitals, right? So you're sitting on the pudendal nerve, one of the nerves that gives a lot of innervation to your genitals.

So you can start developing numbness in that area. You can start getting dysfunction from sitting all the time. And so that's not great. And then in general, you know, when you're sitting and you're eating and drinking, you're just gaining more fat.

So you can start developing numbness in that area. You can start getting dysfunction from sitting all the time. And so that's not great. And then in general, you know, when you're sitting and you're eating and drinking, you're just gaining more fat.

So you can start developing numbness in that area. You can start getting dysfunction from sitting all the time. And so that's not great. And then in general, you know, when you're sitting and you're eating and drinking, you're just gaining more fat.

So there's so much data on having people who have greater amounts of obesity, metabolic syndrome, which you get from sitting all the time and not exercising like diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, all those things are going to have negative impacts on your health, which is ultimately going to affect your libido, your ability to function sexually.

So there's so much data on having people who have greater amounts of obesity, metabolic syndrome, which you get from sitting all the time and not exercising like diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, all those things are going to have negative impacts on your health, which is ultimately going to affect your libido, your ability to function sexually.

So there's so much data on having people who have greater amounts of obesity, metabolic syndrome, which you get from sitting all the time and not exercising like diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, all those things are going to have negative impacts on your health, which is ultimately going to affect your libido, your ability to function sexually.

So overall, there's really, if you're going to have, if you have a job that makes you sit, it really is up to you to make that time, like throughout the day to get little activity, right? Like go up and down the stairs, go get up, walk around. throughout the day, put a timer on your phone, and just do it.

So overall, there's really, if you're going to have, if you have a job that makes you sit, it really is up to you to make that time, like throughout the day to get little activity, right? Like go up and down the stairs, go get up, walk around. throughout the day, put a timer on your phone, and just do it.

So overall, there's really, if you're going to have, if you have a job that makes you sit, it really is up to you to make that time, like throughout the day to get little activity, right? Like go up and down the stairs, go get up, walk around. throughout the day, put a timer on your phone, and just do it.

Like, it doesn't have to be a huge workout every day, but actually making sure you have consistent movement throughout the day is gonna go a long way.

Like, it doesn't have to be a huge workout every day, but actually making sure you have consistent movement throughout the day is gonna go a long way.

Like, it doesn't have to be a huge workout every day, but actually making sure you have consistent movement throughout the day is gonna go a long way.

Absolutely, and I think desire is very complex. Like I said, a lot of stress, anxiety, mental, psychological disorders, they can all affect desire. Medications you're on can affect desire. So sort of figuring out like, okay, which areas of my life do I need to improve? And if they have fixed all those other things, then maybe there's a medical issue going on

Absolutely, and I think desire is very complex. Like I said, a lot of stress, anxiety, mental, psychological disorders, they can all affect desire. Medications you're on can affect desire. So sort of figuring out like, okay, which areas of my life do I need to improve? And if they have fixed all those other things, then maybe there's a medical issue going on

Absolutely, and I think desire is very complex. Like I said, a lot of stress, anxiety, mental, psychological disorders, they can all affect desire. Medications you're on can affect desire. So sort of figuring out like, okay, which areas of my life do I need to improve? And if they have fixed all those other things, then maybe there's a medical issue going on

that those are important things to assess because like I said, if certain medications, like a lot of people are antidepressants, they can affect desire quite significantly. Even things that people use for hair growth, like finasteride or Propecia can affect desire. So things like that can affect desire. You may not even realize it.

that those are important things to assess because like I said, if certain medications, like a lot of people are antidepressants, they can affect desire quite significantly. Even things that people use for hair growth, like finasteride or Propecia can affect desire. So things like that can affect desire. You may not even realize it.

that those are important things to assess because like I said, if certain medications, like a lot of people are antidepressants, they can affect desire quite significantly. Even things that people use for hair growth, like finasteride or Propecia can affect desire. So things like that can affect desire. You may not even realize it.