In my work as a urologist, I have seen many men with erectile dysfunction.
These issues are one of the common symptoms of a more general condition: metabolic syndrome. The other components are hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, sleep apnea, dyslipidemias, non-alcoholic fatty liver, gout, obesity.... We don't all have the same symptoms and any combination is possible.
Treating only the symptom isn't satisfactory for anyone. If we don't discuss the causes, we'll only have palliative medicine.
During this investigation into the causes, I encountered conflicting information, ideas that contradicted my beliefs and certain recommendations. Surprised and confused, it took me time to make something of it. I took this time to listen to researchers and synthesize their findings, to write down these ideas and structure my thoughts.
One day I wanted to share them too.
I started having longer consultations with willing patients, to discuss prevention (nutrition, physical activity, sleep, light and sunlight, mental health, sexuality, hormesis). I witnessed the transformative power of these ideas.
How many new ideas can be shared in one consultation? How many patients will never be seen? It wasn't enough. I told myself that we deserve better!
We deserve to use digital tools to spread these ideas more widely, share them and discuss them with respect and moderation, even if they are complex, surprising, or take us out of our comfort zone.
I imagined an interactive and participatory multimedia newsletter, with an artistic touch. Ambitious posts to enlighten minds and illuminate the soul.
Happy reading.