No, not that “c” word, I’m talking about cancer.  Dr. Mark has been bringing sex out of the cancer closet since 2006 and she can be heard on The Stupid Cancer Show on Monday, March 1!

The Stupid Cancer Show is the voice of young adults affected by cancer. Unlike every other age group, this is about a generation of millions (aged 15-39) for whom there has been zero improvement in survival rates since Nixon. This is not OK! Hosted by young adult survivors Lisa Bernhard — acclaimed journalist and former Entertainment Correspondent for the Fox News Channel and Deputy Editor of TV Guide — and i[2]y Founder/CEO Matthew Zachary, we are challenging the status quo and demanding change from the establishment. It’s time. It’s our time. It’s about time. Stupid cancer. Survivors rule.

Yet another chance to listen to Dr. Mark giving the her own brand of shame-free sex information on The Stupid Cancer Show; Monday, June 8, from 6-7pm Pacific.  The Stupid Cancer Show is the voice of young adults with cancer and Monday’s episode is all about sex!  For more information check out:  http://stupidcancershow.com

Cancer sucks.  Survivors rule!

We’ve all heard it before, it seems like the cure for everything is exercise.  From an evolutionary perspective it makes sense.  Our ancestors were way more active in their daily lives than we are with our cars, TV’s and internet.  Our bodies were designed to move and when we don’t we are rewarded with dis-ease.  Even the World Cancer Research Fund has recently declared that “clean living,” specifically exercise, will dramatically reduce cancer rates around the world.  I agree, for the most part, but must point out that the majority survivors I know, myself included, led healthy lifestyles prior to cancer.  Cancer does not always follow our rules, but there’s another very good reason to exercise - great sex!

Exercise improves your mood, makes your body look hot which makes you feel sexy, helps you sleep so you’re not too tired to have sex and improves your cardiovascular health making it easier for blood to flow into your genitals during arousal which is vital for erections and yummy sensations.  Plus, couples who exercise together tend to stay together.

If you are resistant to exercise, for whatever reason, try living an active lifestyle.  You don’t necessarily have to go to a gym, you can take the stairs instead of the elevator, bike to work instead of driving, go for a walk or do yoga, anything that will get your body moving will help.  Even doing housework counts as exercise.

On the flip side, sex is great exercise especially when it gets your heart rate up.  Exercise for great sex, have sex for exercise, it’s all good!

A few select clips from my lecture for the UCSF Cancer Survivorship Program in July ‘08. While the lecture was tailored to cancer survivors, everyone can benefit from these concepts.