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Tuesday, 21 October 2014

3 surprising foods for better sex


 So a visit to your favourite oily fast food joint gets you excited, but it really gets your erections down. Try these foods instead!

Fitbie rounds up some foods that are surprisingly good for your sex life!

Watermelon

This sweet and juicy summer fruit contains an unusually high level of an amino acid called cirtulline. That little chemical helps your body release this one: arginine. Long story short, it gives guys better blood flow (read: better erections).

Peaches

Not only is the summery smell and colour a peach really sexy, but these fruits are also a natural fertility drug for your man as they are jammed with vitamin C!

Eggs

A boiled egg might not want to make you jump into bed with your lover, but eating this super food will give you a good dose of L-arginine – the one that is good for your erectile dysfunction, remember?

Read more at Fitbie.
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This weird thing can make you awesome at sex


So you’ve read every little misguided tip from virgin bloggers and drank every kind of tea and yet you’re still terrible in bed? 
It turns out one little hormone can cure your whole pathetic plight for sexual superstardom, Daily Mail reports.
And it’s a strange one – the one that helps moms bond with their babies, oxytocin! 
It was known before that the “cuddle hormone” made men more sensitive to those things we sometimes here about – “feelings.”
But it wasn’t known how it affects men’s bodies until now. And what an effect it has. 
Apparently it’s on the level of Viagra!
Read more at Daily Mail.
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3 more boob facts


So you think you know your way around your lady’s body? Bet you didn’t know these strange things about her boobs.

Men’s Health gives us the details on some astonishing breast info.

They are getting bigger in general

Either that or women are buying bigger bras. The average woman now wears a 34DD bra, according to lingerie retailer Intimacy. Twenty years ago it was a 34B! 

Playing with the twins is a turn on

A whopping 82% of women agree that playing with her breasts is a major turn on before sex, a 2006 study found.

The pair isn’t identical

Look closely (as if there’s any other way) at your lady’s breasts. The one is about a fifth of a cup bigger than the other, according to the book Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History by Florence Williams.

More to love!

Read more at Men’s Health.
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Monday, 20 October 2014

5 tips to fight your beer belly


There comes a day in many a man’s life when he finds himself standing in the shower, realising that he can’t see the bottom half of his body past his bulging midriff.
A beer belly, though not always caused by excessive beer consumption, frequently catches men by surprise: as we get older, less physically active and our metabolism changes, extra fat tends to accumulate into a less-than-attractive protruding potbelly.
But tummy fat doesn’t just mess with your good looks, it also comes with considerable medical dangers, including an increased risk of:
- heart disease
- high blood pressure
- raised cholesterol
- cancer
- diabetes
- heartburn
- dementia
- stroke
- sleep apnoea
- gall bladder problems

All of these should provide sufficient motivation for you to want to get rid of your extra-sized gut. The good news is that with a bit of determination and time you can do just that. Here are five top tips to help you fight and win the battle of the bulge.
1. Drink in moderation
Beer might be a lot of fun, but it also contains loads of empty kilojoules. The alcohol and sugar in beer tend to slow down your metabolism, resulting in a growth in stomach fat. To add to the beer drinker’s woes, the hops in your favourite brew contains an oestrogenic compound which can lead to hormonal imbalances and contribute to fat gain. Alcohol is known to be able to slow down your ability to burn fat by more than 30%.
Far be it from me to suggest that you should stop drinking beer and other alcoholic beverages altogether, but you should definitely consider moving to light beer and cutting down on your overall consumption if you want to see results in your waistline.
2. Cardiovascular and aerobic exercise
Before you start building muscles and toning your abs you need to get rid of the flab. The most effective way to lose fat all over your body, including your tummy, is by starting and sticking with a regular cardiovascular and aerobic exercise programme. Anything that will get your heart pumping, your blood flowing and your breath going will do: walking, swimming, running, cycling, soccer, tennis, squash, jumping rope, spinning, interval training, rowing… your options are endless.
Try to establish a 30-minute exercise plan three to five days a week. Weight loss exercises are only going to be effective if you make them a regular part of your life, so choose exercises that you actually enjoy doing. Keep it interesting and mix it up – you’re unlikely to stick with the programme if you end up doing the same old routine. You may want to find an exercise partner or even a group of people to keep you motivated.
Incorporate simple exercises into your everyday life by parking your car a bit further from the office in the morning, taking the stairs instead of the escalator or lift and going for a brisk walk at lunchtime.
3. Build your abs
Once you’re starting to lose weight around your middle as a result of your cardiovascular and aerobic programme, it’s time to include some abdominal strength exercises in your daily workout routine to strengthen and tone your stomach muscles. Think crunches, sit ups and the ab machine at the gym. While strength training is not effective at removing belly fat that is already there, it will help to prevent the accumulation of new, deep abdominal fat.
4. Improve your diet
All the exercise in the world isn’t going to get you a flatter tummy if you don’t combine it with a healthy and balanced diet and a reduced kilojoule intake. Rather than embarking on crash diets, make a concerted effort to permanently change your eating habits for the better. Here are some basic suggestions:
- reduce your portions – no need to feel bloated after every meal;
- drink 8 to 12 glasses of tap water, spread throughout the day to help your metabolism;
- cut down on sugary, fatty, fried and processed food (white bread, chips, pizza, fast food, cool drinks, chocolate bars, cake, etc.);
- eat more wholegrain cereals, breads and pastas;
- eat more raw and fresh fruit and vegetables;
- choose lean, low fat meats and grill or roast rather than fry them;
eat five balanced, smaller meals through the day rather than three large ones – it’ll improve your metabolism; and
- eat more soluble fibre (unpeeled apples, oats, cherries, etc.).

5. Relax and give it time
Let’s not kid ourselves, loosing your beer belly and getting back into shape takes time, commitment and patience. Set yourself realistic goals and don’t panic if nothing seems to be happening after the first week. Regular exercise and a better diet do really work, but you need to stick to your programme to see results.
Make sure to take time out and relax on a regular basis. Stress has been shown to lead to hormonal imbalances, especially involving the hormone cortisol, which is released during stressful situations and appears to stimulate the storage of fat around the abdomen and stomach.

- Health24
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Friday, 17 October 2014

'Pulling out' still used to prevent pregnancy!


Withdrawal is an old-fashioned, unreliable form of birth control, but one-third of young women still use it anyway, new research indicates.
"Our study showed that use of withdrawal for contraception is very common, but it doesn't work as well as other methods," said study author Dr Annie Dude, a resident in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at Duke University Medical Center, in Durham, North Carolina.
Dude and her colleagues analysed 2006-2008 data from a national survey of US women, focusing on 2 220 participants between the ages of 15 and 24. Their aim was to see how commonplace it was for young, sexually active women to use withdrawal as a way to avoid pregnancy.
The findings will be published in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
The investigators found that 31% of the women used withdrawal as a form of birth control at least once. Of those who used it, about 21% became pregnant unintentionally, compared with only 13% of women who used other types of contraceptives.
Withdrawal users were also 7.5% more likely to have used emergency contraception (such as Plan B or Next Choice).
'Pulling out'
Women who relied on the withdrawal method, which depends upon a man "pulling out" (hopefully) before ejaculating, as their only form of birth control, tended to be less likely to get pregnant than women who used withdrawal along with other forms of birth control over the course of the study, but Dude said this finding was not statistically significant.
She said the research shows that health care providers who care for sexually active young women need to recognise that one reason couples may use withdrawal as a method of birth control is that they haven't planned ahead, and that providers need to take the time to discuss more effective birth control methods with their patients.
"My overall take is that doctors think this is such an antiquated method of birth control that they don't really think to address it with their patients," Dude said.
One expert who wasn't involved with the study said the reasons that might lead a woman to choose the withdrawal method over something more reliable are complicated.
"Many contraceptives are short-acting and require a lot of action on the part of a woman. Using a condom, having a condom, going to the store or pharmacy to get one. Refilling the pill, taking it every day, getting a prescription refilled. Travel and moving. So many issues make these contraceptive methods difficult to use or to be consistent about," said Dr Kari Braaten, an obstetrician-gynaecologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston.
Another expert called the study "nicely done" and said it had important findings.
Dr Angela Chen, an associate clinical professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at University of California, Los Angeles, and the family planning division chief at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, said it's not at all surprising that people who are using this method have more unintended pregnancies. For the withdrawal method to work successfully, she said both partners need to be highly motivated.
Communication is key
"You need couples who've been together a long time and can communicate well," Chen said. "The woman really needs to understand her menstrual cycles – when she is most fertile – and most women do not. Their perceptions are all over the place. An app for fertility tracking can be a good start. Bring your menstrual calendar to your provider to learn more."
She added that the results also suggest that practitioners need to talk about Plan B with their patients more openly. "We should be able to recommend it to anybody on a short-acting contraceptive; anyone who might have a method failure should be offered Plan B."
Study author Dude said the most effective contraception for this age group is a long-acting, reversible method such as an intrauterine device (IUD), or a contraceptive insert in the arm.
But obtaining more effective contraception options – from long-acting methods to Plan B – can be difficult for younger women, said Braaten at Brigham and Women's.
"There are certainly issues of access for the age group in this study – young women ages 15 to 24," Braaten said. "I'd like to stress that one of the things we need to do is improve access to long-acting methods like IUDs and implants, so we minimize these experiences and encounters where women find themselves needing to rely on an 'emergency' form of contraception like withdrawal or Plan B when they're otherwise unprepared."

- Health24
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Tuesday, 14 October 2014

Wait, smoking is bad for your what?


Smoking may increase the risk for cartilage loss and more severe pain in men with osteoarthritis of the knee, according to a new study.

The study, by researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic and published in the January issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, followed 159 men with knee osteoarthritis for 30 months. Nineteen of the men were smokers.
More pain for smokersAfter the researchers adjusted their study results for age, body mass index (a measure of weight in relation to height) and baseline cartilage scores, they found that the smokers were at increased risk of cartilage loss and experienced more pain than the men who did not smoke.
"Our findings also suggest smoking plays a role in the progression of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis and, therefore, is a modifiable risk factor with important public health implications," Dr David Felson, director of the Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit and professor of medicine and public health at Boston University School of Medicine, said in a prepared statement.
The researchers could not pinpoint why smoking was associated with knee pain. It is not likely due to cartilage loss, since cartilage does not have pain fibres, Felson explained.
"Instead, smoking may have direct effects on other articular structures mediating knee pain or may modify the threshold for musculoskeletal pain among smokers," he said.
Further study is needed to investigate the effects of smoking on knee osteoarthritis, the researchers added.

- Health24
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