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Sexual Exercise: Key to Mental, Emotional, Physical & Sexual Fitness

Scientific News Today …

Have you thought that exercise is only good for strong muscles, satisfying love-making, a lean body, and a strong heart?  It certainly is — and that’s not all!  In addition to these physical benefits, physical activity has been shown to help with being emotionally and mentally fit.

There is a growing body of research demonstrating that exercise promotes mental health and wellness.  Researchers at Duke University studied people suffering from depression.  They found that 60% of the participants who exercises for 30 minutes three times a week overcame their depression without using antidepressant medication.  This is the same percentage rate as for those who only used medication in their treatment for depression.

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Intimacy News: Is Stress Making You Want to AVOID Being Close?

March 28, 2008 — Dermatologists report that stress can cause many skin-related problems.  These include hair falling out, acne break outs, etc.  Once these stress effects manifest, their appearance can cause even more anxiety.

How does stress affect the skin?  Dermatologists have found that, when you’re stressed out, your body releases a hormone called cortisol.  Increased cortisol levels, in turn, increases oil production, which can cause acne eruptions … even if you have never had acne before!

Has stress been making you self-conscious?  Do you want to hide from people because acne has gotten out of control?  Have stress outbreaks left you feeling un-sexy?  What can you do?

To counter these effects, it is important that you reduce the amount of stress in your life.  Some practical ways to do so include:
1)  Get a good night’s sleep;
2)  Pay attention to breathing deeply and slowly;
3)  Get regular exercise
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Stress: Stress Reduction … NOW!

Have you been feeling frustrated and anxious about the state of the economy? Are you assaulted with bad news every place you look? Is the tension stressing your relationship?  Are you and your partner quarreling rather than love-making?  Do you want to get away from it all?

Well, now you can!  That’s right …

You can start right now — this very minute — to relieve the stress you might be experiencing. The fastest way to do so is no further away than your breathing. You can begin to take charge of your stress level by purposely directing your breathing. Just begin to take gradually slower and deeper breaths. That’s right — do this right now.

What do you feel?

Then, as you allow your breathing to become deeper and slower, imagine that your body begins to relax. Now, allow it to relax even more. Continue to do this until you have increased your level of relaxation and your stress level has strongly diminished.

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Happy Thanksgiving: The Art of Giving Thanks!

In the United States, today is Thanksgiving Day! I wish you a VERY Happy Thanksgiving!

Giving Thanks … what does this mean?

Giving Thanks is the act of Gratitude, the act of Appreciation. When you give thanks, you are focusing on the positive aspects of your life. For whatever period of time you choose for the thanks-giving, you are concentrating on the blessings in your life.

In earlier blog posts, we have previously covered in detail both the macro-level of creativity and the micro-level of creativity. In brief, on a macro-level,

the Law of Attraction dictates that you bring to yourself that upon which you focus your thought-energy. In addition, on a micro-level, your subconscious mind functions to create what you are thinking.

So, from both macro- and the micro-directions, when you focus on the blessings in your life, you begin to attract more blessings to yourself. In other words, when you focus on positive aspects in your life, you start to draw more positive to yourself!

Isn’t it time to start? I invite you to JOIN ME in this action of Thanks-giving! And to start it off—I give thanks for YOU … for your eagerness to grow, for your desire to create more that is Positive in your life! I give thanks for your willingness to use your own Powerful Mind—your Mind Power—in such beneficial ways!

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Relationship Stress-Reduction: It’s in Your Hands!

Stressed Out?  ‘Looking for a simple way to calm down?  Here’s an additional benefit you can derive from your strong relationship!

Yes, you’ve been working with your partner to create a strong, mutually-loving, sexually-satisfying relationship.  Now that the two of you have this together, you can enjoy additional stress-calming benefits from your personal interactions.

The way to do so is through the magic of touch!

University of Virginia’s Psychology Department, neuroscientist James A. Coan, Ph.D., has conducted research into brain activity and emotional experience.  He conducted brain scans of his subjects and found that women under stress displayed increased calmness as a result of holding a man’s hand.  Stress reduction was most dramatic when the woman and man had close emotional ties.

So, if you want to reduce your level of stress … and do so quickly … relief is as close as holding your partner’s hand!

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Sexuality: With Age, Better Health Means Better Sex

TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) – New research looks at sexuality and sexual activity in a scientific way.  In a deviation from the frequent scientific focus that often centers on illness, this new study looks at health and well-being.  It looks at elements that affect quality of life – having a good sex life being critical to overall quality of life.

According to research conducted by University of Chicago’s Program in Integrative Sexual Medicine, better health equates to better sex lives.  These researchers also found that healthy people were more likely to engage in sex — and good sex at that.  Those in good health were more apt to express an interest in sex.

This new research also found that this association held firm into middle-age and later life as well.  This research was published in the March 10 issue of the British Medical Journal.

The study authors examined two different samples of more than 3,000 adults each – in one, the subjects were aged 25 to 74; in the second, the subjects were aged 57 to 85.  Both groups contained an equal number of men and women. Subjects were interviewed and filled in questionnaires on their marital status, their health (rated on a scale from excellent to poor), the quality of their sex lives and how often they had sex.

The study’s authors created a novel
measure called “sexually active life expectancy.” According to this new measure, men aged 55 could expect another 15 years of sex while women of the same age could expect about 11 more active sexual years.

This research provides even-more evidence of the far-reaching benefits of good health.  An active sexual relationship nourishes intimacy and satisfaction.  Having good sexual interaction — both in frequency and in level of gratification — in turn, can function to deepen a relationship, providing stronger, more enduring partnerships.

In order to have good health in older age, it is important to attend to good health TODAY!  Good health today makes for a stronger, healthier body today, tomorrow and throughout tomorrow’s tomorrows.  Good health is an experience that requires attention each and every day … and the best time to start is NOW! What one thing can you do — today — to implement stronger, better health for the GOOD of your life?  I invite you to do it … and to do it each and every day thereafter.

If you are a smoker, perhaps, your one thing might be to stop nicotine.  For help to do so, visit our stop-nicotine website today.  If you are overweight, perhaps, your one thing might be to get your weight to a health level.  For help to do so, visit our weight management website today!

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Stress: Is Stress Getting You Down?

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There are many times in our lives when stress creeps in and causes great angst.  Life is busy and work, relationships, and responsibilities can seem overwhelming at times.  Do you feel stress getting you down?  Here are some tips to help deal with stress and its after-effects.

Stress has become a major cause of anxiety. If not dealt with, it can have an incapacitating effect on your life.  Often, people with hard-driving, A-type personalities can be prime candidates for stress-induced symptoms.  The perfectionism they tend to seek in what they do never quite measures up to their expectations. This is not a perfect world; it helps when we realize that, as human beings, we aren’t perfect either.

People tend to deal with stress in different ways; perhaps they ignore the initial problem which caused it; retreat within themselves, or fall apart. However, when you recognize the signs, you can often nip it in the bud before it completely takes over.

Using simple exercises can relieve the

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