Comprehensive men's sexual health information, tips and news about men's sexual health.

posted by admin on Mar 24

As you approach sexual intimacy both biological and colour changes occur. Blood begins to infuse the skin because of the increase in sexual desire making the skin become, to a lesser or greater degree, pink or red. With arousal blood flows from the deeper areas of the body to the surface areas. The softer areas of the body become engorged and enlarged. With this rush of blood we feel warm and there is heightened sensitivity over the entire body. At this point we are so aware of the lightest touch. Make sure it is a light touch you give your partner. Being heavy handed is inappropriate overkill.

For some people, the flushing is very pronounced. It is a bright measles-like reddening most commonly seen in women. It begins on the skin over the stomach and upper abdomen, spreads to the upper part of the breasts, then the upper chest, then to the sides and middle region of the breasts, and finally the undersides of the breasts. Often the face and neck are also coloured as Desmond Morris points out in The Human Animal and his earlier book, The Naked Ape.

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posted by admin on Mar 24

If your room is predominantly a medium blue-green

Blue-green in all its variations (some of the names given include jade and teal) is a positive prestigious colour suggesting success and confidence. All aspects of image are important to you, so for example, you will be very well groomed. Blue-green is calming, without depressing the emotions.

If you have chosen this colour for your bedroom you are a compassionate and confident person who likes to stand out from the crowd a little. You are sexually self-confident, yet individual in your intimate pursuits. Brimming with blue-green is positive. You can choose mid to deep blue-green to express yourself. The best colours to combine with it are pink, lemon, pale turquoise, cream and lilac. Using small amounts of red as an accent with blue-green is also a confident expression of who you are.

If your room is predominantly brown

If you have chosen brown for your bedroom, you may be trying to create a safe cocoon within which to withdraw from the pressures of daily life. Brown gives a feeling of comfort and security to many people. It is also a colour preferred by a lot of very down-to-earth people who like the stability and strength of material security. These people are reliable, steady and serious-minded.

On the other hand it can also be a sign of discontent. Brown is deep. Brown is not fun. Brown is seriously sensible. If you’re browsing with brown think hard whether the relationship is too static. Predominantly brown in a bedroom could cause boredom in a long-term relationship. Add some pink to the room and this will infuse more loving energy without taking away from the comfort and security of the brown.

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posted by admin on Mar 24

There are three basic Romantic decorating styles:

1. The antique Victorian Romantic has lots of lace and frills, cosiness, comfort and clutter. Soft and filmy fabrics feature here, sometimes with a lacy mosquito net. These bedrooms are usually decorated in all white fabric and lace combined with medium to dark antique furniture, with lace runners or doilies, or lace tablecloths covering them. Fringes and bows with trailing ribbons may be a part of the decoration as well.

Occasionally, some pastels are used. Four-poster beds in decorative wrought iron, brass or ornate antique polished timber are usual. The total effect is soft, lacy and curvy, with no harsh lines. Pillows are soft and plentiful with lacy or frilly covers. Ornaments and mementos are plentiful and cover every conceivable surface.

2. The modern Romantic style has voluptuous softness as the main feature. Fabrics will be soft and delicate or opulent and may have floral or softly blended geometric designs, or they may be plain and pastel. The colours used are soft pastels of pink, blue, green, ivory, peach or white, or combinations of these colours. Furniture will be of medium- or light-coloured timber, or it may be painted timber, often with decorative stencils on it. There may be round tables with frilled tablecloths, and family photos displayed with other mementos on the tables, as well as roses or other romantic flowers. There is a certain amount of fantasy involved in this type of romantic bedroom, as these Romantics often like to escape from the harshness and inconsistencies of everyday reality. Where better to do it than in the intimacy of the bedroom?

3. The subtle Romantic style is a toned down version of the modern style. It is still very seductive, yet not overly lacy or frilly. Abstract curves in furniture and fabric designs will feature and colours may be stronger. Paintings or sculptures of nudes will often appear in accessories. This bedroom will be dramatically romantic and sensual rather than softly romantic and sensual. This will often be the choice of the Romantic male.

The female Romantic bedroom is one of the above styles using lace, or frills, or soft floral fabric, or sheer curtain fabric or a combination of all. It will be a very feminine room, but one that is loved by men even though they would not decorate in such a manner themselves.

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posted by admin on Mar 24

We include this bedroom style because it is recognisable yet in harmony with every other style so far discussed. It is based on a style related to a particular country or culture. The bedroom and often the entire home could reflect a passion for Japan, Mexico, Bali, Spain, Greece or any other culture. There is authenticity in the representation of the cultural style. This is not a bedroom merely created from decorating magazines. This is a style loved by the inhabitant because either this is their ethnic roots or that they have become so enamoured with another culture they wish to recreate it at home.

If someone you love has Sante Fe or Tuscan influences in their bedroom this will simply give it a Town and Country touch. It is not Ethnic unless every aspect of the bedroom decoration is Mexican or Italian and probably most of the house is also.

The female and male Ethnic bedrooms cannot be described. They depend on the culture represented. There is authenticity when a person reflects the Ethnic style. There is respect for all aspects of the culture.

The personality of the Ethnic bedroom owner will come into the other style personality ranges since within the Ethnic style category is the gamut of expression. Some followers of Ethnic will, for example, be Dramatic, some Town and Country, some Romantic etc. If you know the culture, you will be able to interpret the personality. The detail, line, form and colour of the decorative features of the chosen culture will be of paramount importance to them. So expect the fascinated Ethnic to have a loyal and devoted interest in the detail and the nuances of another culture.

Key words: other cultures.

Be exactly who you are. And do it to the maximum.

Isabella Rossellini

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posted by admin on Mar 24

The Ethnic personality is based on one or more of the other styles, with decoration of the bedroom totally based on a particular culture. It could reflect a passion for Mexico, Bali, Japan, Italy, Greece, Spain or any other country.

Whatever the interest, there will be objects and artefacts from that culture evident in the decorative aspects of the bedroom. Someone choosing to use a style from a culture other than their own is usually romantic and into some fantasy. They dream of faraway places. They love to travel. They differ from those who choose their own ethnic cultural style when residing in another country.

Ethnic style personalities live and breathe the culture they love, so take them to a restaurant which is very authentic in its style, or prepare a romantic dinner at home with elements of decoration from their preferred culture as well as an authentic menu.

Find out about the intricacies of their favourite culture and base your seduction on acceptable standards in that culture. Learn some loving and romantic words and phrases from that culture and surprise them when they least expect it by writing a love note or offering an invitation in that language. Whatever you do, you will win them over by being authentic in your approach.

As the Ethnic personality will also be one of the other styles already discussed, it will be up to you to decide the combination. For example, a lover of Spanish decor will most likely be a Dramatic-Romantic combination. Follow the seduction ideas for both those styles. If your partner loves the Italian Tuscan look, then Town and Country will be the basic style. If Japanese is their passion, Dramatic or Contemporary will be the seduction style to follow.

Good news: enjoy the journey to faraway places.

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posted by admin on Mar 23

Researchers have already discovered that we can bolster our immunocompetence by using only positive beliefs and thoughts and by eliminating negative ones. That we can control our immunocompetence through a psycho-technique such as this should come as no surprise. For over twenty years, we have been able to control our arteries and lower blood pressure through a psycho-technique called biofeedback.

Positivism describes the psycho-technique now being used to bolster immunocompetence. It was largely developed out of the pioneering work of medical doctors such as oncologist Bernie Siegel, Herbert Benson and Dean Ornish, all of Harvard Medical School; oncologist O. Carl Simon ton M.D.; David T. Bums, M.D., of the University of Pennsylvania, psychiatrist Gerald Jampolsky, M.D., originator of attitudinal healing, and many more.

The sum total of their discoveries is that when we continue to carry fear, guilt, non-forgiveness, resentment, envy, hostility and worry—and when we continue to judge and condemn others—these negative emotions are transformed into pathological changes such as cancer, ulcers, heart disease or infections.

At this stage, we should mention that psychology has long known that every feeling must first be triggered by a thought. A thought incidentally, is the same thing as creating a mental image or making a mental picture in your mind’s eye. Think a thought, or make a mental picture, of a friend or neighbor who has a more exciting spouse, a better job, a bigger house and a more luxurious car than you do, and you’ve set yourself up for a strong feeling of envy with possible overtones of resentment Within a minute or two, these negative emotions will start low-grade stress mechanisms simmering and you will begin to feel tense, uncomfortable and upset.

It’s not easy to change a negative emotion such as this once it’s begun. But it would have been extremely easy to have slid that first thought off your mind when you started comparing yourself with someone else.

If negative thoughts can produce negative emotions which can be transformed into physiological diseases such as cancer, hypertension and viral infections, then it follows that if we think positive thoughts, we can turn on positive emotions that will bolster out immunocompetence to the point where it can overcome tumors and swiftly produce armies of antibodies to annihilate a vital infection.

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posted by admin on Mar 23

Assuming that a cold sufferer has a satisfactory intake of all other essential nutrients—especially vitamins A and E, the B-complex and zinc—what is the optimal amount of vitamin C to take? Let us begin by defining this as “holistic vitamin C therapy” implying a therapy in which all other vitamins and minerals play a supportive role in the healing properties of vitamin C.

Based on this concept, many nutritionists today are recommending that, as a prophylactic measure during the cold season, 250 mg should be taken with each major meal, or a total of three 250 mg tablets per day.

On the first appearance of cold symptoms, the consensus is to begin by taking one gram of vitamin C. After that, continue taking 500 mg every two-and-a-half hours throughout the time you arc awake. On retiring, take a one gram (1,000 mg) timed-release capsule of vitamin C. If you wake in the middle of the night, take another. Resume the 500 mg per two-and-a-half-hour-routine immediately on waking in the morning.

If timed-release one-gram capsules are not available, take an extra 500 mg tablet on retiring provided you have not taken any vitamin C dosage within the previous hour. If you wake in the middle of the night, take 750 mg of vitamin C on rising, then resume the 500 mg every two-and-a-half hour-routine.

For vitamin C to be effective, you must maintain a surplus in the bloodstream at ail times. Because the kidneys strain out all superfluous vitamin C from the bloodstream in about three hours, many nutritionists recommend replenishing the supply every two-and-a-half to three hours. In this way, you can maintain an above-average vitamin C level in your bloodstream throughout most of the twenty-four hours.

If you have not been taking the 750 mg daily prophylactic dose of vitamin C, and should a cold appear, start off by taking one gram of vitamin C. Two and a half hours later, take another one gram dose. Then continue taking 500 mg every two-and-a-half hours as in the program just described.

Whether or not you have been taking the 750 mg prophylactic dose, the important thing is to commence the 500 mg per two-and-a-half-hour routine as swiftly as possible after the first recognizable cold symptom appears.

Based on observations of subjects who have commenced holistic vitamin C therapy within an hour of the appearance of cold symptoms, after only eighteen hours of therapy at least 80 percent of the usual cold symptoms had failed to materialize.

After thirty-six hours of holistic vitamin C therapy, almost all cold symptoms should have disappeared.

Assuming that cold symptoms have largely disappeared, on the fourth and fifth days take one 500 mg tablet of vitamin C every three hours. Continue taking a one-gram tuned-release capsule of vitamin C at bedtime; alternatively. If you have not taken a dose of vitamin C in the previous one-and-a-half-hours, you can take an extra 500 mg tablet Even if you do not wake during the night, take only a 500 mg tablet in the morning.

Most people who follow holistic vitamin C therapy, and who take the other essential nutrients listed earlier hit his chapter, find they are free of all cold symptoms by the third day.

However, if cold symptoms do not disappear, continue taking 500 mg of vitamin C every three hours.

Starting either on the fifth day, or when cold symptoms have disappeared, continue to take 400 mg of vitamin C every three hours. (You can make a 400 mg dosage by slicing one fifth off a 500 mg tablet.) Continue this dosage through the end of the sixth day. You can still take a one-gram timed-release capsule at bedtime; or in lieu of that an extra 400 mg tablet, provided over two hours has elapsed since you last took vitamin C. Starting on the seventh day, take 250 mg of vitamin C every three hours. You can still take a one-gram timed-release capsule at bedtime; or in lieu of it, a 250 mg tablet provided over two hours has elapsed since last taking vitamin C.

On the twelfth day, you can resume your regular prophylactic dose of 250 mg three times a day.

To achieve results, holistic vitamin C therapy must be started within twenty-four hours of the first appearance of cold symptoms. If more than twenty-four hours have elapsed, holistic vitamin C therapy will probably be only fifty percent effective. If forty-eight hours have elapsed, it’s too late.

The idea is to maintain a constant level of vitamin C in the bloodstream. When cold symptoms have disappeared, you can begin to taper off the dosage until by the twelfth day, you are back to your prophylactic dosage of 250 mg three times a day.

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posted by admin on Mar 23

Whereas hayfever is a reaction to an airborne allergen occurring in the eyes, nose and throat, asthma is a reaction to an airborne allergen occurring in the lungs and chest. Asthma can range from mild to life-threatening and is frequently precipitated by airborne pollen, seeds, pollutants or chemicals. It may also be triggered by emotional stress, infections and by vigorous outdoor exercise in cold weather. It is a common occupational disease among farmers, meat wrappers, bakers, cotton textile workers and others exposed to chemicals. Most of all, it is a disease of childhood and gradually disappears with advancing age.

The underlying cause of asthma is an exaggerated immune response to an airborne allergen and is identical to that just described under “Allergic Rhinitis.”

The result is that when airways to the lungs are semi-five to an allergen, smooth muscles in the bronchial walls contract and constrict access of air to the lungs. Breathing difficulty results. Besides a tightness in the chest, and a shortness of breath, asthma symptoms often include a wheezing, unproductive cough. Attacks are sporadic and severity vanes widely from one attack to the next. Severe attacks may cause breathing difficulties so intense that the lips turn blue, the pulse beats rapidly and the person sweats with anxiety.

Overall, asthma can range in severity from relatively mild cases which require no lifestyle restriction to life-endangering attacks which restrict many of the activities a person may engage in. Asthma often seems to run in families and sufferers are also often plagued by eczema or hayfever.

Although asthma is not medically curable, it can be relieved by OTC and prescription prophylactics, bronchodilators or steroid drugs. Since these drugs are stronger than those used to treat colds or flu, both OTC and prescription drugs are best taken under the guidance of a physician.

Much can be done to permanently relieve asthma by staying indoors during the pollen season and by removing the source of other offending allergens such as animal danders, hairs, feathers and household dust. Since asthma is basically caused by an exaggerated immune response, the one best way to overcome it permanently is to adopt the therapies for bolstering immunocompetence.

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posted by admin on Mar 23

As in every other area of health and healing, a holistic approach is the only system that really works. For example, permanent weight loss is extremely difficult to achieve through dieting alone. Not until exercise and stress management are added, does a diet really begin to work. Likewise, exercise alone will do little to lower cholesterol levels and prevent heart disease until a low-fat diet and a stress management program are added.

In the entire health field, there are remarkably few magic bullets: no anti-aging pill that really works, and very few foods or nutrients that, singly and alone, produce dramatic results.

For a cold therapy to really work, it must work on all levels: on the nutritional, physical, psychological and even the spiritual levels simultaneously. You can begin to practice a step-by-step holistic cold-therapy.

In the entire field of holistic healing, the key to success is acquiring the necessary know-how. To treat your cold successfully, you must know everything there is to know about the cold process and how to deal with it.

You can acquire the know-how you need in the least possible time

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posted by admin on Mar 23

Only in recent years have some headache clinics begun to confront the root cause of all headaches, and to stop headaches where they begin, namely in our belief systems. Most appropriately called cognitive positivism, this powerful form of behavioral medicine emerged from recent discoveries in immunity research. It was found that the largest single influence on our health and well-being consists of our emotions.

When our emotions are positive, we are able to enter a state of relaxation. We feel calm and relaxed and terrific all over. Our immunity soars and we swiftly become twice as resistant to cancer and all infections. Our arteries relax, our blood pressure drops, and we become virtually immune to heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease and all the other chronic diseases that kill and plague Americans. At the same time, we become almost equally immune to all types of headaches.

When our emotions are negative, we enter the opposite state. We become prone to cancer and infections, our blood pressure rises, and we become increasingly at risk for every type of disease and dysfunction. At the same time, our susceptibility to all types of headaches begins to soar.

The actual process by which inappropriate conditioned beliefs are translated into physiological diseases and into headaches.

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