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5 Tips For A Healthier Body & Brain [EXPERT]
Maintaining a healthy diet goes a long way.

5 Tips For A Healthier Body & Brain

How to change your lifestyle habits for a healthier, happier you.

When we think of staying healthy, things like maintaining an ideal weight and strong muscles, a strong immune system and a healthy heart come to mind. It wasn't until fairly recently, however, that widespread attention had been given to the connection between physical and mental health. Today, the number of people suffering from mood disorders and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is on the rise.

Is It Time To Spring Clean Your Life? [EXPERT]
What areas of your life need tidying up?

Is It Time To Spring Clean Your Life?

12 often neglected areas to assess to see if the old still serves you or you need something new!

In our fast-paced, throwaway society, it's easy to just throw something away because you've had it a while or you're just simply tired of it. When you spring clean your life, the question to ask yourself is whether or not each of these areas is serving you or if it's time for something new! Here are 12 areas to consider.

A Study On Bariatric Surgery & Diabetes

A Study On Bariatric Surgery & Diabetes

Results from the actual study reported in the news on benefits of bariatric surgery for Diabetes.

Are you considering bariatric surgery to cure your diabetes? Results of a study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine have received quite a bit of media attention and may encourage people with diabetes to ask about bariatric surgery. There are 27 million people with diabetes type 2. Diabetes type 2 is associated with macrovascular disease (heart attacks, strokes and non-traumatic amputations) as well as microvascular disease (kidney disease, and blindness).

10 Tips To Avoid Emotional Eating [EXPERT]
There are many things that can cause you to eat emotionally ... and 10 ways to stop.

10 Tips To Avoid Emotional Eating

Is emotional eating sabotaging your weight loss goals?

Emotional eating can sabotage your weight-loss efforts permanently if you are not careful. Emotional eating often leads to indulging in too many high-calorie, sweet and sugary foods. The good news is that if you are prone to emotional eating, you can take steps to gain control of your unhealthy habits and take control of your life and your weight.

What Is 'Honey Sex' And Why Is It Bad For You?
The Israeli Health Ministry is cautioning against new erotic stimulant "Honey Sex."

What Is 'Honey Sex' And Why Is It Bad For You?

This seemingly sweet erotic stimulant can be the cause of serious health risks.

The Israeli Health Ministry is cautioning citizens against a new erotic stimulant known as "Honey Sex." Available in pharmacies and natural food markets, the product has been found to contain the chemical Sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra.

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Hospital pharmacists are threatening to cut Italians off from their Viagra.

Weird News: Italian Pharmacists Threaten "Viagra Strike"

Pharmacists are threatening to cut off Italians from Viagra unless the government makes reforms.

Hospital pharmacists are threatening to cut Italians off from their Viagra unless the government amends its plans to reform professions that have high entry barriers.

Valuating Your Personal Currency

Valuating Your Personal Currency

Your personal currency is your attention, your intellect and your creative capacity.

Currency valuation is big business. There are lots of very smart people in the world running calculations, hypotheticals, and analyses every day to determine the value of the dollar, the yen, the euro etc. But what we are talking about today is very different. I want to talk to you about your personal currency. Your personal currency is your attention, your intellect, your creative capacity. It is your time, your energy, your health and your love.

Increase Your Strength By Reducing Your Vulnerabilities

Increase Your Strength By Reducing Your Vulnerabilities

Caring for your body so that your mind will follow

At times we can feel as though our emotional reactions take control of us and we have no choice but to follow in their destructive path. The truth is that everyone has the ability to be in control during difficult times and that it takes work to get there. Part of that work is reducing your vulnerabilities so that you can feel stronger and more able to face life.

autism awareness
Today, April 2, is World Autism Awareness Day.

Love Bytes: Autism Is On The Rise In Children

Plus, 9 "good" reasons to cheat and tips for moving in together.

Can a Facebook app tell you if somebody has an STD? 9 "good" reasons to cheat. What two hours with a male escort can teach you. What exes can teach you. What Grindr can teach straight women. A second or third marriage isn't necessarily doomed. Being in love with love is bad news. Moving in with someone is tricky. Six places to get it on outside of the bedroom.

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What's your condom IQ?

5 Things Everyone Should Know About Condoms

From proper application to proper storage, some tips for ultimate condom mastery.

The "how to" for condoms seems pretty simple, but as with all sex-related necessities, some complications may arise. Luckily for all of you who didn't get a complete rundown of "Captain Condom" in your high school health class, here are a few must-know facts about those little love gloves to keep your sexual sailing as smooth as possible.

Say What?! Study Finds Ab Exercises Can Make Women Orgasm
Just a normal day at the gym...

Say What?! Study Finds Ab Exercises Can Make Women Orgasm

Researchers say some women experience exercise-induced orgasms or sexual pleasure.

Some women go to the gym to lose weight. Others go to build muscle. But a third group—they go for the orgasms.