Neighborhood poverty and the challenging living conditions that can come with it—such as higher vigilance, lower trust, and environmental dangers–have been linked to an accumulation of stress that can contribute to cellular aging and health problems later in life. But research has suggested that close relationships can buffer stress, depending on how connected a person… Continue reading Romance and Anti-Aging
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New Childhood Drowning Study Highlights the Hazards of Open Water
As summer swimming season goes into full swing, Safe Kids Worldwide and Nationwide’s Make Safe Happen program have released a report, Hidden Hazards: An Exploration of Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children, highlighting the danger of childhood drowning, with a specific focus on incidents that occur in lakes, rivers, oceans and other types of… Continue reading New Childhood Drowning Study Highlights the Hazards of Open Water
Don’t Let Self-Consciousness about Your Body Stand in The Way of Sexual Pleasure
I’ve always been fixated on little things. Lately I’m obsessed with my chin hairs. Despite a nearly decade- long history of electrolysis, waxing, and now plucking with tweezers, I remain plagued by spiky, white, nearly invisible chin hairs. They require vigilant monitoring as they spring up day and night. Lately when my partner and I… Continue reading Don’t Let Self-Consciousness about Your Body Stand in The Way of Sexual Pleasure
Making Love with Your Five Senses
One of the tough things about being in my 60s is that so much of what I used to consider my essential parts have broken down or dried up. I can touch my toes, but my knees are terrible. Bending, any bending, is not so easy, which makes the idea of spicing things up with… Continue reading Making Love with Your Five Senses
Adults without Partners Monitor Blood Pressure Less Frequently
Having a lower education level and no partner is associated with a lower frequency of home blood pressure monitoring, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association’s Council on Hypertension 2017 Scientific Sessions. Researchers assessed the data of 6,113 U.S. adults from the 2013-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). They found:… Continue reading Adults without Partners Monitor Blood Pressure Less Frequently
Put Some Spring into Your Sex Life
In honor of April as Alcohol Awareness Month, Couple Appreciation Month, Informed Women’s Month, and National STDs Education and Awareness Month, Dudley Seth Danoff, MD, FACS, men’s urologist and expert for more than thirty years, offers the best information you can have to put a spring in your sex life: 1. Sex Under the Influence:… Continue reading Put Some Spring into Your Sex Life