Fall is traditionally a time of harvest, but we also find ourselves slowing down when the sun goes down earlier. I thought I would honor the fading of the light with some cool facts about sleep and sex. A surprising amount of research has been undertaken that addresses the relationship between sex and sleep. Some researchers make important distinctions for orgasms in this process. Sleep can regulate and increase hormone
I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts, Atlas Obscura, when I came across fascinating research that gave me some great insight into the creep factor. Why do we find some people creepy? Why are men and people perceived to be men seen as creepier than women? What is it that makes our skin crawl? The podcast, in case you are interested, was about the Isla de los Muñecas,
I don’t know about you, but this month I have been vacillating between deliberate ignoring of media and news to avoid panic, and dipping in a bit at a time only to note that, yep. It really is that bad. What should other people do? I don’t know. I can share what I am doing, and can also share that it appears to be working in that I am still
I’m always slightly sheepish when I “admit” that I read romance on a regular basis. And why not? Romance literature has never been taken seriously, despite the fact that it keeps print media breathing--sales of romance and romantasy in print make up 7 of the 10 bestselling books so far in 2024. 70%! In addition, of the top 20 listens on Audible this year, nine of them were in these
I began my career at age 19, and moved from clinical assistant to prevention specialist to health educator over a few years. As such, I am often guided by these roots and by the wisdom of the phrase “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Like you, I am uncertain what the next few years will look like. They could be very different, or they may look
Well, the results are in from yet another study that show—yes, you guessed it—touch is good. (Packhesier, et.al. 2024). As it turns out, touch is good for our physical health whether we are touched by a human or an object (go get your vibes!), but mental health is more greatly impacted by human touch.For most of us, the more often we are touched, the better we feel. Duration of touch