Dr. David Reuben, a medical doctor and psychiatrist wrote a very informative book about “Everything you always wanted to know about sex, but were afraid to ask.” For me, it is the most straight forward and informative book about the topic ever written. I got hold of a tattered copy of the book and I read it from cover to cover. The book approaches the topic of sex in a very human perspective in form of questions.

One chapter in the book discussed about sexual intercourse. According to Dr. Reuben, there are three reasons for engaging in it. One is for reproduction or for the purpose of propagating the human race. Putting it simply, the wife or woman will get pregnant and the couple will have a child.

Second is, it is a means of expressing love. He said that this is the ideal form of sex for every couple. The third and most controversial is sex for recreation. This type of sex is engaged in for the sheer physical and emotional pleasure that is brought about by a complete sexual experience. However, this type of sex is has acquired a bad name over centuries. This is the type of sex that is forbidden but is being engaged in by a majority.

It’s a little complicated, isn’t it. And we thought sex is just sex. Given the choices, what type of sex do you have?

    I have a nail fetish. When I meet a person for the first time, my eyes would usually stray to his/her fingernails. And I can’t seem to help sizing the person by the state of his/her nails particularly its state of cleanliness. I so, so dislike nails of men that are untrimmed and those of women that are long but dirty.

    In my dating days, I get automatically turned off with a “prospect” that has long, untrimmed nails. Because, personally, I think that the condition or the degree of the cleanliness of a persons nails somehow tells the kind of person he/she is.

    I read an article about nail health and surprisingly I learned that our nails do not just protect our fingers. They are more importantly indicators of a person’s state of health.

    According to the article, white nails are an indicator of liver disease. Partially-white nails indicate kidney disease. Diabetics usually have yellow nails with pink at the base. And so on.

    Healthy nails are owned by a healthy person.

    Are you healthy? Look at your nails. . .       

 I was reading a back issue of the Health Today Magazine and I came across an article about transdermal contraceptive patch. What I read intrigued me and half convinced me to try it.

I made a further research on it and here’s what I found out:

The transdermal contraceptive patch or more popularly known as “the patch” is the latest in the contraception department.

It is a new method of birth control, which is composed of combined hormone. It is a thin, beige, plastic patch that sticks to the skin and contains the hormones norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol. These are similar to the estrogen and progestin that are produced by a woman’s body.

Experts say that the patch is very similar to the oral contraceptive pill since it is composed of a combination of hormone to prevent pregnancy. However, it is better than the pill because of its transdermal administration. Transdermal, meaning through the skin. Further, you don’t have to endure the hassle of remembering to take a tablet everyday and the worry of missing to take it.

However, like the pill it also has some disadvantages depending on your age, the state of health of your body, and your lifestyle.

The next time you visit your gynecologist, discuss this contraception method. I’ll be sure to do this too.

Image source: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/utah/patch.htm

When my husband and I first became a couple, sleep eluded me. I was shocked to discover that I have a “soundly” sleeping bed partner!

My husband snores and a bit loud at that!

When you are very much in love and you finally found the man of your dreams, this may seem very insignificant. But coming face to face (or side by side) with the reality that your prince charming snores in his sleep is indeed sleep-eluding.

I was pretty much disturbed about this so I had to find out why. According to my readings, snoring can be a result of a very tiring day or a symptom of a serious sleep disorder that might be life threatening.

So, to lessen the snores, I bought a big pillow so that when my husband sleeps his head down to his shoulders are a bit elevated. Further, I would gently wake him up and help him lie on his side when he does snore. Lastly, a simple back rub can also lessen snoring.