Low Sexual Desire Is a Very Real Disorder for Many Women

authored by Elizabeth Battaglino, RN, CEO of HealthyWomen

Nationally, there is an important dialogue taking place regarding female sexual dysfunction (FSD) and whether it is a legitimate medical condition that requires treatment. HealthyWomen, based on the data that is currently available, believes that FSDs are real disorders that affect millions of women in the United States.

A recent HealthyWomen survey (supported by Palatin Technologies, makers of the investigational therapy bremelanotide), revealed that as many as 6 in 10 premenopausal women who are experiencing low desire are distressed by it. Additionally, some 40 percent of women polled blame themselves for their low desire. Clearly, more awareness and education are needed around this topic.  

Low sexual desire—known as hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD)—is the most common form of FSD. Some of the HSDD symptoms include: lack of sexual thoughts, lack of desire that cannot be attributed to any other medical or psychological problems. The key criteria of the disorder is that it causes personal distress.

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Fighting Back Against Dry Skin

What's Causing Your Dry Skin?
WebMD Feature
By Stephanie Watson
Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD

Your skin is your body's first line of defense against the elements. When sun, wind, and cold leave skin dry and itchy, don't hide it under long pants and gloves. Replenish it!

To get the kind of smooth, sleek skin you'll want to show off, learn these eight top causes of, and fixes for, dry skin.

When the temperature drops, the humidity level plunges too. Dry air leaves skin parched. "Once the weather starts to change, I see patients coming in complaining of dry, itchy skin," says Linda Stein Gold, MD, clinical research director for the dermatology department at Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital.
Turning up the thermostat doesn't help, either. Indoor heating strips even more moisture from the air -- and your skin.

Quick Fix: Dial Up the Humidity
Install a humidifier in your home to keep air moist. Set humidity at a constant 45% to 55%, and the temperature at a balmy 68 degrees Fahrenheit.

Before you go outside in wintry weather, create your own moisture barrier. Protect your most sensitive parts -- lips, face, and hands -- with a scarf and gloves.

2. Steamy Showers
Setting the shower to steamy soothes your body, but it won't do your skin any favors. "I know it feels wonderful to stand in a really hot shower... but it can dry out the natural oils in our skin more quickly," Stein Gold says.
Standing under that hot spray long enough to belt out your favorite tune is also a no-no. The longer you linger in the shower, the more you dry out your skin.

Quick Fix: Cleanse Coolly and Quickly
Dial down the shower temperature to lukewarm, and keep showers short. Five minutes is enough to get clean without over-drying. Save the singing for your car.

3. Moisture-Robbing Soaps
Don't put just any bar of soap into your shower dish -- they're not all the same. Wash with a harsh soap and you'll send your skin's natural moisture barrier straight down the drain.

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10 Things You Didn't Know About Orgasms

Psst—you over there! Don't be shy…orgasms are as much a part of women's health as dental floss—but a lot more fun. For all the things you've been dying to find out as well as things you've never even thought of, expand your knowledge about the "big O" with this list of enlightening facts.

1. Orgasms can relieve pain.
Got a headache? Maybe you should have sex after all. "There is some evidence that orgasms can relieve all kinds of pain—including pain from arthritis, pain after surgery and even pain during childbirth," notes Lisa Stern, RN, MSN, a nurse practitioner who works with Planned Parenthood in Los Angeles and blogs at Gynfizz.com. "The mechanism is largely due to the body's release of a chemical called oxytocin during orgasm,"

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He Knows When You’re Faking an Orgasm

HealthDay News

THURSDAY, April 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- "Was it good for you, too?" can be such a loaded question. Now a new study says you can't fool your sex partner by faking satisfaction.

The study also found that women and men are equally able to determine their partners' levels of sexual satisfaction.

The Canadian study included 84 couples whose members were individually asked about their levels of sexual satisfaction, sexual communication, ability to recognize emotions and relationship satisfaction.

"We found that, on average, both men and women have fairly accurate and unbiased perceptions of their partners' sexual satisfaction," lead author Erin Fallis, of the University of Waterloo, said in a university news release.

"We also found that having good

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Real Sex Habits of Happy Couples: Meet Cate and George, the Kinky Couple

Cate, 25, and George, 35, met online last year and haven’t been able to keep their clothes on (or hands off of each other) since then. You know when you've got a jacuzzi in your hotel room and you're like, "I wonder if someone had sex in here?" Yep, Cate and George did. Their secret? Being up for new things, the element of surprise, toys, costumes, lube, and role-play. With their sex life just as hot as it was a year prior, we asked the two to share some of their sexy secrets.





Secret 1: Always Reciprocate
“We always reciprocate oral," says Cate.

Secret 2: Explore the Back Door
“A lot of women associate oral with the vagina only, but there are major pleasure zones back there,” Cate says.

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5 Ways to Help Him Last Longer in Bed

It's no secret that many men have an easier time reaching orgasm than many women. That, coupled with the fact that premature ejaculation is the most common sexual disorder in men under 40, means you may frequently find yourself unsatisfied once he's finished. It can be a real let-down to realize his fun is over before you've hardly started.

While you could get him to finish the job by some other means, another solution is to help him last longer in bed. Here are five methods to try.

1. Take it slow
To get your guy to last longer, have him start slow, Men's Fitness magazine suggests. Tell him to aim for one thrust every few seconds, then gradually (like, every two minutes) take it up a notch, to the point where there's a thrust every second or so. If he feels like he's going to come, he should stop thrusting and wait a few seconds until he can control himself and start up again.

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5 Tips for Healthy, Safe Online Dating

Dating has changed dramatically over the past few decades. It's gone from meeting prospective mates through family and friends to heading out to a bar or other gathering to visiting an online dating site. A report from the online dating industry estimates that nearly 25 million people worldwide accessed dating sites in April 2011.

This dramatic shift raises many questions. Is online dating a good way to meet a partner? Is it more effective than the old-fashioned ways? Is it safe and healthy? How do you know that the individuals you talk to are really who they say they are? Are there other risks or downsides?

While online dating clearly allows you more access to potential dating partners and lets you get an initial sense of someone before deciding to meet face to face, it has some drawbacks.

Reducing a person to a two-dimensional profile isn't the same as actually meeting someone, and the large number of partner descriptions could lead you to objectify potential partners and possibly make you reluctant to commit to just one. And if you communicate online for a long time

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Orgasm Much?

As far as scientists can tell, we are one of the few female species that experience some form of orgasm. Why do women orgasm? No one knows. Maybe the spasms help move sperm through the reproductive tract; maybe it helps bond women more closely to their partners. But as any woman who has ever had an orgasm can tell you: Who cares?

The point is that an orgasm is sheer pleasure. And what modern woman couldn't use a bit more pleasure in her life?

Beyond the bliss, there appear to be some unexpected health benefits to orgasm thanks to the release of the oxytocin and endorphins it triggers. These feel-good hormones contribute to relaxation, warmth and closeness, as well as helping reduce stress and fight pain and depression.

The problem comes when orgasm becomes the be all and end all of sex; when "getting there" becomes the goal rather than the bonus to an already pleasurable event.

Figures vary in terms of how many women are unable to reach orgasm on a regular basis. One study from the father of sexual research, Alfred Kinsey, found that one in four women are unable to reach orgasm during their first year of marriage, while up to 47 percent of women married 20 years are nearly always orgasmic (keep in mind this study was done in the early 1960s when sex meant marriage). Kinsey's research suggested that, luckily, the majority

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How Onion Helps in Hair Growth

Many people face the problem of hair loss. Though losing 50-100 hairs per day is considered as normal, losing hair cause concern and mental stress in people. Moreover, acute hair loss can affect the appearance of a person and affects their confidence levels. There are many natural remedies which are capable of inducing proper hair growth and the most important and effective among them is Onion juice.

Natural And Safe Method

It is completely safe to use onion for preventing hair loss and promoting hair growth as onion helps in hair growth without any side effects or causing allergies. There is no need to use harsh chemicals on your hair when you have an easily available, cheap and safe method for promoting hair growth. You can use onion as a natural remedy if you have receding hair line or bald patches. You may not be able to get the same result when you opt for hair loss treatment from costly hair spas.

Can Onion Help In Hair Growth?

Most of the people are skeptical about the use of onion for hair growth. Most of you will be thinking can onion help in hair growth? The scientific studies on natural remedies for hair loss has proven that applying onion juice and consuming onions is helpful in controlling hair loss and other problems related to hair such as dandruff, fungal infections and  yeast infections. It has been found that onion juice is also effective in preventing premature graying of hair.

                             [Also Read: Top Remedies for Hair Growth]

How Does Onion Help In Hair Growth?

Most of the people are unaware of how onions are effective in promoting hair growth. Onions have rich sulfur content in them. Onion juices when applied on the scalp alone or in combination with other hair loss remedies can improve the blood circulation to the scalp. Sulfur also improves the production of collagen tissues which is necessary for the growth of hair. Hair grows from the hair follicles in the scalp and increased blood supply to the scalp brings better nutrients and nourishment to the follicles and promotes

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How to Get Rid of Blackheads on Nose Fast

Blackheads, sometimes also called “open comedones”, are small dark spots on the skin. A whitehead on the other hand is a “closed comedo”. Blackheads are actually blocked pores that get filled with keratin, skin debris and sebum, which is an oily substance. This is the first stage of pimples of acne. The blackhead can grow to become a pimple. Blackheads are not exactly a health hazard, but they are very frustrating as they come up on the most visible part of our body – the face. Often, they are seen right on the nose. Naturally, it looks bad. You will definitely want to remove it as soon as you get the blackhead. It’s essential to know how to get rid of blackheads on nose safely and quickly.

What Causes Blackheads on My Nose?

Here are some common causes of blackheads on nose.
  1.  Hormonal changes in the body – Hormones in your body can cause blackheads. Dihydrotestosterone or DHT is a hormone that triggers over activity of the oil glands. And if your body is producing a lot of oil, then your skin pores are likely to get clogged. This can give you a blackhead. This happens again in the late 20’s when the estrogen level begins to drop. The oil glands are working more, as the body’s testosterone level is higher than estrogen. About one in three women get blackheads as a result.

 2.   Skin products – Cosmetics and other skin products can cause blackheads as well, particularly on the nose. Face creams hydrate the skin, but they can end up adding more pore-clogging oil. Skin products and even makeup with fragrances and artificial color can clog the hair follicles on your skin, and cause blackheads.

  3.  Medicines – Some medications are to be blamed as well for deep blackheads. The National Institutes of Health and U.S. National Library of Medicine approved information source Medline Plus has reported that medicines that are rich in phenytoin, estrogen, testosterone, and steroids can cause several skin problems, including blackheads.

 4.   Stress – There is no medical proof that stress is directly related to blackheads. But not everybody is so sure. Some people are convinced that it can cause blackheads too. After all, anxiety and stress causes grey hairs. When under stress, we tend to neglect our body, and as a result we may very well have these blackheads.

 5.   Caffeine and alcohol – Think again if you are somebody who wants to start the day with that cup of hot coffee, if that is, you want to get rid of blackheads on your nose fast. It might also be a good idea to stop taking that wine just after dinner. Some studies have indicated that both alcohol and caffeine could be bad for the health of your skin. Stimulants in your coffee can kick-start the oil glands of your skin. Alcohol affects sleep, but more importantly, it can reduce the size of your skin pores. You are unnecessarily exposing yourself to clogging.

  6.  Smoking – Smoking could be one of the causes as well. The cigarette smoke is full of ash, tar, and many chemicals that can damage the surface of skin causing blocked pores and dead cells. Some experts have also commented that smoking can make your blackhead treatment fail too. So give it up if you are a smoker, and if you are trying to eliminate blackheads on nose. We all know that smoking is bad for health. Why do it?

 7.   Food – There could be a link between nutrition and blackheads as well. Sugary foods, fried foods, and those with a lot of carbohydrates can have a huge impact on your skin. Doughnuts, french fries, and chocolates have all been blamed. However this connection is not yet proven as most studies have been inconclusive.

 8.  Sweat – A heat wave, an intense session at the gym and everything else that makes you sweat profusely can cause blackheads. That’s because, excessive sweat can clog up the pores. And it is even worse if you have makeup while sweating.

 9.   Sleeping with makeup – This one is a crime. There’s a high chance that you will have clogged pores if you go to sleep without removing the makeup. Cosmetics can clog the pores anyway. So do clean your face always before hitting the bed.

However, no matter what the cause of your blackhead, you should know that there is one common issue in all of them, and it is “clogged pores”. Cosmetics, sweat, and excessive production by your oil glands can all clog these pores and cause blackheads. It has also been

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High cholesterol during young adulthood raises heart disease risk

New research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation shows that long-term exposure to elevated cholesterol substantially increases lifetime risk for heart disease. For every ten years you have even mildly elevated cholesterol between the ages of 35 and 55, your risk of heart disease may be increased by nearly 40 percent.

“Our findings suggest that  they [adults with longstanding mild to moderately [taken from the manuscript] elevated cholesterol levels] may benefit from more aggressive prevention strategies earlier,” said lead study author Ann Marie Navar-Boggan, M.D., Ph.D, and cardiology fellow at the Duke Clinical Research Institute in Durham, North Carolina.

Researchers studied data from the Framingham Heart Study, which began in 1948 and remains one of the largest ongoing research projects focused on heart health. The study evaluated 1,478 adults who were free of cardiovascular disease at the age of 55 years, and calculated the length of time each participant had experienced high cholesterol by that age. These adults were then followed for up to 20 years to see how duration of exposure to high cholesterol affected their risk of heart disease. At age 55, 389 had experienced one to 10 years of elevated cholesterol, 577 had 11 to 20 years of high cholesterol and 512 participants did not have high cholesterol.

Results demonstrated a dose-response relationship between duration of cholesterol exposure by age 55 and future risk of heart disease:

• Participants with 11 to 20 years of high cholesterol had a 16.5 percent overall risk of heart disease.
•  Those with one to 10 years of cholesterol exposure had 8.1 percent risk.

• Those who did not have high cholesterol at the start of the study had only a 4.4 percent risk for heart disease.
•  Moreover, each decade of high cholesterol raised the risk of heart disease by 39 percent, suggesting that the cumulative effects of even mild or moderate elevations in cholesterol can pose a significant risk to heart health
  
  Under current guidelines, only one in six adults in this group with prolonged duration of  high cholesterol would have been directly recommended for statin therapy at age 40, and one in three at age 50, researchers note.
  
  Navar-Boggan cautions that, “not every 35-year-old with mild to moderately elevated cholesterol needs to start statin therapy,” but noted that young adults with elevated cholesterol should be aware of their increased future risk of heart disease.
  
  “It’s never too soon for young adults to talk with their doctors about heart health, which should include how to manage cholesterol levels through diet and exercise, and, in certain cases, medication,” Navar-Boggan said. “The plaques in arteries that break off and cause heart attacks later in life take years to develop. What is happening in your blood vessels, in particular your cholesterol levels, during your 30’s and 40’s affects your heart health in your 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.”

 Source : blog.heart.org

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6 Yoga Moves for a Better Butt

Have you ever wanted to wear those tight, figure hugging pants that make your bums look great? Well, no doubt these are pretty tight pants and for that you really need to have a great body with great butt. So how do you get it?  Well the answer lies in Yoga. Yes, there are certain yoga poses that stretch your muscles, make use of your body weight from head to foot and sculpt and tone your body and gives you the perfect Yoga Butt.

Why Yoga?

Yoga poses helps in sculpting, molding, and toning your body, especially the lower part, using just your body weight. The various yoga poses also help in strengthening your muscles moves and stretch, elongate your muscles besides toning them. Calories will also be burned doing yoga. It is said that our hips are the largest muscle group. So when need to tone them, our metabolism also needs to be worked upon and this is possible through Yoga.

Yoga Poses for a Better Butt
Try these simple yoga moves to get that perfect, toned sculpted butt that you had always desired:
Chair pose (Utkatasana):

 This is a popular yoga pose to tone our butt. Your core muscles, inner thighs, outer thighs back and the glutes are all used doing the chair pose. This pose works with the whole body back region. Stand with your feet together. Now bend

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How’s Your Heart? February is National Heart Month

February is National Heart Month in the United States and United Kingdom, and for good reason: heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the U.S. and men in the U.K. It is the number two killer of women in the U.K.

According to the American Heart Association, one in four adult deaths in the U.S. are attributed to heart disease. That’s an epidemic.

The good news is that heart disease should be manageable. The bad news is that if we were managing it, those heart disease mortality rates I just mentioned would be much, much lower.

Luckily, awareness begins here.

February is Heart Month in US and UK

The most important thing you can do in the battle against heart disease is to educate yourself and others on prevention. After all, the easiest way to manage the disease is never to develop it in the first place.

Risk
The first step is to know your risk. Have any of your family members been

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Health Tips for Pregnancy

 Getting Pregnancy is the most exciting thing that can happen in every women lives. Everyone has their own opinion and you can get lots of information regarding the health tips for Pregnancy. As the most important is every women when she came to know that she is caring a baby she should meet the health doctors or family doctors, so that they will be giving you Health Tips for Pregnancy women to be followed in the future days till her birth.

Here in this blog post i am going to explain you few of the health tips for Pregnancy ladies that are to be followed by the Pregnancy women in order to live a healthy and a happier lifestyle. This blog post also covers the following topic on health tips in pregnancy, health tips for pregnancy, pregnancy health tips, tips for pregnant women and etc.

Health Tips for Pregnancy

 1. Balanced Meal Each Day:

It is good to have a healthy and balanced meal each day by the Pregnancy women. These Pregnancy women must take at least five to six times of balanced meals in order to make here healthier while caring the baby.

2. Intake of Prenatal Vitamin:

Every Pregnancy woman must take a prenatal vitamin every day as directed by their family doctors or obstetrician.

3. Drink More Water:

As this will be the general health tips for each one of them. Also this health tip is one of the most important things for parents who are Pregnancy.

The Pregnancy women should drink a minimum of 10 to 12 glasses of water every day. They should not take caffeine or any other artificial coloring. This will put them in danger.

4. Avoid Alcohol:

The most important health tips for Pregnancy women are to avoid drinking alcohol while they are caring. This will affect the baby as well the Pregnancy women. So in order to maintain a healthy and happier lifestyle it is must to avoid alcohol.

5. Quit Smoking:

Stop smoking if you are Pregnancy. If you are caring and if you continue smoking, it will lead a bad situation at the end. Smoking will affect the baby which is inside of the Pregnancy women.

So keep in mind the slogan is "Say no to smoke" in your life.

6. Exercise:

The most important health tips for Pregnancy women is to start practicing exercise daily to keep them fresh and health every day. Initially Pregnancy women shall start doing exercise for few minutes and they can extend their timings in the next coming days. 

Exercising makes you feel comfort and also for the baby inside. Practicing Yoga in the early morning will also be helpful for the Pregnancy women. It will help you in blood circulation to each and every part of the body.

7. Adequate Sleeping:

If you are Pregnancy women, the fine health tips for Pregnancy is to have adequate sleep every day. They should sleep a maximum of 8 to 10 hours continuous sleep without having any disturbances. Doctor advice is to have a small sleep even at the day time to make them feel better and relaxed.

8. Look into your Foot:

Try to wear comfortable and good shoes and which helps the Pregnancy women to prevent from fatigue and swelling of their feet, ankle, legs etc.

9. Take care of your Clothing:

If you are Pregnancy and you need to wear some lose clothes. Wearing tight dress will not only make you discomfort, it is not good for the baby which is growing inside the Pregnancy women.

 10. Use Belt:

If you are going to riding in motor vehicles, it is safe to

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Health Benefits of Drinking Green Tea

Here in this blog post i am going to explain you few of the health tips and benefits of green tea which helps in living a healthy lifestyle.


Origination of Green Tea:

Green tea is originated initially from china and India. It has been consumed by millions of people for their health benefits. It is extended to U.S and other countries globally as this implies that it is highly advantageous and having many benefits to human life.

After water, it is tea which is consumed by most of the people in the world. Around 78% of the people consumes black tea and the remaining 20% consumes green tea. Green tea is prepared from UN-oxidized leaves having most antioxidants and polyphenols.

Chinese most traditional beverage is Green tea and it helps in controlling bleeding, heal wounds, heart problems, maintain body temperature, digestion and etc.

Green Tea Contents:

Generally green tea contains approximately 20 to 45 milligrams of caffeine, but black tea contains around 50 milligrams of caffeine, whereas coffee contains 95 milligrams of caffeine per cup.
Green tea is one of the world's healthiest beverage which contains the highest antioxidants.

Health Benefits of Drinking Green Tea:

1. Green tea helps in reducing the risk possibilities of cancer. The antioxidants present in green tea is 100 times efficient than Vitamin C and 24 times effective than Vitamin E. This helps in protecting Cells from damage.

2. Green tea helps in preventing heart disease and stroke by lowering the cholesterol level. It also helps in recovering the heart cells even a

3. Green tea helps in making you young as it contains most antioxidants and polyphenols which fights against free radicals.

4. Regular consume of Green tea helps in reducing the body weight. It helps in boosting your metabolism rate and burns most of the fat content which is present in the body.

5. Green Tea helps in protecting your skin from rashes, aging as it contains antioxidants.

6. Green tea helps in preventing arthritis.

7. Green tea helps in making your bone strong and helps you in preserving your bone density.

8. Green tea helps in lowering your cholesterol level.

9. It helps in preventing obesity by stopping glucose in fat cells.

10. It helps in preventing the increase of blood sugar and maintain a steady level.

11. Green tea helps in boosting your memory.

12. It helps in preventing from parkinsons, since the antioxidants present in green tea helps in preventing cell damage.

13. It helps in preventing transplant liver failure.

14. Green tea helps in lowering your blood pressure.

15. Green tea contains catechin which helps in killing bacteria which causes food poison.

16. Polyphenols and polysaccharides present in Green tea will helps in lowering the blood sugar level.

17. Green tea helps in boosting your immunity and fight against infections.

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