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Alcohol’s Attraction
Alcohol has been around since Man first discovered fermentation in rotting fruit thousands of years ago and the ancient Sumerians became the first brewers in around 4000 BC. It is a mind-altering drug that affects our mood. We use it to celebrate, commiserate, to boost our confidence, to wind down.
We use it to overcome self-consciousness, [...]
The Benefits Of Copper
When I hear copper, the first thing that comes to mind is the electrical cord. When an electrical cord has been peeled or exposed, you will see finer wire networks that is orange in material. When connected to a power source, and you accidentally touch it with your bare skin, you get “grounded” or electrical [...]
Why You Should Avoid MSG At All Costs
Have you ever noticed that your migraine, which you thought was gone long ago, resurfaced after eating a meal? Have you ever attributed what you felt to what you have eaten other than the stress at work that you experience? Yes, it could be that sumptous food you took this lunch. Foods that are high [...]
What Boredom Truly Means… And How To Really Overcome It
What exactly is boredom and why is it considered a negative emotion? Boredom is apparently the scourge of a self-satisfied society that has reached a certain goal of financial independence, such as in middle to upper class America. We no longer have to spend most of our waking lives struggling for our survival – this [...]
Sleeping with Buddha
The need for mind and body connectedness in sex has prompted some new liasons. At the University of British Columbia, sex researcher and therapist Lori Brotto is encouraging women to bring Buddha into bed with them. “We know a desynchrony exists where the genitals are doing one thing and the mind another, and this has [...]
Women’s Desire and Relationships
The importance of relationships and emotional attachment to female desire emerges from many sources. Numerous studies show that women are far less interested in casual sex than men are. In 1996, researchers reported that 35 per cent of women but only 13 per cent of men cited love and emotional intimacy as goals of sexual [...]
Is it Healthy to Suppress Anger?
Silence of the Lambs, Short, Field of Dreams, Basic Instinct, Terms of Endearment, Dances with the Wolves, go to the movies and you will witness firsthand the power of human emotion. In darkened theaters all over the world, audiences laugh at lines that tickle the funny bone, cry in sorrow, gasp in fear, scream in [...]
Sleep to get Organized
When you were still a kid, you spend so much time playing, studying, exploring the world around you. You run with friends, practice your batting skills for that baseball game, homework – among other things. By the end of the day, it is but natural that your body will require the much needed rest in [...]
The Brain’s Process of Addiction to Smoking
Found in tobacco is an addictive substance called nicotine. When you gives up smoking, it is normal for you to experience nicotine withdrawal as your body learns to adjust to living without the constant influx of nicotine into your system. It fosters a situation of nicotine dependence that usually occurs over a number of years. [...]



