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...only does the relationship benefit from a steady sex life, but so can the physical and emotional health of the partners themselves. Research suggests that married people may live longer than singles, that happily marrieds do best of all, and that couples who remain at least somewhat sexual, even into their dotage, report a better level of satisfaction both with their relationships and with their lives as a whole. Certainly, it's hard to say if people who start off happy and satisfied simply have more sex or if it's the sex that makes them happy and satisfied. Whatever...
...York Weill Cornell Medical Center, pointed out that before you get physically aroused, you have to feel sexual desire--a statement that seems pretty obvious. It's also pretty obvious to anyone who has been in a heterosexual relationship that men and women tend to experience sexuality somewhat differently. So where Masters and Johnson saw sexual arousal as a linear progression toward orgasm, researchers like Dr. Rosemary Basson of the University of British Columbia argued in 1999 that women, at least, operate in a more circular pattern. Desire can precede stimulation or be triggered by it. Satisfaction is possible...
...furnished, makes him dinner and continues to enjoy his companionship. "He still likes his sex," she says with a laugh, "though I'm not back yet at my old energy level because of all the work." Ettie and Ben Kranz of Cleveland, Ohio, have had a somewhat different experience. In their 68-year marriage, they had plenty of good sex until his 86 years finally caught up with him. "Our lives aren't the same, but we complement each other," says Ettie, who at 89 still drives around town, shops, cooks, bakes and tends to him. "He's my child...
...paper, one can argue that the dynamic of the team has changed somewhat,” George said. “Now, this year, we think we’re fortunate in that we have—not only in the sprint freestyle group—a number of swimmers who have been able to step up and shoulder the load themselves...We also have a lot of assets that we will be depending...
Studies show that ephedra can promote modest short-term weight loss (an extra pound per month), apparently by somewhat suppressing appetite and boosting metabolism. In combination with caffeine, it may also jolt the muscles enough to enhance athletic performance for brief spurts...