Implementing Sex Education

So you have volunteered to teach sex education in your school or program … or perhaps you have been “drafted” to do so … or maybe you see an obvious gap in information about this topic and feel compelled to do the right thing? Whatever reason brings you to this place, you are about to undertake an exciting, valuable, necessary, and complex journey.Many educators feel anxious or tentative in tackling the topics of sex, sexuality, and sexual health....

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Can honey boost your sex life?

Rekindling romance could be easier than you think. To fan the flames of passion, simply stock up on love foods at your local supermarket. Although scientists doubt that so-called aphrodisiacs and popular passion potions contain any miracle ingredients to stimulate sexual desire, they do agree that most of them inspire psychological reactions that will get your heart beating faster. According to Dr David Benton, a psychologist at the University...

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8 Super Healthy Foods We Guarantee Your Kid will Eat

Nutritious Foods for Kids For many parents, buying and preparing healthy foods is pretty easy. It’s getting your child to actually eat those nutritious foods that’s the hard part! This makes mealtimes frustrating and leaves parents often wondering if their child is getting enough nutrients. If this is the case in your home, then read on because we’ve got eight super healthy foods that we guarantee...

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How to Be a Good Parenting

10 Commandments of Good Parenting You know the checkout line scenario: 3-year-old child wants this toy, this candy, this something -- and she wants it nooooow! The crying starts, escalating into a full-blown tantrum. In his new book, The Ten Basic Principles of Good Parenting, Laurence Steinberg, PhD, provides guidelines based on the top social science research -- some 75 years of studies. Follow them, and you can avert all sorts of...

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Hug It Out! Warm Embrace May Keep Illness at Bay

Conventional wisdom tells us to keep our distance from sick people. Even when our kids aren't feeling well, we typically try to avoid catching their flu or cold. "Air kiss!" But a new study suggests close contact, namely a hug, may help to prevent people from getting infections. The Lowdown The Carnegie Mellon University study, which was published in the journal "Psychological Science," looked at 404 adults' interpersonal conflicts and...

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Why Kids Need Their Dads

Four decades of research and hundreds of studies have proven what should be obvious to everyone: The more involved a dad is, the more successful his children will be. A father's influence can determine a child's social life, grades at school, and future achievements. Involved dads = Successful children The dad effect starts as early as birth. A review of studies by the Father Involvement Research Alliance shows that babies with...

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7 Foods for Better Sex

Enough about oysters, already! If you want to put some sizzle back into your sex life, food can help you set the mood. There’s nothing better than a romantic, home-cooked dinner, featuring some R-rated foods to help turn up the heat. “There’s a growing body of evidence that some of the vitamins and components in foods can enhance sexual function and sexual experience,” says Jennifer R. Berman, MD, the director of the Berman Women’s Wellness...

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How to Lose Weight Fast: A Proven 3-Step Plan That Works

There are many ways to lose a lot of weight in a short amount of time. However, most of them require you to be hungry and unsatisfied. If you don’t have iron willpower, then hunger will cause you to give up on these plans quickly. The 3-step plan outlined here will: Kill your appetite. Make you lose weight fast, without being hungry. Improve your health at the same time. Step 1 – Eliminate Sugars and Starches The most important part is...

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Correct Food Combining Principles

It is not what we eat but what we digest and assimilate that adds to our health, strength and usefulness. An unhampered or unimpeded digestion may be guaranteed only to the extent to which we guard our stomachs against food combinations and mental and physical conditions which disturb and impair digestion. A stomach that is reeking with decomposition will not supply to the body the "calories" and "vitamins" originally contained in the food...

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