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Obsession du Jour

I am obsessed with Panda Cheese commercials.

If you ever have the opportunity to try this Egyptian cheese, do not, under any circumstances, refuse. Here's why...









Their slogan, "Never Say No to Panda", is perfectly apropos.

Just you know whyyyy...

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Pumpkin Pie = Seksi Times

(WPBF.com) - The secret to better sex could be in a classic Thanksgiving dessert

"Throw away the perfume and go get some pumpkin pie," said Dr. Alan Hirsch, Director of Chicago's Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Center.

In a study of men ages 18 to 64, 40 aromas were tested to determine which arouses men the most. The smell of pumpkin pie topped ladies' fragrances.

"The number one odor that enhanced penile blood flow was a combination of lavender and pumpkin pie," said Hirsch.

Hirsch said tha combination increased penile blood flow by an average of 40 percent in participants.

Pumpkin pie was the single strongest stimulant.

"Maybe the odors acted to reduce anxiety. By reducing anxiety, it acted to remove inhibitions," said Hirsch.

However, eating part of the pumpkin usually discarded when making pie could offer even greater sexual health benefits for men.

"The most important element of the pumpkin are the seeds themselves," said Palm Beach Gardens Alternative medicine expert Dr. Ralph Monserrat. He often recommends patients with erectile dysfunction eat pumpkin seeds.

"Pumpkin seeds are very rich in zinc. That, in itself, is very valuable in individuals who have prostate enlargement...because they are very rich in zinc, there will be an increase in testosterone and that increase will also increase the sexual desire," said Monserrat.

Pumpkin pie isn't the only Thanksgiving favorite that arouses a man. The same study showed that older men showed a strong response to vanilla.

If your partner enjoys sex on a regular basis, allow him to pull the strawberry-rhubarb pie out of the oven. Men with the most satisfying sex lives responded strongly to strawberry.

"Every odor we tested aroused the participants," said Hirsch.

However, not all of them created strong responses. Therefore, you may want to keep your man away from the cranberry sauce. The aroma of cranberry offered the smallest increase in blood flow, only two percent.

There is some good news, Hirsch said: "Nothing turns a man off."

This Thanksgiving, if you want a little something extra to be thankful for, you may be able to create a big change in the bedroom by making a little change in the kitchen.
 

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Female Bonding Can be Hazardous to Your Health

(Yahoo News) It's always nice to have a friend's shoulder to lean on when life gets tough. But a study has found that too much commiserating can be stressful.

Female friends who dwell on each other's problems show a spike in the stress hormone cortisol and an increase in activity of the sympathetic nervous system, the system responsible for the fight-or-flight response, the study found.

Talking over problems without dwelling on them resulted in no such spike, suggesting that compassionate conversation is helpful - when done right.

"Too much of a good thing is a bad thing," study researcher Jennifer Byrd-Craven, an Oklahoma State University psychologist, told LiveScience. "Really focusing on negative feelings is probably bad overall for your physical health as well as your psychological health."

Studies on chronic stress have linked worry to high blood pressure, lowered immune response, and increased abdominal fat, which in turn is associated with heart disease and stroke.

Byrd-Craven reported the results online Oct. 27 in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

Stressful conversations

Earlier studies had shown that excessively rehashing problems with friends - a phenomenon called "co-ruminating" - seemed to make people more anxious even as it brought the friends closer together. To investigate this paradox, Byrd-Craven recruited 44 pairs of college-age female friends. (Women, accordant with stereotype, are more likely to co-ruminate than men, Byrd-Craven said.)

The women completed questionnaires designed to reveal their temperaments and problem-solving styles. Then the friend pairs were asked either to sit and discuss problems or to work together to plan a community recreation center. The center-planning task was a control so the researchers could compare problem-talking with a more neutral interaction.

Before and after the tasks, the women gave saliva samples to measure levels of cortisol and salivary alpha-amylase, a compound that signals the activation of the sympathetic nervous system.

The women who planned the community center showed no stress response, and neither did women whose natural problem-discussing style focused on solutions. But friend pairs who ruminated on their problems, discussing them without any resolution, showed an increase in both cortisol and salivary alpha-amylase.

Friends forever or toxic friendship?

The study looked only at the short term, so researchers don't know how co-ruminating affects health over the long term. But preliminary evidence suggests the answer won't be a positive one.

"Other studies have shown that dual stress system activity is related to the highest risk for internalizing symptoms," Byrd-Craven said. "So, depression and anxiety."

One odd upside to co-rumination is that women who do it report being closer to their friends, Byrd-Craven said. The next step is to look at how the women and their friendships fare in the long term, and to see whether people can learn to talk about problems in a more effective way, she said.

"These friends seem to get together specifically for this purpose and tend to do this every time they see each other," Byrd-Craven said. "It's sort of like a shared interest."
 
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Feel-good Clip of the Day

Maybe you've already seen this amazing play by the Driscoll Middle School football team from Corpus Christi, Texas, but there's no reason not to watch it again... and again and again... that's how good it is.

Cheers to Driscoll quarterback Jason Garza!

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Man Kicks His Own Ass Over Infidelity

(Dayton Daily News) - Police were called to a disturbance in the 4400 block of Flowerdale Avenue and found a 19-year-old man in front of the building bleeding from the nose and acting strangely.

According to police, he said he was very upset at himself for cheating on his girlfriend and also stated he was intoxicated.

The man then began hitting himself in the face with closed fists while walking around screaming.

The man was arrested for disorderly conduct and taken to a hospital for evaluation. The charge was later changed to public intoxication.

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The Guys at my Dog Park Suck!

OK, so I'm officially done flirting with guys at the dog park... well, the park closest to my house, at least. Why, you ask? Because they all have huge, poorly-behaved dogs that virtually run over my dog, bat her around with their paws, and scare the holy heck out of her, that's why!

Here is an artist's representation of their dogs:

And here is my dog, Mary Poppins:

Here's the deal: I'm not interested in dating someone with a dog that can most closely be described as an a**hole. Don't get me wrong, I certainly don't want to date a guy who dresses his dog in dresses, too (gay boyfriends, however, have free rein here), but is it too much to ask for a guy with a dog that has basic obedience skills? No, my friends, it is NOT too much.

Down with bad dog owners! Your poor dogs are a**holes! Nobody really wants to be an a**hole (well, except my former neighbor, Mike S., but that's a whole different story), not even dogs. Do something about it, for cryin' out loud!

Thanks in advance,

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