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Trauma sticks with you and can affect many different parts of life. Unfortunately, 70% of adults they have experienced a trauma in their life. Everyone responds to trauma differently, and both sexual and non-sexual trauma can affect our sex lives. I won’t pretend to be able to speak to all the ways that trauma interacts with sexuality. Instead, I’ll offer some of the tips that have worked best for my clients (and myself) on intimacy after trauma, while respecting that you may have different methods that work for you. Identifying stress/trauma reactions Here are four examples of acute stress reactions:…

Sarah and her husband were thrilled to find out she was pregnant on New Year’s after a few months of trying. After an initial appointment to confirm the pregnancy, she resumed her normal life patterns but noticed intermittent spotting. While she knew this was possible early in the pregnancy, it made her anxious and very aware of bleeding every day. Around 7 weeks, there was a day of heavier bleeding that caused concern and led her to follow up with her doctor, fearing a possible miscarriage, but her hCG levels were still rising. At her first ultrasound a few days…

Eating healthy while traveling is crucial for athletes who are constantly on the road during the season. Between games and training camps, athletes spend a significant amount of time traveling for their sport and often rely on what’s available at grocery stores, gas stations or fast food restaurants along the way. In this article, we’ll look at tips and tricks to help you make healthier food choices while on the road. From breakfast, lunch and dinner, to snacks and hydration on the go, we’ve got you covered.Building a healthy breakfastA common problem we see with fast food breakfasts is that…

Have you ever found yourself scrolling through social media, envying those perfectly equipped gyms in people’s homes? Or maybe you’re just tired of the hassle and crowds at your local gym. Well, it’s time to stop dreaming and start planning your home gym. Creating your own personal training space in the comfort of your own home is now possible and easier than ever. With a little planning and a little creativity, you can have your own dream gym tailored to your specific needs and fitness goals. Let’s start! Call the professionals When building a home gym, it can be…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can predict whether adult brain cancer patients will survive more than eight months after receiving radiotherapy. Using AI to successfully predict patient outcomes will allow clinicians to be better informed in planning the next stage of treatment and refer patients to potentially life-saving treatment more quickly. This is the first use of artificial intelligence to predict short- and long-term survivors within eight months of radiotherapy. The paper recently published in Neuro-Oncology shows how researchers from King’s College London built a deep learning model to enable them to more reliably and accurately predict outcomes for patients with adult…

According to the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), nearly eight million (18.4 percent) Hispanic/Latino adults reported having a mental illness. Among those with a mental illness, 1.9 million (24.4 percent) had a serious mental illness or a mental illness that affected their ability to function. Although the prevalence of a major depressive episode (MDE) was lower among Hispanic/Latino youth, a greater proportion of those with MDE reported suicidal ideation compared with non-Hispanic white youth. In 2020, 18.7 percent of non-Hispanic White and 15.7 percent of Hispanic/Latino youth reported MDE. Among non-Hispanic white youth with MDE, the…

Yes, melatonin makes you last longer in bed. Low levels of melatonin in men lead to premature ejaculation (PE) and as the level of melatonin in the blood increases, it improves the ejaculation process and helps men with PE last much longer.But most men don’t know how much melatonin they need to last longer in bed.Keep reading to find out…What is Melatonin?Melatonin (also known as 5-methoxy-n-acetyltryptamine, MEL and pineal hormone) is a hormone produced naturally by the human body. Produced in the brain by the pineal gland in response to darkness. The purpose of melatonin is to manage your internal…

Human chorionic gonadotropin is a critical hormone—for both women and men—when it comes to conceiving and maintaining a pregnancy. In fact, hCG injections are often used with other fertility drugs to help conceive. But what exactly is it? And what should you expect with hCG injections for fertility? What is hCG? HCG, or human chorionic gonadotropin if you’re not into all the brevity, it’s a critical reproductive hormone. It is often referred to as the pregnancy hormone, thanks to its role in the development of the placenta, but both men and women produce it in small amounts. In non-pregnant women,…

Living in a tropical climate can be a dream come true, but it also presents unique challenges to maintaining the health and beauty of black and brown skin. From the effect of high humidity on skin elasticity to the need for proper hydration and sun protection, this blog post explores essential tips for protecting and nourishing your skin in tropical environments. Discover how to fight dehydration, maintain youthful elasticity and maintain your skin’s natural glow, even in the toughest conditions. Let’s dive into the secrets of achieving and maintaining youthful and healthy skin in tropical climates. Xcape Cleanser – Boost…

It’s perfectly healthy to masturbate, but is it possible to overdo it? What do you call a perfectly normal behavior that the majority of grown men regularly engage in, but society often wants to make you feel guilty about? You may have euphemistically referred to this activity as “choking the chicken” or “playing pocket pool” at a younger age, believing the word itself too taboo to touch, but you know we’re talking about masturbation here. If you masturbated in the last month, last week, even in the last 24 hours, give yourself a congratulatory pat on the back. You, dear…