Category: Sex and Intimacy

First Step in Solving Intimacy Issues In Your Relationship

June 3, 2013 | By | Add a Comment

A healthy marriage is predicated by mutual trust and respect. Part of this respect is understanding each others need for intimacy. Intimacy doesn’t have to mean sex, but can simply be the acknowledgement through a hug or holding hands. Unfortunately, these simple gestures are often missing in people’s relationships. This article from Holly Chaffin-Porter is […]

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Study: Oxytocin (‘the Love Hormone’) Makes Men in Relationships Want to Stay Away From Other Women

June 3, 2013 | By | Add a Comment

I have written before about Oxytocin and its function in the brain at reducing anxiety, and increasing the feelings of trust. It is called the bonding hormone because in newborns its production both from the mother and baby help to increase the intense bonding so important for newborn. It turns out that oxytocin is something […]

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Oxytocin Hormone and Sexual Arousal – A Potential Treatment for Intimacy Issues by Increasing Sex Drive

June 3, 2013 | By | Add a Comment

The brain produces powerful substances that help with feelings of trust, bonding, and social interest. A brain hormone called Oxytocin is primarily responsible for a lot of this and now is being used to help with increasing sexual arousal between couples. There are reports that it even helps with increasing orgasm potential in women, as […]

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Men’s Health and Men’s Hormones

December 18, 2010 | By | Add a Comment

 “Men-opause” The “mid-life crisis” that affects men in their 40’s and 50’s has never been well understood in medical terms.  We now know that men go through hormonal changes in their middle years, just like women do.  It’s been termed “andropause”, and it can be just as debilitating and emotionally challenging as menopause can be […]

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