Walnut an Alternative to Viagra

Walnut may be a fruit for you to patronize. Some people have a constantly low libido, whereas others experience episodes of loss of libido. Walnuts are rich in protein, and high in potassium and other minerals such as zinc and iron. Because of this, it is being touted as an aphrodisiac. Besides this, the omega-3 fatty acids in walnuts are helpful in protecting the body from cardiovascular diseases by preventing erratic rhythms in the heart, making the blood less likely to clot inside the arteries, and improving the ratio of good to bad cholesterol.

Mounting scientific research shows the health benefits of walnuts. Walnuts are the healthy nut and go beyond lowering cholesterol. A new clinical study from the University of Barcelona shows that substituting walnuts for monounsaturated fat in a Mediterranean diet improves, and even restores, endothelial function (the property of arteries to dilate in order to meet an increased demand of blood). Walnuts also reduce harmful cell adhesion molecules which are associated with atherosclerosis, commonly known as hardening of the arteries. These dual effects enhance the circulatory system, therefore aiding in the prevention of heart disease. According to the researchers, walnuts are the first whole food to show such cardiovascular benefits.

Walnuts are a complete aliment, and have a high energetic value: up to 6,500 calories per kilogram. This is due to their high content in polyunsaturated fats. They are also rich in iodine, they are considered good for preventing goiter caused by thyroid gland impairment and all hormonal unbalances associated with it.

Did you know that ancient Romans and other cultures threw walnuts instead of rice at weddings because they believed walnuts held aphrodisiac powers? Just recently, researchers announced they have produced a Viagra alternative from it too, the tablet called N-Hanz. The team of researchers at Universiti Malaya (UM) was able to its potentials as a local alternative to Viagra. Prof. Kim Kah Hwi, who headed the team of researchers, said he was inspired to look into walnuts after reading about their use in history and so far 40 volunteers had tried the tablet containing walnut extract and responded positively. Prof. Kim said the new pill was comparable to Viagra as well as safe, although a person would have to consume about 3.3kg of walnuts for the same effect as one tablet. He said, it takes about an hour for the effects to set in and it will last for about four hours. Furthermore, because it is not a drug, he said it is safe for those with hypertension or diabetes, or (those) who have recently had heart by passes, adding that some of the volunteers had undergone bypass surgeries.

Prof Kim said the active ingredient was arginine, an amino acid that is absorbed into the body and converted into nitric oxide known to help to enlarge blood vessels and enhance blood flow to the penis. All these foods that have aphrodisiac properties are within easy reach, including walnut, and so low libido should no more be a dilemma.

Six Sex Benefits

Most people learn the basics behind sex when Mom, Dad or the sex-ed teacher sit them down for a talk about where babies come from. And sure, sex is about reproduction. But it also has a number of pleasant side effects that aren't quite as well-known. Here are six things (safe) sex can do for you.

Reduce Anxiety
Sex may sometimes cause, ahem, performance anxiety, but fortunately there's a cure: Sex! OK, maybe it isn't as simple as that, but sexual activity has been shown to reduce anxiety in rodents and humans. A study published in July 2010 in the science journal PLoS ONE found that sexually active rats displayed fewer anxious behaviors compared with rats that hadn't been allowed to have sex (the study also found that sex protected the rats' brains from the negative effects of stress hormones). Sex can relax people, too, according to a study of 24 men and 22 women who kept daily diaries of their sexual activity and then had to either do arithmetic or speak in front of a crowd. People who reported more sexual intercourse had lower blood pressure when performing these stressful tasks.

Make you happy
No big surprise here: Sex and happiness go hand-in-hand. A 2004 study published in the economics journal The American Economic Review asked 900 American women how various daily activities made them feel and found that "intimate relations" topped the charts for happiness. (The morning commute was the most unpleasant daily ritual.) A 2004 study of 16,000 Americans, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, found that people who are happy tend to be the ones getting the most action. The study estimated that boosting between-the-sheets time from once a month to once a week was the happiness equivalent of getting a $50,000 raise.

Boost immunity
While you probably shouldn't get busy with someone with a cold, regular sex may boost your immune system. A study presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Convention in 1999 found that among undergraduate students, those who had sex once or twice a week had higher levels of the antibody immunoglobulin A, or IgA, compared with students who fooled around less. IgA is found in saliva and mucosal linings, and it is one of the body's first defenses against infections. Don't get too excited, though: The study found that those who had sex three times a week or more had levels of IgA comparable to those who abstained from sex altogether, suggesting there's a happy medium. The researchers speculated that moderate sexual activity exposes you to other people's bugs, boosting the immune system, New Scientist magazine reported at the time. The sexaholics, on the other hand, may have been more anxious or stressed overall, which tends to lower immunity.

Soothe your pain
Orgasms don't just feel good; they ease pain. Research conducted at Rutgers University has found that women have increased pain tolerance and decreased pain detection during vaginal stimulation and orgasm. One 1985 study, published in the journal Pain, found that during vaginal stimulation, women saw increases in their pain threshold of about 36 percent to 40 percent. Around orgasm, women's pain threshold increased by 74.6 percent. The researchers are hoping they can isolate the chemical or brain response that causes this immunity to pain, enabling them to take the effect out of the bedroom and into day-to-day life.

Decrease neuroticism
Do you stress out about relationships? A regular sex life could ease your fears. Newlyweds who score high in neuroticism – a trait marked by mood swings and frequent worry – cope better in their marriages when there's more sex. For most couples, frequency of sex at this stage of marriage wasn't associated with happiness, but neurotic spouses seemed to get a boost when things were active in the bedroom. Neuroticism tends to make people unhappy, but sex wiped worries away, making neurotic newlyweds as satisfied as their relaxed counterparts.

Reduce prostate cancer risk
Men, here's a good reason to get off: Ejaculation may reduce prostate cancer risk. A 2004 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association followed 30,000 men, including about 1,500 who eventually got prostate cancer, and found that an active sex life was not associated with a higher risk of the disease. Men who ejaculated the most – 21 times a month or more – were about one-third less likely to develop prostate cancer than those who ejaculated between four and seven times a month. The jury is still out on when and if adding extra ejaculation to your life is helpful, however. Research on the topic has been somewhat contradictory and the protective effect of ejaculation is probably small. Perhaps the best approach is to have sex for sex's sake, and let the side benefits fall where they may.

Why Sex is Good for You

Except for contracting sexually transmitted diseases when you’re excessively adventurous in this regard, yes, sex is definitely good for your health. I’m aware that it’s a really old zombie topic (comes back to life again and again) and that most people have encountered this information before; but tell me, how many of you could still remember and enumerate ALL the benefits you’ll get from sex? I doubt there will be at least one.

And so, in the spirit of pro-creation, pro-sex, and just for the heck of it, here’s a quick (I wish) rundown of what YOU can get from sex:

Sex is a good exercise. Here’s what you’ll get for doing it frequently (masturbation is not counted).

• Lower cholesterol – An aggressive and vigorous sex burns 200 calories. Do it everyday and you’ll have zero fat in your body, guaranteed.
• Healthier heart – Not only will you lose weight, sex also guarantees a reduced risk of heart ailments.
• Toned muscles - Muscular contractions during intercourse work the pelvis, thighs, buttocks, arms, neck, thorax, and PC muscles. Lazy sex will only get half of it. An improved PC muscle helps women relieve menstrual cramps.
• Improved bones – more likely if you’re into the acrobatic sex positions where you sometimes have to support your weight and your partner’s. It’s called weight lifting. Additionally, testosterone plays an important part here as well which will be explained later.
• Increased blood flow – Sex helps increase the blood flow to your brain and to all other organs of your body. This leads to improved blood circulation which gives fresh oxygen supply to your organs and removes the waste products in your blood and organs.

Sex does a lot of stuff to your brain. Simply imagining it gets you through a lot of brain exercise. What more if you do it for real?

• Reduced Stress – Good sex makes you release all that kept tension in your thoughts and just let go. Also, a study in 2002 reported that sexually active females whose partners don’t use condom were less subject to depression compared to their counterparts whose partners did. They say that a hormone found in semen (prostaglandin) gets absorbed in her genital tract, thus modulating female hormones preventing the attack of depression.
• Relaxed and Improved Sleep – Orgasms allows everyone to completely let go, hence a profound relaxation afterwards. Because of this people are able to surrender all distracting thoughts. Being able to stop thinking has helped many to overcome insomnia and have a better sleep.
• Positive and calm disposition – Although not true for everyone, generally, sex makes you less irritable and gives you a positive attitude in life or about something. Sex is also capable of boosting your self-esteem.
• Feel Younger – Aging folks always get that feeling. It could be, perhaps, attributed to the positive feeling associated with sex.
• Relieves Pain – Sex is 10 times more effective than Valium. Immediately before orgasm, levels of the hormone oxytocin surge to five times their normal level. This in turn releases endorphins, which alleviate the pain of everything from headache to arthritis to even migraine.
  

Sex is also a form of beauty treatment.

• Shiny hair and smooth skin – “Mane and Tail”, which was first tested on horses, gives you shiny hair. Sex does better. Scientific tests found that when woman make love they produce amounts of estrogen, which make their hair shiny and skin smooth.
• Healthier skin – Your skin gets smooth not only because of the estrogen but also because of the sweat. Especially during one sizzling hot and sweaty bout in bed, the sweat you produce cleanses the pores and makes your skin glow. Gentle, relaxed lovemaking also reduces your chances of suffering dermatitis, skin rashes and blemishes.
• Improved Posture – Women who get regular sex not only get firmer tummy and buttocks, but also an improved posture.
• Better Teeth – Seminal plasma contains zinc, calcium and other minerals shown to retard tooth decay. How then do you get it into your mouth? Girls, it’s alright to get down and dirty. Additionally, torrid hot kisses encourage saliva to wash food from the teeth and lower the level of the acid that causes decay, preventing plaque build-up.

A healthy sex life also improves your sense of smell. Prolactin (a hormone produced after sex) stimulates the olfactory nerve, the center for smell, increasing smell perception. A lot of lovemaking can also unblock a stuffy nose.

Regular sexual activity boosts testosterone and estrogen levels in both men and women. Testosterone is what drives both men and women want to have sex, the more there is the more aggressive sex turns out. Besides boosting your libido testosterone fortifies bones and muscles. Some physicians suggest that testosterone keeps hearts healthy and good cholesterol high. Estrogen on the other hand keeps women’s vaginal tissues more supple, skins smooth, and breasts soft and ample. It also reduces the pain of premenstrual syndrome.

Sex can also boost your immune system. People who have sex once or twice a week have been shown to have higher rates of immunoglobulin A, a known immune booster. Intimacy also makes human beings happy, healthy, and peaceful which dramatically improves the immune system and healing capability.

Your prostate will be happier when you have sex. That is because studies have seen a relationship between prostate cancer and the infrequency of ejaculation or the release of your man juice. When you’re not able to release it, your prostate concentrates all the minerals of your seminal fluid up to 600 times. There’s a possibility that carcinogens in your blood will also get concentrated along with it. So before everything’s too late, just release it. Besides having sex, one effective way to combat the untoward effect of bad concentration in the prostate is a good old “Onanism”. Onan your way to euphoria!!!

Perhaps, the best thing you could get from sex and the only thing you’ve been waiting to hear is; “Sex prolongs your life.” A British study of 1,000 men found those who had at least two orgasms a week had half the death rate of their countrymen who indulge less than once a month. Just read the positive effects from the top up to here and you’ll understand why.

So, did I change your perception toward sex?

Guide to Multiple Male Orgasms

You’re having trouble with your performance in bed. You can’t last longer than what your partner expect you to be; and, sorry to say, you feel inadequate about it. What’s worse is, you’ve tried it on a donkey or a goat in the farm and the animal just smiled at you as if intending to insult you and aggravate more the situation you’re in. You feel so pathetic afterwards that you begin to think of committing suicide to end your misery.

Before you do that, have you tried consulting a sex therapist, or at least considered browsing through the internet to answer your problem? If not, then you’re in luck. This guide is for you and the several thousands of guys just like you. Yes, you’re not alone in your pursuit for a longer more satisfying “H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S”. There are other “pathetic males” just like you living on the face of this God-forsaken planet.

Experts say that the root of most of your problem lies in the brain. Psychological and environmental factors affect the length of time before an individual reaches climax. If you’re too uptight and suffer a great deal in terms of your emotional well-being, chances are your sexual performance will be greatly compromised. One solution to that is to overcome your “over-tensed” sexual behavior. Learn to relax and let go of your emotions and worries. But that alone will not solve it. You should also learn how to control your ejaculation reflex. One way of attaining that is learning how to achieve and become a “true multi-orgasmic male.”

A “true multi-orgasmic male” is a male above any normal male in terms of sexual performance. He is able to achieve incredible feats of orgasmic activity transcending the single orgasm normal males are capable of and turning it into waves of continuous orgasm never experienced by lowly pathetic single orgasmic human males in their lifetime.

Why become a “truly multi-orgasmic male”?

• You’ll be able to last longer in bed.
• Of course, it follows that your partner will be more satisfied.
• It follows also that you’ll be more satisfied.
• You’ll have more intense and powerful orgasms you’ve never felt before in your life.
• You’ll have a better sense of well-being.
• It might sound weird but traditionally, Taoists believe that through practicing multiple-orgasmic sex, one would reinvigorate his strength and vitality, thus increasing his longevity.

Who can become a “truly multi-orgasmic male”?
Anyone and that means anyone including you, if you’re a male that is; because if you’re a female, you’ll be called a “truly multi-orgasmic female”.

What is a “multiple male orgasm”?
A multiple male orgasm refers to an orgasm achieved successively, without the complete loss of sexual arousal and erection in between. So if you could do several orgasms a day with rests or recovery periods in between, that’s not a true multiple male orgasm.

How do I achieve multiple male orgasms?
Before you can become a “truly multi-orgasmic male” you must first undergo a series of easy to follow exercises to train your body to achieve multiple orgasms. It can’t be learned overnight as it needs time, proper training and conditioning of the muscles involved to prolong your climax cycle and control your ejaculation reflex.

True multiple male orgasms
Basically, there are two principles that you must understand in becoming a “true multi-orgasmic male”.

Dating Ideas that Lead to Sex

Men date women for several reasons but one above all gives them more motivation to do it. It’s sex which they say as “the ultimate aim of dating”. We get creative when it comes to dating all because we are hoping to convince her to go to bed with us afterwards. The article provides creative ideas on how to make your date want to drag you to bed with her. As they put it; “dating ideas that will get her heart racing, set you apart from the competition, and most importantly, make her want to drag you into the bedroom”. They start off with a dating idea such as “tango”. Tango is regarded as one of the great passionate dances and involves a lot of close physical contact.

Therefore, it’s something sensual, I guess. Then it’s the “casino” dating idea where they say women love men who like taking risks and compares it with James Bond. “Costume parties” was another though I don’t quite get the idea of letting her play with costumes to release her sensual side. Then it ends to “tapas”, no it’s not the Pinoy “tapa” (thin strips of rubber-like meat….ngeee!), it’s this Spanish term for small quantities of food sold or given for free with a drink from Spain. I don’t know how they adopted the concept in the US but I guess it boils down to a different method of sharing food that, perhaps, involves a more intimate atmosphere (or maybe something like a “pika-pika” of Pinoys, I can only guess. Maybe I should’ve researched more on this one).

Here in the Philippines, well, it’s an entirely different story. You don’t get your date to have sex with you that easy. We are more conservative in some sense, although I’m hearing some stories about trends where some explore a more liberated and experimental “activities” that suggests similarities, tolerance, or perhaps adoption of the western dating scene. Usually it takes a lot of dates, and some even wait till marriage before you can finally touch her like a man. If you really want dating ideas leading to sex that would work in the Philippines, then it calls for more extreme measures. Here are several which I think will work (finally, after long musing much about nothing, this crap):

Lots of alcohol. Make her too drunk to know which is left or right and you have the opportunity to end your date with sex. Of course, that’s without her consent. And you’ll get sued for rape after the pleasure is done.

Sleep inducing drugs. (Chloroform?) I see this in TV dramas all the time. Put a sleep-inducing drug on her plate or in her drinking glass and you get what you want after a short period of time. Similar to the first one, it also ends in a situation you would less likely wish to be in.
Get a prostitute. Ever tried dating your “pok-pok” (Filipino term for “prostitute”). Well, you get the idea. Date her then do it in a hotel nearby. After all, it’s actually dating then sex, more of “ends in sex” not “leads to sex”.

Date textmates (sms or text messaging partners). Don’t get me wrong. It’s not the usual textmates. They are those who are constantly looking for friends or boyfriends and are extremely friendly and nice all the time for other reasons besides just making plain friends. They are also fond of making their phone numbers public for those interested parties to see. Usually, you see their numbers in some tabloid classified ads, texting and chat channels, in some forums, vandalism in comfort rooms, or in bus seats. Then, they will charge you for the date and the sex afterwards.

Drive her home. Usually a complementary action for the first two dating idea, it can also work in solo. Before deciding to do it without the first two dating ideas, you should consider attending some gym sessions and focus on strength training though. To all you dummies who don’t understand, the idea behind it is simple. Offer her a drive home. Then, you don’t bring her home as promised and take her some place where you can do your bidding freely, in diplomacy, or through brute force.

Do the following dating ideas and you’re a 100 percent rapist guaranteed.

Sex Mistakes Women Usually Do

1. Never initiating sex
This is probably the most common mistake women make. Don’t rely on your partner to get things started every time. “When you initiate sex, it shows him that sex with him is a priority in your relationship,” says Lou Paget, author of 365 Days of Sensational Sex. “It also shows him that you relish sex for sex’s sake.” Men find this show of power sexy, and they get totally turned on by the simple fact that you want them sexually.

2. Being unresponsive in bed
Let your partner know that you’re having a great time. “Most important, let yourself go during sex,” says Sari Locker, author of Mindblowing Sex in the Real World.
Watching and hearing you get turned on makes him turned on, so go ahead and let it show. “Don’t be afraid of what sounds and words might come out of your mouth. It’s only natural and quite normal to express yourself when something feels so amazing,” adds Locker.

3. Forgetting his nipples
The nipples hold a concentration of nerve endings and are usually regarded as more erogenous in females. Which is why many women overlook men’s nipples as an erogenous zone. But nipples can be his thing, too.

“Many men have very sensitive nipples. Regardless of how sensitive they are, some men enjoy having them stimulated,” says Yvonne K. Fulbright, author of Touch Me There! Try sucking gently on the nipples, using your tongue to increase stimulation, and alternate kissing and licking the areola.
4. Making him responsible for your orgasms
“It is important for women to know that they are in charge of their own orgasm,” explains Barry R. Komisaruk, co-author of The Science of Orgasm. Because ultimately, you’re responsible for your own pleasure and satisfaction.

Don’t expect your partner to be a mind reader, start focusing on communication: Give him feedback, tell him what turns you on and how you like to be touched. If you’re uncomfortable talking about it, you can guide his hand with yours.

5. Limiting sex to the bedroom
Why restrict your lovemaking session to the bed or the bedroom? Surprise him with sex in an unexpected place.

“Men love the combination of two things: A sense of adventure, and when their women are spontaneously overcome with erotic passion,” says Lou Paget, author of 365 Days of Sensational Sex. So don’t overlook countertops, stairwells or even the balcony. By exploring new, naughty places for a nooky, you’ll be making some very steamy memories of your own.

Mara Isabella Lopez Yokohama - Survivor

Mara Lopez (born Mara Isabella Lopez Yokohama on 20 May 1991) is a Filipina actress and champion surfer. She is a member of Star Magic Batch 13.

Mara's acting debut was when she appeared in an episode in GMA's Magpa-kailanman in 2003. The episode recounts her mom's life story. She played as the younger Maria Isabel.

In 2006 she was launched, along with 23 other aspiring actors and actresses, as member of Star Magic Batch 13. She then starred in ABS-CBN's Sineserye Presents: Natutulog Ba Ang Dios?. She had a small role in ABS-CBN's Star Magic Presents: Abt Ur Luv and had guest appearances in some shows in ABS-CBN. In 2002, she played the lead role in the indie film Following Rosa, a Sundance Film Festival entry.

Though she played a small role, her acting in Sineserye Presents: Natutulog Ba Ang Dios? got the attention of critics and her co-workers in the project. A viewer, on seeing Mara’s performance, commented on what a promising actress the 16-year-old was. "If she can just make the right career choices, there’s no doubt that she’ll go far in this business.

Mara Lopez Yokohama on her Survivor Philippines experience: "It made me stronger and nabigyan ng mas malalim na meaning ang life sa akin."

Dream come true para kay Mara Lopez Yokohama na makabilang sa Top 4 ng Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown.

Inamin nga ni Mara na matagal na niyang pangarap ang makasali sa reality show na Survivor Philippines dahil paborito nga niya ang US version ng naturang reality show.

Sa huling endurance challenge nga sa isla ay nakuha ni Mara ang immunity necklace at hindi nga raw siya nahiyang umiyak nang siya ang tanghalin na winner sa naturang challenge.
Mara Yokohama joined in a GMA 7 Reality show, Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown in November 2011.

The daughter of beauty queen and former bold actress Maria Isabel Lopez with ex-husband Hiroshi Yokohama. Mara is the older of two siblings. Her younger brother is five years younger.

HATERS AND SUPPORTERS. Sa mga nakapanood nga kay Mara sa kanyang pakikipaglaban sa isla, nagkaroon siya ng mga haters dahil nga sa paraan ng kanyang pakikipaglaro at pakikitungo sa kapwa niya castaways.

Aware nga si Mara na may mga galit sa kanya, lalo nga raw sa Twitter na kung anu-ano ang tawag sa kanya.

Pero natutuwa siya dahil meron din siyang mga supporters. Sila na lang daw ang kanyang nagiging inspirasyon para pagbutihin pa ang kanyang pakikipaglaban sa isla.