Monday, April 25, 2011
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5 Signs You Have a Healthy Sex Life
Do you have a happy healthy sex life? Unfortunately many couples often compare their sex life with those of other couples. Don't do that. Each relationship and situation is different. What works for one couple might not work for you. That being said, there are a few common things you can look for that will help you determine if you have a happy and healthy sex life. Below are 5 signs that will help you see just how healthy your sex life is or isn't.
Sign #1 - Your Relationship is Healthy
Couples with a healthy relationship communicate with each other on a regular basis. The lines of communication are always open. Healthy couples are able to tell each other when something is wrong. Healthy relationships consist of two equally committed individuals. Healthy couples have realistic expectations of each other and are not over demanding.
Sign #2 - Experimenting in the bedroom
Experimenting in bed is a sign of a happy and healthy sex life. Don't go overboard here. Experimenting in bed will improve your sex life a great deal, but don't overdo it. Experimentation can be done in several different ways. It can something as simple as trying a new position or having sex in a different place.
Sign #3 - Sex is Freely Given
When couples have been together for a long time sex tends to become more of a chore rather then something that is done for pleasure. Sex should be something that you enjoy doing with your partner. Not something you feel obligated to do. Having sex because you want to will allow you to achieve maximum pleasure.
Sign #4 - Sex is A Regular Part of The Relationship
It is not uncommon for sex to take a back seat to everything else. When you are dealing with raising a family, working and handling other important tasks it can be very hard to have sex on a regular basis. Don't let your day to day responsibilities get in the way of you having sex with your partner. Couples who make time for sex have happy healthy sex lives. Be spontaneous! If you only have time for a quickie then by all means do a quickie.
Sign #5 - Sex is more than just Sex
Unfortunately most people don't realize that sex is about more than just having intercourse. Foreplay is extremely important when it comes to having a happy and healthy sex life. Every day you should do something that your partner might not expect. Leave a little love note or send them an unexpected gift to work. This will keep your partner interested in you. If the romance is still going on way after the intercourse has come to an end then you have a happy and healthy sexual life.
If one of the signs mentioned above describe your relationship then chances are you have a happy and healthy sexual life.
Don't take for granted the fact that you have a happy and healthy sex life right now. Things can quickly change. Remember to always keep the lines of communication open. Especially when it comes to sex and the needs of your partner.
Sign #1 - Your Relationship is Healthy
Couples with a healthy relationship communicate with each other on a regular basis. The lines of communication are always open. Healthy couples are able to tell each other when something is wrong. Healthy relationships consist of two equally committed individuals. Healthy couples have realistic expectations of each other and are not over demanding.
Sign #2 - Experimenting in the bedroom
Experimenting in bed is a sign of a happy and healthy sex life. Don't go overboard here. Experimenting in bed will improve your sex life a great deal, but don't overdo it. Experimentation can be done in several different ways. It can something as simple as trying a new position or having sex in a different place.
Sign #3 - Sex is Freely Given
When couples have been together for a long time sex tends to become more of a chore rather then something that is done for pleasure. Sex should be something that you enjoy doing with your partner. Not something you feel obligated to do. Having sex because you want to will allow you to achieve maximum pleasure.
Sign #4 - Sex is A Regular Part of The Relationship
It is not uncommon for sex to take a back seat to everything else. When you are dealing with raising a family, working and handling other important tasks it can be very hard to have sex on a regular basis. Don't let your day to day responsibilities get in the way of you having sex with your partner. Couples who make time for sex have happy healthy sex lives. Be spontaneous! If you only have time for a quickie then by all means do a quickie.
Sign #5 - Sex is more than just Sex
Unfortunately most people don't realize that sex is about more than just having intercourse. Foreplay is extremely important when it comes to having a happy and healthy sex life. Every day you should do something that your partner might not expect. Leave a little love note or send them an unexpected gift to work. This will keep your partner interested in you. If the romance is still going on way after the intercourse has come to an end then you have a happy and healthy sexual life.
If one of the signs mentioned above describe your relationship then chances are you have a happy and healthy sexual life.
Don't take for granted the fact that you have a happy and healthy sex life right now. Things can quickly change. Remember to always keep the lines of communication open. Especially when it comes to sex and the needs of your partner.
Monday, January 17, 2011
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
What’s In Your Bottled Water – Besides Water?

A survey of websites and labels of more than 170 bottled waters sold in the U.S. found only three – and only one of the top 10 domestic brands – that give customers information about the water’s source, the method of purification and any chemical pollutants that remained after the water was treated, according to a new report by Environmental Working Group (EWG).
NestlĂ©’s Pure Life Purified Water discloses its water source and treatment method on the label and offers an 800-number that consumers can call to request a water quality test report. But the nine other top domestic brands – Coca-Cola’s Dasani, Pepsi’s Aquafina, Crystal Geyser, and – strangely – six other of NestlĂ©’s seven brands – don’t answer at least one of the three key questions:
- Where does the water come from?
- Is it purified? How?
- Have tests found any contaminants?
Unlike the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which has jurisdiction over the nation’s drinking water and requires each water utility to make public the results of yearly water quality tests, bottled water companies are under no such requirement from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates the industry.
EWG’s new survey of 173 bottled water brands finds a few improvements – but still too many secrets and too much advertising hype. Overall, 18 percent of bottled waters fail to list the source, and 32 percent disclose nothing about the treatment or purity of the water. Much of the marketing nonsense that drew ridicule last year can still be found on a number of labels.
“The industry’s lack of information on source, purity and treatment of bottled water isn’t some coincidence,” said Jane Houlihan, EWG’s senior vice president for research. “Bottled water companies try hard to hide any information consumers may find troubling. They don’t tell where the water comes from and what pollutants they may have found. Their ads depict mountain streams and natural springs. Yet nearly half the time, according to the industry’s own statistics, they’re bottling tap water.”
Municipal tap water is the source for 47.8 percent of bottled water, according to the Beverage Marketing Corporation's annual report for 2009.
Fiji Natural Artesian Water boasts of drawing “rainfall... purified by equatorial winds after traveling thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean.” H2Om Natural Spring Water promises a mystical “energetic interaction with the element that sustains your life.” And Oregon Rain Natural Virgin Water says its water originates “Over the Pacific Ocean, where fresh, cold air from the North Pole meets warm air from the equator, clouds dripping with naturally clean, pure water are produced. These clouds travel from the ocean, avoiding populated areas and arrive over the Willamette Valley.”
Major water bottlers are trying hard to look green. Stung by environmentalists’ warnings about out-of-control plastic garbage and source water depletion, they have launched expensive ad campaigns encasing their water in “greener” plastic like Dasani’s “Plantbottle” and Poland Spring’s “Eco-Shape” container. So far, consumers have been underwhelmed: bottled water volume dropped by 1 percent in 2008 and another 2.5 percent in 2009.
"Water bottlers are clearly having difficulty reading the writing on the wall or else there would already be clearer writing on their labels," said Leslie Samuelrich, Chief of Staff for Corporate Accountability International. "The public is calling on corporations like Coke to label the source of its water. State governments are calling for it. Congress is calling for it. The longer the industry avoids transparency, the more it forces the hand of civil servants to advocate the consumer's right to know."
"EWG's latest survey further highlights how far bottled water companies will go to obscure the truth behind their expensive gimmick," said Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter. "More than ever, consumers are better off sticking to a type of water whose source and quality is required by law to be reported to the public – that from the tap."
“EWG encourages consumers to get back to the tap by drinking filtered tap water,” the EWG report says. “It costs far less than bottled water and doesn’t come wrapped in plastic waste to clog landfills, clutter streams and rivers and build up in the ocean.”
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