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How To Energetically End a Relationship

Posted on July 22, 2011 by continuum wellness| Leave a comment

I listened to a show on Hay House Radio, with Iyanla Vanzant, her topic was sex. What was so beautiful about her discussion were the points made on the meaning of sex. It is rarely talked about, the real meaning and purpose of the act. Our bodies are temples. We, you and me are divine beings, creators, gods and goddesses. But living our day to day life the majority of people are not aware of this. And those who are at least aware, are constantly challenged to live this truth with joy and love; but that’s fun…right!

So, again sex. Ladies our bodies are temples. Men, you are not bees, with the sole purpose of gathering honey from every flower you see. One of the things Iyanla said is that every time we have sex with someone, we are married. We have married that person.
It is not City Hall, the ring, the flowers, nope, none of that. The act itself does that.

So, how many ex’s do you have floating around?

If you are interested in connecting with your divine and loving mate, and wondering when will it happen, perhaps you need to make sure that the previous attachment has been honored, nullified and laid to rest. I found a cool article on the topic here.

Always keep love flowing in your life.

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Research: Sex Chip that stimulates pleasure center in brain

Posted on December 22, 2008 by continuum wellness| Leave a comment

Scientists are developing an electronic ‘sex chip’ that works by stimulating the pleasure centres in the brain.
The technology, which creates tiny shocks deep in the brain, has already been used in America to treat Parkinson’s disease.

Now researchers are focusing on the orbitofrontal cortex, which is associated with feelings of pleasure caused by eating and sex.

A research survey conducted by Morten Kringelbach, a fellow at Oxford University, found the orbitofrontal cortex could be a ‘new stimulation target’ to help people with anhedonia – an inability to experience pleasure from such activities.

His colleague Professor Tipu Aziz said: ‘There is evidence that this chip will work.

‘A few years ago a scientist implanted such a device into the brain of a woman with a low sex drive and turned her into a very sexually active woman. She didn’t like the sudden change, so the wiring in her head was removed.’
But Professor Aziz said the present surgery needed to implant the wire in the brain was ‘intrusive and crude’ and would need about 10 years worth of development.

‘When the technology is improved, we can use deep brain stimulation in many new areas. It will be more subtle, with more control over the power so you may be able to turn the chip on and off when needed.’
An electronic machine that creates sexual feelings is already being developed in America by Dr Stuart Meloy. He calls his device, which is a modified spinal cord stimulator, the Orgasmatron. The name is taken from the 1973 Woody Allen film Sleeper. (article here)

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Sexual Activity and Reducing STD Risk

Posted on September 4, 2008 by continuum wellness| Leave a comment

Health Risks of Noncoital Sexual Activity

Washington, DC — When counseling patients about preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), it’s important for physicians to ask direct questions about both intercourse and noncoital sexual activity, according to a new Committee Opinion issued today by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

Noncoital sexual behavior includes mutual masturbation, and oral and anal sex and is common among adults and adolescents. Despite concerns expressed in the popular media about an increase in oral sex among adolescents and young adults, there is no evidence that this is the case. However, research does show that oral sex is much more common among adolescents who have already had vaginal intercourse, suggesting that these sexual activities occur at about the same time and with the same partner.

“Most people, including adolescents, are unlikely to use condoms during oral sex, which places them at risk for acquiring an STD,” said Richard Guido, MD, chair of ACOG’s Committee on Adolescent Health Care, which issued the opinion along with ACOG’s Committee on Gynecologic Practice. “This unlikelihood is partly because of a greater perceived safety compared with intercourse. Although sexual behavior is a sensitive issue to address for both patients and physicians, it’s important to discuss sexuality frankly and without judgment so that we can help our patients fully protect themselves against STDs.”

Risk of getting certain STDs varies depending on the specific disease and the sexual behavior:

  • the risk of acquiring HIV through oral sex is less than through vaginal sex
  • with receptive anal sex having the highest risk
  • Herpes is commonly transmitted through kissing and through oral, vaginal, and anal sex.
  • Herpes simplex virus Type 1 (HSV-1), typically associated with oral herpes (ie, “cold sores”), can be transmitted to the genitals through oral sex.
  • Herpes simplex virus Type 2 (HSV-2), typically associated with genital herpes, can be transmitted to the mouth through oral sex.
  • Nonviral STDs, including gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, also can be transmitted through noncoital sexual activity.

“Our lesbian and bisexual patients also need be screened for STDs based on the same risk factors as other women,” Dr. Guido noted. “Most lesbians have been sexually active with men at some point. Even without this sexual history, there are some STDs that can be transmitted between two women during sexual activity.”

According to ACOG, physicians should ask more direct questions about a patient’s sexual behavior so that they can provide counseling on ways to lower the risk for STDs. Since most women who engage in noncoital sexual activity are also having intercourse, clinicians need to consider whether these noncoital behaviors add any additional risks to those already posed by intercourse.

Risk-reduction strategies:

  • limiting the number of sexual partners,
  • STD testing before engaging in sexual activity with a new partner
  • correct and consistent use of condoms
  • abstinence
  • and/or mutual monogamy.

Committee Opinion #417, “Addressing Health Risks of Noncoital Sexual Activity,” is published in the September 2008 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

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HPV vaccine mandates

Posted on March 16, 2008 by continuum wellness| Leave a comment

Viruses are not the cause per se of cervical cancer. There has to be exposure to the virus and their has to a susceptibility to it. Their are many factors involved and by changing those inputs (behavior, diet,nutrition, life focus, spiritual focus of an individual, teaching wise choices vs. risky behaviors, etc.) outcomes can be changed. There are healthier approaches beyond vaccination.

A Research Study

HPV vaccine mandates: just say ‘no’ to the “great big public health experiment”

While many states are seriously considering requiring vaccination of pre-teen girls as a condition of middle school admission, the case for mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is very weak. Such a requirement lacks the traditional justification for vaccine mandates and therefore represents an unjustified usurpation of parental authority. Moreover, serious questions remain as to whether the vaccine is effective in preventing cervical cancer. The vaccine is the most expensive pediatric vaccine in history. Given the uncertainties surrounding the vaccine, Missouri lawmakers and taxpayers should reject this expensive and intrusive “public health experiment”.

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA. Bob.Onder@house.mo.gov

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Women risk HPV infection from first sex partner

Posted on February 25, 2008 by continuum wellness| 1 Comment

Information to share, not out of fear, but to encourage judiciousness.

By Will Boggs, MD

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women run a significant risk of acquiring human papillomavirus (HPV) from their very first sex partner, according to a new report.

Human papillomavirus or HPV is the cause of genital warts, as well as most cases of cervical cancer.

“HPV infections are common among newly sexually active young women, even in those reporting only one partner,” Dr. Rachel L. Winer told Reuters Health. Therefore, she pointed out, the new HPV vaccines will have the greatest impact when they’re given before young women become sexually active.

Winer, from the University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues attempted to determine the risk of HPV infection in 244 young women enrolled in a study before or within 3 months of their first intercourse. They were followed for up to three years. Women who acquired a second sex partner during follow-up were excluded from the analysis.

Within 12 months of intercourse with their first sex partner, 29% of the women tested positive for HPV, the researchers report in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. After 24 months, the cumulative rate of HPV infection increased to 39%, and at 36 months it was 49%.

The investigators found that the only factor associated with risk of HPV infection was the male partner’s number of previous partners.

“Our previous work has shown high rates of female HPV infection following sexual debut,” Winer said. “Therefore, it is not surprising to see a high risk of infection from a first male partner.”

She added, “It is important to encourage condom use with all new partners, and regular Pap smear screening.”

SOURCE: Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 15, 2008.

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