12 Shocking Sex Facts, did you know ?

William Masters and Virginia Johnson became famous for the groundbreaking sex research they conducted at Washington University in St. Louis in the 1950s and 1960s—so famous, in fact, that Showtime decided to turn their story into a new drama series, Masters of Sex. Masters and Johnson’s discoveries changed the way we think about sex and about women’s sexuality in particular. Their studies showed that women were capable of multiple orgasms, among other things. These were revolutionary ideas the time, but new research about women and sex has revealed some facts that would shock even Masters and Johnson. Here’s the latest on sex research from Dr. Eden Fromberg of SoHo OBGYN and Naomi Wolf’s most recent book, Vagina: A New Biography.

1. Cycles of light affect our fertility
Women used to menstruate during the new moon (when it’s dark at night) and ovulate during a full moon (when it’s light). Now, in a world full of artificial lighting and bright screens, women are not as in tune with the connection between their biology and nature. Some have tried “lunaception,” altering the lights in their bedrooms based on the moon lighting to change their ovulation.

2. Women can get pregnant five to eight days after having sex
Studies have shown that some sperm can live in the cervical mucus crypt before the egg is actually fertilized for anywhere from five to eight days after sex.

3. Wearing high heels can negatively affect a woman’s orgasm

Certain high-end shoe brands developed the arch in their high-heeled shoes to approximate the arch in a woman’s pelvis when she is having an orgasm. The heels create a contraction in the pelvic floor, which is problematic because the pelvic floor then cannot contract further during orgasm. “An orgasm is usually like going from zero to 60,” explains Fromberg. “If you’re already at 55 [from wearing heels], you’re not going to have a full experience.”

4. Orgasms can make women more creative
Studies have shown that orgasms can make women more confident, productive and creative. And it’s a feedback loop—women achieve fuller orgasms when they are being creative.

5. Birth control pills dampen the libido
Any hormonal contraception has that psychological side effect. Sometimes women even have trouble conceiving once they’re off the pill because while they may have been attracted to their partner on the pill, they’re not actually compatible with each other biochemically without the extra hormones.

6.  Sitting in chairs can arouse women
Pudendal nerves, underneath the buttox and the sitting bones, feed arousal tissues (in the vagina, clitoris, anus, etc.). Sitting in a certain kind of chair pressing on the pudendal nerves in a certain way can lead to sexual arousal.

7. …But it can also dampen their orgasms
On the other hand, sitting in chairs for most of the day shortens the pelvic floor and psoas muscles—muscles which are essential to a full-body orgasm. When these muscles are tight from sitting too much, women find it harder to achieve a great orgasm.

8. Women have three erogenous zones 
The clitoris, the G Spot, AND the opening of the cervix. Some argue nipples belong on that list too.

9. Nerve endings are distributed differently in every woman’s vagina
Like a snowflake, each woman is unique in that her nerve endings are distributed in her genitalia differently than anyone else. That means, every woman needs to employ slightly different methods to achieve orgasm.

10. The pulsations a woman feels during orgasm are actually her uterus trying to gather sperm
Round ligaments that end in the labia majora “rock the uterus back and forth during orgasm so that the cervix has the opportunity to potentially scoop semen up that may have pooled in the back of the vagina to enhance fertility,” says Fromberg.

11. Being well hydrated leads to better orgasms
Because the body is mostly fluid, being hydrated enhances people’s ability to achieve orgasm.

12. All woman can achieve orgasm
Almost no woman was born unable to achieve an orgasm. “Women have the innate machinery programmed to have orgasms,” Fromberg explains. “But not everybody learns how to use that machinery well.”

10 Flat-Belly Tricks - How to lose weight 2013 Updated

Pros share their top sleek-stomach tips

Don’t even think about sucking it in so you’ll fit into those cute fitted white jeans: There are less-painful and longer-lasting ways to get the amazing middle you crave. We went straight to experts to get their very best advice for quickly shrinking your tummy. Here are the surprising foods, tricks, and moves they swear by. Their genius tips will help you shed inches and pounds, banish the bloat, and feel even more gorgeous. Hello, skinny jeans !

Eat at this magic hour

“You must eat a snack that contains protein between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Go for a protein bar, a piece of low-fat cheese, or some almonds with an organic apple.

No matter what, do not miss that snack. It’s important because it boosts metabolism and balances blood sugar. The lower you keep your blood sugar, the lower you keep your insulin, and insulin makes you store fat around your middle. Eating every three to four hours will keep your blood sugar even, but many people tend to go five or six hours between lunch and dinner without eating.”

Have a ball

“My No. 1 tip: Do the ball exchange three times a week. Lay flat on your back with your arms above your head and legs straight out. Start with a stability ball above your head in your hands. Bring the ball up above your chest as you bring your legs up to meet the ball and place it between your ankles. Bring the ball back down to the floor with your legs and straighten your arms back out over your head.

Repeat the ball exchange 10 to 12 times, remembering to keep your lower back pressed into the floor as you do this move.”

Beef up on this belly-zapping hormone

“Eat as close to zero grams of sugar as possible. This will keep insulin levels low and also keep levels of glucagon high. Glucagon, a hormone, is the best friend you could ever have in the struggle for a flat belly! Picture Ms. Pac-Man traveling around your waistline, gobbling up fat to be used as energy. That is glucagon.

The closer to zero grams of sugar you consume, the lower your insulin and the higher your glucagon...it’s as simple as that.”

Chew on this

“Chewing is the No. 1 tip I give to prevent bloating. Chew food until it is like applesauce in your mouth. Digestion begins in the mouth, and without proper chewing, food is not well-digested. Better-digested food means less gas and bloating.”

Put crunches last on your flat-belly list (for real!)

“I recommend the DCBA approach: Diet first, Cardio second, Building muscle third, and Abs exercises last. Follow it and you can safely lose one to two pounds a week. Spend 60 minutes a day preparing healthier meals. Spend 20 minutes a day three to five times weekly doing cardio. Spend 15 minutes a day three times a week strength training. Finally, spend 5 minutes a day three times a week doing abs exercises.”

Shake on the sea salt

“The culprit making your tummy bloat? It could be the salt in your diet. Use natural sea salt or kosher salt, which is lower in sodium teaspoon for teaspoon than traditional table salts. And stay away from soy sauce: Even low-sodium soy sauce is still high in sodium and will cause practically instant bloating. 

Instead, flavor your food with a little fresh tomato salsa or a hint of cayenne pepper, which has an added benefit of boosting metabolism.” 

Punch it out and lose 2 inches fast

“Add boxing to your cardio routine. When you throw punches with weights or at a fast pace, you’re working your core in a way that helps to flatten your midsection. You must engage your core to throw punches, and twisting your torso works all the ab muscles. 

Boxing also gives you a cardio workout that burns extra calories. Add 16 minutes of boxing three times a week to your regular cardio routine (30 minutes at high intensity four to five times a week), and you can lose up to 2 inches from your waist in four weeks. Simply throw punches while holding 1- or 2-pound weights for 8 minutes, alternating arms, then repeat without weights at a faster pace for 8 more minutes.” 

Try the flat-belly cheat

“Play up a different body part to draw attention from your middle.

If it’s your legs, wear skirts or slim pants. Shoulders—bare them even if just a bit with a boatneck or sweetheart neckline. Cleavage? Make sure your bra does its job. If your bra rides up in the back, the bra has likely stretched out. If it accentuates back flab or if the space between the cups doesn’t lie flat, go up a size.”

Size matters

“Eating portion-controlled meals that include whole-grain foods and monounsaturated fats (MUFAs) throughout the day is the best way to eat for a flat belly: People who eat whole grains lose more abdominal fat. And making most of the fats you eat MUFAs reduces ab flab, research says

Did you know this Three Steps To Get a Girl To Fall In Love With You ? Incredible simple..

Let’s face it — there is no fool-proof way to get every woman to fall madly in love with you. Or is there?… 

Almost ALL women have the same needs when it comes to looking for the right man, so there are ways of catching the eye of almost any woman.

• Would you like to be able to turn the head of any woman?

• Attract that woman you’ve had your eye on for a while?

• Or just want to take your current relationship to the next level?

Find the ANSWER in this video by relationship author, Josh Pellicer.  In this video, he reveals to you the same three, life-changing steps he’s taught to thousands of men around the world so you can quickly and easily get the woman of your dreams.  Watch now below.

*Contains mature content. Viewer discretion is advised.

I'm thinking of setting up my own business in my spare time and have an idea, but where do I start?

I'm seriously thinking of taking the first steps to set up my own small business.  

It would be run from home, at weekends, or in spare time to begin with to fit around current work commitments. I'm thinking about providing a specialist recruitment service for debt resolution companies in the free and paid sector. 

I've also considered looking at starting my own debt solutions company because I feel I could offer people a lot better service than companies that are currently out there, using my own experiences and qualifications.  

I just wanted to know what you thought and if you could give me some sound advice on where to start. RR. Via email.

 

New business: What's the first step to setting up my own firm?

Sue Hayes, managing director for Barclays Business, says: A huge well done for taking this first step in setting up your own business, running a business can be one of the most rewarding experiences you can have. 

To help make it best success possible, the first and most important thing to do is to write a business plan.

Really try to make it clear, realistic and concise. Use research to support your conclusions and make sure you know exactly what your USP is – this will make sure you stand out from the crowd. And remember that business plans are living documents - meaning that you should adjust your plan as your business develops.

Your plan should say what your business will do, the products or services it will provide, how customers will access your products or services (for example, in a shop, online or by phone) and your approach to pricing. It is also worth thinking about your critical success factors – what do you want to achieve and when by – this will help you stay focused.

The simple step of writing things down will help you clarify in your own mind whether you have a great idea or it needs more work, whether you need to do more research and what support you may need to get started.

Make sure you know as much as possible about who will be buying from and who your competitors are. It may seem like a lot of effort but stick with it, this early leg work with be worth it down the road.

Seek as much advice as possible! Speak to your local chamber of commerce or the local college to see if they have any talks from local entrepreneurs, look online for tips, ask friends or family who may have started a business and even think about speaking to your bank! Barclays, along with many other high street banks, run hundreds of free course and seminars each year supporting UK SMEs and have real expertise that can make your idea become a reality.

Finally, good luck – it’s sounds like you have a great idea and one that you are really passionate about which is a huge plus point.

How to Lose Weight Fast

f you want to lose weight, you're not alone. Almost half of all Americans are trying to lose weight at any given time.^[1] While there are many things you can do to shed pounds, losing weight too quickly can be dangerous. Fad diets, diet pills, and fasting may help you reduce the number on the scale, but these methods can cause severe health complications.

However, if you are generally healthy and you're determined to drop several pounds quickly, there are some techniques and tips you can adopt to help you reach your short-term goals.

Method 1 of 4: Fad Diets

The purpose of most fad diets is to promote rapid weight loss that you can see almost overnight. Fad diets are short-term solutions; if you stay on a fad diet for more than a few days, you could cause your body serious harm. You should always consult your healthcare provider before beginning any kind of weight loss program to make sure your body can take the added strain to its system. Here are some popular fad diets with simple instructions that claim to result in fast, short-term weight loss.

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   The Water Diet^[2]. This diet involves drinking a daily total of about 64 fluid ounces (8 cups) of cold (preferably refrigerated) water, at regular intervals.
• Drink a glass of water before each meal and before each snack to suppress your appetite by making you feel fuller.
• Do not add sweeteners or flavorings to your water.
• Do not replace meals with water.
• Take a daily multivitamin to replenish the nutrients lost through more frequent urination.
2.     Juice Detox Diet, Juice Fast, or Hollywood Diet^[3]. Although there are many variations on a juice detoxification fast or crash diet, they generally last for one to three days.
   • You can only drink fruit and vegetable juices on this type of fad diet.
   • Some variations of this diet involve taking vitamins or nutrients along with the juices, while others let you have a single meal per day.
   • The juices are meant to help your body flush out toxins and eliminate several pounds of (mostly) water weight from your system.^[4]

Lady Gaga goes Godiva: Singer strips naked from ghoulish banshee outfit as she performs at G-A-Y

She never fails to shock and entertain her fans, with one outrageous outfit following another. 

So as Halloween draws closer, Lady Gaga took inspiration from ghosts and ghouls and stripped naked as she performed in a banshee costume at G-A-Y on Friday. 

The 27-year-old singer appeared on stage looking pale and ethereal in a long, white petticoat-style gown. 

Ethereal: Lady Gaga wore a white petticoat-style dress and a pale wig as she performed at G-A-Y in London

She sported a long frazzled blonde wig and enhanced her already porcelain skin with a dusting of white powder on her hands and neck.

She also lined her eyes with white shadow and eyeliner and made her eyebrows paler, while she also reminded fans that she was still in the land of the living with a touch of blusher and rose-pink lips.

Gaga made the most of her floaty outfit and long wild hair, moving her arms around in an exaggerated fashion as she performed.

The controversial singer proceeded to surprise her audience, throwing off her gown to reveal her nudity and waving her arms in the air.

Baring all: The outrageous star stripped naked during her performance

Stripping off: The singer took off her dress in front of the audience

Liberated: Lady Gaga waves her arms in the air as she performs at the club 

The star recently told The Independent that there are messages behind her fashion choices and her song lyrics. 

She said: ‘all of my songs have meaning, all of my clothing has iconography buried into it. 

‘But by the same token, [my work] is just as special if you look at it in its shallowest form. The point is that it’s memorable. [To make] commercial art be taken seriously is a difficult task.’

Expressive: The singer performed in her typically flamboyant style

Halloween chic: The singer's outfit had an ethereal, ghoulish feel 

Animated: lady gaga works the crowd as she performs at G-A-Y

Gaga is currently preparing for the release of her third album ARTPOP, which is set to be released on 11 November. 

She is also set to star in a special episode of The Muppets in a 90-minute special on American network ABC. 

Sir Elton John and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are among the other guests who will be a part of the show.

Lady Gaga & The Muppets' Holiday Spectacular will air on 28 November, which is Thanksgiving in the US.

Lady Gaga is also set to perform on Sunday's X Factor live show.    

Creepy look: The singer was seen in the same petticoat as she left rehearsals for the X factor on Saturday

All-white: The singer stood out in her dramatic dress, power and wig

Off: The singer looked a little out of place as she took a conventional mode of transport home

Windswept: The singer's wig looked a little unkempt by the end of the evening, while the star had managed to leave a white hand print on the car seat 

Spooky: Gaga cut a ghostly figure in the white dress and wig

What good looks in a swimsuit! You'll never guess who is this ass without little cellulite !

It is Catrinel Menghia. Romanian woman appeared in a magazine from abroad and posted on the internet with her hot pictures.

The body has an enviable: she has no cellulite, is toned and has some attractive shapes!

Undress completely in the busiest places in town. Woman gives them headaches authorities in Shanghai

An exhibitionist gives big headaches in the Chinese city of Shanghai authorities. She undresses completely busiest places in town and then post photos on social networks.

After countless witnesses called the police to complain about what happened, The cops are coming after them.

But, so far, failed to identify. Nobody knows why the young do so.

3 Ways to Make Multiple Orgasms Reality

Admit it.

You've not just heardabout multiple orgasms.

You've actually wondered if they are a real thing (as opposed to mere words and myths, taunting you from magazine covers as you buy juice boxes, Cheerios and yet another gallon of milk).

You've wondered about them -- unless, of course, you've hadthem (the multiple orgasms that is, not the Cheerios).

All wondering dissipates as you fall over the edge of pleasure again and again.  In fact, at that point, you probably sound like Oliver Twist.

"Sir, may I have some more?!"

Multiple orgasms are indeed a real thing  (I speaketh of what I knoweth). And while I do not think they are the end all of sexual experience or a necessity for great sexual intimacy, I do believe they are a sweet glimpse of sexual possibilities in marriage.

If you haven't had multiple orgasms (but want to!), there are ways you can make them your reality.

Here are three of those ways...

1. Appreciate that your orgasm matters.