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Adding some of the best sex toys for women to your bedroom cache can improve your sex life faster than deleting Slack from your personal cell can boost your work-life balance. These gadgets “offer sensations that extend beyond human capacity,” Jessica O’Reilly, PhD, sex and relationships expert at Womanizer, host of the Sex With Dr. Jess podcast, and co-author of The Ultimate Gui...

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A creatine supplement might be a worthy addition to your shopping cart if you’re into fitness. The topic of more than 500 (!) peer-reviewed publications, creatine supplements have been shown to support muscle growth, increase explosivity, and speed up recovery amongst pro athletes and fitness newbies alike, per 2021 research in the Journal of the International Society of S...

A few products that will improve your quality of life: The Roomba, Rose Toy, and retinol. If you’re into fitness, another purchase might make your list: creatine. The supplement—which is all over social media—does have the power to help your strength gains. But what even is it?
“Creatine is basically a battery booster for your body and muscles,” according to exercise physiologist and registered dietician Jim White, ACSM-EP, CPT, RDN. The human body makes creatine, but supplementing with the c...

I used to be as well-acquainted with high-protein lunches as Pete Davidson is to a removal laser and Love is Blind is to TikTok controversies—meaning, very.
For five years, until spring 2024, my life revolved around one thing: competing at the highest level of CrossFit. (Hey, don’t judge—hot girls have goals…and sometimes those goals relate to an activity that’s the subject of controversy and memes.) I trained hard, but I ate harder, often clocking over 180 grams of protein a day to keep up w...

Always having sex in the same ‘ole sex position for women can get old faster than, well, an unrefrigerated avocado. Sure, sex positions might have a shelf life that’s a smidge longer than the infamous vegetable-that's-actually-a-fruit, but always shaking sheets in the same shape is guaranteed to land you in a sex rut—not to mention short you of the pleasure potential of getting it on.
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Heather Jeffcoat
doctor of physical therapy, owner of Femina Physical Therapy, and au...

Always having sex in the same ‘ole sex position for women can get old faster than, well, an unrefrigerated avocado. Sure, sex positions might have a shelf life that’s a smidge longer than the infamous vegetable-that's-actually-a-fruit, but always shaking sheets in the same shape is guaranteed to land you in a sex rut—not to mention short you of the pleasure potential of getting it on.
Experts in This Article
Heather Jeffcoat
doctor of physical therapy, owner of Femina Physical Therapy, and au...

Beginning around age 30, muscle mass decreases at a rate of three to eight percent per decade. This means that by the time an individual reaches their 90s, they may have less than 50 percent of the muscle mass they had in their younger years.
Loss of muscle mass is a pretty big deal, impacting much more than physical appearance. “Muscle loss can affect strength, mobility, and overall function in ways that impact quality of life,” says functional medicine practitioner and certified nutritionis...

Sexual relationships are a lot like a can of LaCroix. When you first open one, they are bubbling with desire, but, over time, the key ingredient fizzles out, leaving behind a lackluster taste. When this happens in a relationship, you may find yourself experiencing boredom in the bedroom, or what psychotherapist Esther Perel calls "sexual flatness" in her online course "Playing With Desire" ($99).
"Sexual flatness is sexuality that is devoid of the erotic," Perel tells PS. "It's sex and intima...

New research uncovers how scratching triggers an immune response that makes itching and inflammation even worse.
Mar 31, 2025
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Scratching an itch is like snoozing your alarm. It feels amazing in the moment—pure relief!—but soon enough, the itch comes back, worse than before, demanding even more attention.
For years, we’ve known that scratching sends signals to the brain that temporarily override th...

In this ongoing series, HealthCentral.com dives into some of the biggest health debates. Is diabetes reversible? How long is too long to use topical steroids? Which vitamins and supplements really work? With help from top medical specialists and extensive research, we’ll draw the line under these hot health topics—once and for all.
Protein is a go-to nutrient for anyone looking to pump up their muscles and amp up their strength, yet its role in aging adults doesn’t get nearly as much attentio...

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Has the heat between your sheets cooled to lukewarm lovemaking of the solo or partnered variety? Are you craving some sizzling sensuality? In that case, now's as good a time as any to introduce a pre-heating vibrator to your sex life.
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Javay Frye-Nekrasova
sex educator known as The Millennial Sexpert
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Sarah Tomchesson is a certified sex ed...

A few products that will improve your quality of life: The Roomba, Rose Toy, and retinol. If you’re into fitness, another purchase might make your list: creatine. The supplement—which is all over social media—does have the power to help your strength gains. But what even is it?
“Creatine is basically a battery booster for your body and muscles,” according to exercise physiologist and registered dietician Jim White, ACSM-EP, CPT, RDN. The human body makes creatine, but supplementing with the c...

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Always having sex in the same ‘ole sex position for women can get old faster than, well, an unrefrigerated avocado. Sure, sex positions might have a shelf life that’s a smidge longer than the infamous vegetable-that's-actually-a-fruit, but always shaking sheets in the same shape is guaranteed to land you in a sex rut—not to mention short you of the pleasure potential of getting...

TALK THERAPY CAN be an important, often essential piece of the healing puzzle—but when chatting no longer cuts it, a therapeutic modality that involves physical contact might be in order. Enter: Surrogate partner therapy.
“Surrogate work brings the body into the conversation,” says Court Vox, a surrogate partner who has been practicing since 2019 and is certified by The International Professional Surrogates Association (IPSA), the most prominent professional association for surrogate partners...