LynnAnderson

Elusive Estrogen

Oh, yes, estrogen the female essence of sexuality. Where does it go when we need it the most? It’s the hormones that keeps our skin soft and moist, our hair and nails strong, gives us our sexual curves, keeps the vaginal wet and some studies indicate that it is the presence of this hormone that makes men desire and chase us. The greater the estrogen the sexier the lady! But let that hormone take a nose dive and all of us know the moods, the self loathing, and the lack of desire. More…

Provocative Potassium

Our cells contain more potassium than any other mineral. Potassium is essential in maintaining fluid balance in our cells and is required for the enzymatic reactions taking place within them. There is a part of the brain called the cingulate gyrus that is responsible for sexual enjoyment and penile erection as well as grooming behaviors. The brain and nerves need a certain substance called neurolin in order to function properly. When the sex brain is weak, neurolin can not be simulated nor utilized by the nerves and brain. This substance supports memorization, the utilization of fat, and initiating the faculty of affection. More…

Sexy Vitamin B3

Sex is a powerful drive that is enhanced by our health. The foods we eat as well as exercise and healthy lifestyle habits can greatly influence the stamina and pleasure of our sexual selves. B3 is an essential vitamin when it comes to healthy sex. It comes in two forms; niacin and niacin amide. More…

The Alchemy of Love and Lust

We try to explain attraction by the color of the eyes, the way a person moves, their body type or the kindness and warmth of a person’s being, but the truth is it has nothing to do with physical characteristics and everything to do with feeling. The African’s call it mojo. One minute your feeling fine and the next you are head over heels in love. Or is it lust? More…

A New Year’s Resolution

With a new year many of us make new years resolutions. Resolution by its definition means that there is some conflict to resolve. The resolving of this conflict brings about resolution. When we think of making New Year’s resolutions most of us think of goals or changes we establish and hope to accomplish. So to truly make a resolution we must look at our conflicts and how to resolve them. Diet and exercise are the most prominent resolutions. The conflict is always between eating what we want and staying slim and healthy. Exercise becomes a conflict of time. Would we rather sleep or exercise? More…

The Gift of Gold

Although I won’t post this blog until the end of the week, today December 23rd is my birthday and many of you sent me birthday greetings. Thanks you for your kindness and thoughtfulness. Over the last couple of weeks my blog has been about the three gifts given to the Christ child by the three wise men. The most precious commodities of the day were frankincense, myrrh and gold. This week let’s look at gold. More…

The Second Gift of Myrrh

Last week's blog was about the three gifts the wide men brought to the baby Jesus. The three most precious commodities of the day were the essential oils frankincense and myrrh, and the element of gold. Myrrh comes from the same family of plants as frankincense; Burseraceae which means dry fire. Myrrh is a gum that it produced in Libya and Iran which is then distilled into an oil with a pleasant balsamic camphor-like, musty, incense smell. Like frankincense, myrrh was a precious oil used in fumigations, embalming, unctions and liturgical practices. The Egyptian papyrus, the Vedas, the Bible and the Koran mention numerous uses of Myrrh in perfumery, ceremonies and medicine. Myrrh was an ingredient in many unguents, elixirs and other multi purpose antidotes. More…

Three Heavenly Gifts

In the Biblical story of the birth of Christ, the three wise men brought gifts of frankincense, myrrh and gold to the baby Jesus. Essential oils such as frankincense and myrrh were highly prized as medicinal substances used to treat all kinds of illness and injuries. Since the earliest times of humanity aromatic fumigations have been used daily in rituals, as medicine and during religious ceremonies as an expression of the sacred. Fragrances have been seen as a manifestation of divinity on earth. They established a connection between humans and Gods. More…

Foods that Affect Your Moods

The stress and strain of the Holiday season can bring on sadness, anxiety, and mild bouts of depression. It is widely understood that our diet greatly influences our moods. Diet and poor eating habits are often the cause of depression and exhaustion. There are three major neurotransmitters in our brains that affect our moods. These are dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine. When the brain produces serotonin tension is eased and when the brain produces dopamine or norepinephrine we tend to think and act more quickly and we are generally happier. Eating carbohydrates has a calming effect and eating proteins increase alertness. Protein meals such as Salmon and other fish are good choices because they are both protein and essential fatty acids. More…

Health and Happiness

I just returned from a lengthy trip that included stops in Israel, Egypt, Morocco, and Spain. The trip was planned with a loose itinerary because the best travel is the unexplored and the adventures you experience along the way. When you travel you open yourself up to experiences outside the safety of your nest. More…