Getting Older Stinks » health http://www.gettingolderstinks.com/blog Grey, fat and middle aged is no way to go through life. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:31:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Meds can affect sex drive http://www.gettingolderstinks.com/blog/2012/01/05/meds-can-affect-sex-drive/ http://www.gettingolderstinks.com/blog/2012/01/05/meds-can-affect-sex-drive/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:11:29 +0000 dlumerman http://www.gettingolderstinks.com/blog/2012/01/05/meds-can-affect-sex-drive/ If you have no appetite for sex or physical intimacy, look into the medications you’re taking. Some, such as birth control pills or antidepressants, can inhibit your libido.

From: suite101.com

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From: drweilblog.com

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From: anti-agingfactsonline.com

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From: nia.nih.gov

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From: heart.org

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]]> http://www.gettingolderstinks.com/blog/2011/11/14/cooking-with-low-pressure/feed/ 0 Easy increase to calcium http://www.gettingolderstinks.com/blog/2011/11/10/easy-increase-to-calcium/ http://www.gettingolderstinks.com/blog/2011/11/10/easy-increase-to-calcium/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:13:54 +0000 dlumerman http://www.gettingolderstinks.com/blog/2011/11/10/easy-increase-to-calcium/ At breakfast, put coffee in your milk instead of milk in your coffee.

Fill your mug to the rim with skim milk first thing in the morning. Drink it down until all that’s left is the amount you’d normally add to your coffee; then pour your java on top.

You just took in 25 percent of the vitamin D you need every day, and 30 percent of the calcium.

From: abcnews.go.com

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From: menshealth.com

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From: suite101.com

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The amount of hormone in your blood when you wake up may be different 2, 12, or 20 hours later.

From: nia.nih.gov

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From: suite101.com

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