Years ago when I suffered badly with migraine I discovered that sex brought almost instant relief. I often wondered why, and figured the hormones released during arousal, such as oxytocin, the love hormone, were responsible for the cure. Well, recently there’s been quite a buzz on online forums about people feeling sexy when they’re ill.… Read More »
My old dad had a lot of back trouble, and when it “went”, he’d take to his bed lying on an old door under the mattress to keep his back in line. It took about six weeks to get better. And no wonder. It was exactly the wrong thing to do. We didn’t know then… Read More »
Years ago I was involved in the first research on the pill. It was an exciting time at the forefront of women’s lib, as it was called then, and the fight for a woman’s right to decide what happened to her body and when. Early on we focused on the reliability of the pill and… Read More »