This year I don’t have a resolution. I have a non-resolution. My New Year’s Resolution is to not have a resolution to lose weight, diet, or drop a pant size. I see it every year — women vowing to lose belly fat, to stop eating chocolate, to detox diet. And companies notice it, too, and they ...
It’s a sad fact that men still don’t look after themselves properly. Sure, we check for lumps on our nuts now and again, and have our glands probed by a chilly-fingered nurse in our Well Man exams; but as Dr. Larry Goldenberg, head of the department of urologic sciences at Vancouver General Hospital and the ...
Are you tired of hearing people go on about weight loss? I sure am. And to add to the pot of self-loathing pot, Senator Claire McCaskill decided to announce to all of her Twitter followers that she was going to lose 50 pounds. And now she has reached her goal. Well, woop-de-doo to that. “I’m ...
Pregnancy is a time where women should be able to pig out without the guilt. It’s dinner for two every night! But a dangerous new trend reflects that the pressure to be thin is affecting moms. Celebrities like Victoria Beckham, Rachel Zoe and reality star Bethenny Frankel are starving themselves during and post-pregnancy in an ...
As soon as New Year celebrations pass, infomercials start harrowing you with exercise plans and diets to prepare your body for the star accessory of summer: the swimsuit. Judging from the banged-out, super slim figures of the women in those ads, being fit for summer is an insurmountable task but a new study reveals that ...
All of us at Morning Quickie obviously have a deep connection with the infamous “quickie,” but when you really think about it, quickies are one of the best sexual endeavours to pull off. For starters, quickies offer a great workout, full of cardio and endorphins pumping through your aroused veins. Sex is always a great ...
Leggings are one of the comfiest trends we’ve encountered so far as a culture. Women everywhere are using them to cover up flaws and feel better about themselves overall. But are they ultimately making the outcome worse? There are two main issues here. Wearing leggings is apparently taking away all of the work that our ...
It’s true, sex can increase the chances of a heart attack! Of course, this is only a small chance and there’s a lot people can do to prevent this. Researchers found links between physical activity, sex, and heart attacks when looking at 14 studies of over 6,000 people. They found that physical activity, including sex, ...
The more you drink the more likely you are to exercise, recent studies suggest. Alcoholic mice were divided into two groups — one with wheels in their cages and one without. After three weeks both groups were allowed unlimited access to alcohol. The exercising rats partied harder than the sedentary ones, confusing the researchers. But ...
Most women have an interesting relationship with weight. It is an abusive relationship riddled with denial and lies — yet only a few of us have the strength to end it. The fact is that most of us are not happy with our bodies and feel if we were just better people, we would have ...
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Dear Madame X, I know you say that it’s not good to fake your orgasms, but what if you...
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Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
My attention was drawn this week to an article on the resurgence of the market for men’s underwear. It...
