What Women Need to Know About Growth Hormone (and How to Maximize It)

Growth Hormone, Estrogen, and Testosterone

First, we make more growth hormone than men. Weird, right? It’s a pretty darn anabolic hormone and given that men are generally so much bigger and more muscular than us ladies, it seems odd that we make more. How is it we aren’t hulking she-beasts? Well, while there aren’t a lot of studies out there discussing this, I feel we don’t get as muscular as men largely due to the fact we do not make as much testosterone as men. Yes, while we make a lot of growth hormone, without coupling that with testosterone, muscle growth is limited.Readmore

10 Secrets Of Happy Women

Seek joy in the small stuff

The value of taking time to appreciate positive experiences seems obvious—trite, even.

Yet it's a skill that few people have mastered, says Loyola University Chicago social psychologist Fred B. Bryant, PhD. The reason is simple: We're busy, and we have a lot on our minds. There'll always be other sunrises, we say to ourselves, but if we don't hit the shower soon, we'll never beat the traffic to work. Under the weight of our daily responsibilities and worries, we reflexively tune out the fleeting, spontaneous events that could bring us deeper joy and greater health.Readmore

10 Things Women Need To Start Doing To Become Ladies Again

A while back, Paul Hudson wrote an article about 10 things men need to do to become gentlemen again. In it, he explores modern culture and the way it has been shaped by the independence movement for women.

And though he recognizes and supports that women are capable of doing things on their own, he asks why certain courtly practices of dating have been neglected — when most time, they are merely acts of courtesy.Read more