Posted in Christine Webber, Compliments, Cravings, Fifty-Something Women
According to the latest research, “experts” say that women need to be complimented five times a day.
Nine out of ten women say they love to be complimented. However, according to the research, carried out by Loire Valley White Wines, only 16 percent thought they received their five a day.
Worse, two-thirds thought they were being complimented less than they were five years ago, and believed gentle flattery was becoming a lost art.
Clearly feminism has a lot to answer for, because men now believe a compliment will cause offence. On the other side of the fence, most women are highly likely to suspect the motives of anyone offering an admiring comment.
Relationship expert Christine Webber says, “In my experience, women do care a great deal about what people think about them. A compliment massively boosts self-esteem. And while it may seem frivolous, it is in fact a vital ingredient for well-being.”
She adds that many men are terrified of an innocent remark being wrongly interpreted. “I think political correctness and fear of saying the wrong thing is the main cause of men failing to compliment women who are not their partners.”
Miss Webber should be complimented on the accuracy of her observations.
Posted in Baby Boomer Women, Chocolate, Compellis Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Affairs, Cravings, Fifty-Something Women, Healthy eating, Losing weight, News, Research
According to Compellis Pharmaceuticals, soon you could spray away extra poundage.
The Boston company has been issued an initial patent to test a new nasal spray. But this spray has nothing to do with sinus conditions. The spray will block the senses of taste and smell.
The theory is that you can’t crave what you can’t smell or taste. The spray is a calcium channel blocker that would block the sense of smell. I suppose that if you reduce the pleasure of taste then foods become less appealing and the user consumes less.
But we are also visual creatures and not all food triggers stem from being able to smell the aroma. Sensory memories, memories that associate certain foods with feelings of well-being or foods that remind us of good times, these cravings come from deeper within us. Personally, I think I can gain weight just looking at the pictures of desserts in magazines. And what about chocolate? The craving for chocolate is almost certainly a survival strategy that nature built into women.
The company will begin testing the nasal spray on people next year.
Read the article in The Boston Globe
