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10. Sex Appeal

If you can't make it to the gym, try fooling around. Your heart might thank you.
A study of 2,500 men aged 49 to 54 found that having an orgasm at least three
times a week cut in half the likelihood of death from coronary heart disease. And
barring underlying health issues and the possibility of contracting a sexually trans-
mitted disease, sex can give you a workout. By some estimates, a vigorous sex
session can double a person's heart rate and burn up about 200 calories, or the
equivalent of a brisk 15-minute run. So staying in bed might be just what the
doctor orders.


9. Female Hearts

Girls rule in some matters of the heart, but when it comes to research into
cardiovascular disease it's the guys who come into the spotlight. For decades,
heart disease and heart attacks have been viewed as a man's illness. But this
is far from the truth. Heart disease kills 500,000 American women each year,
topping male numbers by 50,000. Another gender gap: Women don't tend to
experience the Hollywood-standard heart attack in which gripping chest pain
sends you keeling over. Instead, women have reported tightness, aching or
pressure in the heart, plus other symptoms like nausea, back and jaw pain.


8. Heart Mend

A love-torn heart can be painful enough to make you wish you could get a new
heart or at least a cardio repair kit. Both of the latter options could some day be
realities. Scientists are studying the red-spotted newt to help them develop cell
therapies for humans with physically damaged hearts. This amphibian can turn
its cells back in time, as if they were stem cells, in order to build up new heart
muscle. In another study, scientists engineered a beating heart from embryonic
stem cells in the lab.

7. Heart-to-Heart

A seemingly sheepish look from Fido or that endearing brush-by from your cat can
make you wonder if your pet could possibly communicate with you. A recent study
adds equine friends to the list of emotionally-responsive animals. A scientist found
that horse's heart rates mirror those of human subjects touching them. The horse
emotion-detector could someday replace procedures used to measure a patient's
stress hormones. Next, the researcher will study service dogs to better match them
with humans.


6. Big Hearts

Some people really do have bigger hearts than others. Rather than a sign of affection,
an enlarged heart can signal underlying heart disease. The most common type, called
dilated cardiomyopathy, occurs when the heart's chambers stretch out and enlarge. The
bulging saps the heart's pump power, depriving the body's organs of enough blood. If left
untreated, a big heart can lead to heart failure.

5. LOL: It's Good for You

A hearty laugh e the kind that sends a stream of tears from your eyes e does more than
warm the soul. Research has shown the guffaw can cause the lining of blood vessel walls
called endothelium to relax, increasing blood flow for up to 45 minutes after the laugh attack.
Damage to the endothelium can lead to the narrowing of blood vessels and eventually cardio-
vascular diseases. That's no laughing matter...or maybe it is...

4. Drink to Your Heart

A glass of Merlot can go straight to the heart, and recent research shows that so too can the white
variety. Scientists have attributed the heart benefits of reds to grape skins, which are chock full of
certain antioxidants. Since the purple-hued skins get removed to make Chardonnays, many scientists
had assumed white wine likely wouldn't do the heart any good. A lab experiment on rats showed that
a grape's pulp conceals cardio-protective compounds that rival those found in reds. Red or white? Just
follow your heart.

3. Powerful Pump

In under a minute, your heart can pump blood to every cell in your body. And over the course of a day,
about 100,000 heart beats shuttle 2,000 gallons of oxygen-rich blood many times through about 60,000
miles of branching blood vessels that link together the cells of our organs and body parts. That's a hefty
job for a fist-sized muscle.

2. Broken Heart

Alas, a broken heart can cause one to swoon. A breakup with a loved one or news of a family death literally
can lead to broken hearts in the form of heightened risk for heart attack, studies have shown. Such trauma
can also trigger the release of stress hormones into the bloodstream that temporarily "stun" the heart. The
resulting symptoms mimic those of a heart attack - chest pain and shortness of breath - but this type of achy
heart can bounce back in days with some TLC and rest.

1. Love Sign

Weighing in at 10 ounces, the blood-filled muscle called the heart has become the universal symbol of love.
The Greeks believed the heart was the seat of the spirit, the Chinese associated it with the center for
happiness and the Egyptians thought the emotions and intellect arose from the heart. No one is sure the
exact origin of the love association, however. One idea is that the heart got its "love mark" in the ancient
Greek city of Cyrene, now in modern-day Libya. The colony was known for a plant called Silphium, with
heart-shaped seed pods. Silphium had medicinal properties, and possibly also was used as an herbal
contraceptive.

MYSTICAL WAY FOR MARRAIGE

Matching horoscopes is passé. Couples about to get hitched are going in for a range of exotic compatibility tests from angel therapy to foot reading.


Medieval reception thrones are being traded for linenclad head tables, chhaas is getting nudged out by champagne and shehnai is being remixed with Shakira. With the big fat Indian wedding becoming a confluence of different cultures, little wonder that premarital screening too has got just as eclectic. The pandit matching horoscopes now has competition, and how — from I Ching, Scandinavian runes, crystal ball gazing, aura reading, and foot reading. Of course, most who sign up for these sessions before they tie the knot say they did it out of curiosity. But that's another story.

CHINESE WHISPERS

The ancient Chinese fortune-telling practice of I Ching describes the order of events in a person's life. Meena Shah, an I Ching card reader for over a decade, says the practice has been formulated on the elements of Heaven, Wind, Water, Mountain, Earth, Thunder, Fire and River. If a prospective bride's card represents water and the groom's card fire, it might be bad news since water douses fire. "Most want to know if their marriage will last," she says. "Many are also curious if they will be sexually compatible." Shah gets 10 to 30 cases of pre-marital compatibility a month.

ANGEL DIARIES

Angel therapy is based on the belief that each individual is born with a guardian angel. "Often we get messages through dreams or intuitions. Angels have different ways of communicating, and need us to reach out," says Tamanna C, an angel therapist. She facilitates interaction between a person and his or her angel to know the right step ahead, especially when they're poised to take a decision like marriage. Agrees a client who took a session before her wedding, "All you have is a bio-data, photograph and couple of meetings to take a call that is for life. You need some kind of assurance."

SOLE TO SOUL

When in two minds about a prospect, fold your legs, take a deep breath and stare at your foot. Darshan Joshi, a foot reader, assures that all the answers lie in your sole. Joshi, who learnt the art of foot reading from his forefathers, says that a majority of his clients come to seek answers about compatibility. "A person's future is determined by the lines on his or her sole," he says. "Some common signs are the trishul (which symbolises a spiritual bent), and the shankh (which betrays a wavering mind).''

SIGNATURE SECRETS

Much before student Rashi Mehta was to sign on her marriage certificate,she asked her fiancé to sign on a piece of paper. "I got his handwriting analysed and discovered things I'd probably have taken years to figure," she says. Graphologist Hetal Devang, explains that handwriting reflects a person's subconscious mind. "It is used in pre-marital tests to understand a person's innate characteristics. If you encircle the first letter in your signature, it could mean that you're comfortable in your surroundings and not open to change and if you underline it more than once, it betrays low self-esteem."

VIEW FROM SCANDINAVIA

Futhark,a set of 24 Scandinavian runes or crystal stones with inscriptions, is providing answers to doubts about marital bliss. The runes are cast on a mat to discern future events or path that a problem will take.Hetal Devang,who uses this technique,says the runes can outline a person's characteristics or be indicative of a mentality. In rune reading, a person's energies are tapped to provide answers to questions. "We use it simply as a guiding force," she says."It is up to the person to decide whether s/he wants to pursue the reading."

I WILL GIVE YOU ALL

I am thinking of you
In my sleepless solitude tonight

If it's wrong to love you
Then my heart just won't let me right

Cause I've drowned in you
And I won't pull through
Without you by my side

I'd give my all to have
Just one more night with you


I'd risk my life to feel
Your body next to mine

Cause I can't go on
Living in the memory of our song
I'd give my all for your love tonight

Baby can you feel me
Imagining I'm looking in your eyes

I can see you clearly
Vividly emblazoned in my mind

And yet you're so far
Like a distant star
I'm wishing on tonight

I'd give my all to have
Just one more night with you

I'd risk my life to feel
Your body next to mine

Cause I can't go on
Living in the memory of our song

I'd give my all for your love tonight
I'd give my all to have

Just one more night with you
I'd risk my life to feel

Your body next to mine
Cause I can't go on

Living in the memory of our song
I'd give my all for your love tonight

Give my all for your loveTonight

BE MY BABY

We were as one
For a moment in time
And it seemed everlasting
That you would always be mine
Now you want to be here

So I'll let you fly
'Cause I know in my heart
Our love will never die
You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling 'cause you'll always be my baby

And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're ever gonna shake me
Oh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby

I aint gonna cry
And I won't beg you to stay
If you're determined to leave boy
I will not stand in your way
But inevitably you'll be back again
'Cause you know in your heart babe
Our love will never end

You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling 'cause you'll always be my baby

And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're ever gonna shake me
Oh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby


I know that you'll be back boy
When your days and your nights get a little bit colder
I know that you'll be back baby
Oh baby believe me it's only a matter of time

You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Boy don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling 'cause you'll always be my baby

And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're ever gonna shake me
Oh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby

LIGHT

Light
Light, my light, the world-filling light,
the eye-kissing light,
heart-sweetening light!

Ah, the light dances, my darling, at the center of my life;
the light strikes, my darling, the chords of my love;
the sky opens, the wind runs wild, laughter passes over the earth.

The butterflies spread their sails on the sea of light.
Lilies and jasmines surge up on the crest of the waves of light.
The light is shattered into gold on every cloud, my darling,
and it scatters gems in profusion.

Mirth spreads from leaf to leaf, my darling,
and gladness without measure.
The heaven's river has drowned its banks
and the flood of joy is abroad.

POWER OF ONE

THE POWER OF ONE !

One song can spark a moment,
One flower can wake the dream.
One tree can start a forest,
One bird can herald spring.

One smile begins a friendship,
One handclasp lifts a soul.
One star can guide a ship at sea,
One word can frame the goal

One vote can change a nation,
One sunbeam lights a room
One candle wipes out darkness,
One laugh will conquer gloom.

One step must start each journey.
One word must start each prayer.
One hope will raise our spirits,
One touch can show you care.

One voice can speak with wisdom,
One heart can know what ' s true,
One life can make a difference,
You see, it ' s up to you!

U R AN ART

Your lips, your eyes, your soul Are like a work of art



Your lips, your eyes, your soul
Are like a work of art,
The most creative thing of all
Is your beautiful heart.



If you were a painting,
No colours could express
The beauty deep inside you,
A rainbow, nothing less.


If you were a sculpture
The clay could hardly make
Your figure of an angel Without one mistake.


If you were a euphony
No choir could really sing
All the beautiful music
Your eyes could possibly bring.


So here I am, an artist,
With inspiration beyond belief
But to capture such rare beauty,
I'd have to be a thief.