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The Myth You Can Stop Believing About How Long Sex Should Last – Health Digest
Rick Gomez/Getty Images According to the Mayo Clinic, premature ejaculation is common with about 1 in 3 people experiencing it at one time or another. They explain that the criteria for diagnosing this condition include ejaculating within 1-3 minutes of penetration most or all of the time, not […]
The Protein Myth You Should Stop Believing About Your Bones – Health Digest
Researchers from a 2013 scientific review published in the British Journal of Nutrition explain how the claim that too much protein can be detrimental to bone health came to be. They outline how it was born from the long-standing acid load hypothesis and its relation to osteoporosis, a bone disease that affects roughly 10 million […]
The Athletic Myth About Sex You Should Stop Believing – Health Digest
However, sex does not seem to hinder an athlete’s performance as previously believed. This was evidenced in a 2022 meta-analysis in Scientific Reports composed of nine studies where researchers found that engaging in sexual activity (including sexual intercourse and masturbation) anywhere from 30 minutes to 24 hours prior to a physical fitness test had no influence on […]