Testosterone plays a vital role in our health, and even more so for men.

Depending on which study you read, men produce as much as 10 to 20 times more testosterone than women, and is the number 1 reason why women don’t get muscles.

This essential hormone controls our sexual desire, maintains our reproductive system, helps strengthen and grow bones, and builds new muscle.
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Despite the numerous benefits of a weight training routine or even body-weight resistance training, very few women actually perform this type of workout.

There are a couple of reasons why this may be the case:

1. They feel intimidated going into the weight bay area.
2. They don’t want to develop muscles and look manly.

I understand why women might feel intimidated going into the weight bay area.

It used to be a place full of guys looking mean and moody, making all manner of grunting and groaning noises!

Plus, everyone seems to know what they are doing, and it can feel intimidating.
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I have a real love/hate relationship with contact lenses. Sometimes I can wear them and not even notice they are in, other times it feels like there’s a piece of grit stuck in my eye.

I’ve been wearing glasses and contact lenses since I was sixteen years old. Primarily for vanity reasons, I wore contact lenses more often than glasses.

About fifteen years ago I underwent laser eye surgery. It was a total success, and I enjoyed many years of being contact lens and glasses free.

Unfortunately, age caught up with me, and my eyesight started to deteriorate again into my forties.

I started wearing glasses again – you know, the cool, designer types, along with prescription sunglasses.

But due to my job as a firefighter, I really need contact lenses. Plus I don’t like wearing glasses on an evening out.

So I researched the best contact lenses that would fit my lifestyle. Continue Reading

Testosterone is often a word we hear when referring to aggression, bodybuilding, and various physical conditions such as extra body hair, deeper voice, etc.

My early day’s research on ‘ways to get a bigger physique’, led me to learn about testosterone being a ‘good thing’, which could increase my strength and muscle size.

While this is partly true, there is much more to this essential hormone than first meets the eye.

And if you are a woman reading this, it doesn’t mean that you don’t need testosterone – just less of it.

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