I’m a Beta and I’m happy. I wouldn’t want to be an Alpha or a Gamma.
Nobel Laureate Warns of Genetic Discrimination
“LONDON (Reuters) – One of Britain’s leading scientists spoke on Tuesday of his fears of genetic discrimination if people are not prepared for the medical advances expected in the next two decades.”
Here's YET ANOTHER article supporting natural law and Catholic teaching (see my archives for more).
Women Enjoy Best Sex Within Marriage
"LONDON (Reuters) – Forget forbidden flings and passionate one night stands, it's married women who enjoy the best sex."
"Two thirds of married women say the best sex they've had is with their husband, compared to 13 percent who say it was when they were single and just 9 percent when having an affair, a survey by British health magazine Top Sante said."
"'This survey turns on its head the idea that the best sex is when we are footloose, fancy free and single,' Juliette Kellow, Top Sante's editor, said."
Good and Bad Marriage, Boon and Bane to Health
By SHARON LERNER
In the early 1970’s, demographers began to notice a strange pattern in life span data: married people tended to live longer than their single, divorced and widowed counterparts. The so-called marriage benefit persists today, with married people generally less likely to have surgery and to die from all causes, including stroke, pneumonia and accidents. At its widest, the gap is striking, with middle-aged men in most developed countries about twice as likely to die if they are unmarried.
Many have argued that the difference in life expectancy is actually because healthier people are more likely to marry. But an emerging group of marriage advocates has put a spotlight on the medical potential of the institution. “Marriage is sort of like a life preserver or a seat belt,” argues Dr. Linda Waite, a professor of sociology at the University of Chicago and an author of “The Case for Marriage,” published in 2000. “We can put it in exactly the same category as eating a good diet, getting exercise and not smoking.”
But even as marriage is being packaged as a boon to health, there is a new caveat. While people in good, stable partnerships do, on average, have less disease and later death, mounting evidence suggests that those in strained and unhappy relationships tend to fare worse medically. Women seem to bear the brunt of marriage’s negative health consequences.
Men and Women Get Mental Boost from Marriage
"LONDON (Reuters) – Women, as well as men, benefit from marriage and get a mental health boost from being a couple, new study findings suggest. Research from Australia, which shows that about 13 percent of married men and women suffer from stress, contradicts the findings of a 1972 study by sociologist Jessie Bernard. Her study which looked at anxiety, depression and neurosis in married and unmarried people found that men reaped the benefits of marriage at the expense of women. 'The idea that men benefit from being part of a couple while women suffer all the stress has taken a blow,' New Scientist magazine said on Wednesday."