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5 Things You Didn't Know About Sex Addiction

Annie Scudder — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:20:46 PST

Even before Tiger Woods gave his celebrity endorsement to sex addiction, we debated whether it's an easy excuse or a mental health issue. Now Time magazine is taking on the topic in the latest issue. We already took a look inside sex rehab clinics to find out what to expect when you're reforming, but here are five facts from the article you might not have been aware of already.

Sex addiction is relatively new: According to the article, "only in the past 25 years have we come to regard excesses in necessary cravings - hunger for food, lust for sex - as possible disease states."
It's not official: The APA is just deciding whether to add it to the DSM and thus make it official. The definition currently under consideration by the APA states that "you have an illness if you spend so much time pursuing intercourse or masturbation as to interfere with your job or other important activities."
An orgasm a day is considered troublesome: The article explains, "seven orgasms a week (either alone or with someone) is still considered by many experts to be a threshold for possible disorder."
It's lucrative: If the APA decides to recognize sex addiction, it would mean a huge windfall for the mental health industry. Time explains: "Some wives who know their husbands are porn enthusiasts would force them into treatment. This is already happening. In the year since Woods made sex addiction famous, rehab facilities accustomed to dealing with alcoholics and drug addicts have found themselves swamped with requests for sex-addiction treatment."
Some treatment resembles religion: The author recounts a session he attended: "People read aloud from manuals cum bibles - like AA's Big Book, Sexaholics Anonymous has its White Book - that are filled with harrowing personal stories and vague generalities. (From the White Book: 'sexual sobriety includes progressive victory over lust.') About halfway through each meeting, a donation-collection plate is passed around, just like in church."

Anything surprise you?

Speed Read - Mark Zuckerberg Is Person of the Year

TresSugar — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:30:26 PST

Mark Zuckerberg named person of the year for changing how we interact - Time
Poll finds women will support Barack Obama in 2012, especially if rival is Sarah Palin - Politico
Ryan Reynolds seeks comfort from his ex - PopSugar
January Jones wears nothing but accessories for Versace - Fashionologie
Study finds beauty sleep is no myth - Washington Post
German doctors cure man of HIV with stem cells - Nerve
Check out one of Nicole Richie's three wedding dresses - People

Busy Thanksgiving: What Would You Do to Save Time?

Emily Co — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:00:00 PST

Thanksgiving is such a time-old tradition, but the prep does take up a lot of time for busy professionals. I know there's a lot of you out there who just have too much work to do (even on a holiday!), so I'm wondering what lengths you would go to in order to save time on turkey day.

Mexican Coke: It Might Not Be Special After All

Susannah Chen — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:30:17 PDT

Could the cult of Mexican Coke be nothing more than another case of the emperor's new clothes? That's what some analysts are asserting. The Latin American soda version has a fiercely loyal following due to the fact that it's made with sugar rather than high-fructose corn syrup. But is that really the case? According to a new study in Obesity, the beverage doesn't actually contain sucrose, the sugar compound that makes up cane sugar. Instead, a lab analysis located plenty of glucose and fructose.

So what does this mean? According to nutrition authority Marion Nestle, there are two possible conclusions: either the soda studied was old and the sucrose split into glucose and fructose, or the company used high-fructose corn syrup instead of cane sugar. Which do you want to believe?

Source: Flickr User Mills Baker

What Time Do You Eat Breakfast?

FitSugar — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:30:30 PDT

The earlier you eat breakfast, the better, since it powers up your metabolism. If you don't like eating right at waking, then you should aim to have breakfast by 9 or 10 at the latest. I know most of you are good about eating breakfast every day, but what time do you eat it?

Has Top Chef Lost Its Luster?

YumSugar — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:50:16 PDT

Yesterday, Time writer Josh Ozersky asked the question I've been waiting all year for someone to broach: has Top Chef lost its edge?

Bravo's already a third of the way through Top Chef: Washington DC, Ozersky argues, and there hasn't been a single feud or an established villain. He writes: "The challenges are either old hat ... or silly ... the setting this season, Washington D.C., has all the excitement of a school field trip."

Back in the day, we used to be glued to our screens, but we've been tired of Top Chef for some time now. The challenges seem recycled, and it's hard to care about any of the cheftestants anymore. But that's just us. What do you think? Does Top Chef still have legs?

Photo courtesy of Bravo

Speed Read! Time Announces World's Most Influential People

TresSugar — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:30:12 PDT

Lady Gaga, Bill Clinton, and Steve Jobs among Time's most influential people in the world - Time
Katie Holmes to play Jackie O. - BuzzSugar
Countess Luann discusses her new single: "Money Can't Buy You Class" - Jezebel
Opponents of gay marriage have no right to keep their identity private - LA Times
Thoughts on Oklahoma's two new anti-abortion laws - Double X
Scorned Swedish princess hiding out in NYC - Daily Intel

How You Think of Time Can Reveal Angry Disposition

TresSugar — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:51:56 PDT

Researchers have concluded that how you perceive time – either actively or passively - can reveal whether you are quick to anger or tend to be placid.

In one test, they asked participants if they were told a Wednesday meeting were moved forward two days, which day would it now be on? Those who said Friday, according to researchers, saw themselves as moving through time (in other words, actively) and were more likely to get angry easily. Those who said Monday were more passive and saw time moving toward them.

In another iteration of the study, the new appointment was either anger-provoking or neutral. If participants were told the new day was the anger-provoking one, they were more likely to describe themselves as moving toward it.

I dunno about this one. I mean, yes, I kind of have a short fuse, but I also value being active rather than passive. What do you think about this study or about studies like this in general?

Would You Drink This Salty Coffee?

YumSugar — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:30:33 PST

In the past few years, we've seen savory cheesecake and salted caramels take over the gourmet food scene. So could salty coffee be far behind?

Time reports that Taiwan's number one coffeehouse, 85C Bakery Cafe, introduced a sea-salt coffee that's been topping its sales charts. The sweetened coffee has a thick foam that's imbued with the flavor of sea salt.

Tell me: Do you think this sounds more appetizing than a hot smoothie?

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Three! Two! One! and One More! 2008 Will Last an Extra Second

LibertySugar — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:00:27 PST

Ready to say adios to 2008? You are going to have to wait one whole second longer this New Year's Eve. The world's official timekeepers (who knew we had them?!) have added what they call a leap second to the last day of the year to help sync clocks to the earth's slowing spin on its axis.

The US Naval Observatory - the keeper of the Pentagon's master clock - will add the extra second on Wednesday in coordination with the world's atomic clocks at 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds Coordinated Universal Time (that's 6:59:59 p.m. EST). It's the 24th second to be added since 1972, when the practice began.

So take one extra second today to soak in all your accomplishments! And don't worry, when the fireworks go off, it's really time to sing "Auld Lang Syne" and lean in for your kiss.

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