Sex, Lies and Police Crime Scene tape: Metaphors & Carnivores

Dominic Strauss-Kahn, the former Managing Director of the IMF, is charged with attempted rape, sex abuse, a criminal sex act, unlawful imprisonment and forcible touching, and faces from 5 to 25 years in prison if convicted. He says he is not guilty. We are astonished. But has this alleged conduct created an interesting metaphor, or just another example of one of those microcosm/macrocosm whatsits? “Powerful, privileged westerner apparently attempting to dominate, exploit and ultimately violate an economically vulnerable, non-western woman.” Is this just a different camera angle on the story of the impact of the IMF on Mother Earth? When we heard the story it sounded strangely familiar, we just couldn’t put our finger on it. Now we see the bigger picture in close-up, with all the vulgar, personal details.

Two main questions arise:

A.     How is it possible for someone with a reputation for allegedly sexually exploitative and predatory behavior, land such an extremely powerful position, and get to keep it?!

B.      How could the health and lifestyle of such a person contribute to their alleged behavior?

The answer to ‘A.’ could not be found on Google. But the answer to the second question suggests that there may be light at the end of a very dark and dismal tunnel:

1.      Eating meat regularly as part of the diet has been said to lead to “aggression, violence and moral insensitivity” –many sources including http://www.purifymind.com/MeatProtein.htm.

Vegetarians would argue strongly that eating meat is not only unnatural to humans, but also engages them in immoral and violent practices. If DSK had changed to a vegetarian diet his alleged conduct may not have allegedly happened…

2.      Regular, cardiovascular exercise has been shown to lower sexual libido. As well as hormonal regulator, exercise produces the self discipline that is required to train the body for fitness; while also training the mind- for self control in social relations. DSK does not look have the body of a man who likes jogging or playing tennis. If he does exercise, he needs to do more, a lot more.

3.      Meditation has been shown to be a helpful technique for controlling sexual urges, and also the arrogance that leads a man to allegedly believe that he can assault any woman he chooses, whenever and wherever he chooses.

4.      Yoga is essential. If DSK had practiced ‘ashwini mudra’ – contracting his anal hole and pulling it up as high as he could then gently releasing the hold, 20 to 60 times per day- then we might not be sitting here…he might not be sitting there…anyway, there might be less disgraceful allegations on the table.

5.      The hardest one for DSK , as a challenge to his ‘Frenchness’, would be in having to avoid those pillars of French dietary tradition: garlic, onions, coffee and chocolate!!! Apparently, an excess of these can also lead to libido control issues…no kidding…!

6.      It’s another tough one for DSK, but it looks like he should really have gone ‘veggie’ and tried eating more Soy or Tofu based foods, which contain the natural plant estrogens –phytoestrogens, and lower the male sexual drive. 

We do not want to let DSK off the alleged hook here, but the average French diet clearly did not help him with his alleged libido and arrogance control issues.

Would it be going too far to say that the carnivorous diet does not help with self control or morality? Perhaps not.

But maybe what Is most important to humanity right now is the answer to question A.

How is it that predatory, sexually colonizing, bullying and exploitative behavior is tolerated from people in positions of such responsibility and with the power to affect so many lives?

In this, we are all at fault: obsequiously pandering to, and fearful, of ‘the bully’, looking down at our feet as yet another territory is plundered, complicit members of the commonwealth of excuse-finding fatalists. 

Guilty as charged.

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Can too many muscles make a woman ‘Butch’? (or, would you ask Serena Williams for a date…?)

Or otherwise put: are muscles ‘feminine’? Or are tomatoes vegetables or fruits, or are whales fish or mammals? These may be questions any ten year-old could answer easily, (“Like, who cares? Are you stupid or what?”), but for anxious adults, still in the mating game, these questions, well the last one only (I hope) still pose a serious conundrum. Who would Tarzan show off too if there was no Jane? And would Tarzan feel so protective of, and attracted to, his Jane, if he had to watch her tear the head of a crocodile with her bare hands, then break the back of a rhino with one blow? And could Jane really do all of that without getting ‘buff’?

That’s the problem for women who want to stay ‘fit’. If you exercise to reach your physical peak this can often bring bulk and definition to your muscles, which may make you feel self-conscious. It seems hard to find that middle ground, and women are put under yet more pressure in trying to marry the dictates of nature- to exercise the body and preserve longevity; with societal expectations- to look ‘good’, whatever that means.

Wanting to avoid the self-loathing that most fence-sitters must often feel, not to mention discomfort…, I will be honest about my views on the issue and say “Yes”. Too many muscles can make a woman butch….if she also does not show attention to her femininity in the other visual attributes, and in her mannerisms. Picture this: how many men (some even very famous) have been fooled into a ‘night out’ and all that it may entail, by a man in a dress?! Brazilian football ace Cristiano Ronaldo could vouch. Yeah, that’s right. He said he didn’t know! And I believe him! Mainly because femininity is about so much more than just arms and legs…and stomach tone, calves, facial muscles…you get the picture.

Femininity is a natural attribute gifted by nature (hormones, genes and stuff) and enhanced by an endless array of ‘assisting products’. So, if you find after healthy, regular and vigorous exercise that you are buffing up:

-use make-up to enhance your eyes and lips, pout and do all that girlie stuff with your eyes

-SHOW OFF THAT BODY. Wear style and textures that show that firm rear, the tight upper arms, to their best advantage. Flow into a room, clothe yourself with flair, not trend. Flaunt your difference with pride, and make those flabby girls point.

-And for heaven’s sake wear feminine colors. Chemical attraction is just that: it involves all the senses and is truly a science. So work on the colors- soft, light, pastel, clear and rich.

-Groom yourself, wear perfume, and accessorize

-Be natural, gentle, measured in your manner. Some ‘drag queens’ pull it off simply because they ‘act like a woman’, even with an Adam’s Apple the size of Nebraska.

-Femininity is in the timbre and tone of voice, the expression, the laugh or smile, the brows, the posture, and in the mind! Yours and his! The feminine is ‘that which is ultimately hidden’, the elusive, the mystery (or, the mysterious power of the womb- that which no man can cleverly ‘de-construct’ or replace with technology).

Serena Williams is possibly one of the most feminine women on the planet. With a masterful (mistressful…?) blend of nature and ‘assisting products’, she has created a Goddess.

Are there any Gods out there who can handle the challenge, or only mere mortals? (Oops, just heard she might already be engaged to her on/off boyfriend, Common…will check it out and get back…!)

Obama is dead! …I mean Osama..(oops, done it again..! The outrageous sloppiness of those BBC expert commentators must be catching…!)

Obama…Osama, ok let’s play it safe, BIN LADEN, probably could have died of kidney failure years ago, and there are some hard-core ‘conspiracy theorists’ who say that he did! Let’s face it, with those blackened circles around his eyes, and that haggard exhausted look, like he hadn’t slept for years, he obviously had an advanced kidney condition, and you didn’t have to be a 5^th year medical student on a Fulbright scholarship to figure that out. But, instead of a sad, painful end, after years of dialysis, with his sobbing family by his bedside, he died in a hail of bullets, after years of hiding, with his screaming family held tightly in front of him… You can never tell how you’re going to end it in this life. Well, unless your name is Obama, I mean Osama, oh let’s just stick to BIN LADEN.

For the rest of us ordinary, regular, ‘everyday’ individuals, poor kidney health is not likely to be usurped at death’s door by a Special Force’s bullet. We are likely to suffer a death brought on by the symptoms of our body’s failure to deal with toxins in the blood.

This is not a dull medical journal, so we are not going to give all the symptoms to look out for if you think you might have dodgy kidneys. We’ll just say that if you feel tired, look dreadful and your pee looks like coffee … go see a doctor.

What you probably want to know is how to keep your kidneys healthy and avoid kidney failure.

Our kidneys are supposed to last us a life-time, but people can develop kidney disease for a variety of reasons, including prolonged use of certain medications such as aspirin, allergic reactions, and inflammation of the kidneys. But the most common reasons are due to Diabetes, High Blood Pressure or Obesity, so it is vital to maintain a healthy lifestyle that can help to ward off these diseases, and protect the kidneys, including-

·         Exercise regularly, walking 30 minutes and more, hiking, riding bike, dancing while doing house-work, dancing, swimming, tennis, golf practice, engaging in exercising activity at least 30 minutes 6 times a week should be a minimum

·         Follow a healthy diet and watch your cholesterol levels: fresh fruits and vegetables, as much raw food as possible, vegetarian or vegan with full range of minerals and vitamins needed for health, pure water and fresh juices

·         Control your weight: just cut down on what you eat, eat 1/3 less, don’t always eat till you feel full, eat little but often to give your body the chance to break down the food. Do not eat late in the evening- latest by 7pm if you can.

·         Do not overuse painkillers or other medications

·         Give up smoking and alcohol, aside from champagne on special occasions

Interesting right? But what you really want to know is how to avoid getting your head blown off and then dumped in the sea… That one, you can work out by yourself…!

(Please: no offense or insensitivity intended.)

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ROYAL WEDDING SEXY SECRETS!!!

ROYAL WEDDING SEXY SECRETS!

THE TRIUMPH OF AMBITION OVER ENTITLEMENT!

Now that we have seen the ultimate triumph of ambition over entitlement, many people will now be saying: “Well done Kate!” and “You did it!” But why do they say that  the new Duchess shines a beacon of hope for ordinary folk everywhere? Simply because her marriage is a tribute to the transformational power of the Will in Action, and of a sporty life, full of exercise!

It might well be true that her rapid social climb was engineered by fiercely ambitious parents investing their wealth in elite private school education for their children; but it is also true that all their planning and effort could have been wasted if Kate had been just another lounging couch potato, with lifeless hair, dull eyes and flabby calves.

We now know that Kate is a sportswoman and serious about her fitness. She excelled in school at tennis, hockey, swimming, netball, rounders and even cross-country running; and continues to stay active and fit with other activities, including rowing!

Successful, high-powered men, generally have a healthy obsession with physical fitness and sports. They see the maximization of their body’s potential as another marker of achievement in their lives.  Kate, with her sporty persona, was able to fit the desired profile of a high-powered mate: she looked ‘fit’!

But what is her secret to a slender shapely figure, strong legs, firm arms, taught facial muscles, and a light of inner vitality in her eyes? JUST EXERCISE!!!

Remember: no-one is entitled by birth to a great body! So have some ambition!

·         Exercise, exercise, exercise! Becoming a member of a sports team is the best way to maintain that enthusiasm and a social network of the like-minded to support your fitness drive.

·         Take active holidays! Don’t just lie like a piece of drift-wood on the beach! Go skiing, horse-riding, surfing, hiking, keep moving! Roam the bustling mega markets of Africa, jog the endless beaches of the Caribbean, trek the jungles of South America, just keep moving!

·         Eat light, and to nourish not to deplete your vitality. Whole foods and raw foods will fill your body with rejuvenating minerals and enzymes, giving you an inner glow that could draw millions to you!

·         Accentuate and adorn what you create with vibrant colors and luxurious textures. Be the living magnet for abundance.

Exercise yourself to physical health and beauty, and go attract yourself a billionaire prince with your sexy pair of hockey legs in a see-through dress !

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