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The question may feel all the more pressing if you, yourself, are in a relationship where the sex isn’t quite where you or your partner want it to be. Or perhaps you’re just wondering about it as someone who personally loves sex—or someone who is personally pretty uninterested in it. That is, how important sex is to a relationship varies depending on the individual. Sex matters a lot to some people and some couples, and it’s less important or not important at all to some people and some couples....

Although every individual’s pacing will inevitably be unique to them and the particular relationship they’re in, here’s what research and experts say about how long it takes to fall in love on average. They also found 39% of men say “I love you” within a month of dating someone, compared to 23% of women. A 2011 study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology surveying small groups of undergraduate students found similar results....

But there is a wide range of these supplements on the market and at different doses, making it easy to wonder how many probiotics you should be taking per day. Many of these microorganisms are the same or similar to microorganisms that naturally live in your body, although the diversity of these microbes in our body is directly affected by our consumption pattern, like how much and how often.* While there is plenty of data out there on the benefits of using probiotics, information on exact dosage—and the right amount for you—can be a little trickier....

As an antioxidant powerhouse, the turmeric botanical (Curcuma longa) boasts a wide range of whole-body health benefits: It’s been shown to help support cognitive function1, promote immune resilience, enhance digestion, maintain joint mobility, and regulate healthy blood sugar levels, physician and Ayurvedic expert Avanti Kumar-Singh, M.D., tells mbg.* While this ancient botanical has been used in Southeast Asian cooking and Ayurvedic healing for approximately 4,000 years, news of its health benefits have caught on in the West much more recently....

But is there a magic number of times you should hop under the spray, be it a quick wash or luxurious lather? Here’s what the derms say. Of course, it entirely depends on your lifestyle habits and schedule. To start, there are a few factors to consider: On a similar beat, consider the water in your area: “If you live in an area of hard water, where there is a lot of calcium and other minerals in the water, you may want to limit showering,” says Ciraldo....

Striking a moisturized middle ground usually isn’t too tough; it just takes some intuition and a dash of plant know-how. Here, two experts with a combined 275-plus houseplants between them explain how to decide when to water all your plant pals. “It’s not a one-size-fits-all for watering. It really depends on the need of the plant, how much light it’s getting, the type of soil, all that,” Thompson tells mbg. He adds that your plants’ watering needs will also change throughout the year as different seasons lend different light levels....

I had definitely heard about exercise-induced orgasms (what I’m calling “coregasms”) before in my life. But I always thought the coregasm was an urban myth, like a unicorn — the stuff of fairytales and legend. But since my own core-na-graphic experience in the kitchen, I’ve learned a few things about this very real phenomenon. In 2011, researchers from Indiana University surveyed 530 women online. 246 of these participants reported experiencing EISP and 124 reported experiencing an EIO from such activities as cycling, rope climbing, yoga, weight lifting, and running....