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10 Ways Low Self-Esteem Affects Women in Relationships

If you can’t see your own worth, how can you believe a partner will? Nothing interferes with the ability to have an authentic, reciprocal relationship like low self-esteem . If you can’t believe you’re good enough, how can you believe a loving partner could choose you? Low self-esteem can make you test or sabotage relationships that have potential, or settle for relationships in which you’re treated in a way that matches your beliefs about yourself. That said, low self-esteem doesn’t always look the same way in relationships. The following are 10 of the many ways that low self-esteem can manifest in your romantic relationship . (Note that adult manifestations of earlier emotional, physical or sexual abuse are way too complex to be characterized in this post. Trying to do so would not do service and so those pathways to low self-esteem will be omitted from this article.) 1. Bring the Bling You feel wretched and fantasize that a knight in shining armor will take you o

Eating Nuts Every Day Could Make Your Sperm Stronger

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A new study showed that 60 grams of nuts everyday could boost your sperm count and overall sperm health. Nuts are touted for as a heart-healthy snack, but scientists have discovered an unexpected benefit of including them in your diet: healthier sperm. According to a new clinical trial, guys who ate 60 grams of nuts every day for 14 weeks increased their sperm counts . Researchers from Rovira i Virgili University in Spain found that in addition to having more sperm, men who included nuts in their diet had healthier sperm, too. For the research, 119 healthy guys between 18 and 35 years old were randomly separated into two groups. The first continued their typical, Western-style eating habits, while the second group incorporated 60 grams a day of mixed almonds, hazelnuts, and walnuts into their diet for 14 weeks. All men gave sperm and blood samples before and after the study, so researchers could determine if the nuts had any impact on sperm health. Turns out, guy