Posted on 05/04/2010 9:47:25 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Meeting a beautiful woman can be bad for your health, scientists have found.
Just five minutes alone with an attractive female raise the levels of cortisol, the body's stress hormone, according to a study from the University of Valencia.
The effects are heightened in men who believe that the woman in question is "out of their league".
Cortisol is produced by the body under physical or psychological stress and has been linked to heart disease.
Researchers tested 84 male students by asking each one to sit in a room and solve a Sudoku puzzle. Two strangers, one male and one female, were also in the room.
When the female stranger left the room and the two men remained sitting together, the volunteer's stress levels did not rise. However, when the volunteer was left alone with the female stranger, his cortisol levels rose. The researchers concluded: "In this study we considered that for most men the presence of an attractive woman may induce the perception that there is an opportunity for courtship.
"While some men might avoid attractive women since they think they are 'out of their league', the majority would respond with apprehension and a concurrent hormonal response.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
ping
well I’m screwed then...lol...I’m killing myself slowly and oh so wonderfully
thank you God for a glorious death
bttt
They’re bad on your wallet, too.
Helen Thomas should be in high demand.
This must mean Helen Thomas is drop dead gorgeous. Every time I see her picture my stress level skyrockets.
Duh, she isn’t out of your league man! lol But still, what a nice thing to say about your beautiful wife.
I once won a ping pong tournament. The toughest game was against a beauty in a bikini. She wasn’t really that good but I just couldn’t keep my eyes on the ball.
Its your fault, girls!
I work with a team of total babes.
Its hard to concentrate. I have to keep my eyes “Up here.”
I have to keep quiet and pretend to work when they discuss sessy lingerie.
No wonder I come home exhausted.
Damn Wardaddy you done good!! She is a knockout.
“If you want to be happy for the rest of your life
Don’t a-make a pretty woman your wife
and from my personal point of view
get an ugly girl to marry you”
Not, of course, including Mrs. Colonel.
Colonel, USAFR
If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you
A pretty woman makes her husband look small
And very often causes his downfall
As soon as he marries her then she starts
To do the things that will break his heart
But if you make an ugly woman your wife
you’ll be happy for the rest of your life
An ugly woman cooks meals on time
And she’ll always give you peace of mind
If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you
Don’t let your friends say you have no taste
Go ahead and marry anyway
Though her face is ugly, her eyes don’t match
Take it from me, she’s a better catch
If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you
Say man!
Hey baby!
I saw your wife the other day!
Yeah?
Yeah, an’ she’s ug-leeee!
Yeah, she’s ugly, but she sure can cook, baby!
Yeah, alright!
If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you
Pics or it ain't true!!!
I was wondering what this was all about—this getting stressed around beautiful women?
Then I got to the part that said it affected men who “thought they were out of their league.”
Aye...there’s the problem. If you “think” they are out of your league, you will never find out. Tis better to take a walk to the batter’s box and face their fast ball. You’ll never know if you can hit it, if you stay in the dugout.
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