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Page 01         HEALTH        Friday 29 January 2016

IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO GO ALL NIGHT IN BED ON YOUR FIRST DAY

and for the rest of your life…!

If you’re looking to go all night in bed, you’re not alone. Grooms are always looking to enhance their sexual performance, whether to improve existing problems or to search for new ways to keep their partner happy.

While there are plenty of male enhancement pills on the market, there are simple ways to stay firmer and last longer without having to visit the pharmacy. Just read on….

Heart Health & Sexual Performance

Your penis works on blood pressure. The brain sends signals to your penis, which causes vessels to become engorged with blood. Your heart pumps that blood. When problems arise during this process, the penis can go prematurely limp because the vessels cannot sustain the pressure for as long as you’d like.

Further complications can include inability of the penis to reach a full erection. You want to make sure your circulatory system is working at top shape. Basically, what’s good for your heart is good for your sexual health.

Stay Active

One of the best ways to improve your health is cardiovascular exercise. While sex might get your heart rate up, regular exercise can help your sexual performance by keeping your heart in shape. Thirty minutes a day of sweat-breaking exercise - running, swimming to list a few could do wonders to boost your libido and prepare you for the bedroom. Bonus: Any extra pounds you shed while working out probably won’t go unnoticed

Food & Erections

To go along with your exercise, there are some foods that have shown to increase blood flow to the penis. Some of them include:

Onions & Garlic: While not great for your breath, these two foods help your circulation.

Bananas: This potassium-rich fruit can help lower your blood pressure, which can benefit your important sexual parts and boost sexual performance.

Chilies & Peppers: All-natural spicy foods help your blood flow by reducing hypertension and inflammation

Omega-3 acids: Found in fish like salmon and tuna, as well as avocados and olive oil, this type of fat increases blood flow.

Vitamin B1: This vitamin helps signals in your nervous system move quicker, including signals from your brain to your penis. It’s found in pork, peanuts, and kidney beans.

Eggs: High in other B vitamins, eggs help balance hormone levels, which can decrease stress that often inhibits an erection.

Reduce Stress

Stress can wreak havoc on all areas of your health, including your libido. Stress increases your heart rate (in the bad way) and increases blood pressure, both damaging to sexual desire and performance. Exercise is a great way to reduce stress and improve your health. Talking to your partner about your stress can also calm you down, while strengthening your relationship. Stress can also trigger bad habits, such as smoking or alcohol consumption, which can harm your sexual performance.

Kick Bad Habits

What you rely on to unwind smoking and consuming alcohol could also be the reason your penis remains too relaxed. While studies suggest that a little red wine can improve circulation, too much alcohol can have adverse effects.

Smoking or drug use? Well, there’s no good reason to do either. Stimulants narrow blood vessels and have been linked to impotence. Replacing bad habits with healthy ones, like exercise and eating well, can help boost sexual health.

Get Some Sun

Sunlight inhibits the body’s natural production of melatonin, a hormone that helps us sleep but also quiets our sexual urges. Less melatonin means the potential for more sexual desire. Getting outside and letting the sun hit your skin can help wake up your sex drive.  

Masturbation and Longevity

If you’re not lasting as long as you’d like in bed, you might need some practice. While sex is the best way to practice for sex, masturbation can also help you improve your longevity. However, how you masturbate could have detrimental effects. If you rush through it, you could inadvertently decrease the time you last with your partner. The secret is making it last, just like you want to when you’re not alone.

 

Pay Attention to Your Partner

Sex isn’t a one-way street. Paying special attention to your partner’s desires not only makes sex pleasurable, but it can also help turn you on or slow you down. Talking about this beforehand can help ease any awkwardness if you need to slow down during a heated moment. Alternating pace or focusing on your partner while you take a break can make for a more enjoyable experience for both of you.

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Authored By JAI SUNTHUSH ABEYEWARDENE

Advertising Supplements Journalist + Copywriter

 Page 02         GROOMING         Friday 29 January 2016

GROWING A MANLY BEARD

Growing a beard is an affirmation of manliness and masculinity. The beard itself is a physical characteristic that separates men from boys, girls, and women. In a culture that has downplayed good old-fashioned masculinity, growing a beard shows that you are not afraid of being a manly man.

How to Grow a Beard

Go ahead. Break free from the shaving trap and grow a beard. If you are ready to step up to the challenge of growing a beard, it is time to start growing. The key to a successful beard-growing effort is commitment.

 Just make a decision to grow a beard and stick with it. Do not let a transient period of itching send you running for the razor. Just make a commitment to grow the beard and stick with it. Be sure that you allow yourself at least six weeks. Then, stick to your resolution not to cave and shave prior to your commitment date as groom on your wedding day.

Self-consciousness is often heightened during the initial beard-growing phase. If self-consciousness is tough for you, try starting the beard while away on a vacation or holiday break. When you return to your regular environment, remember your commitment. Do not be shaken by the reactions of others. After all, it is your decision, not theirs.

 Picking a Beard Style

You will likely wonder which style of beard will best suit you. Forget that. Growing a beard should never be about fashion. Growing a beard is about being yourself. It is about being a man. Grow the beard that you want without giving fashion any thought.

There will be one controlling factor in selecting the proper beard style for you. Some men have abundant and profuse beard growth, while others have little or even none. Most men find themselves somewhere in between. Those with scant beard-growth potential are no less manly. Let MANAALAYA be clear about that. The beard is a gift and gifts differ among men. Those who have the gift of the beard should share that gift by growing the beard for all to see.

For those who are physically able, MANAALAYA highly recommends growing the full beard. The full beard is the classic style, the iconic beard image. If you cannot produce the full beard, choose a style that makes the best use of your beard-growth pattern.

Whichever beard style you choose, be sure not to make the most common mistake in beard-growing: premature shaping. For most beginning beard growers, it is preferable just to stop shaving altogether and let everything grow for the first four weeks or so.

For many, the scruffy look during this period is too hard to bear and they yield to the temptation to clean up the look by defining a shape to the beard. The trouble is that early attempts at shaping frequently result in too much of the beard being taken off going too high up for the neck line or going down too low on the cheek line.

The resulting awkwardly-shaped beard usually does not look right and often gets discarded as a failed attempt at growing a beard. If you really cannot afford to stick it out and avoid premature shaping, at least approach your shaping effort with the objective of taking off too little rather than too much.

Itch Relief

Many a new beard has been sacrificed for the desire for relief from itching. Do not let itching deny you your beard! After being accustomed to shaving for so long, the growth of a beard presents your skin with a new environment.

Sometimes it causes a period of itchiness. Do not give up because of this. Keep growing, knowing that the itchiness should pass as your skin gets used to the presence of your beard. Meanwhile, you can soothe your itchy skin with a moisturizing lotion or other skin-care products that are used to relieve itching.

How to Care for a Beard

As your beard grows into a real beard, you will need to learn how to care for your beard.

It can be tough these days to find a barber who really knows his stuff when it comes to beard trimming. If you cannot find a barber who is sufficiently trustworthy to trim your beard, buy a beard trimmer and learn to use it.

Growing a beard is an adventure that can be a surprising process of self-discovery. And it certainly is a manly thing to do. It’s even manlier to grow a beard and keep it.

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Authored By JAI SUNTHUSH ABEYEWARDENE

Advertising Supplements Journalist + Copywriter

Page 03         FASHION           Friday 29 January 2016

Voi Jeans Shirts

 THE UNDEFEATED MASCULINE SHIRTS

Since 1988 Voi Jeans have been designing exceptional fashion in bright colours and cool cuts that look and feel amazing. Voi Jeans still run their operating from their own factory and oversee every garment from design to finishing touches so each item of clothing can meet their exacting standards.

Voi Jeans shirts were born to create heritage style clothing which is timeless and has more than a little macho cool. The Voi Jeans shirts are cut to show off your torso and arms in all the right places to give the shirt a very masculine touch.

The great thing about Voi Jeans shirts is that they go with pretty much everything from smart office trousers to shorts in the summer – just roll up your sleeves for a summery look. This versatility makes Voi Jeans shirts an ideal investment for your honeymoon and continue to look fantastic each time you wear them. If you’re ready to embrace quality and style then check out the Voi Jeans shirts available online today at Reem Clothing

Authored By JAI SUNTHUSH ABEYEWARDENE

Advertising Supplements Journalist + Copywriter

Page 04        FINANCE        Friday 29 January 2016

WAYS TO WOW THEM

at Your Reception

When it comes to hosting a wedding reception today, the trend is to throw a sophisticated party that reflects the couple and allows guests to feel pampered. MANAALAYA however is interested in helping you take your reception from fun to fabulous with these freshly minted ideas.

Amazing Arrivals

Beyond limos, you could transport guests in old-fashioned trolleys or even having everyone arrive on foot European-style with the bride and groom leading the way to the celebratory soiree.

Heartfelt Displays

Toasts from the bride and groom together to their guests are a tasteful way for the newlyweds to thank friends and family verbally.

Special Performances

For brides and grooms who are talented vocalists, getting up on stage and crooning a sentimental tune adds a wonderful, personal note to the day's festivities.

Novelty Acts

Fortune-tellers or palm readers as a popular addition to the event could predict wonderful developments for the curious or single wedding guests ("You will meet your future husband at this wedding...")  or for Aunt Jane, who's wondering if she should buy that lottery ticket.

 Photo Finish

Set up a photo area by creating a backdrop so that guests can stop by and have playful portraits snapped by a photographer.

Lounge Acts

Creating a swanky lounge area of sofas and chairs where guests can hang out at the end of the reception with a self-serve dessert wine and artisanal cheese station and handmade chocolates to wind down the evening.

Super Send-Offs

As guests leave the reception, you could send them off with a food bag filled with bagels and cream cheese or OJ and scones, with a cute note tagged to the bag thanking guests for attending the wedding and left on a table by the door.

Transit

Providing guests with transportation back to their hotel or home is a thoughtful way to show that you want them to whoop it up, yet not get behind the wheel if they've had too much to drink.

Have a bus or van driver on hand to shuttle guests over the course of the evening or rent several flashy cars (convertibles are fun if weather permits) with drivers to take a few guests at a time to their destination.

Display a placard explaining the service (near the restrooms is a good spot) so everyone knows that it's okay to leave their cars in the lot overnight.

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Authored By JAI SUNTHUSH ABEYEWARDENE

 Advertising Supplements Journalist + Copywriter

Page 05     HONEYMOON    Friday 29 January 2016

ASTONISHING AND UNEXPECTED  Honeymoon Destinations

Next to extravagant wedding ceremonies, a great honeymoon destination is the second most important aspect of binding two hearts together, forever by spending quality time in an unexpected, yet, astonishing honeymoon destination.

Silversea’s Silver Shadow Cruise in Alaska

Out of the many Alaskan cruises you can choose from, the Silver Shadow is the most popular among honeymooners. While on the cruise, you can admire an endless row of snowcapped mountains. After which, you can snuggle up with your sweetie in one of the private romantic suites. If your lady love needs to fix her hair, tell her not to worry, she can go to an in-house beauty salon.

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Authored By JAI SUNTHUSH ABEYEWARDENE

 Advertising Supplements Journalist + Copywriter

Page 06     SEX     Friday 29 January 2016

SHE IS A WORK OF ART TO BE SAVORED AND ENJOYED.

undress her slowly

The key to sexual success with your newlywed wife at your honeymoon is TIME. Spend as much time as you can leading up to the act of sex, then once you begin, spend as much time as you can working that thing.

Especially if it's sex for the first time you can rip her clothes off and have hard and fast, wild monkey-sex as the relationship progresses to show her you're the master of many styles, but save that for later - and only do it occasionally for the sake of variety.

It all begins in your mind. Convince yourself she is a work of art to be savored and enjoyed. Undress her slowly. Compliment every new part of her body revealed by her for your personal pleasure.

It's similar to Christmas or your birthday and she's giving you a series of little gifts leading up to the big one. Be appreciative. Let her know how much you're enjoying her efforts. Don't be the impatient little boy tearing through wrapping paper looking for just one prize.

Be man enough to realize everything you see, touch, taste and feel is a prize to be valued and treasured. Take your time with each gift she gives you before you move on to the next one. That's the mental side.

On the physical side, the one tip MANAALAYA can give you is to use something called "multiple-point pleasure." Don't concentrate all your energies, thoughts and sensations on just one specific spot in her body. Make a deliberate effort to stimulate her body in at least three different locations at the same time because  the entire female body is one, big erogenous zone, not just a few isolated parts.

So how do you do it? Here's an example. The two of you are naked, laying side-by-side. You're kissing and you are actually THINKING about the kiss. That's one - her lips. (If you're not really thinking about the kiss, you can't count the lips, and you're back to zero). Your right hand is resting lightly on the side of her neck (that's two), while your fingers delicately slide along the skin behind her ear (three).

At the same time, your right forearm moves subtly between her breasts (four - with extra bonus points if you don't smash them). Your left arm is under her waist with your left hand applying gentle massage-like pressure to the small of her back (five), firmly holding her pelvis (six), against yours.

While all this is going on, your right leg is sliding across the top of her left leg (seven). At this point, she is a rocket on the pad with her engines lit, ready to go into orbit. And you haven't even pressed the launch button yet - so to speak.

So don't worry about technique. Just make a conscious effort to be totally aware of all your senses and take the time to savor every single moment. Remember - she's giving you a gift that, to her at least, carries with it a great value. Treat it as such...MANAALAYA guarantees your invitation for return engagements until dawn if that is possible.  

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Authored By JAI SUNTHUSH ABEYEWARDENE

Advertising Supplements Journalist +  Copywriter