Sex with a cold

Sex in a Cold Climate is a Irish documentary film detailing the mistreatment of " fallen women " in the Magdalene laundries in Ireland. It was produced and directed by Steve Humphries and narrated by Dervla Kirwan. The film was produced by Testimony Films and aired on Channel 4 in March The documentary interviews four women, three of whom were incarcerated in Magdalene asylums in Ireland : Brigid Young is the only one of the four women interviewed who never experienced a laundry , but she grew up in an adjoining orphanage in Limerick.

In addition to handwashing and the flu vaccine, try these offbeat tricks. In addition to these tried and true techniques, however, research suggests a number of complementary therapies that can help prevent and overcome the cold and flu blues. From listening to good music to beefing up your sex life, there are a number of unexpected ways to boost your immune system and help ward off illness this winter. A natural reaction to nasal congestion can be to want to "clear it out" with nose-blowing, but hard blowing can only make symptoms worse by pushing virus-laden mucus further into your sinuses, according to doctors. To test this notion, researchers at the University of Virginia conducted CT scans and other measurements while subjects blew their noses, sneezed and coughed. Coughing and sneezing didn't have much of an effect on nasal cavities, but nose blowing built up enormous pressure, propelling mucus deeper into the sinuses.

Besides feeling like crap, there's the other big reason colds totally suck: You don't have much sex when you're under the weather. Your girlfriend won't get busy with a sicko, because she's afraid she'll catch your bug. It's a valid excuse—but is she right? Well, yes and no.

Allow me to introduce you to the very best way to chill out and heat things up right now during this cold szn: Temperature play. If you don't know already, it's basically what happens when you use hot or cold sensations—like ice cubes, hot water in the shower, or candles—to add a lil bit of spice in the bedroom, says sex educator Searah Deysach, owner of pleasure shop Early to Bed. And let me tell you, it's super fun.