Opinion?

This is from my newsletter this month. 

I recently read a small article in a health mag about a study done at Cal State Berkeley that I was curious about. The study states that an ingredient in  ”male sweat contains a distinctive scent that prompts a change in women’s hormone levels”. What is this magic ingredient that ”induces sexual arousal and brain activation in women.”? Androstadienone. The study tested women’s levels of cortisol, a hormone associated with stress, after smelling a “musky-scented test liquid”. The findings: ”…Improved mood and significantly higher sexual arousal plus a rise in blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing.” My sweat must be deficient in androstadienone because it matters not if I’ve run, worked in the yard or painted the house, my wife won’t come near me when I’m sweaty (“go away, you stink”). So, speak to me loyal readers, is there any truth to this? Has the sight of “soccer players fresh off the field, construction workers on a hot day, the buff gardener mowing the lawn” made you think you want a trip around the bases? Tell me if it’s so, if this really worked…for somebody.

Running:  ran 6 miles with susan today, then bleachers with calisthenics after.

Happy Running!