Balanced Immune Health

I just could not pass up this one.  Some new research out of the U.K. suggests that women are more attracted to healthy looking men than good looking men. What does that mean?  It means if your face has a healthy glow, rather that just being handsome, women are more likely to connect.

Says lead investigator Ian Stephen: “The attractive color in our face is affected by our health—especially by the amount of colorful antioxidant carotenoid pigments we get from fruit and vegetables in our diet. These carotenoids are also thought to be good for our immune and reproductive systems, making us healthy and increasing our fertility. The masculinity of the face had no effect on the attractiveness of the face.”

This actually may not be too far fetched. Other research has suggested that women have an innate sense for choosing males whose immune systems are different from the women’s. It’s nature steering her toward mating with a male that will produce a child with a more diverse…and effective…immune system than a child produced by a couple with similar immune chemistry. In fact, women can sense the man’s immune composition through the smell of sweaty shirts (maybe the pheromones are coming through).  Kind of staggering to think about, isn’t it.

So load up on the veggies and fruits guys. Drop a few pounds. That might just be the key to jump starting your love life. Those women can sniff you out in ways you’ve never dreamed!

Filed under immune, Immune Balance, Immune System, Research, Skin