Fruit or contraceptive?

While sitting in class the other day, one of my teachers noted that there was a study that Lemon juice may be used as a contraceptive and may cure AIDS. This is kind of a big deal, so after doing some research, I thought I would share this with everyone.

First thing I found out... A high concentration of lemon juice has been found to kill the HIV virus and sperm in laboratory settings. This is important because it means that this is NOT proven in humans, so please use a condom and protect yourself from pregnancy and HIV. It is interesting that when this story came out (in 2002), there was actually a lot of media coverage. While it is revolutionary in that it has shown to kill the HIV virus, why is it 6 years later and there are not huge campaigns stating: "Drink lemonade! Cure HIV!" Obviously there were some problems with this study.

Apparently, lemons were used as a contraceptive in the Mediterranean for hundreds of years before condoms were invented. The researcher of this study, Robert Short of Melbourne University in Australia, said that "I'm a great believer in history. People would not have used it for 300 or 400 years if it did not work." He also went on to talk about how women in his lab said that the lemon juice was not uncomfortable. He suggests that this could be revolutionary because it is cheap to grow fruit and this could help developing countries. Obviously, six years later we still don't use lemon juice as a contraceptive or HIV cure, so we should be suspicious about his information.

As a response, "Julian Meldrum of the London-based National AIDS Manual [said]: 'The basic principle that acids such as lemon juice can inactivate both sperm and HIV has been known for some years.' But although lemon juice was used historically as a contraceptive, 'it is unknown how much damage this did both directly to the vagina and the interior of the cervix and uterus, and indirectly, through effects on microbes in the vagina.'"

After looking at the legitimacy of this research, I would recommend keeping food as an aphrodisiac, or just using it to keep sex fun and yummy, let's leave the contraceptives to the Trojans, not the Aussies.

Give Thanks

In spite of the Thanksgiving season, Turned On wants to give give give!

We want to hear back from you guys to see what you like/don't like and what else we can do for you!
Over the weekend while the snow was falling down in Ann Arbor, MI, the folks at Turned On was keeping it hot and steamy thinking of new ideas for students for the winter. Here are some things that you can look forward to after Thanksgiving and this winter on your favorite campus sex show, Turned On!

Sexercise- The sexperts at Turned On will be showing you a very sexy way to workout just the right muscles you need to make every night with your lady/man friend a special and unforgettable one. You can probably learn a few new skills too. Who knows?- Maybe working out your buns and kegels at the same time will allow you to pick up some hotties at the CCRB! Look for the crew of Turned On at the CCRB early next week to watch us "get physical".

Speed Dating- Last episode Turned On focused on how to pick up those hotties and what NOT to do when trying to get a girl. I hope everyone took good notes because Turned On wants to give back to YOU GUYS- with a speed dating event! How fun/(hilarious maybe?) would it be to participate in our speed dating event. With the crew of Turned On right there, (and maybe some of us speeding dating as well) how could you say no? So keep watching for more news about our speed dating event!

Aphrodisiacs- With the wonderful turkey day coming up next week- our sexperts Diana, Matt and Bob will be talking about what they are thankful for and some serious aphrodisiacs that can help turn anyone on. Now we do not swear that these foods will get you laid, but we can, however, promise that it will be fun to try. Tune into Turned On this week to get a list of interesting aphrodisiacs and sexy foods for the Thanksgiving season.

Eat/Drink with the Crew of Turned On!- We were thinking of not only giving back to you guys by offering the best sex/dating advice that we know and answering your questions on air but we also want to meet you! Let's say you can walk into one of the local campus hotspots to see your favorite Turned On member there! How about seeing all of them together? Turned On will plan an event where we all decide to hang out at somewhere (like Cantina?) for the night so our fans can come in, have a margarita or burrito and talk sex with your campus sexperts.... how sexy!

If you have any other suggestions on how Turned On can give back- (we are so thoughtful) then comment on the blog or write us at wolvturnedon@umich.edu. We love hearing from our sexy fans!

Remember just because the snow is falling doesn't mean you guys can't stay hot- keep working those moves and keep watching Turned On to get the most out of your winter here in Ann Arbor.

Happy Sex-ing!
-Your favorite Sexperts