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Men hoping for some fireworks in their love life this Fourth of July may want to skip the burgers and beer at the barbecue and eat plenty of watermelon.

Watermelon may be a natural Viagra, says a researcher. That’s because the popular summer fruit is richer than experts believed in an amino acid called citrulline, which relaxes and dilates blood vessels much like Viagra and other drugs meant to treat erectile dysfunction (ED).

“We have known that watermelon has citrulline,” says Bhimu Patil, PHD, director of the Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center at Texas A&M University, College Station. Until recently, he tells WebMD, scientists thought most of the citrulline was in the watermelon rind. “Watermelon has more citrulline in the edible part than previously believed,” he says.

How could watermelon be a natural Viagra? The amino acid citrulline is converted into the amino acid arginine, Patil says. “This is a precursor for nitric oxide, and the nitric oxide will help in blood vessel dilation.”

So, the burning question: How much watermelon does it take?

“That is a good question,” Patil says. Unfortunately, “I don’t have an answer for that.”

He does know that a typical 4-ounce serving of watermelon (about 10 watermelon balls) has about 150 milligrams of citrulline. But he can’t say how much citrulline is needed to have Viagra-like effects.

He’s hopeful that someone will pick up on his research and study the fruit’s effect on penile erections.

By Kathleen Doheny
WebMD Health News
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Supermodel Kate Moss may be causing car crashes with her killer new look. Almost 190,000 women drivers admit to having an accident or near-miss from hair in their eyes. Eye-skimming fringes are the latest fashion on the hairdressing circuit, but motorists are failing to pin back their do when they hop behind the wheel.

Newcastle driver Andrea Nirsimloo was sweeping back a side-fringe when she took her hands off the wheel. “I was reversing and my hair fell onto my face, but when I went to flick it back I lost control of the car and went straight into a lamp-post.” More than half of all female drivers currently have a hairstyle that can fall in their eyes, a UK car insurer survey has revealed. Despite the risk, only a fifth of women are securing their hair off their face, with more than nine million motorists revealing they never secure their hair back before driving.

And 57% confessed to Sheila’s Wheels that they take their hands off the wheel to primp and preen. Jacky Brown, of Sheilas’ Wheels, said: “Not many women think of their hair as a potential driving distraction. “There are so many hair accessories available that can secure hair in place without compromising style. It’s just about finding the right one for you.”

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Did you ever wonder how enya’s voice came out to be so mysterious and unique? Here’s how. She would sing a particular song for at least 80 times to as much as 500 times. Each performance is individually recorded and then layered together to form a virtual choir, composed of 80 to 500 enyas singing together at the same time. She could have employed 80 unique individuals to form a choir but she opted to use her own voice to form her virtual choir. This is one of the major reasons why enya doesn’t do live concerts.