Every couple fights from time to time, but I think it's safe to say we all wish we would fight less. "CafeMom" reports that sex may be the surprising answer. What's more, when you stop focusing on the little things that annoy you and ask yourself how you can put sex back in your marriage, you'll reap the other benefits of a healthy sex life, including reduced stress, improved immunity, better cardiovascular health and higher self-esteem. All that, plus you're burning calories!

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Each week, we'll be naming a Super Food and offering unique ways to use those Super Foods that pack nutritional power. After all, you are what you eat -- make it count!

Being someone who loves to travel, I'm drawn to ethnic foods, tastes from around the world. So many cultures have different forms of curry, but my favourite is a good, spicy Indian curry. Provided it's not loaded with too much cream or sodium, curry is loaded with healthy ingredients like fresh veggies and spices. One of the key ingredients, of course, is Turmeric, and it's one of the main reasons you should eat more curry.

Why? The reasons are almost endless.

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Don't keep all those emotions and feelings bottled up! We've all heard this from the mental health community, and married couples are now hearing it again.

In fact, those married couples who express anger regularly may even outlive those that don't, according to a new study out of the University of Michigan. In other words, express and don't suppress.

Getting anger out into the open and resolving it was found to be much more healthy than bottling up anger and failing to provide any resolution at all. Dr. Ernest Harburg went on to say "If you bury your anger, and you brood on it ... and you don't try to resolve the problem, then you're in trouble."

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Now there's a headline liable to shake things up a bit! However, it is not as sensational as it appears to be. The University of Michigan followed nearly 200 couples over the course of 17 years and found out that when a spouse feels attacked, they're more likely to die earlier by keeping it bottled up inside.

This is opposed to expressing their anger and voicing the problem. Most people like to avoid conflict, so this comes as a very interesting study. The findings support getting into the fray when it's called for. Why? Because couples bottling it up are twice as likely to die earlier than their less timid counterparts.

Resolving conflict is always part of being in a relationship, so perhaps living longer is not just the only benefit to settling a dispute. Building up resentment due to keeping problems on the inside can make a person less healthy. After all, it chips away at medical vulnerabilities that are already present. Of course, couples shouldn't use this study as a reason to put on the boxing gloves!

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Kickboxing aerobics and tae-fitness classes have been the rage for the past few years. To some, they are a bit more fun and interesting than the traditional dance aerobics style group fitness classes. Instead of screaming "reach", instructors yell "punch" and the students go wild. Men are more inclined to venture into these fighting style classes as well. All good news.

As a competitive kickboxer of a little more than a decade I understand the lure. I was compelled toward the sport as a teen, and finally found a legitimate trainer at age 20. My first fight came soon after. I didn't invent kickboxing so I can truly brag about it. It works every muscle in your body from head to toe. It offers the benefits of intense cardiovascular training, builds strength, and increases flexibility. Not to mention it burns a bazillion calories. Oh! And so far, fighting is the most fun thing I've ever done in my life.

Back to those classes. I'm a fan of anything that makes people huff and puff, but if you're into that you may want to take it further. Find a class that utilizes equipment such as heavy bags, focus pads or kicking shields. Hitting the air is fun, but hitting an actual heavy bag is amazing. To me, hitting willing opponents........PRICELESS!

To find a martial arts school near you, visit http://www.martialsearch.com/usa.asp.

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A big part of being healthy is having strong supportive relationships. It's impossible to have a "perfect" relationship, where there are never any arguments or fighting, so to keep things as healthy as possible try these three tips for fighting fair:

• You are together, so work together. Success and happiness take effort from both people.
• Try not to attack your partner with insults and stuff like "the silent treatment." No matter how upset you are, hurting each other (especially on purpose) will only make things worse.
• Keep it between the two of you. It's embarrassing enough to have private problems out there for everyone to see, but it's even worse if the very person you're trying to work things out with is the one who put them there.

Luckily for all of us, fighting isn't all bad. If done right, it can actually make a relationship stronger.

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Let's face it: flu season is upon us. And the plain old flu can affect people in much worse ways than just having a stuffy head, runny nose and other terrible symptoms all day. This article provides a startling revelation about having the flu, saying that this year 36,000 people could die from complications of having it.

That's why staying healthy is so important. Here are some ways to beat the season of runny noses and sore throats. Start out by making sure you are constantly sanitized. If you wash your hands frequently, your chances of contracting the flu are much less. Also try not to rub your eyes, nose or mouth if you haven't taken steps to get clean first. The article points to kids next, encouraging parents to inoculate their schoolchildren due to the fact they spread illnesses easier.

Curbing stress can help too. Even if people take the shot, chronic worry can compromise the effects. However, it is interesting to note that short bursts of stress can actually help. For instance, if someone experiences anxiety right before they get vaccinated then their body will actually benefit. Stay at home and make sure you have plenty of over-the-counter drugs like Advil if you start feeling the flu creep. These remedies will help get through the worst of it, because the natural course of action is to wait it out.

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