It you can see that safe, caring physical touch is as important for our health as food, air or rainwater. It's been amply demonstrated that newborns deprived of nurturing touch can actually die, even when their other physical needs are became acquainted with. Sadly, in our culture physical touch, particularly a form of hugs, frequently seen as unsafe. In particular, men're discouraged from hugging various other lest it is seen as somehow "gay." (As though there's anything wrong with being…

Today's post is a little different, but I think it's an excellent way to kick off a recurring feature that We're making a part of my column. In 'This Woman's Words', I will present beautiful, accomplished women from various walks of life including, but not limited to, fashion, entertainment, health, and sports to name a number. These women will impart their personal wisdom to us, providing us an inside in what the opposite sex really thinks about us.

Hugs happen to be a healthy,…