Failure to thrive:
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Henry Dwight Chapin, M.D., and mortality in foundling home infants
http://pages.uoregon.edu/adoption/archive/ChapinFvI.htm
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C-tactile nerve fibers
Bendas, J. et al. “C-Tactile Mediated Erotic Touch Perception Relates to Sexual Desire and Performance ij a Gender-Specific Way,” Journal of Sexual Medicine (2017) 14:645.
Whole-body massage, a key to arousal:
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Healing benefits of massage:
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Sex and sense of smell
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Kissing
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Studies demonstrating the importance of cuddling after sex.
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