tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44031047660167542532024-02-20T04:41:31.444-08:00WORLD HEALTHCARE CENTERinformation about medicine, wellness, diet, nutrition, fitness, recipes, and weight-loss. World-Healthcare-center.blogspot.com combines expert medical information with the insights of real patientsM.M.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851532066232695429noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403104766016754253.post-39921745343709922702011-08-06T07:56:00.000-07:002011-08-06T07:56:20.081-07:00Where To Touch Women Video<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="amVideoEmbed" id="amVideoEmbed" style="width: 420px;"><object data="http://static.askmen.com/video/flowplayer/embed.swf" height="237" id="vid_4c50d3f1aeaed848f9d204cc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://static.askmen.com/video/flowplayer/embed.swf" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="flashvars" value="url=http://www.askmen.com/api/api_videos/config/slug:1026-where-to-touch-women-video/embed:1"/></object><br />
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</div><div><div>What You Need To Know</div><div>Women can get aroused by looking at other women, even if they're not gay.</div><div>Women who feel good about themselves orgasm more easily.</div><div>Your partner would rather you cheat physically than emotionally.</div><div>"Women feel less guilt about a sexual affair than men."</div><div>The study of women's sexuality is relatively new in the grand scale of research history, but now science is finding statistics about it that make most women say, "Duh." Here are a few recent studies that might surprise some men.</div><div>1- Women Get Turned On By Other Women</div><div>Women tend to become aroused by all sorts of erotica, including scenarios with men, men and women, and just women, which indicates a bisexual arousal pattern. This doesn't mean women all behave in a bisexual manner. Nor does it mean that your wife will be game to bring home the cute receptionist from her office for a three-way. It simply means that many women can be turned on by both thoughts or images of both genders. This is different from most straight men, who only become aroused by heterosexual erotica, and gay men, who mostly become aroused by homosexual material.</div><div>2- Women Who Think They're Hot Orgasm Easier</div><div>Body image is connected to sexuality for women. Women who are more positive about their own genitals find it easier to orgasm and are more likely to engage in sexual-health-promoting behaviors, such as having regular gynecological exams or performing self-examinations.</div><div>3- Women Would Prefer You Cheat</div><div>Women fear emotional infidelity from their partners more than physical infidelity, and men fear the opposite. That means long, lingering platonic lunches might drive your gal more crazy than knowing you had a one-time hookup. As for their behavior, women feel less guilt about a sexual affair than men. But they feel a lot of guilt about an emotional affair. </div><div>4- A Woman Can Be Wet And Not Mentally Aroused</div><div>Women's brains can separate mental arousal from genital arousal. The two function separately. For instance, even if she is not mentally stimulated, a woman's body can have a physiological reaction to sex. (Thus the confusion of a few rape victims who experience a spontaneous orgasm during the trauma.) It's also how prostitutes can work without actually being turned on by their customers. And women can sometimes be mentally aroused and have trouble becoming wet and wild down below.</div><div>5- Women Feel Bonded After Sex</div><div>In general, women have less ability to have a stand-alone physical relationship because their bodies release oxytocin during orgasm. Oxytocin, the female-bonding hormone, is also released during breastfeeding. For that reason, women sometimes develop feelings through sex even when they don't mean to. Yes, that's why you keep getting texts from that girl you casually hooked up with.</div></div></div>M.M.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851532066232695429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403104766016754253.post-91218934437118211292011-08-06T07:47:00.000-07:002011-08-06T07:48:32.749-07:00Free Contraception Is Great for Black Women<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3d3d3d; font-family: 'lucida grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"></span><br />
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</div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d;">In a landmark decision this week, the federal government has decided to define “birth control” as “preventative health care.” In the past, the U.S. put a distinction between the two, forcing women to shell out a lot of money for what some considered a very basic need. But soon, starting in 2012, private insurers will be forced to provide free contraceptives. And free means no fees or copayments whatsoever.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d;">This is great news for all American women, but Black women in particular have reason to celebrate. For years now African-American women have been excluded from getting really important sexual health services for years. In a piece from summer 2008, the Guttmacher Institute, the nonprofit research organization dedicated to sexual and reproductive policy, noted, “Black women's unintended pregnancy rates are the highest of all. These higher unintended pregnancy rates reflect the particular difficulties that many women in minority communities face in accessing high-quality contraceptive services and in using their chosen method of birth control consistently and effectively over long periods of time.”</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d;">In a survey cited on the Huffington Post, 51 percent of African-American women aged 18 to 34 reported having trouble purchasing and consistently using birth control due to its high cost. And because birth control is expensive, many Black low-income women are forced to forego it, choosing instead to have risky unprotected sex. As the Guttmacher Institute notes, that can lead not only to illnesses, but also to plenty of unwanted pregnancies, and thus abortions.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d;">The logic is pretty simple: Provide Black women with access to birth control and you lower the abortion rates in the Black community. And yet conservatives are already coming out against the free birth control. Congressman Steve King, a Republican from Iowa, even suggested that the measure could endanger the human race.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d;">If you think all the crowing is ridiculous, you’re right. The fact is that it’s becoming increasingly difficult to understand the hypocrisy and weird logic of the conservatives in America. On the one hand they want to erect billboards in African-American communities condemning Black abortion rates, and on the other they want to prevent low-income Black women from having easy access to contraception. It makes no sense. Then again, neither does a lot of politics anymore.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d3d3d;"><br />
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Do you ever find yourself getting really irritable for almost no reason? Or suddenly feeling down without knowing why? Going from sadness to anger to joy in a matter of minutes can make many teens feel as though they're losing their grip. But why is the feeling of being on an emotional roller coaster so common among teens?<br />
Dealing with constant change and pressure is part of the answer. Maybe you're starting a new school and not able to see old friends as much. Getting good grades or wanting to be better in sports or other activities can be a concern for many teens. It might feel as though there just isn't enough time to do everything.<br />
Being a teen means struggling with identity and self-image. Being accepted by friends feels extremely important. Teens also may notice, for the first time, a sense of distance from parents and family. You may feel you want to be on your own and make your own decisions, but it can also seem overwhelming and even a bit lonely at times. As fun and exciting as this time is, it also can be a time of confusion and conflict. It can take a while for teens — and their families — to feel comfortable with the transition between childhood and adulthood.<br />
Another important cause for mood swings is biology. When puberty begins, the body starts producing sex hormones. These hormones — estrogen and progesterone in girls and testosterone in guys — cause physical changes in the body. But in some people, they also seem to cause emotional changes — the ups and downs that sometimes feel out of control.<br />
Understanding that almost everyone goes through mood swings during their teen years might make them easier to handle.<br />
<h3 id="a_When_It_s_More_Than_Just_a_Mood"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When It's More Than Just a Mood</span></h3>Feeling irritable or short-tempered can be signs of depression. So can feelings of boredom or hopelessness.<br />
Many people think of depression as feeling sad, but depression can also bring feelings of moodiness, impatience, anger, or even just not caring. When depression gets in the way of enjoying life or dealing with others, that's a sign you need to do something about it, like talking to a counselor or therapist who can help you deal with it. Also, if you ever feel like hurting yourself, that's more than just a bad mood and you need to tell someone.<br />
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<ul class="kh_longline_list"><li><strong>Recognize you're not alone.</strong> Although not every teen experiences mood changes to the same degree, they are common.</li>
<li><strong>Catch your breath</strong>. Or count to 10. Or do something that lets you settle down for a few moments, especially if you're feeling angry or irritable. Try to look at the situation from the point of view of a wise observer.</li>
<li><strong>Talk to people you trust</strong>. Friends can help each other by realizing that they're not alone in their feelings. Talking to parents is important, too. Parents can share their own experiences dealing with bad moods. Plus, they'll appreciate it if you try to explain how you feel instead of just slamming a door. Teachers and counselors are often good resources, and a doctor can help sort through questions about development. Keeping feelings inside can make them seem much worse.</li>
<li><strong>Exercise.</strong> Regular exercise produces more beta-endorphin, a hormone that controls stress and improves mood. Go for a run, play some tennis, ride your bike, or punch a punching bag.</li>
<li><strong>Get enough</strong> sleep. Though it can be hard to find enough time, getting adequate rest is very important. Being tired can lead to more sadness and irritability.</li>
<li><strong>Create.</strong> Get involved in some sort of project, like starting a journal or diary, building something out of wood, or starting an art or music piece. Writing can help you organize and express your thoughts and feelings and will make things more manageable. Don't worry about grammar, spelling, or punctuation; the important thing is just to get your thoughts on paper. Do the same thing with paint, sculpture, music, or other art forms. Put your feelings into your artwork.</li>
<li><strong>Cry.</strong> There's nothing wrong with crying; in fact, it often makes a person feel better. However, if you find that you are sad, irritable, bored, or hopeless much of the time, or if you just can't seem to shake the blues, you might be depressed and need help from a counselor or doctor. If you're feeling stressed or angry a lot of the time, getting help could be very useful for you.</li>
<li><strong>Wait.</strong> Just as you can get into a bad mood for what seems like no reason at times, that mood can also pass. If your negative mood sticks around too long, though — or if it's interfering with the way you deal with friends, parents, school, or activities — then you may want to talk to a school counselor, parent, or therapist about what you can do to feel better.</li>
</ul>Reviewed by: D'Arcy Lyness, PhD</div>M.M.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851532066232695429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403104766016754253.post-67763675632917944532011-07-12T13:06:00.000-07:002011-07-12T13:07:31.100-07:005 Ways to Fight Depression<h1>5 Ways to Fight Depression</h1><div><br />
If you feel depressed, it's best to do something about it — depression doesn't just go away on its own. In addition to getting help from a doctor or therapist, here are 5 things you can do to feel better.<br />
<ol class="kh_longline_list"><li><strong>Exercise.</strong> Take a 15- to 30-minute brisk walk every day — or dance, jog, or bike if you prefer. People who are depressed may not feel much like being active. But make yourself do it anyway (ask a friend to exercise with you if you need to be motivated). Once you get in the exercise habit, it won't take long to notice a difference in your mood.<br />
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In addition to getting aerobic exercise, some yoga poses can help relieve feelings of depression. Try downward-facing dog or legs-up-the-wall pose (you can find these poses on yoga websites). Two other aspects of yoga — breathing exercises and meditation — can also help people with depression feel better.</li>
<li><strong>Nurture yourself with good nutrition.</strong> Depression can affect appetite. One person may not feel like eating at all, but another might overeat. If depression has affected your eating, you'll need to be extra mindful of getting the right nourishment. Proper nutrition can influence a person's mood and energy. So eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and get regular meals (even if you don't feel hungry, try to eat something light, like a piece of fruit, to keep you going).</li>
<li><strong>Identify troubles, but don't dwell on them.</strong> Try to identify any situations that have contributed to your depression. When you know what's got you feeling blue and why, talk about it with a caring friend. Talking is a way to release the feelings and to receive some understanding. If there's no one to tell, pouring your heart out to a journal works just as well.<br />
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Once you air out these thoughts and feelings, turn your attention to something positive. Take action to solve problems. Ask for help if you need it. Feeling connected to friends and family can help relieve depression. (It may also help them feel there's something they can do instead of just watching you hurt.)</li>
<li><strong>Express yourself.</strong> With depression, a person's creativity and sense of fun may seem blocked. Exercise your imagination (painting, drawing, doodling, sewing, writing, dancing, composing music, etc.) and you not only get those creative juices flowing, you also loosen up some positive emotions. Take time to play with a friend or a pet, or do something fun for yourself. Find something to laugh about — a funny movie, perhaps. Laughter helps lighten your mood.</li>
<li><strong>Look on the bright side.</strong> Depression affects a person's thoughts, making everything seem dismal, negative, and hopeless. If depression has you noticing only the negative, make an effort to notice the good things in life. Try to notice one thing, then try to think of one more. Consider your strengths, gifts, or blessings. Most of all, don't forget to be patient with yourself. Depression takes time to heal.</li>
</ol>Reviewed by: <a href="http://teenshealth.org/parent/misc/reviewers.html">D'Arcy Lyness, PhD</a></div>M.M.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851532066232695429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403104766016754253.post-35048146961507880862011-07-12T12:52:00.000-07:002011-08-08T07:20:29.440-07:005 Reasons for Girls to Play Sports<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h1>5 Reasons for Girls to Play Sports</h1><div>We all know that regular physical exercise is good for a girl's body, mind, and spirit. But you can get your daily dose of endorphins from a jog around the block. So why play sports? The Women's Sports Foundation has discovered that sports offer some extra benefits for girls in addition to having fun and getting fit.<br />
Here are a few:<br />
<ol class="kh_longline_list"><li><strong>Girls who play sports do better in school.</strong> You might think that athletics will take up all your study time. But research shows that girls who play sports do better in school and are more likely to graduate than those who don't. Exercise improves learning, memory, and concentration, which can give active girls an advantage when it comes to the classroom.</li>
<li><strong>Girls who play sports learn teamwork and goal-setting skills.</strong> Working with coaches, trainers, and teammates to win games and meet goals is great practice for success later in life. Being a team player can make it easier to work with others and solve problems, whether on the field or in the workplace.</li>
<li><strong>Sports have hidden health benefits.</strong> Some benefits of sports are obvious — like improving fitness and maintaining a healthy weight. But girls who play sports are also less likely to smoke and have a reduced chance of getting breast cancer and osteoporosis later in life. Sure, you can get these benefits from any type of exercise. But if you have trouble getting to the gym, there may be more incentive to show up and play if you know your coaches or teammates depend on you.</li>
<li><strong>Playing sports builds self-confidence.</strong> Girls involved in athletics feel better about themselves, both physically and socially. It helps to build confidence when you see your skills improving and your goals becoming reality. Other esteem-boosting benefits of sports participation include getting in shape, maintaining a healthy weight, and making new friends.</li>
<li><strong>Exercise can cut the pressure.</strong> Pressure is a big part of life. Playing sports can help you deal with it, since exercise is a natural mood lifter and a great way to relieve stress and fight depression. Plus, when you are on a team, you have friends who support you both on and off the field.</li>
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Inhale. Exhale. You do both all day long without even thinking about it. But did you know that simply paying attention to how you breathe between the sheets could be the difference between so-so and sensational sex? Give these Tantric sex–inspired breathing techniques a spin to feel more tuned in—and turned on—when it counts.<br />
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<h2>Slow it down</h2>Most women breathe rapidly and shallowly during love-making, and then hold their breath during an orgasm. “All of this occurs automatically, without your even thinking about it,” says Barbara Bartlik, MD, a psychiatrist and sex therapist in New York City. “To increase the intensity of your orgasm, deliberately take slow, deep breaths as you feel yourself becoming more and more aroused. By slowing everything down, you will delay your orgasm and build the pleasurable tension.” You can do this over and over again, until you finally let yourself go.<br />
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<h2>Feel it where it counts</h2>Want to get revved up before foreplay? Try this solo technique to get in the mood: Lie on your back with your hand on your abdomen while taking deep breaths through your nostrils. (You should feel your hand rise as you bring air into your belly and fall as you exhale.) When you’re totally relaxed, start to imagine that with each inhale you’re drawing the breath down into your genitals, awakening the area and infusing it with energy. “This type of deep breathing will actually increase the flow of blood to your genitals, intensifying your state of arousal and pleasure,” Dr. Bartlik says.<br />
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<h2>Breathe together</h2>Inhaling and exhaling in sync with your partner is a simple yet powerful technique for increasing your emotional connection—and it can even lead to simultaneous orgasms, says Sayaka Adachi, a clinical sexologist and orgasm coach in San Diego. <br />
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Try tandem breathing for five minutes before, during, or after sex. You may feel silly at first—and laughing is OK—but stay with it:<br />
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<h2>Breathe together: the technique</h2>Here’s how to do it: Lie in bed facing each other and look into each other’s eyes. As you do this, become aware of your breath. Then, notice his breath. Now, try to synchronize your breathing so that the two of you are inhaling and exhaling together. This will be easier if you start by breathing more deeply than normal, so that he can see, hear, and feel your breaths. Have him do the same for you. Once you’re breathing as one, imagine yourselves melting into each other, not knowing where one of you ends and the other begins. “As you get more in tune with each other’s breath,” Adachi says, “you’ll actually feel each other’s arousal, creating a deeper physical and emotional connection.”<br />
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<h2>Circle your breaths</h2>Does your guy sometimes finish before you’ve even gotten started? “Circular breathing can help slow down your partner’s sexual energy and speed up yours, putting you on a much more even playing field,” Adachi says.<br />
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<h2>Circle your breaths: the technique</h2>To begin, sit straddling your partner’s lap, and gaze into each other’s eyes. As he breathes out, you breathe in. Then, when you exhale, he inhales. Continue doing this for about 10 breaths or so, until it starts to feel natural. Next, as you breathe in, imagine energy from your partner entering you with your breath. (It may sound kind of kooky, we know. But stay with us here!) Then, draw that energy to your down-there zone and, as you exhale, imagine breathing out from your erogenous zone into your partner’s. As your partner breathes in, he should imagine the energy moving from your erogenous zone into his and draw that energy up through his body, breathing it back into your body to complete the circle. <br />
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</div>M.M.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851532066232695429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403104766016754253.post-56024385557286594122011-07-12T11:42:00.000-07:002011-07-12T11:42:13.820-07:00How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?<h1>How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?</h1><div><br />
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</div><div><h2>Trouble sleeping?</h2>By Gail Belsky<br />
The term sleep disorder may suggest someone tossing and turning all night, but lying awake for hours with <a href="http://www.health.com/health/condition-section/0,,20187905,00.html">insomnia</a> is just one example of many conditions that affect how you sleep and function during the day. In fact, you can have a <a href="http://www.health.com/health/condition-article/0,,20188084,00.html">sleep disorder</a> and not even know it.<br />
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<h2>How long to snooze</h2>There's no normal number of hours that quantifies a good sleep. Most adults need seven to nine hours a night; others manage just fine with six. It's even possible to get too much sleep, because spending excess time in bed can be a sign of another health problem, such as <a href="http://www.health.com/health/depression">depression</a> or <a href="http://www.health.com/health/chronic-fatigue-syndrome">chronic fatigue syndrome</a>.<br />
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Finding your own ideal sleep/wake cycle is key to healthy sleep, says Carol Ash, medical director of the Sleep for Life center in Hillsborough, N.J.<br />
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<h2>Lack of sleep harms health</h2>In a British study, scientists also found that people who are consistently sleep deprived (defined as sleeping five hours or less a night) are at greater risk for high blood pressure and cardiovascular problems.<br />
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Insufficient sleep also raises your risk for obesity, diabetes, depression, alcoholism, and automobile accidents. Plus, a 2007 University of California–Berkeley study confirmed the obvious: Sleep deprivation directly affects areas of the brain that deal with mood and concentration.<br />
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<h2>Signs of healthy sleep</h2>Doctors need to look at both the quantity and the quality of sleep to detect a problem. When it comes to sleep quality, problems aren't always obvious to patients. An <a href="http://www.health.com/health/condition-section/0,,20187905,00.html">insomniac</a> who lies awake at night can easily tell that something is wrong, for example, but someone with <a href="http://www.health.com/health/condition-section/0,,20187906,00.html">sleep apnea</a> might have no idea there's a problem.<br />
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The most telling sign of a disorder is how you feel during the day. If you generally wake up alert and refreshed, you're a healthy sleeper. If you chronically wake up sleepy, irritable, and unfocused, you may have a sleep disorder.<br />
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</div>M.M.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851532066232695429noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403104766016754253.post-32050772195755659332011-07-12T09:34:00.000-07:002011-07-12T10:00:03.169-07:00Am I in a Healthy Relationship?Am I in a Healthy Relationship?<br />
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<h3 id="a_It_Feels_Like_Love___But_Is_It_"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It Feels Like Love - But Is It?</span></h3><div>Sometimes it feels impossible to find someone who's right for you — and who thinks <em>you're</em> right for him or her! So when it happens, you're usually so psyched that you don't even mind when your little brother finishes all the ice cream or your English teacher chooses the one day when you didn't do your reading to give you a pop quiz.</div><div>It's totally normal to look at the world through rose-colored glasses in the early stages of a relationship. But for some people, those rose-colored glasses turn into blinders that keep them from seeing that a relationship isn't as healthy as it should be.</div><h3 id="a_What_Makes_a_Healthy_Relationship_"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What Makes a Healthy Relationship?</span></h3><div>Hopefully, you and your significant other are treating each other well. Not sure if that's the case? Take a step back from the dizzying sensation of being swept off your feet and think about whether your relationship has these seven qualities:</div><ul class="kh_longline_list"><li><strong>Mutual respect.</strong> Does he or she get how cool you are and why? (Watch out if the answer to the first part is yes but only because you're acting like someone you're not!) The key is that your BF or GF is into you for who you are — for your great sense of humor, your love of reality TV, etc. Does your partner listen when you say you're not comfortable doing something and then back off right away? Respect in a relationship means that each person values who the other is and understands — and would never challenge — the other person's boundaries.</li>
<li><strong>Trust.</strong> You're talking with a guy from French class and your boyfriend walks by. Does he completely lose his cool or keep walking because he knows you'd never cheat on him? It's OK to get a little jealous sometimes — jealousy is a natural emotion. But how a person reacts when feeling jealous is what matters. There's no way you can have a healthy relationship if you don't trust each other.</li>
<li><strong>Honesty.</strong> This one goes hand-in-hand with trust because it's tough to trust someone when one of you isn't being honest. Have you ever caught your girlfriend in a major lie? Like she told you that she had to work on Friday night but it turned out she was at the movies with her friends? The next time she says she has to work, you'll have a lot more trouble believing her and the trust will be on shaky ground.</li>
<li><strong>Support.</strong> It's not just in bad times that your partner should support you. Some people are great when your whole world is falling apart but can't take being there when things are going right (and vice versa). In a healthy relationship, your significant other is there with a shoulder to cry on when you find out your parents are getting divorced <strong>and</strong> to celebrate with you when you get the lead in a play.</li>
<li><strong>Fairness/equality.</strong> You need to have give-and-take in your relationship, too. Do you take turns choosing which new movie to see? As a couple, do you hang out with your partner's friends as often as you hang out with yours? It's not like you have to keep a running count and make sure things are exactly even, of course. But you'll know if it isn't a pretty fair balance. Things get bad really fast when a relationship turns into a power struggle, with one person fighting to get his or her way all the time.</li>
<li><strong>Separate identities.</strong> In a healthy relationship, everyone needs to make compromises. But that doesn't mean you should feel like you're losing out on being yourself. When you started going out, you both had your own lives (families, friends, interests, hobbies, etc.) and that shouldn't change. Neither of you should have to pretend to like something you don't, or give up seeing your friends, or drop out of activities you love. And you also should feel free to keep developing new talents or interests, making new friends, and moving forward.</li>
<li><strong>Good communication.</strong> You've probably heard lots of stuff about how men and women don't seem to speak the same language. We all know how many different meanings the little phrase "no, nothing's wrong" can have, depending on who's saying it! But what's important is to ask if you're not sure what he or she means, and speak honestly and openly so that the miscommunication is avoided in the first place. Never keep a feeling bottled up because you're afraid it's not what your BF or GF wants to hear or because you worry about sounding silly. And if you need some time to think something through before you're ready to talk about it, the right person will give you some space to do that if you ask for it.</li>
</ul><div><h3 id="a_What_s_an_Unhealthy_Relationship_"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What's an Unhealthy Relationship?</span></h3><div>A relationship is unhealthy when it involves mean, disrespectful, controlling, or abusive behavior. Some people live in homes with parents who fight a lot or abuse each other — emotionally, verbally, or physically. For some people who have grown up around this kind of behavior it can almost seem normal or OK. <strong>It's not!</strong> Many of us learn from watching and imitating the people close to us. So someone who has lived around violent or disrespectful behavior may not have learned how to treat others with kindness and respect or how to expect the same treatment.</div><div>Qualities like kindness and respect are absolute requirements for a healthy relationship. Someone who doesn't yet have this part down may need to work on it with a trained therapist before he or she is ready for a relationship. Meanwhile, even though you might feel bad or feel for someone who's been mistreated, you need to take care of yourself — it's not healthy to stay in a relationship that involves abusive behavior of any kind.</div><h3 id="a_Warning_Signs"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Warning Signs</span></h3><div>When a boyfriend or girlfriend uses verbal insults, mean language, nasty putdowns, gets physical by hitting or slapping, or forces someone into sexual activity, it's an important warning sign of verbal, emotional, or physical abuse.</div><div>Ask yourself, does my boyfriend or girlfriend:</div><ul><li>get angry when I don't drop everything for him or her?</li>
<li>criticize the way I look or dress, and say I'll never be able to find anyone else who would date me?</li>
<li>keep me from seeing friends or from talking to any other guys or girls?</li>
<li>want me to quit an activity, even though I love it?</li>
<li>ever raise a hand when angry, like he or she is about to hit me?</li>
<li>try to force me to go further sexually than I want to?</li>
</ul><div>These aren't the only questions you can ask yourself. If you can think of any way in which your boyfriend or girlfriend is trying to control you, make you feel bad about yourself, isolate you from the rest of your world, or — this is a big one — harm you physically or sexually, then it's time to get out, <em>fast</em>. Let a trusted friend or family member know what's going on and make sure you're safe. </div><div>It can be tempting to make excuses or misinterpret violence, possessiveness, or anger as an expression of love. But even if you know that the person hurting you loves you, it is not healthy. No one deserves to be hit, shoved, or forced into anything he or she doesn't want to do.</div><div><br />
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<h3 id="a_Why_Are_Some_Relationships_So_Difficult_"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Why Are Some Relationships So Difficult?</span></h3><div>Ever heard about how it's hard for someone to love you when you don't love yourself? It's a big relationship roadblock when one or both people struggle with self-esteem problems. Your girlfriend or boyfriend isn't there to make you feel good about yourself if you can't do that on your own. Focus on being happy with yourself, and don't take on the responsibility of worrying about someone else's happiness.</div><div>What if you feel that your girlfriend or boyfriend needs too much from you? If the relationship feels like a burden or a drag instead of a joy, it might be time to think about whether it's a healthy match for you. Someone who's not happy or secure may have trouble being a healthy relationship partner.</div><div>Also, intense relationships can be hard for some teenagers. Some are so focused on their own developing feelings and responsibilities that they don't have the emotional energy it takes to respond to someone else's feelings and needs in a close relationship. Don't worry if you're just not ready yet. You will be, and you can take all the time you need.</div><div>Ever notice that some teen relationships don't last very long? It's no wonder — you're still growing and changing every day, and it can be tough to put two people together whose identities are both still in the process of forming. You two might seem perfect for each other at first, but that can change. If you try to hold on to the relationship anyway, there's a good chance it will turn sour. Better to part as friends than to stay in something that you've outgrown or that no longer feels right for one or both of you. And before you go looking for amour from that hottie from French class, respect your current beau by breaking things off before you make your move.</div><div>Relationships can be one of the best — and most challenging — parts of your world. They can be full of fun, romance, excitement, intense feelings, and occasional heartache, too. Whether you're single or in a relationship, remember that it's good to be choosy about who you get close to. If you're still waiting, take your time and get to know plenty of people.</div><div>Think about the qualities you value in a friendship and see how they match up with the ingredients of a healthy relationship. Work on developing those good qualities in yourself — they make you a lot more attractive to others. And if you're already part of a pair, make sure the relationship you're in brings out the best in both of you.</div><div><br />
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<div id="whichRead_3">Reviewed by: <a href="http://kidshealth.org/parent/misc/reviewers.html">D'Arcy Lyness, PhD</a><br />
Date reviewed: November 2010<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Jamrul, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Jamrul, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><div class="dek" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">How to react when when your child comes home complaining that the teacher doesn't like him</div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Jamrul, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><div class="left" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 413px;"><div class="author" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; line-height: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">By Lynn Petrak</div><div><br />
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What you can do:</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Talk to your child.</strong> "Explain that over the years, he's going to have teachers with different styles -- and he still has to try his best," says Ron Clark, author of<em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Essential 55: An Award-Winning Educator's Rules for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child</em>. "Don't be negative about the teacher in your home, either."</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Try to get involved.</strong> "Visit the class to see what's going on. Offer to chaperone trips. The teacher may end up being more supportive because you're taking interest," says Clark.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Schedule a meeting.</strong> If your child's complaints persist, or if you're unhappy with what you're hearing from his teacher, ask if you can set up a conference. But respect the teacher's point of view, and don't accuse her of anything. 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(CNN) -- We're all looking to maximize results while minimizing time and effort in the gym.<br />
That search for shortcuts has translated into a lot of myths about exercise.<br />
CNN.com asked exercise physiologists, trainers and nutritionists about their most hated<br />
exercise myths.<br />
Consider these the 10 persistent myths of fitness.<br />
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10) Your cardio machine is counting the calories you're burning.<br />
"It doesn't mean anything," said Mark Macdonald, personal trainer and author of<br />
"Body Confidence" about the calorie numbers spit out by the cardio machine.<br />
Some machines don't even ask for your weight or sex.<br />
"It's not asking your body composition," he said. "If you're at 18% body fat, you're going<br />
to burn a lot more than if you're female at 35% body fat."<br />
And how many people know their body fat percentage?<br />
The number calculated by your machine is likely not accurate.<br />
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9) Women shouldn't lift weights because it'll make them bulky.<br />
This one drives Alice Burron, a former female bodybuilder, crazy. She would spend four<br />
to five hours a day when she competed, trying to build muscles.<br />
"You really have to overload those muscles to create bulk," said Burron.<br />
"It's very, very difficult."<br />
Women have too much estrogen to build large amounts of bulk. Guys build muscles faster<br />
because<br />
they have testosterone.<br />
So ladies, don't fear the barbells. Strength training helps decrease body fat, increase lean<br />
muscle<br />
mass and burn calories more efficiently.<br />
The government's 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommended<br />
muscle-strengthening physical activity on at least three days of the week for kids and two<br />
or more for adults.<br />
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8) Heart rate monitors will let you know how hard you're working.<br />
Heart rate monitoring is a flawed science.<br />
The better detector of how hard you're working is not the newest, gee-whiz tech device, but<br />
your own body.<br />
"The perceived exertion, your own sense of how hard you're working is a much more reliable<br />
of exercise intensity," said Matt Fitzgerald, senior editor of Competitor group.<br />
Perceived exertion means it's your estimation of how hard you are working out and surprisingly,<br />
it's very accurate, he said.<br />
"Your perception of your limit can change over time. So yeah, even your own perception isn't<br />
perfect. It's still better than heart rate monitor," Fitzgerald said.<br />
Heart rates could falter depending on what kind of exercise you're doing.<br />
The talk test can measure how intensely you're working out depending on whether you can talk<br />
in full sentences, short phrases or if you're barely able to muster a few words.<br />
"It's best to learn to recognize your body's signals and get a better control of your effort,<br />
" said Alex Hutchinson, author of "Which Comes First: Cardio or Weights."<br />
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7) Your weight is the end all, be all.<br />
Newbies hit the gym, and then weigh themselves every day on the scale.<br />
Week-after-week, they see nodownward trend on the scale and get impatient.<br />
People starting saying, "I haven't lost any weight. This is pointless, I'm not accomplishing<br />
anything," said Hutchinson.<br />
After a few months of increased exercise, they are healthier because they've reduced risk<br />
factors such as blood sugar levels. Even though a person may not be losing weight, his health has<br />
improved in ways that might not be measured.<br />
"They're stuck in this paradigm that weight is the ultimate barometer for fitness. They don't realize<br />
the progress they've made and give up."<br />
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6) Low-intensity exercise burns more fat.<br />
In general, low intensity exercise has its place -- it's less stressful on joints.<br />
The myth is that if you exercise too intensely, you end up burning carbohydrates instead of fat.<br />
It's the most dangerous type of myth because there's a kernel of truth in it, Hutchinson said.<br />
The more intensely you exercise, the higher proportion of carbs you burn. You may burn less fat,<br />
but the total amount of calories burned is higher and that is the bigger picture.<br />
When your body has burned up all the carbs, it starts burning fat.<br />
"You can ignore zones and pay attention to how many calories you burn, which ultimately<br />
determines how much body fat you're going to lose," Fitzgerald said.<br />
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5) Chug a protein shake after workout.<br />
"It's eating another meal," said Macdonald, a personal trainer who helped TV host Chelsea<br />
Handler get in shape.<br />
Protein shakes, powders and bars are good for emergencies, but "they're the lowest quality food."<br />
"You're better off eating real food," he said.<br />
The products are more processed. The best way to get protein is through foods such as a turkey sandwich, Greek yogurt with nuts and fruit.<br />
Martin Gibala, chairman of the department of kinesiology at McMaster University in Hamilton,<br />
Ontario, agrees. "Protein sources in real food are Number 1. Cheaper and real food may<br />
provide other benefits, vitamins and minerals. And some of the components in food may act synergistically in ways we don't understand."<br />
"When we isolate the compound we think works, it's not as good as the real foods."<br />
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4) You can spot reduce for tight abs or toned arms.<br />
You may have crunched in vain.<br />
You won't see muscle definition or a nice six-pack despite how many crunches you do, because<br />
of the layer of fat resting on top of your muscles.<br />
"Don't focus on a body part. Try to get them all," said Burron, a spokeswoman for the American Council on Exercise. "You might have beautiful triceps -- it may not be flopping all over the place.<br />
Until the fat is gone, most people wouldn't know it's there."<br />
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3) As long as I go to the gym 30-45 minutes, that gives me a pass to do what I want for rest of<br />
the day.<br />
The gym doesn't negate a bad diet.<br />
Also, emerging research suggests that if you're sedentary most of the day, it may not matter how<br />
hard or often you exercise.<br />
People who spend more time sitting during their leisure time have an increased risk of death,<br />
regardless of daily exercise.<br />
Sitting for hours can shave years off life<br />
In a study of more than 123,000 healthy people, the American Cancer Society found that<br />
women who spent more than six hours a day sitting were 40 percent more likely to die sooner<br />
than women who sat less. Men who sat more had 20 percent increased risk of death.<br />
Essentially, those who sit less, live a longer life than those who don't.<br />
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2) No pain, no gain.<br />
"The ongoing perception is that people need to feel pain through the entirety of their workout<br />
or they're not getting the benefit -- that one's very frustrating to me," said Burron, a personal trainer. "You shouldn't be exercising at a level of pain ever."<br />
Feeling discomfort during a workout is OK.<br />
"If it's so intense you're thinking of passing out, you can't continue this session for longer,<br />
then it's too difficult and you're at increased risk for injuries or burnout," Burron said.<br />
"You want to exercise smarter, not harder," she added. "That's the premise. You don't have<br />
to kill yourself. You just have to be smart about it."<br />
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1) Stretching will help prevent injuries.<br />
A growing number of studies challenge the entrenched assumption that stretching helps prevent<br />
injuries.<br />
"The way we were taught to stretch, to try to touch your toes -- there's little evidence it prevents injuries," Hutchinson said.<br />
A review published in 2007 of 10 randomized studies about stretching after or before physical<br />
activity found that "muscle stretching does not reduce delayed-onset muscle soreness in young<br />
healthy adults."<br />
Static stretching is when you stay in place, bend over to touch your toes, or try to pull your ankles towards your hips.<br />
A study presented this year at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons found that such<br />
static stretching before a run neither prevents nor causes injury.<br />
Then a study published this month in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that static stretches that last longer than a minute could be detrimental to performance.<br />
Athletes often swing their arms and warm up before a game. That type of dynamic stretching<br />
such as high knee jogs, walking lunges can help move your muscles through different ranges<br />
of motions.<br />
This type of dynamic stretching is different from clutching your limbs, because it focuses on<br />
movement.<br />
A study published in the Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research found professional<br />
soccer players who practiced dynamic stretching had higher range of motion than when they<br />
practiced only static stretches.<br />
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While toe-touches and extra flexibility might be required in gymnastics or figure skating,<br />
it's irrelevant for more everyday activities like basketball or weightlifting.<br />
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</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Jamrul, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Celebs are just like us: they nurse their babies! Ok, the rich and the famous aren't <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">really </em>like us, but when it comes to breastfeeding, you can't pay someone else to do it, no matter how many millions you make. These celeb moms have been candid about their choice to breastfeed -- and the joys and bumps in the road that come with it.</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Jamrul, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jennifer Garner</strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><img src="http://www.parenting.com/sites/parenting.com/files/imagecache/gallery_image/parenting_port/ce/Celeb_Breastfeeding_JenniferGarner_P.jpg" /></b></div></span><br />
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Jamrul, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mom to Violet (born December 2005) and Seraphina (born January 2009), Jennifer Garner always comes off as very down-to-earth, picking her kids up at school and taking them food shopping. She's no different when discussing how nursing didn't take off the pounds like she expected it to. "It happened to a lot of my girlfriends and sisters, and I really thought, 'This is the ticket, the best diet in the world' and it just wasn't,'" Garner told <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Allure</em>. "I kept waiting, and I just didn't lose weight. It took six months before I did."</div><div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Jamrul, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tori Spelling</strong></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://www.parenting.com/sites/parenting.com/files/imagecache/gallery_image/parenting_port/ce/Celeb_Breastfeeding_ToriSpelling_P.jpg" /></strong></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Some new moms deal with low supply, and celebs are no different. "It's been a little difficult, 'cause, I didn't know, but sometimes you don't produce," she told Jimmy Kimmel on his late-night show, about nursing son Liam, born in March 2007 (she's also mom to Stella, born June 2008). "You'd think these things [points to breasts] would produce an abundance of milk!" </div></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Angelina Jolie</strong></div></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://www.parenting.com/sites/parenting.com/files/imagecache/gallery_image/parenting_port/ce/Celeb_Breastfeeding_AngelinaJolie_P.jpg" /></strong></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</strong></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nursing is a beautiful thing, especially when the one of most gorgeous women on the planet is doing it. The cover of <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">W Magazine</em>featured a black and white picture of Angelina Jolie -- taken by partner Brad Pitt -- nursing one of her twins (Knox and Vivienne were born July 2008). So did she ever nurse both twins at the same time? Jolie told TV show GMTV, "It's a lot harder than it looks in the books. I did that a few times, but [mostly] I would take turns. It just takes a long time." Jolie is also mom to Shiloh (born May 2006), Zahara (born January 2005), Pax (born November 2003) and Maddox (born August 2001).</div></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie Bowen</strong></div></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://www.parenting.com/sites/parenting.com/files/imagecache/gallery_image/parenting_port/ce/Celeb_Breastfeeding_JulieBowen_P.jpg" /></strong></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</strong></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nursing twins takes special dedication, so when <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Modern Family</em>actress Julie Bowen was able to breastfeed her twin boys, John and Gus, born May 2009, she was proud. So proud, in fact, that she wanted to show off a pic of her doing the "double football hold" on <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The View</em>. Producers nixed the idea, but George Lopez was happy to share the snap with the audience on his late-night show. "Those twins are lucky," he commented. Bowen is also mom to Oliver, born in April 2007.</div></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mary Louise Parker</strong></div></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://www.parenting.com/sites/parenting.com/files/imagecache/gallery_image/parenting_port/ce/Celeb_Breastfeeding_MaryLouiseParker_P.jpg" /></strong></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Eighteen days after giving birth to son William in January 2004, actress Mary Louise Parker filled out the plunging neckline of her gown with some serious cleavage at the Golden Globes, thanks to nursing. She famously quipped in her acceptance speech: "Janel Moloney just told me she would pay me $1,000 if I thanked my newborn son for making my boobs look so good in this dress." Parker is also mom to daughter Caroline.</div></div><div><br />
</div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Christina Aguilera</strong></div></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://www.parenting.com/sites/parenting.com/files/imagecache/gallery_image/parenting_port/ce/Celeb_Breastfeeding_ChristinaAguilera_P.jpg" /></strong></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</strong></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">While some moms find that nursing keeps the weight on, other find it melts the pounds right off. "I think they say that when you're breastfeeding, your weight kind of slims down," singer Christina Aguilera, mom to Max, born January 2008, told <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Access Hollywood</em>. "It's a little easier. It's like a workout within itself. It's very tiring actually and you find yourself snacking more often."</div></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Naomi Watts</strong></div></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://www.parenting.com/sites/parenting.com/files/imagecache/gallery_image/parenting_port/ce/Celeb_Breastfeeding_NaomiWatts_P.jpg" /></strong></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Actress Naomi Watts experienced new-mommy fatigue, and the spaciness that goes with it. "I'm busy milking all day long," she told David Letterman on his show. "I feel like I have probably lost a good 75 percent of my brain power. ... I say it halved itself and it halved itself again. It's not just the sleep deprivation, it is the breastfeeding and I call it the 'lactose lobotomy.'"</div></div><div><br />
</div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Catherine Zeta-Jones</strong></div></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://www.parenting.com/sites/parenting.com/files/imagecache/gallery_image/parenting_port/ce/Celeb_Breastfeeding_CatherineZetaJones_P.jpg" /></strong></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</strong></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, who breastfed both son Dylan, born August 2000, and daughter Carys, born April 2003, told <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Harper's Bazaar</em> that supportive garments were key while she was nursing, especially on the red carpet. "These breast-feeding boobies need to have support, so I'm a big fan of undergarments," she said "I tell designers, 'Let's start there and build out.' When I'm in an evening dress I need to feel in ... that it ain't going anywhere."</div></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nicole Richie</strong></div></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://www.parenting.com/sites/parenting.com/files/imagecache/gallery_image/parenting_port/ce/Celeb_Breastfeeding_NicoleRichie_P.jpg" /></strong></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Once known for being rail thin, Nicole Ritchie looks happy and healthy since having kids Harlow (born January 2008) and Sparrow (born September 1009). But she did have to make adjustments: when nursing Harlow, she altered her diet to suit the baby's system. "There's just so much I can't eat because she's sensitive," she told <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">People</em>. "I eat really bland [food] -- chicken noodle soup, vegetables, fish. I had to cut out milk, no tomatoes, no lettuce. You think you have to cut everything out when you're pregnant, but you really have to cut everything out when you're breastfeeding."</div></div><div><br />
</div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kourtney Kardashian</strong></div></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://www.parenting.com/sites/parenting.com/files/imagecache/gallery_image/parenting_port/ce/Celeb_Breastfeeding_KourtneyKardashian_P.jpg" /></strong></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</strong></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sister Kim <a href="http://www.parenting.com/new/blogs/show-and-tell/sasha-parentingcom/nursing-public-should-moms-cover" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #00598d; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">made big news</a> when she tweeted with disgust about a mom nursing in public without a cover. Sis Kourtney, mom to son Mason, born December 2009, feels differently. Although she covers up when nursing in public so the paparazzi can't get a shot to sell, if she didn't have to worry about that, she'd go for it. "My attitude is, if someone sees a little somethin' somethin', don't look if you don't like it," she blogged at People.com.</div></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Isla Fisher</strong></div></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://www.parenting.com/sites/parenting.com/files/imagecache/gallery_image/parenting_port/ce/Celeb_Breastfeeding_IslaFisher_P.jpg" /></strong></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Actress Isla Fisher, mom to Olive, born October 2007, nursed well into her daughter's second year. She jokes to the<em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Boston Globe</em>: "I'm only going to stop when Olive goes to university!" Although she has not officially confirmed it, photos of her with a big bump reveals she's expecting baby #2 soon.<strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></strong></div></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Salma Hayek</strong></div></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://www.parenting.com/sites/parenting.com/files/imagecache/gallery_image/parenting_port/ce/Celeb_Breastfeeding_SalmaHayek_P.jpg" /></strong></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</strong></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hayek, mom to Valentina, born in September 2007, caused a stir when she nursed a malnourished baby on camera in Sierra Leone while on a UNICEF trip, helping to combat the stigma on breastfeeding in Africa. "I was weaning [my daughter] Valentina, but I still had a lot of milk," she told <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">USA Today</em>. Weaning must have been tough; she told <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Times</em> of London that she was addicted to nursing: "I'm like an alcoholic," she said. "I'm just gonna do it for one more week, one more month, and then, when I see how much good it is doing her, I can't stop."</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gwyneth Paltrow</strong></div></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://www.parenting.com/sites/parenting.com/files/imagecache/gallery_image/parenting_port/ce/Celeb_Breastfeeding_GwenythPaltrow_P.jpg" /></strong></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</strong></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Known pre-kids for her strict macrobiotic diet, actress Gwyneth Paltrow loosened up while nursing daughter Apple, born May 2004 (she's also mom to son Moses, born April 2006). She told <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Harper's Bazaar</em>: "I stay healthy by working out but not dieting, because I am a milk machine."</div></div><div><br />
</div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gwen Stefani</strong></div></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</strong></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://www.parenting.com/sites/parenting.com/files/imagecache/gallery_image/parenting_port/ce/Celeb_Breastfeeding_GwenStefani_P.jpg" /></strong></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</strong></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rocker mom Gwen Stefani was candid about the sadness she felt when son Zuma, born August 2008, self-weaned when he was one while she was on the road with her band No Doubt. "I didn't want him to (quit), it felt like a total rejection," Stefani told <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">USA Today</em>. "It was really hormonal, and trying to stop in the middle of the tour was insane." Can you imagine jumping around the stage with engorged boobs? Stefani also nursed older son Kingston, born in May 2006.</div></div><div><br />
</div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cate Blanchett</strong></div></div><div><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img src="http://www.parenting.com/sites/parenting.com/files/imagecache/gallery_image/parenting_port/ce/Celeb_Breastfeeding_CateBlanchett_P.jpg" /></strong></div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When the actress's son Iggy needed to be fed, Blanchett nursed him -- even though she was supposed to be on stage doing an interview session at the Cannes Film Festival, according to the <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Daily Telegraph</em>. Her co-stars covered for her until she was able to join them. Blanchett is also mom to Dashiell (born December 2001) and Roman (born April 2004).</div></div></div><div class="comments-count" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: right; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Jamrul, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: -26px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 130px;"></div>M.M.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851532066232695429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403104766016754253.post-77017176267942288902011-07-09T11:11:00.000-07:002011-07-09T11:22:24.259-07:00Fats and sugars<h1>Fats and sugars</h1><div><br />
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</div><div>These foods, although an important energy source, often contain few other nutrients, so it's healthier to limit their consumption.<br />
<em>This article was reviewed by Fiona Hunter</em><br />
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<h2 class="heading-nth-1"><em><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4403104766016754253&postID=7701717626794228890" name="what_are_fats_and_sugars"></a>What are fats and sugars?</em></h2><em> This group, which includes foods such as cakes, biscuits, sweets, sugar-sweetened drinks and crisps, makes up the smallest section of the <a href="http://www.food.gov.uk/scotland/scotnut/eatwellplate/">'eatwell plate'</a>.<br />
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<h2><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4403104766016754253&postID=7701717626794228890" name="fat_facts"></a>Fat facts</h2><ul><li>Fat transports the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K around the body</li>
<li>It can often improve the flavour and perception of foods, increasing their palatability</li>
<li>It supplies essential nutrients such as fat-soluble vitamins and essential fatty acids (EFAs)</li>
<li>EFAs must be supplied from the diet, and are thought to have a positive effect on heart health and the immune system</li>
<li>It has a key role in membrane structure</li>
<li>It cushions, and so protects, the internal organs</li>
<li>It's stored in adipose tissue (a thick layer of tissue under the skin) as a long-term fuel reserve. Excess fat may also accumulate around your organs, especially in the abdominal cavity</li>
</ul>Fat is a concentrated source of energy. Just 1g provides nine calories - more than double the calories in 1g of protein or carbohydrate. <br />
This means it's much easier to consume too many calories when eating high-fat foods. People trying to manage their weight should reduce fatty foods to help cut calories. We all need some fat in our diets, but small quantities of EFAs are the key to good health.<br />
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<h2><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4403104766016754253&postID=7701717626794228890" name="the_two_types_of_fat"></a>The two types of fat</h2>Fat can be divided into two main groups - saturated and unsaturated.<br />
Saturated fat is generally solid at room temperature and is usually from animal sources. It's found in lard, butter, hard margarine, cheese, whole milk and anything that contains these ingredients, such as cakes, chocolate, biscuits, pies and pastries. It's also the white fat you can see on red meat and underneath poultry skin.<br />
The vaue of saturated and unsaturated fat in our diets isn’t fully understood yet but generally, eating too much saturated fat is associated with increased blood cholesterol concentrations and an increased risk of heart disease. Eating less helps to minimise the risks it poses to heart health. Polyunsaturated fats contain inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids and it’s the balance of these with omega-3s which is important. <br />
Trans fats, or hydrogenated unsaturated fats, are used in the food industry but are increasingly recognised as being unhealthy. <br />
Unsaturated fat is usually liquid at room temperature and generally comes from vegetable sources. Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are both included in this group. Unsaturated vegetable oils are generally a healthier alternative to saturated fat and can be found in sesame, sunflower, soya, olive and rapeseed oil, soft margarine and in foods such as oily fish, including mackerel, sardines, pilchards and salmon. Where possible, you should ensure the fat you eat is unsaturated.<br />
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<ul><li>A jam doughnut contains 10.9g fat </li>
<li>A slice of malt loaf contains 0.7g fat</li>
<li>A teaspoon of peanut butter contains 5.4g fat</li>
<li>A pint of whole milk contains 22.8 g fat</li>
<li>A handful of mixed nuts contains 21.6g fat. </li>
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<h2><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4403104766016754253&postID=7701717626794228890" name="how_much_is_enough"></a>How much is enough?</h2>Government guidelines recommend fats make up no more than 35 per cent of the energy in your diet, and that saturated fats should provide less than 11 per cent of total energy intake. <br />
For the average woman, this means about 70g of total fat a day; for men, roughly 95g. <br />
The latest National Diet and Nutrition Survey showed that, on average, UK adults consume about the right amount of fat, but that the intake of saturated fats is currently too high for good health (at present they provide about 13 per cent of total energy).<br />
To reduce the amount of fat in your diet, try the following:<br />
<ul><li>Look for alternatives to cakes, biscuits and savoury snacks, which are often high in fat - try fresh fruit, dried fruit and cereal-based products</li>
<li>Trim any visible fat off meat and poultry</li>
<li>Buy lean cuts of meat and reduced-fat minces</li>
<li>Poach, steam, grill or bake food rather than fry it</li>
<li>Swap whole milk for semi-skimmed or skimmed</li>
<li>Opt for low-fat dairy products</li>
<li>If you use lard, butter or hard margarine, switch to vegetable oil and low-fat spreads</li>
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These added sugars can be found in a variety of foods including confectionery, soft drinks, desserts and breakfast cereals. Added sugars are a great source of energy, but provide no other nutrients.<br />
Sugary foods and drinks pose a threat to <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/treatments/healthy_living/nutrition/dietary_dental.shtml">dental health</a>, especially if consumed between meals. <br />
Even the sugars in honey and fruit juices can cause tooth decay if good oral hygiene isn't followed and you consume a lot of these foods. <br />
Only have sugary foods at mealtimes, when other dietary and oral factors can help to minimise the risk they pose to your teeth.<br />
Sugary drinks have been identified as a possible cause of obesity. These drinks do not trigger the same sense of fullness as food with similar calories, increasing the risk of overeating. <br />
<h2>How to reduce consumption of sugary foods </h2><ul><li>Swap sugary drinks for water, low-fat milk or artificially sweetened drinks to reduce your calorie intake </li>
<li>Try swapping sugary snacks for fruit or bread-based options such as fresh whole fruit or teacakes/malt loaf</li>
<li>Try to halve the amount of sugar you put in hot drinks, or cut it out completely</li>
<li>Buy reduced-sugar varieties of jam and marmalade </li>
<li>Choose canned fruit in natural juice rather than syrup</li>
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Thinking about trading your glasses for contact lenses? Contact lenses are more versatile than ever before. Specialized contact lenses can even treat certain eye conditions beyond impaired vision. Whatever your reason for choosing contact lenses, proper selection and maintenance can keep you seeing clearly. Start by understanding the pros and cons of common types of contact lenses — and the ground rules for preventing eye infections. <br />
<h2>Soft contact lenses</h2>Soft contact lenses conform to the shape of your eye. These thin, gel-like lenses are comfortable and tend to stay in place well, so they're a good choice if you participate in sports or lead an active lifestyle. Soft contact lenses can be used to correct various vision problems, including myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. <br />
Soft contact lenses come in single use, daily wear and extended wear varieties. <br />
<strong>Single use</strong> <br />
Single use soft contact lenses are individually packaged for one-day use. You put in a new pair in the morning, then remove and discard them before you go to sleep at night. <br />
<ul><li><strong>Pros.</strong> Single use soft contact lenses are convenient. They don't need to be cleaned and can be used intermittently.</li>
<li><strong>Cons.</strong> Single use soft contact lenses are more expensive than other types of soft contact lenses.</li>
</ul><strong>Daily wear</strong> <br />
Daily wear soft contact lenses are designed to be worn daily and may be reused for a certain number of weeks, depending on the manufacturer. Typically, you insert these lenses every morning and remove them every night. <br />
<ul><li><strong>Pros.</strong> Daily wear soft contact lenses are more economical than single use contact lenses.</li>
<li><strong>Cons.</strong> Daily wear soft contact lenses must be cleaned every day and replaced regularly to avoid protein buildup in the eye and other complications.</li>
</ul><strong>Extended wear</strong> <br />
Extended wear soft contact lenses are designed to be worn continuously — both day and night — for a certain number of weeks, depending on the manufacturer. <br />
<ul><li><strong>Pros.</strong> Extended wear contact lenses allow a certain amount of oxygen to reach your cornea even while you're sleeping, so the lenses can be worn overnight — although your eye specialist may recommend only occasional overnight use.</li>
<li><strong>Cons.</strong> Continuous use promotes the buildup of micro-organisms on the lenses and increases the risk of infection and other complications.</li>
</ul><h2>Hard contact lenses</h2>Rigid gas-permeable (RGP) lenses, or hard contact lenses, are smaller and more rigid than are soft contact lenses. This makes them less comfortable than soft contact lenses, at least at first. However, gas-permeable lenses allow oxygen to pass through to the eyes, which makes them less likely to cause corneal irritation. Gas-permeable lenses also can correct certain vision problems, such as refractive errors that require high spherical or cylindrical powers, more accurately than can soft contact lenses. <br />
<ul><li><strong>Pros.</strong> Hard contact lenses are durable and easy to care for. They also provide greater breathability than do soft contact lenses, which reduces the risk of infection. If your prescription doesn't change and you take care of your hard contact lenses, you can use the same pair for two to three years.</li>
<li><strong>Cons.</strong> Hard contact lenses are initially less comfortable than are soft contact lenses. You may need up to a week to readjust to the lenses if you stop wearing them for an extended period. Hard contact lenses are more likely to slip off the center of your eye than are soft contact lenses, which could lead to discomfort and blurred vision.</li>
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</div></div><div><h2>Specialized contact lenses</h2>Sometimes specialized contact lenses are best. Common options include: <br />
<ul><li><strong>Hybrid contact lenses.</strong> Hybrid contact lenses feature a gas-permeable center surrounded by a soft outer ring. Hybrid contact lenses may be an option if you have an irregular corneal curvature (keratoconus) or you have trouble wearing gas-permeable lenses.</li>
<li><strong>Bifocal contact lenses.</strong> Bifocal contact lenses feature two prescriptions on one lens — one to correct distance vision and the other to correct near vision. Bifocal lenses may be used to correct age-related loss of close-up vision (presbyopia). Bifocal lenses are available in daily wear soft and gas-permeable materials.</li>
<li><strong>Monovision contact lenses.</strong> With monovision contact lenses, one lens has your reading prescription and the other has a distance prescription. Monovision lenses might be helpful for presbyopia. You might also try modified monovision contact lenses, in which you wear a bifocal or multifocal lens in one eye and a single-vision lens in the other eye.</li>
</ul>Some contact lenses are tinted, either for cosmetic or therapeutic purposes — to enhance color perception or help compensate for color blindness, for example. Avoid costume or decorative contact lenses, however. These lenses can cause pain, inflammation and potentially serious eye infections. <br />
<h2>Getting the right fit</h2>If you decide you want to try contact lenses, see your ophthalmologist or other eye care specialist for a thorough eye exam and fitting. Schedule follow-up exams as recommended by your eye care specialist — typically after one week, one month and six months, and then once a year. <br />
<h2>Avoiding eye infections</h2>Wearing contact lenses of any type increases the risk of corneal infection, simply because contact lenses reduce the amount of oxygen that reaches the corneas. Eye infections aren't inevitable, however. To prevent infections: <br />
<ul><li><strong>Practice good hygiene.</strong> Wash, rinse and dry your hands thoroughly before handling your contacts.</li>
<li><strong>Minimize contact with water.</strong> Remove your contact lenses before swimming or using a hot tub.</li>
<li><strong>Remove your contacts before you go to sleep.</strong> This applies to extended wear contacts, too. Although extended wear contacts are designed to be worn overnight, continuous wear significantly increases the risk of eye infections.</li>
<li><strong>Take care with contact lens solutions.</strong> Use only commercially prepared, sterile products designed specifically for the type of contact lenses you wear. Carefully follow the directions given by the manufacturer. Don't use homemade saline solution, and avoid any type of contact solution that's discolored — which could be a sign that the product is out of date or contaminated.</li>
<li><strong>Follow specific tips from your eye care specialist.</strong> Don't put your lenses in your mouth to wet them, for example, and gently rub your lenses while you're cleaning them — even if you use "no rub" solution.</li>
<li><strong>Replace your contact lenses as recommended.</strong> If one or both lenses bother you before they're due for replacement, ask your eye care specialist to check them or try a new set.</li>
<li><strong>Replace your contact lens case every three to six months.</strong> Discard the solution in the contact lens case each time you disinfect the lenses. Don't "top off" old solution that's already in the case.</li>
</ul>If your eyes are itchy or somewhat red, remove your contact lenses and use lubricating eyedrops. If your vision becomes blurry or you experience eye pain, sensitivity to light or other problems, remove your contact lenses and consult your eye care specialist for prompt treatment. </div>M.M.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851532066232695429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403104766016754253.post-50194302835340211342011-07-09T10:18:00.000-07:002011-07-09T11:32:31.059-07:00Children and TV<h1>Children and TV</h1><div><br />
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</div><div>TV and computer games are blamed for everything from turning our children into a generation of couch potatoes to increased antisocial behaviour. If you're worried about how long your child spends in front of a screen, it may be time to review family viewing habits.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Most of us are guilty of putting on the TV or a DVD for our children so we can get on with other things - cooking a meal, sorting out the washing or making a phone call.<br />
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<h2><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4403104766016754253&postID=5019430283534021134" name="what_are_the_effects"></a>What are the effects?</h2>Research firm BMRB estimates young people in the UK aged between 11 and 15 spend, on average, 52 hours a week in front of a screen. <br />
Dr Aric Sigman, an associate fellow of the British Psychological Society, believes watching TV puts children at increased risk of health problems, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity. <br />
In April 2007, he told MPs <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6582385.stm">children under three </a>shouldn't be exposed to TV at all. <br />
He recommended children aged between three and seven should watch no more than 30 minutes to an hour of TV a day, seven to 12-year-olds should be limited to one hour, and 12 to 15-year-olds should watch a maximum of one and a half hours. <br />
Dr Sigman wants the Government to publish recommended daily guidelines for TV watching, as it does for salt intake.<br />
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<h2><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4403104766016754253&postID=5019430283534021134" name="feeling_guilty"></a>Feeling guilty?</h2>Before rushing to throw out your TV set or computer, it's worth remembering much of the current research focuses on excessive TV watching and that some TV programmes and computer games are educational, fun and help children learn. <br />
Watching TV as a family can be a shared social event and, if you plan your viewing rather than having the TV on all the time, something to look forward to together. It's all about striking the right balance.<br />
Getting into a habit of using the TV as an electronic childminder means it's harder to keep a handle on how much time your children are spending in front of the TV or online.<br />
"Time slips away and ten minutes becomes an hour," says Louise O'Flynn, a media consultant and joint author, with psychologist Teresa Orange, of The Media Diet for Kids. <br />
Give up TV for a week - Following Is TV Bad for My Kids?, Panorama is challenging families to go without TV and computer games for a week and record the results. If you're interested, you can <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/6748119.stm">sign up online</a>. <br />
They advocate balancing TV viewing with other activities. "Start by <a href="http://www.mediadietforkids.com/toolkit.html">keeping a diary</a> of your children's viewing habits," she says. "You might be pretty flabbergasted by the results. Once you're aware of how much time your children spend in front of a screen, you can set some rules."<br />
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Steps to modify your family's screen habits: <br />
<ul><li><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4669378.stm">Keep TVs and computers out of children's bedrooms</a>. Watching TV before going to sleep doesn't help children settle. Instead, read a bedtime story or encourage them to read for themselves. Having the TV and computer in a family room also means you can monitor what they're watching and who they're talking to online.</li>
<li>Good viewing habits start young. It's difficult to impose rules on teenagers who already watch excessive TV or play computer games for hours on end.</li>
<li>Help children plan their viewing with a TV guide. This will cut down screen time and help them to become more selective about what they watch.</li>
<li>Don't put on the TV as background noise.</li>
<li>Set viewing limits. Decide with your children how much time they can spend watching TV or playing computer games. Think in 30-minute units - shorter periods make it easier to switch off and cut down on screen consumption.</li>
<li>Lead by example. Don't have a TV in your own bedroom and don't spend hours watching TV or online.</li>
<li>Do something different, such as playing board games or going out on a bike ride. Laura O'Flynn says: "We went into lots of schools and the children told us they wished their parents would take them to the park and play with them." </li>
<li>Make sure DVDs are age appropriate. The British Board of Film Classification has <a href="http://www.bbfc.org.uk/general/index.php">handy explanations</a> of what different film classifications mean.</li>
</ul></div></div></div>M.M.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851532066232695429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403104766016754253.post-21707381316982959872011-07-09T09:02:00.000-07:002011-07-09T09:04:30.374-07:00Laser hair removal<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Laser hair removal</span><br />
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<h1><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Definition</span></h1><a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/AboutThisSite/AM00057" id="staff">By Mayo Clinic staff</a><br />
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Laser hair removal is a medical procedure that uses a laser — an intense, pulsating beam of light — to remove unwanted hair. During laser hair removal, a laser beam passes through the skin to an individual hair follicle. The intense heat of the laser damages the hair follicle, which inhibits future hair growth. <br />
Laser hair removal is most effective for people who have light skin and dark hair. Although laser hair removal effectively slows hair growth, it doesn't guarantee permanent hair removal. It typically takes several laser hair removal treatments to provide an extended hair-free period. Periodic maintenance treatments may be needed as well.<br />
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<h1>Why it's done</h1> Laser hair removal is used to remove unwanted hair. Common treatment locations include legs, armpits, upper lip, chin and bikini line. However, it's possible to treat unwanted hair in nearly any area. <br />
Hair color and skin type influence the success of laser hair removal. For example, laser hair removal is most effective for people who have light skin and dark hair because the laser beam targets the pigment (melanin) in the hair. People who have darker skin can also attempt laser hair removal, but the laser beam may also affect the melanin in the skin. Laser hair removal isn't generally effective for white, blond or gray hair — although treatment options for lighter hair continue to be investigated.<br />
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<h1>Risks</h1> Laser hair removal doesn't guarantee permanent hair removal. Some hair may be resistant to the laser treatment or may grow again after treatment — although the new hair growth may be finer and lighter in color. <br />
The most common side effects of laser hair removal include: <br />
<ul><li><strong>Skin irritation.</strong> Temporary irritation, crusting or scabbing is possible after laser hair removal.</li>
<li><strong>Pigment changes.</strong> Laser hair removal may darken or lighten the affected skin, usually temporarily. Skin lightening primarily affects those who have darker skin, especially if an incorrect laser is used at an incorrect setting.</li>
</ul>Rarely, laser hair removal may cause blistering, scarring or other changes in skin texture<br />
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<h1>How you prepare</h1> If you're interested in laser hair removal, choose a doctor who's board certified in a specialty such as dermatology or cosmetic surgery and has experience with laser hair removal. If a physician's assistant or licensed nurse will do the procedure, make sure the doctor supervises and is available on-site during the treatments. Be cautious about spas, salons or other facilities that allow nonmedical personnel to do laser hair removal. <br />
Before laser hair removal, schedule a consultation with the doctor. He or she will use this visit to: <br />
<ul><li>Review your medical history, including medication use</li>
<li>Discuss risks, benefits and expectations, including what laser hair removal can and can't do for you</li>
<li>Outline a treatment plan and related costs</li>
<li>Take photos to be used for before-and-after assessments and long-term reviews</li>
</ul>The doctor will also offer specific tips to prepare for laser hair removal. For example: <br />
<ul><li><strong>Stay out of the sun.</strong> A tan increases the risk of side effects, such as blistering and discoloration. If you have a tan — either from sun exposure or sunless tanning products — wait until the tan fades completely before undergoing laser hair removal.</li>
<li><strong>Avoid plucking, waxing and electrolysis.</strong> These hair removal methods can disturb the hair follicle and interfere with laser hair removal. Shaving is OK, however, since it preserves the hair shaft and follicle. In fact, shaving may even be recommended. Some studies suggest that shaving before laser hair removal improves results.</li>
</ul><div><h1>What you can expect</h1></div><div><br />
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Laser hair removal is used to remove unwanted hair. In this photo, a laser instrument equipped with a chilled tip is used to remove hair from a woman's upper lip. The woman is wearing special goggles to protect her eyes.</div><div id="mediacontent"><br />
</div>Before laser hair removal, you'll be fitted with special goggles to protect your eyes from the laser beam. The doctor may apply a topical anesthetic to your skin to reduce any discomfort during treatment. Don't apply topical anesthetic on your own, unless your doctor provides specific instructions for safe application. <br />
<strong>During the procedure</strong><br />
The doctor will press a hand-held laser instrument to your skin. Depending on the type of laser, a cooling device on the tip of the instrument or a cool gel may be used to protect your skin. <br />
When the doctor activates the laser, the laser beam will pass through your skin to the tiny sacs (follicles) where hair growth originates. The intense heat from the laser beam damages the hair follicles, which inhibits hair growth. You may feel a stinging sensation. <br />
Treating a small area, such as the upper lip, may take only a few minutes. Treating a larger area, such as the back, may take several hours. <br />
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You may notice redness and swelling for the first few hours after laser hair removal. A stinging sensation may linger for a day or two. The affected skin may also become slightly crusty. <br />
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</div><div id="mediacontent">Results of laser hair removal vary greatly from person to person. Multiple treatments can prolong the duration of hair loss, but hair regrowth is still possible. For best results, you may need four to six treatments spaced a number of weeks apart. Additional periodic maintenance treatments — perhaps once every six to 12 months — may be needed as well. </div></div></div>M.M.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851532066232695429noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403104766016754253.post-19479805250840410762011-07-09T08:45:00.000-07:002011-07-09T08:45:14.229-07:00Nails: How to keep your fingernails healthy and strong<h1>Nails: How to keep your fingernails healthy and strong</h1><div><h2 id="summary">Here's what you need to know to keep your fingernails in tiptop shape. </h2><a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/AboutThisSite/AM00057" id="staff">By Mayo Clinic staff</a></div><div><br />
Take a close look at your nails. Are they strong and healthy looking? Or do you see ridges, dents, or areas of unusual color or shape? Many less than desirable nail conditions can be avoided through proper care, but some actually indicate an illness that requires attention. <br />
<h2>Fingernails: What to look for</h2></div><div><br />
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Nails grow from the area at the base of the nail under your cuticle. Healthy nails are smooth and free of spots or discoloration.</div><div id="mediacontent"><br />
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</div><div id="media"><h2>Vertical nail ridges</h2><div id="mediacontent"> <img alt="Photo of vertical nail ridges
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</div><div>Your nails — composed of laminated layers of a protein called keratin — grow from the area at the base of the nail under your cuticle. As new cells grow, older cells become hard and compacted and are eventually pushed out toward your fingertips. <br />
Healthy nails are smooth, without ridges or grooves. They're uniform in color and consistency and free of spots or discoloration. Nails can develop harmless conditions, such as vertical ridges that run from the cuticle to the tip of the nail. Vertical ridges become more prominent with age. Nails can also develop white lines or spots due to injury, but these eventually grow out with the nail. <br />
Not all nail conditions are normal, however. Some are signs of diseases that require medical attention. See your doctor if you notice these changes in your nails: <br />
<ul><li>Yellow discoloration</li>
<li>Separation of your nail from the nail bed (onycholysis)</li>
<li>Indentations that run across your nails (Beau's lines)</li>
<li>Nail pitting</li>
<li>Opaque or white nails</li>
<li>Curled nails</li>
</ul><div>No nail care product alone can give you healthy nails. But following these simple guidelines can help you keep your nails looking their best: <br />
<ul><li><strong>Don't abuse your nails.</strong> To prevent nail damage, don't use your fingernails as tools to pick, poke or pry things.</li>
<li><strong>Don't bite your nails or pick at your cuticles.</strong> These habits can damage the nail bed. Even a minor cut alongside your nail can allow bacteria or fungi to enter and cause an infection (paronychia).</li>
<li><strong>Keep your nails dry and clean.</strong> This prevents bacteria, fungi or other organisms from growing under the nail. Clean under the nails regularly and thoroughly dry your hands and feet after bathing. Wear rubber gloves when using soap and water for prolonged periods.</li>
<li><strong>Trim nails and file nails regularly.</strong> Trim nails straight across and file down thickened areas. Use a sharp manicure scissors or clippers and an emery board to smooth nail edges. Trimming and filing are easier and safer if done just after bathing or soaking the nails.</li>
<li><strong>Never pull off hangnails — doing so almost always results in ripping living tissue.</strong> Instead clip off hangnails, leaving a slight angle outward.</li>
<li><strong>Wear shoes that fit properly.</strong> Shoes that place excessive pressure on your toes or pinch your toes may cause your nails to grow into surrounding tissue.</li>
<li><strong>Moisturize your nails frequently.</strong> Nails need moisture just like your skin does. Rub lotion into your nails when moisturizing your hands. Be sure to apply a moisturizer after removing fingernail polish.</li>
<li><strong>Watch for problems.</strong> If you have a nail problem that doesn't seem to go away on its own or is associated with other signs and symptoms, make an appointment with your doctor to get it checked out.</li>
</ul><h2>Special considerations: Manicures and weak nails</h2>If you rely on manicures to make your nails look good, keep a few things in mind. Don't have your cuticles removed — it can lead to nail infection. Also, check to be sure that your nail technician properly sterilizes all tools used during your manicure. Using unsterilized tools may transmit yeast or bacterial infections. <br />
Weak or brittle fingernails can be a challenge to toughen up. The following tips can help you protect them, making your nails less likely to split or break. <br />
<ul><li><strong>Keep your nails short, square shaped and slightly rounded on top.</strong> Trim brittle nails after a bath or a 15-minute hand soak in bath oil. Then apply a moisturizer.</li>
<li><strong>Moisturize your nails and cuticles</strong> several times a day and after your nails have been in water. Also, apply moisturizer at bedtime and cover your hands with cotton gloves.</li>
<li><strong>Apply a nail hardener, but avoid products containing toluene sulfonamide or formaldehyde.</strong> These chemicals can cause redness or irritate the skin.</li>
<li><strong>Apply nail polish.</strong> A thin coat of nail polish may help keep moisture in the nail. Remove and reapply the nail polish after a week.</li>
<li><strong>Don't use nail polish remover more than once a week.</strong> When you do need a remover, avoid those that use acetone, which dries nails.</li>
<li><strong>Take a biotin supplement.</strong> Taking 2.5 milligrams of biotin daily may increase the thickness of nails.</li>
</ul>Dietary changes that supposedly strengthen nails don't work. Unless you're malnourished — not getting proper nutrition through your diet — taking daily multivitamins won't strengthen your nails either. Taking gelatin supplements or soaking your nails in gelatin also won't help. <br />
It's easy to neglect your nails. But a little basic nail care can go a long way to keeping your nails in healthy condition.<br />
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</div><div><h2 id="summary">You're not doomed to toss and turn every night. Consider simple tips for better sleep, from setting a sleep schedule to including physical activity in your daily routine. </h2><a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/AboutThisSite/AM00057" id="staff">By Mayo Clinic staff</a> Feeling crabby lately? Or simply worn out? Perhaps the solution is better sleep. <br />
Think about all the factors that can interfere with a good night's sleep — from pressure at work and family responsibilities to unexpected challenges, such as layoffs, relationship issues or illnesses. It's no wonder that quality sleep is sometimes elusive. <br />
Although you might not be able to control all of the factors that interfere with your sleep, you can adopt habits that encourage better sleep. Start with these simple sleep tips. <br />
<h2>No. 1: Stick to a sleep schedule</h2>Go to bed and get up at the same time every day, even on weekends, holidays and days off. Being consistent reinforces your body's sleep-wake cycle and helps promote better sleep at night. There's a caveat, though. If you don't fall asleep within about 15 minutes, get up and do something relaxing. Go back to bed when you're tired. If you agonize over falling asleep, you might find it even tougher to nod off. <br />
<h2>No. 2: Pay attention to what you eat and drink</h2>Don't go to bed either hungry or stuffed. Your discomfort might keep you up. Also limit how much you drink before bed, to prevent disruptive middle-of-the-night trips to the toilet. <br />
Nicotine, caffeine and alcohol deserve caution, too. The stimulating effects of nicotine and caffeine — which take hours to wear off — can wreak havoc with quality sleep. And even though alcohol might make you feel sleepy at first, it can disrupt sleep later in the night. <br />
<h2>No. 3: Create a bedtime ritual</h2>Do the same things each night to tell your body it's time to wind down. This might include taking a warm bath or shower, reading a book, or listening to soothing music — preferably with the lights dimmed. Relaxing activities can promote better sleep by easing the transition between wakefulness and drowsiness. <br />
Be wary of using the TV or other electronic devices as part of your bedtime ritual. Some research suggests that screen time or other media use before bedtime interferes with sleep. <br />
<h2>No. 4: Get comfortable</h2>Create a room that's ideal for sleeping. Often, this means cool, dark and quiet. Consider using room-darkening shades, earplugs, a fan or other devices to create an environment that suits your needs. <br />
Your mattress and pillow can contribute to better sleep, too. Since the features of good bedding are subjective, choose what feels most comfortable to you. If you share your bed, make sure there's enough room for two. If you have children or pets, set limits on how often they sleep with you — or insist on separate sleeping quarters.<br />
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<h2>No. 5: Limit daytime naps</h2>Long daytime naps can interfere with nighttime sleep — especially if you're struggling with insomnia or poor sleep quality at night. If you choose to nap during the day, limit yourself to about 10 to 30 minutes and make it during the midafternoon. <br />
If you work nights, you'll need to make an exception to the rules about daytime sleeping. In this case, keep your window coverings closed so that sunlight — which adjusts your internal clock — doesn't interrupt your daytime sleep. <br />
<h2>No. 6: Include physical activity in your daily routine</h2>Regular physical activity can promote better sleep, helping you to fall asleep faster and to enjoy deeper sleep. Timing is important, though. If you exercise too close to bedtime, you might be too energized to fall asleep. If this seems to be an issue for you, exercise earlier in the day. <br />
<h2>No. 7: Manage stress</h2>When you have too much to do — and too much to think about — your sleep is likely to suffer. To help restore peace to your life, consider healthy ways to manage stress. Start with the basics, such as getting organized, setting priorities and delegating tasks. Give yourself permission to take a break when you need one. Share a good laugh with an old friend. Before bed, jot down what's on your mind and then set it aside for tomorrow. <br />
<h2>Know when to contact your doctor</h2>Nearly everyone has an occasional sleepless night — but if you often have trouble sleeping, contact your doctor. Identifying and treating any underlying causes can help you get the better sleep you deserve. </div>M.M.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851532066232695429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403104766016754253.post-44133786084061534742011-07-09T08:26:00.000-07:002011-07-09T08:27:55.492-07:00Skin care: 5 tips for healthy skin<h1>Skin care: 5 tips for healthy skin</h1><div><h2 id="summary">Good skin care — including sun protection and gentle cleansing — can keep your skin healthy and glowing for years to come.</h2><h2 id="summary"><br />
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Don't have time for intensive skin care? Pamper yourself with the basics. Good skin care and healthy lifestyle choices can help delay the natural aging process and prevent many skin problems. Get started with these five no-nonsense tips. <br />
<h2>1. Protect yourself from the sun</h2>The most important way to take care of your skin is to protect it from the sun. A lifetime of sun exposure can cause wrinkles, freckles, age spots and rough, dry skin. Sun exposure can also cause more-serious problems, such as skin cancer. For the most complete sun protection: <br />
<ul><li><strong>Avoid the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.</strong> This is when the sun's rays are the strongest.</li>
<li><strong>Wear protective clothing.</strong> Cover your skin with tightly woven long-sleeved shirts, long pants and wide-brimmed hats. You might also opt for special sun-protective clothing, which is specifically designed to block ultraviolet rays while keeping you cool and comfortable.</li>
<li><strong>Use sunscreen when you're in the sun.</strong> Apply generous amounts of broad-spectrum sunscreen 30 minutes before going outdoors and reapply every two hours, after heavy sweating or after being in water.</li>
</ul><h2>2. Don't smoke</h2>Smoking makes your skin look older and contributes to wrinkles. Smoking narrows the tiny blood vessels in the outermost layers of skin, which decreases blood flow. This depletes the skin of oxygen and nutrients, such as vitamin A, that are important to skin health. Smoking also damages collagen and elastin — fibers that give your skin its strength and elasticity. In addition, the repetitive facial expressions you make when smoking — such as pursing your lips when inhaling and squinting your eyes to keep out smoke — may contribute to wrinkles. <br />
<h2 id="summary"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">If you smoke, the best way to protect your skin is to quit. Ask your doctor for tips or treatments to help you stop smoking.</span></h2><h2>3. Treat your skin gently</h2>Daily cleansing and shaving can take a toll on your skin, so keep it gentle: <br />
<ul><li><strong>Limit bath time.</strong> Hot water and long showers or baths remove oils from your skin. Limit your bath or shower time, and use warm — rather than hot — water.</li>
<li><strong>Avoid strong soaps.</strong> Strong soaps can strip oil from your skin. Instead, choose mild cleansers.</li>
<li><strong>Shave carefully.</strong> To protect and lubricate your skin, apply shaving cream, lotion or gel before shaving. For the closest shave, use a clean, sharp razor. Shave in the direction the hair grows, not against it.</li>
<li><strong>Pat dry.</strong> After washing or bathing, gently pat or blot your skin dry with a towel so that some moisture remains on your skin. </li>
<li><strong>Moisturize dry skin.</strong> Find a moisturizer that fits your skin type and makes your skin look and feel soft.</li>
</ul><h2>4. Eat a healthy diet</h2>A healthy diet can help you look and feel your best. Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins. The association between diet and acne isn't clear — but research suggests that a diet rich in vitamin C and low in fats and carbohydrates may promote younger looking skin. <br />
<h2>5. Manage stress</h2><h2 id="summary"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Uncontrolled stress can make your skin more sensitive and trigger acne breakouts and other skin problems. To encourage healthy skin — and a healthy state of mind — takes steps to manage your stress. Set reasonable limits, scale back your to-do list and make time to do the things you enjoy. The results may be more dramatic than you expect.</span> </h2></div>M.M.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851532066232695429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403104766016754253.post-36451744685101367212011-07-09T00:07:00.000-07:002011-07-09T00:07:38.412-07:0011 Foods for Healthy Bones<h1>11 Foods for Healthy Bones</h1><div><br />
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</div><div>When it comes to building strong bones, there are two key nutrients: calcium and vitamin D. Calcium supports your bones and teeth structure, while vitamin D improves calcium absorption and bone growth. <br />
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These nutrients are important early in life, but they may also help as you age. If you develop osteoporosis, a disease characterized by brittle and breaking bones, getting plenty of calcium and vitamin D may slow the disease and prevent fractures. <br />
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Adults up to age 50 should get 1,000 milligrams of calcium and 200 international units (IUs) of vitamin D a day. Adults over 50 should get 1,200 milligrams of calcium and 400 to 600 IU of vitamin D. Get these nutrients by trying these 11 foods for healthy bones.</div><div><br />
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</div><div><h2>Yogurt</h2></div><div><br />
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</div><div>Most people get their vitamin D through exposure to sunlight, but certain foods, like yogurt, are fortified with vitamin D. <br />
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One cup of yogurt can be a creamy way to get your daily calcium. Stonyfield Farms makes a fat-free plain yogurt that contains 30% of your calcium and 20% of your vitamin D for the day. <br />
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And though we love the protein-packed Greek yogurts, these varieties tend to contain less calcium and little, if any, vitamin D.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>There’s a reason milk is the poster child for calcium. Eight ounces of fat-free milk will cost you 90 calories, but provide you with 30% of your daily dose of calcium. Choose a brand fortified with vitamin D to get double the benefits. <br />
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Can’t get three glasses a day? Try blending milk into a <a href="http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20352718_3,00.html">smoothie</a> or <a href="http://recipes.health.com/recipes/1733073-grilled-tenderloin-with-cream-sauce">sauce</a>.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>Just because cheese is full of calcium doesn’t mean you need to eat it in excess (packing on the pounds won’t help your joints!). Just 1.5 ounces (think a set of dice) of cheddar cheese contains more than 30% of your daily value of calcium, so enjoy in moderation. <br />
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Most cheeses contain a small amount of vitamin D, but not enough to put a large dent in your daily needs.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>These tiny fish, often found in cans, have surprisingly high levels of both vitamin D and calcium. Though they may look a bit odd, they have a savory taste that can be delicious in <a href="http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1932629" target="_blank">pastas</a> and <a href="http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1981727" target="_blank">salads</a>.</div><div><br />
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</span></div><div>Though eggs only contain 6% of your daily vitamin D, they’re a quick and easy way to get it. Just don’t opt for egg whites—they may cut calories, but the vitamin D is in the yolk.</div><div><br />
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</span></div><div>Salmon is known for having plenty of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, but a 3-ounce piece of sockeye salmon contains more than 100% of your vitamin D. So eat up for your heart and your bones.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>Don’t eat dairy products? Spinach will be your new favorite way to get calcium. One cup of cooked spinach contains almost 25% of your daily calcium, plus fiber, iron, and vitamin A.</div><div><br />
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</div><div><h2>Fortified cereal</h2></div><div><br />
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</div><div>Certain cereals—like Kashi U Black Currants and Walnuts, Total Whole Grain, and Wheaties—contain up to 25% of your daily vitamin D. When you don’t have time to cook salmon or get out in the sun, cereals can be a tasty way to get your vitamin D.</div><div><br />
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</span></div><div>Tuna, another fatty fish, is a good source of vitamin D. Three ounces of canned tuna contains 154 IU, or about 39% of your daily dose of the sunshine vitamin. Try these low-cal <a href="http://recipes.health.com/recipes/522426-tuna-melt-tacos">Tuna-Melt Tacos</a> as a way to sneak in vitamin D and calcium.</div><div><br />
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</div><div><h2>Collard greens</h2></div><div><img alt="collard-greens-bone" height="320" id="full_image_3" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/health/images/slides/collard-greens-bone-400x400.jpg" width="320" /></div><div><br />
</div><div>Like spinach, this leafy green often enjoyed south of the Mason-Dixon line is full of calcium. One cup of cooked collards contains more than 25% of your daily calcium. Plus you can easily sneak it into your favorite foods, like this <a href="http://recipes.health.com/recipes/1173704-linguine-frittata-with-greens">über-healthy frittata</a>.</div><div><br />
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</div><div><h2>Orange juice</h2></div><div><img alt="orange-juice-bones" height="320" id="full_image_3" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/health/images/slides/orange-juice-bones-400x400.jpg" width="320" /></div><div><br />
</div><div>A glass of fresh-squeezed OJ doesn’t have calcium or vitamin D, but it’s often fortified to contain these nutrients. Try Tropicana's Calcium + Vitamin D to get a boost of these essentials. <br />
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Also, studies have shown that the ascorbic acid in OJ may help with calcium absorption, so you may be more likely to get the benefits of this fortified drink.</div><div><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><div class="post">Let’s face it: The dream of having our very own personal spa chef whip up delicious, good-for-us grub probably isn’t happening in this economy. So we found the next best thing—great stuff that makes eating healthy affordable and, honestly, almost effortless. Check out our top picks:<br />
<strong>1. The end of the brown rice rut</strong><br />
Because nobody has an hour to devote to a midweek side dish, quick-cooking quinoa and whole-wheat couscous are truly revolutionary. With the same satisfying texture and nutty flavor as brown rice (plus more fiber), these 10-minute grains give new meaning to fast food.<br />
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<strong>2. Almonds by the pound</strong><br />
If you’re sick of schlepping to crunchy co-ops to buy nuts, dried fruit, and grains in bulk, you’ll be happy to hear that mass grocery stores are rediscovering these money-saving bins. That means we can buy less-processed, less-pricey raw almonds, unsalted sunflower seeds, organic trail mix, and more where we stock up on milk and other basics.<br />
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<strong>3. Generation 2.0 market bag</strong><br />
Buying fresh means buying often. And if you’re biking or walking to the market to stock up, you need a tote that’s up to the task. The new reusable, planet-friendly bags do it all—they’re big enough to carry loads of goodies, truly leakproof, and way cuter than granny carts. On the fence about bringing your own? A single reusable bag could eliminate more than 1,000 plastic grocery bags in its lifetime.<br />
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<strong>4 and 5. Our own herb stash—and mincer!</strong><br />
Fresh herbs add flavor and depth to a dish but practically zero calories and no fat. They also bruise easily, spoil quickly, and aren’t cheap. So we’re all for the grow-your-own-herbs window boxes that are everywhere now. Get an herb mincer to prevent bruising those delicate leaves. If you have a black thumb, herbs in a tube are a good alternative to the fresh stuff. With a fridge shelf life of three months, your cilantro won’t go bad before you can use it up.</div><div class="post"><img alt="tk" height="320" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/health/images/healthy-living/natural-living/nat-eating-tools-150.jpg" width="240" /></div><div class="post"><br />
</div><div class="post"><div class="post"><strong>6. The mini movement</strong><br />
One downsizing trend we’re on board with—guilty-pleasure foods (think: burgers, cupcakes) getting shrinky-dinked. Twee portions are de rigueur on restaurant menus and at bakery counters. And with all the mini baking pans out there, we can whip up sane-size muffins, cupcakes, quiches, and more without feeling the least bit guilty.<br />
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<strong>7. Souped-up sea salts</strong><br />
Leave it to gourmands to take a humble essential element and turn it into something spectacular. With a gazillion types of flavored and specialty sea salt—from hickory-smoked to Hawaiian Red Alaea—on shelves now, it’s never been easier to add tons of flavor and complexity to a dish. Coarse-grain sea salt has slightly less sodium than table salt and contains trace minerals that may have added health benefits. They’re definitely pricier, though, so sprinkle a hint on a finished dish instead of using it to salt your cooking water.<br />
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<strong>8. Frozen edamame</strong><br />
These protein-packed pods were once a rare treat found only in Japanese joints. But now they’re staples in the frozen-foods aisle, serving as a healthy snack or emergency side. It’s hard to beat the nutritional wallop of whole soybeans: They’re 60% richer in calcium than peas, a source of cancer-fighting isoflavones and vitamin E, and a great vegetable source of complete protein. For a snack, sprinkle steamed edamame pods with olive oil and sea salt; pop the beans out and discard the pods.<br />
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<strong>9. A free-range chicken in every store</strong><br />
It’s never been easier to find real chicken—the kind raised on a veggie diet sans growth hormones or antibiotics. For years, these pampered birds were exclusive to expensive gourmet markets or out-of-the-way farmers’ markets, but they’ve finally gone mainstream. We’re thrilled about the health perks (fewer chemicals in our bodies), but what do we really love? It’s chicken that tastes like, well … chicken.<br />
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<strong>10. Dot-com cooking</strong><br />
When we just can’t think up one more halfway-interesting twist on grilled chicken, the online recipe database is a virtual lifesaver. Go to Health.com, type in whatever random stuff is languishing in your fridge, and you’ve got dinner. A healthy one at that! </div></div><div class="post"> </div></span></div>M.M.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851532066232695429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403104766016754253.post-303000990999742822011-07-08T23:40:00.000-07:002011-07-08T23:40:46.998-07:008 Steps to Saving Money on All of Your Medical Expenses<h1>8 Steps to Saving Money on All of Your Medical Expenses</h1><div><br />
</div><div><div class="dek">From routine physicals to prescription drugs, medical expenses add up faster than you can say “Ahhh.” So before you swipe that credit card, make sure you’re following these money-saving rules to cut back on medical expenses.</div><div class="dek"><br />
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</div><div class="dek">From routine physicals to prescription drugs, medical expenses add up faster than you can say “Ahhh.” In fact, more than half of women surveyed by the nonprofit research foundation the Commonwealth Fund said the <a href="http://news.health.com/2009/05/12/most-women-struggle-with-rising-health-care-costs/">rising costs of health care</a> were keeping them from getting the procedures and medications they need.<br />
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Receiving quality care costs quite the pretty penny, whether you’re insured or not. And while doctors may know what’s best for your health, they may not be as concerned with your wallet. So before you swipe that credit card, make sure you’re following these money-saving rules to cut back on medical expenses.<strong> </strong><br />
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<strong>1. Choose lifestyle changes over new medication.</strong><br />
Don’t feel like adding to costs by filling a new prescription? Before your doctor signs the script, ask if there are any <a href="http://www.health.com/health/money-article/0,,20222359,00.html">lifestyle changes</a> that might have the same effect.<br />
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For example, losing weight can sometimes make diabetes or cholesterol drugs unnecessary, relaxation techniques often work better than <a href="http://www.health.com/health/condition-section/0,,20187909,00.html">sleeping pills</a>, and keeping your home free of dust and mold might just liberate you from <a href="http://www.health.com/health/condition-article/0,,20287361,00.html">allergy meds</a>.<br />
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<strong>2. Reevaluate your vitamins.</strong><br />
Taking a <a href="http://living.health.com/2008/04/22/live-healthy-for-way-less/8/">daily multivitamin</a> may not be worth it in the long run—if your diet covers all the recommended daily nutritional bases. (This requires a diverse mix of fruit and veggies, lean meats, legumes, and whole grains, so if you’re a picky eater, a vegetarian, or have a food allergy, you may need a daily pill.)<br />
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Don’t bother with extra supplements, such as calcium, vitamin C, or vitamin D, unless your doctor recommends them for a specific reason. And you can ditch the <a href="http://slideshows.health.com/slide_shows/10643/slides/12863">vitamin-infused waters</a> and beverages: They’re usually high in calories and chemicals, and can do more harm than good.<br />
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<strong>3. Ask your doctor: Do I really need that test?</strong><br />
A 2006 study in the <em>American Journal of Preventive Medicine</em> found that 43% of patients underwent unnecessary tests at simple, routine checkups. If your doctor orders an MRI, CT scan, or other medical exam, speak up: Besides the medical concerns of unnecessary testing, like <a href="http://news.health.com/2009/08/27/medical-scans-significant-source-radiation/">additional exposure to harmful radiation</a>, you could be billed for these extra procedures. Ask why it’s being ordered, whether it will cost you extra money, and what will be done afterward if the results are positive (or negative). If the answer is simply "<a href="http://living.health.com/2009/04/19/medical-tests-women-must-have/">routine screening</a>," the test may be unnecessary.<br />
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<strong>4. Get your regular meds on the cheap.</strong><br />
Continuously shelling out for a regular prescription (we're lookin’ at you, <a href="http://living.health.com/2008/10/16/birth-control-safe/">birth control</a>) can be a real drag. Find out if there are cheaper options, like ordering from legitimate, safe <a href="http://www.health.com/health/money-article/0,,20223251,00.html">online vendors</a>, or thriftier pharmacies with low-price plans. You can also try <a href="http://www.health.com/health/money-article/0,,20221135_1,00.html">money-saving strategies</a> such as buying the generic version of the medication, buying pills in bulk, and splitting higher-dose pills.<br />
</div><div class="dek"><div class="post"><strong>5. Don’t procrastinate.</strong><br />
If you plan to get the <a href="http://living.health.com/2008/10/16/how-to-protect-yourself-from-hpv-and-cervical-cancer/">Gardasil vaccine</a> to protect yourself against <a href="http://living.health.com/2008/10/10/cervical-cancer-faq/">cervical cancer</a> and <a href="http://www.health.com/health/condition-article/0,,20189510,00.html">HPV</a>, make sure you have time to get all three doses of the vaccine before you turn 27. Administered over an eight-month span, the vaccine has only been approved by the FDA for women up to 26 years of age, so insurance will not cover any shots needed once you’re past the cutoff (even if you start the process before your birthday). Out-of-pocket, these jabs can cost up to $200 each, not counting administration fees tacked on by your doctor’s office.<br />
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<strong>6. Feel free to bargain.</strong><br />
Unlike the price tag on those fabulous (and completely out of your budget) new fall boots, medical costs aren’t always set in stone. If you’re uninsured and paying out-of-pocket for hospital or doctor services, don’t be afraid to try these <a href="http://www.health.com/health/money-article/0,,20222338,00.html">proven ways to negotiate medical bills</a>. Disclosing your income may knock off a chunk of the bill, as will offering to pay with cash on the spot—you could get as much as a 20% discount. If your doc wants you to try a new medication, ask if he or she has samples for you to try first, or check the drug’s website for coupons to use at the pharmacy.<br />
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<strong>7. Take a trip.</strong><br />
Consider planning your next vacation around your next medical procedure. <a href="http://news.health.com/2009/04/08/traveling-treatment/">Medical tourism</a> could save you anywhere from 40% to 85% on health-care costs, although it does have its risks. If you’re fully insured, staying at home will be your best bet. But for things that aren’t covered (such as cosmetic surgery or dental procedures), or for patients without insurance, a trip to Mexico, Costa Rica, or even Thailand or India could add up to huge savings.<br />
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Just be sure to research the doctor, facility, and country extensively beforehand to avoid insurance and malpractice issues; check out the nonprofit <a href="http://jointcommissioninternational.org/jci-accredited-organizations">Joint Commission International’s list of accredited hospitals and labs</a>.<br />
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<strong>8. Get back to basics.</strong><br />
The best way to keep your medical costs down? Don’t get sick. Easier said than done, we know, but if money is tight, focus on the little things within your control—exercise more, <a href="http://www.health.com/health/condition-article/0,,20250946_2,00.html">drink less alcohol</a>, wear sunscreen, floss your teeth, and <a href="http://news.health.com/2009/01/02/protect-yourself-wash-germs-away/">wash your hands</a>. Covering these basics will keep you out of the doctor’s office, plain and simple. Oh, and now is a perfect time to stop smoking too: Kicking that habit alone could save you thousands of dollars a year. </div><div id="article-pagination"> <div class="paginWrapper"><b><br />
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</div></b></div></div></div>M.M.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851532066232695429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403104766016754253.post-91797336693844100502011-07-08T15:24:00.000-07:002011-07-08T15:24:53.499-07:005 Types of Headaches<h1 style="color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 2.6em; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">5 Types of Headaches</h1><div><br />
</div><div><h2 style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">What kind of headache is it?</h2><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', lucida, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', lucida, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><img alt="different-headaches" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/health/images/gallery/condition-centers/different-headaches-400x400.jpg" /></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', lucida, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', lucida, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">It's important to figure out what type of headache is causing your pain. If you know your headache type, you can treat it correctly.<br />
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In one 2004 study, 80% of people who had a recent history of self-described or doctor-diagnosed sinus headache, but no signs of sinus infection, actually met the criteria for migraine.<br />
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Here are some tips that will put a name to your pain.</div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', lucida, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', lucida, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><img alt="pharmacy-medication-buy" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/health/images/slides/pharmacy-medication-buy-400x400.jpg" /></div><div style="font-family: 'lucida grande', lucida, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><h2 style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Tension headaches</h2><div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://www.health.com/health/condition-article/0,,20327056,00.html" style="color: #0076a3; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Tension headaches</a>, the most common type, feel like a constant ache or pressure around the head, especially at the temples or back of the head and neck. Not as severe as migraines, they don't usually cause nausea or vomiting, and they rarely halt daily activities.<br />
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Over-the-counter treatments, such as aspirin, ibuprofen, or acetaminophen (Tylenol), are usually sufficient to treat them. Experts believe these may be caused by the contraction of neck and scalp muscles (including in response to stress), and possibly changes in brain chemicals.</div><div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><img alt="sinus-eyes" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/health/images/slides/sinus-eyes-400x400.jpg" /></div><div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><h2 style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Cluster headaches</h2><div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">Cluster headaches, which affect more men than women, are recurring headaches that occur in groups or cycles. They appear suddenly and are characterized by severe, debilitating pain on one side of the head, and are often accompanied by a watery eye and nasal congestion or a runny nose on the same side of the face.<br />
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During an attack, people often feel restless and unable to get comfortable; they are unlikely to lie down, as someone with a migraine might. The cause of <a href="http://www.health.com/health/condition-article/0,,20327042,00.html" style="color: #0076a3; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">cluster headaches</a> is unknown, but there may be a genetic component. There is no cure, but medication can cut the frequency and duration.</div><div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><img alt="blow-nose-woman" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/health/images/slides/blow-nose-woman-400x400.jpg" /></div><div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"></div><h2 style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Sinus headaches</h2><div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">When a sinus becomes inflamed, often due to an infection, it can cause pain. It usually comes with a fever and can be diagnosed by symptoms or the presence of pus viewed through a fiber-optic scope.<br />
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Headaches due to sinus infection can be treated with antibiotics, as well as antihistamines or decongestants. (To learn more about sinus infections, take our <a href="http://www.health.com/health/quiz/0,,20474353,00.html" style="color: #0076a3; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Sinus Infection Quiz</a>.)</div><div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><img alt="week-pills" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/health/images/slides/week-pills-400x400.jpg" /></div><div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: normal;"></span></div><h2 style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Rebound headaches</h2><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">Overuse of painkillers for headaches can, ironically, lead to rebound headaches.</span><br />
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Culprits include over-the-counter medications like aspirin, acetaminophen (Tylenol), or ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), as well as prescription drugs.<br />
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One theory is that too much medication can cause the brain to shift into an excited state, triggering more headaches. Another is that rebound headaches are a symptom of withdrawal as the level of medicine drops in the bloodstream.</div><div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><img alt="light-eyes-pain" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/health/images/slides/light-eyes-pain-400x400.jpg" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: normal;"><h2 style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Migraine headaches</h2><div style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">Migraines can run in families and are diagnosed using certain criteria.<br />
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• At least five previous episodes of headaches<br />
• Lasting between 4–72 hours<br />
• At least two out of these four: one-sided pain, throbbing pain, moderate-to-severe pain, and pain that interferes with, is worsened by, or prohibits routine activity • At least one associated feature: nausea and/or vomiting, or, if those are not present, then sensitivity to light and sound<br />
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A migraine may be foreshadowed by <a href="http://www.health.com/health/library/mdp/0,,ty7013,00.html" style="color: #0076a3; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">aura</a>, such as visual distortions or hand numbness. (About 15% to 20% of people with migraines experience these.)</div></span><br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #424242; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px;"><h2 class="heading-nth-1" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgb(193, 193, 193); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; clear: both; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">What is chickenpox?</h2><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Chickenpox is a viral infection caused by the <em style="font-size: 0.8em;">herpes varicella zoster</em>virus. It's spread in droplets inhaled into the respiratory tract. Complications are rare but serious, and can occur in previously healthy children.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #424242; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px;"><h2 style="border-top-color: rgb(193, 193, 193); border-top-style: dotted; border-top-width: 1px; clear: both; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px;">Who's at risk of chickenpox?</h2><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Chickenpox tends to affect children under ten. Most children have had the infection by this age. In older children and adults, chickenpox can be more severe.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">It's more common in late winter and spring. Children who are immunosuppressed (for example, on steroids) are particularly vulnerable to complications, as are newborn babies who may catch the infection from their mother in late pregnancy.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #424242; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px;"><h2 style="border-top-color: rgb(193, 193, 193); border-top-style: dotted; border-top-width: 1px; clear: both; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px;">Chickenpox symptoms</h2><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The incubation period (from exposure to onset of symptoms) is 14 to 24 days. The initial symptoms are mild fever and headaches. Younger children may seem generally grouchy.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">These are followed within hours by the appearance of a typical rash. Crops of red spots appear, which quickly develop central fluid-filled blisters that are intensely itchy. After a couple of days these scab over and dry up.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The rash mostly affects the trunk, but may appear anywhere on the body, including the scalp and the mouth.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">In about one in ten cases symptoms are so minimal the infection goes unnoticed.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Complications of the infection are uncommon but include viral pneumonia, secondary bacterial infection and encephalitis.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #424242; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px;"><h2 style="border-top-color: rgb(193, 193, 193); border-top-style: dotted; border-top-width: 1px; clear: both; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px;">Chickenpox treatments</h2><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Talk to your doctor if you're unsure of the diagnosis or if your child seems particularly unwell, has a cough, headache, if the skin is particularly inflamed or infected, or there are other worrying symptoms.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">For young babies or children with immunity problems, always seek medical advice.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Give pain-relieving syrup and plenty of fluids. Calamine lotion and antihistamine medicines may relieve the itching.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Keep your child's hands clean and their fingernails short. Try to discourage them from scratching the spots, as they can scar.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The spots may be infectious until they've fully scabbed over, but no child should need to be kept from school for more than five days.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">In severe cases, antiviral treatment may be recommended.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Most children recover without long-term problems. But children at high risk who are exposed to chickenpox must be treated with immunoglobulin injections to prevent the infection, or antiviral drugs to treat it.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">There is also a vaccine that can be given to prevent chickenpox.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">After infection the virus lies dormant in the body but can emerge later to cause <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/physical_health/conditions/shingles1.shtml" style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; color: #9933cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">shingles</a>.</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #424242; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 12px;"><div class="p-grp p-grp-a p-grp-theme-n nth-row-n" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="left-nav" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #e7e7e7; background-image: url(http://www.bbc.co.uk/vision/productisation/images/f/left-nav-bg.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: no-repeat repeat; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 30px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 160px;"></div></div></span></h1>M.M.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851532066232695429noreply@blogger.com0