When people hear the word shopaholic they probably think of a person that owns everything under the sun or someone who spends too much money on material things that is wealthy or just spoiled. Nothing could be further from the truth. Shopaholics are physically emotionally and mentally hooked on shopping.
Compulsive shopping is a serious condition [...]
The favorite meal of all dieters alike is a Sandwich. Satisfying and filling, it seems to be the perfect alternative to a fatty burger or a steak. But is it really helping you cut down calories or are you simply substituting one type of unhealthy meal for another?
There is no way around it – a full head of hair matters in today’s context and hair loss prevention is a major issue. The presence of hair on one’s head indicates vitality, youth and vigor. It adds to our personality and is often indispensable in social and even personal settings. People with a full [...]
The simple explanation for slimming is this: all weight loss is about the dynamic between what we eat (energy in) and what we do during our day (energy out). Activation of our muscles during exercise of any kind burns calories, whether we work at a labor intensive job or we get our daily exercise another [...]
You’ve heard the old adage: “Great abs are created in the kitchen.” Indeed, diet is at least as important as exercise. But don’t fret – this doesn’t mean that you’ll have to starve yourself to tone your stomach!
The good news for you is that there exist great-tasting foods that are excellent at burning fat, so [...]
Weight problems has been the concern for many in recent years. Blame it on the Fast Food Culture, blame it on the ease brought about by science and technology that conveniently help us reduce laborious activities considerable. While many turn to Medical Science for a solution, some turn to natural ways and means, all converging [...]
“It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white” may have been one of Michael Jackson most famous musical lines, but since his death, it still seems to matter to many of his fans, and so do many ladies out there.
The term skin whitening covers a variety of cosmetic methods used to whiten the skin.
Skin lightening [...]
One of my worst nightmares involves one of my children being abducted with me watching by someone I know to be a child molester. In my waking moments, the idea of my children being sexually abused also occupies my thoughts.
No parent can be on guard of his or her child every second of every day. [...]
Deciduous teeth, otherwise known as milk teeth, baby teeth, temporary teeth and primary teeth, are the first set of teeth in the growth development of humans and many other mammals. They develop during the embryonic stage of development and erupt—that is, they become visible in the mouth—during infancy. They are usually lost and replaced by [...]
It’s the most fashionable child-rearing method of our times. It’s also unnatural and even harmful, argues Dr Miriam Stoppard
One of the most popular fashions of the moment for training a baby to sleep is “controlled crying”, where you leave your baby to cry for long periods with [...]
Women over 35 are at greater risk for experiencing complications during their pregnancy, and for having children with birth defects, especially Down syndrome. Yet this statement is often misunderstood, because, there is not a huge jump in risk between the woman who is 34 and 35. Rather, as a woman ages, the body is less [...]
Evolutionary biologists don’t know much about how mothers might influence the gender of their babies, but they’ve got lots of ideas.
And increasingly, they’ve got studies. A recent paper titled “You are what your mother eats” found that women who ate lots of breakfast cereal, salt and potassium were more likely to give birth to baby [...]
For millions of women their monthly menstrual pain can be so very painful making it impossible to get out of bed in the morning. The cramping, the bloating, the headaches and stomach pain that is often indescribable. To get rid of the pain from that time of the month, many women turn to various medications [...]
Menopause is a phase of a normal woman’s life, one that more than 4,000 women enter each day. Menopause is defined as the period in time when the ovaries cease functioning and menstrual periods stop. In the United States the average age of menopause is 51. The production of hormones in a woman’s body begins [...]
One of the most important things an expecting mother can do for her unborn child is to quit smoking. Research has shown that smoking during pregnancy can have significant negative effects on the developing fetus. Cigarette tobacco contains approximately 2,500 chemicals that could harm an unborn baby, with nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide being the [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Baby-protecting folic acid is getting renewed attention: Not only does it fight spina bifida and some related abnormalities, new research shows it also may prevent premature birth and heart defects.
Now pregnancy specialists are asking if it is time for the government to boost the amount being added to certain foods to help [...]
The average weight gain during pregnancy is between 25 to 35 pounds. During the birth, new mothers shed about 12.5 to 14 pounds, leaving about 12 to 21 pounds of excess weight to be lost during the postpartum period. In addition, some new mothers may gain an extra 10-12 pounds during pregnancy, due to various [...]
It has been recently discovered, that if the woman eats a diet rich in fats during pregnancy or breastfeeding, the risk of early pubescence of her baby increases. This, in turn, can lead to obesity of the child. Moreover, early menstruation is one of the factors contributing to adolescent depression and developing breast cancer, when [...]
What does it take to raise a happy child?
For some 23-years, relationship exptert, Dr. John Gottman, has been trying to determine that at his Seattle Institute.
When children feel you’re listening and understanding them, Gottman says, they feel more confidant and secure, making it much easier for them to learn and mature.
The benefits of breast feeding to babies whose mothers are able to nurse them are numerous. Babies receive essential nutrients as well as antibodies that have not been successfully reproduced in any formula from their mother’s breast milk. Babies also have the correct jaw development through the process of breast feeding, which benefits them throughout [...]
If you are not breastfeeding your baby, you need to feed your baby infant artificial formula. Do not use any type of milk, powdered or otherwise, that is not recommended by the manufacturer as suitable for babies.
Milks that should never be given to a baby less than 12 months of age include cow, skim, evaporated, [...]
A wholesome change could promote Plastic surgery in your relationship with yourself. Many people seem dissatisfied with some physical attribute or body feature and find this as a solution not only possible but also easier than ever. Plastic surgery goes by fixing any given detail driven you out of wits every time looked yourself in [...]
