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Diabetes, High BP During Pregnancy Increase Middle-Age Heart Risk
When a woman has high blood pressure or high blood sugar levels during pregnancy, this may help predict her chances of developing heart disease perhaps as early as middle age, a new study suggests. British researchers were hoping to understand why women who have certain common pregnancy-related complications tend to be at higher risk for heart ...
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What is your Body Type?
I have seen many people trying to get a particular look with a complete disregard for their body type. Body type are very essential to understand, when undertaking weight loss endeavors. Without knowing you body type, you can’t set practical and achievable target for yourself. Here is how you can identify your body type. There are ...
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Simple Tips to Make Headaches Vanish
Monday mornings usually spell headaches for most of us. Back from a fun vacation and already feeling the first few waves of a debilitating headache? Here are some great tips that ensure speedy recovery and even prevention of headaches – the simple and drug-free way. Tips for Cure of Headaches Hydrate yourself: Dehydration can be ...
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Top Symptoms of Diabetes
Diabetes, specifically type 2 diabetes, is a lifestyle disease that has invaded the modern day lifestyle. Lack of proper nutrition, absence of portion control, and failure to exercise adds up to this debilitating and life threatening condition that is taken far too lightly by far too many. Additionally, unawareness about diabetes symptoms and late detection ...
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Tips To Avoid Stretch Marks When Pregnant
One of the most dreaded side-effects of pregnancy are stretch marks. But not every woman needs to worry about these ugly scars. If you take action well in time, you never have to worry about them. Pregnancy is the time a woman glows and her skin is at its best. Magical as pregnancy may be, ...
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Sleep Deprivation Indicators
How often have you worked till 10pm, only to reach home and find that you are unable to drift off? For all of you who find yourselves sleeping on your books and your laptop, building on sleep debt is not the sure shot way to move forward in your career. It has some serious health ...
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Fighting Common Cold: The Natural Way
You can try to prevent the flu, even practice natural remedies against it, but no matter what you do, it could get to you. Sometimes because of a lot of stress, physical activity, bad food habits, lack of rest etc. the flu can creep through the strongest of immune systems. Yes you can pop those pills, ...
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The Story of Fat: How does fat gain or loss happen
Always wondered where all the flab on your tummy comes from? Inquisitive to know what happens when we lose weight or when we pile on the pounds? We met up with nutritionist Nandini Balakrishnan to know what goes on behind the scenes. Here’s the story. Where Are My Fat Cells? The adipose tissue (formed out ...
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Is just 10% weight loss something to be happy about?
Are you looking to meet your weight loss goals in 2012? Are you looking for that ‘spark’ that will trigger the motivation? What can just 10% weight loss do for me? 10% weight loss gives you a good start in treating any existing health conditions. For example, it reduces the stress on your circulatory system, thus helping ...