Has your skin seen too much sun lately? There are several different kinds of conditions that can transpire from overexposure to sunlight.
According to the DetroitFreePress.com, too much sunlight can lead to different types of skin irritations including:
1. Heat rash: usually caused by sweating profusely in the humid heat. Treat by keeping the affected area dry, use baby powder or anti-fungal spray which will help lessen the pain. Try wearing cotton when outside which will help your skin to breathe easier.
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Pregnant? Worried about all those pregnancy myths out there? For the longest time women who became pregnant thought they had to start eating certain foods, avoid eating certain foods, to exercise a certain way, not practice particular exercises, etc. Today we are going to set the record straight for all you moms to be.
Below BBC News.com provided a list of those pregnancy myths that should be followed:
* Eating for two results in unnecessary weight gain
* Drink 1% or fat free milk vs. whole milk
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What chemicals are you around everyday? Are you aware of their toxic levels?
According to CNN.com, research is connecting five of the most common chemicals to developing cancer, behavior issues and sexual problems. Most people are around these products everyday, they are in the carpet, food wrap, mattresses, shower curtains, cookware, bedding…the list goes on and on. Every room in every house in America most likely contains at least one of these chemicals. The scary part is…several of these chemicals did not exist a century ago.
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Do you workout regularly? Whether you are a hardcore athlete, you save your workouts for the weekends or you don’t focus on physical activity – it is important to protect your knees.
According to WebMD.com, there are six ways to save your knees:
* Don’t be ignorant of your knee pain. When the pain stops your normal activity, you need to see a doctor.
* Carrying extra weight. Every extra pound of weight puts five extra pounds of weight onto your knees. Extra weight can also heighten the chance of arthritis in the knees.
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Do you remember how your mother delivered you when you were born? Most babies a generation ago were born via vaginal delivery, unless there was a major problem. Today that is completely different, in 2007 32% of the babies born were delivered by Cesarean section which is the country’s highest rate ever.
The NYTimes.com reports this rate has been on the up and up since 1996, every year new records are being set.
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In an emergency you can’t always choose what hospital you go to. Though, if you could, would you try to go to a busy hospital or a less populated one? Common thought may be that you will get served faster in a less crowded one, but, that has proven to be wrong. Wanna know why? Keep reading.
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It is easy to learn about symptoms of men having a heart attack, but like most everything in life, women and men are completely different… even when it comes to having a heart attack.
WebMD.com has provided the down low on warning signs for women when it comes to having a heart attack…
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Maternity wards have come light-years from the 1960s. You not only are allowed wi-fi but massage therapists, whirlpool tubs and a portrait photographer. Medical centers now focus on creating a birthing plan with the mother, some mothers prefer to have a water birth when other moms prefer a regular birth.
Some mothers prefer having a doula present or a female doctor vs. a male doctor.
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A big worry for moms is choking, it kills more than 100 kids per year and another 15,000 are hospitalized. The most common forms of food that choke children are hot dogs, popcorn, gum, coins, candy, crayons and balloons.
According to MomLogic.Com, the journal of “Pediatrics” and The American Academy of Pediatrics are asking producers of these choke-causing foods to re-design them in a way that will lessen a child’s chance of choking.
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