New moms: are you satisfied with your jarred baby food? Ever thought about exploring more organic options?
According to KXAN.com, Nurturme has officially hit the Austin, TX market. Nurturme is an alternative to baby food which has been dehydrated to keep the nutrients and needs either water, breast milk or regular milk to serve.
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Do you have those tiny bumps on your arms that just won’t go away?? Then you have chicken skin aka keratosis pilaris.
According to HelpForKP.com, this is a common skin condition that affects almost 50% of the adult population and almost 80% of all teens. KP usually appears on the back or the outer sides of the arms but sometimes appears on thighs, butt or other body parts.
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Are you a mosquito magnet? With summer well on its way, mosquitos are definitely an issue during all the BBQs, evenings on the lake or picnics by the river.
According to WebMD.com, some people might be attracting more mosquitos than others. Actually, only females bite and only because they need human blood to help develop fertile eggs…apparently not just anyone’s blood completes the job.
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Do you know anyone who has suffered from ovarian cancer? Those of you who do might be slightly more self-conscious about this disease. But those of you who don’t know anyone affected, you probably have no idea what to suspect.
According to Time.com, an ovarian-cancer screening in Houston ended up detecting one of the most unlikely of women had early signs of this notoriously difficult cancer. Tragically, ovarian cancer causes 14,000 fatalities in women, per year in the United States. Rate of survival is very low because most women are not diagnosed in time to treat this aggressive cancer.
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Still have a jiggly tummy? Many people are pretty fit but are left stuck with a belly that leaves them self-concious and frustrated.
Health.com, has found a list of nine steps towards a stronger core:
Don’t refer to your “core” as a six-pack, but instead, think of it as all the muscles in your mid-section that support all your organs. The stronger these muscles are then the healthier you will be.
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Moms: tired of calling up the pediatrician every time your child gets sick? Luckily, there are some great home remedies you can apply to your children, or yourself, right in your own home.
Health.com, provided a guide to these easy home remedies:
1. Feelng queasy? Grab some ginger! Ginger settles the nausea from motion sickness, pregnancy and side-effects from surgery.
2. Have tennis elbow? Do exercises with a rubber bar, this physical therapy will heal everything right up
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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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Do you have any children? If so then you probably understand the term: postpartum depression. The mother of your children may have been affected by this unfortunate condition, which overwhelms the post-pregnant mommy with anxiety, sadness and emptiness. New research has found that fathers are now being affected by this common condition as well.
According to Time.com, researchers at Eastern Virginia Medical school report that 10% of dads experience postpartum depression (PPD) after their child is welcomed into this world.
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