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The start of every New Year for me usually seems to mean yet another attempt to be more decisive in life. Unfortunately, what prompts my indecision is the fear of making a mistake, which is a much ...

To Err Is Human: Why Making Mistakes Is Good for You

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Chances are that at some point in your life you went on a diet. You may even be on one now. Or, you may be making a New Year’s resolution to diet in 2010. Let me stop you there. If you are ...

Just Say No: Why You Shouldn’t Diet This Year

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As beautiful and magical as the holiday season ought to be, it is often tainted with, none other than, stress. We are shopping, wrapping, entertaining, getting entertained, dealing with increased ...

Managing Stress This Holiday Season

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I’m the first to admit that there are certain times of the year when I care more about working out—say, before a vacation that requires my extended exposure in a bikini, or during holidays that ...

Bye-Bye, Barbells: The Latest Gym Accessories

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When it comes to germs, looks are deceiving. A surface can seem clean and yet still be covered with the nasty little micro-organisms that spread infections. Eighty percent of all infections are ...

Don’t Touch That! The Five Germiest Places

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This is the time of year when days begin to feel shorter and shorter. We see the sun much less, and when we do, it’s often fighting a battle of gloominess with an impending cold front. This ...

Seven Foods That Will Help Boost Your Mood

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Sometimes it’s hard to find something to be thankful for. It’s always so easy to see the things that are going wrong in our lives, and much more difficult to stop and take account of what’s going ...

Giving Thanks: A Single Cell

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Do you ever wonder why you overeat after coming home from work, after a fun outing with girlfriends, or at night? You’re not alone. Millions of smart, accomplished, dynamic women do the same ...

Four Steps to Fix the Hidden Reason Why You Overeat

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You’ve come a long way from where you were at this time last year. You’ve traded cheeseburgers and fries for lean protein and veggies, you’ve been lifting weights instead of lifting the TV remote, ...

Beat the Bulge: Overcoming a Weight-Loss Plateau

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Our personality affects everything about us—the people we’re attracted to, the friends we choose, the clothes we love. What’s less well known is that our personality also determines why some diet ...

Tipping the Scales: Four Different Diet Personalities

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I had always held the rather cavalier belief that eating right when expecting would come instinctively. I’m a nutritionist, after all. I’ve had numerous pregnant clients over the years, and I’ve ...

Pregnant? Eating Healthy When All You Want Is Junk

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In the sixth grade, we spent a large portion of health class talking about nutrition. We learned about the food pyramid, cholesterol, and the mechanics of the digestive system. We also spent an ...

The ABCs (and Ks) of Vitamin Deficiency

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Every year, an estimated 5 to 20 percent of the population gets the flu, and for those that do, it’s never a fun ride. Fever, aches, and debilitating fatigue are the norm, at least for the lucky ...

Is the Flu Shot Really Necessary?

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It’s 3 p.m. Do you know where your Doritos are? You probably do. Actually, they’re probably smeared all over your fingers and keyboard now that you’ve frantically wolfed them down in between ...

The Afternoon Snack Attack: Can You Resist It?

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From bottles and microwaves to phones and McNuggets, it seems everything is giving us cancer. While I refuse to run from my car when pumping gas or stop using my cell, there is one allegedly ...

Antiperspirant and Breast Cancer: Is There a Link?

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When Arthur Pollakoff, 83, of Glenview, Illinois, retired as a salesman six years ago, he made a pledge. “I promised myself that I would not sit down, dry up, and blow away,” says Pollakoff, a ...

Seven Ways to Keep Your Mind Sharp

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We all remember the kid in elementary school who used to lord over the playground like a pint-sized fascist dictator. Perhaps he was an early bloomer who ruled by sheer size, or she had an older ...

Fight Back: Handling Bullies of All Ages

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Chewing gum can make our breath feel minty clean, but do we get any other benefits from chomping on that stick of spearmint? Some research claims that chewing gum can improve recall, memory, and ...

Can Chewing Gum Improve Memory?

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By: Domestic Debacle / www.divinecaroline.com Dear Doctor Quack, It’s hard to say this, but it’s not me, it’s you. You see, this simply isn’t working out anymore. When I first came to see ...

Breaking Up With Your Doctor

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It is estimated that over $40 billion is spent on weight loss annually and that figure keeps rising. There have been countless pills, diet and exercise fads, and even natural remedies such as ...

Weight Loss: Is There a Quick Fix?

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There are lots of foods that bring a smile to my face: cookies, veggie burritos and peanut butter oatmeal (trust me, it’s delicious) are just a few. But it turns out some foods don’t just please ...

10 Foods That Will Improve Your Mood

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Did you ever notice how the anxiety about doing something is always worse than the actual event? We spend so much time worrying about things, most of which are completely beyond our control. ...

Six Tips for Managing Resistance

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It’s rare that I have an exciting or fun dream. Two-headed monsters or the ability to breathe underwater rarely come up when I’m sleeping. The most interesting dream I’ve had recently involved me ...

Six Ways to Change the Course of Dreams

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I’ve learned some valuable things about life, love and being female over the past half century. Here is the advice I try to pass on to younger women in my life (family and friends) in the hope ...

Ten Things I’d Love to Tell My Younger Self

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By National Skin Care Institute and www.divinecaroline.com Millions of eczema sufferers go from one medication to another looking for relief they’ll never find. Why? Because many of the most ...

Natural Skin Care Treatment for Eczema

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By Sarah Delaney/ www.divinecaroline.com I often receive questions from clients, walkers, or readers about nutrition. “What’s with the whole no carb thing?” “Should I stop drinking milk?” “What ...

What To Do With All of This Nutrition Information

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By Susan Beausang / Divine Caroline At no other point in history has medical science included the tools, technology, and pharmaceutical medicines that today not only prolong our lives but allow ...

Healing the Person vs. Killing the Disease

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By Brie Cadman / www.divinecaroline.com It used to be that the mere mention of the word fat sent health conscious eaters into retreat mode. Fat was to be avoided at all costs, and the lower the ...

A Healthful Diet? Don’t Forget the Fat

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By Tooth Fairy / www.divinecaroline.com What to Expect After the Referral Well, the specialist will take a look and most likely will do a biopsy. There are a couple different types of ...

Squeaky Clean Can Get Oral Cancer Too (Part 2)

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By Tooth Fairy / www.divinecaroline.com Who Gets Oral Cancer? The answer is anyone. Of course, we know that smoking, and chewing tobacco increases the risk for cancer. But did you know so ...

Squeaky Clean Can Get Oral Cancer Too (Part 3)

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By Tooth Fairy / www.divinecaroline.com Oral cancer is a topic that, unfortunately, does not get a lot of press. As I am educating my patients, I tend to get a variety of responses on ...

Squeaky Clean Can Get Oral Cancer Too (Part 1)

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By Laura Roe Stevens / www.divinecaroline.com You’re on top of things. Responsibly, you take folic acid every day and have been since you started trying to have a baby. You happily avoid ...

Eight Blunders Even Smart Pregnant Women Make

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By Nay's Way / www.divinecaroline.com I knew it was coming. The day would come when my mother’s words would come back to haunt me. I was an athlete. I played at least three sports (not sure ...

Big Bones and Other Big Parts -- Learning To Eat After Quitting Sports

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By Sarah Krupp / www.divinecaroline.com Getting sick always seems to happen at the absolute worst time possible—there’s a big project at work, your in-laws are coming to town, or you’re leaving ...

Fighting a Cold? Wield These Weapons

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By Fat Fighter TV / www.divinecaroline.com From an astonishing amount of calories, to several days worth of fat in one meal, to over the top levels of sodium, this is one place you don’t want ...

Ten Delicious Delights You Should Decline

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By Christa / www.divinecaroline.com As I begin this journey I hope I will be “around” to complete it, although on any given day, I will have to confess that I have no intention and/or desire ...

Living While Dying -- Perspectives From A Woman Who Is Eating Disordered

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By Sheer Balance / www.divinecaroline.com Running is hard. But it can also be a great way to de-stress and get fit. Maybe you’ve never been a runner, but would like to try it out. Maybe you ...

Using the Internet to Become a Runner

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By JH/ www.divinecaroline.com Stinging nettles, much like its equally misunderstood friend the dandelion, is a wonder herb hiding behind a prickly reputation. Found throughout the country, ...

Are Nettles Nutritious?

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By Daisy / www.divinecaroline.com In sex education, they taught us about the reproductive organs of the human body. As part of the female anatomy section, we learned the names for all the parts ...

Masturbation – Core Class or Elective?

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By Sheer Balance / Divine Caroline Let’s face it, none of us are the same. And when it comes to nutrition, what may work for your best friend may very well pack on ten extra pounds for you. ...

One Diet Doesn’t Fit All

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By JH / www.divinecaroline.com There are so many diets out there claiming to be the one that really helps melt the pounds and we’ve tried them all, right? Low-fat vegetarian, low-fat ...

The Real Weight Loss Secret: Diet Doesn’t Matter

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By: VibeReview / www.divinecaroline.com Did women suddenly awake with sexual superhero-like powers? What is all this talk about women having the ability for liquid expulsion during climax? Why ...

Female Ejaculation: Myth or Reality?

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By Jamie Reeves / www.divinecaroline.com Would you believe it if I told you my daughter has already started with that self-bashing all women are guilty of—”I don’t like my hair. I wish it was ...

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By Sheer Balance / www.divinecaroline.com When I travel, whether for business or pleasure, I do almost everything possible to maintain my fitness regimen. Granted, it isn’t always easy and I’m ...

Seven Reasons to Exercise When You Travel

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By Vicki Santillano / www.divinecaroline.com I spend at least eight hours a day in front of the computer. As a result, more often than not, my days end with a dull, throbbing pain behind my ...

Headaches: Triggers and Treatment

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By Chere Lucett / www.divinecaroline.com You are down to those last few pounds to lose and your scale refuses to budge! Sometimes what your body needs is a no-holds, barred shake-up, or a ...

Ten Ways to Battle the Last Ten Pounds

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By Jennifer Hastings / Divine Caroline When it comes to our brains, it’s use ’em or lose ’em. No matter how clever we are, or how many degrees or fancy titles we have, none of that can prevent ...

Brain Exercises That Defy Memory Loss

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By Jen H. / Divine Caroline When fitting exercise into a weight loss regimen, one of the biggest pitfalls is usually soreness or injury from doing too much too fast. This leads many of us to ...

Take the Ouch Out of Exercise

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Life has taught me that expectations are guaranteed assurance for disappointment. I have spent countless hours of my life predicting and preparing for situations, many of which never arrive. I ...

Take a Deep Breath. It Will All Work Out