How to Increase Bone Density to Prevent Osteoporosis

According to my mom, there is a saying in the old country that most women lose one tooth per baby. Babies are nursed in the country side and formula is rarely used.  It is too expensive or there is limited access. Since I gave birth to now, I’ve developed 4 cavities. And yes, I believe [...]

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Free Weight Loss / Recipes Kindle Books

For a limited time, there appears to be some good weight loss and recipes free Kindle ebooks available. Please note that I have not read these free Kindle books, but I’ve downloaded them for future reading. After all, you can’t beat free. You can read about how I get free Kindle books here. Free Kindle [...]

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Glucosamine and what it is good for?

This is a sponsored guest post. This post is in association with Holland and Barrett. Glucosamine is a great health supplement to invest in if you suffer from unhealthy connective tissue and cartilage. Glucosamine is in fact produced by the body naturally, but there are certain times in our lives when we are unable to [...]

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Stretching Posture Exercises You Can Do at Home

I am starting to experience some back pain from poor posture as a result of nursing a progressively growing baby. I don’t have the round, concave bad posture some of my peers exhibit from decades of working for hours in front of a computer. However, I occasionally catch myself letting my head hang forward and [...]

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Medical Negligence – Breast Cancer

This post is in association with Alexander Harris. The battle with breast cancer can be a tough one for women to fight. The emotional impact of a breast cancer diagnosis can be even more stressful than the medical issue itself. Early detection of breast cancer leads to a more favorable prognosis for women. In fact, [...]

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New Year Resolution: Diet or Exercise for Weight Loss?

I will be joining the millions of people making the New Year resolution to lose weight. Actually I want to improve my strength and flexibility, but weight loss would be a bonus for me. Even though I’ve already returned to my pre-pregnancy weight, shaving a few additional pounds would be nice. Because I want to [...]

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Merry Christmas!!!

Thank you readers for a fantastic blogging year. As I write this, I hope all of you are enjoying a warm drink and laughing with your love ones while your little ones are begging for a peak at their presents. There is never a dull moment with a little one in your life. Thank you [...]

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Hello December!

I cannot believe that it is December already and my baby, Hazelnut, is 9 months old. Life as a mom is certainly exciting, exhausting, and time consuming. How can something the size of our Thanksgiving turkey change my life so radically? I don’t know how it happened, but I fell into the trap of all [...]

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Working with a Long Term Health Problem

The last time I applied for a job, I had to get clearance from my employer’s doctor prior to employment. My employer wanted to make sure that I was healthy enough to work with my chronic health conditions—a torn hip labrum and occasional back pain from my car accident several years ago. I had to [...]

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How to Make a Hospital Stay More Comfortable

This seems to be the season for hospital stays. Recently it seems like every third friend or co-worker I talk to has a family member or friend on an extended hospital stay. Besides showing up for visits and bringing meals, none of them thought about doing anything extra to make the patients’ hospital stay more [...]

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How to Find Free Kindle Ebooks

Recently another member of my family purchased a Kindle. Since I’ve been raving about my Kindle for a while now and the price dropped to $79, he figured it’s time to move to digital books. Even though it is cheaper to produce digital books, some  Kindle ebooks cost just as much as the paperback. However, [...]

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New Life as a Mom

A friend of mine kept talking about how healthy she used to eat when she was pregnant. Unlike me, her diet consisted of fresh fruits and veggies when she was carrying her baby. I, on the other hand, ate like I’ve never seen a cheeseburger and milkshake before. I never realized that grease and fat [...]

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Specific Reader Questions about Torn Hip Labrum and Pregnancy

This post is a response to a reader question about my pregnancy and torn hip labrum. But first I want to announce that I created a hip pain resource page listing all my postings regarding this injury in chronological order and grouped around pain management and pregnancy.  You will find it much easier to follow [...]

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Your To-Do List Before You Schedule Hip Surgery

Since I rarely discuss my torn hip labrum with co-workers and friends, it is amazing to find many people with hip and back problems once I open up. Though surgery is the only way to “heal a torn hip labrum,” here is a checklist of several things to do before you schedule hip surgery to [...]

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Would You Let Your Child Become a Meathead?

In this week’s issue of Bloomberg BusinessWeek there is an interesting article on child bodybuilding. According to the article, "youth memberships have become one of the fastest growing areas for the fitness club industry… Over the past five years pre-adolescent and teen memberships have increased by 2.9% annually and the 6 to 11 age category [...]

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Get Relief from Your Pet Allergies Symptoms

A close friend of mine brought a cute purebred Yorkie for $1000. After several weeks of sneezing and watery eyes, he found out that he is allergic to dogs. If my friend took a skin test at an allergist’s office before purchasing his dog, he could have saved himself several weeks of suffering from his [...]

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Take a Walk for Healthy Knees

My knee has been aching lately. Normally I spend a lot of time talking (okay complaining about) my torn hip labrum. What I usually don’t discuss is how my knee would sometime ache because of my weak hip. As I mentioned in my knee injury post, sometimes knee pain starts at the hip. Good thing [...]

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Cost of Effective Weight Loss Programs

How much are you willing to pay for an effective weight loss program? Would you be willing to pay $25 to lose 1 pound? What about $100? People enrolled in a structured weight loss program such as Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig often end up losing more weight than people try to lose weight on [...]

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Cooking Mystery Books

Sometimes when you are overexposed to TV commercials advertising food causes you to rummage through your refrigerator or pantry for something to eat. Apparently reading mystery books based on cooking causes me to develop the same habit. Lately I’ve been reading two mystery series where the main characters are cooks. So throughout the multiple books [...]

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Lose Weight on Casual Friday

I love casual Friday. Not only is it the day before the weekend, but a day for me to wear jeans and tennis shoes instead of business casual at work. If every day is casual Friday, then all of us would have a slimmer waistline. On average, your typical office worker will walk an additional [...]

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