February 2011

If you spend any time trying to lose weight, then you must have heard about the French diet and how French women are skinnier than your average American women. The French diet is higher in fat and encourages wine consumption, and yet French women are less obese than American women. The French diet consists of [...]

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Do you know that sumo wrestlers have a rigid training plan like most athletes? One of the training techniques for turning regular size boys into sumo wrestler is by not eating breakfast. Do you skip breakfast in the morning? Not eating breakfast = sumo size The sumo wrestler training plan consists of waking early, not [...]

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The one thing I learn from my pregnancy is that you are never at the ideal body weight. Ever. There will always be someone who thinks you are too big and someone else who thinks you are too small. I am not just talking about pregnancy weight gain, but just body weight in general. I’ve [...]

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Pregnancy Update

by asithi on February 11, 2011 · 0 comments

in Pregnancy and Baby,Women's Health

One more month to go and I will be able to hold my little girl. I am at the point where I am ready for this pregnancy to be over.  Though I have a relatively “easy” pregnancy up until the last couple of weeks, I am at the stage where I am uncomfortable no matter [...]

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This weekend I found out that my mom is taking a generic maintenance drug for high blood pressure. Since she her blood pressure sometimes get as high as 150/90, her doctor wanted my mom to try taking half a tablet of a generic high blood pressure medication on a daily basis. The generic medication already [...]

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The short answer is no. A torn hip labrum (or any labral tear) cannot heal itself.  However, when most people are asking this question, they are more interested in whether the pain of a torn hip labrum will disappear over time.  The answer to that question is “it depends.” Quick overview on your hip labrum [...]

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