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Dinner tonight: vegan tortilla pie — Oh She Glows Say goodbye to belly fat with this resistance band workout — Fitness The link between acid reflux and exercise — Diet Blog Two weeks worth of smoothie recipes to start your day with — Daily Spark Neil Patrick Harris stays slim by being the man on the flying trapeze — That's Fit How to keep health and fitness promises to yourself — Read more
A little spit up here and there is to be expected with a newborn. But for some babies, it is more than just drool that comes back up. More than half of all babies experience infant acid reflux in the first 12 weeks of life. Take this quiz to see just how much you know about the uncomfortable digestive issue. Take the Quiz Read more
You feel fine all day, but something happens when you lie down. You end up with this irritating tickle in your throat or a nagging cough that only happens at night. It's been like this for weeks so what gives? According to Shape, here are five reasons you may be coughing: Asthma: I know when most people think of asthma, they think of someone gasping for air. Although this can definitely be a Read more
Too many parents are familiar with the wretched screams a child makes when diagnosed with colic. For ages, children have been labeled colicky when no other term would fit a fussy baby. Melinda Beck from the Wall Street Journal presents another option that distraught parents may want to note. For infants who spit up constantly, stop gaining weight, vomit blood or refuse to feed at all, GERD Read more
While we'd all love to be more conscious of portion sizes to help reduce holiday weight gain, all it takes is a cheese ball here, and a pigs in a blanket there, and those innocent bite-sized holiday treats can produce an explosion of heartburn and bloating in your belly. If you went a little overboard at the hors d'oeuvres table (or the main course), and are now feeling the negative side effects, Read more
You know it's Thanksgiving when your gut is bloated, the top button of your pants is undone, and a terrible heartburn sends you to bed. Overeating might be causing some of these digestive pains, but there are several other measures you can take to avoid a post-Thanksgiving belly as well as help your body break down the fatty meal. Before the Thanksgiving dinner: Wait to eat until you are Read more
When we overeat or consume spicy foods, oftentimes the gate between our esophagus and stomach doesn't close, which allows acid to move into the esophagus and therefore cause a burning sensation called hearburn. If you happen to experience more than two heartburn episodes per week, than you may be one of the 20 percent of adults who suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Heartburn can Read more
5 things you may not know about mammograms — The Stir Evangeline Lilly's tot is ready for Halloween! — Celebrity Baby Scoop It's time to stop judging younger mothers — Momformation Niki Taylor is eating for two — Celebrity Baby Blog 4 secrets to never getting sick — Health Are doctors too quick to diagnose babies with acid reflux? — FitPregnancy Rose Pope shares her secret to Read more
Although eating slower may help you eat less, it may not positively affect to your snacking habits — another potentially weight-gaining habit. A new study found that, the amount of food and drink being equal, spreading out a meal over time and eating the same meal in 30 minutes has no bearing on whether or not a person chooses to snack after a meal. So, picture a slow, four-course meal at a Read more
DrSugar is in the house! Today she's explaining the confusing condition fibromyalgia. I am taking a break from answering your questions to discuss a medical condition that has garnered a lot of attention in recent years, both in the medical field and the public arena: fibromyalgia, a well-publicized but often misunderstood medical condition that affects two to four percent of the population. To Read more
