Music to Their Ears

Music to Their Ears

Moms / Mom Tips

Can playing music to your baby or young child make her smarter? That was the claim of the much-hyped “Mozart Effect” several years ago, but the truth isn’t exactly black and white. Certainly, music is a great complement for stimulating babies’ brains and teaching toddlers vocabulary, but the jury’s out…

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Think Fast Or Not So Fast?

Think Fast Or Not So Fast?

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

There are those dieters who believe that skipping meals will actually kick start the weight loss process. According to one expert from the National Institute on Aging, people in good health can actually benefit from going without food one day a week, or cutting back calories a couple of days…

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Change One Diet

Change One Diet

Diet Reviews / Low Calorie

Calorie intakes are in between 1,300 to 1,600 depending on your body type and the amount of exercise. The meals are simple and similar to what you eat when you are not watching your weight. An average meal looks something like this. Breakfast consists of four silver dollar pancakes with…

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The Dos and Don’ts of Contraception

The Dos and Don’ts of Contraception

Love / Intimacy

If you don’t know the importance of having protected sex by now, you have probably been living under a rock. Society has repeatedly driven home the magnitude of safe sex. The message is simple — if you don’t want to end up pregnant or with a sexually transmitted disease, cover…

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Save Money on Frozen Entrees

Save Money on Frozen Entrees

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

There is no substitution for a fresh, well-balanced meal. That said, there are times when you can’t always get what you want… or need. So when it comes to dieting on the run or looking for a ready-made balanced meal in a pinch, those handy dandy frozen entrees can save…

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Do Pre-Wedding Jitters Foretell Divorce?

Do Pre-Wedding Jitters Foretell Divorce?

Love / Love Tips

Everyone says getting a case of cold feet pre-wedding is totally normal, but is it really? Researchers at UCLA recently found that being nervous about marriage can be a harbinger of hard times to come. In a study published in the Journal of Family Psychology, psychologists followed 232 newlywed couples…

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When Should You Start Dating after Divorce?

When Should You Start Dating after Divorce?

Love / Love Tips

You’ve just untied the knot and are embarking on your new single life. But are you really ready to take the advice of all those friends that tell you to “just get out there”? It depends. First, depending on your state, if you’re separated from your spouse, then dating outside…

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How Not to Fall for a Platonic Friend

How Not to Fall for a Platonic Friend

Love / Love Tips

It’s one of the oldest debates in history – can men and women really just be friends? According to mother of feminism Mary Wollstonecraft, the answer was an emphatic “no!” Wollstonecraft herself believed that platonic friendships were usually a stepping stone for more insidious behavior. And maybe she’s right. Even…

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