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Monday, May 21, 2007

10 Weight Prevention Tips, Women's Health Quiz & Medical Fact or Fiction?

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Dr. Peeke's Top 10 Weight-Prevention Tips
Pamela Peeke, M.D., believes that 21st century life is programmed to make us fat. But all is not lost ... here are her solutions to that particular problem.

Discovery Health's FREE Diet & Fitness Planner

Getting Started, Getting Fit

Eating Healthy on the Road

Don't Skip Meals

Slow & Steady Wins the Race

Dealing With Boredom

Handling Food-Filled Events


sexual health
Secrets to a Supersized Orgasm
Find out about the "trigasm," and other ways for both women and men to enhance the sexual experience.

The Sexual Desire Skin Patch

10 Little-Known Sexual Dysfunction Facts

The Four Phases of Sexual Response

Creating Passion

Marriage & Sex

Aging & Sex

Sexual Guilt & Shame

Libido Boosters

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main features
11 Great Exercise Motivators
You've been meaning to do it. Get more active. Walk a few blocks instead of driving. That sort of thing. Well, now is the time to follow through on your good intentions, and we have just the ways to get your mind set to do it.

What to Eat Before & After Exercise

Dos & Don'ts of Running

Create a Great Home Workout


Discovery Weighted Jump Rope
Put a little extra oomph in your workouts with this weighted jump rope. It takes your cardio workout to the next level!


Women's Health: The Video Quiz
You might be surprised that what you THOUGHT you knew isn't the way it really is.

Women's Brains Are Hit Harder by Alcohol

And Smoking Is Worse for Women, Too

Menopause: Myth vs. Reality

But I'm Too Young for Menopause!

Self-Discovery by Keeping a Journal

Shopping as Therapy

The Bathing Suit Blues


Can You Tell Medical Fact From Fiction?
Is the bathroom the dirtiest room in the house? Is the human body really 98 percent water? If you know these answers, you're way ahead of most people.

Top 10 Cancer Myths

7 Myths About Breast Cancer

Medical Myths Poll


Teaching Kids to Be Honest
The core values don't just instill themselves in our children. It's up to parents to take the time to raise honest, responsible children.

Preventing Tantrums While Shopping

Discipline & Limit Setting

12 Strategies for Parents of Kids With ADHD

Conduct Disorder in Children


Get Off Tobacco Road!
What will work for you? Maybe you need to think about what smoking takes from your life in general, what it takes from your heart or what it takes from your wallet. Whatever motivation you need, TODAY is the day to quit.

Try the Smoking Quiz

If You Stopped Smoking Today ...

"But I'll Get Fat!"

It's Harder for Women to Quit

THE QUIT SMOKING PLAN

Top Ten Reasons to KEEP Smoking


Look Up Any Illness
Use the Discovery Health Diseases & Conditions Database for information that you really need for yourself and for those you love.


Discovery Health Jigsaw Puzzles
They're a great way to relax for a few minutes during a hectic day. Choose from ten health-related images, then try your hand at bringing order from the chaos. And every time you start again, the pieces break differently.


health news
Thin People May Be Fat Inside

Can You Guess America's Two "Sun-Smart" Cities?

Eating Disorders Are Often Overlooked in Boys

It's What You Eat ... Not How ... That Counts

New Tech: Jog With a Partner Who's Miles Away

7 Secrets to Swimming Pool Safety

More Than 10 Percent of Americans Develop Drug Problems

Dirty Windows May Worsen Smog

Ancient Roman False Teeth Made of Gold

Simple Workout Recommended for Pregnant Women on Bed Rest

Computer Users: Learn to Baby Your Eyes

Five Tips for Taking Care of Dry Skin

Women Less Likely to Get Treatment After Heart Tests

Scientists Find Clues to AIDS-Linked Cancer

New Test Gauges Kids' Heart Risk

Arthritis Numbers & Costs Are Soaring in the U.S.


hands-on health
NEWS IN FOCUS
The Daily Rounds: Cats & Allergies

Some studies have suggested that keeping pets actually protects against later allergy ... that early exposure may somehow modify an individual's immune system to tolerate specific antigens. You can find detailed information on the Mary Alice Williams reports that appear on Discovery Health TV every weeknight at 6:55 p.m. ET.

THIS WEEK'S POLL
Health Myth or Health Fact?

See if your opinion on these health topics matches up with the actual facts.

FEATURED TOOL
The Coping Skills Test

Here we are approaching the happiest, holiest, most stressful time of the year. Do you have what it takes to stay calm when the pressure mounts?

EXPERT OPINION
Are You Washing Your Face Right?

You might be surprised to learn that there's a little more to it than soap and water.


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