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Monday, October 8, 2007

Snap Yourself Into Fitness, Tantric Techniques, Male Health & Tasty Recipes

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in the spotlight
Willing Yourself to Fitness
As your exercise machines gather dust ... or serve as a staging area, where you hang tomorrow's wardrobe, it's easy to get discouraged. We have some suggestions on how to snap out of it, including an interesting method involving a deck of 36 cards.

Running: The Do's & Don'ts

What to Eat Before & After a Workout

Skip Yourself Fit

Personal Trainers' Q&A

Is Tai Chi Your Cup of Tea?

QUIZ: Do You Have an Eating Disorder?

What Is Body Mass Index (BMI)?

Calculate Your BMI


sexual health
Will Tantric Techniques Bring Back Your Fire?
These ancient arts are designed to restore the sexual intimacy that so often fades from our lives. They might be just what you've been looking for.

The Philosophy of Tantra

More Techniques: DO Try These at Home!

What's Your Sexual I.Q.?

Top 10 Natural Sex Drive Boosters

Food & Sex: Together at Last

Aphrodisiacs: Myth or Magic?

Anatomy of an Erection

Do Fetishes Have an Undeserved Bad Reputation?

Choosing Abstinence

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
Are there pills to increase a woman's libido?

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
Sex near the end of a period.

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
Could too many orgasms damage my body?

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
A condom makes me lose my erection. Any suggestions?



main features
Three Exercises Every Woman Should Do
There are any number of programs or philosophies about getting a great workout. At Discovery Health, we've simplified it down to three basic routines that promise long-lasting results.

Dr. Peeke's 10 Weight Prevention Tips

The Fend Off Fat Quiz

The Mysterious Pain Syndrome That Strikes Mostly Women

Solutions for the 7 Symptoms of Perimenopause

The Facts on Cervical Cancer


You, the Owner's Manual DVD Set with Dr. Oz
Join host and renowned heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz for this multi-part look at what chugs, churns and thumps throughout the miraculous system known as the human body.


Jon & Kate Plus 8
Meet the Gosselins ... a family of ten, including Mom, Dad, twins, and sextuplets! How do they make it work? Find out here. And who would know better about bringing order to chaos than Kate? Here are Kate's 8 Tips for Running a Smooth Household.

Memory Game: Match the Family Photos

Video: A Pooper Star in the Family


NEW Baby IQ: Colors DVD
Bring the magic of color alive for your baby with beautiful imagery from nature and other familiar objects.


Recipes From Get Fresh With Sara Snow
Living green doesn't mean living DULL ... and here are some tasty recipes to prove that point.

Homemade Mac & Cheese

Spicy Shrimp

Scrambled Burrito

Squash Lasagna

Yummy Spaghetti

Thick Mushroom Soup

Vegan Chocolate Cake

Flavorful Pesto Sauce


Care & Feeding of the Male Body
Is the not-seeing-the-doctor thing just an offshoot of the not-asking-for-directions thing? Well, that's one theory, anyway. Here's a great resource for finding out what's a minor irritation and what really should be looked at by a medical professional.

An 8-Step Plan to Lower Cholesterol

Dealing With Male Menopause

About Testicular Cancer


Your Prescription Translator
Just taking your pills may have been fine in the old days. But today it's important that you understand what you're taking and why. Use this interactive guide to find what you need to know about the medicines you're putting into your body.

The Drug Interaction Checker


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

Driven People May Avoid Alzheimer's

Four Reasons for Compulsive Overeating

How "Caffeine-Sensitive" Are You?

Six Health Benefits of Getting Married

First Puff Can Turn Kids Into Smokers

Know This Before You Start a Low-Carb Diet

Obesity Driving U.S. Health Costs Up

Seven Factors in Choosing a Contraceptive

Depression Pushes Middle-Aged Workers to Retire

Breakthrough: Living Cell Shown in 3-D

Antarctic Ozone Hole Shrinks 30 Percent

Rules for Washing Fruits & Vegetables

How to Get More Fiber in Your Diet

Gene Screen Spots Cervical Cancer Earlier

What Is Behind a Fever Blister?

Four Symptoms of Nicotine Withdrawal

15 Percent of Women Struggle With Pregnancy-Related Depression

Toy Blocks Could Boost Toddlers' Language Skills

Older Brothers Might Spur Kids' Aggression

Doctors Often Fail to Spot Suicidal Patients


hands-on health
NEWS IN FOCUS
The Daily Rounds: Chemicals in Blood May Indicate Brain Injury

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh have found that increased levels of certain proteins in the blood or spinal fluid may signal brain injury in infants with vomiting, fussiness and several other common symptoms. 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 QUIZ
Are You a Good Kisser?

The object of your affections may not be forthcoming in evaluating your skills in this area ... find out the truth here.

FEATURED TOOL
The Career Advancement Test

Is your present job tapping your full capabilities? Are you ready for a promotion? Try this test to see.

EXPERT OPINION
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Basics

Profound fatigue, the hallmark of the disorder, can come on suddenly or gradually and persists or recurs throughout the period of illness. Unlike the short-term disability of say, the flu, CFS symptoms linger for at least six months and often for years.


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Crazy Sexy Cancer
An irreverent and uplifting documentary about a young woman diagnosed with a rare and incurable cancer who finds her life ... in strength, humor, friendship, and even love ... while searching for a cure.

Tonight, 10 p.m. ET
Mystery Diagnosis:
The Girl Who Couldn't Eat

At birth Zachary seems perfect and healthy but as time progresses he misses his developmental milestones; twenty-two year old Danielle Mezzanotte has hardly been sick a day in her life, but then one day, everything changes when she becomes violently ill.

Tuesday, 8 p.m. ET
Mystery Diagnosis:
Survivors

We follow three people who defied the odds and their mysterious systems to become survivors. A baby boy is stricken with nonstop vomiting. A woman drinks three gallons of water night and day and gets up frequently at night. A man who doesn't sweat.

Tuesday, 9 p.m. ET
The Truth About Food:
How to Feed Your Kids

This episode shows how to open children's minds and mouths to new foods, and overturns some myths about what children should eat.

Tuesday, 10 p.m. ET
Jon & Kate Plus 8:
Sextuplets Turn Three

The sextuplets are turning 3 and super organized Kate is planning an amazing carnival themed bash. How will the sextuplets react to such an extravaganza?

Wednesday, 8 p.m. ET
Plastic Surgery,
Before & After:
Reconstructing
Carolyn Thomas

Go in depth into the heroic transformation of domestic violence survivor Carolyn Thomas. Dubbed the Woman without a Face by the media, Carolyn survived a near fatal shooting at point blank range when her estranged boyfriend shot and killed her mother.

Wednesday, 9 p.m. ET
Plastic Surgery,
Before & After:
Beautiful or Bust

Casino winner buys a facelift with her winnings. Woman with 38F breasts gets a redux. Gastric bypass patient undergoes surgery to remove extra skin.

Wednesday, 10 p.m. ET
Big Medicine:
The Garth Complex

Marc Brackens is Garth and Robert's biggest patient ever. Weighing in at nearly 800 pounds, Marc is very large. He not only wants to lose weight for himself, but also desperately wants to be healthy enough to be able to donate a kidney to his dying father.

Thursday, 8 p.m. ET
I Have Breast Cancer:
Janice's Journey

A highly personal look at one woman's fight against breast cancer, an illness which affects one in eight women at some time in their lives. Follow Janice's journey over a period of nine years, through diagnosis and treatment.

Thursday, 9 p.m. ET
Kids by the Dozen:
The Heppner Family

Spud and Miriam Heppner are the parents of 16 children, 9 still living at home! Getting everyone together for a weekend at the lake is easier said than done, but to the Heppners, family comes first.

Thursday, 10 p.m. ET
Little People,
Big World:
Road to the DAAA,
Game On!

Conflict erupts when Matt tries to help Zach put together a soccer team for the Dwarf Athletic Association of America Games. And later, the Dwarf Athletic Games are in full swing and Zach has the chance to compete with people his own size.

Friday, 8 p.m. ET
Lance Armstrong:
Running for Life

Overcoming a life-threatening disease or injury is not unlike running a marathon. The journey requires strength, resilience and courage. Seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong puts down his bike for the New York Marathon.

Friday, 10 p.m. ET
Skeleton Stories:
Black Magic

FBI agents raid a botanica in Newark, NJ and are shocked at what they find in the basement: a hidden altar of cauldrons filled with blood and human remains.They turn to Forensic Anthropologist Gina Hart to help them solve this gruesome mystery.

Saturday, 9 p.m. ET
Big Baby:
Deadly Condition

Archie has a condition that doctors know very little about. It is difficult for the family to cope seeing him "blow up" week to week before their eyes knowing there is nothing they can do. He is one of four people in the world who have this condition.

Sunday, 10 p.m. ET
Duggars' Big Family Album
This show will take a look back to when we first met the family (when they had a mere 14 children) and to put a bow on the hour (a pink one!) we'll see the birth of Jennifer Danielle Duggar and watch as her 10 brothers and 6 sisters welcome her home.
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