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Monday, January 21, 2008

Speeding Up Metabolism, Men's Checkups & the Animated Body Atlas

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Let Your Body Work for You
So ... how's your metabolism? That's not an everyday greeting, but maybe it should be. Exercise and a healthy diet get your metabolism purring, which allows your body to run lean and efficiently. That leads us, of course, to the 2008 National Body Challenge. Stay with it ... use our FREE resources ... add your determination ... and there's a new, healthy you ready to step out into the world!

Amazing Results ... Twins Before and After

PODFITNESS: 8 Weeks of FREE Personal Trainer Coaching

Why Take the Challenge?

Up & At 'Em: Your 7 a.m. Body Sculpt With Gilad

Get Technical Help

Natural Weight-Loss Food: Carrots

Your Weekly Peekeism:
Get ready for plenty of what I call EpiphME's. As you continue your self care journey, you will be discovering new things about yourself. Make note of each one. You are a student of ME.


Dr. Peeke's Video Pointers


sexual health
The Art of Flirting
Confidence and eye contact are key, as explained in this video with Susan Bradley.

On the Street Interviews: Let's Talk Orgasms

Surgery to Restore Virginity?

Do You Know ALL of Your Erogenous Zones?

The Importance of Lubrication

Anatomy of an Orgasm

Male Health: The Pain of Unconsummated Sex

Circumcision: Yes or No?

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
Am I a sex addict or is she losing interest?

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
Know any erotic books that will get me "in the mood"?

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
His old girlfriends sing his praises; but he doesn't last long with me.

From the Sexual Health Bulletin Boards:
How can I tell my husband I don't want to play without his feeling rejected?



Discovery Channel Store Semi-Annual DVD Sale
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main features
The Animated Body Atlas
Find out what's REALLY going on inside you with dozens of easy-to-understand illustrations of conditions and procedures. Here are just a few examples:

Lasik Eye Surgery

Cataracts

Astigmatism

Breast Cancer

Angioplasty

Stroke

Allergies


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Information on Cholesterol Treatment
If you're taking a statin, such as Lipitor or Cestor, along with eating healthy, but your Bad Cholesterol is not where your doctor wants it to be, learn about a different way to help lower cholesterol.
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Men's Check-Up Checklist
Not all stereotypes are true, but the one about men being reluctant to seek routine medical attention is a fairly accurate one. We've gathered the following exams, measurements and lab tests that can help identify treatable problems early.

Testicular Cancer Explained

Coronary Risk Factors

Male Menopause


There's a Lyon in the Kitchen!
Cross off one more excuse for not eating right. Nathan Lyon shows viewers that cooking with fresh ingredients doesn't have to be intimidating or complicated. He believes great food starts fresh and the fresher the ingredients, the better the food.

10 Tips for Healthy Cooking

Video: Tips for the Butcher Shop

Video: A Gallery of Cheeses

Video: Italian Wedding Soup

Nathan's Credo

Find Out What's Next on A Lyon in the Kitchen

Try These Recipes Tonight:

Tuscan Chicken Pallard over Fettuccine Pasta

Spiced Roast Turkey

Chicken & Escarole Soup

Grandma's Meatball Mix

Watermelon Gazpacho



You: On A Diet DVD ... On Sale for $14.99
Get the body you've always wanted with You: On A Diet ... the diet guide that works for a lifetime!


Your Ultimate Successful Marriage Test
Dr. John Gottman claims to predict with 90 percent certainty which couples will make it and which will not. If he's right about that, you're just 22 questions away from finding out where your relationship is headed.

What Is Marital Bliss (and How Do You Get It)?

Your Cheating Heart

Sex in Marriage

Top 10 Myths of Divorce


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 & fitness news

FDA: Cloned Animals Safe to Eat

Book Lets Blind "Touch" the Cosmos

Bad Air Damages Mouse DNA

Making U.S. Foods Safer

Genetic Breast Cancer Test Approved

Vitamin D May Curb Falls in Older Women

HRT Raises Risk of Lobular Breast Cancer

Smoke-Free Workplaces, Cigarette Taxes on the Rise

Tips on Tracking Ovulation

5 Foot Problems That Plague Men

Sickle Cell Patients Are in More Pain Than Thought

Specialized System Speeds Heart Attack Treatment


hands-on health
NEWS IN FOCUS
The Daily Rounds:
Gene Mutation May Be Linked to Breast Cancer

Researchers have found evidence suggesting that a mutation in a gene that normally helps block the formation of breast tumors could play a role in breast cancer. 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
The Baby-Making Quiz

Do you know the odds of getting pregnant for the average couple in any given month?

FEATURED TOOL
Measure Your Stress Level

As you take this short questionnaire to assess your level of stress, think not only about right now but about the last twelve months of your life.

EXPERT OPINION
Are Artificial Sweeteners Safe?

Questions have been raised about the safety of saccharin and aspartame. Should you be concerned?


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Tuesday,
10:30 a.m. ET/PT
The Baby Diaries:
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Wednesday,
6 p.m. ET
Code Blue:
Close Calls
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Tonight, 8 p.m. ET
Mystery ER:
Hard to Swallow

When Aaron's panic-stricken parents bring their son into the ER with seizures, doctors discover a strange mass inside the boy's brain. Fearful it's cancer, they prepare Aaron for a biopsy until a sharp-eyed radiologist identifies it as a pork tapeworm.

Tonight, 9 p.m. ET
Medical Incredible:
Progeria

A boy suffers an internal decapitation and lives. Also, the mystery of a woman who suddenly acquires a foreign accent. Learn more about Progeria, the "aging disease," and how it affects a young boy named Ory.

Tonight, 10 p.m. ET
Mystery Diagnosis
Dara Handel suffers from shortness of breath, chest and joint pain, extreme fatigue and a terrible cough, but doctors are baffled why; six-year-old Erin Walsh is a playful, energetic kindergartner, until one November evening, when strange symptoms appear.

Tuesday, 8 p.m. ET
Conjoined Twins:
Erin & Jade

Erin and Jade aren't that different from any newborn twins: they spend most of their time keeping their parents incredibly busy. Joined from the chest to abdomen, they will have to undergo high-risk separation surgery to have a chance for a normal life.

Tuesday, 9 p.m. ET
Quint-Essential:
A Quintessential Year

At the quints' first birthday, a retrospective on an amazing year.

Tuesday, 10 p.m. ET
The Bailey Multiples
We follow one couple's long-awaited journey to becoming parents, through multiple attempts at In Vitro Fertilization. They become pregnant not once, but with 6 babies! They are faced with many bumps along the road, including the loss of two babies.

Wednesday, 8 p.m. ET
Trauma, Life in the ER:
The Safety Zone

It's Super Bowl week in Tampa, FL and the dedicated staff of Tampa General Hospital is gearing up. It's the only level one trauma center along the west coastal length of the state. Therefore, the hospital's in-house helicopter service, Aeromed is vital.

Wednesday, 9 p.m. ET
Plastic Surgery,
Before & After:
Best of Face

The best face lifts from Plastic Surgery: Before and After. Married baby-boomers get face lifts together to hold back the signs of aging. 32-year-old twin sisters get twin nose jobs and facial liposuction and get the biggest surprise of their lives.

Wednesday, 10 p.m. ET
Switching Sexes:
The Aftermath

For people who find that their mind's identity and physical sex are mismatched, sexual reassignment surgery is a viable solution. Follow two transsexual men as they struggle through the heartache and sacrifice of becoming female.

Thursday, 8 p.m. ET
Little People,
Big World:
The Storm Before The Storm/
Final Prep

Amy takes Zach to Oakland, California, for a consultation with a surgeon who will perform the operation to correct his bowed legs. And later, after a quick Christmas celebration, the family departs for Oakland, California, for Zach's leg surgery.

Thursday, 9 p.m. ET
Little People,
Big World:
A Little Surgery/
Marty Comes To Town

Grandpa Ron and Grandma Peg join the rest of the family in Oakland, CA, for Zach's leg surgery. And later, the Roloff's friend and actor Marty Klebba drops by the farm to lift Zach's spirits, and winds up in a wrestling match with Amy.

Thursday, 10 p.m. ET
Little People,
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Jake Turns Ten

Matt tackles his children's messy bedrooms by having a gigantic dumpster placed in the driveway. Later, as Jake's tenth birthday approaches, Matt orchestrates a major remodeling of the kids' bedrooms, but Jake refuses to do his part.
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