Birth Control: Your Rights, Right Now

Q: Health-care reform is under fire. What are some significant changes women will see if the new policies stick?
As complicated and imperfect as the process was, it was the biggest increase in health-care coverage for women and their families that they will ever see in their lifetimes. It is historic. Getting rid of insurance bias for preexisting conditions is huge. Being a victim of domestic violence, having a cesarean section, or being pregnant are no longer reasons to deny someone insurance coverage, and in the past they have been.

Q: What will the impact be on a woman's basic health-care needs?
It will be tremendous. One of the most exciting things is that under the women's healthcare amendment put forth by Senator Barbara Mikulski, further preventive care will be available without co-pay; the Department of Health and Human Services is now deciding what this will include. Lots will be covered under this, including mammograms.

Q: Will birth control be covered without co-pay?

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Personal Lubes For Hotter Sex

Call it the Goldilocks rule of great sex: When it comes to lubrication, too much or too little can cause your sack session to flop. But when there's just the right amount, it boosts below-the-belt sensations. "Lubrication is your body's way of telling you that you're turned on," says Mary Jane Minkin, M.D., a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Yale University School of Medicine. "You can't have comfortable or successful sex without it."

Every woman lubricates differently?there's no "normal" amount of wetness?and most women should be able to tell when they're good to go. But if you find yourself bone-dry when you're ready to jump his bones, don't worry: Figuring out the reasons and solutions will ensure that you both enjoy a smooth ride.

High and Dry

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Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/sex-and-relationships/sex-lubes

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Blood, Sex and a C-Section [Mixed Martial Arts Experiment Update & Videos!]

Oh well if I can have a rainbow mowhawk and a fancy nickname like Dan the Outlaw Hardy, I’m sold!   Tapout. It’s not just a clothing and equipment line for Mixed Martial Arts practitioners and their ring girls,it’s also the password into the very serious, highly entertaining and slightly strange sub-culture of MMA. What, you thought MMA was just a sport? So did I until I started this Experiment. True, other Experiments I have done have had significant devoted and vocal fan bases (holla Crossfitters!) but nothing has ever come close to matching MMA. These people need their own [...]

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Gingivitis Symptoms

Gingivitis is the inflammation of gum tissue often caused by poor dental hygiene. It can cause swollen gums, gum tissue to become inflamed red or purple, bleeding gums, and gums which are often sore or tender. While proper oral hygiene is the most common preventative cure for gingivitis, there are two different types of the [...]

Source: http://yxhealth.com/disease/gingivitis-symptoms/

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The New Beach-Ready Body Workout Plan

Stoke your metabolism and get hot-body results in just 4 weeks. Fast-paced circuits make it possible: By moving quickly from one strength exercise to the next, and constantly working different muscle groups, you?ll burn calories and build muscle like crazy.
You'll work out 5 days a week?alternating between fast-paced strength circuits and cardio intervals.

On days 1, 3, and 5 you?ll focus on strength: Perform one set of the first exercise and then quickly move on to the next one until you?ve completed one set of all five strength exercises. That?s one circuit. Rest for one minute, and repeat. You?ll complete the circuit three times.

On days 2 and 4 you'll focus on cardio: Complete the 20-minute cardio interval using high-intensity bursts to push your body to the max in the shortest amount of time.

Sign up for the WH Personal Trainer Beach-Ready Body Workout and track your way to a hotter bod!

Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/beach-body

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The Secret to Being Fit For Life: Muscle Memory

Five weeks and five days after giving birth, and a full nine months since running a single step, WH's Lesley Rotchford, 34, laced up her sneaks and banged out five miles. Her muscles groaned a bit from the abrupt reentry, but with 20 years of distance running under their belt, they remembered just what to do.

It's a phenomenon aptly called muscle memory. Simply put, when you teach your body how to do something?ride a bike, surf, strike some yoga poses, run a few miles?it creates a physiological blueprint. So even if you take some time off, you'll get back to where you were faster than it took you to learn the exercise in the first place. "Muscle memory stems from your body's learning not just how to perform a task, but also how to break down muscle tissue and then repair and rebuild it," explains William Kraemer, Ph.D., a professor in the department of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut at Storrs. "That physiological knowledge lets you come back from injury, surgery, and even pregnancy faster, easier, and often better than before," he says.

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Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/fit-for-life

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Recipe: Mixed Peppercorn Beef Tenderloin with Shallot-Port Reduction

A balance of deep flavor and sweetness that makes this dish perfect to go with your mashed potatoes or boiled rice!

BEEF:
1 (2-pound) beef tenderloin, trimmed
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons cracked mixed peppercorns
Cooking spray

REDUCTION:
2 cups ruby port or other sweet red wine
1 1/2 cups fat-free, less-sodium beef broth
1/4 cup finely chopped shallots
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 sprigs fresh parsley
1 sprig fresh thyme
1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

Source: http://www.fitness.com/recipes/756/mixed_peppercorn_beef_tenderloin_with_shallot_port_reduction.php

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Easy Healthy Recipes

We've put together 40 recipes that use 10 main ingredients. Meals just got a whole lot easier!

These foods are easy to find: just about every grocery store keeps them on hand all year long; they're easy to use--in fact, they're as close to ready-to-eat as you can get without ordering takeout; and they're easy to love because they taste delicious together.

The best part? You can print the entire list to take wherever you go.

Learn more about the list.

Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/nutrition/easy-healthy-recipes

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Middle-Aged Women Make More Suicide Attempts Than Other Demographics

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is reporting a 49 percent increase in the number of emergency room visits due to drug-related suicide attempts made by women 50-years-old or older. Furthermore, women between the ages of 40 and 69 are at a greater risk of suicide than other age groups. In fact, of [...]

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What Smoking Does to Your Body

The average cigarette is gone in 10 puffs and five minutes, but that's five minutes of havoc as 4,000 chemicals infiltrate your organs.

0 to 10 Seconds
As you take the first drag, smoke passes through your mouth, leaving a faint brown film on your pearly whites. Toxic gases such as formaldehyde and ammonia immediately put your immune system on alert, causing allover inflammation.

Once in the windpipe, the cigarette smoke temporarily slows your cilia, the tiny sweepers that work to clear your respiratory system of mucus and invading particles. Meanwhile, airborne nicotine passes instantly into your bloodstream through the millions of capillaries in your lungs.

Your body gets a jolt of energy as that nicotine hits your adrenal glands, triggering an outpouring of adrenaline that raises your blood pressure and heart rate. Your heart is unable to relax fully between beats—and you are now at a higher risk of having a stroke.

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Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/women-smoking

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What Are the Best Ethnic Restaurants in the Stoneham Area?

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Could You Have a Thyroid Disorder?

Kristin Angelov was 26 when the exhaustion hit. Getting up in the morning was a superhuman effort, a struggle compounded by her suddenly dismal mood. "I would be in meetings at work and feel so tired and dizzy, like I was going to pass out," she says. And though the once-energetic writer stuck to a healthy diet, she packed on five pounds in two weeks. What's more, whenever she stepped out into the cold, her fingernails and toes turned a faint shade of blue. She dragged herself to her primary-care doctor, who ran a series of tests. Kristin's big problems, her M.D. told her, stemmed from a small place?the thyroid gland in her neck.

Thyroid 101

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Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/thyroid-disorders

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Simple Daily Habits to Ignite Your Passion

?Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it.?- Hardy D. Jackson Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Scott Dinsmore of LiveYourLegend For the past 8 years I?ve run experiments on myself and others to better understand what makes us come alive. [...]

Source: http://zenhabits.net/ignite/

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The Secret to Being Fit For Life: Muscle Memory

Five weeks and five days after giving birth, and a full nine months since running a single step, WH's Lesley Rotchford, 34, laced up her sneaks and banged out five miles. Her muscles groaned a bit from the abrupt reentry, but with 20 years of distance running under their belt, they remembered just what to do.

It's a phenomenon aptly called muscle memory. Simply put, when you teach your body how to do something?ride a bike, surf, strike some yoga poses, run a few miles?it creates a physiological blueprint. So even if you take some time off, you'll get back to where you were faster than it took you to learn the exercise in the first place. "Muscle memory stems from your body's learning not just how to perform a task, but also how to break down muscle tissue and then repair and rebuild it," explains William Kraemer, Ph.D., a professor in the department of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut at Storrs. "That physiological knowledge lets you come back from injury, surgery, and even pregnancy faster, easier, and often better than before," he says.

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Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/fit-for-life

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Survey Finds Women are Less Likely than Men to Focus on Their Financial Health

A recent Genworth survey found that women are less likely than men to engage in financial planning. While 54 percent of men focus on their financial health at least once per week, the same is true with only 42 percent of women. Yet, the same survey found that women are more likely than men to [...]

Source: http://www.blogsbywomen.org/blog/survey-finds-women-are-less-likely-than-men-to-focus-on-their-financial-health/

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Print It: the 76 Best Things to Do For Your Body!

We called more than 70 top authorities on health and wellness, and asked each of them the same question: What are the most important things a woman can do to stay healthy?

After weeks of taking notes and poring over research, we?re passing the information on to you: a list of the 76 smartest tips, from the tried and true to the brand spanking new. Your strategy: Pick five this week. Implement. Next week, five more. The week after that--well, you get the idea.

KNOW THYSELF
Know your body composition. A study published in the International Journal of Obesity found that 25 to 30 percent of young women with a normal BMI (19 to 25) still carry excessive body fat. The easiest way to check your body composition is with bioelectric impedance analysis, available in many gyms and doctors' offices.

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Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/health-tips-0

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How Has Fitness Changed Your Closest Relationships?

This post is long overdue and is a part of a fitness blogging network over at Fitness Blog World. If you have a fitness blog, you should participate! How Has Fitness Changed Your Closest Relationships? The first relationship I have to talk about is the one with my husband. HE’S the one who got me [...]

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Survey Finds Women are Less Likely than Men to Focus on Their Financial Health

A recent Genworth survey found that women are less likely than men to engage in financial planning. While 54 percent of men focus on their financial health at least once per week, the same is true with only 42 percent of women. Yet, the same survey found that women are more likely than men to [...]

Source: http://www.blogsbywomen.org/blog/survey-finds-women-are-less-likely-than-men-to-focus-on-their-financial-health/

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The Little Productivity Tip of a Zen Master

Post written by Leo Babauta. A little while back I ran into a friend, Susan O?Connell (Zen Master and Vice President of the San Francisco Zen Center), and she did something old fashioned. When I said we should have tea sometime, she immediately went to her bag and got out her paper calendar, and suggested [...]

Source: http://zenhabits.net/once/

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The Tao of Travel

‘A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.’ ~Laozi Post written by Leo Babauta. I?m not the world?s most seasoned traveler, but I have made a number of trips lately and have learned a few things that work well. This year I?ve traveled to Guam for a month, to Portland, [...]

Source: http://zenhabits.net/travel/

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Fit Tip: Anaerobic Exercise

Anaerobic exercises are usually done in a shorter period of time such as weight lifting, or sprints, and have a lower impact on the cardiovascular system

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Beat the Heat Summer Challenge: Week 4

Welcome to Week 4 of the Beat the Heat Summer Challenge! So first up, my positive photo: This is my oldest son Blake who just turned 8 last week! Can’t believe it. He’s a trooper and I’m so proud of him for so many reasons. Love you B! What have you done this week towards [...]

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Thermos� Under Armour Vacuum Insulated Hydration Bottle [Review]

Disclosure: A sample Thermos® Under Armour hydration bottle was sent to me for review, however, I am under no obligation to provide a positive review. The following is my personal opinion. It is rare that I leave the house without a bottle of water in hand. I have a couple of Nalgene bottles that I [...]

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7/27 Workout: 100 Bodyweight Squats + CrossFit

I logged on to the CrossFit website and was pleased to see that today’s workout is all running! I just finished up breakfast so in about 30 minutes I’ll be doing the workout (on treadmill) and will post my times below after I’ve finished. I decided to do 100 bodyweight squats before the run. Not [...]

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Exercise: Thoracic Spine Stretch

Sit upright on a ball or chair. Lift your arms up so that they form a "W" or keep your hands on your hips. Keep your back straight and your shoulders relaxed.

Still facing forward, take a deep breath in. As you exhale, turn toward the right, keeping your hips facing forward. Hold for 5 seconds, then return to the start position.

Take a deep breath in, then as you exhale, turn to the left. Ensure that your back stays straight and that your shoulders remain relaxed. Hold for 5 seconds then return to the start position.

Repeat 5-6 time to each direction.

Source: http://www.fitness.com/exercises/470/thoracic_spine_stretch.php

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Could You Have a Thyroid Disorder?

Kristin Angelov was 26 when the exhaustion hit. Getting up in the morning was a superhuman effort, a struggle compounded by her suddenly dismal mood. "I would be in meetings at work and feel so tired and dizzy, like I was going to pass out," she says. And though the once-energetic writer stuck to a healthy diet, she packed on five pounds in two weeks. What's more, whenever she stepped out into the cold, her fingernails and toes turned a faint shade of blue. She dragged herself to her primary-care doctor, who ran a series of tests. Kristin's big problems, her M.D. told her, stemmed from a small place?the thyroid gland in her neck.

Thyroid 101

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Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/thyroid-disorders

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O'Quinn Ready For the Responsibilities of Being a Tri-Captain

Source: http://stoneham.patch.com/articles/oquinn-ready-for-the-responsibilities-of-being-a-tri-captain

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How to Be Brave And Unmask Your Inner Hero

When Maureen Connolly was 33—and seven months pregnant—she jumped out of her seat at a crowded restaurant, grabbed a toddler from a stranger's arms, and performed a lifesaving maneuver that prevented the child from choking. Ask her what made her do it, and she humbly says anyone else would have done the same.

But not everyone would have. When it comes to answering the call of duty, many people would rather let it go to voicemail. On the ABC show What Would You Do? hidden cameras capture nice, ordinary folks ignoring the bullying of an overweight stranger or saying nothing as a waitress is sexually harassed. "Fear, conformity to authority, and aversion to risk run deep," says Frank Farley, Ph.D., a psychologist at Temple University in Philadelphia. "Most people don't want to take heroic action if it will put them in danger."

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Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/are-you-a-hero

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Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition Review

Weight loss shows are quite popular, The Biggest Loser being one of the most popular on television. Although I think the transformations are amazing, I don't make an effort to watch that show much. However, there is a new show that has started that has caught my interest. It is Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition. [...]

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How is Rhinoplasty Done?

Nose surgery or rhinoplasty or nose reshaping is a form of plastic surgery performed to reshape the nose. The best way to describe the process is to show rhinoplasty being done. So here’s a video of an American plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California performing a nose job operation or rhinosplasty. It is an actual [...]

Source: http://yxhealth.com/beauty/how-is-rhinoplasty-done/

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5 Juicy Relationship Questions For Stephen Moyer

1 What's the best piece of relationship advice you've ever been given?

It has taken me years to realize this, but it's far better if you tell the truth right at the beginning. Don't try to say what you think someone wants to hear. My missus [Anna Paquin] shoots from the hip. The cleaner and simpler it is, the better.

2 Finish this sentence: I could never be with a woman who...

Didn't like boxing. Our trainer jokes about putting Anna into a fight, but he knows full well if he goes too far with the jokes she'll just take him up on it. I'm a big fan of boxing, and she loves it too.

3 What's your most alpha quality?

Protecting the herd, probably. I'm not a very violent dude, and if something can be settled without any physicality, I'm always in favor of that. But if somebody comes near my kids, the atavistic crazy lion comes out.

4 Your girliest quality?

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Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/sex-and-relationships/stephen-moyer

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Survey Finds Women are Less Likely than Men to Focus on Their Financial Health

A recent Genworth survey found that women are less likely than men to engage in financial planning. While 54 percent of men focus on their financial health at least once per week, the same is true with only 42 percent of women. Yet, the same survey found that women are more likely than men to [...]

Source: http://www.blogsbywomen.org/blog/survey-finds-women-are-less-likely-than-men-to-focus-on-their-financial-health/

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More on Deadlifts - On for Young and Old

For your entertainment and edification, if not outright amusement and wonder, I present these two videos on the wonderful and primeval art of deadlifting.

Number one is this 78 year-old powerlifter doing 402 pounds. And he only weighs 152.

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Tone up Anytime, Anywhere

These no-gym-required fat burners?paired in supersets (two moves done back-to-back without resting in between)?will get you into killer condition fast.

What to Expect You'll do this total-body routine on three nonconsecutive days a week: Start with move 1 and do as many reps as you can in 60 seconds. Then do move 2 (the second part of the superset)?again, as many reps as you can do in 60 seconds. Move on to move 3 and continue this pattern until you've finished all eight moves. That's one circuit. Rest for a minute or two (or challenge yourself by taking a shorter break), then repeat for a total of two or three circuits.

You can read through the workout online, or, better yet, download a printable version to take with you (below)!

Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/at-home-workout

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8/4: BodyRock ?Balls of Fury? Workout (Minus the ball!)

Ooofta! BodyRock, you’re killin’ me. I just finished the “Balls of Fury” workout but I don’t have an Ugi Ball (they’re pretty spendy!) so I modified some things. For burpees, I just did regular burpees (no push-ups), then I used my Step 360 for the Reptile Butt Lifts and also for my squats. I did [...]

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Losing Weight For Health

Mary Renwick, 30
Stay-at-home mom, Monroe, MI
Before: 255 lbs
After: 155 lbs

When Mary Renwick moved with her husband, Tim, who was in the Navy, from Monroe, Michigan, to a military base in Sicily in 1999, her six-foot frame was lean and willowy. But while Tim worked odd hours at his new job, Mary filled her lonely days with food. "I ate for comfort and indulged in the local cuisine—oily pasta, buttered bread, lots of cannoli," she says. By the time Tim was discharged and they returned to Monroe in 2002, she was 90 pounds heavier and depressed. In the next seven years, Mary gave birth to two boys, which improved her spirits but not her weight.

The Change
In December 2009, Mary reached down to pick up her youngest son, Parker, then 5 months old, and felt a stab in her back. A visit to the doctor revealed two bulging disks and a pinched nerve. "When I learned my weight was the main factor in my injury, I decided I could not, would not, live like that anymore," she says.

The Lifestyle

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Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/weight-loss-success-16

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Sumo Deadlift a Useful Variation

In the Sumo deadlift, you adopt a wide stance with the arms holding the  bar inside the line  of the feet. You can use the standard wrists and hands over the top of the bar, or you can use the mixed grip with one hand rotated under the bar. Sometimes this helps you to hold onto the bar, but some people have trouble with wrist flexibility.

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This Weekend's Yard Sales: Aug. 20-21

Source: http://stoneham.patch.com/articles/this-weekends-yard-sales-aug-20-21-11

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Afghanistan Women: Kicking And Dreaming

Send a note of support to the young women on the Afghan national football team at AfghanWomen@rodale.com.

The rusted railings and uneven playing field of Afghanistan's Olympic sports stadium in Kabul are depressing enough, but it's the public executions that were carried out there by the Taliban that cast the longest shadow. Perhaps no one thinks of them more often than the handful of young women now occasionally permitted to use the field?the roughly two dozen members of the country's first female soccer club, the Afghan women's national football team. (In most parts of the world, soccer is called football.)

It's only on rare days they practice outside?the large field is usually reserved for men?but when they do, the players sense the ghosts of the women who died there, most of them shot execution-style in front of thousands of men for crimes such as adultery. "There was a lady in a burka who they stoned to death there when I was a child, and when we go to play, I think about her body under the grass," said Sabra Azizi, 20, who plays midfield.

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Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/afghanistan-sports

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8/11 CrossFit Workout: 400 Meter Run + Deadlifts; Repeat.

My stick people drawings are back! I like to include photos with my blog posts but it’s always hard to find something that works for my workouts so maybe I’ll just keep these stick people comin’. CrossFit Workout I love the workouts that include running and strength training at a high intensity level! Today’s CrossFit [...]

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Have Better Sex

Want to get your horn dog into a down dog? Unfortunately it seems a lot of guys aren't any more enthused about going to yoga than they are about going to the latest Paul Rudd movie. "You won't see many guys in yoga because they don't feel comfortable letting go of control," says Charles Matkin, who owns Matkin Yoga in New York City. "They want to be macho and punch things." But he explains that even?or perhaps especially?macho men can learn a thing or two on the mat that they can use on the mattress.

"Sex is primal," Matkin says. "You have to be okay with being dominant and submissive." He says that men's abilities in bed are also limited by back pain and overall muscle tension?two other problems yoga addresses. Men of the obviously-I'm-a-sex-god mindset may not realize just how tight their lower back and hips are from sports and sitting, or that that stiffness could possibly impact their performance. A mat quickie can correct it.

Why He'll Be Interested

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Survey Finds Women are Less Likely than Men to Focus on Their Financial Health

A recent Genworth survey found that women are less likely than men to engage in financial planning. While 54 percent of men focus on their financial health at least once per week, the same is true with only 42 percent of women. Yet, the same survey found that women are more likely than men to [...]

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The Secret to Being Fit For Life: Muscle Memory

Five weeks and five days after giving birth, and a full nine months since running a single step, WH's Lesley Rotchford, 34, laced up her sneaks and banged out five miles. Her muscles groaned a bit from the abrupt reentry, but with 20 years of distance running under their belt, they remembered just what to do.

It's a phenomenon aptly called muscle memory. Simply put, when you teach your body how to do something?ride a bike, surf, strike some yoga poses, run a few miles?it creates a physiological blueprint. So even if you take some time off, you'll get back to where you were faster than it took you to learn the exercise in the first place. "Muscle memory stems from your body's learning not just how to perform a task, but also how to break down muscle tissue and then repair and rebuild it," explains William Kraemer, Ph.D., a professor in the department of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut at Storrs. "That physiological knowledge lets you come back from injury, surgery, and even pregnancy faster, easier, and often better than before," he says.

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Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/fit-for-life

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Easy Healthy Recipes

We've put together 40 recipes that use 10 main ingredients. Meals just got a whole lot easier!

These foods are easy to find: just about every grocery store keeps them on hand all year long; they're easy to use--in fact, they're as close to ready-to-eat as you can get without ordering takeout; and they're easy to love because they taste delicious together.

The best part? You can print the entire list to take wherever you go.

Learn more about the list.

Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/nutrition/easy-healthy-recipes

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Violet Love Headband Giveaway

I recently had the privilege of being given an amazing pair of leggings and headband from Violet Love. As soon as I opened the package and felt them I was super excited to try everything on. First off, the leggings are so breathable and soft. Almost silk like! And the headband is the same. I [...]

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Velocity of Movement and Muscle Fiber Type in Weight Training

The standard theory of 'power training' in the weights and resistance training realm is that lighter loads at higher velocity produce muscle fiber types (2 and 2A) that are optimized for speed and power rather than outright strength, for which heavier loads and slower exercise movement velocities are deemed to be best. I've written about power training here.

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New Exercise Equipment: Suspension Training

Working from home you would think it’s easy to get to the gym on workout days… but it’s not. Well, not for Dan at least. I jump at the opportunity to get away from the computer for a short sweat session out of the house, however Dan is a hardcore worker and sometimes getting his [...]

Source: http://www.liftingrevolution.com/new-exercise-equipment-suspension-training/

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Crazy Busy Weekend Recap

This weekend was incredibly busy but incredibly fun! Made a ton of great memories with friends and really just let loose! A friend of ours was getting married so starting Thursday we had some friends come from out of town… well, I had to teach boot camps early Friday morning so I let Dan have [...]

Source: http://www.liftingrevolution.com/crazy-busy-weekend-recap/

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New Exercise Equipment: Suspension Training

Working from home you would think it’s easy to get to the gym on workout days… but it’s not. Well, not for Dan at least. I jump at the opportunity to get away from the computer for a short sweat session out of the house, however Dan is a hardcore worker and sometimes getting his [...]

Source: http://www.liftingrevolution.com/new-exercise-equipment-suspension-training/

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Velocity of Movement and Muscle Fiber Type in Weight Training

The standard theory of 'power training' in the weights and resistance training realm is that lighter loads at higher velocity produce muscle fiber types (2 and 2A) that are optimized for speed and power rather than outright strength, for which heavier loads and slower exercise movement velocities are deemed to be best. I've written about power training here.

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5 Ways New Yorkers Stay Healthy (My first-ever girl?s trip!)

Broadway! Times Square! Greenwich Village! The World Trade Center (ish)! Best cheesecake ever! A dead rat the size of a cat!! This weekend was a whirlwind and thanks to a flight delayed by bad weather (seriously, after everything this country has been through this past year with crazy snow, wind and heat you decide to delay a flight because of a little rain?!) I didn’t get home until the wee hours of this morning. So today I’m resting and trying to unpack with a child permanently attached to each limb. Nice: They miss me when I’m gone! Not-as-nice: They’ll never [...]

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Recovering From an Injury: Do it the Smart Way

Leaping like a gazelle one moment and hobbling like a peg leg sailor the next. How do you recover from an injury and get back on the field? I have 5 tips to get you there.

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If I Could Eat Anything?

If I was given a golden card to be able to eat whatever diet I wanted and not have to worry about any negative side affects from my body (no weight gain, cholesterol issues, risk of diabetes, heart disease, etc, etc) what would my diet look like? To be honest a lot of it would [...]

Source: http://www.liftingrevolution.com/if-i-could-eat-anything/

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Blood, Sex and a C-Section [Mixed Martial Arts Experiment Update & Videos!]

Oh well if I can have a rainbow mowhawk and a fancy nickname like Dan the Outlaw Hardy, I’m sold!   Tapout. It’s not just a clothing and equipment line for Mixed Martial Arts practitioners and their ring girls,it’s also the password into the very serious, highly entertaining and slightly strange sub-culture of MMA. What, you thought MMA was just a sport? So did I until I started this Experiment. True, other Experiments I have done have had significant devoted and vocal fan bases (holla Crossfitters!) but nothing has ever come close to matching MMA. These people need their own [...]

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Relationship Advice: What's Your Attachment Style?

Research on how we form and behave in relationships (called attachment theory) shows that pretty much everyone falls into one of three categories: anxious, avoidant, or secure. Here's the breakdown: About 20 percent of people are anxious, roughly 25 percent fall into the avoidant camp, and the remainder are considered secure, according to a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Life experiences and genes play a role in how you form love connections, but your romantic MO mostly stems from your childhood (shocker, right?). The way you learned to bond with your parents as a baby follows you into adulthood, affecting your romantic relationships, which, in turn, continue to shape your attachment style. Identifying your style (and his) provides you some of the best relationship advice for women: It tells you how to move into the secure group?and if you're already there, realizing it can help you make your relationship even stronger.

Anxious

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Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/sex-and-relationships/good-relationships-0

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Gallic Acid Explained

Are you a fan of walnuts? If not you could be missing out on the many benefits of gallic acid...

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Birth Control: Your Rights, Right Now

Q: Health-care reform is under fire. What are some significant changes women will see if the new policies stick?
As complicated and imperfect as the process was, it was the biggest increase in health-care coverage for women and their families that they will ever see in their lifetimes. It is historic. Getting rid of insurance bias for preexisting conditions is huge. Being a victim of domestic violence, having a cesarean section, or being pregnant are no longer reasons to deny someone insurance coverage, and in the past they have been.

Q: What will the impact be on a woman's basic health-care needs?
It will be tremendous. One of the most exciting things is that under the women's healthcare amendment put forth by Senator Barbara Mikulski, further preventive care will be available without co-pay; the Department of Health and Human Services is now deciding what this will include. Lots will be covered under this, including mammograms.

Q: Will birth control be covered without co-pay?

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Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/health-reform-law

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8/9 Workout: Crossfit + Cardio

Today’s CrossFit workout includes 5 sets of 3 overhead squats. I’ve never actually done overhead squats so I’m kind of excited! I have no idea how much I can squat with weight over my head but we’ll see I suppose! CrossFit Workout Overhead Squat: 5 sets of 3 reps; 35# I COMPLETELY underestimated overhead squats! [...]

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Get Perfect Hair: Curly Vs Straight

Curly
Hair M.O.
Turns out, guys love curvy bodies and curvy hair. "Men often see curls as more feminine and perhaps sexier," says Rose Weitz, Ph.D., a sociologist at Arizona State University who studies perceptions of women's hair.

What's more, Allison Woodruff, a stylist at Marie Robinson Salon in New York City, says she's noticed that her clients with curly hair tend to be more self-accepting and laid back. She adds that curls flatter most face shapes (except for round, because the roundness of the curls plays up the roundness of the face) and can act like an instant face-lift, drawing attention away from wrinkles.

Texture Traits
Curly girls are prone to dryness because the hair shaft is lifted and open instead of lying flat. This means strands have less protection from damage and lose moisture easily.

Curly Cues

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Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/beauty-and-style/beautiful-hair-tips

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Whirlwind Of A Weekend

The Pretty One of the ways I handled my anxiety and stress of the weekend (read below to see what happened) was with a kick ass workout yesterday. I pushed hard and today my body is sore from shoulders to my feet! It feels great. Here was my workout: Triset: Do each of these back [...]

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?The Super-Tough Workout? Playlist

Pair this with WH's "Super Tough Workout"--or your own workout.

In da Club 50 Cent

Hey Ya! OutKast

Let's Get Retarded Black Eyed Peas

Speed of Sound Coldplay

Mr. Brightside The Killers

Rock Your Body Justin Timberlake

Technologic (Radio Edit) Daft Punk

Intergalactic Beastie Boys

E-Pro Beck

Have an awesome playlist? Send it to us at
playlists@womenshealthmag.com.

Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/workout-playlists-1

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Episode 11: The Art of Weight Lifting Fitness & Nutrition Show

Here is the latest episode of the Art of Weight Lifting’s Fitness and Nutrition Show. Like every week, it’s a great show filled with useful info that you can bring into your own fit life. In this week’s episode: Why are you sore the next day? Is soreness a requirement of progress? The truth about [...]

Source: http://www.liftingrevolution.com/episode-11-the-art-of-weight-lifting-fitness-nutrition-show/

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Thermos� Under Armour Vacuum Insulated Hydration Bottle [Review]

Disclosure: A sample Thermos® Under Armour hydration bottle was sent to me for review, however, I am under no obligation to provide a positive review. The following is my personal opinion. It is rare that I leave the house without a bottle of water in hand. I have a couple of Nalgene bottles that I [...]

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Article: Lose That Fat Wisely

Never attempt to by pass any meals, because this merely will make your body retain fats for energy vs. losing the fat. Many people believe it is bad to eat after 6 p.m., but it's not really horrible if you’re smart about it.

Source: http://www.fitness.com/articles/1116/lose_that_fat_wisely.php

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Print It: No Equipment Workout

Get a total-body workout, totally sans gear. This is a great home workout--no gym necessary! Do these body-weight moves twice a week, completing the recommended sets and reps with perfect form.

The best part? With this easy printable list, you can get fitness expert-certified sweat on for free. Learn more about the workout or get the printable version now.

Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/body-workouts-without-the-weights

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The Young Company at Stoneham Theatre Announces Fall 2011 Classes

Source: http://stoneham.patch.com/articles/the-young-company-at-stoneham-theatre-announces-fall-2011-classes

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8/11 CrossFit Workout: 400 Meter Run + Deadlifts; Repeat.

My stick people drawings are back! I like to include photos with my blog posts but it’s always hard to find something that works for my workouts so maybe I’ll just keep these stick people comin’. CrossFit Workout I love the workouts that include running and strength training at a high intensity level! Today’s CrossFit [...]

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Wear Super-Bright Makeup

Cheeks
Bright blush can perk up your face. Using a large powder brush (not a blush brush), dust a hot-pink hue over the apples of your cheeks and your nose; try Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in Amused, $25, sephora.com. "A powder brush will disperse the color so that most of it sits on your apples and the rest just sinks into your skin so it looks like a natural flush," says makeup artist Emily Kate Warren.

If your skin is dry, opt for a cream blush instead; try YSL Creme de Blush in #5, $38, yslbeauty us.com. Use a damp cosmetic sponge to blend the cream right onto the apples of your cheeks.

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Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/beauty-and-style/new-makeup

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If I Could Eat Anything?

If I was given a golden card to be able to eat whatever diet I wanted and not have to worry about any negative side affects from my body (no weight gain, cholesterol issues, risk of diabetes, heart disease, etc, etc) what would my diet look like? To be honest a lot of it would [...]

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Fit Tip: Breathing Athletes

Breathing deeply while exercising results in a 1-2% increase in edge among most athletes

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Crazy Busy Weekend Recap

This weekend was incredibly busy but incredibly fun! Made a ton of great memories with friends and really just let loose! A friend of ours was getting married so starting Thursday we had some friends come from out of town… well, I had to teach boot camps early Friday morning so I let Dan have [...]

Source: http://www.liftingrevolution.com/crazy-busy-weekend-recap/

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5 Juicy Relationship Questions For Stephen Moyer

1 What's the best piece of relationship advice you've ever been given?

It has taken me years to realize this, but it's far better if you tell the truth right at the beginning. Don't try to say what you think someone wants to hear. My missus [Anna Paquin] shoots from the hip. The cleaner and simpler it is, the better.

2 Finish this sentence: I could never be with a woman who...

Didn't like boxing. Our trainer jokes about putting Anna into a fight, but he knows full well if he goes too far with the jokes she'll just take him up on it. I'm a big fan of boxing, and she loves it too.

3 What's your most alpha quality?

Protecting the herd, probably. I'm not a very violent dude, and if something can be settled without any physicality, I'm always in favor of that. But if somebody comes near my kids, the atavistic crazy lion comes out.

4 Your girliest quality?

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Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/sex-and-relationships/stephen-moyer

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Recipe: Mixed Peppercorn Beef Tenderloin with Shallot-Port Reduction

A balance of deep flavor and sweetness that makes this dish perfect to go with your mashed potatoes or boiled rice!

BEEF:
1 (2-pound) beef tenderloin, trimmed
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons cracked mixed peppercorns
Cooking spray

REDUCTION:
2 cups ruby port or other sweet red wine
1 1/2 cups fat-free, less-sodium beef broth
1/4 cup finely chopped shallots
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 sprigs fresh parsley
1 sprig fresh thyme
1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

Source: http://www.fitness.com/recipes/756/mixed_peppercorn_beef_tenderloin_with_shallot_port_reduction.php

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Exercise: Triceps and Shoulders with Exercise Band

Sit upright on a stability ball, stool, or chair. With your elbows at the same height as your shoulders, you should feel that there is slight tension on the exercise band.

Without letting your elbows drop down, straighten your arms. Your elbows and hands should be at shoulder height at the end of the movement.

With control, bend your elbows and return to the start position.

Repeat 10-12 times, rest, then repeat the exercise.

Source: http://www.fitness.com/exercises/461/triceps_and_shoulders_with_exercise_band.php

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The New Beach-Ready Body Workout Plan

Stoke your metabolism and get hot-body results in just 4 weeks. Fast-paced circuits make it possible: By moving quickly from one strength exercise to the next, and constantly working different muscle groups, you?ll burn calories and build muscle like crazy.
You'll work out 5 days a week?alternating between fast-paced strength circuits and cardio intervals.

On days 1, 3, and 5 you?ll focus on strength: Perform one set of the first exercise and then quickly move on to the next one until you?ve completed one set of all five strength exercises. That?s one circuit. Rest for one minute, and repeat. You?ll complete the circuit three times.

On days 2 and 4 you'll focus on cardio: Complete the 20-minute cardio interval using high-intensity bursts to push your body to the max in the shortest amount of time.

Sign up for the WH Personal Trainer Beach-Ready Body Workout and track your way to a hotter bod!

Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/beach-body

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Tone up Anytime, Anywhere

These no-gym-required fat burners?paired in supersets (two moves done back-to-back without resting in between)?will get you into killer condition fast.

What to Expect You'll do this total-body routine on three nonconsecutive days a week: Start with move 1 and do as many reps as you can in 60 seconds. Then do move 2 (the second part of the superset)?again, as many reps as you can do in 60 seconds. Move on to move 3 and continue this pattern until you've finished all eight moves. That's one circuit. Rest for a minute or two (or challenge yourself by taking a shorter break), then repeat for a total of two or three circuits.

You can read through the workout online, or, better yet, download a printable version to take with you (below)!

Source: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/at-home-workout

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8 Excellent Flavone Health Benefits

Learn all about the power of herbs with these flavone health benefits...

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