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Weight Management

How Long Can You Go Without Lifting Weights & Not Lose Muscle?

The loss of muscle following a period of absence from training is referred to as detraining, according to the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Detraining effects occur when there is a significant reduction in the frequency, volume or duration of normal training.

Parenting

How to Treat a Groin Strain

Groin strains can refer to a number of types of injuries in one or more of a multitude of muscles on the inside of your upper leg or front of your hip. Sports Injury Bulletin explains that many of these muscles are responsible for hip adduction--moving your leg toward your body's center line.

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Parenting

Can Chest Congestion Cause an Infant to Lose Her Voice?

Your baby may not be able to speak yet, but as her parent, you are the expert on what her voice sounds like. If her cries and babbles begin to sound strained and raspy and you can hear gurgles and wetness in her chest, don't hesitate to call the pediatrician.

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Parenting

Brewers Yeast Safety & Breastfeeding

Brewer's yeast comes from a one-celled fungus and is a byproduct of beer making, though it can also be grown as a nutritional supplement. A good source of iron, chromium and selenium, brewer's yeast also contains several B vitamins, though not B-12.

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Food and Drink

16 Surprising Facts About Bananas

Bananas are one of America’s favorite fruits, with some 96 percent of consumers reporting buying bananas last year. In fact, on average, Americans eat more than 28 pounds of bananas per person, per year! That’s good news because bananas are nutrient-rich and offer other a wide variety of health benefits.

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Sports and Fitness

The Ultimate Back Strength Workout

In life, the best things for us are usually things we don't like: eating broccoli, flossing your teeth, and perhaps everyone’s least-favorite exercise — pull-ups.