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How Divorce Affects Your Sleep

Sleep is one of our most precious resources. It is vital to our health and well-being. Just as we need food for energy, we need sleep to relax and recharge. During sleep the body renews its energy, releases growth hormones, and heals itself. In times of extreme stress sleep is one of the first things to become disrupted. There are two types of disruption: excessive sleeping and lack of sleep. It is not uncommon to experience both of them in the same period of time and even alternate between not being able to sleep and sleeping what seems like all the time.

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Why Does Smoking Affect Your Eggs?

Study after study has shown the adverse effects that cigarette smoking has on a woman’s reproductive system. Especially at risk are the fragile egg cells inside a woman’s ovaries known as oocytes. The chemicals found in cigarette smoke can mutate the DNA of these egg cells, leading to reproductive and fertility problems. Besides nicotine, a highly addictive chemical, cigarette smoke contains a number of other dangerous and poisonous chemicals, such as carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, cyanide and arsenic.

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Symptoms of a Yeast Infection During Pregnancy

According to the American Pregnancy Association, yeast infections occur from an overgrowth of yeast, resulting from an imbalance of acid and yeast within the vagina. Antibiotics, high blood sugar, vaginal intercourse, douching and semen all contribute to this imbalance. A yeast infection during pregnancy is common, especially with increased hormonal changes during the second trimester. Although yeast infections have no adverse affects on a pregnancy, they are more difficult to control and uncomfortable at this time.

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Natural Morning Sickness Remedy

Many pregnant women do not want to take any medications while pregnant. Fortunately, in addition to pharmaceutical treatments for morning sickness, natural remedies can be used to treat morning sickness symptoms. Many of the most commonly used and effective treatments for morning sickness are natural ones. This is empowering news for women who prefer natural remedies over pharmaceutical treatments for addressing the symptoms of morning sickness.

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Comparison on Rx Diet Pills

When combined with diet and exercise, prescription diet pills can help you lose more weight in the first year than you would lose by using diet and exercise alone, according to the Mayo Clinic. If you have a great deal of weight to lose–and typically have more than a body mass index (BMI) rating of 30–weight loss medication may be for you. Understanding the differences between the various types of medications can help you choose which one you want to discuss with your physician.