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Oh My Bod! (OMB)

OMB! Summer usually marks the time for crazy trendy diets, stressed out bikini hopefuls, and moms desperate to shed some lbs to get ready for sexy summer attire. I like to stay in shape all year and I do it by maintaining a healthy life style. Trust me its much easier to stay out of trouble than to get out of trouble, lol!This past month has been different and I must admit, extra challenging.

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Vitamins for Perimenopausal Women

Most women spend several years in a transitional stage before menopause called perimenopause. During this transitional time, their bodies move from having regular monthly periods to no longer having cycles, thereby, becoming infertile. Maintaining health during this transitional period helps your body adjust to the changes. Getting enough of certain vitamins through nutrition in foods or supplements will keep your body strong, while reducing perimenopause symptoms.

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Diets to Use While Trying to Get Pregnant

For many women, getting pregnant isn’t as easy as just doing the deed. According to the Center for Human Reproduction, 20 to 30 percent of all infertility cases are a result of problems with egg maturation or its release from the ovaries each month, a condition called ovulatory infertility. The Nurses’ Health Study, a long-term research project following 18,000 women trying to get pregnant, shed some light on the relationship between diet and conception, proving that good nutrition is key.

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Daily Diet Plan to Lose Weight

Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight makes you look and feel better, and you will probably be in better health as well. Knowing this and making it happen are not always the same, though. Losing weight can be difficult, especially with all the fad diets on the market that often do not work, according to the HelpGuide website. Just because you may have tried to lose weight in the past and were unsuccessful doesn’t mean you should give up. A daily diet plan can be the answer.

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Diet in Pregnancy What to Avoid

A healthy diet during pregnancy is essential to your baby’s growth and development. Your body metabolizes the foods you eat and passes along beneficial vitamins and minerals to him. But due to changes in the way your body synthesizes food and circulates nutrients during pregnancy, you and your baby are more susceptible to the harmful effects of chemicals in foods and food-borne illness.