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Making Healthier Meals During Pregnancy

One of the most pressing issues for pregnant women today is diet and nutrition. With the availability of pre-processed foods and fast-food restaurants, its easy to unconsciously do harm to oneself by making poor food choices.

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Diet Guidelines for Acid Reflux

Acid reflux is when stomach acid flows back into your esophagus, occasionally all the way up to the back of your throat. It’s painful and can interfere with your life. Fortunately, simple lifestyle changes may help to relieve your acid reflux. While there is no one method that works for all reflux sufferers, you can experiment with the basic diet guidelines to find what works for you.

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The Importance of Family Dinners

If your family is like most, your days are filled with chaos. Everyone is constantly running around in opposite directions for school, work, errands, extra-curricular activities, you name it. You may live in the same house, but oftentimes its almost impossible to get everyone in the same place to just spend some time together. The solution? Sitting down to eat dinner together at least a few times a week. Everyone has to eat and evening time is usually the best chance to get everyone to slow down and reconnect after long days before heading off to sleep.

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Weight Gain Diet for Women

While being overweight can increase your risk of developing health problems, many women don’t realize that being significantly underweight can disrupt your menstrual cycle, put you at risk for osteoporosis and may indicate that you aren’t getting enough of the vitamins and minerals your body needs to ward off disease. The key to reaching a healthy weight is to maintain a weight gain diet that focuses on slow and steady caloric increases through nutritious, calorie-dense foods.