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Basal Body Temperature Chart & the Signs of Pregnancy

A woman’s hormones cause her body’s basal temperature to fluctuate before and after ovulation. Charting a woman’s basal body temperature is an inexpensive method to predict a woman’s fertile times and has no side effects. Couples may use the basal body chart as a natural birth control method for religious reasons. Infertility specialist may often recommend this as part of infertility testing and, in some cases, the basal body temperature chart may be an early indicator that pregnancy has occurred.

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How to Lose Extra Skin

Whether your body’s extra skin is due to significant weight loss or the aging process, it can be discouraging to try and dress well and look your best. You might also feel like people are looking at you, noticing your extra skin. Any excess skin on the face, arms, neck, legs or stomach can be frustrating. You do have several treatment options.

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The Best Exercises to Help Lose Weight Fast

Weight loss is largely based on a calories in/calories out formula, where the more calories you burn, the faster you’ll lose weight, according to the Mayo Clinic. While that may be a rather simplistic explanation and the truth involves a bit more–such as your body composition and genetics–the best way to lose weight fast is to focus on exercises that burn a lot of calories in a short period of time. Sure, you can lose weight by walking or doing other simple exercises, but with high intensity exercises, you can choose to work out for shorter periods or burn more calories working out in the same amount of time.

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How to Prevent Pregnancy Stretchmarks

For many women, pregnancy stretch marks are a natural part of having children. Some doctors, like Marjorie Greenfield, M.D., the associate professor of Case School of Medicine’s Obstetrics and Gynecology, believe there is little you can do to prevent stretch marks, while others feel you can take some simple steps to help avoid them. While studies as of 2010 haven’t proven any method as 100 percent successful, many moms believe it’s worth trying to avoid stretch marks.

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The Best Light Therapy

Light therapy is used to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Seasonal affective disorder affects many people, causing depression, lethargy, anxiety and a difficulty processing information, according to the Mayo Clinic. SAD is treated with a combination of light therapy, medication and psychotherapy. Light therapy “boxes” can be purchased for home use to treat your symptoms, with the support of your therapist.