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When Mom Friends Fight, What Happens to Play Dates?

In grade school, we experienced the extreme highs and lows of friendship, and probably broke up with at least one friend as a result. Friend break-ups are tough at any age, and are certainly not exclusive to our school years. But how do you handle a friend break-up between two parents whose kids are friends?

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Lady Gaga’s Hip Labral Tear: Are You at Risk for One?

Lady Gagas tour operators, Live Nation, announced February 14, 2013 that she would be cancelling the remainder of her tour due to a hip injury. As a physical therapist for womens health, this headline immediately got my attention. And because hip labral injury diagnosis is on the increase, you should be interested too.

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3 Quick Tips For Healthy, Hydrated Hair

3 quick tips for hydrated, healthy looking hair 1. Get a healthy trim Remove the ends of summer with a trim or cut Avoid split ends with sealing products like End Doctor by Evo 2. Color your hair with warm, rich tones Enrich and condition with a tint or gloss that smoothes and restores Maintain color intensity with a color preserving product like Uspa Wheat grass shampoo and conditioner 3. Eat a nutrient rich diet

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Sweet & Sassy: The Sugar Mommas Give You Recipes With A Story

Kimberly Reiner and Jenna Sanz-Agero have traveled the country to find Americas best sugary recipes, and the stories behind them, for their new book, “Sugar, Sugar: Every Recipe Has A Story.” Known as the “Sugar Mommas,” these two are an unlikely pair: Reiner is a fudge queen, while Sanz-Agero is a bona-fide rock star (she’s the lead singer of the female rock group Vixen). But these self-proclaimed “sugar floozies” share a love for baking, tasting and sharing sweet treats!

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A Playdate Hangover

Before I had my daughter, I remember cringing every time I heard a parent say the word playdate. Like silent birth and attachment parenting, it sounded a little too new-wave and high maintenance. When I was growing up, silent births happened when a woman screamed so loudly she lost her voice, and attachment parenting was more aptly named you cant say No to your child. Likewise, we never had playdates. When the neighbor kids knocked on the door, Mom didnt offer them handmade cupcakes on coordinating napkins. In fact, they werent even allowed inside.