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• 'How Bodybuilding Competitions Gave Me More Confidence Than I've Ever Had In My Life'

  05-12-2017 23:57
  Ariella Grinberg traded cardio for weights and gained more than a ridiculous six pack.
  
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• These Dinner Ideas Prove The Whole30 Can Actually Be Easy

  05-12-2017 23:30
  You'll be eating clean in (almost) no time.
  
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• John Mayer Was Just Hospitalized For Emergency Surgery

  05-12-2017 23:30
  5 percent of the population develops the condition that sent him to the ER.
  
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• Your Guide To Making Anal Sex Feel Way More Enjoyable

  05-12-2017 23:24
  Did you know "anal training" is a thing?
  
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• 5 Lipstick Ingredients That Vegans Might Find Seriously Offensive

  05-12-2017 23:22
  Two words: sheep grease.
  
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• The Consequences Of Spanking Your Child Might Be More Severe Than You Ever Imagined

  05-12-2017 22:57
  Do these findings shock you—or not?
  
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• These Mocktails Are So Good, You Won't Be Mad They're Booze-Free

  05-12-2017 22:28
  Save this for your Dry January.
  
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• 9 Hilarious Ugly Christmas Sweaters You Can Get For Under $30 Today

  05-12-2017 22:28
  From purr-fect cats to reindeer poop, Amazon has some excellent tacky sweaters on sale.
  
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• Your Day-To-Day Guide To Crushing The Whole30 If You're Trying To Lose Weight

  05-12-2017 22:27
  Following the notorious difficult diet just got easier.
  
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• This year's flu set to be one of the worst ever

  05-12-2017 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US will be hit by the H3N2 flu strain this year - the same strain responsible for the biggest outbreaks in recent history and the one that has just wreaked havoc in Australia.
  
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• 5 Signs That Your Glutes Are Weak As Hell

  05-12-2017 21:49
  Weak glutes can affect your entire body.
  
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• Should You See A Doctor For That Sharp Stomach Pain?

  05-12-2017 21:19
  We break it down for you.
  
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• The White Noise Machine That Cured My Insomnia Is On Sale

  05-12-2017 20:36
  The LectroFan lulls me to sleep every single night.
  
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• Sober and living a happy alcohol-free life | Letters

  05-12-2017 20:23
  The decision to not drink is a personal one and one we take fully aware of the benefits and pitfalls, writes Annie Dehaney-Steven, who has been sober for a yearFor those of us who have attained our majority and are reasonably healthy, the decision to not drink is a personal one and one we take fully aware of the benefits and pitfalls. Zoe Williams (Fit in my 40s, 2 December), presumably, isn’t being forced to stop drinking and, her tone suggests, doesn’t intend to, so why did she bot
  
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• How to Tell If You’re an Empath—Plus 3 Self-Care Habits You Need If You Are

  05-12-2017 19:40
  
  [brightcove:5377920560001 default]If you’ve ever felt happy for a newly promoted BFF or sad for a loved one who suffered a loss, you’ve been empathetic. But some people, called empaths, really feel those emotions. “Being empathetic is when your heart goes out to somebody when they feel joy or sadness,” explains Judith Orloff, MD, psychiatrist and author of The Empath’s Survival Guide. “But being an empath means you can actually feel their happin
  
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• Rape survivor describes agony of labor

  05-12-2017 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's not uncommon to feel pressured into procedures that you don't want. Rebecca Grant of Mosaic reports on the harrowing case of Kimberly Turbin, of Los Angeles, whose perineum was forcibly cut.
  
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• Eating small meals can resist the brain's urge to overeat

  05-12-2017 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania analyzed brain scans to understand why we get so excited when we see food come out at a restaurant and so disappointed when it goes to someone else.
  
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• Radical diet can reverse type 2 diabetes, new study shows

  05-12-2017 18:12
  Low-calorie diet caused remission in 90% of trial patients who lost 15kg or more, even those who had been diabetic for six years, say researchersA radical low-calorie diet can reverse type 2 diabetes, even six years into the disease, a new study has found.The number of cases of type 2 diabetes is soaring, related to the obesity epidemic. Fat accumulated in the abdomen prevents the proper function of the pancreas. It can lead to serious and life-threatening complications, including blindness and
  
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• 7 People Share What It's Really Like To Have A Threesome

  05-12-2017 18:00
  Is three a crowd?
  
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• Why you should help children with their homework

  05-12-2017 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US scientists found helping children with their homework can stop them from attempting suicide. And a Brazilian study found keeping tabs on children protects them from taking drugs.
  
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• Grow your own: the race to create body parts in the lab

  05-12-2017 17:59
  From replacement skin to entire new organs, regenerative medicine is finally leaving its early scandals – and the controversial ‘earmouse’ – behind. Could it one day provide a cure for birth defects, blindness and diabetes?
  Two years ago, Hassan’s father was faced with questions that he had no good answers for. “Why do I have this disease?” his seven-year-old son asked him. “Why do I have to live this life?”Hassan was born with a rare genetic
  
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• Weight Watchers Just Added Hundreds Of New 'Zero-Point' Foods And Fans Are Seriously Concerned

  05-12-2017 17:39
  Is this really a good thing?
  
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• Here's Why People Are Flipping Out Over This Photo Kim Kardashian Posted

  05-12-2017 17:30
  What do you think?
  
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• Women are naturally fitter than men, reveals study

  05-12-2017 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Waterloo in Ontario found females process oxygen 30 percent more efficiently than their male counterparts, which is a measure of oxygen and reduced muscle fatigue.
  
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• Chicago man pops a spot using a woodworking blade

  05-12-2017 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unidentified patient, believed to be from Chicago, caught blastomycosis from using his woodworking blade. The case was published in the Journal of Emergency Medicine.
  
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• Lab-grown ovaries could replace drugs for menopausal women

  05-12-2017 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research in rats by Wake Forest in North Carolina found bioengineering artificial ovaries could provide a safer and more natural hormone replacement therapy for women.
  
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• Trump's super sperm: Ivana got pregnant 3 times with IUD

  05-12-2017 16:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  First wife Ivana had Ivanka, Donald Jr and Eric with the US President. The revelation – made in her memoir Raising Trump – has baffled medics as the method is more than 99.9% effective.
  
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• 6 Natural Mascaras That Will Make Your Lashes Look Ah-Freaking-Mazing

  05-12-2017 15:56
  Yes, they actually work.
  
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• Exercise changes gut bacteria and may prevent bowel cancer

  05-12-2017 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Illinois found previously inactive people who exercise for at least 30 minutes a day three times a week experience increased levels of gut bacteria.
  
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• Is Christmas binge drinking ageing you?

  05-12-2017 15:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the CACI Intertaional anti-ageing clinic have analysed studies on the effect of increased alcohol consumption on the skin to reveal the real toll a heavy night out takes.
  
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• Why some people can hear this silent gif

  05-12-2017 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Why are some people able to hear this gif even though it is silent?
  
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• Nappy sacks 'should carry death warnings'

  05-12-2017 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Retailers urged to put warning signs on packs after reports of 17 infant deaths.
  
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• Overuse of antibiotics in farming is a major new threat to human health, says UN

  05-12-2017 14:57
  Antibiotics that has spilled from farms into the natural environment may be a bigger factor in spreading resistance to life-saving drugs than previously thought, report saysThe overuse of antibiotics in farming has been highlighted as one of the biggest emerging threats to human health, spreading resistance to vital drugs and endangering millions of lives.Antibiotics used on farms can spill over into the surrounding environment, for instance through water run-off and slurry, according to a repor
  
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• How I beat type 2 diabetes with a liquid diet

  05-12-2017 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Isobel took part in an intensive weight loss programme to reverse her type 2 diabetes
  
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• 'I beat type 2 diabetes with 200-calorie drinks'

  05-12-2017 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Isobel was one of 300 people on a trial that reversed type 2 in nearly half of patients.
  
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• A low calorie diet reversed diabetes in half of patients

  05-12-2017 14:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eating between 825 and 850 calories a day for three to five months put the disease into remission in almost half of patients in a new study led by Newcastle University scientists.
  
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• Cycle of pain

  05-12-2017 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The pain of endometriosis has plagued Carrie-Mae Macmillan for most of her life.
  
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• UK hospices warned against joint venture with undertaker tycoon

  05-12-2017 13:45
  Initiative encourages hospices to offer low-cost funerals in venture with firm run by author of How to Become Dead RichHospices for the dying have been warned against a controversial scheme encouraging them to branch into the funeral business with an undertaker turned tycoon who wrote the book How to Become Dead Rich.Hospice Funerals is a joint venture between St Margaret’s hospice in Taunton and Memoria. The firm’s chief executive is Howard Hodgson, whose book charted how he became
  
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• Study reveals why 10-year-olds consume energy drinks

  05-12-2017 13:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Newcastle University found parents coerce their children into having energy drinks in exchange for good behaviour. Such beverages have been linked to insomnia.
  
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• Smoking ban across the UK made us happy

  05-12-2017 13:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The law came into force in the UK between 2006 and 2007 and made it illegal for people to smoke in enclosed public spaces. It was dubbed the 'most important public health reform in generations'.
  
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• One in five patients regularly misses GP appointments

  05-12-2017 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Missed GP appointments cost the NHS time and money and a study reveals the extent of the problem.
  
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• Almost 9m US children set to lose healthcare coverage

  05-12-2017 12:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Children's Health Insurance Program, which gives low-cost healthcare to nine million children, is quickly running out of money, leaving families in many states to face an uncertain future.
  
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• Jo Whiley reveals how she has been diagnosed with tinnitus

  05-12-2017 12:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British broadcaster Jo Whiley, 52, admitted that when 'you’re young you think you’re immortal', adding that risks to fans of exposure to loud music weren't known back in the day.
  
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• Why do I need a reliever inhaler more often than before?

  05-12-2017 11:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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• Sri Lankan bowler vomits in Delhi cricket match due to polluted air

  05-12-2017 11:32
  Bowlers Suranga Lakmal and Lahiru Gamage are forced to take a break as harmful pollutants reach 12 times WHO safe limit A Sri Lankan player vomited on the field and was escorted off the ground as heavily polluted air continued to plague an international cricket test match in Delhi.Fast bowler Suranga Lakmal was seen doubled over and retching on Tuesday afternoon as levels of the most harmful pollutants hovered at about 300 in parts of the Indian capital – 12 times the World Health Organisa
  
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• Gorillas spontaneously clean their food before eating it

  05-12-2017 11:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers, led by the University of Birmingham, saw the behaviour in captive gorillas – suggesting that food cleaning is a behaviour that appears spontaneously.
  
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• Heart transplants could be discarded 'within 10 years'

  05-12-2017 10:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Stephen Westaby, of Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital, thinks surgeons should begin to use artificial pumps and stem cell therapy instead. He believes it would make a good alternative.
  
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• Google could increase the risk of dementia

  05-12-2017 10:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A professor from the University of St Andrews adds people are performing a dementia 'experiment' on themselves as they rely on the internet for information rather than using their brains.
  
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• Using Google over our brains could cause dementia

  05-12-2017 10:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A professor from the University of St Andrews adds people are performing a dementia 'experiment' on themselves as they rely on the internet for information rather than using their brains.
  
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• Blackpool woman who couldn't sit down for 10 years

  05-12-2017 10:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nicola Fletcher, 36, from Blackpool, started developing the sores when she was just 19 as a result of Crohn's disease, a condition which causes inflammation of the digestive system or gut.
  
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