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• The sex diet: Why nutrition really does affect your libido

  27-12-2017 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nutritionist Sarah Flower reveals her top tips on what foods you can consume to help turn you on and what foods to avoid to prevent turning off.
  
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• The healing power of baking

  27-12-2017 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Julie Jones, 40, began baking with her mother Joyce Armstrong, 74, four years after Joyce was diagnosed with dementia. Julie has since written a book filled with family recipes.
  
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• This Is What 1,200 Calories Looks Like On A Vegan Diet

  27-12-2017 22:30
  No surprise, tons of vegetables are involved.
  
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• This Is Why People Kiss On New Year's Eve

  27-12-2017 22:11
  Thank the Romans and their orgies.
  
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• The 4 Phrases Happy Couples Use To Squash Fights Before They Start

  27-12-2017 21:30
  The key to a better bond is knowing exactly what to say.
  
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• What's new in health world and how to start the year right

  27-12-2017 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking to FEMAIL, Sydney-based dietitian, Belinda Reynolds , revealed what we can expect to see more of in the next twelve months in the wellness world.
  
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• Girl who lost all her limbs to meningitis goes skating

  27-12-2017 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. Harmonie-Rose Allen skated on a synthetic ice rink with her family at the Avon Valley Adventure and Wildlife Park in Keynsham, Somerset.
  
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• If Your New Year's Resolution Is To Lose Weight, Pause And Read This First

  27-12-2017 20:30
  Go "weight-less" in 2018.
  
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• Marijuana use has nearly doubled among pregnant women

  27-12-2017 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As of 2016, seven percent of pregnant California women in a Kaiser Permanente study used marijuana, and with it becoming recreationally legal in 2018, the numbers will likely rise.
  
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• New year diet plan: Would YOU try these NINE health food trends set to be BIG for 2018?

  27-12-2017 20:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  NEW YEAR will see a wave of new health trends thrust upon us. From prebiotics to birch water, these nine should be on your radar.
  
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• Home STI tests doubles screening in young people

  27-12-2017 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study, involving 2,072 young people in south London, found that half of those who got 'e-STI tested' went on to get a check up, whereas only a quarter of those who went to a clinic did.
  
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• Online STI kits double testing uptake in young people, study suggests

  27-12-2017 20:00
  Offering e-STI kits alongside existing sexual health services could improve testing rates, research indicates Offering young people testing kits for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) over the internet almost doubles testing uptake compared with inviting them to a clinic, research suggests.In 2016 alone there were more than 417,000 diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections in England, including gonorrhoea and chlamydia, with rates of STI diagnoses generally higher among young people. Whil
  
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• This Shocking News Might Make You Question The Supplements You've Been Taking

  27-12-2017 19:43
  A new study calls calcium and vitamin D pills into question.
  
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• Terminally ill Hengoed parents fundraise for daughters

  27-12-2017 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dawn Wilson, 35, from Hengoed, South Wales, suffers from an incurable tumour while the father of her two daughters, has Huntington disease, a degenerative brain condition.
  
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• The Texas sisters with childhood Alzheimer's

  27-12-2017 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Both Abby, three, and Belle, seven, have Niemann-Pick Type C1, a genetic disease where in time, children slowly regress until they can’t walk, eat, and dementia will set in before age 10.
  
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• The top snack food trends of 2018

  27-12-2017 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dietitian Abby Langer has shared her top snack food trends for 2018 after visiting the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo. Picks include coconut jerky and high-protein muffin cups.
  
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• Disruptions in the brain are responsible for baby blues

  27-12-2017 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from Taft University in Massachusetts showed that a protein in the brain affects a new mother's stress-response system leaving her susceptible to postpartum depression.
  
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• Prince Harry Just Shared Adorable Details About His Christmas With Meghan Markle

  27-12-2017 18:57
  He also revealed one MAJOR thing they still need to do before their wedding.
  
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• Considering the HCG Diet? Here's What You Need to Know

  27-12-2017 18:31
  Steer clear, needle-phobes.
  
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• Fat people 'are happier with themselves' say researchers

  27-12-2017 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The theory was gleaned from a study of Britain's largest genetic database, which found that people with a higher BMI were less likely to describe themselves as tense or nervous.
  
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• Boots criticised over failure to cut price of morning-after pill

  27-12-2017 17:50
  Pharmacy chain has reduced cost in less than 3% of stores despite promising to lower price nationwide after outcryFive months after Boots bowed to public pressure and promised to reduce the price of emergency contraception, it has made good on its promise in less than 3% of its stores. After weeks of controversy last summer over its stance on the price of its generic brand of emergency hormonal contraception (EHC), levonorgestrel – during which the pharmacy chain said it could not reduce t
  
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• London woman becomes oldest person ever to have chickenpox

  27-12-2017 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unnamed patient, who was treated at the Princess Royal University Hospital in London, had already battled the contagious bug as a child before contracting it again nine decades later.
  
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• The 9-Move Circuit Workout That Will Help You Torch Fat Fast

  27-12-2017 17:30
  Badass trainer Hannah Eden doesn't mess around.
  
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• Leaving your house everyday boosts your lifespan

  27-12-2017 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For 78 year olds who went out every day, they were a third more likely to reach 85 than those who went out once a week, found researchers at Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem.
  
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• 5 Women Share How They Lost Weight Without Cutting Carbs

  27-12-2017 17:23
  These women prove it IS possible.
  
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• Paul McKenna's guide to losing weight

  27-12-2017 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul McKenna believes he can help you lose weight while still eating what you want. Here, in his New Year - New You series exclusively with MailOnline he shares the techniques to put into effect now.
  
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• The sisters with childhood Alzheimer's

  27-12-2017 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Both Abby, three, and Belle, seven, have Niemann-Pick Type C1, a genetic disease where in time, children slowly regress until they can’t walk, eat, and dementia will set in before age 10.
  
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• Gym membership warning: Exercising too much could have THIS worrying effect

  27-12-2017 17:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  GYM memberships will be popular this January, but doing too much exercise could compromise your immune system and leave you at risk of colds and the flu.
  
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• People Are Freaking Out About What Kanye West Gave Kim Kardashian For Christmas

  27-12-2017 17:03
  Kanye took the term stocking stuffers literally.
  
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• New skin patch stimulates insulin production for diabetics

  27-12-2017 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'smart' patch delivers a natural substance extracted from brown algae only when needed. Its effectiveness has been proven after tests on mice, says the NIBIB in Maryland, US.
  
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• Antibiotics may not be solely to blame for drug-resistance

  27-12-2017 16:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Basel experts claim bacteria can also become resistant to drugs and become deadly superbugs by attacking their competitors and picking up their fragments of DNA.
  
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• The Devastating Reason Why Rihanna Is Urging People To #EndGunViolence

  27-12-2017 16:49
  This is tragic.
  
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• 5 Disgusting Things That Can Happen To Your Feet

  27-12-2017 16:43
  And what they're trying to tell you.
  
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• Pheramor dating app guarantees sexual chemistry

  27-12-2017 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The app, called Pheramor, looks at people's DNA and social media posts to pair them with potential partners and is set to launch in Houston in February.
  
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• Why your nostrils run when it's cold

  27-12-2017 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is extremely common – it happens to about 50-90% of people. You can lose more than a cup of fluid per day through your nose. David King from The University of Queensland, explains why.
  
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• 'I Couldn't Embrace Red Lipstick Until I Made This Major Life Change'

  27-12-2017 16:30
  "The problem was, a bold red lip was an announcement to all that you cared. That you were trying."
  
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• 5 yoga positions to help erectile dysfunction

  27-12-2017 16:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yoga is an effective alternative to medicine for ED sufferers, according to Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda and Hospital in Karnataka, India.
  
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• You'll Be Seeing More Body Types In Our Workout Stories—Here's Why

  27-12-2017 15:30
  Editor-in-chief Amy Keller Laird: "Why has fitness remained the holdout in the body diversity movement?"
  
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• Thai woman left with silicone implant between her eyes 

  27-12-2017 14:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unnamed woman, from Hat Yai in the south of the country, opted for a cheap rhinoplasty operation at a clinic that later refused to help her, local reports state.
  
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• Best superfood to detox: Drink five cups of THIS to get ‘the best’ detox

  27-12-2017 14:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  SUPERFOODS can help you to detox after overindulging during the festive period. Green tea has been hailed as the best detox superfood by a nutritionist, based on cost, health benefits and simplicity.
  
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• Flu symptoms between Christmas and New Year? THIS is why you get ill on holiday

  27-12-2017 13:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  FLU and cold symptoms often appear between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, and there is a scientific explanation.
  
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• Jessica Sepel swears by this unusual kitchen ingredient

  27-12-2017 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian nutritionist Jessica Sepel has revealed she's a firm believer in taking a natural approach when it comes to skin care. She reveals her secret go-to products, including cleansing herbs.
  
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• Healthista on tips slim women follow to avoid getting fat

  27-12-2017 13:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sue Peckham, co-creator of the 12 Weeks to Wow' Weight Loss Programmes who is based in Hampshire, claims naturally slim women trust themselves to eat intuitively.
  
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• Dr Nikki Goldstein on ways you can spice up your sex life

  27-12-2017 13:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian sexologist Dr Nikki Goldstein told FEMAIL her six top tips to help improve your sex life in the New Year.
  
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• Californian dermatologist pops a 'gross' cyst

  27-12-2017 13:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donning purple gloves, Dr Michael Lewis, a doctor based in Woodland Hills, California, tackled the unnamed patient's sebaceous cyst using an array of sharp surgical tools.
  
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• Dragons' Den battled breast cancer after having a baby

  27-12-2017 13:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Erika Nilsson-Humphrey, 38, who is originally from Sweden and now lives in London, was diagnosed with aggressive stage three breast cancer with a new baby and business.
  
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• How to get rid of a cold: Flu symptoms stopped by drinking tea and wine

  27-12-2017 12:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  FLU symptoms include a sore throat, persistent cough and a headache. But, drinking more tea and wine could help to combat the symptoms of severe flu, researchers have claimed.
  
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• Chesty cough? Dry cough? Why you should NEVER ignore a tickly throat

  27-12-2017 12:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  CHESTY, dry coughs could be due to a common cold, but they could also be a sign of something more serious, like lung cancer or heart failure.
  
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• Instagram star encourages other women to love their bodies

  27-12-2017 12:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Zealand-based social media star Riley Hemson, 21, is a health and fitness role model for thousands online. She recently shared a candid snap in a bid to promote greater body positivity.
  
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• Teen could be killed by a single knock in the playground

  27-12-2017 12:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lauren Stribling, from Wirral, Merseyside, suffers from Marfan syndrome which killed her aunt at 15. Bullies threatened to slap her even though a knock could trigger heart or lung problems.
  
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