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Have you ever heard of vaginal prolapse? I hadn't either, until it happened to me. Here's my story.

Allison Henry

Allison Henry: My first pregnancy was totally normal and healthy and fine. When my daughter was 11-and-a-half months old, I…

Cheating rarely gets you ahead in life. But when it comes to dieting, it turns out that going off course occasionally can help you get into shape. In fact, research shows that a flexible approach to eating leads to more weight loss than an all-or-nothing strategy. We got leading nutrition…

Lately, we've seen quite a few TV commercials for unconventional (and sometimes questionable) beauty and weight-loss inventions: Bumpits. The Smooth Away hair removal system. Ab machines that claim to turn your jelly roll into a six pack by shocking you. Our new favorite has to be for the Hollywood Cookie Diet. In the commercial, Santa opens his robe to reveal ripped abs, courtesy of…cookies.

I don't know about you, but when I heard on the news that Kellogg's had slapped a claim on their Krispies cereal boxes that it "now helps support your child's IMMUNITY," I turned up the volume. Really? Boosting immunity with Cocoa Krispies and Frosted Krispies? Needless to say, at breakfast tomorrow, I won't be pouring myself a bowl of Krispies cereal. More likely I'll sit down to a bowl of yogurt. Here's why and some recipes to try.

By Jane Powell - www.MeditationsForWomen.com

"Give yourself permission to say, ‘No.’"

As young girls, many of us were taught to always try to please people. We were told it was important to be seen as…

There's so much talk about how to avoid getting sick. But what do you do when you feel that telltale tickle in the back of your throat--and you're in the fast lane to Cold City, population: Check out some of the weirder ways to keep your cold symptoms under wraps:

1: Walk fast. New research has shown that walking briskly will help keep a cold at bay by increasing your immunity. But don't run (you'll get sick if you overexert yourself), and if you have anything more than the sniffles, you best stay in bed.

Six ways to drop new-mom pounds

- Debbie Emery, BettyConfidential.com

Sure, Gwen Stefani has great abs now. But…

Writing, especially during difficult times, can help us heal.  Suppressing emotions can cause harm to the body, says Brenda Stockdale, author of You Can Beat the Odds, and a presenter at the Wellness and Writing Connections Conference in.  By embracing the full range of…

Help your heart—and many other body parts—with this antioxidant-rich fruit and its juice

You've probably seen the superhero-themed publicity campaign for pomegranates and pomegranate juice, but is the health buzz on this exotic fruit really backed up by facts? While no single food…

Most people think that drinking water is healthy and safe.  Unfortunately, it may not be as healthful as you would think.  Recently, the  E.P.A. has been under…