Stress is what you feel when you have to handle more than you are used to. When you are stressed, your body responds as though you are in danger. It makes hormones that speed up your heart, make you breathe faster, and give you a burst of energy. This is called the fight-or-flight stress response.

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Have you ever watched someone sleep and wondered what he or she was dreaming? The person’s outward appearance would never give it away: slow breathing, eyes occasionally fluttering, but mostly the very picture of peace and stillness. But, appearances can be deceiving. When people sleep, there’s a lot more going on than meets the eye. The notion of sleep as the body’s ultimate “down time” has some truth to it, but sleep is also an active process, in which the brain can be remarkably active, even if the body remains (mostly) immobile.

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Sex education has reached an all-time low in Florida. A recent survey has found that 1 in 4 Florida teens believe that drinking a capful of bleach after sex can prevent HIV and that a shot of Mountain Dew can prevent pregnancy. To make matters worse, it was also found that Florida teens believe that smoking marijuana can prevent pregnancy as well.

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Let’s count down the top five barriers between you and healthier, younger-looking skin:

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Do you sometimes find yourself reaching for food or something to put in your mouth even when you aren’t hungry? Does eating seem to calm your nerves? Do you seek comfort foods such as chicken noodle soup or macaroni and cheese when things are not going well in your life? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may be a stress eater.

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Infants conceived with techniques commonly used in fertility clinics are two to four times more likely to have certain birth defects than are infants conceived naturally, a new study has found.

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Seventy-three percent of Canadian women say they are aware of women’s health issues, but a survey indicates they are not as knowledgeable as they think.

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Beating The Menstrual Blues.

Sometimes it all gets too much, it feels as if the world is closing in on you.  Nothing is going right.  Your body may be bloated and breast aching, maybe your not sleeping.  You just can’t seem to keep things under control.

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