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- Experts' Best Diet Tips for Weight Loss
To get answers about what really works for weight loss, WebMD turned to eight noted diet and nutrition experts for their own favorite diet tips.
- The Crazy Things That Toddlers Do
Unlock the mysteries of toddler behavior. Plus, tips for coping with your toddler's crazy antics.
- Acai: Weight Loss Wonder Fruit?
Some ads are touting the acai berry as a miracle weight loss cure. We cut through the hype to bring you the bottom line about acai and weight loss.
- Sunless Tanning: Baking Is Out, Faking Is In
You know that tanning is bad for your skin, but you crave that summer glow. WebMD helps you find the best sunless tanning options, from sprays and bronzers to lotions and creams, and everything in between.
- E-Cigarettes Under Fire
E-cigarettes are safer than cigarettes, their makers say. Prove it, says the FDA, which no longer lets them into the country.
- The ABCs of Toddler Playdates
Playdates between toddlers can be valuable learning experiences for your little ones. Here’s how to make the most of your child’s social calendar.
- Relax, You're Being a Good Mom
Trying to be Supermom? Sometimes it can be overwhelming work. WebMD shares what good moms do that makes them special and provides tips for silencing the critics.
- RA: Best and Worst Supplements and Herbs
Some supplements are good for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Some are dangerous. Learn which supplements and herbs may help relieve rheumatoid arthritis symptoms and which ones you should never take.
- Expert Q&A: Losing the Baby Weight
For expert advice on how to lose baby weight the healthy way, WebMD turned to Elizabeth Ward, MS, RD; a dietitian; author of Expect the Best; mom of three daughters; and an expert in pregnancy, lactation and kids' nutrition.
- Putting Allergies Out of Work
Have allergies got you sneezy and sleepy at work? These tips can help you reduce allergy triggers and symptoms on the job.
- Ulcerative Colitis: Starting a Food Diary
Is your diet shrinking because of ulcerative colitis? Keeping a food diary will help you know which foods to avoid -- and which to welcome back into your diet. Here's how to do it.
- No-Nonsense Napping Guide for Toddlers
Experts explain why toddlers need naps and share tips for getting toddlers to sleep.
- What and How Much to Feed Your Toddler
Experts explain how to provide toddlers with the nutritious food they need for their growing bodies.
- Twins in Demand Through IVF?
Forget "Octo Mom." The hot debate among in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients and their doctors isn't about having lots of babies at once. It's about trying for twins.
- Life With Twins: Maureen Downey's Story
Maureen Downey and her husband, Bo Emerson, conceived twins Rebecca and Joey with help from IVF 10 years ago.
- Life With Twins: Leslie Glass's Story
Leslie Glass, 33, and her husband, Heath, have three children. Garrett, age 5, was conceived without assisted reproduction. Toddler twins Stella and Madi were conceived through IVF.
- Life With Twins: Amanda Gifford's Story
Amanda Gifford and her husband, Kenneth, are the parents of 9-month-old twins Ethan and Abigail, who were conceived the second time the couple tried IVF and were born eight weeks premature.
- Life With Twins: Spring Kapchinski's Story
Spring Kapchinski, 32, is pregnant with twins that she and her husband, Max, conceived through IVF.
- Solutions for Toddler Feeding Problems
WebMD asked three top feeding experts to help you solve the most exasperating toddler feeding problems.
- Expert Q&A: Meeting Your Baby's Nutrition Needs
WebMD talks with our pediatric consultant, Stephen Parker, MD, about baby nutrition needs and getting babies off to a good start with solid foods.
- Buying Shoes for Toddlers
Who knew that buying shoes for toddlers was more than a simple trip to the local mall? Get the ins and out of buying the best toddler shoes for your little one.
- Homemade Baby Food: Is It Right for You?
Considering making baby food at home? This guide offers the pros and cons of homemade baby food, plus a step-by-step guide to how to make it.
- Natural Allergy Remedies
Natural allergy remedies and treatments are nothing to sneeze at – some may enhance or even take the place of allergy medications.
- Getting the Baby Shower You Want
Baby showers can be fun, useful -- and a little touchy if the hostess's idea of a great party clashes with yours. But with tact, you may get the shower and baby gifts you want.
- Expert Q&A: Choosing Baby Gear
Is the most expensive baby gear always the best? An expert talks about what to look for in furniture and other items for baby.
- Gallbladder Diet
Experts discuss foods that are good for your gallbladder, as well as what not to eat when you have gallbladder problems.
- Beyond First Blush: An Up-Close Look at Natural Skin Care Products
When it comes to natural skin care products, separating marketing claims from science is a challenge. Here’s a primer.
- How to Switch Your Baby From Bottle to Cup
Tips for parents who are ready to transition their baby from bottle to a cup.
- Expert Q&A: Tips for Successful Breastfeeding
WebMD talks with pediatrician Laurel Schultz, MD, about the most common breastfeeding questions and problems new parents have and how to deal with them.
- Breastfeeding: Get the Support You Need
Breastfeeding not coming naturally? Don't despair! A number of support services help with breast-feeding questions and problems, and provide tips for successfully nursing.
- Indoor Allergy Triggers
Dealing with indoor allergies? Don’t just guess. Here’s how to discover which allergy triggers are behind your symptoms.
- At Risk for Shingles and Postherpetic Neuralgia?
Some people are at higher risk for shingles and postherpetic neuralgia than others. But used right, available treatments can prevent postherpetic neuralgia, or at least stop it from becoming a permanent, painful companion.
- You Can Help Salma Hayek Save Kids’ Lives
Actor Salma Hayek talks to WebMD about her campaign to prevent neonatal tetanus in developing countries.
- 7 Solutions That Can Save a Relationship
All couples run into relationship issues. Hear what experts have to say about resolving them and keeping your love life on track.
- The Emotional Toll of Urinary Incontinence in Men
Male urinary incontinence can cause stress, isolation, and depression, but it doesn’t have to. WebMD asked the experts to describe the emotional distress that can come from urinary incontinence in men and to explain what can be done to relieve it.
- Actor Gary Cole Spotlights Autism
Entourage star Gary Cole talks about his daughter’s autism and his work advocating for other autistic children.
- The Health Benefits of Dreams
Dreams may be important for our mental health.
- Salma Hayek: Mom on a Mission
How Salma Hayek juggles acting, mothering, and saving children in West Africa
- Prevent Sibling Rivalry When Bringing Home Baby
How to prevent sibling rivalry when bringing home a new baby
- Putting an Overactive Bladder to Bed
An overactive bladder doesn’t have to interrupt sleep and sex. Tips for controlling urinary incontinence in bed.
- Your Pollen Survival Guide
Pollen and allergies don't mix. But you can minimize the misery of allergiees. Here's your springtime pollen survival guide.
- Depression: When It’s All in the Family
If depression runs in your family, you can help your children identify and cope with the disease.
- Olympic Swimmer Dara Torres: New Life, New Book
How Olympic swimmer Dara Torres trains, eats, and raises her young daughter.
- Sex in the Senior Years
Old age can bring new sexual challenges, but it can also bring new sexual pleasures
- Is Sensitive Skin a Myth?
Sensitive skin is a common complaint but hard to diagnose. No two people have the same symptoms or react to the same triggers.
- Major Weight Loss: How to Take the First Step
How to take the first step on the path toward major weight loss.
- Fibromyalgia and Exercise: Yes, You Can
When you have fibromyalgia, it can hurt just to think about exercising. But exercise actually eases painful symptoms, if you take it slowly.
- Too Sick to Work?
You wake up feeling crummy. Should you drag yourself to work and risk infecting coworkers? Or should you phone in sick, even though your boss desperately needs you to pitch in during a stressful week?
- A Wrinkle in Time: Preventing Damage to Aging Skin
Aging skin is a fact of life. But by better understanding how ethnicity, environment, aging, and lifestyle affect skin care, you can prevent unnecessary damage.
- 10 Ways to Protect Your Heart From the Tolls of Recession
The wild stock market ride, rising foreclosure rates, and increasing layoffs may give you a queasy feeling in your stomach, but it’s your heart that is really at increased risk during the recession.