Ativan, the brand name for the generic medication lorazepam, has long been used as an anti-anxiety drug. Ativan belongs to a class of drugs called benzodiazepines, which act as central nervous system depressants. Weight gain isn't a common side of a Ativan, but could occur in some individuals.
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Green tea gained popularity due to its role in certain weight loss studies and its rich antioxidant content. Bottled green tea that contains artificial sweetener is marketed as "diet" green tea. Ironically, these beverages tend to be much lower in antioxidants than freshly brewed green tea.
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Bicycling is a popular, low-impact exercise that can help you accomplish your fitness goals. Cycling will tone and strengthen your muscles and thereby increase your metabolic rate, allowing you to burn more calories, even while at rest.
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Water weight gain is a common side effect of pregnancy, especially during the last few months. Although you may be eager to ditch the extra pounds as soon as possible, losing weight takes time. Many women lose excess water weight within a week of delivery without much effort.
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Food, glorious food. If only there was some way to eat all you wanted without having to worry about that pesky, life-threatening, profile-altering fat.
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Finding time for exercise several days per week doesn't just give you a chance to step away from your desk or TV to clear your mind. When you exercise frequently and choose the right activities, you'll also burn enough calories to help you lose weight.
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The calories you burn in any given period of time depend on what you are doing, your gender and your weight. Your physical condition also affects the rate at which your body burns calories, because your body needs more calories to maintain muscle than it does to maintain fat and other tissue.
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Toenail fungus, or onychomycosis, is a common condition that causes the toenails to become brittle, thick, discolored and crumbly. Infection with nail fungus may also cause pain, especially if the infection causes the nail to separate from the nail bed.
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Excess fat in the outer thigh and hip area commonly plague women who are prone to store fat in the lower body. Solely reducing fat in one area isn't possible. To quickly remove your saddlebags, you must focus on burning total body fat.
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Smoking can affect adversely the heart and lungs, and it also can lead to premature wrinkling and aging. Skin damage from long-term smoking can result in a “smoker’s face,” which can cause facial skin to appear grayish and lines to develop around the eyes and mouth, according to the University of Montana.
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Loose hair in a drain combined with soap scum can create a nasty hairball that slows or plugs the drain. To remove hair from a drain using a commercial drain cleaner means exposing yourself and your family to strong, dangerous and poisonous chemicals such as sulfuric acid and lye.
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Physicians have used antibiotics to treat acne for more than four decades, with great success in clearing complexions in people with moderate and even severe pimples. But in some cases, the most common antibiotics no longer work well to fight acne, and doctors are forced to try alternatives.
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If you've ever had a hair perm, you probably noticed a strong chemical smell in the salon, and maybe some minor hair loss or sensitivity once the treatment was done. Yet for many women, the after-effects of a "permanent wave" or other chemical treatment can be nothing short of disastrous.
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Cystic acne is one of the most severe forms of acne you can develop. It can run deep into your skin and become inflamed and painful. Cystic acne is also very likely to leave scarring on your skin after it disappears. Large swaths of cystic acne can result in deep and embarrassing scar marks.
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Proper facial skin care requires regular cleansing and moisturizing. However, facial toners also play an important role in assuring you have a healthy and clean facial appearance.
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Weight-loss reality shows make it seem like losing dozens of pounds per week is normal and doable. In real life, a safe and sustainable weight loss rate is just 1 to 2 pounds per week.
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Nightclubs are a go-to weekend destination for many young professionals and with the plentiful drinks and dancing comes a specific type of attire. With competition steadily increasing, clubs are in constant search of the hippest, trendiest and most fashionable of customers, so you'll want to dress to impress.
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Vegetables have a Weight Watchers “points” value that ranges from 0 to 3 points per serving, depending on a particular vegetable's calories and fiber content. (Fresh vegetables do not contain fat, the third piece of the equation that Weight Watchers uses to assign point values to foods.
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You'll often hear weight-loss experts say that it doesn't matter what time of day you eat, as long as you eat fewer calories than you consume. This isn't wrong; in order to lose weight, you need to consume less energy than you expend.
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High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a chronic health condition that can lead to many medical complications, but having high blood pressure does not directly make it more difficult to become pregnant.
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