The plank helps to strengthen and protect your back. This popular core-training exercise also conditions your abdominal muscles. The abdominals, obliques and back muscles make up your core. Core-training exercises strengthen the muscles that stabilize your torso.
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Olive oil, prized for centuries for its health and beauty benefits, is gentle and effective for treating a baby's scalp, according to CNN Health.
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Sake, a dry rice wine, has a higher alcohol content than most wines made from grapes. It's served hot, room-temperature or chilled. Labels on sake often include recommendations for the serving temperature for that particular sake.
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Lemon provides non-fat, low-sodium, low-calorie flavor for beverages, salads, side dishes, entrees and desserts. Fresh-squeezed lemon juice boost flavor for recipes and provides an alternative to sugar and fat-laden beverage, condiment and sauce choices.
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Coconut oil, derived from the coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, contains vitamin E, an antioxidant beneficial to the skin. Its healing reputation comes in part from the antimicrobial properties of its medium-chain fatty acids. It improves many skin problems, according to the Coconut Research Center website.
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Biscotti, crisp Italian cookies, come in a variety of flavors. The cookie has a crescent shape and goes well with coffee or tea. Biscotti usually contain bleached flour, egg, shortening, almonds and sugar. Limiting calories from sweets helps with weight maintenance and weight loss.
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An easy-to-clean protein shaker provides a healthy way to mix protein drinks on-the-go. The shaker consists of a cup or bottle with tight-sealing lid, often with a drinking spout. The most important feature is the mixer, spokes that sit inside the shaker, or a device in the lid.
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Preserve muscle and aid in recovery with a whey isolate protein drink after your workout. Learn how whey isolate benefits bodybuilders and athletes, and discover the reasons why it's an ideal choice for post-exercise nutrition.
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Herbal teas derive from plant materials, including leaves, stems, flowers, seeds, roots and fruits. Despite the name, herb teas aren't actually tea. Real tea, including black, oolong and green teas, comes from the leaves of the Camellia sinesis plant.
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You need your morning cup of joe and sometimes, you need it fast. Instant coffee serves as a quicker alternative to freshly brewed coffee and all you need to prepare a cup is hot water to dissolve the caffeinated granules. In general, instant coffee contains less caffeine than brewed coffee.
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Green tea delivers antioxidants and a gentle energy lift without any help. If you opt to sweeten your green tea, honey may be your best choice, because it contains antioxidants and may add further health benefits.
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Proper disposal of used razor blades is important, especially if you use double-edged blades or you have small children in the house. Throwing used blades in the trash can also be hazardous to pets and sanitation workers.
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A steaming bowl of oatmeal is a healthy, cholesterol-lowering breakfast that tastes great on cold mornings. Give your oatmeal extra punch by stirring in a scoop of protein powder. Protein helps to rebuild damaged muscles and gives you stamina to keep going until lunchtime.
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Protein shakes can help repair muscles damaged by exercise or weightlifting. One inexpensive and low-calorie way to add protein to a shake is with egg whites, or, if you prefer the taste and need the calories, whole eggs. For those who don't like whey or soy protein, egg whites can be the solution.
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Carpal tunnel syndrome is a disorder of the hand and wrist. The carpal tunnel, a narrow tunnel formed by the bones and tissues of the wrist, protects the median nerve, which controls the movement of the thumb and first three fingers.
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Adolf -- also known as Adi -- Dassler is best known as the founder of the Adidas company, whose three-stripe logo was to become synonymous with athletic shoes.
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Awarding various colored belts to signify the achievement of new levels of expertise in karate (and other martial arts) is a relatively recent tradition. The colored belt is said to have been created by Jigoro Kano, the founder of judo, in 1888.The practice was then adapted into other martial arts, including karate.
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Although you can usually tell at a glance whether a manufacturer is marketing a bicycle to a girl or a boy, the differences in the frames are largely cosmetic. The main distinguishing feature of a male's bike is the metal bar connecting the handlebars to the saddle, which bicycles for females traditionally lack.
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When performing an exercise such as walking or running, you may sometimes notice that your fingers and hands become swollen. Although this fluid retention may be bothersome and uncomfortable, under almost all circumstances it is a normal physiological response to exertion and is not cause for alarm.
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Thyroid surgery may consist of a biopsy or lumpectomy, in which only a small portion of the gland is removed, or a lobectomy, in which half of the gland is taken out. More complete removal of thyroid tissue is called a thyroidectomy.
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