What Kate Middleton's Former Trainer Can Teach Us About Post-Baby Weight Loss
LIVESTRONG.COM speaks with Aussie-based trainer Kelly Rennie for a look inside Kate Middleton's post-baby diet and fitness plan.
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What are the essential dietary restrictions, hormonal markers, and physical recovery strategies for a healthy pregnancy and postpartum transition?
This Simple Exercise Can Shave Inches Off Your Waist in Just 3 Weeks
This ten-minute per day workout promises to get rid of "mummy tummy," shaving two inches off your waistline in just three weeks.
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Abdominal Exercises for Pregnant Women
Wanting to keep your abdominals strong during pregnancy is important, but how you do so is more important.
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The Best Prenatal Yoga DVDs
Prenatal yoga is specifically modified for pregnant women to practice during all three trimesters, melding yoga poses with childbirth preparation. According to a 2013 study published in "Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice,"
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Khloe Kardashian Shares Her Pregnancy Workout — And It's No Joke!
Khloé Kardashian is making sure her pregnancy is as healthy as possible, and one of the ways she is doing that is by working out like a boss!
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Glutes Cramping
Glute cramps can stop you in your tracks and hinder future workouts. Take care to avoid and treat the painful cramps.
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The 10 Best Post-Pregnancy Workouts
Much like a healthy diet, an effective fitness routine after pregnancy can help ensure your short- and long-term wellness.
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12 Questions to Ask Your Doctor If You're Pregnant (or Want to Be)
If you're like many pregnant woman — or women who plan to get pregnant — you probably have a cacophony of questions swarming inside your head about the whole process.
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The 11 Best Foods to Get Your Body Back After Pregnancy
Second to having and caring for a healthy, happy baby, many mothers set their sights on shedding excess pounds soon after labor. Slow down there, mama! The National Library of Medicine recommends waiting at least six weeks after childbirth before attempting to lose weight to allow your body time to recover.
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Best Foods to Eat While on Your Period
Most women experience symptoms of bloating, fatigue, cramps, headache, digestive problems and mood swings before and during their menstrual cycle. One of the best ways to prevent and treat these symptoms is via a healthy diet, which can also aid general health and overall well-being.
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How to Prevent Sagging Skin After Pregnancy
Sagging skin is a result of changes in a woman's body during pregnancy. Sagging skin cannot be prevented entirely but it can be controlled. Skin sags after being stretched during pregnancy. Stretching is caused by the hormonal fluctuations in a pregnant woman's body.
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4 Ways to Detect and Treat Gallstones in Pregnancy
As if you didn't have enough on your mind during pregnancy, your risk of gallbladder problems, including gallstones, increase while you await baby-to-be.
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4 Ways to Determine and Treat Abnormal Amniotic Fluid Levels
Amniotic fluid is what fills that comfy pool your baby-to-be floats, flips, and lounges around in for nine months. Aside from cushioning him from trauma, it also helps to maintain a constant temperature in the womb, prevents against infection, and supplies him with plenty of nourishment.
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What Are the Symptoms at 3 Weeks Pregnant?
At three weeks pregnant, you are about one week from your expected period. During week three of pregnancy, your baby is a tiny ball of rapidly dividing cells called a blastocyst. At the end of this week, it will attach to the uterine wall.
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Causes of Light Bleeding During the First Month of Pregnancy
Light bleeding in early pregnancy can actually be quite normal, but it may be startling to an expectant mother. Some women may not realize they are even pregnant in the first month. The American Pregnancy Association recommends wearing a pad or pantyliner to assist in monitoring the amount of blood that is shed.
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Medical Symptoms of Being Tired & Dizzy
Fatigue and dizziness are symptoms that can be related to many medical conditions, such as treatment for cancer, substance abuse, alcoholism, altitude sickness, or strict dieting.
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Pregnancy at 37 Weeks
At 37 weeks, a pregnancy is full term--if the baby is born now, it will not be premature. Ideally, however, the pregnancy will continue until 40 weeks. This final stage of the pregnancy may be difficult. The cumulative weight gain may make the mother uncomfortable, even while sitting or lying down.
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Ways of Preventing Teenage Pregnancy
Teenage pregnancy is a socially, economically, physically and emotionally complex issue. StayTeen.org reports that three out of 10 teen girls in the U.S. find themselves pregnant at least once before age 20. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancy relays that approximately 47.
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Healthy Tips for Your 8th Month in Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a special process, and in your eighth month, you are probably getting excited about meeting your new baby. It's important to maintain your health throughout your entire pregnancy; however, it is particularly important in the eighth and ninth months, when your baby becomes fully formed.
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Problems During the First Trimester of Pregnancy
The first trimester of pregnancy lasts from fertilization to the 13th week. During this time the embryo will implant, form the fetal part of the placenta and develop all its organs. Your body will pump out hormones and produce more blood cells to support the pregnancy.
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