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Wonton and egg drop soups make for tasty and light appetizers. Image Credit: Fudio/iStock/GettyImages Starting your meal with a broth-based soup, such as egg drop or wonton soup, can help you fill up with fewer calories. Advertisement Other popular picks such as udon soup are a bit higher in calories but still lower in energy density, or calories per gram, than higher-calorie entrees like Orange Chicken and General Tso's. Video of the Day Nutrition and Calories in Egg Drop Soup Egg drop soup is a Chinese soup made of beaten eggs, spices and chicken broth....

Prenatal yoga can help prepare your body and mind for labor and birth. Image Credit: Youngoldman/iStock/GettyImages Pregnancy is an exciting time for many moms-to-be, but what’s not so great? The annoying symptoms that come with growing a baby, like nausea, fatigue, achy joints and back pain (thanks to your budding bump). Advertisement While many moms might think that dialing back on their workout routine and laying low will help them feel better, staying active throughout those nine months will actually help relieve many of the pesky pregnancy symptoms you're experiencing....

Creatine happens to be one of the most popular products in the market of sports supplements. Image Credit: Eugeniusz Dudzinski/iStock/GettyImages Creatine happens to be one of the most popular products in the sports supplement market. But taking a higher creatine dosage isn’t necessarily going to increase your health benefits indefinitely. Advertisement Creatine is used when increasing the size of muscles, their strength and their overall power. It might also have some benefits for the brain as well as healthy aging....

Contrast training workouts combine strength moves with explosive plyometric exercises to help you build power and strength. Image Credit: Antonio_Diaz/iStock/GettyImages Drop sets, supersets, HIIT. You’ve probably tried countless ways to make your workouts more effective and efficient. Who doesn’t want a bigger bang for their exercise buck, right? Advertisement But there's another form of training — that's totally amazing — we bet you haven't tried yet: contrast training. Advertisement This method pairs a strength-based exercise with an explosive plyometric movement using the same muscle pattern (think: back squats and jump squats)....

If a child has tics, it may be due to environmental effects or Tourette's Syndrome. Image Credit: Marko Geber/DigitalVision/GettyImages Tics, such as clearing the throat, primarily affect children, but can continue into adulthood. According to Medline Plus, tics appear three to four times more in boys than girls and may affect 1/4 of all children at some point in time. Tics may be short-lived or appear due to chronic conditions, such as Tourettes’s syndrome....

Image Credit: Diana Taliun/iStock/Getty Images Wildflower honey is made by bees that have collected nectar from a local source of wildflowers. The taste and composition of wildflower honey can vary depending upon the variety of flowers in bloom at the time the honey is made. The potential health benefits of honey are many due to its nutrient rich content and anti-microbial properties. Advertisement Cough Suppressant Researchers at the Penn State College of Medicine claim that honey may offer more relief to those with an upper respiratory infection and cough than taking an over-the-counter medication containing dextromethorphan, or DM....

Vegetable juice is easy to make if you purchase an extractor. Juicing vegetables offers many health benefits because vegetables are rich in nutrients. Some vegetables are more nutrient-dense and make better candidates for juicing than others. Combining a few different vegetables is a good way to get a diverse blend of vitamins and minerals that support various aspects of health and well-being. Pure, 100-percent vegetable juice counts towards your daily intake recommendations, but you should eat whole vegetables in combination with vegetable juice as part of a well-balanced diet....

Common causes of night sweats include menopause and medication side effects. Image Credit: GlobalStock/iStock/GettyImages In This Article Menopause Hormones Illness Medications Anxiety Certain Foods Tips You wake at 3 a.m. and you're drenched. It's not enough to just change your pajamas, you also must change your bedding. What gives? Enter night sweats, more formally known as sleep hyperhidrosis. Advertisement Night sweats can get in the way of quality sleep, and are often a symptom of an underlying issue....

A woman is slicing fruits. Image Credit: Howard Shooter/Dorling Kindersley RF/Getty Images Mangoes are one of the most popular fruits in the world. They grow naturally in tropical regions and are typically eaten raw, either cubed or pureed. Mango are also stir-fried and used in chutneys and fruit preserves. The fruits are sweet and juicy, with creamy, perfumed flesh. Mangoes are increasingly available year-round in grocery stores in the U.S., but if you can’t find them there are some alternatives, which are also useful for people who are allergic to mango....

A foot bath is one of several tried-and-true remedies for feet that are sore from walking. Image Credit: Helin Loik-Tomson/iStock/GettyImages It doesn’t seem fair that your feet hurt from walking just 6 miles, while your friend can go twice that far without any aches or pains. Still, when your “dogs” are barking, you need a sore-foot remedy that works fast. These tried-and-true treatments address a wide spectrum of complaints, whether your feet hurt from walking long distances on the trail or from an hour or two of shopping at the mall....

Aspartame and saccharin have been studied extensively and the FDA has declared them safe. Image Credit: Dimitri Ozino / EyeEm/EyeEm/GettyImages Saccharin and aspartame are two artificial sweeteners that have been rigorously studied for their safety in the past few decades. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deems both saccharin and aspartame to be safe, various consumer safety groups and health professionals disagree. Advertisement Scientific studies have found links in animal studies between these sweeteners and cancer....

Running speed boils down to a combination of training and genetics. Image Credit: Åke Nyqvist / Folio/Folio Images/GettyImages What makes you a faster runner? There’s no denying that a high level of physical fitness, good running technique and a positive mindset all help. However, your genetic makeup also determines the limiting threshold for physiological factors that affect your performance. Advertisement Tip Diligent training and a focus on technique can always improve your running....

Antibiotics are necessary to help treat bacterial infections. Antibiotics work by killing the bad bacteria in the gastrointestinal flora, thereby eliminating disease. However, antibiotics are known to eliminate some of the intestine’s good bacteria as well. Consuming yogurt, with its live, active cultures, assists the body in restoring a healthy and balanced intestinal tract. Antibiotics Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections. Bacteria are tiny organisms that can cause illnesses such as tuberculosis, salmonella, syphilis and meningitis....

Diet pills are a short-term solution only. Image Credit: Joshua_Todd/iStock/Getty Images Whether your doctor has prescribed you diet pills or you’ve purchased them over-the-counter, you should understand their function before you begin taking them. You may discover that, while you achieved weight loss while taking the pills, you gained that weight back once you stopped taking the medication. Carefully weigh the advantages and the disadvantages before you begin a diet pill regimen under your doctor’s supervision....

Friends dancing in front of the DJ at a club. Image Credit: Wavebreakmedia/iStock/Getty Images Trained dancers consider flexible hips an asset. Greater range of motion in the hip sockets results in easier, freer movement in the entire midsection. If you train in a particular dance style, such as salsa, jazz or belly dancing, you may understand the basic footwork but struggle to achieve the relaxed sway of your hips. If you enjoy social dancing but feel your hip movement is restricted on the dance floor, take your cue from professional dancers and fitness experts and learn to loosen your hips....

Substitute an equal amount of water for the milk in Bisquick. Imagine you're ready to whip up a batch of biscuits or pancakes using Bisquick baking mix only to find you're out of milk! Not to worry, you can still make Bisquick pancakes without milk, as well as other baked goods. Advertisement Tip Substitute an equal amount of water for the milk in Bisquick. You may notice a slight change in flavor and texture as a result....

Oven fries can be more virtuous than conventional French fries. Image Credit: Howard Shooter/Dorling Kindersley RF/Getty Images French fries have been the downfall of countless dieters. Intellectually it’s easy to identify them as a concentrated source of dietary fat and calories, and they’re an obvious food to avoid whether you’re looking for weight loss or maximum health. Unfortunately, they’re also a formidably pleasurable food. Giving them up doesn’t come easily. At home, frozen fries can be oven-baked to make them more nutritious....

Stretches for abdominal pain improve the function and flexibility of the abdominal muscles. Abdominal pain can occur from a variety of causes, including muscle strains or pulls. An abdominal muscle strain can result in acute pain that can last about a day, while chronic pain can occur over weeks and months. Certain stretches can improve the overall flexibility and function of your abdominal muscles. While you can stretch for abdominal pain without professional guidance, always consult a doctor before starting an exercise routine or if your abdominal pain continues after performing the stretches....

You'll know lobster is fulled cooked when it's bright red on the outside and white on the inside. Image Credit: Bradut Sirbu / 500px/500px/GettyImages In This Article Signs It's Fully Cooked Undercooked Lobster Risks Ordering lobster from a restaurant is easy, but if you're preparing lobster at home, you'll develop a whole new appreciation for professional chefs and cooks everywhere. Advertisement If you're wondering how to cook lobster, you'll need to know how to tell if lobster is fully cooked, else you run the risk of serving under- or over-cooked seafood....

A large bowl of pea soup. Image Credit: Dar1930/iStock/Getty Images Rich, thick split pea soup is a culinary masterpiece. Legumes such as peas are natural thickeners, and when you add potatoes to the mixture you should have a soup so thick that a spoon can almost stand up by itself in it. Sometimes, however, your adventures in cooking do not go as planned and you need to change your recipe or add items to the soup to rescue it from watery disaster....