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Prune juice is considered the best juice for quick constipation relief, but if you don't like the flavor, you can mix it with other juices. Image Credit: bucks134/iStock/GettyImages When constipation makes it difficult to go, it can affect your day-to-day activities as well as your overall wellbeing, Andrew Boxer, MD, gastroenterologist at Jersey City Medical Center, tells LIVESTRONG.com. Advertisement If you're looking for some constipation relief at home, the right juice may be at least part of the answer....

When buying cycling shorts, it's important to keep material, budget and fit in mind. Image Credit: LIVESTRONG.com Creative Image Credit: LIVESTRONG.com Creative How We Chose Best Overall Best Bib Shorts Best Cycling Liner Shorts Best Mountain Biking Shorts Best Budget-Friendly for Men Best Budget-Friendly for Women Best for Cold Weather Shopping Tips We make deliberate choices about the language we use when it comes to gender. While more brands now carry gender-neutral workout clothes, you’ll still typically see clothing brands market their products to men or women....

There are several great exercises for the medial side (inner-arm side) of your triceps, such as the overhead triceps press, the triangle push-up and the triceps pushdown. Image Credit: JGI/Tom Grill/Tetra images/GettyImages In This Article Why Emphasize the Medial Head Triceps? Testing Inner Triceps Activity Medial Head Triceps Exercises The medial head of your triceps helps stabilize your elbow and fills out your upper arm for a proportional look. While you can't entirely separate it from the other heads of your triceps muscle, you can choose targeted, medial head triceps exercises that emphasize its involvement....

Excessive use of supplements may cause a vitamin overdose and an adverse skin reaction. Image Credit: simarik/iStock/GettyImages If you want a healthy body and beautiful skin, you need vitamins. However, excessive amounts of certain vitamins caused by overuse of supplements, or a deficiency caused by a poor diet or other conditions, may have an adverse effect on your skin. Try to maintain the recommended intake to avoid skin-related problems, like rashes that result from taking too much or not enough of certain vitamins....

Can Certain Vitamins Help You Grow Taller? Image Credit: Photo by Cathy Scola/Moment/GettyImages There is no diet to grow taller than you’re genetically designed to, but getting plenty of essential vitamins daily helps ensure you reach your full growth potential. For a healthy girl, the average growth spurt occurs at about 9 or 10 years of age, which is 2 years earlier than for boys. However, the amount of growth gain during this period is typically greater in boys....

Lifting weights can temporarily cause weight gain. Image Credit: Mikolette/E+/GettyImages You feel great! You cleaned up your diet, renewed your gym membership and knocked out your first couple of killer workouts. Never mind that you’re so sore you can hardly climb on the scale. It’s worth it just to see the numbers go … up? Before you throw up your hands in despair and break out a pint of rocky road, take a deep breath and relax....

Achieving a big goal is thrilling, but can often be followed by feeling blue due to a few factors, including biochemical changes in your brain. Image Credit: Ridofranz/iStock/GettyImages Completed (and aced!) a major project? Moved into your dream home after an epic search? Crossed the marathon finish line thanks to tons of time training? You should be riding high and happy to take a well-deserved break. But instead, you’re just sort of bummed....

Blueberries are a great low potassium option. Image Credit: Arx0nt/iStock/GettyImages Potassium is an essential mineral that your cells require to function. However, it’s possible for you to have too much potassium in your blood. High potassium treatment often involves dietary changes to prevent your levels from getting any higher. Advertisement Tip A low-potassium diet menu involves restricting your consumption of food products that are high in potassium. The strictness of the diet will be based on the severity of your high blood potassium and your health care practitioner's recommendations....

A seasoned chicken in a pot with vegetables. Image Credit: ANRiPhoto/iStock/Getty Images Your selected cooking method affects the taste and texture of food, whether you’re working with meat, vegetables or another favorite food. Most foods work with any of the cooking methods, although certain foods are more compatible with one or two ways of cooking. Consider the differences in the method and outcome to select the ideal cooking process for your meal....

Curry powder typically contains turmeric along with other spices. Image Credit: alle12/iStock/GettyImages Spices not only add flavor and color to the foods you cook, many have been used medicinally for thousands of years. Some, such as turmeric, were even used as currency way back in biblical days and even earlier. Turmeric and curry are both often associated only with Indian cooking, but this is a misperception. Advertisement Turmeric and curry are very different things, but they are both used in cuisines all over the world, including England, India, Thailand, Japan and the Middle East....

Finding friends who validate your experience, rather than dismiss your negative emotions, can help you process difficult situations. Image Credit: Srdjanns74/iStock/GettyImages When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, right? Making the best of things can be a useful strategy in the face of hard times (2020, we’re looking at you). But when we choose to see only the bright side and banish “bad” feelings rather than deal with them, we’ve crossed the line into toxic positivity....

A close-up of a tipped bottle of fish oil caplets on a table. Image Credit: areeya_ann/iStock/Getty Images Many people take fish oil supplements for their health. When it is fresh, fish oil is a healthy source of omega-3 fatty acids. But like any other oil, fish oil can spoil and become rancid. Rancid oils are harmful to the body and taste unpleasant, so you should not ingest them. Determining if your fish oil is rancid is an easy process....

Runners on a cross country trail. Image Credit: Jupiterimages/Stockbyte/Getty Images Increased cardiovascular fitness causes real physical changes in the structure of the heart. The muscles in the heart wall thicken, and the heart pumps more blood with each beat. That increased efficiency means an athlete’s resting heart rate falls to a level that could indicate trouble in a nonathlete. Many athletes don’t realize that high levels of conditioning also cause heart symptoms that doctors might mistake for serious problems....

Morning anxiety is more common than you think. Image Credit: picturegarden/DigitalVision/GettyImages You might expect to feel your calmest first thing in the morning. After all, you haven’t had much time to ruminate about your worries or run into situations that stress you out when you’re just waking up. But for many people, those early hours can actually be the most nerve-wracking of the entire day. Advertisement In fact, many experts say it's not uncommon to feel more tense in the morning than during other times of the day — and that waking up anxious isn't necessarily a sign of an anxiety disorder....

A woman is looking upset while stepping on the scale. Image Credit: tetmc/iStock/Getty Images Zoloft, generically known as sertraline, belongs to a category of antidepressants known as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, or SSRIs. Doctors prescribe Zoloft for treatment of depressive disorders, anxiety and other mental health conditions. Like other SSRIs, Zoloft may cause weight changes in some people. Knowing that this complication could occur can help you make necessary lifestyle adjustments to prevent it or deal with it effectively if you experience either one....

Cardio is a great way to lose leg muscle mass. Image Credit: Nastasic/E+/GettyImages With all the focus on fat loss, it’s rare to hear someone talk about trying to lose muscle. But for athletes or people with certain body types who pack on muscle easily, the struggle is real. While muscular legs are strong and powerful, they can also be big and bulky. Advertisement If lumberjack is not the look you're going for, you can reduce leg muscle by making changes to your exercise routine and diet....

Use your own body weight for resistance exercises. Image Credit: Jupiterimages/Pixland/Getty Images Some dieters don’t want to lose their shapely curves. Losing weight will make you healthier and will help you feel better, but you may not like how your body looks after losing weight. Certain diets and exercise plans can cause you to lose muscle tissue along with fatty tissue. Although a weight-loss plan will change your shape to some degree, you can do so without losing your curves....

Take your banana bread to the next level by simply adding yogurt to your recipe. Image Credit: Westend61/Westend61/GettyImages Banana bread has a lot going for it. For starters, over-ripened, brown bananas are the star ingredient, so it earns major kudos when it comes to food waste reduction. But one of its most endearing attributes, and likely the reason we’re all fans, is that banana bread brings comfort. Advertisement There's something about bananas and carbs, baked into a sweet bread, that soothes the soul....

Eggs help bind the ricotta cheese, but if you don't have eggs on hand then it's OK to omit them. Image Credit: VeselovaElena/iStock/Getty Images Adding egg to ricotta cheese helps to bind the cheese for lasagna so that it doesn’t ooze out of the casserole when you cut it. Basically, the egg helps all the cheesy goodness stay intact. Advertisement So what happens if you don't put eggs in your lasagna?...