Some pregnant women use marijuana, and researchers are still unsure how the drug can affect a fetus. As a result, most medical experts recommend refraining from smoking weed during pregnancy. Marijuana is the illicit drug women most commonly take during pregnancy, and use is increasing in certain areas. As drug laws are relaxing in some…
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In our series My Detox, T asks creative people to share the homemade recipes they count on to cleanse and refresh. Daniela Soto-Innes’s Brooklyn apartment might as well be an apothecary. On a recent afternoon in the plant-filled space of the 28-year-old chef — a co-owner of the hip New York Mexican restaurants Cosme and…
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Image CreditJeenah Moon for The New York Times People who buy shoes for comfort are cops. There is really no other explanation. A sparkling, sublime footwear choice is the most expedient way to demonstrate taste. It achieves more per square inch than any shirt could. Whatever you may have to trade in exchange for a…
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Image The holiday season may confer an unwanted gift: higher cholesterol. Danish researchers studied 25,764 people in Copenhagen whose average age was 59. All had blood drawn regularly to test lipid levels. None were on cholesterol-lowering medicines. Average total cholesterol in the group over the whole year was 205, just over the recommended guideline of…
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Do not think that adult life is an excuse to give up what makes you happy. As long as the roller coaster in the amusement park survives your weight, fun should go on. Nevertheless, there are habits that make us unhappy. And you, like any mature and self-sufficient woman, have to get rid of them.…
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For those of us who have resolved to stand more and sit less in the coming year, a new study might temper some of our expectations of the benefits. It finds that people burn more calories when they stand than when sitting or lying down, but the increase is smaller than many of us might…
DetailsSticking to a strict diet can be challenging, so our eating patterns can fluctuate wildly. A new study looks at how these changes might impact cardiovascular health. How does eating well intermittently affect our heart? As we roll into 2019, many people will be trying out new diet regimes. For many of us, sticking to…
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Those Who Diet Together, Stay Together I wanted a date for New Year’s Eve, so I posted on a dating forum. In my bio, I said I’m a big lady so don’t message me if you can’t handle a real woman. Of the people who replied, one said, “I’m willing to go on a diet…
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Getting a beer has never been easy in Qatar. But buying a six-pack will now set you back at least $26, thanks to an alcohol tax that went into effect on Tuesday. Many countries have tried to regulate alcohol consumption by making drinking expensive. But Qatar, a predominantly Muslim country that has long had strict…
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THE BREAD AND THE KNIFEA Life in 26 BitesBy Dawn Drzal257 pp. Arcade. $19.99. Image Culinary memoirists often seem torn between telling a story and sharing their favorite dishes. As befits a former cookbook editor, Drzal centers the food, offering us an alphabet of 26 gastronomical essays ranging from “Al Dente” to “Zucchini Blossoms.” A…
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