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There may be circumstances in high-risk pregnancies where your doctor advises against sexual activity to prevent contracting (like you do when you orgasm), but that’s rare, says board-certified OB-GYN Christine Sterling, M.D. Talk to your doctor if you have any known pregnancy complications. But unless you have vaginal bleeding, your water broke, you have placenta previa (when the placenta covers the opening in your cervix), or if you’re at significant risk for preterm labor, OB-GYN Shieva Ghofrany, M....

While it’s not exactly fodder for brunch conversation, understanding just how often it’s “normal” to poop per day is important. After all, regularly pooping allows you to clear out waste, bacteria, and indigestible plant material from your system, keeping your digestion humming along nicely. In fact, the frequency of your poop can be one of the best indicators of your overall health and whether you have an underlying issue, like a food sensitivity or infection, that needs to be addressed....

Here’s what research has revealed about the cause of sleep inertia and how to keep it at bay. Sleep researchers aren’t totally sure what causes or intensifies sleep inertia, but they suspect it has something to do with the body’s circadian rhythm, also known as our internal clock. In one small study on emergency workers2 who need to be “on” as soon as they wake up, the effect of sleep inertia was tested throughout the night....

But there’s something to be said about using those stones at home, especially if your cracked, dry feet are screaming for a little TLC. Here’s what you need to know about pumice stones, plus a step-by-step guide to using them at home. It’s time to take soft, supple skin into your own hands (and feet). Today, you might use one to manually exfoliate dead skin and callused areas; however, you don’t want to rub the stone on the delicate skin on your face....

After a week or so of consistently working out, this invigorating sense of accomplishment and excitement for life appears. Whenever I experience it, I want to keep working out all day, every day. I even find myself watching the clock, waiting and waiting for 6 p.m. to hit just so I can start my workout session. Adrenal fatigue is a breakdown in the central nervous system that causes serious physical exhaustion and can be caused by too many intense, consecutive workouts, which is what happened in my case....

Intrigued? Here’s what human design is all about, plus how to get a reading and what to look out for in your chart. That information would become human design as it is known today. He wrote of his experience in a book titled Rave I’Ching and spent the rest of his life sharing what he had learned. Since then, the practice has clearly resonated with many people, as it continues to get more attention around the world....

“First, it’s important to remember that there’s always going to be cash flow dips; that’s normal in life, and you don’t need to feel bad about the situation,” says Tessler. “You can work on salary full time and still be at risk for this: You can be let go, or something else can come up. Of course, for entrepreneurs or freelancers, there’s always this process of ebb and flow.” With this in mind, Tessler says you should always be saving (if you can) to create a safety net for yourself....