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Obesity
Category: Health
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Overview Obesity is an excess proportion of total body fat. A person is considered obese when his or her weight is 20% or more above normal weight. The most common measure of obesity is the body mass index or BMI. A person is considered overweight if his or her BMI is between 25 and 29.9; a person is considered obese if his or her BMI is over 30. "Morbid obesity" means that a person is either 50%-100% over normal weight, more than 100 pounds over normal weight, has a BMI of 40 ...

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Ovulation:
Category: Women's Health
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This cycle can be interrupted if a women is on birth control, exercises excessively, is under a great deal of stress or pregnant.  Ovaries produce two hormones,  estrogen and ...

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Oats (avena sativa)
Category: Natural Meds
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Oats Soothing and nourishing, oats are good for anyone whose nervous system feels frayed or stressed. In selecting the dried herb for tea, pick green- to yellow-colored seeds, not something that looks like chopped straw; the seeds are stronger medicinally.  Typical dosage: 1 cup of tea up to every two hours (steep 1 to 2 teaspoons of seeds in 1 cup of hot water for 10 minutes); or 1/9 to 3 teaspoons of tincture up to every two hours; or follow manufacturer's directions for ...

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