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How Even Small Amounts Of Caffeine While Pregnant Could Affect Fetal And Child Development Denys Poluliakh/Shutterstock By Danielle Ramos-Sullivan/Nov. 1, 2022 3:48 pm EST When you get pregnant, you’re overwhelmed with advice everywhere you turn. Family members, friends, and even coworkers sometimes watch your every move and comment on whether you should be eating that or drinking this. In certain cases, like illegal drugs, alcohol, and smoking, there is no question if they should be consumed or used during pregnancy since it’s been well established that these practices pose health risks to the baby (via babyMed)....

Misinformation About The CDC’s Recommendation For Kids And COVID Vaccines Is Spreading Like Wildfire Prostock-studio/Shutterstock By Shana Aborn/Oct. 22, 2022 7:56 am EST There’s just one problem with all this: The rumor isn’t true. Social media helps spread misinformation quickly Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock Social media and 24-hour news have made it easier than ever for misinformation to spread far and wide, explains The Washington Post. Health officials may not always refute them publicly, for fear they might actually help keep the rumors alive....

Stuffed animals make us behave more ethically Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock Aside from making us feel less anxious about our frequently stressful adult lives, stuffed animals can also help us work through challenges and, as research suggests, even make us better people overall. Analysts from the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University conducted experiments in which volunteers played various games involving making ethical decisions (via Harvard Business Review). Half of the volunteers were put into rooms containing children’s toys or TVs playing cartoons, while the others played in plain spaces....

The Abortion Rates Before The Roe V. Wade Decision Aren’t What You’d Expect Dzmitry Dzemidovich/Getty Images By Nicole Tommasulo/Nov. 28, 2022 12:05 pm EST The aftershocks of June’s Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Health Organization decision are still being felt. According to PBS NewsHour, 12 states have banned abortion completely while others put restrictions in place, severely limiting the options for people who want or need to terminate a pregnancy. In Georgia, the battle over whether a ban on abortions after 6 weeks of gestation continues; just last week, only days after the ban was lifted, the state’s Supreme Court reinstated the ban, per NPR....

All royals are required to follow a specific dress code Tristan Fewings/Getty Images Members of the royal family are expected to dress modestly and never too casually — and the garden parties are no exception. All men in the royal family must wear suits, and not just any suit: Their suits must be navy or black and must include a tie, waistcoat, black shoes and socks, and a top hat (via Marie Claire)....

You’ll add healthy fats to your diet if you eat only salad every day Shutterstock It used to be that conventional wisdom told us to avoid eating fat at all costs, as it’s just downright bad for us. But according to Dr. David Ludwig, a professor of nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health, that was not the best approach. “We’ve focused on fat reduction for 40 years, and it’s sent us in exactly the wrong direction in terms of obesity and diabetes,” he shared in an interview with Time....

Why General Hospital Fans Think That Esme Has Finally Met Her Match Michael Tullberg/Getty Images By Roger Froilan/Nov. 18, 2022 10:43 am EST Sometimes, a TV character can start out with good intentions, but they become so consumed by the end goal that they justify the increasingly outlandish methods required to achieve it (per TV Tropes). On “General Hospital,” Nikolas Cassadine (Marcus Coloma) is caught in exactly such a situation. He slept with his son’s girlfriend, the havoc-wreaking Esme Prince (Avery Pohl), who was later tossed over the parapet at Wyndemere while fighting with his estranged wife Ava Jerome (Maura West)....

Why You Should Never Swallow Your Pills Dry fizkes/Shutterstock By Sara Caskey/Oct. 31, 2022 3:48 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We all take shortcuts. Whether you brush your teeth in the shower, rely on dry shampoo, or take backroads to avoid rush hour (thanks, Google maps), shortcuts can be helpful, time-saving tools. However, spraying an air freshener over dirty laundry doesn’t solve the pile itself –- sometimes, it’s worth taking the long way....

Awkward Fixer Upper Moments That Were Caught On Camera Cindy Ord/Getty Images By Elizabeth Williams/Oct. 30, 2022 3:00 pm EST “Fixer Upper” will go down in HGTV history. The iconic renovation show first hit our screens in 2013, and we immediately fell in love with everything Gaines, Farmhouse-chic, and Waco, Texas (via Waco Tribune-Herald). For over 100 episodes, Chip and Joanna Gaines bought, remodeled, and designed homes for everyone, from newlywed couples to families of eight, as reported by Country Living....

How Lifetime’s A Country Christmas Harmony Is A Love Song To Those Who Miss Their Ex Robin Marchant/Getty Images By Jerrica Tisdale/Nov. 18, 2022 9:00 am EST It’s 3 a.m.: should you text your ex to get back together? Most of your friends are screaming at you to not even allow the thought to grow. You guys broke up for a reason, but you really miss them. It could work this time....

It’s Sophie Wessex’s Time To Shine In The Royal Family Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images By Joey Keogh/Oct. 14, 2022 12:25 pm EST Sophie, Countess of Wessex, was front and center as the royal family gathered to mourn Queen Elizabeth II. Express reported that she met well-wishers in Manchester alongside her husband, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. At one point, Sophie described losing the long-reigning monarch as an “extraordinary event” in modern history....

Marcus Coloma’s Reported Exit From General Hospital Supposedly Wasn’t So Smooth David Livingston/Getty Images By Bryce Cameron/Dec. 20, 2022 7:07 am EST When Tyler Christopher vacated the role of Nikolas Cassadine on “General Hospital,” the character dropped off the canvas for three years. In 2019, the legacy character of Nikolas, son of Laura Webber (Genie Francis) and Stavros Cassadine (Robert Kelker-Kelly), was finally recast. Once Marcus Coloma joined the hit soap in 2019 as Nikolas, he was immediately thrown into the forefront of storylines on the series....

Princess Catherine Stuns In Bright Green At Earthshot Awards Pool/Getty Images By Alejandra Arevalo/Dec. 4, 2022 3:45 pm EST Prince William and Princess Catherine just made their first trip to the United States since 2014 to commemorate the Earthshot Awards (via People). The prize supports the best innovations to fix the environmental issues our world is facing in the categories: Nature, Clean Our Air, Revive Our Oceans, Build a Waste-Free World and Fix Our Climate, according to the awards’ website....

The Most Popular Quote From The Bell Jar Heritage Images/Getty Images By Amanda Chatel/Nov. 28, 2022 11:56 am EST “The Bell Jar” was published in 1963. Written by poet and author Sylvia Plath, the book — a roman à clef that’s a thinly veiled account of Plath’s struggles with depression — is about 19-year-old Esther Greenwood, who moves to New York City from Boston to pursue her dreams of becoming a writer....

The Most Popular Quote From Wuthering Heights Fertas/Shutterstock By Sara Caskey/Oct. 29, 2022 7:59 am EST Whether you live in the English countryside like Heathcliff or a studio apartment in the city, colder weather means curling up with a book, a blanket, and maybe even a house cat or two. Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel “Wuthering Heights” is the perfect chilly season read. Told through a series of flashbacks set in the late 18th century, the story details the doomed romance of Catherine Earnshaw and her adopted brother Heathcliff, per Britannica....

The Workout Routine Ariana Grande Swears By Lev Radin/Shutterstock By Tessa Somberg/Dec. 10, 2022 3:00 pm EST While her hit single “Positions” might not be about her favorite workout moves, pop star Ariana Grande does have experience jumping through hoops in the Olympics. (See what we did there?) With access to a team of the best personal trainers, nutritionists, wellness practitioners, and plastic surgeons out there, it’s understandable to be a little suspicious of celebrity workouts....

Social media had a lot to say about Tiffany’s floral arrangements Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The first photos of Tiffany Trump’s wedding have people talking — but perhaps not for the right reasons. Per the Daily Mail, one picture shows the bride being escorted down the aisle by her father, former president Donald Trump. Tiffany looked stunning in her gown, a spangled Elie Saab number with long sleeves and a scalloped hem (via People)....

Tricks To Help Keep Your Cat Out Of Your Christmas Tree Bear_productions/Shutterstock By Jennifer Anandanayagam/Dec. 11, 2022 8:00 pm EST A Christmas tree, placed strategically in the most inviting space of your home, can transform a space. The place the tree occupies often becomes one you’d congregate at as a family at the end of a long day. And while for you the tree signifies tradition and festivity, for your feline family member, a Christmas tree is not unlike all the other trees she is hardwired to climb since time immemorial, says cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy....

What Does It Feel Like When You Have A Hot Flash? Pearl PhotoPix/Shutterstock By Danielle Ramos-Sullivan/Dec. 7, 2022 3:59 am EST Hot flashes are the subject of many conversations among women in their forties and fifties. Though women have likely heard about them from older women in the family, there is still an air of mystery surrounding these sudden bursts of heat. Hot flashes are a symptom of both perimenopause and menopause (via Johns Hopkins Medicine)....

What You May Have Missed In Part One Of The Season 12 RHOBH Reunion @realhousewivesfranchise on Instagram By Kassidy McDonald/Oct. 15, 2022 8:36 pm EST As the Season 12 finale of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” comes to a close, fans were looking forward to the first part of the three-part reunion that premiered on October 12, 2022. Fans have been excited to see all of the women’s reunion outfits (in which they were disappointed this year), see Erika Jayne talk about her legal drama, and hear Lisa Rinna talk about the incident that happened in Aspen with Kathy Hilton — and recently, there has been speculation about whether sisters Kathy Hilton and Kyle Richards are even speaking to one another....