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5 Body Hacks to Instantly Calm Overwhelming Emotion

Getting overwhelmed with emotion isn't pretty. Think fist-shaped holes in the drywall, a blowout bar fight, or throwing your soon-to-be-ex's stuff out a window, preferably ablaze. But overwhelming emotion can also turn privately inward, resulting in cutting, drinking yourself into a stupor, or a massive binge.

In some ways, all the drama makes sense: big emotions often feel scary. But it's not the big emotions themselves that are dangerous, it's the way we choose to react to them.

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When to Worry About a Bruise

We've all experienced a bruise or two here and there throughout our lives. Some of us who are a bit clumsier may have seen a few more. Bruising is a very commonly reported symptom at the doctor's office. But it can infrequently be a sign of something more concerning.

How do you know when a bruise is something you should worry about?

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yesterday.
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Tax Reform Tips: 5 Best Moves to Save Money Now

The end of the year is always a busy time with holiday preparations and celebrations. New Year's Eve is also the end of the tax year, which is a critical deadline for your personal finances and last-minute opportunities to save money.

But this year making smart tax moves may be even more important due to pending tax reform. If legislation passes, there will be changes for the 2018 tax year and beyond. While we don't know exactly what the final reforms will be, use these five ways to save money based on the current tax law and what's proposed for the future.

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2 days ago.
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What to Eat When You're Hangry

Cravings can feel so powerful, but sometimes it can help take the power out of them and give you back more control to understand why you're craving something, whether it's chocolate, cheese, or that particular mac and cheese that your aunt made one Thanksgiving the first time you came home from college.

Dissecting and understanding these cravings is a big part of what Lindsey Smith does in her upcoming book Eat Your Feelings: The Food Mood Girl's Guide to Transforming Your Emotional Eating-With Recipes!

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3 days ago.
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How to Increase Breast Milk Supply

Many of you have asked for an episode on foods and herbs that can increase breast milk supply. This is something that a lot of new moms worry about. In fact, it is the primary reason women give for stopping breast-feeding. Unfortunately, this worry, or the perception that milk supply is inadequate, may be a lot more common than the problem itself.

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3 days ago.
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