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… Cold Exposure: Ways the Body Loses Heat On this page: Overview Overview The body loses heat through: Evaporation of water from your skin … and through respiration (breathing) when the body temperature is higher than 37 °C (99 °F) . During intense …
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… Stress Management: Relaxing Your Mind and Body Actionset Overview Take a deep breath. Hold it for a … you will learn about different ways to relax your mind and body. Being relaxed can help ease stress. It can also … and sleep problems. To relax means to calm the mind, the body, or both. Relaxing can quiet your mind and make you …
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… Frozen or Stuck Tongue or Other Body Part On this page: Overview Overview If you touch a frozen metal surface with a wet body part such as your tongue, lip, or wet hand, it could stick. To free a tongue or other body part that's frozen or stuck: Don't pull or tug. This …
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… Temporomandibular Disorders: Having Good Body Mechanics On this page: Overview Overview Changing body mechanics can help you prevent or treat a … your shoulders or staying in positions in which your upper body is thrust forward (many people do this to relieve back …
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… Helping Your Child Build a Healthy Body Image On this page: Overview … Starting in grade school, children may become more aware of body image as they compare themselves to others. Adolescents … are occurring. Unrealistic media images of the ideal body also add to their concerns. There are many ways adults …
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… Younger-Looking and Healthier Body After Quitting Smoking On this page: Overview Overview … Addiction Medicine … Younger-Looking and Healthier Body After Quitting Smoking …
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… Cardiac Rehabilitation: Monitoring Your Body's Response to Exercise On this page: Overview Related … Information Overview There are several ways to measure your body's responses to exercise and other lifestyle changes. … or discomfort. But you might feel it in other parts of your body. In any case, note if increased effort leads to any …
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… Helping Your School-Age Child Learn About the Body On this page: Overview Overview As … should know the proper names of the sex organs and how the body changes during puberty. They should understand how babies are conceived. Respect and care for the body. Although school-age children are naturally interested …
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… calories efficiently—they need fewer calories to fuel the body, which can result in "leftover" calories being stored … body, so there are fewer leftover calories to store as fat. Basal metabolic rate (BMR) , which is how much energy you … body, so there are fewer leftover calories to store as fat. Basal metabolic rate (BMR) , which is how much energy you …
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… skin cancer is a treatment to remove, or excise, basal cell and squamous cell cancers (carcinomas) from your … removed. How Well It Works Standard excision treatment for basal cell carcinoma less than 20 mm (0.8 in.) wide has cure … cells. Citations Carucci JA, et al. (2012). Basal cell carcinoma. In LA Goldman et al., eds., …
