Dina Cheney

The Lamaze method may seem “old school,” but it’s still delivering. Here’s what to know about the technique and its benefits.
Tie-dye, love-ins, Lamaze classes. If the Lamaze method of preparing for birth sounds like a relic of the 1960s, that’s because it kind of is. That’s when that characteristic “hee-hoo, hee-hoo” breathing technique you may have seen in movies and sitcoms became popular in the US. “It was standard for past generations to be expected to take classes before their due dates...

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Whatever’s ailing you, a vacation might just be the cure. Yes, getting away can improve your health, according to research published in in 2023. It might help combat symptoms of aging, suggested a 2024 study in Journal of Travel Research. But it could also have even more powerful psychological and physical benefits, transforming your life before you pack a bag and long after you return home.
Medscape Medical News spoke with two healthcare professionals who believe in the healing power of tr...

For years, I was hungry all the time. I still remember my friend’s mom watching with concern and shock as I devoured countless cupcakes at their house. When I saw her expression, I wondered if I had a problem. But I didn’t stop.
I didn’t want to. My carb-fueled binge sessions were too exhilarating. As an anxious, people-pleasing, rule-abiding child, taking my foot off the brake and eating with abandon felt liberating.
Sometimes, I would eat until I felt sick. I recall suffering from an ...

Think of the 8-week ultrasound as your little one’s first baby picture. While some moms-to-be get an ultrasound even earlier, most have this milestone appointment to look forward to so they can see with their own two eyes that—yes—there is in fact a baby in there! Yes, months before you nuzzle baby’s fuzzy hair, you’ll take home this fuzzy image symbolizing how much your life is about to change. But exactly what can you see via ultrasound at 8 weeks—and should you prepare in any way? Here, ex...

Although they’re meant for sitting, sofas wear many hats, at times serving as beds, dinner tables, even trampolines. To withstand all those greasy fingers, leapfrogging toddlers and jumpy sports fans, they need to be high-quality.
Identifying which couches are high-quality is the challenge — one made more difficult by changes in the industry and price tags that don’t necessarily correlate with comfort.
“Most budget-friendly sofas are getting worse and worse in terms of quality,” Frida Ramsted...

It’s been a wild real estate ride in the five years since the pandemic. First, a red-hot market brought rising home values and frenzied bidding wars, with high buyer demand fueled by mortgage rates as low as 3 percent in 2021. But then rates started increasing, reaching 8 percent — their highest level in more than 20 years — in late 2023. Would-be sellers stopped selling, which shrank inventory, and prices continued rising, pricing out many would-be buyers.
What ups and downs will this roller...

Events can lead to revenue by bringing in potential clients and establish your brokerage as a staple in the community.
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For many brokerages, hosting real estate events are a necessary way to bring in business.
“Events are everything—they allow us to engage with the community, and we are nothing without our community,” says Isaiah Hazward, managing partner, The Homebound Group at Coldwell Banker Realty in Washington, DC.
The logisitics of hosting a real estate event...

You may have previously had a viability or dating ultrasound. But it’s common for providers to recommend another scan around 11 weeks. Get excited! You’ll get a “sneak-peek” of newbie-to-be at your upcoming 11-week ultrasound. And—spoiler alert—baby is start to look more like, well, a baby! Here’s the lowdown on what to expect at this appointment from experts and real moms.
In this article:
Do you get an ultrasound at 11 weeks?
Why you might need an ultrasound at 11 weeks
How to prepare for t...

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Each morning on many vacations, Emily K. Osman, MD, would stay in her hotel room until she’d made all her patient phone calls and reviewed their test results. This often meant missing nearly half a day with her family. Palm trees may have been swaying outside, but this reproductive endocrinologist might just as well have been back in her office at RMA, New Jersey.
Overall, 70% of doctors work during a typical vacation day, according to a 2024 JAMA study of 3024 physicians. About one third s...

A soothing soak may be just what the doctor ordered; easy, at-home, no-cost hydro-therapy (cover story in April 2025 print issue of Prevention, pages 28-34, on newsstands)

The market is always shifting, and building diverse revenue streams means your bottom line can withstand fewer sales.
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In today’s market, some brokerages are finding themselves at a crossroads. “Our margins have nearly evaporated,” says Florida-based Ben Schachter, broker and president at The Signature Real Estate Companies. Sellers are negotiating for lower compensation and real estate professionals are optimizing their commission structures. Though it’s always been...

Ways to jazz up a white kitchen

A Guide to New Jersey Architectural Styles (pages 16-19)

Maybe you sip diet soda every afternoon as a pick-me-up. Or you like to put Sweet’N Low in your coffee. But now that you’re pregnant, you’re wondering if you need to cut out artificial sweeteners along with soft cheeses and deli meat.
“I miss my Diet Pepsi very, very much,” says The Bump reader sweetpea10, sharing that all she drinks now that she’s pregnant is water. (“Sigh.”) Another community forum member, FLstatesweetie, says, “I have one Diet Coke a day. My doctor’s office said it was fin...

Key takeaways:
Ketosis is a type of metabolism where your body uses fat for energy, rather than carbohydrates (glucose).
Starvation can cause ketosis. So can many different medical conditions.
Ketogenic diets aim to push your metabolism into ketosis to lose weight. One example of these diets is the keto diet, a high-fat, low-carb diet. But there are other ketogenic diets, such the paleo diet, the South Beach diet, and the Atkins diet.
There are certain signs that your body is in ketosis, incl...