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Toilet Image Credit: kostsov/iStock/Getty Images Vitamin C is an essential nutrient needed for growth of tissues, tissue repair, wound healing, protein formation and free radical damage prevention through antioxidant activity. Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin, meaning it dissolves in water. Excess vitamin C consumed is excreted in the urine. Advertisement Background Because vitamin C is not stored efficiently in your body, you should consume it in recommended amounts daily to help prevent vitamin C deficiency....

Standing Quadriceps Stretch is a great stretch after a knee injury. Image Credit: Science Photo Library/Science Photo Library/GettyImages If you’ve been sidelined with a knee injury from trauma or overuse, you might be eager to get back to your training once you’ve healed. While that enthusiasm is great, it’s important to incorporate exercises that will strengthen your knee after an injury to avoid a relapse or further problems. Advertisement ​Read more:​ 9 Exercises That Can Hurt Your Knees (And How to Modify Them) Video of the Day A Look at Knee Injuries As the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine explains, there are many different kinds of knee injuries and they can result from many different factors....

A doctor is examining the feet of a man. Image Credit: Wavebreakmedia/iStock/Getty Images Nerve cells carry sensations from every part of the body to the brain, which interprets the sensations as pain, warmth, pressure or other types of feelings. Numbness or tingling in the hands or feet can be caused by many factors, including inadequate blood supply, injury or pressure to a nerve. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies, which can result from not getting enough to eat, can also trigger numbness in the feet....

Wait until your symptoms have subsided and you are free of fever before heading back to the gym. Image Credit: Jordan Beal / EyeEm/EyeEm/GettyImages The symptoms of any illness generally keep you out of the gym as long as the illness lasts. Once your symptoms begin to fade, your thoughts may turn back to the gym. The exercise may help you regain your strength as you recover from the illness. Listen to your body to determine when to resume gym workouts and how intensely to work out....

Creamy peanut butter is a smooth and healthy treat. Image Credit: White Bear Studio/iStock/GettyImages Creamy peanut butter is a smooth and spreadable high-protein snack. Commercial manufacturers have access to industrial-strength machines to get that velvety texture, which can make homemade peanut butter seem grainy and dry in comparison. Advertisement Tip Making peanut butter creamy isn't complicated or difficult, but you do have to be careful, because once you blend too much oil into peanut butter, it’s impossible to get it back out....

Your results will vary according to numerous factors. Image Credit: Hello Lovely/DigitalVision/GettyImages If you have low body fat and drop to do a quick set of push-ups, you’ll get an impressive, short-term pump in your chest and arms. But if you want to get truly ripped — with muscle size and definition that’ll last well beyond that short-term pump — you need to take a more strategic approach. Advertisement Tip Unfortunately, there's no one-size-fits-all answer to, "How long does it take to get ripped?...

Limit the dressing you put on your salad to avoid adding too many calories. Image Credit: Foxys_forest_manufacture/iStock/GettyImages Is there anything more open to interpretation than a tossed salad? Technically, any combination of fresh greens and other ingredients that isn’t “composed” (meaning, layered rather than mixed) is a tossed salad. That loose definition makes it notoriously easy to pile on the salad calories. Advertisement Tip There are so many tossed salad ingredient options that it’s almost impossible to pin down basic salad nutrition facts....

Eat food with your vitamins in order to reduce upset stomach. Image Credit: skaman306/Moment/GettyImages According to the Council for Responsible Nutrition, a whopping 75 percent of Americans take supplements, which help fill in any small nutritional gaps in the diet. Vitamins and minerals are the largest category of supplements consumed, but what if those vitamins upset stomachs? Advertisement Digestive Issues Caused by Supplements An October 2015 study in the ​New England Journal of Medicine​ reported that abdominal symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, were frequently associated with products that contain iron or potassium....

Biking is a great cardio workout for weight loss that torches plenty of calories. Image Credit: Morsa Images/E+/GettyImages It’s simple math: If you burn more calories than you consume, you’ll lose weight. But when you’re looking to shed some pounds, it’s easy to get caught up — or even obsessed with — counting calories, including how many you eat and how many you torch through exercise. This trap is especially common if you wear a fitness tracker....

Cook your rice and fish in the same appliance. Image Credit: freeskyline/iStock/GettyImages Although a rice cooker was designed to create fluffy, perfectly cooked rice, it also can be used to create an assortment of one-pot fish meals. However, fish cooks quicker than meats such as beef, chicken or pork. Advertisement The trick to successfully cooking fish in a rice cooker is to place it in the machine with enough sauce or water to thoroughly and evenly cook the flesh....

No moisture is needed to cook a ribeye roast, so a dry cooking method like roasting in a convection oven is ideal. Image Credit: VeselovaElena/iStock/GettyImages Of the many cuts of beef, prime rib is a popular choice. It’s known for being tender and flavorful. And because it is a premium cut, it also tends to be more expensive than other cuts. Advertisement Understanding the cuts and grades of beef can be confusing, but everything you need to know about prime ribeye roast is in its name....

A couple walking for exercise outside. Image Credit: Comstock/Stockbyte/Getty Images After colon surgery, it is common to feel fatigued. You might be tempted to stay in bed all day, but light, gentle exercise will help you recover. Exercise helps increase circulation to facilitate healing and helps reduce muscle spasms typical after colon surgery. Walking, deep breathing and circulation exercises will help facilitate your recovery without straining your tender abdominal muscles or posing harm to your wound....

Push ups are a great way to firm up the arms. Image Credit: LeoPatrizi/E+/GettyImages If you have sagging arm skin you’d like to get rid of, you’re not alone. The triceps muscle is known for being a problem area for many people. And while targeted fat loss or spot reduction does not work, following a healthy diet and exercise plan can help you tone up and reduce that sagging arm skin....

You can harden marshmallows in the fridge or oven. Image Credit: 5PH/iStock/GettyImages If you’re making homemade marshmallows or crispy rice squares, or if you just want to harden regular commercial marshmallows, remember that marshmallows become hard through exposure to air and cool temperatures. Advertisement Storing them in a tightly closed container is the best way to keep them soft and fresh. Provide the opposite environment, and they become hard. Video of the Day Refrigerator Method This method causes the marshmallows to set up faster without drying them out....

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Sertraline is associated with certain side effects. Sertraline is a prescription medication that belongs to a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) that help combat depression by increasing brain levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin. A supplement called 5-hydroxytryptophan, or 5-HTP, made from the seeds of the Griffonia simplicifolia plant, may also help treat depression by increasing serotonin. However, it's important to consult your doctor before taking 5-HTP supplements, and it is not safe to take sertraline and 5-HTP together....

Covered outdoor dining is only safer than eating indoors if there's good ventilation and proper social distancing. Image Credit: adamkaz/E+/GettyImages During the pandemic, outdoor dining — which poses lower COVID-19 transmission risk than eating indoors — has become increasingly popular. But now that winter weather has ushered in chillier temperatures, restaurants have begun to enclose these outside areas to keep diners warm and cozy. Advertisement Sure, these enclosures may shield you from the elements, but are they actually any safer than indoor dining?...

references Mayo Clinic: "Arthritis" University of Michigan Health: "Bunions: Should I Have Surgery?" Mayo Clinic: "Hammertoe and mallet toe" American Podiatric Medical Association: "Neuromas" Is this an emergency? If you are experiencing serious medical symptoms, please see the National Library of Medicine’s list of signs you need emergency medical attention or call 911. Wearing supportive shoes can help prevent foot problems or ease pain from certain conditions as your aging feet change....

1 of 12 Overview Protein is present in every cell, and it plays an important role in the body's ability to grow, stay healthy and repair itself. It's also the most satiating macronutrient, which makes it an especially important part of a diet when you're trying to lose weight. While protein deficiencies are rare in the U.S., according to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), your protein intake can easily fall by the wayside if you eat a restrictive or carbohydrate-heavy diet....

Working your pelvic floor is a major key to your lower-body strength and health. Exercises such as lateral lunges, clamshells, sumo squats and glute bridges can help. Image Credit: Lacheev/iStock/GettyImages What does your pelvic floor have to do with strong glutes? As it turns out, it might be more than you think. Advertisement Your pelvic floor muscles are located in the pelvis, which is between your tailbone and pubic bone. This means your glutes attach to the back (posterior) and side (lateral) of your pelvis....