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Over-using your muscles — like lifting a bookshelf all by yourself or hunching over your garden on a Saturday for hours on end. Unfortunately, all those gentle gizmos and fast fixes you hear about or see advertised probably aren’t going to relieve your back pain. But according to the experts, here’s what will. Get hot and cold. “For the first 72 hours [after pain starts], use ice for 20 minutes on and 30 minutes off to decrease inflammation,” suggests Scott Schreiber, DC, a chiropractic physician in Newark, Delaware, who is board certified in both rehabilitation and clinical nutrition....

I constantly hound people for their best running playlists and love when I can add a new song to mine … but I don’t add them lightly. Each one has to be just right. The songs on my list are varied and random and don’t really reflect what I like to listen to when I’m not running. But what all the songs on it have in common is that they make me feel like a badass when I run....

You see, some people seem to think there are two kinds of moms — those who have c-sections and those who do not. This ‘battle’ divides us, and makes one side feel like a mother who didn’t do the right thing. I had a c-section. I didn’t schedule it so I could preserve my vagina, nor did I pick the date because it was convenient. It was necessary and needed....

title: “A Model With Cat Eye Syndrome Is Fashion S New Muse” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-18” author: “Mary Crossman” title: “A Model With Cat Eye Syndrome Is Fashion S New Muse” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-08” author: “Matthew Tafoya”

The Kings are honeymooning in Cancun, and what else would a young woman wear there? We would definitely declare Amy’s suit appropriate. Appropriate and adorable. It’s a teal-colored bandeau with a playful tasseled hanging fringe. No word on where she got it, but we hope she spills soon. A photo posted by Dillon King (@kingdillpickle) on Sep 12, 2015 at 2:07pm PDT (P.S., I love Dillon’s response to the guy giving him a hard time for using a selfie stick....

A photo posted by Georgina Horne (George) (@fullerfigurefullerbust) on Dec 5, 2016 at 3:12pm PST title: “Asos Hired Plus Size Male Models And The Internet Is In Love” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-21” author: “Duane Coxon” A photo posted by Georgina Horne (George) (@fullerfigurefullerbust) on Dec 5, 2016 at 3:12pm PST title: “Asos Hired Plus Size Male Models And The Internet Is In Love” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-08” author: “James Fried” A photo posted by Georgina Horne (George) (@fullerfigurefullerbust) on Dec 5, 2016 at 3:12pm PST

Wowzers. It might be hard to imagine any expecting mother carrying multiples — let alone, five babies at one time — but Kim has been taking everything in stride. Her Facebook page, Surprised by Five, chronicles her journey as Kim nears the end of her pregnancy (she’s currently around 30 weeks). More from The Stir: 10 Belly Bump Shots to Take During Your Pregnancy With the help of photographer Erin Elizabeth, Kim showed off her inner goddess in a beautiful maternity shoot at 24 weeks....

You don’t need to buy any fancy schmancy electronic device to prevent the horror of forgetting your baby in the car on a hot (or cold) day. Good thing too … because new research has found the possibly well-intentioned products being picked up by very well-meaning parents aren’t worth the money. Sorry folks, but it’s true. The researchers who looked at car seat sensors including the ChildMinder Smart Pad System, the Deluxe Padded Safety Seat Alarm System, and SafeBABI found a load of “inconsistencies....

For starters, know that uncomfortable though this moment may be, this behavior is as normal as it gets for teens and tweens, boys and girls. Some just luck out better at hiding it than others. “It is reported that 90 percent of boys and 60 percent of girls under 18 masturbate,” says Darby Fox, a child and adolescent family therapist. And while you are bound to feel uncomfortable knowing that your child is, er, growing up in that way, you need to man up and handle this with aplomb — or else you risk emotionally scarring your child for life....

Now, I’m all about the womanly curves, and in a more flattering dress, I thought she looked hella sexy. But what isn’t hot at all is HOW it seems like she’s gotten to this point with her body. See, besides the fact that she’s said to be hitting the bottle these days — a fact that should not be discounted (just think of all the extra calories lots of alcohol can add up to!...

Yes, I have a cleaning lady, and I’m not ashamed to admit it, and having one doesn’t make me some sort of pretentious snob who thinks she is too good to clean her own house. It’s simply an issue of not having the time, energy, or the will power to clean my 2,800-square-foot house — most of which consists of hardwood floors. (There’s only so much mopping I can handle....

These 20 celebrities look gorgeous no matter what—but they look totally different with curly and straight hair. Which hairstyle do you prefer? Images via Xavier Collin/Celebrity Monitor/Splash News/Corbis, 2004 Phil Ramey /R/RameyPix/Corbis More from The Stir: 17 Celebrities Who Were Bold Enough to Chop Off Their Hair (PHOTOS) More from The Stir: 20 Celebrities’ First Red Carpet Moments — Then & Now! (PHOTOS) More from The Stir: 24 Hot Hollywood Redheads Who’ll Make You Wish You Were a Ginger (PHOTOS) More from The Stir: The ‘Imperfect’ Celebrity Hair Trend: How to Get the Hottest Looks (PHOTOS)...

The doll is set to hit store shelves next month, and some are worried the behavior of it shunning food could potentially set a bad example for toddlers — even making them have a negative attitude toward food. There’s also a fear that the doll could encourage eating disorders down the road. The way it works is that the doll has a little magnet in its mouth. It will keep refusing the food until the spoon is correctly aligned with the mouth — at which point it will take the food....

I intend on piercing my own daughter’s ears when she’s old enough, but unlike my own experience, I won’t be taking her to a piercing booth in a mall, and I especially won’t be having the piercings done with a piercing gun. The Association of Professional Piercers and Body Modification Ezine, two of the largest information sources on contemporary body modification, are BOTH against gun piercings. Why? I’ll tell you....

The brand’s newest launch is a step into the underwear space. Everlane grew frustrated with the discomfort and unnecessary sex appeal of most underwear on the market today, so it launched a collection of four bottoms, one bra, and one bodysuit. The brand used several curve models in the campaign, too. However, the issue isn’t with the campaign: It’s with the sizing. “This whole campaign is like ’times are changing — so is our underwear!...

xsparkage/Instagram Leesha began her video by clarifying that the Evie Blender requires a unique application technique, which she followed as the brand instructs on its website. However, she still expressed a distaste for the product’s texture and the finish it gave to her foundation. It is important that the blender is not used the way you did because you can confuse a lot of customers who might believe you are a beauty expert....

Yes, that’s a real job, which Paige Gregory, a recent graduate of JMC Academy in Australia, landed at online sex-toy company Lovehoney right out of college. The quality-assurance role started as a part-time position, but the 22-year-old quickly excelled and was offered the gig full-time — with a take-home between $60,000 and $70,000 (double what I made when I first graduated from college!). “It’s such a friendly team, I love it,” Gregory told News....

The study, which took place at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio, showed that touch is a crucial part of a baby’s development and actually has serious benefits. Researchers evaluated 125 infants, some of whom were full-term and some who were premature. They measured the babies’ brain responses to puffs of air to see how they responded to gentle touch. More from CafeMom: 8 Things You’re Already Doing That Bond You and Your Baby What they found is that premature babies respond less strongly to touch than those who were born full-term....

Given that the only two people who really know the truth of a marriage are the ones living it, more couples than you suspect have probably gotten to the point where they were almost ready to call it quits. It can be tough to talk about the hurts and the hard times in your marriage. Here, nine brave women — who asked to remain anonymous — were willing to share what drove their marriage to the brink and how they are working to bring it back....