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Whether you’re gearing up for a new workout experience or you’re a seasoned athlete, taking on a triathlon is no easy challenge. A triathlon watch can help you streamline your training schedule by allowing you to monitor your heart rate, sleeping habits, distance, and more. The best triathlon watches have a long battery life, GPS abilities, and the right measurements to accurately track your running, swimming, and biking progress. Once you’ve found a watch with all the features you need, it’s important to make sure it is durable, too....

Pregnancy and childbirth are incredibly stressful times, and the body undergoes major changes and hormone fluctuations before, during, and after the birth. Additionally, caring for an infant while recovering from either vaginal birth or cesarean section is challenging and exhausting. Individuals struggling with PPD might experience depressive symptoms or significant anxiety. Although these symptoms can be scary, effective treatment options are available. With appropriate support and treatment, you can cope with and recover from PPD symptoms....

Anxiety is a common problem for many American adults. In fact, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, anxiety disorders are the most common types of mental health conditions in the United States, affecting almost 20% of all adults. Anxiety is also common among children and adolescents. However, not all anxiety is the same. The butterflies you feel in your stomach before giving a presentation at work feel very different than the sense of dread and foreboding you might feel when watching the nightly news....

Many toddlers have a habit of playing with their penises. Barring any medical problems, however, this is completely normal behavior and you should not worry about it. Keep your response mild and neutral; scolding could cause long-lasting shame. Some parents have said they were told that playing with your penis is a possible early sign of autism. Be assured that it is not listed as such by experts. Any single behavior taken alone when your child is otherwise developing normally should not be mistaken for autism....

As a new parent, it’s easy to get worried when you see your newborn’s odd shaky movements, from quivering chins to trembling hands and jitters to jerky arm and leg gestures. In most cases, these extra movements are completely normal and harmless, and, in most cases, your baby will outgrow them. Babies can, however, have seizures, so it’s important to understand the difference between normal baby shakes and a more serious issue....

The fear of numbers is called arithmophobia. This fear is somewhat unusual in that it encompasses a wide variety of specific phobias, including a generalized fear of all numbers and fear of specific numbers. It is also sometimes called numerophobia. Arithmophobia is not recognized as a distinct condition in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), the tool that doctors use to diagnose mental health conditions. However, it would be considered a form of specific phobia....

Questioning sexuality often happens during the teen years as identity forms, but questioning one’s sexual orientation can occur at any age. Adults are often better equipped to explore and understand their sexual identities more fully. Sexuality can also change with age. Questioning your sexuality can be a journey of discovery, but it can also bring feelings of stress. Learning more about yourself can help you find joy in healthy sexual relationships and affirm your sexuality....

You might be wondering when you’ll ovulate on Clomid. This is an important question if you want to boost your odds of pregnancy success during treatment. If you have an idea of when you will ovulate, you can time sex for your most fertile time. Overview Here’s the thing… there’s no one day that everyone ovulates when taking Clomid. There are Clomid calculators online that claim to tell you when you’ll ovulate, but they really are just a best guess....

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, you likely want to know more about the condition, including why it was classified as an Axis I disorder by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Changes From DSM-IV to DSM-5 Published by the American Psychiatric Association, the DSM is the mental health bible of sorts. The DSM-IV organized all psychiatric disorders and other problems into five different categories or axes....

What happens if you confront an Internet troll face-to-face? Key Takeaways The short film A La Cara (Face To Face) shares a story of a woman who confronts her social media troll.The film gives a look at who trolls are and why they attack people online.Experts say there are ways to react to a cyberbully that leave you feeling empowered. Spanish Director Javier Marco presents a potential outcome to this scenario in his short film A La Cara (Face To Face), cowritten with screenwriter Belén Sánchez-Arévalo....

If you feel like you hate your life, you’re not alone. Everyone feels angry, frustrated, and dissatisfied at certain points in life, says Sabrina Romanoff, PsyD, a clinical psychologist and professor at Yeshiva University. This article explores some reasons why you might hate your life, the impact of this feeling on your health, and some coping strategies that might be helpful. ‘I Hate My Life’: Why You Might Feel This Way According to Dr....

If you’re like most parents, you spend a lot of time helping your child learn how to spell. While many of us do so by having the child spell the word aloud, that only goes so far in helping the child master the writing and comprehension skills that they will need in class. So, rather than limiting yourself to a spelling bee, try these non-verbal forms of teaching: Create Flashcard Games for Spelling Words You can create a quick set of flashcards with a pen and a pack of index cards and use them in the following ways to teach spelling, comprehension, and penmanship skills:...

You may have heard the grim statistic that 80% of New Year’s resolutions fail. That statistic came from a 1989 study that followed 200 resolution setters to see whether they could reach their goal. Resolutions were abandoned at a pretty steady decline–with many people giving up by the end of January. By the two year mark, only 19% of people said they had stuck with their resolution long-term. While I’d like to think our resolution achievement has improved over the past 30 years since that study was conducted, I don’t think that’s the case....

More than 2,200 people die from alcohol poisoning each year, an average of six people per day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Most are men, and three in four people are between the ages of 35 and 65. Consuming too much alcohol too quickly can lead to alcohol poisoning, which is marked by symptoms such as poor coordination, hypothermia, irregular heartbeat, slowed breathing, and unconsciousness. It is very dangerous and potentially fatal....

What Is Anterograde Amnesia? Anterograde amnesia is a condition in which a person is unable to create new memories after an amnesia-inducing event. Anterograde amnesia may involve either partial or total inability to remember events. A person with this type of amnesia has intact long-term memories from before the incident. Anterograde amnesia is thought to involve the failure to encode (or possibly retrieve) new memories. There are also different levels of severity of anterograde amnesia....

Autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are both neurodevelopmental disorders that develop in childhood. Autism and ADHD can be challenging to distinguish. This may be because both conditions share similar symptoms and can occur together. Current research estimates that 50% to 70% of people with autism spectrum disorder also have ADHD. While both conditions are neurodevelopmental disorders, they are distinct conditions. In this article, you’ll learn more about the differences between autism and ADHD and why knowing the difference in their symptoms and diagnosis is essential....

Breastfeeding your first baby comes with new and unexpected experiences, and things don’t always go according to plan. But by the time you are expecting your second baby, you likely have a better idea of what breastfeeding entails, along with the challenges you might face. Of course, no two babies are the same, and no two breastfeeding experiences are exactly alike. Still, there are some common experiences that parents have when it comes to breastfeeding baby #1 vs....

Cannabidiol (CBD) is a compound found in cannabis that is purported to have a number of mental health effects. This has led many people to speculate that it might also have potential uses in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Before you decide to try it, it is important to learn more about what CBD oil is, what the research says about what it can do, and what benefits and side effects it might have for alleviating symptoms of ADHD....

Money problems affect most of us from time to time. Being at an early stage of your career; going through life changes such as marriage or starting a family; facing unemployment; and unexpected life events that bring unexpected costs, such as illness or the death of a family member are all issues that cause temporary money problems. But sometimes money problems are long-term, the causes are deeper, and the solutions are more dramatic because they require lifestyle changes....

As soon as you welcome your newborn into the world, every passing cough or sniffle can feel like a threat to their fragile health. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that all babies aged 6 months and over receive the seasonal influenza (flu) vaccination. Until then, you can protect your newborn from the flu by ensuring that anyone who comes into close contact with your baby receives their flu shot beforehand....