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By Tara Weng, GalTime.com

Is 'Daylight Savings Time' bad for our health!?

While most of us will be a little bit groggier after that lost hour of sleep over the weekend, one expert suggests that for some us that lost hour could prove deadly.

"The Monday and Tuesday after moving the clocks ahead ... is associated with a 10 percent increase in the risk of having a heart attack," Martin Young, an associate professor in the cardiovascular disease division at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, said in a university news release. "The opposite is true when falling back in October. This risk decreases by about 10 percent."

Young notes that the heart-attack risk isn't higher on the Sunday morning after clocks move ahead one hour because most people don't have to make an abrupt change in their daily schedule. The risk peaks on Monday, he says, because that's when most people return to work.

Young presented several theories to support his sleep deprivation--heart attack correlation. Among those include the body's circadian

By Romance Recovery's Johanna Lyman for GalTime.com

Are you using sex as a weapon?In 1986, Pat Benetar released her hit song, Sex As A Weapon. For some reason, it's been running through my brain for the past few days. It's probably because I'm working on the section of my new book, The Soulmate Myth, that addresses sexual dysfunction in long term relationships. One of the most common dysfunctions is when one partner uses sex as a weapon. You might think this is the woman's domain, but it's not necessarily so. In many relationships (an estimated one third) there is a "desire gap," where one person has a higher sex drive than their partner. Unfortunately for the person with the higher sex drive, the one who wants sex the least controls the relationship.

There are many reasonable reasons for a low sex drive. Biologically, hormones fluctuate and medications alter libido. Emotionally, depression and stress will lower libido. Life can get in the way, between high pressure jobs and multiple children, even if the

By GalTime's Bra Gal Jene Luciani Sports Bra

With spring fast approaching, and New Year's resolutions to get in shape in full effect, I've been getting A LOT of questions about sports bras! Here are some tips from The Bra Book to finding the perfect sports support:

• Make sure the elastic band on the bottom fits snugly around your rib cage (but not so snugly that you can't breathe).
• When trying the sports bra on, jump up and down a few times in the dressing room. You may look a little crazy, but you'll accurately determine if the bra gives you the necessary support needed for physical activity! Obviously, the less "bounce," the better. The sports bra, more than any other bra, is all about range of motion and comfort level.
• Look for wider shoulder straps for increased support.
• Note that those with built-in "shock absorbers" are designed to minimize bounce and impact.

Related: Can Sleeping in My Bra Prevent Sagging?

The fabric you choose also has an impact

By Authors Shannon Duffy and John Zakour for GalTime.com

Communication and Pregnancy Fear n. - a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.

That about sums up the state of mind that impending parenthood causes. Rationalizing between what is logical versus what is imagined can happen at any given point of time during pregnancy, not just for the mom, but for the dad, too. Some moms may obsess about the baby growing inside them being born with webbed feet and a beak instead of a nose (hey, don't laugh!), while dad's may obsess about the care of a newborn. How do I burp a baby? What if I drop him? What if I lose my job and can't afford to care for her anymore?

She says: I don't think it's possible to go through a pregnancy without the fear of something associated with a new baby coming into the world. The key is to not let fear consume you. You will fear something. You may fear many some things.

By Sasha BeautyBlogger for GalTime.com

These hair gems are a must! Just about every gal I know spends as much money on her hair products as she does on her makeup and skincare goods.

Hair is important business, and picking out worthy products can be tough. You know the drill, ladies: You see an ad, or hear about a new hair product, get sucked in, and after trying it once, move this mediocre product to the back of the hair cabinet (because you can't bring yourself to toss it since you paid good money for it).

Yep, buying unworthy hair products ranks up there with dentist appointments and getting the flu. Well, here are 5 hair gems that will remain at the front of your hair cabinet:

Nexxus ProMend Split End Binding Treatment Crème $9.43: This split-end crème is, in a word, amazing and worthy (O.K., two words). This ProMend treatment provides daily repair for split ends and problem areas, literally "binding" the split ends back together. Its keratin-infused ingredients will smooth your hair and give

By SMF Marcus Osborne for GalTime.com

Get the popcorn ready, 'HousewivesI'm a reality show junkie. "American Idol," "Intervention," "Millionaire Matchmaker," "Dancing With The Stars," "Hoarders," "Cops," "48 Hours, ″ "Survivor," "HBO's Hard Knocks," "Keeping Up With The Kardashians…" (Actually I watch ALL the Kardashian shows) love 'em! And oh yeah, I could name ten more with ease.

For most folks, simply admitting that you throw away hours of your life on these programs is grounds for an IQ check. The intellectual elites think of TV as junk food for the brain. If you buy that analogy, then think of reality television as a 5-pound stick of butter melting over a bag of Ding Dongs or sprinkling a pound of sugar on a Big Mac.

But there's one show - actually, one show franchise that makes even yours truly think that maybe this isn't the best use of my free time. I'm talking about the deplorable, shameful, awful yet delicious, "Real Housewives" franchise on the BRAVO television network. The locations change -

By GalTime Relationship Expert Jane Greer, Ph.D.

Uma ThurmanCan the anticipation of a baby bring people together? That's a good question, and it looks like Uma Thurman is working toward answering it right now. She announced this week that she is expecting a baby with her on-again boyfriend multimillionaire financier Arpad "Arki" Busson.

Thurman and Busson have been dating since 2007, with a split in 2009, after which they reconciled. The Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction actress, 41, has two children from her marriage to actor Ethan Hawke. Busson has two children from his former relationship with Elle Macpherson.

The expectant couple once planned to be married, which ended with their time apart in 2009. Since they got back together, they reportedly dated while living on separate continents - Thurman in New York and Busson in London.

It is widely known that Thurman suffered enormous emotional strain and gut-wrenching betrayal when her marriage to Hawke ended. When someone goes through

By GalTime Teen Expert Jennifer A. Powell-Lunder, Psy.D.

Why Bulllying Benefits No OneIt is no surprise that victims of bullying can suffer serious effects, medcially and psychologically. Study after study confirms the toll that such exposure can have on even the youngest kids. Self-esteem suffers, and feelings of isolation and vulnerability can evolve into thoughts of suicide or self-harm. As parents and professionals we have begun to take a stand and the result has been effective. Currently the majority of states have already passed anti-bullying legislation. Schools around the country have instituted anti-bullying awareness programs into their curriculums.

What maybe somewhat startling to some however, is that the act of bullying can negatively impact the bully as well. A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Warwick in England revealed that bullies are at increased risk for self-injurious behaviors and suicidal thinking, even if they are not targets of bullying themselves.

Such