How Does Blood Clot?
Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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February 28, 2015 Crisis Support
Was I a victim of rape? I was. Did some of my choices contribute to it – yes! I met this guy at a Christian web site for singles. After recently coming through heartbreaking relationship with someone who cheated on…
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So you’ve fallen in love, but your love is not reciprocated and now you have a Broken Heart. What to do. Here is my remedy for a Broken Heart: Cry and cry and cry your eyes out. Really feel that…
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February 28, 2015 Friends and Peers
This is a question that is on alot of parents and point blank – of peoples minds! Why are people drawn to the wrong types of friends? There are different explanations for this. But in my own honest opinion, I…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Synthetic Dread Extensions Dreadlocks can be hard work; you have to tear your hair up with heavy back combing, and lather it with wax, then spend months carefully maintaining them to get them into the perfect…
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Nano Fashion Scientists can create nanoparticles of silver, and when these are attached to cotton fibres they can help to control bacteria. Silver’s antibacterial properties were known to the ancient Greeks and Romans. To keep their water safe to drink…
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February 28, 2015 Communication
Some people are blessed with the ability to speak well. Others are blessed with the ability to speak often. Then there are those whose words are more of a curse than a blessing. Most of us have encountered someone like…
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February 28, 2015 Crisis Support
Many times people choose to choose cremation because of spiritual beliefs or economic reasons. Cremation is chosen because of the fear of burial, which I’m sure most people have. No one wants to be buried alongside other dead and decaying…
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February 28, 2015 Communication
In the past, when a hard moment would present itself inside of a relationship, I would not speak at all. I would run. It was far easier to emotionally take flight than to say the difficult words and stand inside…
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February 28, 2015 Crisis Support
It’s no wonder that women feel they can’t turn to others for help after being a victim of rape. I am a Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Advocate, and I can tell you that after four years helping victims of…
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February 28, 2015 Crisis Support
I have come to a point in my life after almost fifty years of suffering that it is time for justice. Justice for the little girl that had no voice and no choice. The child adults used, abused and then…
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When you are in a relationship, you are going to make mistakes. Your partner is going to make mistakes, too. This is inevitable. Some of those mistakes are going to be relatively small. Others are going to be much bigger….
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February 28, 2015 Crisis Support
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is caused by trauma. I know I have it as a result of severe abuse, motor vehicle accidents, and having been accidentally shot twice. Sounds, sights, odors, even a touch can trigger what feels like reliving…
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Sure, its fun and totally natural to want a new look…even a new hair color.But what if mom an dad think that it’s way to expensive? What do you do?Many would think thats easy, I’ll just do it myself. But…
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February 28, 2015 Communication
Thinking before you speak can maintain a good relationship, and even save a bad one. Here’s why. When we’re in a relationship we value above all else, the closeness, and rapport that come with sharing our lives with another. As…
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When we recently took a poll on how you were feeling about your body, the results were at first saddening. In the comments, the stories you shared were unbelievable: How could so many young women so clearly not overweight feel…
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May 20, 1873 has been considered the day that blue jeans were first produced by Levi-Strauss. Even though they were manufactured to endure the rugged work many men did, jeans have been fashionably cool. Wrangler jeans was introduced to the…
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Whenever stylists talk about proper haircuts and eyeglass wear, the shape of the face becomes a topic. Many look in the mirror and see no particular shape. Finally here is a simple tactic to help an individual determine the shape…
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Lace front wigs have been the thing of the past, present, and future for that perfect do. A lace front wig has been and remain popular for both sexes as well. Celebrities have taken advantage especially for the movies and…
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February 28, 2015 Crisis Support
Are some victims of rape irresponsible? Of course they are. This does not make them responsible for their attack, however, and I believe I can PROVE it to you. I worked as the project coordinator, for several years, in charge…
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February 28, 2015 Communication
To the detriment of many relationships, it is not always possible (or practical) to travel with a partner who has discovered a lust for globe-trotting. However, before putting your foot down, and demanding that the travel bug be inoculated against…
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I’ll make my vote on, “Should you go gray naturally or dye your hair as you age,” I vote dye, because it does make you look much younger and not as harsh. Gray hair on “some” people is okay if…
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February 28, 2015 Communication
I’ll give you one big difference between personal and electronic communication: one bugs me, the other doesn’t. And don’t think for a second that what lies before and after that colon is in the same order. Electronic communication, for the…
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Overview Whether you piece together a first aid kit or buy one fully assembled, the American Red Cross advises you to keep one at home and another in your car. Inspect each kit on a regular basis to make sure…
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By Carissa Wright Living with psoriasis can be difficult and even discouraging at times. Commonly, people who suffer from this affliction may feel trapped in their bodies and find it difficult to rev up the nerve to do a lot…
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February 28, 2015 Crisis Support
Every day, we go through conscious and subconscious mental, emotional and spiritual battles. For any battle that we do win, we are fortunate in doing so, but there are three main reasons why we lose any of these personal battles….
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To dye or not to dye, that is the question. When I was a little girl I remember accompanying my mother to the hair salon. I can still remember the smell of the peroxide and hair spray and the neon…
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February 28, 2015 Communication
There is only one important reason to have open dialog with your partner there called STD’s. Finding out what makes them happy in bed is one serious issue. Talking about what will satisfy them so they will not go anywhere…
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February 28, 2015 Communication
There can be few people who can say truthfully that they have never lied. In this context, I refer to a lie as a statement made in the knowledge that it is not true. Most lies are small, and considered…
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Your face shape is one of the most important things to consider when choosing a hairstyle. A long face typically looks thin and rectangular like. It is proportionally a lot longer then it is wide. When it comes to selecting…
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No matter how perfect a relationship is right now, there are times when the question of what will be the future pops- up in your mind. A strong and full of intimacy relationship doesn’t mean it will last up to…
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