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 2, 2015 Crisis Support
Over the course of my life I have experienced with friends the loss of a child. Having almost lost my own child some years ago to a rare pediatric disease, it is without a doubt the most painful of life’s…
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Our ancestors didn’t require the excessive amount of beauty products that we are bombarded with today by advertising. They simply remained youthful and beautiful by living naturally! Diet is an essential element of being healthy and reaching our full potential…
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You can go home, can’t you? My mother passed on in May, 2006. In August, for the first time in 20 years, we held a family reunion at my sister’s house in Columbus, Ohio. There were my older sister and…
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February 2, 2015 Skin and Body
The full name of Dr. Bronner’s shaving gel is, according to the label on the tube, Dr. Bronner’s Magic All-One Shaving Soap Gel. Boasting all natural, organic and fair trade ingredients, this gel qualifies for a fair trade certificate, a…
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February 2, 2015 Skin and Body
Are you fed up with having to shave your bikini line every few days, with the end result not looking that great? You may have thought about having a bikini wax as this removes the root of the hair, so…
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February 2, 2015 Crisis Support
It took me longer to find the perfect burial dress than it did my wedding dress. I could see it in my mind, white cotton, soft and loose-fitting. As silly as it sounded when I said it out loud, it…
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February 2, 2015 Skin and Body
A man may have many different reasons for deciding to shave his body. For some, it is a matter of comfort. For others, it is simply an aesthetic preference. Some men may opt to shave their body for athletic purposes,…
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February 2, 2015 Skin and Body
Many mothers know what it’s like to struggle with maintaining a beauty regimen while trying to raise children, myself included. The kids require so much time and attention, there never seems to be enough time in any day to focus…
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The mouth has been a focus of attention in female beauty for centuries. Think of the enigmatic smile of the Mona Lisa, the quivering scarlet lips of Marilyn Monroe highlighted by that perfect beauty spot, or the money spent on…
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February 2, 2015 Skin and Body
Roseann must be right. She said, “Beauty comes in all sizes, not just size 5.” Some people mistake beautiful as skinny or wiry, not someone with flesh, or someone in a size bigger than 5. I was observing how a…
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Now, In my 21 years of experience, and let me say, there has been A LOT of experience. I have been experimenting with make up since the first smear of ruby red across my lips at age 12. At 15…
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February 2, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
When it comes to marital difficulties there are no simple black and white answers. A marriage fails because one partner or the other doesn’t see eye to eye or becomes far too emotional to see reason and refuses to work…
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February 2, 2015 Crisis Support
My 74 year old grandfather’s first surgery of his life was his last. I watched my grandfather lie in the hospital dying for a month because my family was too selfish to let him go. He was having so much…
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February 2, 2015 Skin and Body
Many people, especially as they age, develop small benign growths on the surface of the skin known as skin tags. While these growths are generally harmless, some people prefer to have them removed for the sake of appearance. Others find…
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February 2, 2015 Crisis Support
We define being humane by taking the life of a suffering animal when a creature is beyond help, a horse with a broken leg, an old cherished family pet that can not longer see, hear, taste, or have any type…
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Make up is part of everyday life, and once you start wearing it for the first time, you look really good, and you want that look all the time – “Once you Pop, you can’t stop”. Most women and some…
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February 2, 2015 Skin and Body
Knowing how to shape your eyebrows is serious business, since beautiful eyebrows can enhance your best looking features, making you more attractive overall. There are many things you need to keep in mind when shaping your eyebrows, like their thickness,…
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February 2, 2015 Skin and Body
A PhD waxing is the gold standard of hair removal among the many methods of hair removal via waxing. A PhD waxing is in many regards the same as any other waxing procedure with one major difference. Unfortunately that major…
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All stay at home Moms sit around and eat bon-bons.That’s what many people think. That is what many people think until they become stay at home moms, or is that parents, in today’s world? Being a stay at home mom…
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City lips received the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. This product gently exfoliates dead skin cells from the lip area while gently plumping the lips. This is a product that I have purchased many times and is one of my…
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It’s summer time and you are styling in your new outfit and are in fashion from head to toe, except for your nails. What are the best summer nail colors for you to use? You definitely should have a great manicure…
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February 2, 2015 Skin and Body
A clean shave begins with a clean face. If your face is not clean prior to shaving, you are leaving the door wide open for a variety of problems such as rashes, irritation, cuts, and nicks. For a shaving razor…
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February 2, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Sadness and despair are inevitable for a child when they experience the trauma of divorce, a situation that leads to one of the parents leaving the family home. helping children deal with this emotionally upsetting scenario is no easy task…
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Does your gold ring leave a green stain wrapped around your finger? If so, contrary to belief it is not the gold that is having a reaction to your skin, it is the other metals in your ring. You may…
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February 2, 2015 Crisis Support
Justification is a subjective phenomenon. Before we debate on the justification of suicide, let us first be clear as to what is justified and what is not. JUSTIFICATION vs. RATIONALIZATION There is a only a thin line that differentiates ‘justification’…
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February 2, 2015 Crisis Support
Should people who are grieving be expected to make financial decisions? I believe that they will have to because life does go on and business decisions still have to be made. That is not a cold unfeeling statement, but it…
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February 2, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
It is a scientific fact that children do ENORMOUSLY better in joint custody arrangements. The only reason this is resisted by the existing for-profit divorce industry is there are easily $50 billion in annual legal fees in custody battles and…
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February 2, 2015 Crisis Support
My oldest daughter was sick in the hospital and I was pregnant with out third child. This was my first pregnancy since I’d had surgery during my youngest daughter’s gestation. I had known for about one month and my daughter…
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Have you ever wondered how it is celebrities look so beautiful on the cover of a magazine or in a movie then you see them on the cover of a tabloid looking like they just rolled out of bed after…
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February 2, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Are you crazy? Of course he should. Only way he shouldn’t is if he’s a deadbeat loser. And only the courts can ever prove that. And in a lot of cases, the father looks less than he really is. For…
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