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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How to Choose the right Relaxer for your Hair Type
African-American hair can be extremely difficult to manage in its natural state. Our tightly coiled hair gets tangled, you have to comb it a certain way, wash it a certain way and most of us don’t have the time or…
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Ending your Online Romance
Many on-line romances die just as quickly as they bloomed. Why? well if you met in a chat room, on a singles site, people often become bored and move on to the next new person. If however; your Internet romance…
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Are You Gonna Eat That?
In 1997, the food manufacturing industry spent $7 billion on advertising – the majority of which focused on highly processed foods. So it’s not surprising the bulk of our knowledge about the food we eat comes from super-corporations with an…
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Back to School Clothing
It seems we have barely car-pooled the kids to camp, slapped on the sunscreen, and settled down on the dock with a good book (or Kindle…) when our fleeting Canadian summer suddenly announces it’s already over. The bombardment known as…
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Bargain Bubblies that won’t Burst the Budget
Trying to sate Champagne tastes when you’re stuck with a beer budget can be a problem, but, according to wine experts, there is frugal fizz to be had. Champagne, to be precise, generally is considered only sparkling wine from the…
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Can You Get a Great $15 Haircut?
For some women, the idea of paying $15 for a haircut is even more horrifying than spending $100. The assumption is that a budget stylist will simply dump a bowl on your head and start cutting. But once you chip…
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Can I Stop Complaining? One Woman Takes the Challenge
When my editor at AOL suggested I write about Will Bowen’s book A Complaint Free World: How to Stop Complaining and Start Enjoying the Life You Always Wanted, we had a good laugh. After all, my oeuvre to date consists…
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Create a Backdoor Bulletin Board
Someone should warn prospective parents about how much paperwork must flow to and from school and activities in order to raise a child. And they should also be warned that in the morning when you say, “kids, time to go…
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Yin Yang and Baldness or a Holistic Approach to Hair Loss
It isn’t common knowledge, but if you dare enter the common sense approach to Taoist philosophy and Macrobiotic principals you will surely gain a much better understanding of hair loss and its causes. Taoism, an ancient eastern philosophy, has its…
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Web Dating Services can they really Provide the Perfect Match
Can online dating sites provide a perfect match? So many different online dating sites promise to find the perfect match for anyone who signs up for their services. But can they really know who is the perfect person for everyone…
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Preventing Hair Loss in Men
Preventing hair loss in men is much easier than it was years ago, as there has been much progress in the research and development of FDA approved medications and drugs which have shown themselves to be very effective in fighting…
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Internet Dating and the Middle Aged Woman
Like you, I am single, female and middle-aged. I didn’t choose to be here, but none the less, here I am. I want to date or find my next soul mate and I know I am not going to hang…
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How to Make Homemade Hair Detangler
Ask any child with long hair about combing it out, and chances are you’ll be met with a look of horror. Combing out long hair without using detangler can be excruciatingly painful, especially if your child has a very tender…
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Online Dating should you Agree to Meet if they don’t have a Picture Posted
Meeting A Faceless dater I’ve tried a number of dating websites with not much success. I’ve posted my picture on most of the dating sites except for one where I just wanted a try out before deciding whether or not…
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Comparing Free Online Dating Sites
I admit it; I use a variety of free online dating sites. I understand there are thousands of eligible men looking for someone to date, marry, be friends with, and sleep with too. To help sort the sites, I visited…
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Ways to get that Healthy Shiny Head of Hair you always Wanted
In this modern era of coloring, straightening and other forms of hair torture it might seem impossible to maintain shine and elasticity in hair. The simple fact is there are two ways to go about it. The first is by…
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International Romance Online Dating around the World
From A US Embassy Contractor -Badge Number 6128654IE, retired I have had this pent up for some time so as I am back in the SE United States (St. Mary’s Georgia), this cannot be easily traced and I have opted…
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What to do when your Boyfriend Brings his Kid on your Date
What to do when your boyfriend brings his kid on your date Dates are supposed to be an intimate outing for two people in love who wants to connect romantically. That means there shouldn’t be a third party. With the…
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Ending your Online Romance
Many online relationships fizzle out before they even really begin. This often happens because without that face-to-face connection, the relationship is superficial, as in where the pair gets caught up in this fictional fairytale. While many people find it easier…
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Choosing the right Type of Shampoo for your Hair
The best way to choose a shampoo for your hair is to start with the basics. 1. What type of hair do you have? Texture? Condition? Chemically treated? When speaking about texture, I mean fine, medium or coarse. Condition of…
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Finding True Love Online
True love does not need to be very hard to find; especially if you use the Internet to find it. Although dating websites have existed since the 1990s, online dating is still approached with some curiosity and apprehension by people…
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Online Dating should you Agree to Meet if they don’t have a Picture Posted
Allow me to share my limited experience of online dating. After many years in the wilderness – meeting people but never wanting to be more than just friends – I signed up for a three month trial at Dating Direct….
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Split Ends no more
The leading cause of split ends is over processing your hair. Over processing happens when you apply any type of excessive heat or chemicals. The best cure for split ends would be to eliminate or significantly reduce the amount of…
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Myths about Hair Loss
Engaging in sexual activity at least twice daily will ensure that you will always have a thick lustrous head of hair, and you will never go bald. This is a case of a strong libido overcoming what would normally occur…
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Henna for Beautiful Hair
Have trouble with your hair and scalp? Want to colour safely? Want to cover greying hairs?For hair colouring I have taken to using powdered natural HENNA, not the henna hair cream and bottled shampoo or colouring preparations that contain many…
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Internet Dating
I believe Internet dating can be the most dangerous dating you can do, just the simple fact that a person can hide behind a computer and tell you they are anybody. You could be talking to this person for months…
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Break Ups Relationships Engagement Engagement Rings – Yes
Should you return an engagement ring after a break-up? Okay. I know, I know. A lot of my friends will disagree. ‘Keep the ring,’ they all say. Sorry, can’t do it. It’s not that I’m such a noble, selfless person. …
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Hair Loss Prevention in Women
As women age, thinning of the hair is not as uncommon as one may think, although the effects on a women’s psyche can be devastating. It is generally easier for a women to hide hair loss than it is for…
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The Daunting World of Online Dating
A few words about and for those currently engaged in online dating to perhaps enlighten, educate or at the very least amuse the masses of both those involved and those not. I have been on and off numerous dating sites…
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Split Ends
Split ends are a bane for anyone who wants healthy hair. Another problem is that they are difficult to repair and so you need to find ways to prevent them happening in the first place. By finding out the common…
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