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 Treat Sun Damaged Skin With Herbal Products
December 5, 2013 Skincare and Beauty
Overview Sun damage increases skin cancer risk and can cause discoloration of the skin. Plastic surgeons and dermatologists can minimize skin damage by using chemicals and lasers. However, herbal remedies, though not thoroughly evaluated by the FDA, can be used…
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Crappie Bait Tips
Crappies hit the midrange between bream and larger game fish such as bass. A fun fish to catch, crappies are available in abundance during spring through fall. Living in loose schools, these fish are common to ponds, lakes, reservoirs and…
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Stepchildren Providing a Good Home
Consistency and patience, when applied, will go a long way towards helping your stepchild to feel love and secure. Situations vary from child to child and household to household with no two being exactly the same. Love (particularly with older…
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Blended Family Conflicts Effects of Favoring your own Children
Effects of favoring your own children often encompass blended family conflicts. Although in all family settings, there is usually a favorite child and a prodigal son, in blended families, favoring your own children often accentuate family conflicts. In your own…
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Basic Weight Training for Women
December 5, 2013 Basic Weight Training for Women
Overview While some women are less inclined to lift weights due to fear of becoming “bulky” and tend to gravitate toward aerobic activity, basic strength training exercises may in fact improve overall structure and function now and as you age….
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Pros & Cons of Insured Tax Free Income Funds
Insured tax-free income funds are mutual funds that collectively invest contributions from individual investors into a single portfolio of bonds. Tax-free bonds are generally issued by municipalities or state governments and are promises of these entities to pay investors their…
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Are Parents Responsible for how their Children Act as Adults – No
It’s late at night when the front doorbell rings. Your husband groans, rolls over, and stands up sleepily. “Who on earth can it be at this hour?”, he mumbles. He clicks on his bedside light, pulls on his robe and…
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Workouts to Lose Man Boobs
December 5, 2013 Diet and Nutrition
Man boobs are the result of an accumulation of fat on the chest area. Workouts to lose them consist of chest exercises that are performed from multiple angles. By building as much muscle as possible, you can help tone your…
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5 Things You Need to Know About Paternity Leave
1. FMLA The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows many employees in the United States to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave after the birth or adoption of a child. The law applies equally to women and…
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Bergamot Dangers
If you’ve ever sipped a cup of Earl Grey tea, you’re familiar with bergamot, which gives the tea its distinctive aroma and flavor. Used in a number of foods, cosmetics and aromatherapy products, bergamot oil is not a completely harmless…
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Supplements for Healthy Hair
Healthy hair is a sign that the internal body is healthy. Unhealthy hair can be caused by heat damage (because of extremely hot hair appliances or sun), chemicals or a lack of certain mineral or vitamin in the body. To…
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The Nutrition Information of Protein Bars
December 5, 2013 The Nutrition Information of Protein Bars
Overview Protein bars can be a life saver when you’re on the go. But convenience is not always a good thing when it comes to what we eat; just look at the fast food industry. Some bars contain high amounts…
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The Best Reviewed Bodybuilding Supplements
December 5, 2013 Diet and Nutrition
Every year, hundreds of new bodybuilding supplements come on to the market. However, only a handful of them live up to the company claims and prove to be effective. Choosing to test dozens of products can be both costly and…
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5 Things You Need to Know About Attraction
1. It’s all Symmetrical Attraction, it turns out, is at least partly a mathematical equation. We all start out as microscopic cells that split from conception to birth. If this splitting were perfectly symmetrical every single time in terms of…
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Side Effects of Lisinopril for Blood Pressure
December 5, 2013 Senior Health
Lisinopril is an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor that is used to treat high blood pressure, or hypertension, states the Mayo Clinic. An ACE inhibitor works by reducing chemical substances that cause blood vessel constriction, and thus, an increase in…
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Ways to Stay Cool When Tent Camping
While summer nights can be lovely while camping out under the stars, the days can be brutal with heat and humidity. Nothing can ruin an outdoor camping trip faster than a heat wave you are unprepared to handle. Extreme heat…
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Tips for Small Mouth Bass Fishing
Smallmouth bass are easy to catch provided your bait and approach are appropriate for the weather and water conditions. These fish are strong hunters and fighters that provide an exciting challenge once they are hooked, but can be skittish and…
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Honor Parents Family Home Parenting
Honoring father and mother is the fifth Commandment that God gave to the children of Israel on Mount Sinai. God did not suggest that it was good if perhaps children would consider honoring their parents as often as possible! It…
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The Effects of Echinacea
December 5, 2013 Diet and Nutrition
Echinacea, also referred to as purple coneflower, has been used for hundreds of years as an herbal remedy to treat conditions from wounds to snakebites. Echinacea is often used to treat colds and boost the immune system. According to Georgetown…
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Causes of Arm & Shoulder Pain
Pain is a symptom that commonly sends people with shoulder and arm problems to the doctor. This pain can be due to a form of arthritis, injuries or inflammation. It can also be the result of repeated movements and overuse…
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5 Things You Need to Know About Cervical Neck Pain
1. Pain in the Neck The neck is comprised of multiple structures including seven vertebrae, nerves, discs and muscles. Any of these can be injured causing cervical neck pain. This pain may start out as a dull or intense shooting…
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Devices for Measuring Blood Pressure
December 5, 2013 Senior Health
Blood pressure is determined by two factors: the amount of blood circulating in the vessels and the force of pressure it exerts on the walls of the arteries. Blood pressure measurement devices may be manual or automatic and depend on…
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How to Make your Parents Feel Happy in their old Age
It’s an uphill struggle sometimes, balancing making your own family happy and keeping your aging parents happy, but it is a possibility and may be more simple than you might imagine. These are the people who gave up years of…
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Information About Hiking Backpacks
December 5, 2013 Information About Hiking Backpacks
Overview For hikers, a backpack carries all the necessities to make the hike more comfortable and manageable. Consultants at REI report that a backpack should fit the contours of the hikers body, as well as be able to hold all…
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Prepare Kids for re Marriage Preparing Change for Blended Families Preparing Kids Step Siblings
Dealing with all of the eventual outcomes from a couple’s divorce can be increasingly difficult on their child. Eventually, both parents usually re-marry. Preparing children for this change is something that should happen from the minute each parent starts seriously…
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Three-on-Three Basketball Drills
Basketball coaches often divide their team into four groups of three for practice sessions. The head coach may be at one end of the court as two teams of three players compete against each other while the assistant coach will…
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Deep Massage Therapy
December 4, 2013 Skincare and Beauty
Overview Massage therapy is a type of physical therapy that involves the use of manual techniques to manipulate the soft tissues of the body. The goal: normalizing those tissues and inducing a relaxation response. Deep tissue massage is a specific…
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The Properties of Curcumin
December 4, 2013 Senior Health
Curcumin is a chemical compound found commonly in turmeric, a popular Asian spice. Asian cultures have used the entire spice as a remedy for multiple ailments for thousands of years. More recently, curcumin extracts obtained from turmeric have been sold…
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How to Claim Interest on a Certificate of Deposit for a Minor
Overview When your minor child earns interest on a certificate of deposit, you can report the interest income on your own tax return, as long as the interest earned is less than the maximum amount allowed by the Internal Revenue…
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Healthy Waistline
Overview It’s easy to see that your waist measurement is an indicator of whether you’re overweight or not, but it’s also a good indicator of your overall health. According to the Arizona Medical and Natural Health Clinic, the size of…
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