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 get a Figure like a Celebrity
If you want to have the figure of a celebrity you could always hire your own personal trainer and chef to keep you on track, since this is how many celebrities manage to keep their weight down. The chances are…
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Making Friends Developing Friendships how to Meet and Make Friends new Friends
May 14, 2015 Friends and Peers
There’s a difference between meeting people and making friends. The world can sometimes seem unfriendly not because there aren’t people around but that it can be hard to make their acquaintance and even harder to transform casual contact into friendship….
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Rules for Periodic Distributions to a Roth IRA
Roth IRAs are designed as a long-term investment option for retirement. Periodic distributions from a Roth IRA can be established through manual withdrawals or as an annuity that provides yearly disbursements. The IRS allows more flexibility for annuity-based withdrawals that…
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Thinning Hair & Birth Control Pills
Overview Although hair loss is a health concern for men, women and children alike, female hair loss is a much less-known condition. Female hair loss can result from many causes and can even be the result of the same condition…
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Celery Seed Uses for Foot Pain
May 14, 2015 Celery Seed Uses for Foot Pain
Gout, “the disease of kings,” is certainly a royal pain. Like all forms of arthritis and inflammation of the legs and feet, it can be crippling. If you’re looking at a lifetime of popping pills to stave off agony, celery…
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Fireplace Safety for a Child
Overview Whether you have a traditional, open wood-burning fireplace or a more modern, enclosed gas or wood fireplace, child safety is a top priority. According to The Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colorado, even a glass-enclosed fireplace can be a safety…
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Factors of Family Planning
Family planning means taking steps to prevent unintended pregnancy and making decisions as an individual or a couple to decide when to have children, according to the Minnesota Health Department. A myriad of different factors affect a person’s personal decisions…
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How to say no to a Date
Most women have found themselves in a situation where they are being asked on a date they do not wish to accept. It is important to be prepared for these situations so you can respond with tact and grace. If…
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Effects of Bad Habits on your Appearance
There is not a single person existing on this planet who does not want to look young and beautiful in the entire course of his/her life in this period of time. Beauty is indeed a blessing and it needs to…
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Things to Talk about with a Friend before Moving in together
May 14, 2015 Friends and Peers
Moving in with a friend can have several different outcomes, some of which are anything but what you were expecting or hoping for. While friendships can often be strengthened, and the bond deepened, by moving in together, others can be…
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Definition of Individual Life Insurance
Overview You buy life insurance to protect the financial future of your loved ones. If you have group life insurance through your employer, you might think you don’t need individual life insurance. However, group life insurance usually is not portable,…
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Exercises for the Male Breasts
Many men suffer from an embarrassing condition called Gynecomastia. Gynecomastia occurs when males develop breasts. Most males experience this humiliating transformation during puberty or when a lack of fitness makes their physiques crumble. Like with females, breasts are comprised of…
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Teenagers and Body Image Issues
Advertisers are projecting a false image of women. For years they have been displaying an ideal which is impossible to attain and not even realistic to aspire to. For a majority of young women this image is constantly displayed on…
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Control Illusion or Reality
True spiritual enlightenment begins with a basic and personal examination of the motives that drive people. It’s all about the ego, and the ego is all about control. Efforts to control people, places and things is the underlying motive of…
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Things That Cause Vitamin Deficiencies
Vitamin deficiencies, also referred to as nutrient deficiencies, can stem from various causes, including chronic digestive illnesses, eating disorders and a low-nutrient dietary lifestyle. Since vitamins are vital to proper growth, function and wellness, vitamin deficiencies should be remedied with…
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Serotonin and Caffeine
Overview When you’re sleeping, in a great mood or feel hungry, you have the neurotransmitter serotonin to thank. However, a lack of serotonin can result in adverse health effects. People often use negative behaviors to raise their serotonin levels, according…
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Chest Exercises to Get Rid of Man Boobs
“Man boobs,” or extra fat that men can sometimes carry at the chest, are typically undesirable. It’s important to immediately note that “spot reducing,” or targeting an area for weight loss, is absolutely impossible. There are strength-training exercises, however, that…
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Breast Biopsy Methods
Breast cancer is a progressive and potentially life-threatening disease. It is characterized by the rapid and unregulated proliferation of breast cells leading to tumor formation and invasion of neighboring tissues. Physicians can use breast cancer examinations and mammograms to detect…
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How to Wear a Tunic Dress
There is nothing more than a beautiful short tunic dress to wear on a bright and sunny spring or summer day. Tunic dresses hold the air high for great reminisces of the hippie days in the early 70’s and late…
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About Water Purification
Overview Most of us on public water systems don’t have to worry about water quality. If you’re served by a municipal water system, what comes out of your tap has been purified, filtered and treated to give you and your…
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Supplements for Hyperactivity
Hyperactivity, seen frequently in combination with attention deficit disorder, is a condition in which the body’s muscular activity exceeds normal levels. Growing evidence exists that supplements of certain herbs, vitamins or minerals can help to reduce hyperactive behavior. However, most…
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Low self Esteem from Bad Relationships
May 14, 2015 Friends and Peers
Bad relationships do more than cause you a head ache. They can lower your self esteem a great deal. The effects of a relationship that is good are positive and sometimes short lived. On the other hand the effects of…
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How to be liked by People
May 14, 2015 Friends and Peers
The key to being liked or admired by other people is to be yourself. Needless to say, you will not be liked by each and every being out there but being yourself and not trying to be something other than…
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Hair Lice Symptoms
May 14, 2015 Skincare & Beauty
Hair lice, also referred to as head lice, are insects that live in people’s hair and feed off their blood. This condition is rarely dangerous, but many people would like to treat the condition as soon as possible. Although some…
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What Are the Benefits of Bee Pollen As a Supplement?
Special pollen traps are placed in bee hives to collect pollen. The traps force bees to enter the hive through special openings, scraping pollen from the bees’ pollen baskets. According to Dr. Joseph Mercola’s website, “one teaspoon dose of pollen…
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Fashion Analysis Styles Inspired by Skins
Fashion designers can draw inspiration from anywhere. There are fashions inspired by other cultures, by works of art, by architecture, by natural formations, even by the military. So really, it shouldn’t surprise us very much that some of the inspirations…
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Teenagers and Body Image Issues
Are you America’s Next Top Model? Or would you win Make Me a Super Model? Sorry to break it to you but mostly likely you’re not over 5’8 and a size zero! Whenever I flip through magazines I always wish…
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Positive Body Image get it now
How many adults nowadays wish that they were teenagers again? I hear you middle age mamas talking and I wanna help. before you become overenthusiastic, no I did not create some kind of order on-line time machine. Your never gonna…
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Avoiding Disaster on a first Date
First dates can turn into a disaster if not approached correctly. MEN: Here are 5 examples of what NOT to do on a date. If you are guilty of any of these on a first date, it is probably why…
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Body Mass Index by Age
May 14, 2015 Weight Management
Overview The body mass index formula determines your weight status. Weight statuses are generally defined as underweight, normal weight, overweight, obese and morbidly obese. Each weight status corresponds with a BMI range. The numeric value assigned to your body mass…
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