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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May 11, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
Pain in the upper thigh is common among athletes as the result of a strain of the muscles in either the front or the back. Due to its proximity to the hip joint, osteoarthritis can also refer pain to the…
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May 11, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
Itching is an uncomfortable and often irritating sensation. The Mayo Clinic indicates there are several possible causes for excessive itching, including internal diseases such as kidney failure. It is important to seek medical treatment if excessive itching persists. Excessive itching…
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One of the differences between men and women is in how they gain weight. While women tend to gain all over, men are more likely to gain around their midsection, which creates problems when dressing because clothes, especially pants, aren’t…
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Naturopathic medicine has long enlisted the use of herbs to cleanse the blood of toxic buildup. You can use several herbs to support the release of toxins from your blood by purging the liver and kidneys. Natural herbal diuretics are…
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This season velvet is the fabric “du jour”. Luxurious , decadent , opulent and yet warm, velvet is the perfect fabric for winter . Even more so , for winter evening dresses. Thankfully the stores are bursting at the seams…
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Some families seem to remain close as years go by, while others drift apart, with family members going their own ways, carving out individual lifestyles, and reuniting only for major family milestones or funerals. What causes some families to be…
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May 11, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Tell me, how do you contact the Creator to go about obtaining a license, and what do you think His criteria is in determining whether you will be granted the “privilege” of temporarily parenting one of His creations? The above,…
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Last year, after a horrendous experience with synthetic braids, my beautician recommended that I try wearing a ponytail until my hair grew back. Needless to say I got hooked. I found myself buying half-wigs, ponytails and full wigs on hairsisters.com….
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A dynamic action is any muscle action that produces joint movement. Dynamic exercises can be performed in the form of stretching, resistance training or simply moving your body. Dynamic exercises allow you to train with functionality by mimicking sport-specific movements…
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May 11, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
It’s not easy to diagnose a pinched radial nerve, primarily because it presents just like tennis elbow, an inflammation of the tendons that attach the forearm muscles to the elbow. The causes are also similar, namely a repetitive motion twisting…
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The best way to deal with messy guests is to not invite them in the first place! There you go being anti-social does have its advantages. Having friends and family over to your home makes you feel wonderful. But what…
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Having a positive mental attitude is not simply a matter of thinking happy thoughts or doing daily affirmations, hoping that good things will magically happen to you. It takes some work to overcome ingrained patterns of negative thought. According to…
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Be Delicious Fresh Blossom is one of the perfumes on offer from the DKNY fragrances range, by designer Donna Karen. I was bought a bottle of this Be Delicious Fresh Blossom DKNY perfume by a friend who gave it to…
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Michael Tierra states in his book “The Way of Herbs,” “Most herbalists agree that if one can purify the blood and neutralize excess acidity, all diseases will eventually subside.” Blood cleansing improves circulation, removes toxins from the bloodstream, helps neutralize…
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Taps. The somber dirge invokes feeling of sadness in nearly everyone who hears it. It has been that way since the Civil War when its creator wrote and first played it to honor the fallen dead. Today it is our…
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FINDING GREAT FRAGRANCES IS AN ART Author: Andrea G. Zimmerman The history of perfume provides that the ancient Greeks deemed the making of perfume an art. So before going out to the perfume shop to purchase, remember the Greeks beliefs…
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Essential oils are the essences extracted from plants by a process of steam distillation, expressing or chemical extraction. The most common form is distillation, and all parts of the plant may be used, from the leaves and flowers to the…
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Overview Royal jelly is the food honey bees use to feed their young larvae and their queen. It’s a substance produced in the glands of worker bees, and is basically what gives the queen bees their longevity and fertility. Over…
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Bodyweight exercises are often considered easy or for beginners only. Many people equate a good workout with using exercise machines, weights and other expensive fitness equipment. In 2010, the American Council on Exercise, a nonprofit fitness watchdog organization, announced that…
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The news on TV at 5:00 wasn’t good. Reports of a car accident on I-95 drew Greg’s attention away from the journal he’d been reading. His wife Bonnie would be late tonight if that accident happened before she got to…
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Slimmer stomach exercises need to be done with proper form and they have to target your whole abdominal area. This includes the upper and lower rectus abdominis and obliques which are found on the sides of your stomach. Being that…
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May 11, 2015 Sports & Recreation
Overview When shopping for fishing line, there actually are only a few categories of fishing line to choose from. These are monofilament, braided, fluorocarbon, superline and trolling fishing line, each with specific characteristics. Understanding the makeup and uses of each…
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I pretty much like any type of perfume as long as its not too floral, such as they type of perfume your granny would wear like Coty L’aimant etc. I like a wide range of perfumes from different Perfume Houses,…
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September 18, 2003. On the way to school my Junior year, riding the bus since I was still saving up for a car, I watched as an ambulance roared past going the opposite direction. Have you ever gotten the feeling…
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May 11, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, anxiety disorders affect approximately 40 million American adults each year. It is normal to experience some degree of anxiety when faced with a stressful event. Normal anxiety is generally brief, stopping after…
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Until a couple of years ago, I hadn’t really bothered with perfumes. I felt they were unnecessary and extravagant and I’d prefer to spend my money on other things. Then I began to smell some lovely ones my friends were…
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The American College of Sports Medicine advises group exercise classes at your local gym will give you the opportunity to meet new people and exercise in a social environment. Group exercise classes vary from beginner to advanced, low to high…
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It is hard enough when someone you love dies. Learning to deal with it and learning a life lesson from it is even harder. How do you learn a life’s lesson when a loved one dies? It is not the…
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Often plus sized kids feel pressured into wearing understated items because they feel fashion doesn’t cater for them. Not everyone can be the dream shape, but as long as a teen is happy in herself, plus size kids can be…
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Your spine consists of 33 individual vertebrae, which are separated by intervertebral discs and held together by inelastic ligaments. Your spine may lose some of its mobility if you have poor posture or lead a sedentary lifestyle. This can lead…
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