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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Total Gym 1000 Instructions
Overview The Total Gym 1000 is part of a line of exercise products designed for use in the home. The 1000 is an early model, though later versions share basic characteristics: an adjustable glideboard works in conjunction with a series…
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How to Protect your Skin from Razor Rash
During the summer months, when we are likely to bare more skin, shaving becomes almost a daily necessity for most. However, while no one wants embarrassing stubble, daily shaving can lead to equally embarrassing and painful irritation and what is…
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What Is Cash Surrender Value in Life Insurance?
Overview Some types of life insurance have a valuable special feature. Most whole life, universal life or variable universal life insurance carry a cash value in addition to being payable at the time of death. If your life insurance policy…
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Tips for Closing the Intimacy Gapshare your Joy Share your Sorrowunderstand each other in Depth
Achieving intimacy is definitely not an easy task, as it requires mustering up all your courage to try it, knowing that there is always the risk of getting hurt in the end. If you want to establish a strong and…
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Relationships do Opposites Attract
Do opposites attract or do opposites repel each other? To me, it simply depends on the people. Of course opposites can attract. However, the two of them should still have plenty of things in common. Yet at the same time,…
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Why are Men Threatened by Womens Sexuality
It’s no secret that there is a blatant double standard when it comes to sexual openness for men and women. Sexually open men are seen as secure, normal, and powerful. Sexually open women are seen as unnatural, immoral, and sometimes…
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Romance for Women over Fifty
In the deep and distant past, romance for women always seemed to grind to a halt as they approached the dreaded “five-oh”. Women in the olden days, had always been conditioned to believe that at fifty, romance was no longer…
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Reasons for a Knee Replacement
A normally functioning knee is required to perform most activities of daily living. Injury, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis can affect the knee’s ability to function without pain. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, if medications, changing activity level,…
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How Do Bike Wheels Work?
May 5, 2015 Sports & Recreation
Overview Bike wheels consist of a tire, rim, spokes, hub and axle. The spokes connect to the hub, at the center of the wheel, and to the rim of the wheel, creating even tension around the wheel that holds the…
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Bondage on a Budget
Bondage on a Budget A little bit of innovative thinking can ensure that your expenditure is kept under control however extreme your leanings. At first glance the hardware store is perhaps not the sexiest place on earth, but to the…
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Pregnancy Hygiene Tips to Make you Feel like a Million Bucks
Personal hygiene and care during pregnancy gets to be difficult during the last trimester of pregnancy. You can’t even see your own feet, let alone clean that area down there. It is difficult but not impossible to maintain a certain…
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Crossbody Handbag Benefits
A cross body bag is designed to be worn on one shoulder across the body. Their unique style provides the wearer with several benefits, but there are also some drawbacks to be mindful of. If you are considering investing in…
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Bowflex Extreme Exercises
The Bowflex Xtreme is an exercise machine suitable for home use. Instead of weights, the machine uses a series of cables, pulleys and flexible “Power Rods” to provide resistance when you exercise. You can use the Bowflex Xtreme in over…
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Friendship Issues Advice
I used to know what friendship was but now I’m not sure anymore. I used to think that friendship was when you had a best friend who was there when you needed them, never turned you away no matter what,…
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Doxorubicin Cutaneous Side Effects
May 5, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
The generically named medication doxorubicin is marketed in the United States under the brand name Adriamycin. It is an antineoplastic drug prescribed in the treatment of cancer, including cutaneous T-cell lymphoma or CTCL. This, CancerConsultants.com reports, is a rare form…
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Dandelion Root Information
Overview Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is a prolific perennial plant that many homeowners try to obliterate from their lawns. But it’s a very valuable medicinal herb and is often used as a culinary herb, too. The plant originated in Europe, but…
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Plastic Bottle Recycling Facts
Overview Plastic bottles are among the easiest plastics to recycle, and recycling enables you to have a direct impact on landfill size, energy use and whether the plastic bottles become trash or are given another life as a new product…
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Alternative Sleep Remedies
If you have trouble falling asleep or maintaining sleep at least three nights a week, you may suffer from insomnia. Insomnia has many possible causes: anxiety, stress, depression, excessive caffeine intake or an event that disrupts your circadian rhythm, the…
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How to Choose a useful Jewelry Box
You may have outgrown your ballerina music box, but most women never outgrow their love of jewelry. The most useful jewelry box is one that lets you enjoy your jewelry with ease. If you can’t see or access your treasures…
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Bad Relationships cause Damage to self Esteem causes of Low self Esteem
When a relationship starts to die the confusion its demise causes hangs on in the lives of both parties. There is hardly ever an instant recognition of what is happening. Often the end drags on and each person questions what…
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How to Stop Dry Skin on your Feet
Dry skin on the feet is an incredibly common problem, the feet do a great deal of hard work. They carry our entire body weight around for sometimes miles everyday whilst they are wrapped up in tight, uncomfortable shoes. So the feet are bound…
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Relationships Tips for Closing the Intimacy Gap
The beginning of a romantic relationship is thrilling, the sparks are flying, igniting the flames of love, intimacy, passion and mystery. It is the time for breathtaking experiences, passion which thrills to the very core and excitement which seems to…
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Treadmill & Elliptical Exercise Programs
Two of the most popular exercise machines at the gym and at home are the treadmill and the elliptical machine. The biggest reason these machines are so widely used is their capacity to offer a variety of different exercise programs…
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Safe Serotonin Herbs
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter found in the gastrointestinal tract and in the central nervous system. A decreased amount of serotonin in the body is usually related to depression and anxiety. People are often prescribed serotonin reuptake inhibitors to treat these…
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The best Athletic Apparel
My yellow Labrador has spent the better part of her 14 years pining for my sweaty gym socks. The riper the better. On more than once occasion, I have arrived at my workout destination only to find that my socks…
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Teen Advice how to tell if You’re Ready for Sex
For teenagers this can be a very complicated question. In our society we are condemned by adults and commended by our friends for having sex at an early age. Who should we listen to? Neither. The real answer lies inside…
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Body Mass Index Vs. Body Fat Percentage
Overview Body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage are two different methods for classifying one’s body type. BMI doesn’t take into account the weight difference for a person with a large fat mass in comparison to a person with…
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Meaning and uses for Lockets
If you love jewelry and history, then you should consider the purchase of a locket. These ornamental cases that hang from necklaces, charm bracelets or pins are very personal expressions for jewelry wearers, as well as celebrations of nostalgia. They…
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Butt Exercises to Do at Home
Your butt, or gluteus maximus, muscles extend your hip backward and are the largest muscle in your body. Keeping your glutes strong is important for appearance and health. Your glutes are strongly recruited in lifting objects from the floor, and…
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Lower Abdominal Ball Exercises
Abdominal exercises that involve movement of the lower body are often called lower abdominal exercises. A stability ball is a fitness tool used for core training and can be used for lower ab workouts for variety and extra challenge. Trying…
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