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 Rid of Blackheads Using Home Remedies
April 26, 2015 Skincare & Beauty
Overview Blackheads, also known as comedones, occur when pores open to the surface of the skin and the sebum inside the pores, which contains the skin pigment melanin, produces a black hue. Blackheads will not simply wash away, and they…
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Benefits of Soy Milk
April 26, 2015 Diet & Nutrition
Soy milk has gained a lot of notoriety, with numerous companies bringing products into the marketplace proclaiming the health benefits of soy milk. This drink, which is not really milk so much as a liquid created by a process of…
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How to Troubleshoot an X7 Elliptical
Overview The X7 Elliptical is a piece of exercise equipment manufactured by Life Fitness. Features of the cross trainer include heart rate sensors, built-in workout programs, shock absorption system, accessory trays, water bottle holder, LCD display, variable speed and resistance….
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Wardrobe Staples no Woman should be without
Wardrobe staples are those essential items that everyone should have in their wardrobe. They are also things that you could wear all year round and not trend based items that you could only wear for a season. Wardrobe staples are…
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Uses for Tulsi
If you look at the ingredient list of herbal tonics and immunity boosters in a health food store, chances are that you will keep coming across one name: Tulsi, Holy basil or Ocimum sanctum. This aromatic herb has been used…
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Get over your Break up Blues
April 26, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
Break-up with your hubby of two years, stuck in between your sheets going away at Ben n’ Jerry’s ice cream? Everyone has been there and done that. But what really pulls people out of these hubby-blues? Try a makeover! Being pampered for…
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How to Calculate a Points Budget With Weight Watchers
April 26, 2015 Weight Management
Overview When Weight Watchers started in the early ’60s, its founders created a way for people to lose weight other that simply counting calories. Determine the famous Weight Watchers points system using a formula of calories, fat and fiber. Knowing…
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Leather Jacket Care
There is nothing as stylish as a well fitted glossy leather jacket. A sale and a 75% discount landed my first leather jacket into my closet. Shiny black with zippers on the sleeves and a nice fit makes it my…
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Cures for Post Relationship Emptiness
“How could I have been so stupid?” You wring your hands and bemoan the loss of the person you once believed to be your true soul-mate. Whether the break-up was initiated by you or by the other party, the emptiness…
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How to Use Whole Life Insurance to Pay Bills
Overview Permanent life insurance policies, such as whole life, universal life and variable life, build up a cash value that you can borrow against later to help pay off bills. In most cases, you are not even obligated to repay…
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Aqua Aerobic Workouts
Aquatic workouts, such as stroke intervals, aquacise classes and deep-water pool running, are effective ways to get fit and improve your aerobic health. These are all low-impact aerobic exercise that elevate your heart rate and increase calorie expenditure while reducing…
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Biographies Daniel Swarovski
Daniel Swarovski was born in Bohemia on 24th October 1862. Bohemia, at that time, was the center of the glass industry and Daniel’s father himself was a glass cutter. Daniel learnt his trade from his artisan father, but the industry…
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Facial Blushing Treatments
April 26, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
For people who suffer with chronic blushing–when the upper chest, neck and face turn red, which is usually a reaction to embarrassment–it can be a serious concern. David Nielson, MD, is a cardio-thoracic surgeon that specializes in the treatment of…
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Differences between Men and Women
They say that Men are from Mars and women from Venus, though are the differences really as difficult to overcome as we think ? We are made differently, and to move forward and try to get on better with a…
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Should you Buy a Warranty with your Jewelry
When you buy a piece of jewelry from a department store or jewelry store, you will often get an offer to buy a warranty plan with it. Whether this will be worthwhile will depend on the piece of jewelry, the…
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Options for Treatment of Breast Cancer
April 26, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, but it can also occur in men. In 2009, the National Cancer Institute reported 192,370 cases of breast cancer in women and 1,910 cases in men. The treatment for breast cancer…
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Dandelion Root & the Liver
April 26, 2015 Diet & Nutrition
Overview All parts of the dandelion plant are useful. The leaves in spring go in salads, summer leaves before blossoms appear go in medicinal teas and tinctures. The roots of 2-year-old plants, harvested in the fall, are used in tablets…
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Garnier Fructis Split End Treatment
My hair has always been prone to split ends and breakage. I have been trying to grow my hair back out ever since I had it cut short over 20 years ago, but because my hair tends to get split…
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Biographies Harry Winston the King of Diamonds
The name of “Harry Winston” is now known as one of the world’s most prestigious jewellery companies. It is a name linked to the most beautiful jewels and settings, and traditionally has also been linked to exclusivity. Jewellery has been…
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Causes of Bone Density Loss
Osteoporosis and osteopenia are terms that mean bone loss. Generally there are no symptoms of bone loss until a bone become so fragile, it breaks under the body’s own weight. The World Health Organization states that 8.9 million fractures worldwide…
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Crab Fishing Regulations
April 26, 2015 Sports & Recreation
Crab fishing is a popular recreational sport and a vital industry in many coastal states. Overfishing in the 1980s and 1990s led to stringent new regulations designed to protect the crab populations and improve the quality of fisheries. Each state’s…
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Exercises to Strengthen the Abductor for Knock Knees
Having knock knees is a condition in which your knees move inward when you squat down. This inward movement is known as adduction. Weak abductors muscles are a primary cause of the condition. Abductors are the muscles on the outsides…
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Dairy Allergy Signs
April 26, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
An allergy to dairy should not be confused with lactose intolerance. A true allergy involves the body’s immune system. When the allergen, such as dairy, enters the body the immune system treats it as an unwanted intruder. An intolerance to…
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Where to Find the best Fair Isle Knitwear
Patterned “Fair Isle” knit wear originally hailed from a tiny Hebridean island between Orkney and Shetland in the Scottish isles and has been a winter classic ever since Edward VIII took to wearing a “Fair Isle” tank top during the…
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Exercises for Swiss Balls
Add Swiss ball exercises to your workout routine to increase the intensity or to change up the exercise. Swiss balls allow multiple muscles, particularly the abdomen and low back, to be activated during exercises, and they add a balance component…
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Diet After Heart Surgery
April 26, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
Overview A type of heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) reroutes or bypasses blood around clogged arteries to improve or increase blood flow and oxygen to the heart. Following surgery, patients are typically instructed to consume foods that…
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Product Review Pampers Kandoo Instant Foaming Shampoo
Babies love to get dirty…I don’t think there’s a parent in the world who can debate that fact. My 19-month-old son is no different than any other kid in this respect, if it’s not wallowing in dirt piles it’s “washing”…
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Aqua Therapy Benefits
April 26, 2015 Sports & Recreation
Aqua therapy allows patients who are disabled or recuperating from a potentially disabling illness to perform exercises that would be either impossible or far more difficult outside the water environment. This form of medical therapy is hardly new or cutting…
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Healthy Vegetarian Foods
April 26, 2015 Diet & Nutrition
According to the American Dietetic Association, well-planned vegetarian diets are healthy for all ages and can help prevent diseases such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease and obesity. If you are a vegetarian or are considering becoming one, it’s important to…
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Natural Relief for Hives
Overview The National Institutes of Health characterizes hives as raised, red welts that develop on the surface of the skin, resulting from an allergic response. They’re often accompanied by an itching sensation around the affected site. Though the cause of…
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