Overview During baseball’s early years, its batters went from swinging sticks to whittling their own bats to buying one from somebody who knew how to make bed posts. Then, in 1884, Hillerich & Sons, a company in Kentucky that made…
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November 7, 2013 Skincare and Beauty
Your hair health is a reflection of your overall health. Nourishing yourself from the inside out can help you get a healthy-looking head of hair. There are certain vitamins available that are known for stimulating hair growth. It is important…
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November 7, 2013 Tennis Rules for Beginners
Tennis is a sport that requires relatively little in terms of knowledge in order to begin playing. With a racket, a court, a tennis ball and an understanding of the rules of the game, you’ll be ready to play in…
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When you have fat in one area, such as the hips, the only way to truly get rid of it is to lose weight throughout your entire body. That being said, you can perform exercises to build muscle and tone…
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Overview When watching a pro hockey game, you often see numerous sticks break. However, more often than not, they are the same types of sticks that continue to snap like twigs. Some types of sticks are more durable than others,…
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November 7, 2013 Diet and Nutrition
1. Keep a Desktop Computer Journal Using the Excel worksheets you download from John Walker’s eBook can serve as an excellent journal for your weight loss. By faithfully logging your daily data into the appropriate application, you can, after a…
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Basketball was designed to be played five-on-five, but sometimes you just can’t get enough people to field two whole teams. There are a whole host of basketball games that can be played with only a handful of players, all of…
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November 7, 2013 Skincare and Beauty
If your wavy or frizzy hair looks more like stick-your-finger-in-a-light-socket variety than smooth, controlled curls, then your hair may be controlling you, not the other way around. Taming frizzy hair requires properly caring for it, then carefully styling it in…
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November 7, 2013 The Effects of Glycolic Acid Peels
Alphahydroxy acids are a group of naturally occurring chemicals that are used for chemical peels. During this cosmetic process, a chemical is applied to your skin, left for a specified amount of time and then removed. Chemical peels cause the…
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The Bosu ball or Bosu trainer introduces an element of instability to already challenging core exercises. Many of the exercises can be done with the trainer laid flat-side down, with the dome up. You can also do both versions of…
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November 7, 2013 Exercises for the Lower Belly
The lower belly or lower abs is a part of your body’s core musculature, which is a group of muscles that stabilizes your torso through all movements from simply sitting up to doing a back handspring. No amount of lower…
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1. Deferred Muscular Pain Can Be a Sign of Bruxism The jaw-clenching and atypical grinding of the teeth that identify bruxism can damage or strain facial muscles. Children with bruxism tend to complain not only of jaw and cheek pain,…
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November 7, 2013 Good Carbohydrate Diet
Overview The current United States Department of Agriculture publication outlining dietary guidelines states, “The [recommendation] for carbohydrates is 45 to 65 percent of total calories.” In general, these guidelines refer to so-called good carbohydrates: unprocessed foods, such as whole grains…
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Your new bundle of joy requires that you learn a lot of new skills and talents. New parents will soon learn how to function on little sleep, how to find the right temperature for a bottle, the best nursing position…
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November 7, 2013 Diet and Nutrition
Vitamins that promote hair and nail growth need to be consumed as part of a well-balanced diet in order for you to reap the best results, says the National Institute of Health. Your hair and nail health are a reflection…
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Overview Credit inquiries appear on a credit report when a company accesses your file to determine whether or not you are eligible for credit. Too many inquiries can reflect poorly on your credit score because it sends the message that…
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When training the abdominal muscle group, there are three distinct areas that must be targeted: the upper abdominal group, the lower abdominal group and the obliques, or sides of the abdominal group. By exercising each area separately, with area specific…
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Men and women have used anaphrodisiacs–herbs that suppress the libido–for centuries. In antiquity, priests, nuns and soldiers would take anaphrodisiacs to curb sexual desire during times of temptation. Today, some people take libido-suppressing herbs before an exam, date, job interview…
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A migraine is a neurological condition that features a recurring headache. Pain from a migraine can be severe and can last several hours or several days. Migraines can be extremely disabling, causing nausea and sensitivity to light, smell and sound….
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November 7, 2013 Exercises for a Narrower Waist
Exercises that cut down on belly fat and trim and tone the waist and abdominal area are in high demand, and there are good health reasons why. According to physicians at the Mayo Clinic, extra weight around the midsection can…
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1. Keep Irritants Out If pollen or other natural allergens bother you, try to breathe recirculated air instead of air carrying particles that may trigger an asthma attack. You should keep the windows in your home and in your car…
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Allergies are an immune system response that occurs when the body reacts to substances, such as bee venom, pet dander or pollen. The Mayo Clinic notes that signs of an allergic reaction include congestion, an itchy nose, watery or swollen…
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The ability to jump high and far comes in handy with sports like football and basketball. If you are a participant of these sports, or if you just simply want to improve your hops, you can do so by performing…
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Overview Skin tags are small and benign growths that can appear anywhere on the body, but most often appear in areas of the skin that creases. Common areas affected include the groin, neck, breasts and underarms. Because they are benign,…
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November 7, 2013 Diet and Nutrition
1. Set Goals Once you have resolved to cut down on your drinking, determine how much you want to reduce and how many steps it will take to get there. It you try to reduce too much in one step,…
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Overview The heart rate, or pulse, is the rate at which the heart beats. A heart rate can quickly determine the status of a person’s health. A normal resting heart rate for an adult is 60 to 80 beats per…
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Medicine-ball exercises have become integral in preparation for many sports, including baseball. Speed and power development are just a couple of the areas improved with medicine-ball training. Pitchers depend on shoulder and arm strength and power to deliver fastballs. Outfielders…
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November 7, 2013 What Herbs Are Good for Diabetes?
Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or cannot properly use insulin, a pancreatic hormone. Insulin is so vital to health because it controls the amount of glucose (sugar) in the body and the rate at…
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Overview Burn more calories, increase your cardiovascular fitness and build muscle in a circuit-training workout that keeps you moving. Circuit training takes traditional strength-training exercises and stacks them back-to-back with minimal rest. This method results in similar post-exercise oxygen consumption–and…
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November 6, 2013 Mental Health
Overview Self-confidence is the difference between feeling invincible and vulnerable. Your level of self-confidence essentially boils down to your self-perception. The opinion you have of yourself, whether positive or negative, becomes your reality. Many people struggle to find self-confidence. If…
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