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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Valentine’s Day is coming soon! Are you going to give the same tired gift of roses and candy? Let your girl know you love her by showing her your love in a different language; the language of flowers. Tussie-mussies are…
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How many times have you been unable to fall asleep at night, wondering what a guy meant by the strange, quirky little things he did when you saw him that day? It’s frustrating, trying to figure it out. It could…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
The death of a grandchild is one of the life’s greatest heartbreaks. It is typically unexpected, as there are not the medical problems that come with age in many cases. There are accidents that can never be prepared for and…
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Valentine’s Day is a special time for lovers. You know it, and you know she knows it, too! Every year, you get the same sinking feeling around the first of February. You have only a couple weeks -or less- to…
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When two individuals who maintain a sexual or emotional relationship live together without being married it is referred to as “cohabitation.” Although in previous years, predominant religious views and the fear of social ostracism typically restricted the number of couples…
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September 4, 2015 Skin and Body
Growing a beard is a personal choice for many men. The style of beard may vary because of each individual’s facial shape and ability to grow hair evenly but most men can grow a beard of one or more styles…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
Coping with Trauma We live in a traumatic world. Newspaper headlines scream out at us from the street corner of yet another terrorist bombing, the nightly news fills us with the story of yet another missing child, and all around…
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September 4, 2015 Skin and Body
Gone are the days of the rugged man. While the stone-chiseled features and the brawniness of icons such as Robert Redford, the Marlboro Man, and John Wayne may have captured the hearts of women in a bygone era, today’s preferences…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
All the pregnancy books casually warn you it could happen to you. They give you statistics, they tell you the signs, they discuss what happens at the hospital, they tell you it’s ok to feel sad, but you don’t think…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
Dr. Kevourkian Had the right idea. In this society we euthanize our animals to stop needless painful suffering. The question is why do we allow our loved ones to suffer so horrendously at their end time. Could it be the…
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The 1970’s saw Psychologists usher in the phrase co-dependent’ to describe any romantic relationship where both parties were pathologically dependant on one another for survival. The anatomy of the co-dependent relationship typically involves one party taking the role of being…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
This is probably one of life’s most tragic, terrible decisions: Your loved one is on the brink of death, and you’d probably know that the stricken patient wants nothing but immediate relief from this irreversible, vegetative state. The idea of…
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Every relationship is a blend of two unique individuals and a myriad of personal circumstances. As a result, relationships are often categorized by label: good relationships, bad relationships, rebound relationships, etc. Most of us have been in a relationship at…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
GONE FOR EVER In the year two thousand-seven on Christmas at around 2:45 AM my daughter in law died. She had been married to my son for about thirteen years, off and on through those years. I stayed with them,…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
After your parent dies, having to deal with your siblings is perhaps one of the hardest things you have to do. It could be far more difficult if you have no siblings and so forth. There is always the slim…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
I have very little that I can claim expertise at- I’m not a great cook, can’t hardly sew on a button and my typing skills are minimal at best. I am probably what one would call an averagely talented person…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
My sister miscarried twins in early spring, 1997. I remember coming from a history class at the community college, certain I had failed an exam. Our pastor was there, as well as my sister’s in-laws. Everyone was crying. Mom was…
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September 4, 2015 Skin and Body
Hyperhydrosis is a non life threatening condition that cause excessive sweating on the body. There are various kinds of Hyperhydrosis with armpit, face, hands, and feet sweating the most common kinds. If you suffer from this condition there are several…
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Did you know that the greatest part of our communication is non-verbal? With this information in mind, you can see that it is an advantage to have good body language reading skills. Understanding a guy’s body language requires that you…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
Funerals, as with weddings, are more about the guests than the participants. The only reason to go all out for your loved one’s funeral is to impress black dress socks off of the whole rest of the family, as well…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
Loving someone, sometimes means letting go. As painful as this is. No one but God and the person who is dying should have the right to make that choice. If a loved one is in a coma, or is brain…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
Grief is probably the one thing that we will probably be faced with more than anything else in our lifetime. From the time we are old enough to be aware of our surroundings, there is the possibility that we will…
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Female Psyche? There are as many psyches as there are people and to assume that women, or men, could be easily explained and categorized by a few trite paragraphs based on stereotypes and gender roles is absurd. Each one of…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
It was a cold winter day, when I received the phone call that would change my life forever. I was driving home when my grandmother called. She told me that the hospital had just called her, and told her that…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
What happens if you end up on life support? Do you want to be to be kept alive by any means necessary or just be left alone? An accident can happen to anyone at anytime no matter how healthy they…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
My father suffered with heart problems for nearly 25 years when his heart finally gave out and he died peacefully while sitting and having a cup of coffee. At the time my husband, my son, and I were living half-way…
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September 4, 2015 Skin and Body
Waxing is a form of hair removal that removes the entire hair from the hair follicle. The “Brazilian” stands apart from a regular bikini wax because hair is removed in the front, back and everything in between. Usually most people…
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Bonding is a process that occurs in stages. Therefore, the transition to a higher level of bonding or intimacy in a relationship will manifest itself through various tell-tale signs. Perhaps you’ve been on a few dates and know that you…
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Men and women have different social, psychological, cultural and biological realities, which account for what is called “the differences of sexes”. Particularly, cultural differences arise from patriarchal influences in the cultural training of males, which assert that females should be…
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September 4, 2015 Crisis Support
This is a sad subject, so please bare with me through my story. I was 18 and had everything going for me. Nothing but happiness filled me before the pressures of the world became apparent to me. The beginning of…
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