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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What Are Some Exercises for Your Butt Using Body Weight or Dumbbells?
The muscles of your buttocks include the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. The gluteus maximus muscle is the largest muscle of your rear and it is the one most visible on the surface. If you want a shapely…
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Products That Even Complexion & Erase Age & Sun Spots
October 31, 2013 Skincare and Beauty
The Free Dictionary defines complexion as the natural texture, color and appearance of the skin. Age spots or sun spots are flat round spots on your skin that can be brown or black in color. They are caused by aging…
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Why Are Hands Considered to Be Weapons in Martial Arts?
Overview While saying, “My hands are lethal weapons,” was a popular quip among fighters in the early 1990s, the idea of the hands being lethal is not all that far from the truth. Although most martial arts schools and traditions…
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Toxic Friendship what to do about Bad Friendship
October 31, 2013 Friends and Peers
Are you suicidal or on chemotherapy? If not don’t ingest poison! Reject toxins of any form, even toxic friendships. Spit them out! A toxic friendship is destroys both parties. It cannot poison one of you without poisoning the other also….
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Abnormal Hair Growth in a Woman
October 30, 2013 Skincare and Beauty
Overview The National Institutes of Health characterizes abnormal hair growth in women as hirsutism. It’s a condition marked by a pattern of hair growth commonly seen in men. Women experience the growth of dark, coarse hair on the upper lip…
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Homeopathic Treatments for Earaches
Intense pain and infection can accompany earaches, often making them a scary experience. Infection can develop behind the eardrum from an overgrowth of bacteria, which causes pressure and inflammation. If an infection is expected, a doctor should be consulted. Homeopathic…
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How to Juggle old and new Friends
October 30, 2013 Friends and Peers
Friendship is meant to last forever irrespective of distance. When you move to a new city or another country, it is expedient that you will have a new set of friends. The manner in which you manage these new and…
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What Is Considered a Receding Hairline?
October 30, 2013 Skincare and Beauty
Overview A receding hairline is an extensive loss of hair along the lateral sides of the forehead just above the temples. It’s typically a result of androgenetic alopecia, or male-pattern baldness, according to the Mayo Clinic. It’s the most common…
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Adrenal Gland Tumor Treatment
Overview The adrenal glands, located on top of the kidneys, produce multiple important hormones that include cortisol (which controls the body’s stress response), aldosterone (important for salt and water balance) and adrenaline. Tumors of the adrenal glands can be the…
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Ways to Exercise the Brain
October 30, 2013 Senior Health
Alzheimer’s disease, where the patient loses his memory at a progressive rate, is a disease that affects over five million Americans, notes the Alzheimer’s Association. The Association also points to emerging science that proves brain health is largely connected to…
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Treadmill Exercises for Beginners
Treadmills are an effective way to burn calories and tone your lower body at the gym or in your home. If you are new to working out, you may be intimidated by the idea of beginning a running program and…
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Tips to Losing Weight Quickly
October 30, 2013 Diet and Nutrition
According to the National Institutes of Health, to lose 1 lb. a week, it requires consuming 3,500 fewer calories a week. Additionally, burning off 3,500 calories a week will cut another 1 lb. If you can eat 500 fewer calories…
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Weight Training Machine Exercises
Weight machines use a system of pulleys and levers to help individuals target specific muscle groups for an effective workout. Weight machines are a great alternative to free weights, and come in all different shapes and sizes. Weight machines are…
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4 Ways to Treat Depression During Pregnancy
1. Slow Down With so much to do to prepare for baby, depression is normal as stress levels increase. Resisting the urge to be perfect and have everything in place can help. Remember, your body is going through enormous changes….
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Weight Training Exercises for Swimmers
Weight training is necessary for top swimming performance. It also helps prevent injuries, according to Dave Salo in “Complete Conditioning for Swimming.” Such training needs to focus on the movements that propel you through the water as you swim, such…
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Weight Exercises to Improve Vertical Leap
Athletes most often rely on plyometric drills to help improve the vertical leap, but adding some weight training drills will further improve jumping power. Weight training can help improve your muscular endurance as well as your muscular strength, which enhances…
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6 Ways to Treat Bladder Infections
1. Drink More Water One of the best ways to get rid of the pain and burning that comes along with a bladder or urinary tract infection is to drink a great deal of water. The more water you drink,…
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Abs Workout Tips
Obtaining a flat abdomen is a common but challenging fitness goal. Abdominal sculpting is an art and a science, which requires patience, perseverance and strategy. Well-designed abdominal workouts are potentially effective, when performed in good form. Keep realistic goals. While…
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Tips on Better Family Communication
Effective communication spills over into many facets of family life. For example, the way you communicate with your children helps teach them how to communicate with others, according to William Sears, M.D., of the Ask Dr. Sears website. Communication skills…
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Stability Ball Exercises for Hamstrings
Your hamstrings, the muscles that run along the back of your thighs, are responsible for extension of the hip joint. A lifestyle with hours and hours of sitting down can leave your hamstrings weak and under-worked, leading to postural imbalances…
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How to Find Time for old Friends
October 30, 2013 Friends and Peers
It is very easy to lose touch with old friends. Often people move away, for work or relationships, home life gets busy, children come along, new friends take up more of our time. Staying in touch with old friends needs…
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What Are the Treatments for Brown Spots on the Skin?
October 30, 2013 Skincare and Beauty
Brown spots on the skin can be caused by excess sweat, oil, or too much time exposed to the sun. If your skin is in the sun for too long, UV rays damage the collagen and elastin inside your skin….
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Weight Training Safety Procedures
Any type of exercise requires attention to detail in form, positioning and function, and that’s especially true of weight lifting and weight training. Understanding proper safety procedures in a weight room at the local gym or in a home environment…
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Vitamins for Healthy Hair for Women
October 30, 2013 Diet and Nutrition
A shining, healthy head of hair is something that many women desire. You can achieve this goal by using natural remedies that involve consuming certain vitamins known for having the capability of improving your hair health. Use these vitamins on…
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What Are the Causes of Graying Hair?
October 30, 2013 Skincare and Beauty
As you age, your body performs cell production and cell processes at a slower rate than usual. Hair that falls out takes longer to return. Skin that once lasted hours in the sun now burns easily. Similarly, the melanocytes, or…
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Strength-Building Exercises for Resistance Bands
Strength training with a resistance band allows you to provide resistance in multiple directions to work your muscles from a range of angles during your workouts. Working with resistance bands also allows you to easily adjust resistance in the middle…
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Swimming Exercise Tips
Swimming is an exercise whose benefits you can maximize whether you are jumping in to get in shape or for competition. Use both in-water workouts and out-of-water workouts for the best effect, advises Dave Salo in “Complete Conditioning for Swimming.”…
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How to Exercise With Bicycles
Overview Cycling is an excellent form of exercise because it works large muscle groups without the pounding you get from running. Bicycles are such an efficient form of transportation, however, that you may find that you have to pedal harder…
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Is going out with a Friends ex ok – Yes
October 30, 2013 Friends and Peers
Dating is a game. And everyone deserves a chance to score some points. It isn’t fair for ex’s to be off limits; it’s greedy on the friend’s side. If someone wants to date there friend’s ex then they have every…
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What Are the Dangers of Atkins?
October 30, 2013 Diet and Nutrition
The Atkins diet is a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet. It emphasizes eating high-fat and high-protein foods while restricting fruits, vegetables, grains and dairy products. It progresses from very restrictive carbohydrate intake of fewer than 20g daily during the initial phase, 40g…
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