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 Trace your Family Health History
Today, more than ever, we are interested in health issues, and many of these include genetic, inherited problems that may have been in the family for centuries. We may all be aware of the fact that our families have a…
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6 Ways to Get Enough Fiber in a Low-Carb Diet
October 19, 2013 Diet & Nutrition
1. Know the Glycemic Level It’s possible to enjoy a delicious, low-carb diet with plenty of healthy fiber. However, the secret to success isn’t only in the number of carbs you eat, but in the quality of those carbs. Once…
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Deep Breathing Exercises for Stress Relief
Every breath you take draws in oxygen and every exhalation expels carbon dioxide. This helps free the body of unnecessary carbon impurities, while also producing wakefulness and better concentration with each gulp of oxygen to the brain. Deep breathing exercises…
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A List of the Best Ways to Lower Blood Pressure
High blood pressure can lead to complications such as a heart attack, stroke or kidney disease. When you have high blood pressure, the best ways to lower your blood pressure include measures that make you feel good and look good….
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5 Things You Need to Know About NHLBI & High Blood Cholesterol
1. Benefit From a Great Resource A national program, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) directs and coordinates efforts at studying diseases that affect the heart, lungs or blood. NHLBI not only conducts medical research, they publish the…
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The Best Weight Loss Products for Men
October 19, 2013 Diet and Nutrition
Weight loss products can accelerate fat burning in several ways. These fat-burning products contain ingredients that increase metabolic rate, suppress appetite, decrease production of the stress hormone cortisol and increase thyroid gland activity. No weight loss supplement will burn the…
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3 Ways to Cope With Allergies During Pregnancy
1. Allergen Awareness When you are pregnant, some of your allergy triggers may change. For instance, before you became pregnant, you may have been able to care for a cat but now that you are pregnant, that cat may cause…
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Reasons why Immigrants Changed their Names
History is filled with stories of mass movement, complete families moving from their homes to a new country in the hope of a better life, new opportunities or simply to escape the oppression of a tyrannical regime, a war-torn land,…
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Exercises to Build Chest Muscles Without Machines
The pectoralis major, or chest, is one of the larger muscles in your body. The muscle is mainly used for horizontal flexion, a squeezing motion, with your arms. It also is used in adduction and extension of the arms, whereby…
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5 Things You Need to Know About 5 Things You Need to Know About Sex and Yeast Infections
October 19, 2013 Women's Health
1. Sex Not to Blame for Yeast Infections Many women believe that sex is to blame for their yeast infections. However, sex is not the main reason women get yeast infections. Women who are not sexually active still get yeast…
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Genealogy the Importance of Writing down your Grandparents Stories
Grandparents are full of stories, many of which we have heard a thousand times, and yet, they sometimes fail to sink in. These tales are the key to our family’s past, interesting relatives and connections, and traditions that have been…
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Finding a Maiden name
Finding female ancestors poses its own challenges, especially as you get further back in time. In earlier generations, it can be difficult to figure out what her maiden name was. In many Western countries, when a woman married, she took…
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4 Ways to Plan Family Meals
1. Consider the Pyramid The USDA wants to make it easier to plan meals for a family by sharing an interactive tool that helps cooks focus on nutrient dense foods that should form the basis of every meal. The focus…
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Pilates Reformer Training
Overview The Pilates method of exercise dates back to the early 20th century. Its creator, a man named Joseph Pilates, lived in Germany and developed the method as a means of overcoming his many physical limitations. The technique, in its…
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4 Ways to Earn Money as a Teenager
1. Earn Money With Lawn Care Teenagers can earn $20 to $50 per hour with a lawn care business. Measure the lawn to estimate how long it will take you to cut it and then quote a price to the…
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Smart Shopping for a 9-Iron
Drive for show and putt for dough. That’s one of the most oft-repeated golf sayings and it has some degree of truth to it. The long drive will get the oohs and ahhs from your playing partners while sinking the…
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Tips for Solving Census Mysteries
These tips provide guidance in solving census mysteries. Allow for flexibility when searching the census data. Be prepared for variations in spelling for the names and birth years. Also, be prepared for what can change in each decade. Then, check…
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Amateur Kickboxing Rules
Kickboxing is a sport that combines boxing and martial arts, and has grown in popularity over the years. There are two major sanctioning bodies for the sport, the International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) and the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO)….
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Home Remedies for Burnt Skin
Burns caused by exposure to sun, hot objects or high temperatures damage your outer layer of skin, robbing cellular tissue of moisture and creating inflammation and redness. First aid and sunburn treatments address these issues and make your sensitive skin…
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Baseball Obstruction Rules
Obstruction is one of the most misunderstood rules in baseball. Obstruction is when the runner on the basepaths is prevented from getting to the base he is entitled to run to by a fielder who is not involved in the…
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Ingrown Hair in the Armpit
Overview The armpit is one of the most common places for women to get ingrown hairs, according to the Mayo Clinic. This condition is caused when hair that has been shaved, waxed or tweezed begins to curl around and grow…
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What Is a Glycemic Food?
October 19, 2013 Diet and Nutrition
Overview The glycemic index (GI) is a measure of how fast carbohydrates are converted into glucose in the body or how fast they raise blood glucose levels. The GI is based on a scale of 0 to 100, in which…
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Hyperpigmentation Due to Acne
October 19, 2013 Skincare and Beauty
Overview The color of your skin can change after acne heals, which can leave behind dark spots long after the lesion has healed. Hyperpigmentation due to acne is also called post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Although many people confuse this condition with acne…
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Golf Instruction Tips for Driving
Every golfer wants to have a long drive, if for no other reason than to impress onlookers on the first tee. A long and accurate drive makes life a lot easier on the golf course, and there are some simple…
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HIV and Teens
October 19, 2013 Sexual and Reproductive Health
What Every Teen Needs to Know About HIV and AIDS There are so many misconceptions surrounding HIV and AIDS. Myth and misunderstanding are fueled by the media, by fear and by ignorance. Let’s take a look at the truth: five…
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AIDS Prevention Tips
Avert, an international AIDS charity, states that HIV and AIDS prevention proves vital for those who have already become infected with the virus, as well as those who present a risk for infection. While treatment with antiretroviral medications allows people…
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Dyazide Drug Side Effects
Dyazide is a medication made from combining two other drugs called triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide. These two agents are diuretics, which are drugs that help maintain fluid balance in the body. Extra fluid is eliminated while essential electrolytes like potassium are…
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Can you Make someone Love you probably is it Worth it no
Entering into any relationship makes us wonder where its going, if he or she will be ‘the one’, if they love us unconditionally? We all hope that every relationship will be our last relationship. Sometimes, when the writing is on…
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Emphasizing Competition Properly With Kids
It’s tough to know how much to encourage and challenge your kids without making it a “pushing and pressuring” negative. I think the best approach is to be a role model, as in, “Hey I’m going to the park to…
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Self Healing Tips
Change is the only constant in our lives. We are empowered to heal ourselves naturally with healthier behaviors, thoughts and choices at anytime. The body strives to sustain homeostasis, or equilibrium between all the systems within the body. Small lifestyle…
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