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How to Keep Mosquitoes Off You This Summer
Everyone loves to enjoy the great outdoors during the summer, but sometimes mosquitoes can just make being outside unbearable. Try these tips to keep them away from you and your family this year!
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Health Tips
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5 Helpful Tips to Prevent Pollen Allergies This Spring
March 20, 2013 Spring time can mean a bunch of good things. It mean's pretty flowers, cool weather, and that summer is right around the corner. One of the bad things about spring though is pollen. That icky yellow stuff that covers your car and gets your allergies all messed up. While there isn't much you can do to keep it off your car and everything else, there are some things you can do to keep it from making you sneeze.
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Fork Created to Help You Watch What You Eat [VIDEO]
January 11, 2013 Studies show that an average of 35% of Americans are either obese or overweight. This includes people of every age ranging from children to the elderly. And no matter how old you are, losing weight and watching what you eat is not easy. Well a company called HapiLabs has just released a fork that's whole purpose is to track what you're eating.
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Flu Outbreak: Tips to Staying Healthy + Where You Can Get the Flu Shot
January 7, 2013 While it may be a brand new year and everyone is excited about a fresh start, there is something that comes along with this wintery weather that people don't like: The flu. Doctors have said this is the worst outbreak of the flu in more than a decade, especially for babies and older folks.
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A Dentist’s Top 5 Worst Halloween Candy
October 22, 2012 Hey Mom and Dad, this Halloween as you go through your little ghosts and goblin's pumpkins, you might want to take out the candies that have landed on the dentist's top 5 worst candy for your child's teeth. Could save you a bundle on those dental bills too.
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Why Living in the Country Equals a More Satisfying Life
Fresh air, sunshine, and nature all around you can help you enjoy your life and let you live it longer. It should be a "no duh" situation. If you don't see the reasoning, there are now studies to back it up. Living in the country, or just time spent in nature, can make life better.
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Nordic Walking Can Help Those With Arthritis [VIDEO]
May 21, 2012 Several of my neighbors walk in our neighborhood daily, and lately, I've noticed some of the walkers are walking with poles. I asked them about this over the weekend and they said it was called Nordic walking.
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Sleep Troubles Might Affect Your Memory As You Age
New research reveals the amount and quality of sleep you get may actually affect your memory as you get older.
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Beauty Sins – Top 6
January 20, 2012 We all have been guilty of one or more of these beauty sins. You may have seen the inside of a tanning bed at one point in your life and/or popped a zit or two. We're all guilty of committing a beauty sin, but we’ve discovered why those indiscretions may be doing you more harm than you think.
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Disco Can Help You Learn CPR [VIDEO]
January 4, 2012 When I first learned CPR many moons ago, I was taught to give a ratio of chest compressions to mouth to mouth breaths.
Now, a hands only version is being taught, and what better way to learn than with the mafia, disco, and the Bee Gees?
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Feeling Down After the Holidays? Here’s How to Perk Up
We have, once again, celebrated our way into January and, for most of us, it’s time to get back to reality after the whirlwind that is the holiday season. If this isn’t easy for you to do this time of year, here are some things that might help.
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Weight Loss Tips For Success
January 3, 2012 Many people rolled out of bed this week determined to kick-start the new year by losing weight. I am one of those people. I have some unwanted pounds to shed and I am determined. Some people want to lose weight because they're on the brink of developing type 2 diabetes, their knees hurt or their blood pressure is too high. Others want their clothes to fit less snugly. Still others were shocked by the number on the bathroom scale.