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Do Not Swallow! -
 - Barbara Peterson (141)    Barbara Peterson   There are some things we take for granted. One of these things is what the American Dental Association says is okay to put in our mouths everyday, at least twice a day, several minutes at a time. I have followed the ADA's instructions for dental hygiene for 50+ years, faithfully, dutifully, and... ( added 16 days 23 hours ago.) |
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The Addict and the Night: Our Problem? -
- David Carroll (76)    David Carroll  Though the United States has an unacceptably high number of homeless, very few of us have any concept how terribly frightening and spirit breaking it is to have become one of those lost, stereotyped souls! When it comes to be late in the night or very early in the morning, depending on where... ( added 21 hours 42 minutes ago.) |
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Little Known Home Remedies that Actually Work -
Cynthia McMurray (468)  Cynthia McMurray With all the chemical-filled cleaners, expensive cosmetics and prescription creams and medications we rely on today, it sometimes makes you wonder how our great-grandparents ever managed to get through the day. They certainly didn't have plug in air fresheners that change scents every 20 minutes.... ( added 1 day 2 hours ago.) |
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Two Powerful Strategies that can Change your Life -
Hannah Quinn (426)  Hannah Quinn How I gave up smoking in just three weeks I was 19, smoking two packs a day and couldn't go out in the night air without a long and painful coughing fit. In fact, I shallow breathed and avoided the night air as much as possible to ward off the coughing. Not good strategy for a very social time... ( added 2 days 18 hours ago.) |
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What Are Your Pet Peeves? -
Laura Trahan (29,574)    Laura Trahan It is a rainy, gloomy day and because of that I am in a funk. In the spirit of "misery loves company," I decided to spread the gloomy funk of an attitude across the net. Why should l be the only one miserable? As I sat waiting for 45 minutes to go one block this morning in the Houston traffic... ( added 5 days 3 hours ago.) |
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Is Universal Healthcare Just Another Political Ploy? -
- Jennifer Cuddy (994)    Jennifer Cuddy If you think that the enforcement of a Universal Healthcare system in America - -similar to the Canadian, the French, or the UK's National Healthcare Systems -- is a plausible idea, keep on dreamin'. Now, I'm no Republican, but I do question the notion that such an enforcement would ever see the... ( added 5 days 4 hours ago.) |
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Mental Health Tip: Setting Boundaries for Yourself by Saying "No" -
Lisa Kift (78) People who struggle with setting boundaries for themselves often struggle with saying "no." Using that word can literally bring up discomfort for them. For this reason, they overcommit, don't end up with any time for themselves and can even be taken advantage of by others. Their friends, family... ( added 6 days 2 hours ago.) |
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How to Get Universal Health Care -
Joel Hirschhorn (466)  Joel Hirschhorn Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama say they believe in giving Americans universal health care. I don't believe them. Anyone who takes the time to understand universal health care should conclude that only a simple single payer system will reform the current outrageous system that benefits the... ( added 8 days 10 hours ago.) |
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Parasites, Amoebas and Protozoans In the Human Body -
Dr. Suzanne Skinner (456) BEWARE THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU Unwelcomed Internal Travelers There is hardly a subject that fascinates me more than worms and parasites in the human body. When friends speak of earthquakes, I speak of worms. When neighbors speak of grandchildren, I speak of worms. My waiting room is lined... ( added 8 days 18 hours ago.) |
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On the Brink of a Malthusian Catastrophe -
Shan-ul-Hai (312)  Shan-ul-Hai About 200 years ago, the mathematician Thomas Robert Malthus famously wrote an equation predicting that the human population would soon reach the planet's ecological carrying capacity, causing many of us to die off because of the lack of food and resources (just like what we have often seen with... ( added 9 days 23 hours ago.) |
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You Have To Shock Your Body! -
- Kimberly (616)  Kimberly Sitting disgruntled at yet another pair of slacks that don't fit, I was becoming depressed. I have never had a weight problem in my life and even loved to brag that after the births of my now grown children, I was the one who could slip right back into a size 5 jean. I mentioned this to a close... ( added 10 days 2 hours ago.) |
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The Six Week Exercise Program -
- Tim Hicks (410) We have all been there at one time or another. We get a bee in our bonnet to try and lose weight. We become fitness nuts and go out and buy equipment and become totally involved in this, our latest fad. The first few weeks are fine, we motivate ourselves to try and exercise each and every day.... ( added 11 days 3 hours ago.) |
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Grow Local, Grow Safe -
- Barbara Peterson (141) Barbara Peterson A merica loves its processed fast food. However, the reality is that fast food is not so fast. Produce is routinely shipped such great distances that by the time it arrives at its destination, a good portion of its nutritional value is lost, and through processing, even more. Multinational... ( added 11 days 23 hours ago.) |
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Top 7 Fatty Spring Foods -
Marci Lall (103)  Marci Lall BBQ Foods: What a perfect way to enjoy a beautiful spring day with a BBQ! Sure grilling meats is healthier than giving them a dip in a crap load of oil but depending on what you grill your waistline can still take a beating. Indeed you have your typical things like burgers, hot dogs, ribs and... ( added 12 days 14 hours ago.) |
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Diseases Can't Go On Strike; Why Can Doctors? -
Shan-ul-Hai (312) Shan-ul-Hai Anybody familiar with the US medical system would completely support New Zealand's junior doctors in their oncoming strike . After all, American resident physicians (our counterpart to the Australian "junior doctor") are overworked (recently, the government limited the work week to 80 hours) and... ( added 13 days 14 hours ago.) |
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Organic Vs non organic -
Dee Dee (17,270)   Dee Dee I have to admit that I never thought too much about organic food products or even ventured into the organic section in a grocery store...that is, not until I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and was sicker than I'd ever been in my entire life. Since being diagnosed, both my husband (who just... ( added 13 days 18 hours ago.) |
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The Right Fitness Center -
- Kerry Crane (28) It's a question some have a hard time answering. I think one of the reasons it's so difficult to choose is most people don't really know what they want to accomplish. Oh sure, everyone has the same canned responses when asked about their fitness goals, "I want to lose weight and feel better ", or... ( added 15 days 6 hours ago.) |
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Taking the Fizz Out of Our Soft Drink Obsession -
Cynthia McMurray (468) Cynthia McMurray "Enjoy". "Obey Your Thirst". Simple words, yet they are probably some of the most powerful and recognizable mottos in North America right now (maybe even throughout most of the industrialized world). Television and radio spots, magazine and newspaper ads, major events and endless promotional... ( added 15 days 9 hours ago.) |
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Abuse - Living Out Your Own Values -
April Lorier (3,495)   April Lorier Abuse survivors are betwixt and between. There is often a brutal struggle between our own personal values and our actions. We swear we will never be like our abuser, and yet we mistreat those we love the most. We hold love and peace as our highest values, yet spin in angry, chaotic emotional... ( added 16 days 17 hours ago.) |
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Change: Opportunity or Reality? -
- April Lorier (3,495) April Lorier The opportunity for change is not the same as the reality of change. Alcoholics know this. Smokers know this. Overweight people know this. All of them are probably the most knowledgeable people on the planet when it comes to recovery and life change. They know the dangers of where they are. They... ( added 18 days 19 hours ago.) |
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Growing Old, A Wake up Call. -
- Robert Melaccio, Sr. (3,726)  Robert Melaccio, Sr. Now many of you Baby Boomer's are at a point where you are just now getting ready to retire. Some of you have good medical plans you will keep and feel very secure in that knowledge. Well frankly you should not be so confident in your status. You may have now but if and when, God forbid you ever... ( added 19 days 6 hours ago.) |
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Quiting Smoking and Losing Weight: A Checklist -
Mr. Keith (2,080)  Mr. Keith Almost half of all the people who smoke will eventually die from cigarette smoking. All obese people who lose weight will live healthier lives. When you smoke you actually speed up the aging process. When an obese person loses weight they slow down the aging process. One person... ( added 19 days 23 hours ago.) |
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Why You Need to Add Strength Training to Your Workout Routine -
- Tim Hicks (410) Don't you just love counting calories? I know, I hate it too, but it is an important part of any lifestyle devoted to staying fit. Dieting is only part of the equation when trying to lose weight. You must also adhere to some sort of exercise program, which includes both weight training and cardio... ( added 20 days 1 hour ago.) |
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Why Can’t I Stop Drinking Alcohol? -
Samantha James (737) You ask yourself Why can't I stop drinking alcohol? The answer is, you can't stop drinking because you have developed an addiction to alcohol. When you have an addiction to alcohol, you are no longer calling the shots. Alcohol is the new boss. When you first started drinking, you associated... ( added 1 day 6 hours ago.) |
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Do You or Someone You Know Have Fibromyalgia? -
- Pamela Graham (0)  Pamela Graham You may or may not know what Fibromyalgia is, or you may have caught brief glimpses of commercials on tv for medicines for Fibromyalgia. The purpose of National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day is, of course, to bring awareness to the general public. It was first discovered in the year 1815 and yet it... ( added 1 day 18 hours ago.) |
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