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By Jess BaadAug 8, 20081 topic

Bed Bug Itch

Many homes are infested with these wingless insects that have been a cause for stress and insomnia to some people. Bed bugs suck blood from the skin and the resulting itch can last for several hours, other times it could last for several days.nnThe scientific name of these bed bugs is Cimex lectularius.nnThe color of bed bugsnHatchlings are almost transparent and slowly turns to burnt orange upon maturity. Every time it undergoes moulting, its color turns darker.nnThe shape o

Primary topic: Insomnia and Sleep Disorders

Insomnia and Sleep Disorders

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By Jess BaadSep 25, 20081 topic

Forget Worries Before Sleeping

Modern day life imposes so much stress on us that the fears, anxieties, worries, and problems occupy our minds til we go to sleep. Millions of sleeping pills are prescribed every year and millions more are added each year. It would be safe to assume that our modern and advancing lifestyles enforce stress in our lives.nnBills to pay, project deadlines, end of a relationship, insecurity, and debts are just a few of the factors that could trigger emotional and psychological stre

Primary topic: Anxiety

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By Jess BaadMay 9, 20081 topic

Is Your Body Comfortable When You Sleep?

Sleeping is meant for the body and mind to rest. A properly rested body and mind can give you optimum performance for the activities of the following day.nnThe correct posture while standing is to keep your spine straight as comfortable as you can. Don't overdo it as it will put some stress in your spinal column and skeletal muscles. Your weight should be evenly distributed to your two legs.Your shoulders should be relaxed.nnLying down however does not only involve the relaxa

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Jess BaadJun 2, 20081 topic

Green Tea For Weight Loss

Green tea can aid your weight loss goals if you have any. What is good about green tea is that it has no side effects and brings you many health benefits not to mention disease prevention because of its antioxidant properties.nnAmong the different kinds of tea, green tea is favored for weight loss because of its polyphenol antioxidants and caffeine concentrations. Yes, in terms of weight loss, caffeine together with the antioxidant ingredients in green tea can be beneficial.n

Primary topic: Overeating and Obesity

Overeating and Obesity

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By Jess BaadSep 18, 20081 topic

Benefits Of Air Mattress Guest Beds

Every home needs guest beds and air mattresses have many advantages than other types of guest beds. Whether you have a large house or not, there will come a time when you need to accommodate people in your home.nnThere are many types of guest beds available in the market. One question you have to ask yourself when choosing a guest bed is - can it be stored when not in use? That's a question where air mattress beds can be answered with a big yes.nnYou'll never know when guests

Primary topic: Health Education

Health Education

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By Jess BaadOct 20, 20081 topic

Financial Burden of Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma requires a lot of money for treatment. Professional fees for medical doctors, laboratory expenses and medicines need money. Since the patient is unable to earn an income because of his incapacity to work, all the more money is needed.nnThis dreadful disease exerts a lot of financial burden to the family. The main cause for this is the inhalation of asbestos fiber so the most likely candidates for this disease are those who work at asbestos mining sites and manufa

Primary topic: Health Education

Health Education

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By Jess BaadMay 5, 20081 topic

Chamomile - A Natural Anti-Inflammatory

Chamomile a plant which belongs to the family of sunflowers and has natural anti-inflammatory properties. It contains antioxidants from flavonoids, such as quercetin and luteolin, and chamazulene(an essential oil). For hundreds of years, this plant has been used by many to cure many illness from diarrhea to skin problems and even anxiety because it has a relaxing and calming effect. We'll discuss only the anti-inflammatory properties of this remarkable plant.nnA background on

Primary topic: Herbal Remedies and Herbs

Herbal Remedies and Herbs

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By Jess BaadJun 7, 20081 topic

Mother's Best Friend

Mother's best friend, that's what it's called in Africa. If a nursing mother adds it to her daily diet, more milk is produced. A malnourished child eating it daily can regain his weight. This plant brings many benefits for the body and is easily grown in tropical locations.nnThe name of the plant is Moringa Oleifera, sometimes called the miracle tree because all of its parts; leaves, flowers, seeds, bark and roots has nutritional and medicinal uses. Not only that, oil extract

Primary topic: Herbal Remedies and Herbs

Herbal Remedies and Herbs

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By Jess BaadSep 29, 20081 topic

Binaural Beats - Brain Wave Entrainment

You must have heard of binaural beat frequencies. Neurophysiologists have used this for cognitive and neurological research. Ordinary people can also benefit from this discovery by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove way back 1839 as you’ll see in a little while.nnA little about sound waves.nnA sound wave is produced when an object moves back and forth for more than 20 times per second (the lower threshold of human hearing). Imagine when you fan yourself in a hot summer day, the numb

Primary topic: Mind Power

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By Jess BaadSep 13, 20081 topic

How Many Pillows Do You Need?

Pillows are an essential partner of a bed. If you have a comfortable mattress bed, it’s just appropriate that you match it up with a comfortable pillow. But is one pillow just enough for you? Since the pillow is intended to give proper support and comfort for the head, an extra one could serve another purpose.nnSleeping positions:nnThere are people whose dominant position in sleeping is lying on their backs, some on their sides and some lie flat on their belly.nnThose w

Primary topic: Health Education

Health Education

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By Jess BaadMay 11, 20081 topic

How To Remove Stress From Your Daily Life

Every day in our lives we are subject to physical, emotional as well as psychological stress. To cope with stressful situations, our body's response is to release hormones and chemicals to handle these stressful situations efficiently. Unfortunately these chemicals may linger in our bodies even after the stressful events have ceased.nnSources of stressnnThe moment you wake up in the morning, potential stress events already linger. For example if you're a mom and you have litt

Primary topic: Health Education

Health Education

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By Jess BaadSep 20, 20081 topic

Sleep Apnea - Why It Needs Treatment

Sleep apnea is a condition or disorder where you stop breathing for several seconds. A blockage or obstruction in the upper respiratory airways is the common cause for this disorder and is called the obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Another one is a faulty wiring in the brain so to speak. The brain fails to give the commands to the muscles responsible for breathing such as the ones in the diaphragm and rib cage.nnMany people are afflicted with this disorder but they don't know

Primary topic: Health Education

Health Education

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By Jess BaadMay 5, 20081 topic

Weight Loss - Five Points To Keep In Mind

Weight loss can be easy for some but difficult for most people. Whatever weight loss program you are up to, you need to keep in mind the 5 following points.nn1. Basal Metabolic Rate(BMR)nnWhen you are at rest, your body still burns calories to maintain bodily functions such as pumping blood to the heart, breathing, liver functions, etc.. Basal metabolic rate is measured when you are not engaged in any physical activity. This rate is not the same for all people and what factor

Primary topic: Health Education

Health Education

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By Jess BaadJun 14, 20081 topic

Minimize Fibromyalgia Symptoms

Fibromyalgia sufferers does not get enough sleep. They cannot achieve the regular sleep cycles needed to a complete rest. They tend to wake during the cycle where the body should be repairing itself.nnWhat is fibromyalgia?nIt is a condition where there is pain almost anywhere in the body; muscles, tendons and ligaments. It's a non progressive condition but symptoms vary widely from day to day, severe worsening of symptoms may creep in anytime. It affects more women than men a

Primary topic: Health Education

Health Education

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By Jess BaadMay 11, 20081 topic

Why Green Tea Has More Antioxidants Than Black Tea

Processing green tea differs from the way black tea is processed. Antioxidants in the tea leaves are nearly exhausted after black tea is processed whereas in green tea, almost all of its antioxidants are left in the leaves after processing.nnAntioxidants in an applennAntioxidants are active when an apple is sliced. You must have noticed that after slicing an apple, its flesh slowly turns into brown. That is because the apple's flesh is reacting to oxygen when it is exposed to

Primary topic: Health Education

Health Education

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By Jess BaadMay 14, 20081 topic

Increase Your SE Ranking By Promoting Inner Blog Pages

Link popularity is a big factor in search engine rankings. The tendency of blog authors is to promote only the main url of their blog unaware that a large amount of traffic also comes from inner pages or deep links as it is popularly called. How to determine which pages needs to be promoted so that you will increase your blog or website traffic will be discussed later but first we'll touch on the topic about what keywords are searched in the main url of your blog.nnKeywords i

Primary topic: Internet Marketing

Internet Marketing

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By Jess BaadMay 5, 20081 topic

Social Marketing vs Search Engine Marketing

So you have a website but do you get enough traffic? The number of page views your website gets determines its success. What's a website worth anyway if only gets a few page views.nnThere are several ways of increasing the traffic to your website. We'll discuss only social marketing, which is getting popular, and search engine marketing.nnSocial MarketingnnA lot of people are joining social communities and social bookmarkings these days. These sites allow you to interact with

Primary topic: Internet Marketing

Internet Marketing

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