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How to Spend New Year's Day Recovering from New Year's Eve

By ChristiB

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New Year's Eve is a great time to party and have fun. Who doesn't want to stay up until midnight to celebrate the New Year and go until 4 a.m.? You might drink more champagne than you can handle and dance 'til you drop, using up months of saved ... more »

How to Start a Dog Park

By Lisa Saliture

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The purpose of providing off-leash Dog Parks in public parks is to give every community a designated, safe area where they can take their dogs to exercise and socialize with other dogs and people. You will learn the key steps to help your ... more »

How to Start Living Green

By heidiparker

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Most of us contribute to pollution and the destruction of the environment every day. Though it may seem overwhelming, it's really quite simple to begin taking small steps towards changing our everyday habits and start living green!.. more »

How to Start Your Day Healthy

By only1special1

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All of us have those days that we think we just shouldn't have even gotten out of bed. Here are a few steps that can help you reduce the number of "bad" days you have by getting you off to a healthy start... more »

How to stay Healthy during Flu Season

By kredding

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Its coming upon us, Flu Season. This dreaded season is the worst for children, pregnant women and the elderly. Keep yourself and your family healthy this flu season with these wonderful tips... more »

How to Stay Healthy this Season

By CLEANelizabeth

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Washing your hands several times as day is essential to staying well this holiday season... more »

How to Stay Healthy Through Personal Hygiene

By eHow Health Editor

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Good personal hygiene is critical to your health and well being. Taking the time to properly groom yourself will help you avoid illness as well as help you achieve social acceptance. By promoting cleanliness and developing healthy habits, you ... more »

How to stay out of Cold by Skin Rubbing with a wet Towel this Winter?

By danoh123

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With little effort on the daily basis, you can stay out of cold and healthy this coming winter... more »

How to Stay Safe in the Sun

By DrJewell

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It is so very important to always remember to protect yourself form the harmful UV light of the sun if you want to reduce the chance of getting skin cancers. There are many ways and precautions to take to prevent sunburn, sunstroke and heat ... more »

How to Stay Safe in the Sun

By DrJewell

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Whenever we expose ourselves to the harmful rays of the sun we must be very careful to protect ourselves from the potentially dangerous effects from overexposure and take certain precautions to prevent dehydration, sunburn and heat stroke. It is ... more »

How to Stop Acne Quick and Easily

By dhinkle

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Anyone can get acne. When dirt gets into your pores it causes an infection which causes acne. Here are a couple of steps to STOPPING ACNE!.. more »

How to Stop Cutting or Burning

By FaithAllen

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Cutting and burning are forms of self-injury, also known as self-harm or self-mutilation. Some people who are in deep emotional pain express their emotions by cutting or burning their emotions onto their bodies. Many people who cut or burn ... more »

How to Stop Head Banging

By FaithAllen

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Head banging is a form of self-injury, also known as self-harm or self-mutilation. Some people who are in deep emotional pain use head banging to manage their emotions. When they become overwhelmed with pain, they bang their heads rhythmically ... more »

How to Stop Nose Bleeding

By DrJewell

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Nosebleeds can occur due to various reasons, for example, accidents, sports ( boxing) , fighting , nose picking, and certain, medical conditions, like , high blood pressure, atherosclerosis and medications (aspirin,anticoagulants). This ... more »

How to stop smoking

By Masira7

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Probably one of the most challenging and most ultimately rewarding decisions I've ever made was to stop smoking. From one former smoker to another let me share with you some of the things I've learned which will hopefully help you become successful... more »

How to switch to whole-grain foods

By Claudia Blanton

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Whole grain foods, with their high fiber, high nutritional value and high "good" complex carbohydrates contained within them, are a wonderful source of energy and are filling. Switch your products to the whole-grain varieties by ... more »

How to Tell if You're a Cyberchondriac

By Amanda Morin

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Ah, the Web! It provides scads of information at the click of a mouse and has prompted us to create a new prefix--"cyber." We can cyberdate, cyberchat and even have cyber ... well, you know. But there's a new one to add to the "cyber" ... more »

How to Tell You’re Middle-aged

By Beren deMotier

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Denial is more than a river in Egypt. It is a way of life for those approaching the middle years. How do you know when you really, actually, truly are middle-aged? Consider these telltale signs of middle age when you next look in the mirror and ... more »

How to Treat a UTI at Home

By ashleighmiller

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No one likes a UTI. Burning and urgency are nobody's friend, and untreated, a UTI can move to the kidneys and wreak havoc. If you don't have the time, the money, or the nerve to see a pee pee doctor, you can try to treat this uncomfortable ... more »

How to Treat Allergies Naturally

By Heather S

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Allergies occur when your body over-reacts to normally harmless substances. Your immune system typically saves it's efforts for fighting off bacteria or viruses. But, when you have allergies, your immune system is reacting to pollen, dust, ... more »

How to Treat an Adult with Chickenpox

By eHow Health Editor

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Although chickenpox strikes most commonly during childhood, there are adult cases of the disease. Unlike the childhood version, chickenpox in adults can lead to more serious complications, particularly for pregnant women. Following a few ... more »

How to Treat Cold Sores

By eHow Health Editor

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Cold sores are also known as fever blisters. They are caused by a virus called herpes simplex and can affect anyone. In fact, almost everyone in their lifetime will have at least one episode of cold sores. These sores are very contagious and can ... more »

How to Treat Corns and Calluses On Feet Naturally

By L1onherd

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Spending a lot of time on our feet in uncomfortable shoes can lead to the build up of corns and calluses. Calluses are often classified by a thick, hardened layer of skin resulting from rubbing, friction or pressure. Corns on the other hand, ... more »

How to Treat Fever

By DrJewell

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This article will show you ways to reduce the symptoms of fevers. Fever is the body' s early warning system to inform you that there is something not right. Normal body temperature is 98.6 degree farenheit but remember children have slightly ... more »

How to Treat Foot Pain in Children

By eHow Health Editor

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Kids complain of foot pain for a variety of reasons. If your child says his feet hurt, try to determine the cause. If the pain is chronic, see your pediatrician... more »

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