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How to stop tormenting yourself with wanting to quit smoking.

By ABlackbear

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You look at your cigarette in disgust as you exhale the smoke, yet it's your buddy! When you aren't smoking your buddy, you're thinking about it. Sound like a friend of yours? It's not your friend! It's your enemy and I will tell you how I got ... more »

How to Store your Vitamins

By Bobbi Holmes

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For many people taking vitamins is part of their daily routine. And for some people, like myself, forgetting to take my vitamins is part of my daily routine. It seems like a good idea to store your vitamins in the bathroom medicine cabinet, that ... more »

How to Support a Child Who Has Speech Problems

By christieo1

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Speech delays and problems in children are not uncommon but they can be difficult to deal with. For the family frustrations can come with having a hard time understanding the child. However, the frustrations for the child are often much ... more »

How to Support a Loved One through Infertility

By Jenna Nadeau

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Babies, babies everywhere... or almost everywhere. When a loved one is dealing with infertility it a disease that will affect every friend, acquaintance and loved one as well as the diagnosed individual. If you are that loved one, you need as ... more »

How to Support a Young Person Who May Be Gay

By Nancy Larson Larson

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Your teenage nephew just seems “different.” Maybe your ninth-grade neighbor has told you she really doesn’t like boys. These young people may have accepting parents, but if they don’t--or even if they do--you can add an important layer of support ... more »

How to Survive a Period (girls 10-16)

By kjswitz2

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Ignore the title a bit. There is nothing to be afraid about, its all part of growing up! Also check out my article on How to survive a period (girls 10-16) part 2.. more »

How to Survive Alzheimer's in the Family

By Gardengates

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No one knows what it's like to deal with Alzheimer's disease -- or any dementia -- in a loved one until you experience it first hand. Most people simply dismiss it as a little forgetfulness. If you know the experience, I don't have to explain ... more »

How to Survive Bed Rest

By IcyCucky

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If you have to rest in bed for a long period of time, having these items ready will help ease that boredom, and make you feel less stressed out... more »

How to Survive Morning Sickness

By oneloved

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"Morning Sickness" is rather a misnomer, since it can strike at any time of day or night. More appropriately known as "Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy", it's a common problem for pregnant women. Hopefully, the following ... more »

How to Survive Stomach Trouble

By vries

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Often, suddenly being thrown into a stressful survival situation, can upset a person's stomach. When this happens, there are usually no conventional medicines available to ease the problem. What can you do to help your stomach? Here are some home ... more »

How to Survive the Bird Flu

By NinjaBilby

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Maybe you and a select few may survive the pandemic (bird flu); at least you will have supplies for a good many emergencies... more »

How to survive the suicide of a loved one

By VernBoggs

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This is a very touchy subject and has had a taboo for many years. “When the quake finally hits, the person completes the act so long contemplated. For the suicide victim, the end has come. For those left behind, the devastation has just begun.” ... more »

How to survive your wife's PMS

By ABlackbear

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You don't understand what happened. You just looked at your wife in the car and asked her if she wanted to get something to eat and she looks at you...sounds off a snort and says "WHAT'S THAT SOPPOSED TO MEAN!?" And 20 minutes later ... more »

How to swim if you are afraid of the water

By dizzyhips

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Water is essential to life, every one love water in some form- whether in a lake, in a shower or in a glass flavored with lemon and sugar. Now just start where you are comfortable and make frends with the water... more »

How to Switch to Organic Foods

By IcyCucky

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Understanding what organic foods mean will help you to decide to switch. Generally, organic foods are guaranteed by the USDA to be without toxic pesticides, fertilizers, hormones injection, antibiotics, and modified organisms... 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 Take a Nap

By Kristie Leong M.D.

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If you're not getting enough sleep at night, it can have a negative impact on your productivity and performance during the day. The simple solution? Take an afternoon nap. You'll awaken feeling refreshed and revived, ready to work again. Here's ... more »

How to Take a Well Deserved Break

By HardworkinJudy

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McDonalds had a very popular jingle awhile back and it was popular for a reason. It went "You deserve a break today"...We are a society of individuals who are always rushing to get something done "yesterday" and it still ... more »

How to Take and Store Prescription Medicine

By Tom Fowler

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Most people in our modern society have multiple items in our medicine cabinets – both prescription and over the counter medicines in pill or capsule form. Below are the writer’s ideas on how to keep medications organized and safe from children... more »

How to take care of your loved one with dementia

By kveta

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Family members are often embarrassed and distressed by confusion in their elderly relative, especially if that person was not previously confused... more »

How to Take Control of Your Health

By eHow Health Editor

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Because good health is difficult to quantify and illness is sometimes impossible to predict, many people have trouble seeing health as something they can control. However, people who can save money and live within a budget can take charge of ... more »

How to Take the Swelling and Pain out of a Bee or Wasp Sting

By gottalovelattes

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A bee sting can happen any time and any place. It's a good idea to have options for treating the pain and swelling associated with a sting. The following treatment methods are easy, inexpensive and use items readily available in your home... more »

How to take time for yourself

By klnygaard

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In todays world of multitasking, juggling home, work, kids, etc, it can be difficult to find time for yourself. Here are some suggestions to get a lilltle bit of "me" time... more »

How to Talk to a Boy About Puberty

By eHow Health Editor

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All boys bodies go through changes as they get older and enter puberty. Unfortunately, not every boy understands what is going and may ask someone what these changes mean. It is important for a boy to learn that what is happening to his body is ... more »

How to Talk to a Preschooler

By Neenskie

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What is it about talking to a child that freaks people out? All too often I see parents and teachers alike over talking to their 2, 3 and 4 year olds. I also see the opposite... more »