Could You Have DVT? Find Out

Could You Have DVT? Find Out

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

Between 60,000 to 100,000 people die every year of a deadly medical condition known as deep vein thrombosis.  Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that forms and lodges deep in a vein, typically inside the calf or thigh muscle. These clots can break off and make their way…

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Gourmet Milkshakes to Make at Home

Gourmet Milkshakes to Make at Home

Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes

Sometimes you want something cold to drink, but the usual water, soda, or iced tea just won’t do. You want something rich, creamy and thick. This is the perfect occasion for a milkshake. Milkshakes are available at your local fast-food joint, but these made-from-a-mix milkshakes don’t offer much in the…

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Hottest Winter Nails

Hottest Winter Nails

Style & Beauty / Beauty

Wintertime lends itself to all kinds of festive apparel and accessories. Between cocktail parties, holiday card photo-ops and family dinners, there’s no better time to get fancy on the fingertips. Here are this season’s hottest nail trends that you can try today. Essential Winter Colors Navy and dark blues: Mix…

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Five Ways to Ruin Your Sleep

Five Ways to Ruin Your Sleep

Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body

by L. Woodrow Ross Sleep is essential to allow the body to rebuild. After the rigors of the day and the stress of our modern lives, sleep allows us to escape the daily rituals and demands that can damage our health. With the requirements to meet the challenges of everyday…

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When In-Laws Have Input on Your Kids

When In-Laws Have Input on Your Kids

Moms / Mom Tips

As if you needed even more tension between you and the in-laws…When kids come along, so does the advice – many times, unwanted – from in-laws and other relatives. How do you keep the peace and adhere to your own child-rearing principles when your pushy relatives have their own ideas…

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Make Your Pedicure Last

Make Your Pedicure Last

Style & Beauty / Beauty tips

Making a picture-perfect pedicure last is never an easy feat, especially when you’re forking out top dollar. While some women can make those salon treatments last between three to four weeks, others are lucky if they make it an hour. The good news is that there are some tried-and-true techniques…

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Help Your Kids Earn Their Keep

Help Your Kids Earn Their Keep

Moms / Mom Tips

A penny for your thoughts… and a dollar for your efforts. It’s the old allowance conundrum. We’re talking chore charts, compensation rates and more. For an allowance novice, it can feel like a real handful. The dilemma goes beyond what to give and what not to give to your children….

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Juicy Fruit: Sweet News for Orange Lovers

Juicy Fruit: Sweet News for Orange Lovers

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

There’s no denying the benefits of oranges. They have been touted as a superfood and with good reason. Oranges are loaded with herperidin, which has been shown to lower blood pressure as well as cholesterol. Oranges also have strong anti-inflammatory properties proven to ward off disease and fat. Oranges have…

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The Chinese New Year, Explained

The Chinese New Year, Explained

Horoscope / Astrology

I’m a Pig. Well, that’s what my parents told me. You see, because I was born in the Chinese Zodiac’s twelfth year — the Year of the Pig — I’m classified as a Pig. In fact, I automatically inherit certain qualities which are attributed to all Pigs: honesty, tolerance and…

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