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Most breast cancers are self-discovered by women who know their body and take time out to keep it in check. Every woman should examine her breasts every month. The best time to do so is about a week after the end of your menstrual period, when the breasts are usually not tender or swollen....
In order to properly care for your skin, you should first determine what your skin type is. Proactiv Solution is the only skin care regimen on the market that is suitable for any skin type. So if you are not satisfied with the result of your skin care products, you probably did not determine...
Counting calories is of course important, but you do not have to be compulsive about it. You can get a good idea of the amount of calories you intake during a day, by following some easy guidelines established by June Roth and Harvey M. Moss, authors of The Executive Success Diet. They have grouped...
Cleanliness and fine grooming show that you think well of yourself. No amount of well-toned muscle, or anything else, can compensate for a sloppy, dirty appearance or unpleasant odor. There is nothing difficult about excellent grooming, but it does require a concerned attitude and a familiarity with the many grooming products available. Of course,...
In the same way we seek a friend before we need a friend, we should also seek out health care professionals and form a bond, before we need treatment. When we become ill, we quite naturally feel worried – and possibly helpless and fearful as well. These are not the ideal circumstances in which...
My seventy plus year old grandaunt was on vacation in New Jersey from Florida when she went to a pharmacist to refill a prescription for Synthroid – a thyroid medication. The label on her prescription specified that she was to take one tablet of Synthroid per day, but it did not indicate the strength...
In the same way we choose our physician, we should also carefully select our dentist. I don’t know about you but like my physician, my dentist has to be someone I feel comfortable with. I mean, he or she will be all up in my mouth scraping, moving, and fixing. It’s very personal, and...
There is nothing subtle about a suicide attempt. It is a dramatic plea for help or proclamation of hopelessness. Often suicide is not a spontaneous act, but one that a person plans consciously in order to escape an intolerable existence. Yet, far too often, no one recognizes the potential suicide’s despair and a person...
The first step in guarding against quarrels in relationships, is to identify the types of quarrels that are likely to occur, and learn about them. Quarrels in relationships can be categorized as being in one of three categories: acute, progressive, or habituated. Knowing all about them will help you learn how to avoid getting...
While you cannot entirely avoid stress, you can aim to make it a challenge instead of a threat. One of the principle concepts in stress management is enhancing satisfaction. It is the day to day hassles that are the hardest to cope with, not the major changes including the negative ones in our lives....
