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Why You Are Getting Razor Burn and How to Prevent It
Shaving can be a pleasant tactile experience if done correctly. However, the hazard of razor burn is one of the most common negative conditions associated with shaving that affects people every day. Find out why you may be getting razor burn and how to reduce your risk.
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Acceptable Paleo Alternatives to Water
Though water is claimed as the primary beverage in the Paleo diet, it is natural to crave something more flavorful. Here are some alternatives that will keep you within Paleo compliance.
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Neck Strengthening - An Often Overlooked Part of Training
Even if you are not a competitive athlete, there are numerous benefits to strengthening your neck. More so than most body parts, form is paramount. What are the benefits, and the best exercises?
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Preparing for Your Laser Hair Removal Session
When getting laser hair removal, it is important to not do anything to jeopardize its effectiveness. It is also essential to know how to minimize the pain before you enter the office.
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What to Expect From Laser Hair Removal
This article will answer some FAQ's about laser treatments. Will it hurt? How soon will I see results? How many treatments will I need? This will give you an idea of what to know before going in.
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Bowling Basics: Starting Tips for the Beginner
If you have recently taken up bowling and have the desire to improve, or have tried it for a while and have difficulty improving, these are some basic tips to get you on the right approach!
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The Five Best Hand Grippers
There is no one best brand of hand gripper for strengthening your hand. This article will serve as a guide to getting the best one for you, depending on your goals and preferences.
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Should You Buy a Mattress Online?
People can be understandably reluctant to purchase a mattress online. Most are not cheap, and are a long term commitment. Are the fears of buying without testing founded? Or are there advantages?
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Fruit Juice is Not Healthy
While it can be conceded that fruit juice does contain some nutrients, it is also loaded with sugar, and drinking it habitually does more harm than good. You are much better off eating the fruit.
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Why You Should Not Use Aerosol Shaving Cream
The time saving ready made aerosol shaving cream has but one advantage over the traditional creams. Convenience. That attribute comes at the cost of quality and the treatment of the skin.
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So You Want to Buy a Massage Chair
Massage chairs are a sizable investment, with most of them costing more than an average mattress.
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Spending a Day in Mackinac Island
History, beauty, fun all packed into a 3.8 square mile island in northern Lake Huron. The Grand Hotel, bicycling, boating, and don't forget the fudge! Let this be your guide to making the most of it.
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Prevention of Razor Burn
Razor burn is a common hazard when shaving. Even for people with skin that is not sensitive, irritation can happen without the proper procedural care before, during, and after your shave.
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Preserving Your Memory as You Age
Not just for the aged, our diet and exercise habits in our youth will affect our condition later. Here are some keys to preserve the brain as you continue your life's journey.
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Five Top Brands of Organic Bacon
Bacon continues to attain widespread popularity. For optimal nutrition, however, it must be carefully sourced. Here are five great brands of bacon that are both healthy and delectable.
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Lesser Known Vacation Spots in Michigan
Mackinac Island, Boyne Mountain, Traverse City are examples of popular Michigan vacation spots. Here are some of the lesser known jewels that may be unknown to one who does not live in the state.
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Choosing the Right Exercise Bike for You
Depending on your goals, you will be far more likely to stick with your exercise program if you have the right equipment to achieve them.
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Interaction With an Alzheimer's Patient
Anybody that has a loved one going through Alzheimer's or other dementia knows how difficult it can be to interact with them Here are some guidelines to ease the way as much as possible.
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DIY: Other Uses for Vodka
Vodka is one of the most widely used liquors for mixed drinks. But it also has many lesser known uses that do not involve drinking.
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The Morality of the Daedric Lords
In the Elder Scrolls Universe, there is often a debate about whether or not certain Daedric Princes are good or evil, or if they are neither. This article is one way of looking at it.
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Five Best Turmeric Supplements
Turmeric is loaded with both nutritional and medicinal properties. These are the five best supplements based on bioavailability and ease of absorption.
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Beginner Tips on Straight Razor Shaving
For centuries, in the civilized world, shaving was done with a straight razor. After the advent of the safety razor, straight razors fell by the wayside. Today, they are back on the rise.
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Improving Your Digestion: A Key to Better Health
When it comes to nutrition, intake will do no good if your vitamins and minerals are not being adequately absorbed by your body. Good digestion is essential.
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Eating More Fat: A Key to Good Health
The push for low fat diets is one cause for an explosion in diseases of affluence, lack of adequate nutrition, and weight gain. It is time to put this dietary myth to rest once and for all.
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Homemade Low Cost Plant Food
A way to cut cost on gardening and urban farming is to make your own plant food. Often, the work is not even that time consuming. This article will detail DIY tips for homemade plant food.
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Things to Consider When Choosing a Homeschool Curriculum for Your Kids
Here are some basic things you need to know should you decide to remove your children from the school system and educate them yourself.
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Modern Urban Farming Efficiency Techniques
Working with limited space, efficiency is the key to successful urban farming. This article deals with popular techniques urban farmers use to maximize their output.
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Popular Businesses to Start With Low Cost
In the modern economy, more people are attempting to diversify their incomes. One option is to start a small side business. These are some common businesses that are started on a low budget.
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One bottle of Coke - Explaining the Failure of Economic Central Planning
The failure of Keynesian economics and central planning can easily be understood in the behavior that you engage in firsthand. It is impossible for a small group to calculate demand for society.
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Iodine - An Essential Trace Element
The benefits of adequate iodine are as extreme as the effects of iodine deficiency. This article details how iodine is used by the body, its benefits, how to test for levels, and foods containing it.
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Skin Brushing - A Simple and Quick Path to Better Health
While the majority are at least somewhat concerned with their skin from a cosmetic standpoint, many overlook that the skin is an organ, and measures like dry brushing can improve overall health.
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Growing Your Own Hibiscus Sabdariffa Plant
For many, an interest in health coincides with growing their own food. An alternative to buying hibiscus products is to grow hibiscus sabdariffa yourself.
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Stevia - A Healthy Sugar Substitute
People concerned with health and nutrition are seeking sugar substitutes. The unfortunate fact is the artificial substitutes are worse for your health than sugar. Could stevia be the answer?
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Common Reasons For Skin Irritation After Traditional Wet Shaving
Shaving with a safety razor correctly gives superior results to cartridge razors. If you are experiencing skin irritation from safety razor shaving, this hub will detail probable reasons why.
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How to Use a Weight Vest Correctly
With the growing popularity of "functional movement" style training, many are applying the weightlifting principle of progressive resistance to body weight exercises and utilize weight vests.
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Why Palliative Care Can Benefit Any Cancer Patient
When many people hear the phrase "palliative care", they associate it with someone who has no hope of cure or remission. But this is not the case. Palliative care, if necessary, can benefit people who are receiving aggressive treatment.
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Saffron - A Cancer Fighting Red Spice
The saffron crocus has gained more attention as a cancer preventive culinary spice and a potential medicine in several types of cancer. It has also reduced side effects of cisplatin in trials.
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Curing Cancer With Oncolytic Viruses
A potential cancer therapy of the future is coming from an unlikely ally – viruses. Oncolytic viruses are viruses that have properties that enable them to kill cancer cells. There is growing research in the field of genetically altering viruses to eradicate cancer.
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Medicinal Properties of Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha has been used in Ayurvedic medicine in India for the past 3000-4000 years. Multiple parts of the plant - the root, leaves, and berries all contain disease fighting properties.
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Top 5 Best Safety Razor Blades (Value for Quality)
Since switching to traditional wet shaving, these are the five brands of safety razor blades that I believe so far have provided me with the best value.
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Retirement Calculators - How to Tell the Good from the Bad
There are fundamental flaws in planning advice that many retirement calculators give. They must account for enough variables, and they should not encourage you to plan on using up all your savings.
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How to Double Your Pullups in Two Months
Pullups are a very important exercise in upper body strength development. This article will detail how I was able to double my number of pullups in a two month time period.
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Making a Balanced Meal Out of a Smoothie
College is for many a time of experimentation. Often being short on time, I perfected the making of my smoothies, which often was the major component of a good breakfast.
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Health Benefits of Hibiscus Tea
Tea, especially white and green, has long been promoted for its powerful antioxidants. Recently, it has been found that hibiscus contains even more antioxidants than tea.
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Camomile Tea - Herbal Aid to Prevent Cancer?
Camomile has been used for thousands of years for a wide variety of ailments. Now it has been shown to contain anti-cancer chemicals as well.
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CD47 - The New Frontier in Cancer Treatment?
In preliminary studies, it looks as though an antibody for a protein that is expressed in both cancer cells and normal cells may hold the key for a huge breakthrough in cancer treatment.
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Getting the Most Out of Your Single-Day Trip to Cedar Point
If you are planning to make a one-day trip to Cedar Point, you need to have a solid game plan. In this article, you will learn about the best strategy for successful navigation of the park so you don't leave having only gone on a minimal number of rides.
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Cedar Point - A Tourist's Guide to the Best Amusement Park in the World - Part 2
In Part 1 I detailed the rides, main activities and attractions at Cedar Point. This section deals with the special occasions, the dining, and lodging arrangements.
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Cedar Point - A Tourist's Guide to the Best Amusement Park in the World - Part 1
Despite being voted the best amusement park in the world for 15 consecutive years, there are many people who have never heard of Cedar Point.
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Advice - Your Last Month of High School
For some graduating seniors - there can be a tendency to concentrate too much on the future and not enough on the present during their last month of high school. Enjoy this special time in your life.
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Future Treatments for Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer has been one of the few cancers where less progress has been made in overall survival rate. But recently, advancements have been made in the understanding of its pathology.
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Logical Errors in Determining Size Sexual Dimorphism in Extinct Animals
Here I examine bad assumptions I've observed some paleontologists make. I also attempt to reinforce my claim that evidence of lifestyle is just as reliable if not more so than examination of fossils.
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Bioprinting. Curing Diseases With Your Own Replacement Organ?
One of the most exciting prospects of treatment is the growing of organs from your own tissue. This could potentially cure many diseases in a whole new way. It would also reduce the need for donors.
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Size Sexual Dimorphism in Dinosaurs - A Hypothesis
There is a dispute in the paleontology community about sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs. In most species, were the males larger, or females? This article gives one amateur's hypothesis.
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Building a Cancer Support Network
To help fight cancer, depending on the prognosis and type, you may need more than just doctors for you or a loved one. Help can come in many forms.
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My Adventure With Cold Water Shaving
There are some in the wet shaving world that swear by shaving with cold water. After reading about it, I thought it was worth a try. This is what I concluded after a month of using cold water.
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Acquiring a Taste for Dark Chocolate
Those who have taste buds with a sensitivity to bitterness may not like dark chocolate at first bite. I will talk about the nutritional value of dark chocolate and how to build a taste for it.
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Running a Business Into the Ground - What Not to do When Taking Over an Established and Successful Retail Store
Drastic changes to a business that is doing well is risky, especially when combined with the attributes of carelessness, recklessness, and arrogance.
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So You Want to Own a Retail Store
After working in retail for several years, and graduating college, I moved in to my chosen occupation. Through my experiences, I developed an informed opinion about how to own and run a store.
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So You Want to Work in Retail - Part 2
This is a continuation of Part 1 of the various ins and outs of retail work.
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So You Want to Work in Retail - Part 1
Retail is something that I learned a lot about when I was in college. I worked in a liquor/party/grocery store from the time I graduated high school until six months after college graduation.
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Product Review - Traditional Shaving Creams
I would like to look at a few creams I have used since I started traditional wet shaving from a comparative standpoint.
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Traditional Wet Shaving - Correctly Zoning Your Hair
This article discusses grain direction in different parts of the beard and how to figure out the proper direction to shave in various zones of your face.
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Shaving Creams for Traditional Wet Shaving
Shaving creams that are made to be lathered with a brush vastly outperform anything that is blown from an aerosol can.
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Traditional wet shaving - the first step in reducing/eliminating bumps and ingrown hairs
A critical part of improving your complexion as a result of bumps is using the best shaving method. I have found that the traditional wet shaving method beats any "modern" appliance or equipment.
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Reduction/elimination of ingrown hairs from shaving - an overview
Ingrown hairs can be a constant source of annoyance to men that are not partial to having full beards. This is a guide to drastically reducing or possibly eliminating the problem.