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Liver Nips (Liver Dumplings) Recipe
Liver nips are a Southern specialty. They are like spoon-drop dumplings with stew beef and liver ground and mixed into the dumpling batter. Included are two versions of this recipe.
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12 Chili Cook-Off Recipes, From the Classic to the Unexpected
I tested many chili recipes in preparation for our annual cook-off. These chilis range from the classic to the unexpected (with ingredients like cherries, pineapple, and butternut squash) to the vegetarian.
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Neurological Symptoms after Frontline Flea Treatment
In 2013 our Boykin Spaniel had an adverse reaction to Frontline Tritak flea treatment. We used milk thistle to detox her and used only natural products thereafter to manage fleas.
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You’re Supposed to Listen to the Teacher?! My ADD Story
I was diagnosed with ADD in my early 40s. In hindsight, the signs were there at a young age.
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50 Tips for Relieving Acid Reflux
50 natural tips and strategies for managing acid reflux. General strategies for food and drink, natural products for prevention or relief of symptoms, sleep recommendations, and miscellaneous general management strategies.
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Why Are People Ignorant About DWI?
Why do intelligent people drink and drive, and risk DUI/DWI arrest? Do people think they have to be stumbling and slurring their speech to be too impaired to drive?
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Growing Up in a Mill Town in a House by the Railroad Tracks
I grew up in a mill town. It was a different time back then. Most people didn’t lock their doors, and didn’t worry at all about their kids playing outside unattended. I share some memories of my childhood growing up near the mill. Also included, my watermelon seed story.
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Is Your Mattress Toxic and Making You Sick?
Mattresses used to be made from natural materials. Now they are made from petroleum-based manufactured chemicals, foams, and plastics. These engineered materials continuously put out fumes that make some people sick, with a multitude of reported symptoms.
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Don't Tell Scary Stories to Young Children- Singing and Scary Stories on the Porch Swing
I grew up with lots of cousins, most of them older than me. Some of my teenaged cousins told me scary stories when I was very young. Those stories made a life-long impact on my tolerance for scary movies.
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Oregano and Frankincense for Warts: Results and Pictures
Trying to remove warts naturally? I have had success with removing warts with frankincense and oregano essential oils. I have included photos with dates for the progression of treatment.
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Prevent or Relieve Colds and Flu with Homeopathic Remedies
Discover great homeopathic products that not only relieve sinus and flu symptoms, but are effective in prevention of full blown illness. Remedies for sinus relief, sore throat and laryngitis, and lungs and bronchial.
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My Secret Weapon for Protecting My Dachshund’s Back
Using a serving tray is a great way to transport your dachshund to appointments and other trips to minimize lifting, which may contribute to back pain and strain.
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Our House Cleansing Unexpected Results
After living in our house for over 5 years, we decided to have a house cleansing with sage. The previous tenants obviously had some issues, and we figured they may have left behind some bad energy. After the cleansing, we had some positive results we never could have anticipated.
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My Adjustable Bed and Acid Reflux
I’ve probably had acid reflux my entire life. I’ve taken reflux medication, and I’ve done natural alternatives. One surprising and very important strategy in my arsenal is my adjustable bed. Read on for my full experience.
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Crazy Good Low-Fat Fruit and Nut Breakfast Bars
Recipe for delicious fruit and nut breakfast bars that are low in fat and have loads of healthy nuts and seeds. Add in your favorite dried fruits. They hold together very well, which makes them a great take-along snack.
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My Top 3 Neck and Upper Back Exercises for Desk Workers
My top 3 exercises to strengthen the neck and upper back muscles and to reduce discomfort from desk work and other activities that require sustained downward gaze and forward use of the arms.
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Tips to Minimize the Risk of Back Problems in Dogs
Learn strategies to minimize the risk of back problems in your dog. Do your part to help your dog avoid back injury, which can be painful and expensive.
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How to Make Fig Preserves
This article contains a recipe and photo instructions for my mom’s delicious fig preserves.
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6 Must-Have Products if Your Dog Won’t Stop Peeing on Your Carpet
Do you have a dog that won’t stop peeing on your carpet? Here are some basic items that will make life easier and take away some of the stress.
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Reduce Toxins in Your Daily Life - Use Natural Personal Care and Household Products
We all know there are potentially harmful chemicals in our food. What about harmful chemicals that are absorbed through our skin? Natural soaps, shampoos, and detergents are better choices, and will help reduce the amount of toxins we absorb into our bodies.
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Seriously, I Can’t Take Grey’s Anatomy Seriously
Once a huge fan of Grey’s Anatomy, I fell out of love. The story lines became too far-fetched, week after week. Did Grey’s jump the shark, are was it always seriously ridiculous?
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Take-Along Cold Lunches
Great recipes for cold lunches to take to work or serve at home. Includes several salads: black bean, corn, and avocado; three amigos; reimagined Caprese; cantaloupe and corn; Greek pasta; macaroni slaw; and Panzanella tomato.
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8 Fabulous Drunken Pasta Recipes
Drunken pasta is pasta that has been soaked or cooked in wine. Included are multiple recipes with pasta prepared with red wine, as well as several prepared with white wine.
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Nasal Irrigation Relieves My Sinus and Allergy Symptoms
Nasal irrigation, with a neti pot or bulb syringe, can relieve nasal stuffiness, as well as flush out excess mucous secretions related to allergies, rhinitis, sinusitis, and sinus infection.
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Post-Nasal Drip and Cough Can Be Signs of Reflux, Not Allergies
Laryngotracheal reflux, also known as extra-esophageal reflux, manifests as sinus and allergy symptoms, like stuffy nose, post-nasal drip, and cough. If typical sinus and allergy treatment is not working for you, maybe you could discuss reflux with your doctor as a possible diagnosis.
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome During Pregnancy
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a fairly common diagnosis during pregnancy. But it can also result in numbness and tingling in the fingers and sometimes wrist pain. Discover easy relief strategies with this guide.
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How to Manage Shoulder Pain and Regain Range of Motion
With a shoulder injury or shoulder condition, you should prioritize pain management and gentle movements. Doing too much too soon can work against you. Use of ice and passive exercises explained.
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Easy Stretches for Desk Workers
One of the most useful, yet simple, strategies to minimize pain associated with desk work is to stretch. In just a few minutes a day, you can do stretches that will help you work pain-free.
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Favorite Meals from Schwan’s Home Delivery
Schwan’s favorites such as steaks, pot pies, skillet dinners, fish, pasta, and dessert cake.
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10 Green Salads Featuring Fruit (Including Strawberry Spinach and Watermelon Avocado)
This article provides recipes for 10 delicious green salads that feature fruits, including apples, oranges, strawberries, watermelon, pears, and mangoes. Salad greens include spinach, arugula, and spring mix.
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20+ Bacon-Wrapped Appetizers and Treats
Astound your senses with bacon-wrapped appetizers like Lit’l Smokies, shrimp, scallops, baby potatoes, asparagus, mushrooms, dates, jalapeños, bananas, peaches, marshmallows, and more.
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5 Easy, Classic Meatloaf Recipes
This article contains easy, classic meatloaf recipes using Lipton Soup Mix, Campbell’s Soup, ranch dressing mix, and Manwich Sauce. Also my tomato topping.
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14 Appetizers Made with Lit’l Smokies-Super Bowl Smokies & More
14 party appetizers, made with Lit’l Smokies sausages. Super Bowl bacon wrapped Smokies, mini corndogs, grape jelly cocktail sausage, classic pig in a blanket, and more. Photos included.
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Delicious Homemade Southern Banana Pudding (From Scratch)
Decadent Southern dessert, made from scratch. Homemade banana pudding, with cooked custard, bananas, and Nilla Vanilla Wafers. Here's how to make it.
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Failure to Thrive (FTT)- My Child Needs to Gain Weight
Children with poor nutritional status and weight gain may be referred for evaluation and recommendations for failure to thrive (FTT). Specialists need to determine the caloric needs of the child, and if those needs can be met.
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The Disease of Addiction- Marilyn Monroe’s Death Seems Less Mysterious
Celebrity deaths like Whitney Houston, Anna Nicole Smith and Michael Jackson have brought attention to the wide-spread problem of prescription drug addiction. Could Marilyn Monroe’s death have been just another accidental overdose by an addict?
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Favorite Rock Screamers
Best Rock screamers I’ve personally seen perform: Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), Ann Wilson (Heart), Joe Cocker, Prince, Roger Daltrey (The Who), and Ted Neeley (Jesus Christ Superstar).
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Great Activities for Seniors in Long Term Care
Find creative activities to enrich the lives of seniors in nursing homes and other long term care facilities. Craft activities, cooking groups, book club, family fun night, pet visits, outings, gardening, and more.
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6 Things You Might Want to Know About Dachsunds
Here are a few things you might want to know before you adopt a dachshund. They commonly bite, burrow, and have back problems. They are independent, stubborn, and irresistibly cute.
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Activities to Develop In-Hand Manipulation Skills in Children
In-hand manipulation skills—translation, shift, and rotation—are important fine motor skills for a child’s development, especially handwriting and self-help skills like dressing.
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Types of Puzzles- Choosing Puzzles for Young Children
Puzzles for young children. Differences in non-connecting puzzles, connecting puzzles, and interlocking puzzles. Strategies for modifying puzzles for child’s skill level.
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Activities for Young Children- Sorting by Shape and Other Attributes
Activities for young children for sorting by attributes such as shape and size. Explore the use beads, buttons, shape sorters, shape stackers, memory match cards, and more.
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17 Activities to Teach Alphabet Recognition to Young Children
Alphabet recognition is a key prerequisite to reading and writing. Here are some fun ways to teach children the alphabet, such as puzzles, books, tablet games, and more.
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10+ Color-Sorting Activities for Preschoolers
Preschool activities for sorting colors are an important prerequisite for learning to name colors. Included are activities using pegboards, counting bears, and more.
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Meatless Monday Vegetarian Pot Pies & Hand Pies- 12 Pie Varieties
Choose from 8 Veggie Pot Pie selections and 4 hand pies to add variety to vegetarian selections for your Meatless Mondays or your vegetarian diet.
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Veggie Sandwiches- Over 50 Sandwiches without Meat
Over 50 recipes for veggie sandwiches. Sandwiches, wraps, & paninis. Sandwiches with grilled vegetables, tofu, eggs, cheese. Portabella sandwiches, simple raw sandwiches, sweet sammies, & more.
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Easy Fruit Punch Recipe for Your Next Party
Here is a recipe for a versatile fruit punch for every day, as well as parties and holidays. This amazing punch is made with Kool-Aid and pineapple juice. For parties and holidays, add sherbet or ginger ale.
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Chicken Wings for Your Next Party- 26 Recipes from Famous Chefs
Serve chicken wings at your next X-mas party, Super Bowl party, or tailgaiting. Choose from 26 recipes from Food Network stars like Emeril, Paula Deen, Bobby Flay, Rachael Ray, & Alton Brown.
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15 Fast, Cheap, and Easy Dip Recipes for Your Next Party
Favorite fast and easy dip recipes for your next gathering. Velveeta Rotel dip, spinach dip, guacamole, hummus, spinach and artichoke dip, ranch dip, 7-layer dip, and more.
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Mom’s Japanese Fruitcake Recipe: Southern Layer Cake
This is my mom’s recipe for Japanese fruitcake, a showstopper of a cake with two light (plain) layers and two dark layers (with nuts and raisins). Between each layer is a deliciously fruity lemon coconut filling.
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15+ Great Recipes That Use Leftover Turkey
This article contains recipes for leftover Thanksgiving and Christmas turkey. Shares recipes for turkey pot pie, turkey and dressing casserole, turkey tetrazzini, turkey noodle soup, turkey stew, turkey salad, and a turkey sandwich.
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Food Network’s Most Popular Recipes for Thanksgiving Turkey
Best, most popular recipes from Food Network for a delicious Thanksgiving or Christmas turkey. Explore great recipes and instructions for roasting a turkey. Herb roasted turkeys, brined turkeys, gravies, glazes, stuffing, and more.
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Rachael Ray Burger Bonanza- Chicken Burgers, Turkey Burgers, Salmon Burgers, Tuna Burgers, and Vegetarian Burgers
Burger recipes to kick start your barbecue or party. Quick guide to 28 Rachael Ray burgers, made with ground chicken, turkey, salmon, or tuna. Also veggie burgers made with chickpeas and mushrooms.
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Hamburger Heaven- 46 Great Burger Ideas from Rachael Ray
Quick guide to 45 Rachael Ray burger recipes. Burgers made with ground beef, ground pork, ground lamb, burgers with bacon, & burgers made from a mixture of ground meats.
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Natural Remedies for Colds, Flu, Sinusitis, and Infections
Relieve your cold, flu, and sinusitis symptoms with natural remedies for the ears, nose, and throat. These remedies also offer immune support, deter infection, and aid in detoxification.
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VitaMix Recipes: VitaMix Soup- Overview to 57 VitaMix Soup Recipes
Make steaming hot soups with your VitaMix blender. Ingredient summaries to 57 VitaMix Soup Recipes. Recipes are grouped into vegetable soups, cream soups, cold soups and soups with meat.
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Rock Christmas Songs- Classic Christmas Songs From Favorite Rock Artists (With Videos)
Classic Rock Christmas songs: David Bowie & Bing Crosby Little Drummer Boy, Eagles Please Come Home for Christmas, John Lennon & Yoko Ono Happy Christmas, Band Aid Do They Know it’s Christmas, more.
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12 Trans Siberian Orchestra Music Christmas Light Displays
Trans Siberian Orchestra's music has popped up around the world and has been synchronized with home Christmas lights. Enjoy this collection of 12 songs with amazing Christmas light displays.
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Christmas Punch That Warms the Soul: 20 Wassail Recipes
This is a collection of 20 festive wassail recipes. Most use apple juice or cider as a base; unusual recipes use Red Hots candies or black pepper. I've also included a few alcoholic variations with wine, rum, sherry, brandy, and whiskey.
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San Antonio and Texas Hill Country Christmas Parades and Festivals
There is an abundance of Christmas parades and festivals in San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country. From the Holiday River Parade and Lighting Ceremony in San Antonio to Wassailfest in New Braunfels, there's no shortage of festivities to get you in the holiday spirit.
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Range-of-Motion Exercises After Mastectomy or Lumpectomy
Many women require therapy for range-of-motion shoulder exercises after mastectomy or lumpectomy. Exercises help stretch the soft tissues to regain shoulder movement without stressing incision scars.
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My Favorite Weight Watchers Recipes- Feel Full With Tex-Mex!
Weight Watchers Mexican-inspired recipes offering big portions to make you feel full. Chili, chili cheese pie, and Spanish rice.
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Veggie Burgers Index and Overview to 32 Vegetarian Burger Recipes
Vegetarian burgers recipe summaries. Links to 32 recipes with ingredient summaries and comments. All different. None with texturized vegetable protein. Burgers made from beans, grains, nuts, vegetables, tofu, and mushrooms.
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Favorite Traditional Turkish Food- Dolma, Tava, Kebap and More
Let me introduce you to some of my favorite Turkish foods, like shish and döner kebap, stuffed vegetables and grape leaves, fish and seafood, stews, salad, pilaf and more.
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Favorite Traditional Turkish Food- Shish Kebap, Döner Kebap, and Köfte
Among the most popular traditional Turkish food categories are kebaps. In my gastronomical Turkish travel, I enjoyed shish kebap, döner kebap, and köfte. I have also included specific foods like Adana kebap and Iskender döner. I’ve included a few personal photos of Turkey.
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My Turkish Travels- With Sheep Face Soup as an Appetizer, Who Needs Dinner?
The first time I was invited to dinner at a Turkish family’s house, I was served sheep face soup as an appetizer. This is not something I could fathom eating! What could I do? I had been told never to refuse food or drink, as this was sure to insult Turkish people.
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My Gastronomical Travels- Traditional Mexican Food
I have ventured into Mexico several times in my gastronomical travels, but my primary source for information on traditional Mexican food is my friend Josie. I compared Americanized Mexican food favorites with the versions of tacos, gorditas, burritos and chili rellanos she and her family eat.
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6 Mock Tuna Salad Recipes- Vegetarian, Vegan, and Raw Foods Tuna Salad
Six versions of mock tuna salad. Vegetarian, vegan, and raw foods tuna salad. Two are made with garbanzo beans, one with tempeh, and three with nuts.
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Blue Plate Diner Classic Vegan-Friendly Veggie Burger
This is an excellent vegan-friendly veggie burger recipe adapted from the Blue Plate Diner classic, featured on Guy Fieri's "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives." This is a bean-based burger that is tasty and filling. Try it out, then put your own spin on it!
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Quick Dessert Recipes: Fudge, Pie, and More
This article includes ultra-easy and quick dessert recipes for pumpkin cheesecake, peanut butter fudge, lemon pie, and fudge pie. Who said decadent, homemade desserts had to be difficult?!
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Bar Cookies: 7-Layer Cookies, Brownie Bars, and More
This article includes different variations of the bar cookie and brownie recipes, such as the 7-Layer Cookies, Chinese Chews, Peanut Butter Brownies, Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownie Bars, Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars, and Lemon Bars.
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My 3 Favorite Weight Watchers Dessert Recipes
Here are my three favorite Weight Watchers dessert recipes: mandarin gelatin yogurt, strawberry pineapple sherbet, and chocolate peanut butter ice cream treats.
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7 Great Layered Dessert Recipes (Including Chocolate Delight!)
Seven delicious and beautiful layered desserts: chocolate delight, strawberry pretzel dessert, banana split pie, dirt cake, mandarin orange-lemon fluff dessert, double layer pumpkin pie, and lemon dessert.
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Mom’s Best Pies: Pineapple Coconut, Sweet Potato, and Pecan
These are my three favorite pie recipes that my mom made when I was growing up: pineapple coconut, sweet potato, and pecan.
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My Favorite Weight Watchers Recipes: 9 Healthy Lunch Meals
Enjoy healthy Weight Watchers low-calorie lunches: chicken and dumplings, rice crust quiche, mini pizza, vegetable soup, Spanish rice, the big arsed salad, grilled vegetables with rice, and fajitas.
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My Favorite Weight Watchers Recipes: 12 Great Cold Lunch Ideas
Need cold lunch ideas? Here are some of my favorite Weight Watchers cold lunches. These are my modifications for Bean Slaw, Curried Chicken Salad, Turkey Rice Slaw, Bean-Citrus Salad, and more.
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My Favorite Weight Watchers Pasta Recipes
This article discusses three of my favorite Weight Watchers pasta recipes. These are my modifications for spaghetti pie, lasagna rolls, and chicken broccoli fettuccine.
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My Favorite Weight Watchers Recipes: Feel Full With Big Portions!
These are my favorite Weight Watchers recipes for main dishes, all offering big portions to make you feel full, including tomato-based ground beef and cabbage, stuffed eggplant, and stir-fry!
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Hors d'Oeuvres: Dozens of Quick and Easy Appetizers
Hors d'oeuvres and easy appetizer recipes for parties, most of which have only a few ingredients. Over 40 ideas, including dips for chips, veggies, and fruit; cocktail meatballs; cocktail weenies; Superbowl smokies; and more!
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17 Sauces for Cocktail Meatballs, Weenies & Sausages (Plus Meatball Recipe)
From sweet and spicy chili grape jelly sauce to garlicky smoked ketchup sauce, these 17 sauces are perfect for your cocktail meatballs, weenies, and sausages.
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How to Make Strata: My Favorite Breakfast Casserole
Strata is a breakfast casserole that is made with bread and eggs and then layered with ingredients like onions, mushrooms, meat, and cheese. Some recipes also incorporate asparagus, spinach, or broccoli.
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How to Prepare Fish: Blackened Fish, Cedar Plank Salmon, Salt Fish- 18 Ways to Cook Fish
Interested in eating more fish, but short on ideas? You’ve come to the right place. Sample multiple options for baking, frying and grilling fish. Also fish stews and campfire cooking. Videos included.
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How to Cook Cubed Steak- 5 Ways to Prepare Cube Steak
Do you love chicken fried steak? Learn this method for cooking cubed steak. Also country style steak, swiss steak, steak Diane, and country fried steak. Videos by Alton Brown, Paula Deen, and Gordon Ramsey.
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How to Make Chicken Cutlets: Perfect for Chicken Parmigiana
Step-by-step pictures and instructions on how to make chicken cutlets with a delicious Italian parmesan breading. These cutlets would be perfect with pasta and marinara sauce for chicken parmigiana.
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Vita Mix Soup Recipes- How to Make Soup with Your VitaMix Blender
Most people might buy a VitaMix blender to make juices, smoothies and ice cream. You may be surprised to know you can make dozens of delicious VitaMix soups.
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Health Benefits of Herbs and Spices in Soups & Stews
Medicinal properties, and benefits of herbs commonly used in soups and stews. Cardamom, coriander, rosemary, turmeric, tarragon, marjoram, cayenne pepper, black pepper. Benefits include easing digestive complaints, lower blood pressure, better insulin utilization.
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Dairy Substitutes for Vegan Diet and Casein Free Diet
New to a vegan diet or casein free diet? This is an overview of dairy substitute products for milk, cheese, butter and eggs. References and resources included.
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Talk to Handicapped Children and Adults- They Won’t Bite
It seems that handicapped children and adults make us uneasy. We avoid looking and them and talking to them. As an OT, I have known many handicapped people, and I can assure you they do not bite, and disability is not contagious. Just say hello!
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Working With Disabled Children and Adults-It’s Easier Than You Think
As a pediatric OT, people would say to me “I could never do that! It would be heartbreaking working with handicapped kids.” It’s actually easy, because kids don’t feel sorry for themselves.
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Couvade Syndrome- Male Pregnancy Symptoms
Couvade Syndrome refers to male pregnancy symptoms, which are experienced by up to 80% of expectant fathers. Symptoms include morning sickness, food cravings, weight gain, cramps & baby bump.
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My Favorite British Rock Bands (With Videos)- Beatles, Floyd, Stones and More
My favorite British rock bands, with videos, from the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Who, and The Rolling Stones. My personal connection to the bands and the songs, memories spurred, and why I love each.
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The Body Ecology Diet Cultured Vegetables- Fermented Foods Provide “Good Bacteria”
The Body Ecology Diet was developed to improve health, cure & prevent disease by improving our internal environment through nutrition. A cornerstone of BED is lacto-fermented, or cultured vegetables.
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The Body Ecology Diet Mineral Rich Salts- Himalayan Pink, Real Salt, and Celtic Sea Salt
The Body Ecology Diet was developed to improve the body’s internal environment through nutrition, & recommends abstaining from refined salt, & using mineral rich like Himalayan Pink & Celtic Sea Salt.
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The Body Ecology Diet Gluten Free Options to Grains: Quinoa, Amaranth, Millet, and Buckwheat
The Body Ecology Diet was developed to improve health, and cure and prevent disease by improving the body’s internal environment through nutrition. The BED only allows 4 "grains": amaranth, quinoa, millet, and buckwheat.
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Top 10 Antioxidants and the Foods That Contain Them
Antioxidants help us fight against cellular damage that can quicken the aging process. Here’s a list of the top ten antioxidants, including the benefits and a list of food sources for each antioxidant.
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Top Ten Antioxident Vegetables and Fruits
Top Ten most antioxidant rich Vegetables and Top Ten Fruits, as determined by Tufts University researchers. Recipe links for each antioxidant vegetable and fruit.
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Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum’s Strategies and Supplements for Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia
Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum specializes in the treatment of Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia. He was diagnosed with these ailments in medical school, and had to drop out for a year. His Energy Revitalization System contains over 50 nutrients.
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Standard Process Whole Food Supplements and My Experience
Standard Process has been producing quality supplements from whole foods that are free of synthetic chemicals since 1929. Its founder, Dr. Lee, believed that the body is capable of healing itself given good nutrition.
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Dr Sinatra’s Top Ten Nutritional Supplements for Women’s Heart Health
Dr. Stephen Sinatra, a cardiologist who uses both Western Medicine and Alternative Medicine practices, recommends 10 supplements for women, to protect against heart disease.
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Aquatics Exercise- You Don’t Have to be a Swimmer to Workout in the Water
Exercising in the water is a good way to get cardio and toning workouts with minimal stress on the body, and while remaining cool. You don’t have to be a swimmer to take advantage of aquatics exercise.
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Choosing a Workout- For the Lazy and Unmotivated (and Other Couch Potatoes)
Need to ease back into fitness with a couch potato-friendly workout? Try in home walking, bouncing on a rebounder, Yoga or Pilates.
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Why the Weight Watchers Quick-Start Program Worked for Me
Looking for a good weight loss program? My experience with the Weight Watchers Quick Start Plus Program Cookbook helped me customize a weight loss plan to “make weigh-in” during my Air Force active duty years.
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Applied Kinesiology: My Experience With This Energy Healing Technique
Applied kinesiology is based on the premise that the brain knows everything about the body. Providers use muscle testing to assess problems in the body and to determine treatment needs.
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Body Talk- Energy Healing Technique
BodyTalk is an energy healing technique that seeks to restore balance in the brain, and communication between the brain and body. Optimizing brain function restores the body’s ability to heal itself.
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Spring Kicharee: Chinese Healing Herbs for Hypothyroidism and Weight Loss
Spring kicharee is a soup or porridge-like dish rich with healing herbs and spices. In Chinese medicine, it is ideal for “wood types” and pulling out “dampness.” It is beneficial for people with hypothyroidism and anyone who wants to lose weight.
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My Experience With Natural Home Remedies for Acid Reflux
This article is about my personal experience with reflux and home remedies. Dietary modifications, natural digestive strategies, natural products for symptom relief, sleep recommendations, and more.
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Home Remedies- A Top Ten Home Remedies Selection
Favorite Home Remedies from an experienced massage therapist with extensive experience in natural healing. General detox, liver detox, gall bladder cleanse, sore throat, migraines, carpal tunnel, planter fasciitis, and fibrocystic breasts.
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Herbal Remedies: Healing Plants- a Top Ten Herbal Remedies Selection
Top Ten Herbal Remedies from a massage therapist experienced in herbology and natural healing techniques. Natural herbal remedies for infection, urinary tract infection, reflux, gout, insomnia, respiratory ailments, liver cleanse, and skin problems.
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Small Business Ideas- Cultivate Profit Centers to Make a Living Without a Job
Hate answering to a boss? Ever consider developing small business ideas into income? Tips from national speaker Barbara J. Winter on small business ideas for how to make a living by establishing multiple profit centers.
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Expert Consulting-- How to Establish Yourself as an Expert Consultant
Tips from national speaker Barbara J. Winter on expert consulting and how to establish yourself as an expert.
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U.S. Women’s Olympic Figure Skating Champions 1984-2006 (with Videos)
U.S. Women Figure Skaters who won Olympic medals between 1920 and 1980: Rosalynn Sumners, Debi Thomas, Kristi Yamaguchi, Nancy Kerrigan, Tara Lipinski, Michelle Kwan, Sarah Hughes, Sasha Cohen.
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Love Gone Wrong Songs (with Videos)
My first installment of rock and pop “love gone wrong” songs. Angie by the Rolling Stones, The Flame by Cheap Trick, Picture by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow, Without You by Harry Nilsson, and more.
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U.S. Women’s Olympic Figure Skating Champions- Skater Medalists 1920-1980 (With Videos)
U.S. Women Olympic Figure Skaters 1920-1980: Theresa Weld, Beatrix Loughran, Maribel Vinson, Tenley Albright, Carol Heiss, Barbara Roles, Peggy Fleming, Janet Lynn, Dorothy Hamill, Linda Fratianne.
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Country Songs of Love Gone Wrong
These country songs are of love gone wrong. Classic songs by George Jones, Merle Haggard, Tammy Wynette, Charley Pride, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Hank Williams and Patsy Cline.
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12 Favorite Country Music Love Songs
Set the mood with Tim and Faith, Shania, Kenny, Dolly, Waylon, Willie, George Strait, Clint Black, Lonestar, George Jones, LeAnn Rimes, and Ronnie Milsap.
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Romantic Songs to Set the Mood- Favorite Love Songs
Songs for romance, love and intimacy. Set the mood with the Eagles, the Bee Gees, Elton John, Elvis, the Beatles, Elvin Bishop, Jefferson Starship and others.
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The Year I Forgot Valentine’s Day
One of my most memorable Valentine’s Days was the one that I forgot. It is now a fond memory of time spent with an old Army friend, and the doggie love of my life, Miss Mocha Bean.
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Traditional Southern Recipes for New Year's
I grew up in South Carolina, with typical Southern New Year’s traditions. We ate collard greens cooked with fatback for dollars, black-eyed peas for coins, and rice for pennies. We had fried hog jowl and cornbread. I have included recipes and stories here.
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Duke’s Mayonnaise: Secret Weapon for Tasty Southern Cooking
Duke’s Mayonnaise is a staple in the American Southeast. Duke’s just makes sandwiches and salads taste better! Here are some of my favorite recipes that highlight the great taste of this mayonnaise.
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Preventing Infection After Dog Bite
In 2009 my dog bit my hand. I learned about Mint Julep Masque to prevent infection from the clerk at Sprouts. My swelling and redness were gone in 48 hours and I regained full motion. I now use Mint Julep for puncture wounds, insect bites and other skin lesions.
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Southern Cooking: Baked Macaroni and Cheese and Dunbar Macaroni
Here's a recipe for Southern-style baked macaroni and cheese, and the best thing to do with leftovers: Dunbar macaroni.
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Southern Cooking- Grits and Tomato Gravy
Creamy grits are well known as a Southern favorite. Tomato gravy, a great companion to grits, may be less known. It is a variation on Southern-style milk gravy, and especially delicious when made with fresh-from-the-garden ripe tomatoes.
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Hallelujah - Video Performance Gems of Leonard Cohen’s Song by International Artists
Videos of Leonard Cohen and 10 performance gems by artists from around the globe. These artists may be unknown to you, but each performance of Hallelujah is outstanding.
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Hallelujah- Idol and X-Factor Video Performances
Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah, 10 performances by Idol and X-Factor contestants, including Lee DeWyze, Jason Castro, Eoghan Quigg, Damien Leith, and Alexandra Burke.
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Hallelujah- More Performance Videos of Leonard Cohen’s Much-Loved Song
Videos of 10 performances of Leonard Cohen’s iconic song, Hallelujah, including Leonard Cohen, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Bob Dylan and Bono.
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10 Best Performances of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"
Who sings "Hallelujah" the best? This article includes videos of 10 great performances of Leonard Cohen’s iconic song. Scroll through and discover your favorite!
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Favorite Christmas Movie Classics
Classic Christmas Movies: White Christmas, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Gathering, The Homecoming- A Christmas Story, A Christmas Story, A Child’s Christmas in Wales, Miracle on 34th Street.
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Christmas TV Classics - Favorite Christmas Cartoons and Animations
Overview of my favorite animated Christmas classics: Rudolph the Red Nosed Raindeer, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Frosty the Snowman, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas & Mr. Magoo Christmas Carol.
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Gift Ideas- Funny Tee Shirts from The Lighter Side
Over 100 interesting and amusing Tee Shirts from The Lighter Side. Great for Christmas, Birthday and other gift-giving needs.
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Improve Visual-Motor, Fine Motor Skills & More with Children’s Games and Puzzle Activities
Children’s puzzles and board games are excellent activities to facilitate normal development. This is a primer on game activities in the areas of visual perception, fine motor, gross motor, social and cognitive skills.
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Crafts as Toys- $1 Craft Kits for Kids
Great $1 craft kits for kids. Use crafts as creative play to facilitate developmental skills while having fun.
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Recipes- My Family’s Traditional Christmas Treats
These are the treats my family would have after Christmas Candlelight service: Martha Washington Candy, sausage and cheese balls, fudge and more.
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Moist Fruitcake and Fruitcake Cookie Recipes for Christmas
In this article, you will find three family fruitcake recipes, a recipe for fruitcake cookies, and the best commercial fruitcake I’ve ever found.
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Health Risks and Side Effects of Tattoos and Tattoo Ink
Tattoo inks are not regulated by the FDA despite increasing evidence of negative short-term and long-term effects, including skin cancer and auto-immune disorders. Learn all about the possible health risks and side effects of tattoos here.
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Cake Frosting Recipes
Classic frostings, including cream cheese, butter cream, chocolate fudge and coconut frostings.
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My Mom's Four Best Pound Cake Recipes
You'll love my mom's chocolate, 7-Up, 5-Flavor, and lemon JELL-O pound cake recipes!
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Classic Games to Develop Gross & Fine Motor Skills in Children 8 Years Old & Up
Games of gross motor skills and fine motor skills and coordination for children 8 years old and up. Tip It, Jumpin Monkeys, Mouse Trap, Tiddly Winks, Jenga, Perfection, Operation, Twister Dance DVD.
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Games that Promote Fine Motor & Gross Motor Skills in Kids 6 & Up
Games of motor skills and coordination for children 6 years old and up. Bed Bugs, Booby Trap, Drop in the Bucket, Topple, Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots, Ker Plunk, Tumble Game, Tumbling Monkeys, Yoga Kit for Kids, Twister.
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Classic Games that Promote Fine Motor Skills in Children 5 and Up
Dexterity & coordination games for children 5 & up. Barrel of Monkeys, Ants in the Pants, Please Don’t Spill the Beans, Don’t Break the Ice, Hot Potato, Toss Across, Monkeying Around, Let’s Go Fishin.
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Games to Develop Fine Motor Skills for 3- and 4-Year Olds
Games of dexterity and coordination for 3- and 4-year old children. Cootie, Lucky Ducks, Bean Bag Toss, Honey Bee Tree, Hungry Hungry Hippos, What’s in Ned’s Head, Poppa’s Pizza Pile-Up, Squiggly Worms, Mr. Potato Head, Fishin Fun.
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Classic Games for Children 8 and Up
These are classic dice and card games. They are perfect for families. Games are suitable for children 8 and older. Uno, Yahtzee, Boggle, Dominos, Connect Four, Scrabble Slam.
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Board Games for Children 8 and Up
Favorite board games for children 8 & older, and ideal for families. Included: Guess Who, Battleship, Hangman, Monopoly, Clue, Twenty Questions.
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Classic Games for 3- to 8-Year Old Children- Games with Cards and Dice
Classic games for children 3 to 8 years old. I used most of these games in providing Occupational Therapy in the schools. Boggle Jr, My First Uno, Picture Bingo, Yahtzee Jr, Memory, Picture Dominos.
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Board Games for 3- to 8-Year Old Children
These are some of my favorite board games for 3 to 8 year old children, from my years as a Pediatric Occupational Therapist.
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Thanksgiving Southern Family Feast Recipes
Great recipes for family Thanksgiving favorites, such as potato salad, baked mac & cheese, sweet potato pie, and banana pudding.
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The Gray Hair I Asked For
This is my story about why I have gray hair. Actually, it’s the gray hair I asked for, my Aunt Totsie’s gray hair. So you see, I could never dye it. How often do we get exactly what we asked for?
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Inexpensive and Easy Halloween Costumes
When I was in college, my class hosted a party for Developmentally Delayed adults every Halloween. Costumes were made from things we had on hand. These are cheap and easy to put together Halloween costumes like those from our parties.
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Heat Treatment Options to Relieve Arthritis Pain
Most people with arthritis will use some type of heat treatment at home on a regular basis to relieve arthritis pain. It can be as common and simple as a daily hot shower or bath, or a heating pad. There are other inexpensive options for home use as well.
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Protect Your Health- Treat Your Body Like Your Favorite Car
We take good care of our favorite car. Why can’t we treat our bodies as well as we treat our possessions? We need to “turn the radio down” & listen for the rattles in our body like we do for our car.
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Chronic Sinusitis: The First Time Western Medicine Failed Me
After 6-½ years of chronic sinus infections, I finally cured myself and regained my life with a self-help book. I followed a regime of immunity-boosting supplements to regain my health.
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How to Talk to Your Doctor About Pain
Most people are not good at describing pain. I hope to help you learn the language to talk about your pain and symptoms with your doctor or other medical provider.
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Bariatric Surgery- Unstable Blood Sugar After Gastric Bypass
Many would say the benefits of weight loss surgery are obvious. There are also many common side effects of surgery. There is an emerging trend however of a much more serious complication of unstable blood sugar.
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Children's Behavior: Sensory Processing and Sensory Regulation—a Different Perspective
Many children have sensory processing problems that influence behavior. Children may not like being touched, have unusual preferences in clothing, or have limited food choices. Understanding these issues may make it easier for parents and teachers to deal with a child's problematic behaviors.
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Homemade Ice Packs: Ice Slushy and Karo Syrup Ice Pack
Learn how to make high-quality ice packs at home with things like rubbing alcohol and corn syrup.
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Ice Packs and Other Cold Treatments: Benefits for Pain and Swelling
Ice is an inexpensive yet very effective treatment for pain, inflammation, and swelling. Most clients do not appreciate the importance of cold treatments.
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12 Super Fast, Cheap and Easy Main Dishes
Fast, cheap & easy recipes, most with only 3 to 5 ingredients, & are enough for 4 people when served with a side. Think you can’t cook? Busy & don’t know what to cook? These recipes are for you.
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8 Quick and Easy Casseroles: Chicken, Tuna, and Beef Recipes
These casserole recipes are inexpensive, quick to prepare, and delicious. I've included recipes for chicken divan, chicken pot pie, tuna casserole, shepherd's pie, tater tot, and more!
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Interacting With Your Premature Infant: Identifying Overstimulation
What are the signs of an overstimulated premature newborn? Learn how to identify stress signals and keep your baby comfortable while in the NICU.
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Over 12 Super Fast, Cheap and Easy Pasta Recipes
Think you can't cook, or too busy? Try these 12 easy pasta dishes. Most use only 3 to 5 ingredients. Spaghetti, Tetrazzini, seafood pasta, Fettuccine Alfredo, Tuna Peas Mac & Cheese, and more.
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How to Relieve Arthritis Pain With Resting Hand Splints
Resting hand splints, worn while sleeping, are very effective for relief from arthritis pain and stiffness in the hands.
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Breast Cancer Self-Management Strategies After Mastectomy or Lumpectomy Surgery
This article covers the things you want to know about resuming activity, range of motion, scar management, sensory re-education, and lymphedema prevention after a mastectomy.
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Strategies to Relieve Arthritis Pain
We cannot escape arthritis. However, contrar to what many people think, there are many self management strategies to get relief from arthritis pain and stiffness. Use of heat strategies, gloves and splints, exercises, and joint protection strategies are very effective.
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Computer Ergonomics Tips for Desk Workers
My experience with computer workstation ergonomics started when my occupational therapy practice shifted to clients with arm complaints. I realized the majority were desk workers. Ergonomics was always an issue.
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Relieve Arthritis Pain and Stiffness in the Hands With Contrast Baths
A contrast bath is the alternating use of warm and cold water. This technique is one of the best and most simple strategies to relieve arthritis pain and stiffness in the hands.