Entries Categorized as 'Health and Beauty'

Wacky Wednesday: Temporary Tattoos with an inkjet printer

May 21, 2008

You can give yourself a tattoo that lasts for days with an inkjet printer and some special tattoo paper. All you have to do …

Turn an old lotion or body wash into a body scrub

May 20, 2008

So you bought a lotion or body wash, and after a while you found something that smelled nicer, or the seasons changed and your skin needed something different. Now you have …

Stress, sleep and skin problems

May 16, 2008

I have chronic skin problems: sensitive skin that flares into hives sometimes and a permanent condition that gets better and worse. No dermatologist has ever managed to explain why the problems …

Removing dental plaque with Plax

May 12, 2008

I naturally build plaque really quickly. When I was a kid with braces and the dentist and hygienists were seeing me a couple of times a week, they knew I was …

Sneaking in Vegetables for Kids

May 9, 2008

Some quick tips for adding vegetable content when you’re preparing meals for picky kids:

Use vegetable cocktail in a soup. If a recipe calls for stock, tomatoes or tomato sauce, you can …

Still tired: improve the quality of your sleep

May 3, 2008

Spotlight Post: How to Sleep More Effectively, Starting Tonight
Tired after getting a full nine hours and still feeling exhausted? You sleep the sleep of the …

Garlic: Maximizing Health Benefits

April 30, 2008

It’s pretty well known that garlic is a strong anti-oxidant and helps to boost the immune system. Since I find that garlic goes well in so many meals and just a little bit can …

Sportline Mini Stepper

April 25, 2008

My favorite way to get some light exercise in has always been a nice, long evening walk, but I’m living in an apartment right now that’s in an …

Get fit with some help from online sites

April 18, 2008

Spotlight Post: FITNESS TOOLBOX: 60+ Health & Fitness Sites
Everyone needs to consider dieting, exercising, finding a new doctor, or even determining if that pain in their ear is worth …

29 Foods that improve your health

April 17, 2008

Spotlight Post: The 29 Healthiest Foods on the Planet
The following is a “healthy food hot list” consisting of the 29 food that will give you the biggest …