Health & Beauty

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Dealing with people who twist your words

I like a good debate, even if I come to realize I’m wrong. How else do we learn anything? But the quickest way to turn a healthy debate into an ... Read the full article →

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Homemade cough drops

Making your own homemade cough drops is not always a money saver compared to buying a big box store’s generic version of some brand name cough drops. But there are ... Read the full article →

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Oils for skin care

In an article about making a new body scrub out of an old body wash or lotion, I mentioned in passing that you could always add some essential oils for ... Read the full article →

Homemade spray-on leave-in conditioner

You can make your own spray-on leave-in conditioner easily and cheaply at home, and because you can customize the mix, what you make may even be better quality than what’s ... Read the full article →

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Cold fighting broth

I have to start this article with a disclaimer: what I’m about to tell you does not cure colds. I can’t even say for sure that it really helps prevent ... Read the full article →

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Organic food, genetically engineered food – what to eat?

Once upon a time, people ate “food.” Then corporate farming got involved and started using questionable methods to churn out ever larger volumes, and somehow the word “food” came to ... Read the full article →

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Tips for avoiding plastic around your food and beverages

We’re hearing a lot these days about how plastic leeches chemicals into foods and beverages that may be bad for our health. There are other reasons to avoid buying plastic. ... Read the full article →

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Quick fix for Garlic Breath

Sometimes after eating garlic, you can brush and floss, rinse with mouthwash, use a tongue scraper, and still the garlic breath comes back. Sometimes it even manages to stick with ... Read the full article →

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Introducing our new beauty website: Glow My Way

I’ve added a new website to the Bohemian Revolution family recently. Glow My Way is all about makeup and other beauty products, featuring tips, reviews, tutorials and more. Glow My ... Read the full article →

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Home remedies for sinus problems

I’ve had a lot of sinusitis and a few genuine sinus infections over the years. Unless it’s a bacterial sinus infection, there is nothing a doctor can do but advise ... Read the full article →

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Queen Helene’s Mint Julep and Mud masks

I was recently looking for some sort of pore-cleansing mud mask. I’ve paid for expensive ones before and not been impressed with the results – either they didn’t work so ... Read the full article →

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Being inexorable: better than positive thinking

People like to believe that keeping your thoughts positive makes life good. If only it were that simple! It’s a great theme for books and blogs because when the reader ... Read the full article →

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Dental hygiene tips for close teeth

If you have teeth that are really jammed close together, flossing can be difficult. Years ago, it was almost impossible for me because the most widely available flosses just didn’t ... Read the full article →

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Stress relief: 15 quick and easy tips

You don’t need me to tell you stress sucks. It’s bad for your health, it’s not good for people around you, and unlike pain, it serves no useful purpose. Pain ... Read the full article →

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How to prevent sweat stains

If you do a web search for preventing sweat stains, you’ll get a lot of results telling you how to reduce your sweating. This is not the right solution unless ... Read the full article →

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Starvation mode, stress and weight loss

People like to believe that weight gain and loss is very simple: eat less and exercise more, and you lose. When you tell doctors, fitness advisers or other people you’ve ... Read the full article →

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Staying sane with a really crappy job

I originally wrote this article when the economy was doing well and unemployment was low. Many people easily had the option of ditching a job they didn’t like and finding ... Read the full article →

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Don’t brush your teeth too hard

It turns out you can brush your teeth too hard. I learned this the hard way, and so have a number of people I know. It’s interesting how dentists don’t ... Read the full article →

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10 productivity tips to keep you working smart

I’m absolutely obsessed with productivity. There are so many things I have to do, and so many things I want to do – there’s just not enough time for all ... Read the full article →

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Self massage with a tennis ball

If you haven’t heard about this technique, you may be wondering what on earth the title of this article is all about. Well, it’s true – you can massage yourself ... Read the full article →