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Toxic Plastic Water Bottles

Toxic Plastic Water Bottles by: Debra Lynn Dadd I recently received a question from one of my readers about the safety of drinking water from clear plastic water bottles. These bottles, made from Lexan polycarbonate resin (a plastic polymer), ar...

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The Different Types of Treadmills

When we usually think of treadmills, we tend to think thatthere is only one type on the market. However, this isvery far from the truth as there are a couple of differenttypes of treadmills. There is, of course, the home treadmill that most arefamili...

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Appreciating The Importance Of Folic Acid

Appreciating The Importance Of Folic Acid by: Charlene J. Nuble Folic acid is actually just one of the many vitamins that make up the Vitamin B complex. Also known as folacin and folate, this indispensable nutrient serves the body in more ways t...

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Semi Scleral Contact Lenses, Looking Towards Our Roots For Answers To New Challenges

Semi Scleral Contact Lenses, Looking Towards Our Roots For Answers To New Challenges by: Steve Cogger Advances in gas permeable materials and lens manufacturing techniques have allowed certain labs to manufacture corneo-scleral contact lenses. T...

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Beating the Freshman 15

Beating the Freshman 15 by: Paul Buckley It's a fairly accepted 'fact' among college age women that they will gain weight their first year away from home. It's so well accepted, in fact, that nearly anyone will know immediate...

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Action = Results!

Action Results! by: Tracie Johanson "We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action." - by Frank Tibolt This is a very important quote that we carefully...

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Learning is a Lifestyle - Why You Can't Turn Your Back on Learning

Learning is a Lifestyle - Why You Can't Turn Your Back on Learning by: Cathy Warschaw In today’s society, everyone must think about “Future Proofing” them selves. There was a time when leaving school marked the end of learning. Unfort...

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3 Documents Every Graduating Senior Needs to Ensure Parents Can Intervene Medically For Them

It's June and that means high school graduations. It also means lots of new adults in our midst. As your child steps into adulthood you might not realize that as a parent you will be unable to help your child with banking or have access to help ...

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Lip Modification Plastic Surgery

Younger looking lips, just like the rest of the face, exhibit age through decrease of fullness. Today there are several choices to recreate plump, youthful pouts with lip treatments and facial fillers. Injectables give a non-invasive, provisional app...

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The Wheels On The Obama Care Bus Never Go Round and Round... They Just Fall Off

Since the legislation known as Obama Care was passed back in the spring, it seems like a good time to revisit the legislation and see what has happened in the health care industry since then. Unfortunately, for both the President and millions of Amer...

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