A Natural Way To Prevent A Scar

Aloe Vera Is A Natural Way to Prevent a Scar

Aloe vera has been used around the world for thousands of years! Learn its many benefits, how it works, how it helps with healing and more!

Say you fall off your bike and skin your knee, cut yourself on broken glass or burn your hand on a hot pan. Mishaps like these can leave your skin permanently scarred -- but rubbing the wound with fresh Aloe Vera juice and vitamin E oil may prevent that from happening. read more...

25 “miracle” Foods That Burn Fat All Over

A diet based on these amazing foods will slim you down in no time! 1. Lollipops
They’re cute and colorful and satisfy our sweet cravings without calorie damage. When you feel the urge, lick a lolly. Be sure to brush your teeth after!

2. Baked Potato
A meal in a plain brown wrapper. Spud are marvelously filling and, with a cup of soup or a salad, you won’t want anything more. To keep it diet, top with butter flakes (for flavor) and pepper, or plain yogurt or low-fat cottage cheese. No sour cream, please. read more...

How To Safeguard Your Identity

Everyday you may do things--online or off--that compromise your financial privacy and security.

Advice for staying safe online
- Use sites marked with "https"; the "s" indicates a secure location.
- Never open unsolicited e-mails.
- Keep your antivirus programs updated. read more...

Three Ways to Tell If Someone is Lying by Reading Body Language

How can you tell whether a person is lying to you or not? Aside from confirming the truth, there is an immediate way of knowing, and this is by reading a person’s body language signs of lying.
Body language signs of lying can determine if the person you’re talking to is being truthful or not. It’s one of the most powerful non-verbal ways of expressing oneself. Hopefully, with this indicators, you are able to guard yourself from lies and spot them dead on.

Tip 1. Observe The Way They Talk
Normally, liars will be talking about one thing; then when a sensitive topic comes up or when there’s a moment of silence, they rumble on to another subject in a jiffy. read more...

The Power Of Music

Tunes in our Head: to heal us and transform our lives

Some scientist suspected we were a musical species. Im actually amazed at how much of the brain is recruited for musical experience. The ability to appreciate music is defining quality of our humanity.

Music as medicine In music theraphy for Parkinson's disease, the rhythm of the music is crucially important. read more...

25 Sneaky Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat More Vegetables

25 Surprising ways to sneak more fruits and veggies into you child’s diet.

More peas (broccoli and parsnips), Please!
1. Carrot juice, now widely available, can substitute for pat of liquid in soups, stews, and sauces for a quick shot of vitamin A. read more...

Read Up And Be Inspired

This is my top three favorite sweet stories/novel...

Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Have you ever heard of a bird that doesn't care about anything except the wonder of flight? Inthis novel, you will. Meet Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a bird who is unlike the rest of the flock because he flies for the sheer love of it, rather than for feeding. read more...

Correct Sitting Posture with Proper Posture Techniques

If you slouch at your PC, you may be setting yourself up for some serious back problems. Correct your sitting posture with these easy-to-follow tips and say goodbye to those aches and pains.

Sitting with Good Posture at the Computer: Neck Pain Relief
* Keep your arm parallel to the keyboard. Don’t flex your wrists by more than a few degrees. read more...

6 Ways To Reduce Your Risk

Researchers are still deciphering how much light at night is too much. But keeping your circadian rhythm running smoothly jibes with healthy living.

Embrace darkness
Sleep in a completely dark room. Turn off all hall and night-lights. If the glow from street lamps or commercial signs envades your bedroom, consider investing in room-drakening shades or blinds. read more...

Creative Ways to Teach Your Child the Alphabet

Learning your ABC’s is, of course, a crucial step for beginning readers. But what you may not know is that children as young as six months can be introduced to the alphabet. In fact, it’s no more difficult for a baby to recognize letter’s shape and learn its name than it is for her to identify and name a ball or a block. To encourage a lifelong love of reading, learning alphabet has to be associated with good times.

6 MONTHS
Get your baby excited about letters. Decorate her nursery with brightly colored, shiny, and priminently displayed letters. When you’re in the room together, say things like “See the bright red B? That’s pretty letter.” read more...

Top 3 Questions Every Girl Must Ask

Start busting those thought bubbles by seeking the answers to these important life questions.

One of the realities of growing up is being concerned with the bigger picture. You begin to think about your goals and your relationships with other people on a larger scale. You have a lot of questions on your mind, but are you asking the right ones? read more...

Creating a Spa in Every Home

If your busy summer schedule has you feeling wired, relax with this home spa tips.

Craving total relaxation? The secret, is to cater to all five senses of your body: taste, touch, sight, hearing and smell. But first, find a private sanctuary in your own home where you’ll feel comfortable. Think bedroom, garden, bathroom or gazebo. Once you’ve picked your spot, follow these tips to create the perfect spa atmosphere. read more...

If There Is No Discipline, There Is No Love

Discipline is a gift we give ourselves. It heightens every human experience and increases every human ability.

Each life-giving endeavors requires discipline. To eat well requires discipline. To exercise regularly requires discipline. To think of other people's needs before our own requires discipline. We do not happen accidentally upon the activities that help us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves. We must choose them, and that choosing requires discipline. read more...

Natural Homemade Spa Treatments

Whip these up then wind down!


Coconut Body Scrub
(to exfoliate skin)

150 ml (2/3 cups) shredded coconut
150 ml (2/3 cups) ground almonds
150 ml (2/3 cups) oatmeal
45 ml (3 T) honey
water to mix read more...

What Is Intimacy?

Intimacy is one of our legitimate needs and a prerequisite of happiness. You can survive without intimacy, but you cannot thrive without it.

Intimacy is one of our legitimate needs and a prerequisite of happiness. You can survive without intimacy, but you cannot thrive without it. We yearn for intimacy, but we avoid it. We want it badly, but we run from it. At some deep level, we sense that we have a profound need for intimacy, but we are also afraid to go there. Why? We avoid intimacy because having intimacy means exposing our secrets. read more...

Commuters’ Guide to Safety: Tips and Preventive Measures

Personal Safety Tips on the Street.

1. Avoid walking along dark alleys or dimly lit spots.
Don't go asking for trouble. Outsmart robbers by walking in areas frequented by people. As much as possible, go home early and try not to go home alone. read more...

10 Things You Ought To Know About Tea

Drinking a hot cup of tea is more than just one of those thirst-quenching activities. Here are ten reasons why tea fits health to a T.

Drinking a hot cup of tea is more than just one of those thirst-quenching activities. Tea leaves function in many ways. Your fortune can even be told using tea leaves. That may be true! At least, when it comes to health, tea definitely assures you of a bright future. Here are ten reasons why tea fits health to a T. read more...

Four Things Men Admit: Women Can Do Better Than Us

For once in our life, a man tells us we’re right about certain things.

Silence is golden
When women suddenly keep quiet, be they a significant other, a mother, a sister or even a complete stranger, we lose hands down. When asked if every thing’s alright or if we’ve done or said anything offensive or even remotely upsetting, women will reply “Nothing’s wrong, everything’s okay,” when even a blind man can see that she’s clearly not okay. read more...

8 Surprising Sex Truths About Men

You probably have a pretty good grasp on your passion preferences. But a woman’s sexuality is complicated—so tricky in fact that PhDs and other smarty-pants have devoted their careers to studying the titillating topic.

You probably have a pretty good grasp on your passion preferences. But a woman’s sexuality is complicated—so tricky in fact that PhDs and other smarty-pants have devoted their careers to studying the titillating topic. To satisfy our never-ending curiosity about what’s new on the sex-ed front, we decided to dig through their racy research and found eight fascinating facts that awed even us. read more...

Read Your Boss Like a Book

Suss out your superior’s state of mind by tuning it to these subtle signals.

Look at her legs
If they’re casually crossed at the knee, she’s relaxed and open to suggestion, which makesthis a prime time to pitch an off-the-wall project. But if her feet are firmly on the floor, she’sall business. Stick to a nuts-and-bults agenda. read more...

Moving Past The Pain

Saying goodbye is never easy. It’s one of life’s biggest clichés that holds true for everybody. Goodbyes may come in different forms—death, migration, breakups—but all of them come with one inescapable thing: pain in varying degrees.

Why is it difficult?
If you find yourself having a hard time bidding farewell, it means that you have given a part of yourself to that person or thing. Goodbyes are difficult because it means letting go of something or someone you’ve had or spent time with for a particular period of time. read more...

Money Smarts for Travelers

Plan on taking your dream trip this summer? Here’s how to keep your financies in order while you’re on the road.

1-2 Months before departure
* File your official leave notice at work and explain to your colleagues how thing will get done in your absence.
* Obtain all necessary travel documents like passport and visas. Make sure your passport is valid for at least one more year. read more...

2 Most Important Things To Prevent Diabetes

Here are the two most important things you can do to prevent diabetes.

1. Shed some pounds if you’re overweight, especially if you’re an “apple.”
There is growing evidence that people who maintain the healthy weight, or who can lose at least some of their extra fat, can substantially lower their chances of developing diabetes. In fact, from 50 to 75 percent of the new cases of diabetes each year seem to be triggered by people’s weighing too much. read more...

Love and Relationship in a Cyber World

This past decade, we bore witness to the booming of the mobile phone, the PC, and the Internet. These change the way we did business, communicated with each other, and even socialized. Here are a few tips on how technology can help you handle relationship the 21st-century way.

Stimulation Simulation
There have been many instances of couples breaking up because of lack of contact. But today, instant-messaging applications like Yahoo! Messenger and Skype let you video chat for free. read more...

9 Best Sex Turn-Ons

A little creative planning goes a long way!

Are you and your partner often too busy, too tired to have sex? Stress is a real sexual turn-off. Well, don’t leave it at that. Here’s the nine tips to turn away work fatigue and prep you ad your partner up for some midnight madness.

1. Anticipation
The most erogenous zone is really the brain. One of the best tricks of mental foreplay is to build anticipation. Set the mood for a night of loving early in the day. Start with simple flirtations—complimenting your partner’s appearance, or a light suggestive touch or remark. read more...

Nine of the Most Fascinating and Astonishing Trivia

Iran has introduced its version of Barbie and Ken: twin dolls Dara and Sara, who promote traditional values with their modest clothing and pro-family stories. They are widely seen as an effort to counter the American dolls and accessories that have flooded the Iranian market. “Barbie Doll is more harmful than an American missile” – Iranian Speaker.

Read on to find more fascinating trivia.

1. The koala bear is the world’s sleepiest animal, cutting Z’s for about 22 hours a day. The sloth slumbers about 20 hours a day. read more...

Eating Disorders: Bulimia Nervosa And Anorexia Nervosa

Have you engaged in self-induced vomiting, laxatives, diuretics leading to emaciation? If you have done so, then it’s about time to get help.

Eating disorders though are not clear-cut. A combination of Anorexia and bulimia may occur and bizarre patterns like eating without purging, purging without binging or less severe weight loss
in an anorexic patterns. read more...

Four Kinds of Concentrated Scents

Sniff! Sniff! Sniff! Scents are extremely important in our lives. They can drive a person crazy or angry. So, be careful, use the right amount. 1. Perfume
The strongest fragrance available. Use sparingly because its fragrance lasts longer-typically up to six hours depending on the skin type. read more...

Drop 5Lbs Tips And Tricks To Try Today

Try these tips today and you'll sure lose some weights!

Skip the gym—get outside!
Fresh air may lead you to work out more. People who walked, hiked or bike on trails at least once a week were twice as likely to get 30 minutes of exercise almost everyday as those who didn’t head outdoors.

Match and match
Look like you shed pounds even when you haven’t: Sleep on heeled sandals in a shade close to the color of your skin to elongate your legs. read more...

How to Know If Someone is Invisible in Yahoo Messenger

Some people nowadays prefer to stay “invisible mode” while using Yahoo! Messenger, just to avoid chat when they are busy or to avoid someone. Hmm… Is he/she avoiding you? Wanna know if someone is not totally “offline,” in fact he/she may be online but with Invisible status. Here’s the easy way to know if someone is invisible or not.

1. At the main window of Yahoo! Messenger. As you can see, one is invisible, the other isn’t. Double Click on the user name whose status is “offline” or “invisible” user will show a gray icon on the left of her name. read more...

Real State Myths, Busted!

Investing in real state is not only for the rich. “The key is finding a residential space which offers the right mix quality, affordability, and investment potential. Here, five real estate myths are dispelled:

Investing in real state is not only for the rich. “The key is finding a residential space which offers the right mix quality, affordability, and investment potential. Here, five real estate myths are dispelled:

Myth 1: You don’t need million to start investing in real estate. What’s important is an eye for choosing affordable yet prime properties, careful research, planning and access to easy payment terms. read more...

Beauty is Only Skin Deep

True beauty comes from the character that is deep within you. I’ve always believed that being beautiful is all about being real to yourself.

Media Messages
When you look at models or even at actresses, you may notice that they all look somewhat alike. Many of them have long, straight shiny hair, fair skin tone and skinny bodies. But where are the chubby girls? The dark girls? The girl with frizzy hair? Don’t you think it’s unfair that every slender girls, who only constitute a minute percentage of the total population of women make up
the majority of who comes out in commercials, while larger-framed girls, who constitute a bigger portion of the population, have almost zero representation? read more...

Seven Inexpensive Summer Hot Spots in the Philippines

It’s summer time once again and the beaches will soon be filled with people of all sorts and nationalities. Here are some fun, inexpensive hot spots for the whole family and friends too.

1. The Farm in San Benito
(Day Trip)
For a pampering and relaxing day trip or refreshing weekend, The Farm San Benito is the Place to go. They have a team of experts in various healing modest doctors, massage and bodywork, therapists, chefs, fitness consultants, meditation teachers another specialized practitioners to make you feel revitalized. read more...

Tips On How To Explain Death To Your Preschooler

Honesty is the best way to help children cope and mourn naturally.

Death is an inescapable part of life and is never easy for anyone to handle. Explaining death to a child is very difficult when you are grieving yourself. We try to protect our children by leaving them out of the discussion and rituals associated with death, making the child feel anxious and alone. read more...

10 Most Beautiful Sacred Destinations In Europe

Whether you’re a strong believer or a convinced atheist, you have to appreciate the beauty of certain holy places, and European cathedrals are definitely the most beautiful and the most renown. So here are 10 of Europe’s most impressive sacred structures.

1. St. Basil’s Cathedral (Moscow, Russia)
Commissioned by Ivan the terrible to commemorate his successful military campaign against the Tartar Mongols in the city of Kazan, in 1552, St. Basil’s was designed by Postnik Yakolev and built between 1555 and 1561. read more...

12 of the Most Fascinating and Astonishing Trivia

Spider webs are stronger than steel — and other fascinating trivia.

1. The sea slug leads a charmed life. It does little more than eat, sleep, and copulate – sometimes in slow orgies. A University of Miami researcher has observed as many as 10 slugs making love simultaneously. read more...

10 Amazing Transparent Animals!

Here are the most interesting transparent animals , from icefish to jellyfish to frogs to butterflies! Nature sure is very interesting!

1. Transparent Frog
Native to Venezuela , the Glass Frogs belong to the amphibian family Centrolenidae (order Anura). While the general background coloration of most glass frogs is primarily lime green , the abdominal skin of some members of this family is transparent , so that the heart , liver , and digestive tract are visible through their translucent skin. read more...

Three Risk You Should Take at Work

These are smart gambles will help you get noticed at work.

1. Get in over your head
Instead of sticking to set duties, try tackling task beyond your comfort zone. Your gutsiness will stretch the boundaries of your ability, show off your initiative, and catch your superior’s eye. read more...

16 Ways To Drive Traffic To Your Blog

You've got your blog set up and you've started posting pithy, useful information that your niche market would benefit from and enjoy. Days go by, you keep publishing, but no one comments and your traffic stats are barely registering. What do you do?

1. Set up an email subscription form on your blog and invite everyone in your network to subscribe: family, friends, colleagues, clients, associates. read more...

Please Baby, Comeback!

Can’t stop thinking
Can’t hide this feeling
Looking back from the days that passed,
Remembering the scent of the grass
As I turn back to our sweet memories,
I remember us eating fresh fruits and berries read more...

Top 5 Resorts For Winter Sports

Here is a list of 5 top winter resorts to consider the next time you plan out a winter vacation for your family.

1. Are, Sweden
Are village is the only ski resort in Sweden with a genuine Alpine atmosphere. The cable car takes you directly up to the top of the mountain and you can ski all the way down to the square. The range of pistes covers everything from advanced skiing on demanding slopes to relaxed skiing on easy slopes. read more...

A Not-So-Ordinary Case Files Around the World

In the interest of travel safety.
Leeches sign up for medical science

USA
Except maybe for scared babes clinging to you for dear life, you know leeches are up to no good. But the US Food and Drug Administration has just approved the used of the suckers for medical purposes. read more...

The Benefits of Quitting Smoking Begin

What happens inside our bodies when we quit using tobacco?

Have all of the years of smoking or chewing caused too much damage for quitting to be of any benefit? Not at all. The human body is amazingly resilient.

Within the first 20 minutes of quitting, the healing process begins. The benefits will continue to improve your health and quality of life for years. read more...

Seven Steps to Putting on Contact Lenses The Right Way

I wrote this because if you don’t know the proper steps to applying contact lenses, you could go blind.

Contact lenses, other than the cosmetic variety, become almost invisible once inserted in the eye

1. Wash and dry your hands thoroughly. Be sure that the hands are free from fabric fibers.

2. Place the contact lens in your palm and drench it with contact solution. using the index finger of your opposite hand, slowly rub it back and forth. read more...

How To Avoid A Scary Situation?

Self defense isn’t just about freaking out and hitting your attacker repeatedly over the head with your schoolbag. But if it isn’t just about fighting, then what else can you do to defend yourself?

Another part of self-defense is doing things that can help you stay safe.

Here are some tips on how to avoid a scary situation.

• Understand your surroundings. Walk or hang out in areas that are open, well lit, and well traveled. read more...
  

Three Things You Didn’t Know About Windows Vista

Find yourself upgrading after reading this.

Photograph 101
XP seems ancient compared to the release of Vista, especially with respect to the Photo Gallery. Say, your photo has the red eye-XP wouldn’t be able to fix that without running Photoshop. Vista doesn’t have to do that tp eliminate the drugged looked on the pic.

40 (Practically)Things Every Woman Should Know In Life!

Some of the best tips for careers, men, exercise, friends, sex, rejection, money and lipstick!

WORK
1. Preserve. Press on. Don’t quit. Never be afraid of sticking your neck out. Don’t let them hold you down just because you’re female.

2. Sometimes you simply have to tell yourself that a week is seven days and not five days with two off and weekend. read more...

Relaxing Resorts: Once Discovered, Never Forgotten

Summer is on it’s way! Just because you’re on vacation, doesn’t mean you have to turn into a vegetable. Go! Do something!

1. Patio Pacific

Boracay, Boracay, Boracay. You think you’ve been there and one that, but well, think again. Because the white beach is littered with people you want to avoid anyway, you might want to take refuge in the variety of indoors activities offered by Patio Pacific. read more...

Vegetable Okoy

It’s a winner because it has the same crunch and munch as any junk food snack. It is also good source of vitamin C.

With this recipe, you can give them the chance to taste vegetables in a different way-crisp and tangy.

Why it's a winner: It’s a winner because it has the same crunch and munch as any junk food snack. read more...

A Question of Love

When will I stop loving you
When will all this be through
When will I stop thinking over you
And when will I start to forget you? read more...

Ode to Garbage

I was walking along a dirt place and I saw a dog eating trash. I came to think that dogs love to eat garbage even if they are being well fed and nothing looks better than some old food in your neighbors trash.

Garbage is fun,
It’s a wonderful treat.
Garbage is something
that I love to eat! read more...

Time is Gold: Four Ways to be Punctual

It’s hell to have to wait for someone.

1. Prioritize!
Make a list of your to-dos, putting the most important on the top of the list. I f you think you won’t be able to accomplish all, just do what you can, but start at the top. You’ve atleast accomplished the most important. read more...

Five Facts About Your Feet

The bare essentials of running.

1. When running barefoot, the foot works naturally and more efficiently to distribute the pressure of landing and launching actions not mimicked when cushioned by a shoe. It’s more comfortable, too. Think running around naked on a blistering summer afternoon.

Seven Fire-Safety Tips: You’d Better Watch Out

Fire prevention is also what the month of March all about!

1. Drop and roll
We’ve heard this drill before. Your initial instinct should be to drop to the floor and roll until the fire is out. Another option is to quickly wrap a thick blanket on the person to kill the flames. But if the fire is already reach the victim’s skin, opt to drench him with water instead since a blanket will just stick to the wounds. read more...

Five Essential Games That Will Rock Your World I

Sometimes, you just need a break…

1. Command & Conquer 3 (PC)

The sci-fi-flavored real-time strategy game returns with a graphical makeover. The despotic Kane is back with a plan: to use the highly radioactive Tiberium to control the fate of Earth and its inhabitants. This is the setup for the clash between the Global Defense Initiative and Kane’s Brotherhod of Nod. read more...

Seven Alternative Sports You Must Try

Time to get off the couch and shed that unnecessary poundage.

1. Underwater hockey

Why try it: Combines the chills of swimming and the thrills of traditional hockey-without losing your precious front teeth. You need not be a Michael Phelps to enjoy underwater hockey. And although hobbyists say it takes guts to plunge into this newbie extreme sport they do promise that after eight sessions you’ll be proficient and submerged as you’d never imagined. read more...

The World’s Tallest House of Cards

The Disney Castle

Bryan Berg should be great at cards. If only he could stop stacking them in pretty shapes.

Iowa-born Bryan Berg here has been stacking suits since high school, and all that dedication has paid off. Berg has broken the Guinness World Records seven or eight times as of October, 2007. Berg holds the current world record for the tallest house of cards, which stands a 131 storeys high, or 25th 3in! In fact Bryan’s so good, some people only conclude that he cheats. read more...