Top 25 Tips For Eyecare

Top 25 Tips For Eyecare1.  Feed your eyes good food. Vitamins A, C, D, and E are especially important for both adults and children who want good eyesight. Eat lots of green, red, and yellow vegetables. Good fats, such as fish oil, are necessary, too.2.  Don't make your eyes work too hard! Wear the correct contacts lenses and glasses. Keep your prescriptions up to date.3.  Protect your eyes from injury. Wear top quality,...

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Hair Care for Men

Hair Care for Men Most of the men's hair care products like shampoos and conditioners are designed especially for men.Cleansing and conditioning your hair will ensure healthy hair and clean scalp.There are various types of hair care products for men. They are:Hair Cleansing Products Hair Conditioners Hair Remedies Hair Nutrition Products Tips for Hair Care for Men Basic Scalp Care A healthy scalp is required for good hair growth. Use a mild shampoo to clean your scalp . It is better if you use an acid...

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A SHORT HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE

A SHORT HISTORY OF CHOCOLATEIt began with a little beanThe history of chocolate dates back to early Mesoamerican civilizations. As early as 1500 BC, the Olmec Indians were growing cacao beans. The Mayans and Aztecs also grew cacao and developed chocolate drinks.  Christopher Columbus, among many other  explorers, claim the credit for being the first  person to bring cocoa beans to Europe in the   early 1500s, and...

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Health, Beauty, & First Aid Tips

Health, Beauty, & First Aid Tips1. Use coffee filters to clean eyeglasses. They will not scratch.2. To keep eyeglasses from slipping, dab a little deodorant on the bridge of your nose.3. Make your own antacid with 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda dissolved in a glass of water.4. To make rough skin soft, use the white of an egg. Just rub a little into the skin at bedtime and wash off in the morning.5. Make your skin silky soft by adding 1/2 cup of...

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Top 4 Substitutions Tips

Top 4 Substitutions Tips 1. A sweet substitute for bread crumbs is finely crushed corn flakes, wheat flakes, any unsweetened cereal, or crushed potato flakes.2. Flat champagne can be used as a substitute in recipes for dry white wine.3. Low fat ricotta cheese used with light cream cheese in cheesecake recipes is equivalent to cottage cheese. The texture is smoother than the regular cottage cheese and the flavor is slightly sweet.4. For your own low calorie sour cream, whip 1 cup of cottage cheese with 1/4 cup skim mi...

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Top 4 Gelatin Tips

Top 4 Gelatin Tips 1. In order to have the gelatin drop out easily and also have a shiney lustre, rinse the container in cold water and coat with salad oil before pouring in the gelatin mixture.2. If you add 2 tablespoons of vinegar to each box of gelatin, the taste will not be affected and you will get a firmer set.3. To get gelatin to thicken quicker, pour the liquid into a metal pan and place in the freezer for about 15 minutes.4. To enhance the flavor of jelly powder, use leftover fruit juice instead of wat...

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Garage & Garden Tips

Garage & Garden Tips 1. Use a hair dryer to remove a bumper sticker from your car.2. Use club soda to clean grease from a car windshield.3. For a make-shift funnel, cut the bottom off a plastic pop bottle.4. Neutralize battery acid corrosion with 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water. Disconnect terminals, apply with a damp cloth, then re-connect terminals and wipe them clean with petroleum jelly to prevent any further corrosion.5....

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Fruit Tips

Fruit Tips1.  To reduce the amount of sugar required when cooking cranberries, add 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda.2.  If you rub the bottom of the pan with butter when making jam, you will prevent burning and the jam will be clear.3.  To maintain a nice red colour when cooking rhubarb, keep the lid on.4.  To enhance the flavor of grapefruit, sprinkle with a little salt.5.  You'll get more juice from oranges and lemons if you...

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TEN WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR CRAVINGS

TEN WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR CRAVINGSCravings usually occur when your body lacks certain nutrients, including some important vitamins and minerals. This happens when people don't allow themselves the food they need. They will skip their breakfast and eat a tiny salad for lunch and then go home and head for the things like potato chips, burgers, sweets and chocolates. These not only have a lot of calories, but also lack the necessary nutrients; vitamins, minerals and micronutrients that our body needs on a daily basis thus making the person not only...

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SPRAINS - REMEDIES

SPRAINS - REMEDIES"Sprains" occur when the fibrous bands or ligaments attached to the bones in a joint are torn due to overstretching or overstraining of the ligaments. Sprains bring about painful swellings and muscle spasms around the joint, along with intense pain on movement.Keep the injured area immobile as far as possible and give adequate rest to the part. Apply ice or a cloth dipped in cold water locally for twenty minutes and renew it at regular intervals till the pain decreases.Elevation of the injured part helps control the swelling and...

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Facts About Riboflavin - Vitamin B2

Facts About Riboflavin - Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 or riboflavin, also known as vitamin G, is essential for growth and general health as also for healthy eyes, skin, nails and hair. It helps eliminate sore mouth, lips and tongue. It also functions with other substances to metabolis carbohydrates, fats, and protein.The main sources of this vitamin are green leafy vegetables, milk, cheese, wheat germ, egg, almonds, sunflower, seeds, citrus fruits and tomatoes. Other good sources of riboflavin are meat, eggs, and mushrooms. Riboflavin is easily destroyed...

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Eggs Tips

Eggs Tips 1.  Fresh eggs have a rough and chalky shell, old eggs are shiny and smooth.2.  To determine if an egg is fresh, immerse it a pan of cool salted water. If it sinks, it's fresh. If it floats, it's best to throw it away.3.  Dirty eggs will keep longer than fresh eggs. Eggs which have been cleaned have had the protective coating removed, thus the eggs will spoil faster and absorb refrigerator odors.4.  If the eggs are stuck to the carton, wet the carton and they will come out without breaking.5....

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Cookie Tips

Cookie Tips1.  It is best to use unsalted butter or to reduce the amount of salt in the recipe.2.  Have all the ingredients at room temperature.3.  Cookie sheets should fit in the oven with at least 2 inches around all sides (including between the sheets) so there is good air circulation. Otherwise, the bottom of the cookies will burn before the tops have baked.4.  It's better to place cookie dough on a cool pan rather than...

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Cake tips

Cake tips1.  For light textured cakes, use self-rising cake flour.  To convert regular cake and pastry flour to self-rising, use 1 cup cake flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/3 teaspoon salt for equally good results. 2.  Remember, cheesecakes taste much better if allowed to mature in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours.  3.  Use jarred baby fruit as a low fat alternative to flavor cakes and...

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Bathroom Tips

Bathroom Tips1.  To remove toilet bowl stains, sprinkle orange juice crystals in the toilet bowl and leave for a couple of hours.  It will remove the stain and leave a clean fresh fragrance. 2.  Use denture cleaning tablets to clean toilets.  Drop one in the bowl and let it sit over night.  Flush it away in the morning. 3.  Soak vinyl shower curtains in salt water to prevent mildew. 4.  Use...

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Toothache

Toothache A toothache is pain felt in or around a tooth caused by tooth decay, infection, earache, sinus infection or injury to the jaw joint. Signs of a Toothache Pain with chewingBleeding or foul tasting discharge Swelling of the gums or jawRedness of the gums or jawHot or cold pain with food or drinksYour Care  Make an appointment with a dentist if you have:A toothache longer than 1 or 2 daysA fever, earache or pain when opening your mouthAsk your dentist about an over the counter pain medicine to take to ease your pain while you...

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Acne - Remedies

Acne - RemediesAcne is a skin disease caused by changes in the pilo-sebaceous units(the unit consists of the hair shaft, the hair follicle, the sebaceous gland which makes sebum, and the erector pili muscle which causes hair to stand up when it contracts) of a person. It usually strikes during adolescence but rarely continues till adulthood.Commonly referred to as pimples, blemishes, spots and zits, acne lesions generally occur on the face, neck, chest, back, shoulders and upper arms. It may range from being mild and moderate...

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20 golden rules for any office

20 golden rules for any office1. Rule 1.-The Boss is always right.2. Rule 2.-If the Boss is wrong, see rule 1.3. Those who work get more work. Others get pay, perks, and promotions.4. Ph.D. stands for "Pull Him Down". The more intelligent a person, the more hardworking a person, the more committed a person; the more number of persons are engaged in pulling that person down.5. If you are good, you will get all the work. If you are really good, you will get out of it.6. When the Bosses talk about improving productivity, they are never...

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101 Ways of Saying 'I Love You'

101 Ways of Saying 'I Love You'1.  Go get a fair trade organic coffee together 2.  Pick them a flower 3.  Email each other 4.  Send a romantic text 5.  Call each other on the phone 6.  Go to a cafe7.  Be willing to compromise8.  Kiss when no-one’s looking9.  Read to each other 10. Find a hobby to do together 11. Hug each other 12. Kiss 13. Lay in the park cloud spotting together 14. Share an ice cream15. Go to a concert 16. Snuggle 17. Share...

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10 RULES IN INDIAN FILM MAKING

10 RULES IN INDIAN FILM MAKING1.  Two brothers separated in childhood will always grow up on different sides of the law. The law-breaker, however, will suddenly turn over a new leaf before the end, bash up the villain (who is the *real* bad guy), and be pardoned for all his sins before the last-scene family reunion. (This is possible only if he has a heroine - see rule 2 below).2.  If the number of heroes is not equal to the number of heroines, the excess heroes/heroines will a) die b) join the Red Cross and take...

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"7 Destructive Habits of Highly UNsuccessful People"

"7 Destructive Habits of Highly UNsuccessful People"1. They get "Hung" by their own "Tongue"a. Are you thinking from lack or scarcity?b. Disempowering thoughts turn into disempowering language.c. When you look at an opportunity, are the first things you see roadblocks? Conversion of positive into negatives and your language reflects that.2. They are Chronic Complainersa. These are people who complain that the sun is hot.No matter what happens, it is always about how it could have been better.b. Present an opportunity that something will change...

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Interesting Facts About Boys And Girls

Interesting Facts About Boys And GirlsHere i have posted facts for educational purposes only.Interesting Facts about Girls1. The vagina is only as deep as your middle finger.2. The vagina keeps itself clean and healthy by constantly producing mucus which turns white when it’s exposed to the air.Discharge also prevents the vagina from drying out.3. Discharge will begin to appear some time before your first period begins.4. Females can ovulate before they have their period.5. Cramps and painful periods may be caused by low calcium and magnesium...

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