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How to Get Respite Care
Taking care of an elder or disabled family member is taxing. Even the best, nicest and easiest of elders take work and their needs don't take a day off. However, caretakers need one. Respite care offers family members an opportunity to take breaks lasting anywhere from a few hours to weeks. It can t
How to Live with Dyspraxia
Dyspraxia causes problems with coordination and movement. It is often called "clumsy child syndrome." While dyspraxia most often affects movement and coordination, it can also impact learning. A child with dyspraxia sometimes has language problems as well as problems with thinking and perception. Th
Foods to Avoid for Reflux
Acid reflux disease or gastroesophageal reflux disease is a disease characterized by heartburn, regurgitation, nausea, chest pain and difficulty swallowing. Symptoms can be helped by avoiding certain foods.
Cedar Vs. Preserved Pine
Building materials for outdoor projects require certain qualities that will allow them to withstand exposure to the elements on a regular basis. These materials may see heavy rain, snow cover, icing conditions and insect infestation. Other areas may require resistance to intense sunlight or high hum
How to Identify Safe Plastic Bottles
Plastic bottles are made of polycarbonate, which contains bisphenol A, otherwise known as BPA, as one of the main ingredients. According to the DEA Health and Fitness Association, the National Toxicology Program has identified BPA as a possible toxin that can leach out into the liquids contained in
What Are Some Scientific Facts About Acai Berries?
The acai berry, the fruit of a palm tree found along the Amazon River, is a superfood determined by the USDA to have by far the highest antioxidant capacity of any other food, giving it amazing nutritional properties.
Tricks to Conceiving a Girl
When it comes down to it, you only have a 50/50 chance of conceiving a girl; however there are lifestyle and intercourse changes you can make to increase your odds of having a girl. Getting to know your body and understanding the difference between the X chromosome (female chromosome) and Y chromoso
What Are Healing Lights?
Light therapy using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is used in medical applications as a healing agent. The technology was first developed by Quantum Devices, Inc., for the Space Development Program at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to help promote plant growth on long-term
Why Is Sorbic Acid Added to Foods?
Sorbic acid is added to foods as a preservative, fighting against bacterial, fungal and yeast growth that contaminates food, rendering it unsafe for consumption. Sorbic acid and its derivative compounds are used in an array of foods and beverages.
The Effects of Street Lights
Streetlights are increasingly implemented for safety and crime reduction. The resulting light pollution, however, presents unsettling consequences. Ecological light pollution alters the natural light cycle of ecosystems on land and under water. Ever increasing artificial light poses consequences on
What Is Molecula Silver?
Molecula Silver is an alternative medicine that purportedly uses the magnetic quality of supercharged, molecular silver to destroy viruses in the bloodstream before they can replicate. It is considered an improvement over colloidal silver, which proponents also claim to have curative effects. While
How Many Calories Do Children Need?
Good nutrition is especially vital to children because they are growing and developing, and their bodies need calories and nutrients to do it correctly. Because most kids are very active, they need the right amount of calories to have the energy to do all the things they like to do. Depending on the
Sources of Chemical Pollution
Chemicals used in farming can remain on some of the food we eat.fruit image by cherie from Fotolia.comAccording to the Environmental Protection Agency, chemical pollution can come from a variety of sources. These include pesticides from farming operations and chemicals commonly used in...
Five Potato Facts
Without potatoes, french fries, potato chips and mashed potatoes would be completely different dishes. There would be no meat and potatoes specials, and people would have to find another vegetable for baking and topping with sour cream and chives. Though at times venerated and vilified, the potato h
Heavy Metal Poisoning Signs & Symptoms
Though our bodies require some of them in varying amounts, overexposure to heavy metals can cause illness and even death. What constitutes overexposure depends on the type of heavy metal. A little arsenic or lead can do a lot of damage, whereas barium, nickel, and cadmium have medical...
America Unprepared for Disaster
It couldn't happen here. Before 9/11, that's what we used to think. We've known better for two years. Yet America remains unprepared to deal with disaster.
Alternative Foods for a Vegetarian
Fresh produce adds nutrients to a vegetarian diet.vegetables image by cherie from Fotolia.comThe reasons for becoming a vegetarian are varied. Some choose this option for health reasons while others do it for religious purposes or on ethical grounds. A vegetarian diet can be very healthy,...
How to Treat a Heat Boil
Boils are small, painful, pus-filled lesions that are accompanied by redness and swelling. A heat boil occurs when a person sweats excessively. This sweat is filled with bacterium that clogs a pore, leading to the unwanted growth. The boils occur on healthy people and those suffering from a suppres
Uses for Propolis
Propolis, a sticky substance produced by bees, is used to keep the hive free from bacterial, fungal and viral infection. For thousands of years, people have gathered propolis and taken advantage of its antibiotic properties for medicinal uses.