Who sells affordable prescription eyeglasses?

Posted by valmg under Health & Beauty, This and That

ZenniOptical.com sells affordable prescription eyeglasses starting at only $8! I know that sounds impossible, but it’s true. The prices are low because Zenni manufactures and sells their own brand of frames. They don’t do much advertising and they sell over the internet. They have a huge selection and even offer the additional options like […]

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How can I learn more about the human heart?

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By visiting the Heart Library website and viewing their heart anatomy video. This site presents lots of helpful information about the human heart and common conditions and disease in easy to understand every day language. There are a number of terrific videos created by the Heart Library physicians and St Jude Medical that contain animations […]

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What are Naked Naturals?

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I hadn’t heard of Naked Naturals until I was recently given a chance to try a sample of one of their products. Naked Naturals makes a line of natural shampoos and conditioners containing the plant protein called Keravis, which is supposed to make your hair up to seven times stronger. Naked Naturals contains no […]

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What is winter itch?

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My hubby’s always itching and scratching his legs in the winter. It drives me crazy because it’s usually at night that it’s the worst. I decided to do a little bit of reading about winter itch to see what could be done to combat it. Here’s what I learned.
Winter itch is what it’s called when […]

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What is the American Hair Loss Association?

Posted by valmg under Family, Health & Beauty, This and That, Websites

My eight year old son has alopecia areata, a condition causing many patches of baldness on his scalp. We have never been able to determine the cause, although we know it is medically based. I am always interested in learning more about hair loss because of my son’s condition, which is why I was pleased […]

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How can people help themselves in a medical emergency?

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Having a child with Down Syndrome with health issues and whose communication skills are limited have caused me to consider what would happen if I weren’t with him and he needed medical attention. My youngest son would not be able to help emergency personnel help him effectively because there’s no way my son would be […]

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How are sleep apnea and headaches related?

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This was something I wondered before I started learning about sleep apnea.  People with sleep apnea often wake with horrible headaches. The headaches may be brought on by sleep deprivation, which people with untreated sleep apnea suffer from because they don’t get enough deep sleep (rem and delta stages). Yet another reason sleep apnea sufferers […]

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Where can I buy skate shoes?

My oldest son absolutely loves skate shoes, possibly more than skateboarding itself. When he saw me reviewing the Buy Skate Shoes site he thought I was shopping for him. I hadn’t intended to visit the site for him, but we ended up looking at it together.
Buy Skate Shoes has more skate shoes than any one […]

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Where can I buy this in a larger size?

Posted by valmg under Health & Beauty, This and That

A question for my female readers. Have you ever noticed that good large size bras are hard to find? Did you ever notice that when you find a large size bra it isn’t as pretty as the smaller size models? Do big busted women not deserve to wear nice looking things too? I can […]

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What do you know about acne?

Posted by valmg under Health & Beauty, This and That

We were talking at work recently about our kids entering their teens and that led us to the topic of acne. It’s funny that a group of people can all have different opinions and “knowledge” about the same topic. Curious to see what the latest research and information said, I came home and went on […]

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What is cholesterol?

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Recently I had some bloodwork done, and one of the many things they checked was my cholesterol.  A coworker thought my result was too low so I did a little checking. After all, I do not have the initials MD after my name. Turns out I’m just fine, as are my levels.
So, what is cholesterol? […]

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