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Style & Beauty > Skin & Body (Other) How safe are tanning booths?: 2 of 13

Wednesday, July 29, Lancet Oncology published a study that concluded that tanning beds are carcinogenic, similar to cigarettes. Experts at the Internal Agency for Research on Cancer, a sect of the World Health Organization conducted a study that include approximately 20 subjects that found that the risk of cancer increases b...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Choices: 19 of 54

Over the course if our lives we all at some point make bad decisions. We fall into bad behaviors and habits that are hard to break, and we do things we are not proud of. We all make mistakes. But how long will we have to suffer the repercussions of those decisions, those behaviors and habits, those mistakes? Sometimes only a...
Health & Fitness > Pilates & Yoga Getting started with Yoga: 3 of 7

Beginning a yoga practice comes with a variety of benefits. Yogis enjoy feeling energized while decreasing their stress levels. They enjoy the benefits of perfect posture, and increased flexibility all while gaining muscle strength and a toned physique. Those new to yoga may find it intimidating, trying to bend and stretch i...
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) Is organic food better for you than regularly grown food?: 8 of 17

Organic food is neither healthier nor more nutritious that regular or non-organic food. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition recently published the results of an extensive study composed of 52,471 articles that debunks the belief that organic food is better for you than non-organic food. The 50 year study, from 1958 to...
Style & Beauty > Tattoos & Piercings Disadvantages of facial piercings: 1 of 2

Since the early 1990s, piercings have grown in popularity in the United States, especially facial piercings. It was not uncommon to find the occasional pierced nostril before the trend began but now needles are being stuck into any place where there is enough skin to hold jewelry. Though facial piercings are fun and are a ch...
Autos > Driving & Safety Driver safety: Prevent road rage: 31 of 50

I like to get where I'm going. I get into my car with my destination set on priority one. I do understand that there will be the occasional accident on the freeway, or some road work going on that can't be helped, which may slow me down. But when it is because the nosy idiot in front of me slams oh his brakes to catch a glim...
Health & Fitness > Fitness & Exercise Tips How to exercise for free: 6 of 8

Getting a good workout does not mean having to spend hundreds of dollars on a gym, hiring a personal trainer or buying a treadmill. Your dose of daily exercise should free and can be fun and done in a variety of ways. The simplest activity can be turned into a workout. Turn your daily chores into a fitness session. Believe i...
Relationships & Family > Dating Psychology Dating: Getting over the fear of rejection: 7 of 7

You see them everywhere you go, in restaurants, stores, and at shows. Single women. You being single yourself see that one that you find yourself attracted to. You want to go up to her and say hello, introduce yourself, start a conversation, but you don't do it. The fear of rejection has grabbed hold of you and now you refus...