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Health & Fitness > Cosmetic Dentistry Assessing methods for whitening your own teeth: 2 of 14
As a dentist I see many products come and go. Today, there are many products being touted as so call whitening agents. The choice for someone who isn't familiar with whitening product formulations can be confusing. Very simply all products that are promoted as whitening agents do work. The problem lies in how they are used. O... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > After School Managing your children's extracurricular activities while avoiding burnout for everyone: 4 of 25
Children today have more activities available to them, than we had at their age. It's good that they have these opportunities available, but how do we know when a child has too many activities scheduled? The following piece describes some of the observations and solutions that I have had to deal first hand with my children.Fi... More..
Relationships & Family > Successful Dating Dating tips for men seeking women: 7 of 26
If you do the 3 things below you'll improve your odds of meeting women, dating and being successful withthem. Some points are obvious while others may not. Although a book could be written on the subject, the following list, if implemented today, will help you immensely.1) Remember that women think differently than you. If yo... More..
Home & Garden > Vegetables & Herbs Organic pest control: 3 of 9
Why use nasty chemicals to keep pests away. Below are numerous ways to control pests without risking ones health or spending ones money. To control:Mosquitoes or insects- mix 1 ounce of spearmint or peppermint oil with a few drops of baby or vegetable oil and rub this into the skin before going outside. To prevent mosquitoes ... More..
Health & Fitness > Dental Treatment The benefits of having your wisdom teeth removed: 3 of 9
As we humans evolved our diets and therefore our use of the various types of teeth that we possess have changed. Unfortunately for most of us, lack of wisdom tooth development, hasn't caught up with the rest of our evolutionary process.As a dentist I see all the problems associated with wisdom teeth. Although I don't necessar... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Easter The history of Easter celebrations: 2 of 5
After the resurrection of Christ, early Christian celebrated his "rising" weekly every Sunday. It took a few hundred years to change this celebration to once a year. Much of the celebration is taken after the Jewish passover. The question at the time was, should this celebration take place on the Jewish passover of on the fir... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ancient History Fall of the Roman empire: 7 of 16
There are many reasons for the decline of Roman power. There isn't one aspect that predominates. A combination of circumstances led to the downfall of a once mighty ancient power. We will discuss some of these below.One of the main problems Rome faced was how to deal with the succession of power. Emperors, the senate, the Pra... More..
Home & Garden > Pet & Pest Problems How to get rid of roaches: 7 of 15
If you want to prevent cockroaches from invading your home, you must do the following steps. Clean up and dispose of all remaining food. Do not leave any lying around. Wash all dishes on a timely basis. Garbage must be brought out nightly. Do not keep cardboard boxes or brown paper bags in the house either, since cockroaches ... More..
Home & Garden > Pet & Pest Problems Banishing pet smell from your house: 4 of 8
Pets like humans have body odor. The fur in particular traps the smell to a great degree. Wherever the animal roams and whatever it goes on will usually retain some of the smell. Below are a few tips to help control the problem.1) Reduce the number of animals living in one area if applicable. Too many pets in one area will cr... More..
Sciences > Astronomy Asteroids and their impact on planet earth: 3 of 6
We've always known in the back of our heads, that asteroid impact on earth has happened in the past. After all the extinction of the dinosaurs most likely occurred when a large asteroid fell into the Yucatan peninsula, changing the earths atmosphere for years. Also recent asteroid impacts in Arizona and Siberia show that thes... More..