Flu Who? Look Well When You’re Sick

Flu Who? Look Well When You’re Sick

Style & Beauty / Beauty

Saying that the flu is inconvenient is putting it lightly, the flu is terrible!  Even if you were vaccinated against the disease in previous years, you can still get sick as the virus changes and mutates. Worst of all, there’s no way of knowing when you’re going to get sick….

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Product Reviews: Eyelash Curlers

Product Reviews: Eyelash Curlers

Style & Beauty / Product Reviews

Long, curly eyelashes have always been associated with femininity. Most romance novels make at least one mention of the heroine batting her ample eyelashes at the man of her dreams, and female sex symbols from Bette Davis to Kim Kardashian have made the cameras melt with their full (and fake)…

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How to Handle Family-Unfriendly Coworkers

How to Handle Family-Unfriendly Coworkers

Moms / Mom Tips

Whether you’re pregnant, on maternity leave or have returned to the office after the birth of a child, you may run into coworkers who aren’t exactly excited to help support you in balancing parenting with work. But striking that work-life balance is important, primarily for you and your family, but…

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Practice Safe Sexting

Practice Safe Sexting

Love / Love Tips

Your mother probably warned you never to say anything you don’t want repeated. The same mentality holds true for sexting. In the age of technology, things you want to keep private quickly can become available for public consumption. From text messages to photos to videos, nothing is safe. And once…

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Starch Blocker Diet

Starch Blocker Diet

Diet Reviews / Low Carb

The body has an enzyme known as alpha amylase which turns starches into sugar. After this happens, the sugar is stored as fat in the body leading to weight gain. To fight the process, scientists turned to a protein found in white kidney beans to get rid of more than…

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How to Caramelize Onions

How to Caramelize Onions

Food & Recipes / Food How to 101

by Lerrina Collins What can turn a spicy, smelly vegetable into a sweet, flavor-enhanced delight? Caramelizing! At least when it comes to onions. While some people enjoy onions any way they can get them, most have learned cooking, particularly grilling or sauteing, changes the onion’s chemical makeup, diminishing its strong…

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Don’t I Ever Outgrow Adult Acne?

Don’t I Ever Outgrow Adult Acne?

Style & Beauty / Beauty

When I think about what things were like when I was a teenager I can’t help but make this strange expression that looks like something in between a smile and a grimace. I’m sure most of you make the same face. Being a teenager was fun, it was first loves…

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The Carbs-Depression Connection

The Carbs-Depression Connection

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

If you reach for something sweet when you’re stressed or angry – or simply out of habit – then you’re definitely not alone. Many people reach for simple carbohydrates like candy, ice cream or cookies when they’re tired or upset. Some researchers are convinced that carb cravings like this may…

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