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Health and Beauty Tip -- Vitamin E for Dry Skin

A daily Vitamin E supplement will help with dry skin, but consider actually using it on your skin, too. Rub a little on your face right after you get out of the shower and your skin is still moist. Scrubbing your face beforehand makes this even more effective.

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Read not to contradict and confuteā€¦nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider.

Health and Beauty Tip -- Vitamins for Stronger Nails

If you've tried everything to strengthen your brittle nails, increase the amount of foods such as spinach, cheese, salmon, and nuts in your diet. These foods contain vitamin H (also knows as Biotin), which helps strengthen nails, and is also beneficial to your hair and skin. If you're still not getting enough, consider taking a Bioton ...Read more

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If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.

Health and Beauty Tip -- Baking Soda Facial Scrub

If you have sensitive skin and can't use a store-bought facial scrub, add one teaspoon of baking soda to your regular facial cleanser. This smooths away rough patches and exfoliates without being too harsh on your skin.

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Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at de sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.

Health and Beauty Tip -- Witch Hazel

If you suffer from blemishes on a regular basis and brand-name astringents haven't worked, use a bit of witch hazel twice a day. Witch hazel is an inexpensive and natural treatment for oily skin.

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The best way to keep children home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant--and let the air out of the tires.

Health and Beauty Tip -- Vitamins for Smoother Skin

Vitamin E helps your skin stay soft and smooth. Be sure to get your recommended daily allowance (about 10 mg), either by adjusting your diet or taking a supplement.

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I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position.

Health and Beauty Tip -- Calming Blemishes

To take the red out of pimples and blemishes quickly, saturate a cotton ball with anti-redness eye drops and apply gently. This may not be a permanent fix, but it lessens the redness considerably when you have places to be!

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See, that's all you're thinking about, is winning. You're confirming your sense of self- worth through outward reward instead of through inner appreciation.

Health and Beauty Tip -- Salt Bath

When you have a chance to take a long bath, add some sea salt to the water. It's inexpensive, helps remove impurities from your skin, and (best of all) is very relaxing.

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"Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile, when it is difficult to smile. Smile at each other, make time for each other in your family."

Health and Beauty Tip -- Unclogging Pores

After you shower, run some hot water into the sink and lean over it with a towel over your head, so that your face is nearly touching the water. This will open and unclog pores, which helps to prevent blemishes.

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You can take from every experience what it has to offer you. And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking one breath followed by another.

Health and Beauty Tip -- Chamomile Rinse

For softer, shinier hair, soak two bags of chamomile tea in two cups of water, and use this as a final rinse when you wash your hair. This also gives your hair a much nicer scent than most shampoos.

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Having a holiday weekend without a family member felt like putting on a sweater that had an extra arm.

Health and Beauty Tip -- Extra Shine

After washing your hair, rinse with cold water for 30 seconds. This is a great, simple way to get some extra shine!

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I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.

 

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