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How To: Gain control over sleep problems

Once people thought that help for poor sleep only meant sleeping pills that left you foggy. That's all changed. Now there is a range of options. Sleep hygiene aims to change poor bedtime habits and improvements in medications can not only provide natural sleep but also avoid next day side effects. Gain control over sleep problems.

How To: Prevent migraines through lifestyle changes

When it comes to treating migraines, the best offense is usually a good defense. Alexander Mauskop, MD, Headache Specialist: We don't want to chase every headache. We would rather prevent the headaches and lifestyle changes are very important. For migraine sufferers, it's very important to go to sleep at the same time and get up at the same time. They have to eat on time and they have to hydrate themselves and very, very important to exercise on a regular basis. Prevent migraines through life...

How To: Help someone having a seizure

Witnessing a seizure can be scary, especially when the seizure occurs in someone you know. Do you know what to do when you see someone having a seizure? Help someone having a seizure.

How To: Massage away your headache

Headaches can hurt a lot and stop you from carrying out your daily tasks with ease. This video, illustrated by a nationally certified massage therapist, will help you get rid of those irritating headaches. You will be massaging yourself. Massage away your headache.

How To: Massage away a hangover

So, you were a messy drunk. Avoid the pain you'll suffer the next morning. Hangovers can be detrimental to your activities or work. This video, taught by nationally certified massage therapist, will help you get rid of those nasty hangovers. You will need to be patient and slow in your movements during the massage. Massage away a hangover.

How To: Massage away shoulder pain

The shoulder is one of the most important joints, yet it is under constant stress and strain. This video, demonstrated by a nationally certified massage therapist, will show you how to massage away shoulder pain. Help others and ask them to help you! Massage away shoulder pain.

How To: Put a condom on a banana

Dana and Fabian explain how to put a condom on a banana. The video explains the importance to safe condom habits and walks you through the proper condom technique.

How To: Detect Melanoma early

This video shows how to check yourself for the early signs of Melanoma. Check your body for moles or freckles that don't look like others on your body, sores that don't heal after 4 weeks, or a mole that changes over time.

How To: Give a professional's massage

This video demonstrates how to give a relaxing, professional massage. The video walks you through Effleurage moves and a friction move.

How To: Whiten your teeth at home

This video shows how to whiten your teeth at home. Give this a try and save the money from the Dentist for a nice dinner. Whiten your teeth at home.

How To: Help foot and leg cramps and insomnia

Robert Jackson shows how to deal help treat foot and leg cramps as well as fighting insomnia. Easy-to-understand tips are greatly explained by Robert Jackson in the video. He also demonstrates different sleeping positions.

How To: Stay awake

Learn the how to keep yourself from falling asleep. This narrated video, with step-by-step subtitles, discusses the best means to stay awake so that you can meet a looming deadline for work or school. Suggestions include: making your environment uncomfortable, consuming high sugar-content food and drinks, and moving around intermittently. Stay awake.

How To: Understand penile fracture

Penile fracture is a very serious thing. They explain all about it. If you ever get one you will here a pop while you are having intercourse. They explain all the symptoms and how it is treated. Understand penile fracture.

How To: Perform common types of massage

Massage therapy is the application of pressure to the muscles and soft tissues of the body for relaxation and health.

How To: Perform Shiatsu and Thai massage

There's such a variety of massage styles to choose from today. Take Shiatsu and Thai massage. They're based on traditional Asian medicine, and are designed to address aches and pains, but are also aimed at balancing the energy of the body to improve health and well-being.

How To: Start living the green life

Learn how to start living green. Learn to eat nothing but "green" foods, how to wear "green", and even clean with "green". Sara will show you the tricks of the trade and what to do. Start living the green life.

How To: Understand social anxiety disorder

Some people are just shy when they are around groups of people. Others get nauseas, dizzy and panic attacks. Learn how to tell if you have a social anxiety disorder and what to do about it. Understand social anxiety disorder.

How To: Know what to expect during an endoscopy

If you've had long-standing heartburn, your doctor may order a test called an endoscopy to evaluate for signs and symptoms of something called gastroesophageal reflux disease. Endoscopy is a painless procedure that usually takes place in the morning. The preparation for endoscopy usually involves fasting after midnight the night before the test.

How To: Flush your colon with an enema

Suggestions and advice on inner cleansing for optimum health. Appropriate technique for flushing out your colon with an enema.

How To: Look inside a knee and other joints

This video shows how an arthroscope is used to examine a joint and perform minor surgery. Look inside a knee and other joints.

How To: Do a colonoscopy

A colonoscopic examination involves gently inserting a fiber optic colonoscope into your rectum and large intestine to view your lower gastrointestinal tract. This video shows a polyp being removed from the wall of the colon. Do a colonoscopy.

How To: X-ray the colon

This video shows the steps taken before and during a barium enema or colon x-ray. The barium is used to insure a good view and accurate diagnosis. X-ray the colon.

How To: Keep bed bugs from biting

As far as we know bed bugs don't carry diseases. But the thought of an insect feeding on you while you sleep is pretty disgusting. Bed bugs are a nuisance. This video gives you some ideas where they come from and how to get rid of them. Keep bed bugs from biting.

How To: Perform a breast self examination to check for lumps

Performing a breast self-exam is important to every woman. Watch this video to learn the simple steps involved in checking for monthly changes in your breast. Perform a breast self examination to check for lumps.

How To: Go to the dentist and not have pain

While some may fear the dentist's chair, the visits are key to keeping our mouths clean and healthy. Dentists are testing a new scanner which may take the pain out of some dental visits. Go to the dentist and not have pain.

How To: Understand fallen arches

The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons estimate that 75% of us will have foot pain at some point in our lives and one reason is fallen arches. As we age, the tendon in our foot stretches and sometimes the arches drop making us flat footed and causing pain. Understand fallen arches.

How To: Choose the right hearing aid

Many people find it hard to cope with hearing loss. Don't let hearing loss limit your enjoyment of life. Get help in choosing the proper hearing device. Choose the right hearing aid.

How To: Do trigger point massage

Trigger point massage is a good technique to bring immediate relief to conditions like frozen shoulder, stiff neck, tennis elbow and headaches. Trigger points form whenever a muscle or joint is stressed beyond its capacity to recover. They are usually believed to be the result of an accumulation of toxic waste around a nerve ending. Active trigger points will create pain and discomfort.

How To: Give a Thai body massage

There are 2 videos showing the different styles in Thai body massage: the northern style puts more emphasis on the stretching, while the southern style is putting more emphasis on pressure point work. No oil or other lubricant is used in this massage technique. This body massage is believed to orginate from India and is sometimes called Thai yoga as the stretches are closely related to Yoga.

How To: Do a sports massage

There are 8 short videos all together to show you the 8 different therapies of sports massage. Sports therapy massage is an integral part of athletics. Massage can be a very crucial aspect to an athletes performance and competition.

How To: Treat open chest or back wounds

The proper way to treat an open chest or back wound is demonstrated in this video. Treat open chest or back wounds.

How To: Clear an obstructed airway on a child or infant

Use the abdominal thrust technique on a child with an obstructed airway. Infants are more fragile. Put the infant face down on one arm and rest your arm on your thigh. Administer 5 back blows between the infants shoulder blades. Turn infant over and administer 5 chest thrusts in the middle of the sternum. Repeat until airway is clear. Clear an obstructed airway on a child or infant.

How To: Open the airway when a neck injury is suspected

If a neck injury is suspected and the victim is on their back you can use the jaw thrust technique to open the airway. Place your fingers behind the angle of the lower jaw and move it upward. At the same time, use your thumbs to slightly open the mouth. Open the airway when a neck injury is suspected.

How To: Open the airway if there is no neck injury

In an accident when the airway needs to be opened and you do not suspect a neck injury, use the head tilt-chin tilt technique. Turn the patient to their back by supporting their head and neck. Place one hand on the forehead and the other on the tip of the chin. Push down on the forhead and lift up and forward on the chin. This will lift the tongue from the back of the throat and clear the airway. Open the airway if there is no neck injury.

How To: Treat an open wound in 4 easy steps

Here are the four steps you need to know in order to treat a person with an open wound. Treat an open wound in 4 easy steps.

How To: Stop someone from bleeding

This video demonstrates first aid for serious bleeding. Lay the injured person down with head slightly lower than the trunk or elevate wound above the level of the heart. Apply pressure, after bleeding stops, wrap tight with sterile gauze bandage. Get medical help for the victim. Good video for camping or just good knowledge for home. Stop someone from bleeding.

How To: Treat poison ivy

Poison ivy and its nasty cousins, poison sumac and poison oak strike year round. Poison ivy is found as a vine, it has 3 leaves and can have berries. The poison is called urushiol. If exposed, wash with hot soapy water immediately. Mild reactions can be treated with antihistamines and hydrocortisone cream for itching. Serious reactions need medical attention immediately. Treat poison ivy.