Hot Diet & Health How-Tos
How To: Deal with heart palpitations
Heart palpitations can be a serious problem if it's not monitored properly. If you're starting to get more and more heart palpitations, or if you've been experiencing them recently, it might be a good idea to watch this video. In it, you will learn what signs to watch out for before going to the doctors, as well as tips and various techniques that you can use to calm them down and keep them to a low frequency.
How To: Perform a great neck and shoulder massage for anyone
Whether male or female, being able to give someone a massage is great for making that certain someone like you just that much more, or helps to relieve stress in a stressful situation for them. If you only seem to be making them feel uncomfortable when you do it, you're probably doing it wrong. In this video you will learn how to perform a basic back and shoulder massage with tips for location and set up.
How To: Recognize if someone is having symptoms of appendicitis
Appendicitis is one of the most painful and potentially dangerous maladies that can afflict a modern Western person, and recognizing the symptoms early is key to treating the disease and ending the pain. Watch this video for signs to looks for to tell if you or someone else is suffering from appendicitis. If they are, get them to the hospital now.
How To: Fix puffy eyes with metal spoons and a freezer
If you've been crying or haven't slept well, you probably have swollen eyes you don't need the world to see. Watch this video to learn a quick easy way to get rid of swollen eyes using only metal spoons and your freezer.
How To: Live with someone diagnosed with bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder is a very difficult condition both to have and to have to live with. If you have a friend or loved one who suffers from bipolar disorder and don't know how to deal with them, watch this video for tips.
How To: Take care of a blister on your hand or foot without popping it
Blisters are a part of life for people with physical hobbies and professions. Many simply pop them and cover them up to treat them, but this is the wrong way to go about it. This video will teach you the proper way to treat blisters on your hands or feet.
How To: Get more sleep at night with the right room and exercise
Almost nobody gets as much sleep as they want to, so you have to maximize the time to sleep that you have. This video will give you a bunch of tips on how to sleep better and lead a happier, more productive life.
How To: Keep your energy up and stay awake without caffeine
Caffeine is a crutch that keeps millions of people awake each day when they probably shouldn't be. If you want to stay awake without caffeine, take care of yourself! This video will give you ideas for lifestyle changes that will increase your energy and keep you awake in a healthy way.
How To: Increase testosterone levels naturally
When men reach middle age their testosterone levels start to drop off, which can lead to health problems and undesired changes in personality. If you want to maintain your levels of that all-important male hormone, watch this video and apply the tips therein, including working out and eating right.
How To: Ensure the continued health of your gums and prevent gingivitis
You gums are just as important as your teeth to maintain if you want to keep chewing into your old age, so take care of them! This video offers some easy tips on ways to do so beyond simple brushing and flossing.
How To: Calculate the Weight Watcher points in your food
If you want to lose weight on the Weight Watchers plan, it's important to know how many points you can eat per day. This video will teach you how to determine your Weight Watcher point score and stay under it.
How To: Make a healthy vegetarian salad with goat cheese for college students
Back in our college days we ate like pigs. With a full plate of classes and social activities we were frequently far too worn out to even consider firing up the grill or stove and actually cooking a meal. Let's just say that In'n'out was our best friend.
How To: Improve your eyesight by eating the right foods
Staring at computer screens all day means that Americans have worse eyes than ever before. If you want to help our eyes last longer, there are food you can eat to help. This video will give you tips for foods to eat to maintain healthy eyes and good vision.
How To: Eat a Chipotle burrito to gain leg muscle
Think losing weight means you have to limit yourself to boring and bland salads? Well then think again. While salads (which should contain portions of protein and carbs, by the way, to be filling) are great diet foods, it's important to get a variety of different healthy treats in there for maximum fat loss.
How To: Use good posture practices and exercises to avoid developing a hunchback
Don't want to end up like Quasimodo from the Hunchback of Notre-Dame? Then it's time to get serious and start practicing some good techniques and exercises to making sure you're not developing that (or any) kind of hunchback. Follow the tips in this video to make sure you spine and muscles stay strong, and your body standing tall.
How To: Lose weight without giving up carbs
Need to lose weight but the thought of giving up all your favorite foods like pasta, white bread and starch make you queasy? Don't worry! Modify your diet with these great tips, and you won't feel like you're giving up a thing! Why don't you try adding more vegetables and protein, so you won't eat as many carbs? It's a great way to fool your body into eating better.
How To: Determine if you have Salmonella and keep from getting it from eggs
The Salmonella eggs outbreak sweeping the nation is mammoth in scope, and if you want to keep yourself and your family safe you need to know what Salmonella is and how you can prevent it. This video will explain all of that to you, including the connection between Salmonella and dysentery and how you can prepare eggs to avoid contamination.
How To: Get better sleep with the pigeon yoga move and other tips
If you're like us, then after a long day working at the computer, coming home to browse the web on the computer, and then checking our Blackberries and updating our Twitters, you're feeling exhausted but can't seem to wind down enough to fall asleep.
How To: Use tense release technique and self-massage to cure headache and stress
Stress, migraines, headaches, sounds like life to me. When life gets too fast and stressful for us, you may think that you do not have the time, or the money, to get a professional massage, or take care of ourselves. But it's easier than you think, with these amazingly relaxing videos you will learn various holistic solutions to some of the most common problems such as stress, migraines, and headaches through self-massage and tense release techniques.
How To: Avoid foods that raise cholesterol
Nancy Dell is telling us what fats are bad for us. Fats that raise cholesterol. There are two categories of that kind of fats which are bad for us one is saturated fats. Saturated fats are those fats which are extracted from animal like milk, cheese, butter, any cream, yogurt, meat etc. So you have to choose low fat milk to get protein, calcium from the milk.
How To: Lower cholesterol naturally
In this video, we learn how to lower cholesterol naturally. If you want to accomplish the task of lowering your cholesterol without the use of drugs, it can be done! First, you need to make sure you are eating a diet that has healthy carbohydrates and starches, legumes and beans are both great for this. Also, make sure you avoid foods that have a lot of saturated fat or trans fats, because these will raise cholesterol substantially. Fruits, oats, soy foods, and vegetables will also help lower...
How To: Prepare quick and simple college student meals
College students don't exactly have an abundance of time. With midterms, finals, brick-size books to read, social events, and volunteer activities, they're lucky enough as it is to get a full eight hours of sleep a night.
How To: Identify the symptoms of a stroke or heart attack
If your arm is tingling all fuzzy-like the way it does when you've slept on it wrong all night but you've been up for more than a few hours, then you may have a case of the stroke rather than sleep-induced wonky arm.
How To: Make small changes to your diet for a healthier lifestyle
We once read a Twitter profile that said, "Love food. Hate exercise. Will die of heart attack." While that's funny and all, we doubt any of you guys and gals would want to drop dead on your 40th birthday. While we're totally for the occasional splurge, it's definitely a good idea to begin eating healthy now.
How To: Cook quick, healthy, and inexpensive meals at home
After a long, grueling day at work and a grueling commute home, the last thing you want to be doing is prying yourself away from the couch to start an hour-long dinner prep session. While we totally get that, it actually doesn't take much to make a meal at home.
How To: Make nutritious and easy one-dish meals
We all know how it goes: You've just come home from a grueling day at work followed by a grueling drive back, and you're beat. Even the thought of forcing your feet to the kitchen and turning on the stove makes you shudder. So you pick up the phone and order a pizza and buffalo wings. Sure, it's tasty, but is that really the best thing you could be eating?
How To: Build a DIY herbicide sprayer to prevent weeds in your garden
Herbicide sprayers are available commercially, but you're not going to land one without making your wallet shed a tear. If you have a large garden or orchard, though, it's very important to use an herbicide sprayer to eliminate weeds at their roots. So what's a green thumbed chap like you to do? Check out this video to learn how to make your own herbicide sprayer.
How To: Use a Nebulizer machine to administer Asmtha medication
A Nebulizer machine is a device that allows Asmtha medication to be administered in wet mist form by using compressed air. These devices are slower than a normal inhaler, but very effective. This video will show you how to use a Nebulizer machine properly for the treatment of you or your child's Asmtha symptoms.
How To: Use an AeroChamber and mask with metered dose inhalers for Asmtha treatment
An AeroChamber with mask is a device made to make metered dose inhalers deliver more medicine to the Asmtha patient. It works especially well for children who aren't great at using their inhaler yet. This video will show you how to to best use one to alleviate the suffering of your Asthmatic child.
How To: Use a Pulmicort Flexhaler to treat Asmtha symptoms
The Pulmicort Flexhaler is an dry powder inhaler for administering steroid medications to Asmtha sufferers to prevent their symptoms. They are a little different than a traditional dry powder inhaler, and this video will show you how to use and store one properly to ensure relief and durability.
How To: Use a metered dose inhaler for quick relief and long term Asmtha control
A metered dose inhaler is one of the oldest and mostly widely-used kinds of inhaler for quick relief and long term control Asmtha treatment. This video will show you quickly and easily how to use both major types of metered dose inhalers for both major types of Asmtha medicine, ensuring that you get the relief you need from your inhaler.
How To: Use a Diskus dry powder inhaler to treat Asmtha symptoms
One of the newest and most effective types of dry powder asmtha inhalers is called a Diskus. They can be confusing to use for those used to a more traditional inhaler. This video will show you how to use a Diskus to treat your Asmtha symptoms and make sure your device stays clean and effective for a long time.
How To: Tell if your food has had MSG added by checking for hydrolyzed corn protein
Even though some products might claim to have no MSG on their packaging, they still might include an ingredient called 'hydrolyzed corn protein.' HCP is just another way of saying 'monosodium glutamate.' Don't be fooled next time you're shopping for groceries!
How To: Prevent an ear infection by getting water out
Leaving water in your ear after a bath, shower or swimming can sometimes lead to a painful infection. Protect your health and hearing by following a few tips with a hair dryer, vinegar and rubbing alcohol to get water out of your ear.
How To: Live a long life
Everyone wants to live to join the ranks of the centenarians! By following longevity tips like taking care of your teeth, getting a college education, taking up a sport like golf or swimming, drinking a glass of red wine every day and even marrying a younger woman, you can live to be 100 years old! Not only that, you'll be able to make the best of your long life.
How To: Get rid of cellulite
Cellulite are unattractive fat deposits found around the upper legs. You can lessen the appearance of cellulite by eating a healthy and balanced diet, exercising regularly and using a good firming cream. These tips will help you reduce or get rid of cellulite altogether.
How To: Remove super glue stuck to your skin
Superglue isn't supposed to stick to some things - like your hand. You can use a dab of acetone-based nail polish remover on a cotton ball to dissolve the super glue, and then rinse the residue off with soap and warm water.
How To: Rid yourself of that nasty skunk smell with Coca-Cola
Oh dang it! You got sprayed by a skunk? What will you do now? The smell won't get out of your clothes, and your skin for that matter, and you've got a hot date. This video has the answer, coca-cola. Yea you heard me, watch it and find out!
How To: Treat common sprains and strains
Athletes often suffer mild wrist sprains, ankle twists or muscle strains whlie playing sports. Many minor injuries can be treated at home. Learn how to recognize the symptoms, such as sore muscles or bruising, and use these tips to easily and quickly treat them.
How To: Get better sleep as you age
Older adults may sometimes have more difficulties sleeping as they grow into their mature years. Follow these tips to get good, healthy sleep at any age! Create a calm, peaceful environment so your bedroom can become a great place to get well needed rest.