You’re over-washing your hands
It’s certainly better to over-wash your hands than under-wash them in the winter when the flu is spreading like wildfire—but the combination of water and soap can dry out your skin even more. For this reason, doctors recommend limiting hand washing to only when it’s needed, using lukewarm water, wearing gloves while washing the dishes, and, most importantly, using a thick cream or ointment (such as petroleum jelly) after every hand washing.
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11. Dowling-Degos disease This lesser-known disease called Dowling-Degos disease is actually a genetic disorder that leads to darkened skin. Patches of darkened skin usually show up in areas that fold
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You have a stomach ulcer When you say ulcers you probably think of terrible stomach pain, problems eating and heartburn. But you may be overlooking another common symptom of the
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17. Limit alcohol The recommended safe alcohol intake per day is no more than two glasses when it comes to men and no more than one glass for women. Way
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9. Listen to your internal hunger cues Although it sounds pretty simple, it seems that not all of us are able to listen to our internal hunger cues. Or we
Some of us have sleeping problems, maybe because we are stressed, and we just can’t clear our minds when we are trying to sleep. We have so many negative thoughts
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Sometimes we are feeling down in the dump, but we must know when it’s more than just the blues. If you’re covered with an inexplicable sadness or hopelessness that keeps
Cool it with hot dogs Along with sugar, look to cut other processed foods, specifically processed meat, which is classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as
9. Heart issues While chest discomfort or pain is certainly the most common sign of ticker problems, shoulder pain can be one too. According to the National Heart, Lung, and
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