Parenting: Discussing Pornography with a Teenager

A frequent question that crops up, particularly among parents of teenagers, is what they should do when they find obscene pictures or reading matter in the possession of their youngster. G. Robert Carlsen offers this advice to parents who encounter this problem: “When you discover a copy of a lurid book, a girlie magazine, a dirty joke book concealed in your teenager’s room or notebook, do not act with emotion or embarrassment. He is not some strange monster, nor are his interests unnatural. He is fascinated by this material because he has heard about it from friends. He wants to find out for himself. Making a scene, destroying the material, accusing him of shameful desires, will not necessarily decrease his interest. It may only make him more clever in hiding it from you and plant the notion in his mind that he somehow is twisted and perverted.”

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Garden Spinach Health Benefits

(Spinacia oleracea) Garden Spinach is an annual which belongs to the plant family Chenopodiaceae. In good soil the plant puts out a luxuriant growth of succulent edible leaves that are rich in iron, vitamin C and other minerals. It grows from 30 to 60 cm. high. The leaves grow from the base of the plant in an alternate rosette form and are narrowly oblong. The male flowers are on spikes and the sessile or stalk-less female flowers are located in the axils of the leaves.

Parts Used: The leaves and leaf-stalks

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Exercise Regimen for Pregnant Women

“Does a pregnant woman need to exercise?”

Pregnancy is a physically demanding state. You need to stay in shape and possess stamina and energy to cope with your bodily changes. Being as physically fit as you are is a big advantage.

When a woman is pregnant, the heart’s work load increases. Because of your fine state of health, you are well equipped to meet the demands of carrying a baby.

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Musk Mallow Medicinal Properties

(Abelmoschus moschatus) Musk mallow belongs to the plant family Mavaceae. It is an annual plant, growing up to 1 meter high, covered with long, stiff hairs. The leaves are polymorphus, more or less cordate or heart-shaped, alternate, 3-7 deeply lobed, with toothed-margins. The flowers are yellow, orange or red. The fruit is a hairy oblong capsule containing many fragrant brown or black kidney-shaped seeds that have a pleasant taste. It grows in most tropical countries.

Part Used: The seeds

Active Principles: Beta sitosterol, myricetin, campesterol, stigmasterol, cholesterol, ergosterol, acetic acid, ambretiolic acid and essential oils

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Garden Rue Medicinal Properties

(Ruta graveolens) Ruta is a hardy shrubby plant which bears an ash-green color. The leaves emit a very strong, disagreeable odor and have a bitter, nauseating taste. The tiny leaves are arranged alternately on the stem and the yellow flowers are terminally located.

Parts Used: The leaves and stems


Caution: Pregnant women should not use this plant internally as it could lead to abortion or even death.

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Soya Oat Patties

"An increasing number of people, young and old, want to return to a simpler way of life, and they are exploring healthful living through a vegetable diet." 


Ingredients:

2 cups soaked soya beans (about 2/3 cup dry soya beans)

1 cup water

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 onion

2 tablespoons brewers’ yeast

2 tablespoons oil

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1 1/4 cup rolled oats

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Careers in Nursing

The need for nurses has skyrocketed in recent years. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, at the beginning of the 21st century, registered nurses (RNs) made up the largest health-care occupation in the United States, with 2.2 million jobs. Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) held about 700,000 jobs. Nursing assistants (NAs) held about 1.4 million jobs, psychiatric aides about 65,000 jobs, and home-health aides about 615,000 jobs. Employment opportunities are expected to continue to grow in the coming years. Retiring nurses will need to be replaced. There will be a rapidly growing population of older people, who tend to experience more-serious illness and other health-related difficulties than do younger patients, and thus require more assistance through nursing and other medical resources. Growing emphasis will be placed on preventive medicine, which will also fuel the growth in jobs.

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Changeable Hibiscus Medicinal Properties: Cough Remedy and Skin Lotion

(Hibiscus mutabilis) Changeable Hibiscus is a shrubby plant without any prickles and belongs to the plant family Malvaceae. The branches of the plant are covered with woolly matted hairs. The leaves are cordate, long petioled, suborbicular and 5-7 lobed. The flower are located in the axils or at the terminal ends. They are 7.5-10cm. across. The unique feature of the floweris that it is white when it first opens and then gradually changes its color to pink. Finally, before nightfall it turns to bright pink or red. This feature has given the plant its well-selected species name, mutabilis, meaning ability to change. The capsules are globose, flattened and hairy. The seeds are reniform or kidney shaped.


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Chayote Medicinal Properties: Hypertension Remedy

(Sechium edule) Chayote is a tropical vine, belonging to the plant family Cucurbitaceae and is the only genus which contains only one seed. The leaves of the plant are hairy, broad, and triangular. The flowers are yellowish, five petaled and located in the axils. The fruit is light green and pear-shaped but somewhat wrinkled. It grows from the perennial tuberous roots or from seeds. The fruit is used as a vegetable.

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Garden Quinine Herbal Properties: Febrifuge and Buboes Remedy

(Clerodendrum inerme) The Garden Quinine is considered to be an erect, drooping or straggling shrub that belongs to the plant family Verbenaceae. The shrub grows to a height of 1 to 2.5 meters and is found mostly in the coastal areas. The simple leaves are arranged opposite each other. They are elliptic or ovate and about 2 to 4 cm. wide and 4 to 8 cm. long. The petioles of the leaves have a characteristic brown or purplish red color. The inflorescence or cluster of white flowers are borne on a common base in the axils of leaves or terminally. The fruits are drupes, obovoid, black in color, and are one-seeded.

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Nutmeg Medicinal Properties: Fevers and Chills Remedy

(Myristica fragrans) Nutmeg belongs to the plant family Myristicaceae. The tree is about seven meters high with a grayish-brown or black smooth bark. The branches spread in whorls. The leaves are petioled, glabrous, alternate and aromatic. The flowers are small, in axillaries racemes. The fruit is a globous drupe with a succulent pericarp and a wrinkled mace around the seed. The seed or kernel is firm, fleshy, and abounding in oil. The kernel is the nutmeg, which is used commercially and has medicinal properties.

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Cellulite (Lumpy Fat) Causes and Natural Remedies

With the passing of years, strands of fibrous tissue anchor to the skin. As they do this, they pull the skin inward. This causes fat cells to push upward. Women especially tend to have this problem in the buttocks, hips, and thighs.

Symptoms
Lumpy pockets of fat on the thighs, insides of upper arms, and gluteus maximus.

 

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What to Tell a Tempted Teen About Smoking

The truth is that the tobacco industry is coming after your children, and if you don’t do something about it now, it may just get them.

The number of minutes you spend puffing a cigarette is the number of minutes your life will be shortened.

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