Articles for tag: Blood Types, Prevent Mosquito Bites

Natural Ways to Repel Mosquitoes

It’s mosquito season again here in St. Louis and judging by the wet weather that we’ve had, it’s probably going to be a bad one. I can look out into my back yard and see four different places that fill with water when it rains. Stagnant pools of water are ideal breeding places for mosquitoes. ...

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What Kind of Blood Types are There?

Medicine defines four different blood types, known as A, O, B and AB. Within these definitions there is a positive and negative form of each, thus a person can be referred to as “A positive” or “O negative”. A person’s blood type letter is defined by the antigens (a kind of substance which produces antibodies) ...

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Personality by Blood Type

A not so new way of identifying personality traits, similar to how your horoscope describes your personality based on your sign, that many Americans may not have heard of. Around the 1930’s, the Japanese came up with a new way of determining a person’s personality, by their blood type. This is actually quite popular in ...

Rh Factor: The Implications on Pregnancy

In pregnancy, there are a variety of medical tests required to ensure the most optimal health of both mother and baby. Of these test, blood typing is necessary to determine not only the blood type of the mother but also the Rh factor of the mother’s blood. As either postive or negative, a mother’s Rh ...

Sesame Seed, Calcium and Your Health

If the reader is familiar with the blood type diets, they know that different blood types require different foods. But, many overlook the differences in whole foods where vitamins and minerals are concerned. According to Eat Right 4 Your Type, blood type O requires more calcium than the other three. Calcium can be difficult to ...

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Can Your Blood Type Reveal Your Personality?

In Japan the question “What’s your blood type?” is as common as “What’s your birth sign?” in America, as the result of a study connecting blood type with personality. Blood types are taken very seriously there; when people look at a family where the members seem to excel in show business, sports or even criminal ...

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Understanding Your Blood Type

You might be a card-carrying member of your local blood donation group; but do you really understand what your blood type is? Do you know where your blood goes after you’ve donated it for the greater good? And more importantly, do you know what kind of blood you would receive if you were to need ...

Double Red Blood Cell Donations

Your husband is in serious car accident and is rushed to a nearby hospital, bleeding profusely from head injuries. Your mom experiences significant blood loss during complicated open-heart surgery. We take for granted that blood will always be available if it’s needed. Thanks to the folks who regularly donate blood for transfusions, it almost always ...