No matter whether you’re a vegetable gardener or you love to plant flowers, one of your biggest pests is probably garden slugs. Slugs look like snails without the shells. They slime their way along either in the early morning or in the evening when everything is covered with dew. They also come out after a ...
There are many reasons why your bathroom may have unpleasant odors. It gets steamy from taking showers and it gets wet from taking baths and using the sink. The steam and water can cause mold and mildew to easily form, which produces sharp, musty odors. And, being your toilet is connected to a sewer pipe, ...
Acne is an age-old problem that has affected most all of us at one time or another. Acne is basically a skin condition that’s caused by a clogging of the pores and hair follicles. The clogged areas then become infected. The infection results in raised, red bumps. These bumps, which are called “Pimples” or “Zits”, ...
Common warts most often pop up on your hands, but they can also appear on your arms, legs and face. Warts often stand up away from the skin, but they’re sometimes rather flat like moles. You can tell the difference between a true wart and a mole by checking the skin lines in it. If ...
Do you have problems with your fingernails? Are they brittle, cracked, or ragged? Do they break easily or are they discolored? If so, then you need to learn some effective homemade remedies for damaged fingernails. My grandmother used to tell me that if your fingernails aren’t healthy-looking, then neither is your body. Guess what? Grandma ...
Sometimes when a couple tries to conceive a baby, it can take awhile for the miracle to happen. The experts recommend trying to conceive for six months to one year before you think about trying costly medical treatments for infertility problems. Before you do that, there are innate ways you can try that will increase ...
When I walked by Holly’s food/water dish one day recently, I instantly knew we had a problem. There were small black ants crawling around in her cat food. There were dead ants floating around in her water dish too. Ick! I knew it was time to employ homemade remedies to keep ants out of my ...
Everyone has had them at one time or another. They seem to happen without warning or apparent cause to the young, as well as to the old. Hiccups are actually spasms of the diaphragm muscle. Every time we take a breath, the curved diaphragm contracts and pulls down. This action helps to draw oxygen into ...
Have you ever yawned and one or both of your ears clogged up? Or, have you blown your nose with a tissue, and suddenly you couldn’t hear well out of your left or right ear? It’s not always the problem, but it could mean you have an accumulation of earwax. The best way to determine ...
If you live in any part of the country where Deer Flies and Horse Flies are found, then you’re probably familiar with these annoying insects. When the summer days heat up, these insects become more active. Although they differ in shape and looks, these large, fast-flying cousins are hard hitting blood suckers who prey on ...
