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Be aware that this home video of the bathing of my pet ‘canary’ was done with good intentions at the time.

Arthritis is a problem that is not merely confined to the aging population – even young children, teenagers and athletes suffer from this disease. Arthritis is a disease that takes many forms; the two most common of which are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis does damage in a ‘wear and tear’ degenerative way. Rheumatoid arthritis [...]

Magnesium is a trace mineral which helps to protect against a cluster of risk factors linked to cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The risk factors of not including enough magnesium-rich foods in your diet are: elevated blood pressure, low levels of HDL “good” cholesterol, elevated triglycerides (blood fats), elevated glucose (blood sugar) levels and abdominal obesity. [...]

Apply a dab of alcohol to the tick, which may withdraw its feeding tube if it has just started feeding on your skin. If the tick refuses to withdraw, grasp it with tweezers as near the head as possible and pull it out slowly, hopefully with the mouth parts intact. Try not to squeeze the [...]

When selecting a pet canary choose a young healthy bird which is bright, alert and bouncy, not one that sits perched with ruffled up feathers.  It is only the male that sings; the female will ‘tweet tweet’ or whistle only. Get the largest cage possible, that allows for room for flight. A pet canary should [...]

While dogs can eat some of the same foods that we humans do, there are many foods which dogs should not eat. Some common foods you may have at home could even kill your pet if ingested in abnormal amounts. The following is a list of foods which should NOT be consumed by your dog. [...]

One of the most common causes of leg cramps is a lack of potassium in your body’s system. To add this beneficial electrolyte to your body, you can take a supplement. Or you can add plenty of potassium-rich bananas, apricots, tomatoes and raisins to your daily diet. Potassium is also good for your heart. One [...]

Massage Some experts think that arthritic pain conditions in general aggravate and flare up trigger points, and that one can get additional relief to theses arthritis symptoms through self-massage. The idea is not to massage the area where it hurts, but to find pressure tender areas in your muscles near the actual pain area and [...]

Arthritis is caused by the body not been fed the proper nutrients that keep your joints healthly and free of wear and tear. Specific joints in your body can develop arthritic pain, namely the spine, knees, feet and hands. When your joints have bone-to-bone contact and grind against each other that area becomes swollen and [...]

Stop all negative thinking about your figure. Instead look forward to your ideal figure, and imagine how good you will feel in your desired clothes size. Stick to your goal to lose weight. Lose weight daily in a sensible manner so that you don’t give up. Don’t go hungry any more or skip meals. If [...]