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If you’re living with diabetes, explaining the disease to family and friends is hard enough, let alone explaining it to your employer. There’s no rule that enforces you to disclose your diabetes to your employer — unless your job requires a full medical examination — however, it might be a good idea, especially for your own health and safety.

As the weather gets colder, it’s tempting to reach out for a steaming, warming drink of something hot and delicious each morning to start your day. If you’re looking to start the season a little healthier, here are some suggestions for drinks that will warm you up without adding excessive calories to your daily diet.

There’s no cure for the common cold—there, we said it. There are so many articles and resources out there that are all promising to cure your cold faster as long as you use their patented remedies, or products, or follow their helpful advice. The truth is, there are some things that will help you get relief from the pain and frustration of symptoms, but there’s not much that you can do to get rid of a cold once it’s taken hold.

We all see those hair commercials on TV with the girls dancing around with beautiful, shiny, voluminous hair. Unless you’ve hit the genetic jackpot, this may feel nearly impossible to obtain. Thin hair can be inherited genetically, or may be affected by a variety of other factors including diet, hormone imbalances, or aging.

While a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s means that the patient will eventually succumb to the full effects of the disease, there are things that we can do to reduce our risk of being diagnosed.

A full, thick head of hair is associated with youthfulness and masculinity, so it’s no surprise that thinning hair affects the confidence and self-esteem of men everywhere. The sad reality is that approximately 40% of men will experience some degree of hair loss or thinning by the time they are 40 years of age.

For some, the idea of sharing a bed with their spouse or partners is bliss. For others, it can be a wonderful dream that slowly turns into a nightmare when you learn all of the things your spouse does while asleep. One of the most annoying and upsetting things to have to deal with is a snoring spouse.

Although baldness is most commonly associated with men, 40 percent of women begin to lose hair by middle age. Because long, healthy hair is often associated with beauty and femininity, female hair loss can be especially damaging to a woman’s confidence.

Self-tanners sound like the perfect way to get a year-round glow. They don’t damage the skin like tanning salons or sunbathing, and they’re fairly easy to apply. Simply smooth on a few dollops of lotion, watch as your pasty pallor turns golden brown, and flaunt your newly sun-kissed skin!

Menstruation is heralded by women everywhere as a “coming of age” in which a girl becomes a woman. While this may sound like it’s supposed to be a wonderful, exciting time in a young girl’s life, it can be scary or overwhelming if you don’t know what to expect or have the proper supplies.