Sleep Tips from the Mayo Clinic and a Few Extras from Me

August is "Good Night, Sleep Right" month at ButYouDontLookSick.com! Here are some tips from the Mayo Clinic for getting a good night’s sleep: • Go to bed and get up at about the same time every day, even on the weekends. Sticking to a schedule helps reinforce your body's sleep-wake cycle an

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3 Important Tips to Achieving Good, Restful Sleep

August is "Good Night, Sleep Right" month at ButYouDontLookSick.com! We are focusing on the benefits of better sleep. 1) Improve your sleep hygiene. This may sound trite, but it is so important. A quiet room where you can get uninterrupted sleep; clean sheets and pillow cases; no other person or a

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Stay Home on Vacation “Stay-cation” Ideas

Economic conditions being what they are, many people are finding themselves with less disposable income for non-essentials, such as big-ticket vacations. In addition, those with a chronic illness may find that travel to faraway locations is incompatible with their limited energy. So, how do you indu

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Let’s Get Clean and Healthy: Herbal Housekeeping

Amidst the cacophony of people who wanted an article on Herbal Housekeeping, here is your reward! After some research I have found that it is making quite a comeback. New research indicates not only presumed health hazards with the range of “normal” toxic chemicals we use on a daily basis, but a

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How To: Clean A Room in Record Time

The Room: Bathroom The Time Frame: 10-25 minutes, depending on the size of your bathroom. The tools: Dollar store rags, The Works tub and tile cleaner, Clorox disinfecting wipes, Lysol Deep Clean toilet bowl cleaner, toilet brush, Lysol multi-purpose disinfecting cleaner, Febreeze fabric refresher i

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Want to get away? Read a book!

If you’re at the end of your day (or your rope) and would like to escape the world, try a book! You can travel to the other side of the world and look through scenic booklets of foreign attractions, read about other country’s cultures, or read about foreign explorations – all from your armchai

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Visiting the Mayo Clinic

Maybe you've exhausted your hometown's medical resources. Or maybe your doctors want to collaborate with a research facility regarding your condition. Or maybe you just want the expertise of the top specialists. Going to the Mayo Clinic is something many people only do once, and it really is to your

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“Spoonie” Household Cleaning and Organizing Tips:

This very helpful general list of "life learned" tips and suggestions was written by one of our message board moderators, LindaK. (With some help and tips from other members.)This list is chock filled with helpful goodies that will save you "spoons"!. General Tips: •Do what you can and don't wor

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How to Find Books In Large Print

The easiest way to find books in large print is to do an internet search for them. Here are some tips. Amazon actually has a separate search for large print books: Doubleday has a large print book club. Biblio.com has a large print category on it: http://www.biblio.com/catalogs/49/Large_Print.htm

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Tip: Have Spoons, Will Travel…

I used to travel a lot for work back in the day and now we still do several trips a year - so I have a bunch of tips that make traveling more bearable for me. Before you leave: · Pre plan like crazy. That way when you do your easy/busy days - you'll know exactly where you're going and how

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