Swimsuit models and pin-up girls get to have their blemishes airbrushed and Photoshopped into oblivion, but everyday folk have to take a more active approach to treating and preventing the dreaded butt-blemish breakouts.
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Boils, or skin abscesses, are infections composed of reddened, tender areas on the skin. Often, these boils form a head filled with pus, fluid made from white blood cells, bacteria and proteins. This pus can be drained by a doctor or might spontaneously burst from the abscess.
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It may not be your favorite routine health task, but you need to at least glance at your stool once in a while. Changes in diet and possible medical conditions can be indicated by the color of your stool. Often, it is nothing to worry about.
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Hot foods and hot drinks fill the belly with warmth, but can also flush the face. Facial flushing happens when the blood vessels near the surface of the skin dilate. Sometimes, the flushing is accompanied by a sensation of heat on the face followed by sweating.
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Get your body swimsuit-ready with a high-protein, low-fat diet and plenty of exercise to burn calories and, with luck, melt pockets of body fat. This 1,200- to 1,600-calorie plan combines egg whites, skinless chicken and salmon with mounds of steamed and fresh vegetables.
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The aroma of bubbling baked beans normally appeals, but a burned pot smells appalling. You could throw the whole thing out -- remember to dump the offending legumes in a sturdy trash bag and place them outside or the entire house will reek of "eau de ruined dinner"
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When marinating chicken, do away with the salt without sacrificing flavor or juiciness. A variety of herbs, spices and liquids add spice and interest to the same old chicken parts, allowing you to eschew the salt shaker.
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Skinless chicken breasts are a traditional backbone of healthy weight-loss plans. Because chicken has no carbs and just 5 g of fat per 3- to 4-oz. serving, many dieters rely primarily on chicken for their protein needs.
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Talking on the phone is so old school. Most teens today prefer texting. About 75 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States own cellphones, and 75 percent of these teens send text messages, according to the Pew Research Center's Pew 2010 Internet and American Life Project.
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Reach for a cup of tea when your stomach gets upset or bloated after a big meal. A post-prandial cup of herbal tea provides a natural, time-honored remedy for noisy and poofy tummies without the side-effects of manufactured chemical compounds. Try mint, chamomile or ginger.
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Pick a peck of colorful peppers to punch up the flavor and nutritional content of your meals. Bell peppers come in a palette of colors -- green, red, yellow, orange, purple and chocolate brown -- and all varieties are excellent sources of the antioxidant vitamins A and C.
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Spend a day at the pool or an hour swimming laps and you feel spent. Water-related tiredness often occurs after a water workout or time passed splashing away in the summer sun. Many reasons exist as to why the body experiences weariness after swimming, everything from aerobic fatigue to water temperature.
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The mind wanders, the sauce sizzles. Burnt sauces happen to every cook, from the experienced to the neophyte. The instinct may be to toss the sauce and start over, but this kitchen disaster can be overcome with a little ingenuity.
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