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Not too long ago, we wrote an article about how often you should wash your hair with shampoo. This has turned out to be pretty popular, so we're following it up now: how often should you use conditioner? Shampoo cleanses the hair, which strips it of dirt and grime, yes, but also of natural oils and protective moisture. Conditioner, on the other hand, isn't meant for cleansing, but rather protection. As such, you might expect that it can be used much more often. So, is that true, or is there more to the story? The Types of Conditioners Hair conditioner is...

If we mention bulk pregnancy tests, a lot of people are going to be confused. Why would you need more than one? Are you trying to sell them, and need to buy them cheap?  No, actually. Bulk pregnancy tests are useful for a certain subset of women who are trying to conceive. Buying a single test every few days or weeks, when you're struggling to conceive, can get expensive and tedious. Worse, there's a bit of social stress involved; what does the cashier at your local CVS think the fifth time you come through the line with a test? Sure,...

The journey to lose weight and get yourself into a healthy weight range is a long and arduous task, and millions of people struggle with it every day. Some people go at it with nutritional advice, some with exercise plans, some with hodge-podge lists of supplements, and some with all three.  Of course, you're never alone in this kind of journey. For as many people as there are trying to lose weight, there are just as many who had lost weight and have now turned towards helping others do the same. Some are small-time trainers building local connections, while others...

A calorie is a unit of measurement of the energy stored in food, which is released and absorbed by your body when you eat that food. When you eat food, your body uses some of the energy stored in it to fuel itself, and if there's excess, your body stores it for later (when times might be tough and food might be scarce). It's like charging up a bunch of batteries in case the power goes out.  This is why it's so important to keep track, at least in a general sense, of how many calories you're consuming every day....