Prevent computer eyestrain Sit at least 20 inches away from the screen, and place it at or slightly below eye level. Follow the 20／20／20 rule：every 20 minutes, focus on something at least 20 feet away for 20 seconds. Post a reminder near your s...
5 ways to improve your skin Sleep Too little leaves your skin looking tired and dull, so dont stay up any longer than you have to, and give your skin the chance to relax and recharge. Water Central heating, air conditioning and not drinking enough ca...
How to keep your eyesight sharp １. Boost your beta carotene intake. Eat lots of oranges and yellow fruits and vegetables such as spinach. ２. Eat other carotenoids too. Beta carotene is only one of more than ５００members of the carotenoid fami...
Eight Ways to Good Sleep 1．Establish a regular bedtime and rising time, and stick to them. A regular bedtime and rising time can help you stabilize your internal clocks. Select a bedtime thats good and natural for you. A clue that youre getting to...
Garlic: your healthy food Garlic is probably the healthiest food you should take． While garlic isn't likely to help out with your social life when you eat too much of it chasing people off with the bad breath，it may actually save your life．Used...
Home Remedies That Work Halt a Headache An ice pack applied to the back or top of the head can relieve some headaches，as can massaging the temples and the back of the neck．Sleep－－even a １０－minute catnap－－can help too，although it m...
4 ways to have good skin Think before you drink． Alcohol can dilate small blood vessels，which may lose their ability to constrict．The result：tiny purple facial lines． Hands off. Every time you touch your face，you're depositing dirt and oi...
If I'd had my way，the story would have ended that day where it began－－on the sixth hole at Stony Brook． What was that bawling？my wife，Shirley，asked，in－terrupting me in mid－swing．Without another word she marched into a mucky unde...
Dog and Cat It is reported that the following addition to the Book of Genesis of the Bible was discovered in the Dead Sea Scrolls．If authentic，it would shed light on the question，Where did pets come from？ And Adam said，Lord，when I was in...
Vanishing Breed European mink once thrived along waterways throughout most of Europe．The fur of this small mammal is soft and beautiful．But some people believed the fur of its relative the American mink was more desirable．Fur farmers released t...
An Experiment in love The dog discovered them――four newborn kittens abandoned in tall grass beside the road．When I returned from my walk carrying the tiny creatures in the palm of my hand，my partner，Mike，said firmly，No more animals．Mi...
Marty Had a Little Lamb It was lambing season．The neighbors phone call brought my dad and me rushing to their barn to help with a difficult delivery．We found a lamb whose mother had died while giving birth．The orphan was weak，cold，still shr...
Kitty Magic After a meeting one night，I felt very tired．Eager to get home and get to sleep，I was approaching my car when I heard mew，mew，mew，mew．．．Looking under my car，I saw a teeny little kitten，shaking and crying，huddled clo...
Finders Keepers When my daughters reached the third and fourth grades，I occasionally allowed them to walk to and from school alone，if the weather permitted．It was a short distance，so I knew they were safe and no trouble would befall them． O...
The Eyes of TEX Eric Seal thought the scrawny puppy a t his feet was perhaps five weeks old．Some time during the night，the little mixed－breed female had been dumped at the Seals front gate．Before you ask，he told Jeffrey，his wife，the ans...
