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​How to Build a Strong Freestanding Inversion Rack
Increasing oxygenated blood flow to the brain is a great, drug-free way to get rid of headaches. Inversion therapy, reportedly good for the joints, allows natural lubricating fluids to rehydrate discs and cartilage by reducing compression. When I bought my boots, I considered the options. I could buy one of those doorway bars, an over-the-door suspension bar, or build one myself. Well, since I have hung a few wood framed doors in my day, I know what holds them together (usually wire nails and a little wood glue), I opted for the DIY. Besides, hard to relax when you think you might get,,, (Read more)

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How to Pack a Blood Specimen for Air Travel
This tutorial explains how to pack a blood specimen for air travel. Following these steps will insure that your Whole Blood, Platelets, Human Organ or Tissue will satisfy the Airline Industry's Standards of Safe Handling of Hazardous or otherwise Perishable Materials. (Read more)

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How to Tell if you have Bed Bugs
Suspect that you or someone you know may have bed bugs (Cimex Lectularius)? Once largely limited to third world/developing countries, the number of reported bed bug infestations in metropolitan areas continue to rise. They present no immediate danger of disease, although bites can cause an allergic reaction. Widespread uses of DDT Insecticide proved very effective in controlling this and other insects. A little too effective, it seems. The USA banned DDT in 1972, after the EPA determined that it contributed to the thinning of egg shells,,, (Read more)

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