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I don't think that the natural UV protection in those oils is enough to protect a fair skinned person, or even a moderate skinned person. It'll help you go out for an hour or so and only get a little burnt instead of a lot burnt. But it just can't replace the protection of regular sunscreen...

Grain is already more expensive because of the drought and it makes sense that corn and beef is going to follow. Less crops not only means less food for us, it means less food for the animals that we eat. Less food for the animals means less meat for us. So we're short on grain, corn and meat...

Alright, but how did they get the nutrients their bodies needs that normally come from meats, egg and milk products? Also, what about their children? We're mammals and one of our defining characteristics is we need milk when we're children. Are the children being given the milk they need if...

It sounds like an interesting movie but if it promotes one viewpoint or another it's probably going to be biased. Are these people's entire diets being shown? Or are they taking vitamins and supplements to keep up their health? Is it possible that they are healthier not because they gave up meat...

I get these all the time. It's surprisingly easy to pull a muscle, even in an obscure area like your groin. It usually goes away completely after a day or two. If it lasts any longer than that, you should really go and see a doctor about it. That's a fragile place and you don't want to take...

You can clip your bird's wings to make it so they can't fly well. That way if they try to escape, it'll be a lot easier to catch them. I wouldn't try to do it yourself, I would see if you can find a vet that knows how to do it. And I'm glad I could help you out with the soundproofing advice! :)

Maybe we're all going about this the wrong way. Is there a soundproof room in your house or a way for you to soundproof one of the rooms? Or even just to manipulate the acoustics so they sound has a harder time escaping? A friend of mine did that to her bedroom (I wonder why the bedroom) by...

And would you say that mint and basil are the herbs that represent the extreme ends of the scale? What I mean is; is mint the most tolerant of wet conditions and is basil the most tolerant of dry conditions? Or are there more extreme ones than those?

I'm glad it worked! Be careful though, I'm sure that after a while you'll start getting used to it and your brain won't pause when it hears it. If that happens, try getting your relatives to come up with new absurd words (If you try to come up with them yourself, it may not seem so strange to...

We have multiple dogs with multiple fears but our smallest dog (No idea of the breed, he's way too mixed to tell for certain) is afraid of my pet rat, Persephone. She's really friendly but he came up to her one day and started growling so she bit him on the nose. Ever since then, he always runs...

The drought that we're in always has me thinking about what will be the first to go when we have to start conserving our water. So I'm curious, which herbs need more water to grow and which herbs can get by on less? What would be the extremes at each end of the scale?

A couple of my relatives have had this same problem before. The first one, my aunt, had hers from eating lots and lots of seafood. Fish and crabs and other things like that. The second one, my sister, had it because she wasn't getting enough iron in her diet. Or getting too much, I'm not sure...

Yeah, you really shouldn't get a bird if you don't want chirping. Birds are gonna chirp. It's what they do. If you insist though, my grandma used to have a pet canary and he had a very quiet chirp so we never really had any noise problems with him. I don't know if this is a trait all canaries...

Thanks, Jessi! I think I'm going to start getting into more alternative foods and such and things like these will help me out a lot. Has anyone here actually tasted flour made from cattails, any part of it? Was it good? How does it compare to regular flour?

I never knew that the brown part could used as flour. You learn something new everyday on these forums! I always assumed that it was the shoots that people could eat. I live near a swamp and there are thousands of these plants so I think I might try the flour thing. Thanks for the info!

Ok, but why would the chiropractor do it at all then? What I mean is, what kind of medical benefit could my uncle have gotten out of this? Because he sure was angry about it and there doesn't appear to have been any positive change in his life for it.

My uncle went to see the local chiropractor a few years ago. My uncle is the kind of guy who cracks his own neck. While he was there, the chiropractor insisted that my uncle let him do it instead. He did, and my uncle felt a sharp pain in his neck that lasted for days. So...was that supposed to...

It depends on where the cat peed, I guess. The poster above me has the right idea about the carpet. If it's your clothes or towels, try the vinegar a few more times and try washing in both hot and cold water. Have you considered maybe getting your carpet or clothes steam cleaned? Some people...

It's not fair to consider liposuction an entirely cosmetic procedure. Someone mentioned that what can be lost with lipo can be lost with time and effort. Well, that's not true for everyone. A lot of people have health problems, like with their thyroid, that prevents them from losing weight. My...

Have you ever eaten cattails? I know that cattails are one of those plants they always mention in survival books as being nutritious and good food to eat if you're gathering food from the wild. Do any of you eat cattails? I'm not even sure which parts you're supposed to consume.