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How to Teach Good Hygiene

by Aimee Amodio

04 Oct 2009 06:54 PM

If you're a parent, you are also a teacher. You have the incredibly difficult, challenging, amazing, wonderful, emotional job of helping the little life you created grow up healthy, smart, and strong. And one of the more awkward parts of the job can be teaching good hygiene.

Did Your Deodorant Stop Working?

by Aimee Amodio

28 Aug 2009 01:10 PM

The deodorant/antipersperant aisle at the store is full of options. Sporty, teen, extra strength, spray, invisible, transdimensional, does the dishes too, etc. I used Secret because that was what my mom used... and I stuck with it for years.

How to Talk to a Person with Bad B.O.

by Aimee Amodio

16 Jun 2009 04:07 PM

This may be a recurring nightmare among folks in management positions: a star employee has a problem with body odor... and it's up to you to talk to them. What do you say? How do you approach the subject tactfully? It's not an easy one.

Showers: More Than Just Hygiene, Says Study

by Aimee Amodio

20 May 2009 05:18 PM

Is a shower part of your daily ritual? Maybe you like one first thing in the morning, to get your brain going. Maybe you like one before bed, so the warm water can help you relax.

Foot Odor

by Aimee Amodio

05 Nov 2006 11:39 AM

Foot odor may be annoying, but it usually isn't serious. Most often the culprit is overactive sweat glands -- excessive sweating creates the perfect environment for bacterial and fungal growth.

Body Odor

by Aimee Amodio

01 Nov 2006 02:00 PM

Did you know that our bodies produce two types of sweat? Eccrine is a clear, odorless sweat that helps regulate body temperature. Apocrine is produced by glands in the armpits and groin that can get stinky when it interacts with bacteria on the skin.



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