Bring Back Self Confidence with Easy Home Treatments for Removing Skin Tags

<div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dBp9Y_K6MBc/VtMst3KSrdI/AAAAAAAABRs/E6tJP0cf5jc/s1600/tag.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dBp9Y_K6MBc/VtMst3KSrdI/AAAAAAAABRs/E6tJP0cf5jc/s400/tag.JPG" width="266" /></a></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"> </span></strong> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"> </span></strong><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">D</span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">o you have skin tags AKA </span></span></span></span></span></strong><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">acrochordon</span></span></span></span></span></span></em><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">? Skin tags are small, flesh coloured growth. Skin tags are caused due to the accumulation of blood vessels and collagen in the thicker parts of the skin. </span></span></span></span></span></strong></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></span></strong> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tags rarely grow larger than half an inch in length </span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and </span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">tend to be quite soft. </span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">M</span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ost tags are skin-colored and easy to identify. Some people will develop </span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">them</span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> in different part</span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> of their bodies i.e. underarm, eyelids, neck and other part</span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> of the body. It is said that 40% of all adults will have skin tag or tags </span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">at</span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> some point in their lives.</span></span></span></span></span></strong></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <br /></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Skin tags are not dangerous. However, they can lower your personal confidence. </span></span></span></span></span></strong> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Below are some tips on how to remove skin tags fast and easy. If you are allergic </span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">to</span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> any plant or anything mention here please don't use it.</span></span></span></span></span></strong></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <br /> <br /> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Lemon Juice:</b></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Take a half of a fresh lemon and apply the juice to a cotton ball. Apply this directly to the skin tag and leave it on without washing it off. You can apply this up to three times a day and continue the routine until the skin tag falls off.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <br /> <br /> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Apple Cider Vinegar:</b></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Take two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and soak a cotton ball with it. Make sure to squeeze the cotton ball while you massage the skin tag so that the skin tag is saturated with the vinegar. This can be done three times a day for about a month or until the skin tag is gone. </span></span></span></span></span> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This is one of the best home remedies for skin tags on the neck. </span></span></span></span></span> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <br /> <br /> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Garlic:</b></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">You need four fresh garlic cloves and then ground these up into a paste and apply the paste directly to the skin. Place a bandage over this to keep the paste in place.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <br /> <br /> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Dandelion Stem Juice:</b></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"> </span></strong><strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Take a dandelion with the stem and extract the juice from the stem by squeezing it. A milky liquid comes out and you apply this liquid directly to the skin and then cover the area with a band-aid. Do this four times a day, making sure to thoroughly cleanse and dry the skin between applications. </span></span></span></span></span></strong></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <br /></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></span></strong> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Tea Tree Oil:</b></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Soak a clean cotton ball in water and then </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">apply</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 2-3 drops of tea tree oil to it. Thoroughly clean the skin tag and the surrounding area with soap and water and then completely dry the area. Use the cotton swab that has water and tea tree oil on it and gently massage the skin tag and the surrounding </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">area.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Repeat this daily at least twice a day for about a week until the skin tag completely vanishes.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <br /> <br /> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Oregano Oil</b></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Create a mixture of four to six drops of coconut oil and two to three drops of oregano oil and apply this directly to your skin tag three times a day. This should dry out the skin tag so that it falls off on its own. Make sure to always use a carrier oil to dilute the oregano oil to avoid redness and irritation. Do not use this near eyes.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <br /> <br /> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US">Castor Oil:</span></span></span></span></strong></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Mix a little castor oil with baking powder to form a paste. It can be very sticky. Keep repeating the process for two to four weeks, and you will notice the skin tag disappearing slowly.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <br /> <br /> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US">Pineapple Juice:</span></span></span></span></strong></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Apply pineapple juice every day at least 2-3 times, but don’t rinse it off. Repeat it for at least 10 days, until the skin tag is completely gone. Pineapple juice is also known to work on moles and warts.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <br /> <br /> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US">Duct Tape:</span></span></span></span></strong></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Stick a piece of duct tape to the skin tag for a continuous period of 10-12 days until the skin tag is completely removed. </span></span></span></span></span> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <br /> <br /> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US">Onion Juice:</span></span></span></span></strong></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Cut an onion, and leave it overnight in a container containing some salt. Extract the juice from it, the next morning. Apply this juice every night on the skin tag for at least 10-12 days. It will completely remove the tag.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <br /> <br /> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <strong class="western"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US">Banana Peel:</span></span></span></span></strong></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A banana peel also seems effective to remove skin tag</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Cut a small piece of banana peel and place the inside part of it over the skin tag. Cover it firmly with gauze, and leave it overnight. Repeat this remedy daily until the skin tag fall</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">s </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">off.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <br /> <br /> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Dental Floss /Hair:</b></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">By tying with a string you can constrict the flow of blood and oxygen off the skin tags. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This technique is also called as ‘ligation’. It would take 2-3 days to darken the skin tag. Then it will fall off after a week. Just make sure the string is extremely tight. Some people use </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;">hair</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> instead of dental floss. Works the same.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <br /> <br /> </div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-US"><b>Good Luck!!!</b></span></span></span></span></div> <div align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 120%; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"> <br /> <br /> </div>

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A Rite of Passage, Becoming a Man in the Philippines

<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">For most boys summer is the fun time but not for many boys from the Philippines. Every summer, young boys have to do the traditional rite of passage called "pukpok". Not being circumcised is maddening as they will be teased forever by their peers as  “supot”, a paper bag. So boys will choose to suffer the pain of circumcision this way rather than be called paper bag. Sometimes, boys are also called "pisot" or "pakang" when not circumcised.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">The rite of passage which is circumcision is scary and looks painful but since this signifies manliness boys have to endure the pain. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span> </div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k-zk3pTBpFQ/U2KaKdXWQHI/AAAAAAAAA9I/JI20lnCAKn8/s1600/pain.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="202" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k-zk3pTBpFQ/U2KaKdXWQHI/AAAAAAAAA9I/JI20lnCAKn8/s1600/pain.PNG" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ouch!</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">At the age of eight years old the boys can participate in this ritual.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">The ritual has to be done near the river so before and after the ritual the boys can jump in the river to clean themselves. The man that will do the circumcision will prepare a piece of wood and a machete. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span> </div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aseNAvu6UnM/U2KaKmUGz2I/AAAAAAAAA9g/tuo2jT3SeyQ/s1600/wood.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="187" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aseNAvu6UnM/U2KaKmUGz2I/AAAAAAAAA9g/tuo2jT3SeyQ/s1600/wood.PNG" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Insert foreskin here!</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">The boys will be required to chew some kind of leaves (guava leaves) which have healing properties and will stop wounds from bleeding and being infected. The quack doctor that perform the ritual will require the boy to chew the guava leaves before the circumcision. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ffwci2cEyNE/U2KaJzdmRZI/AAAAAAAAA9A/Ow5UIXS4UTI/s1600/guava+leaves.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="235" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ffwci2cEyNE/U2KaJzdmRZI/AAAAAAAAA9A/Ow5UIXS4UTI/s1600/guava+leaves.PNG" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guava leaves to prevent infection</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The procedure:</b></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">The boys have to swim in the water first to help not feel the pain then the piece of wood will be inserted to the foreskin. The quack doctor then partially slices the foreskin with his knife or machete. Then when the foreskin is cut the boy has to spit out the chewed leaves and the quack doctor is going to spread it on the wound. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dvPabrJbVzQ/U2KaLNM-O2I/AAAAAAAAA9U/uTCumvbaZe0/s1600/LEAF.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="197" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dvPabrJbVzQ/U2KaLNM-O2I/AAAAAAAAA9U/uTCumvbaZe0/s1600/LEAF.PNG" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chewed leaves for the surgery</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">The quack doctor is going to use cloth to wrap around the wound to keep the leaves there. Later the boy will soak himself again in the river to clean and help stop the bleeding. The boys will be required to use a loose shirt or better yet his mom’s dress for the thing to heal faster. </span><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7stNRdmdyYA/U6Q0TNsRFNI/AAAAAAAABDk/_qmi8BRnhLw/s1600/tuli.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7stNRdmdyYA/U6Q0TNsRFNI/AAAAAAAABDk/_qmi8BRnhLw/s1600/tuli.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div> <span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: medium;">Sometimes boys will just keep the guava leaves from the surgery without soaking again in the river.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sUiq_3fHA8M/U2KaJ3uOEOI/AAAAAAAAA9E/81GtFxJyR48/s1600/SOAK.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="216" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sUiq_3fHA8M/U2KaJ3uOEOI/AAAAAAAAA9E/81GtFxJyR48/s1600/SOAK.PNG" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys soaking cleaning themselves in the river</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Note:</b></span> <br /> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">If you are a cross dresser or gay with no plan to be circumcised, do not pass near where they do the ritual, some will taunt and tease and drag you to the piece of wood to be circumcised. </span> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The Belief:</b></span></div> <div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">People believe that when you are not circumcised you will not grow properly and you have stinkiness. When you make love with your partner you will pass your stinkiness to her. Also, when you have a child your child’s’ eyes will always have eye weeds and your child will be stinky and short just like you.</span></div>

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<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Our </b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>skin</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> is the outer covering </span><span style="font-size: medium;">of our </span><span style="font-size: medium;">body. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Our skin </span><span style="font-size: medium;">is the largest organ of the integumentary system. The skin has multiple layers of </span><span style="font-size: medium;">ectodermal tissue. Skin </span><span style="font-size: medium;">guards the underlying muscles, bones, ligaments and internal organs. </span> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;">S</span><span style="font-size: medium;">kin plays a </span><span style="font-size: medium;">very important role in </span><span style="font-size: medium;">protecting the body against pathogens and excessive water loss. It</span><span style="font-size: medium;">s</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> other functions are </span><span style="font-size: medium;">insulation</span><span style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span style="font-size: medium;">temperature</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> regulation, sensation, synthesis of </span><span style="font-size: medium;">vitamin D</span><span style="font-size: medium;">, and the protection of vitamin B folates. </span><br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span> <br /> <div style="margin-bottom: 0.5cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">Although necrotizing fasciitis may be caused by an infection with one or more than one bacterium, in most cases the term flesh-eating bacteria has been applied to describe infections caused by the bacterium known as <i>Streptococcus pyogenes.</i> The term flesh-eating is used because the bacterial infection produces toxins that destroy tissues such as muscles, skin, and fat. </span> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Who can get Flesh Eating Disease </b></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">Healthy people but Higher when you have:</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">Chronic <a href="http://www.onlinefilipinoworkers.com/2014/09/facts-about-sugar-intake-myth-busters.html" target="_blank">medical condition</a> i.e. diabetes, kidney or cancer</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">Weak immune system</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">Wounds </span> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">Recent viral infections that cause rash i.e. chicken pox</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Basic Hygiene Lesson</b></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ijUGv6mgIGg/UwzVyubZphI/AAAAAAAAAho/6Eo2chVGCkY/s1600/how-to-wash-hands-hand-washing.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ijUGv6mgIGg/UwzVyubZphI/AAAAAAAAAho/6Eo2chVGCkY/s1600/how-to-wash-hands-hand-washing.gif" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">www.google.ca</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr> </tbody></table> <ul> <li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Wash your hands f</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>requently and properly</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;">: Hand-washing</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others. </span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hD0zQCVA9yQ/UwzVEBwdzvI/AAAAAAAAAhc/j4o9tErcoEE/s1600/stock-photo-wound-85144678.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hD0zQCVA9yQ/UwzVEBwdzvI/AAAAAAAAAhc/j4o9tErcoEE/s1600/stock-photo-wound-85144678.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">www.google.ca</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span> </div> </li> </ul> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </div> <ul> <li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Take care of your wounds</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;">: </span><span style="font-size: medium;">You have to keep in mind that once our skin is broke</span><span style="font-size: medium;">n</span><span style="font-size: medium;">, it is open to all kinds of bacteria that may cause</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">infection. So if you have wound</span><span style="font-size: medium;">s</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> you have to clean </span><span style="font-size: medium;">or disinfect</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> t</span><span style="font-size: medium;">hem</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> properly.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IlMKwOaVv5M/UwzUxWcLSAI/AAAAAAAAAhI/FYo5l0UtNqY/s1600/194x105_Sore_throat_Pharyngitis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="173" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IlMKwOaVv5M/UwzUxWcLSAI/AAAAAAAAAhI/FYo5l0UtNqY/s1600/194x105_Sore_throat_Pharyngitis.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">www.google.ca</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span> </div> </li> <li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Do not go near a friend</b> or anybody who is suffering from a sore-throat-related illness.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k_K09t7ckEg/UwzUxYgScKI/AAAAAAAAAhU/ObiQf3NoMjY/s1600/400_F_29090133_7IHB3UY6fSTr5gTSBA6PnB9NwH4R1Qoy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k_K09t7ckEg/UwzUxYgScKI/AAAAAAAAAhU/ObiQf3NoMjY/s1600/400_F_29090133_7IHB3UY6fSTr5gTSBA6PnB9NwH4R1Qoy.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">www.google.ca</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> </li> <li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Co</b><b>ugh in your arm </b><b>w</b>hen you cough and turn away from others when you sneeze.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l5NsUze5xoo/UwzUxS967EI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/GDG5FJTClpQ/s1600/0114_sick-woman-tissue_485x340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="224" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l5NsUze5xoo/UwzUxS967EI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/GDG5FJTClpQ/s1600/0114_sick-woman-tissue_485x340.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">www.google.ca</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <br /></div> </li> </ul> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>T</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>hrow your used tissue </b></span><span style="font-size: medium;">in the garbage can to avoid others </span><span style="font-size: medium;">from </span><span style="font-size: medium;">touching it </span><span style="font-size: medium;">and do not touch </span><span style="font-size: medium;">other people's</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> used tissue paper with your bare hands. 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<div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1prnKY46yvI/UrcTYz66TjI/AAAAAAAADTU/QnMuD2T5ERE/s1600/natural+perfect+skin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1prnKY46yvI/UrcTYz66TjI/AAAAAAAADTU/QnMuD2T5ERE/s1600/natural+perfect+skin.jpg" width="195" /></a>It has been said that U.S. women spend $7 <i>billion</i> a year to make themselves beautiful. <a href="http://jezebel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u>http://jezebel.com</u></span></span></a>. </div> <div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> The truth is....</div> <div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> You don’t have to spend a large amount of money to make yourself appear young and beautiful. Natural products are way more cheaper and often free to use and also have great results. </div> <div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <b>FOR ACNE:</b></div> <ol><ol><ol> <li><div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> OLIVE OIL and SALT: Mix olive oil with some salt and rub it gently on the skin after </div> </li> <li><div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> the salt is dissolved. Leave it for a few minutes then rinse. Avoid popping your pimples and avoid touching your pimples with dirty hands when it has popped. </div> </li> <li><div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> RICE STARCH: Cover your pimples with rice starch and leave it for at least 30 minutes or more. Some people rinse it the next day. If you think it's uncomfortable and awkward rinse it after 30 minutes to 1 hour. </div> </li> </ol> </ol> </ol> <div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> Note: Rice starch can be obtained by saving the water that you wash your rice with. When you leave the water and drain it some starch will stay underneath the bowl. That is the rice starch. Use it!</div> <div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <b>FOR DRY SKIN:</b></div> <ol><ol> <li><div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> COCONUT OIL or COCONUT MILK: Just rub it on your skin. If its too oily just rinse it. You can still feel the softness of your skin after you rinse it. But, you do not really need to rinse it.</div> </li> <li><div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> OLIVE OIL and SUGAR: Mix olive oil with some sugar and rub on your face or skin. Leave it for 30 minutes then rinse.</div> </li> </ol> </ol> <div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <b>FOR FIRM AND RADIANT SKIN:</b></div> <ol><ol><ol> <li><div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> HONEY: Cover your face with honey (avoid the eyes) let it stand for at least 30 minutes then rinse it.</div> </li> <li><div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> EGG WHITE: Spread egg white on your face leave it for 30 minutes. Rinse it. </div> </li> <li><div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> SEMEN: Spread semen on your face and leave it for 30 minutes. Rinse. If you can take the scent of the semen leave it longer.</div> </li> <li><div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> BLOOD: During a woman’s period rinse the underwear a few times make sure the underwear still has some blood on it and rub it on your face. Rinse it after 30 minutes to an hour. If the smell will not bother you leave it longer. </div> </li> </ol> </ol> </ol> <div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <b>FOR WRINKLY HANDS:</b></div> <ol><ol><ol> <li><div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> LEMON and SALT: Mix lemon juice with some salt and rub it on your hands.</div> </li> </ol> </ol> </ol> <div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <b>TO WHITEN and SMOOTHEN SKIN:</b></div> <ol><ol><ol> <li><div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> PAPAYA LEAVES: Wash papaya leaves. Pound it until it gives green juice. Rub the juice on your skin and scrub your skin with pounded leaves. Leave it for few minutes then rinse.</div> </li> <li><div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> Pour a good amount of milk in your bath tub and soak your whole body in it. You can rinse if you wish. </div> </li> </ol> </ol> </ol> <b>CHICKEN POX: </b><br /> <div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 1.27cm;"> 1. OAT MEAL: Fill tub with warm water. Pour oatmeal generously in the tub and mix it properly before soaking. Do not rinse. Just dry yourself after soaking in the tub..</div> <div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> <b>FRESHEN SKIN:</b></div> <div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> 1. ICE/ COLD WATER: If you are from tropical country wash your face with cold water or scrub your face with ice. Do it in the afternoon when it is really hot. </div> <div style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> Let me know of what you think about my blog. If you have any ideas you would like to share feel free to leave a comment below.</div>

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