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Originally posted by blanketbat:
Eww, are vitamins supposed to smell like that?

I got these GNC Nourishair which I hope will make my hair grow a bit faster and they REEK.

Someone tell me if this is normal! Are they going to make me smell like a filthy yetti?

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http://www.mothering.com/articles/pregnancy_birth/birth_preparation/inducing.html

"How Does Labor Begin Naturally?
Up until recently very little was known about how natural labors actually begin. Scientists knew that the release of oxytocin resulted in both uterine contractions and milk production. Pioneering research by scientists at Cornell University, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and the University of Auckland, New Zealand, suggests that it's the baby's brain that initiates birth.47

These researchers discovered a pea-sized region of the fetal sheep brain called the paraventricular nucleus, which actually serves as a biosensor designed to trigger the events leading to a birth. Two hormones, corticol and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), reach peak levels in the fetal bloodstream just before birth. Peter W. Nathaniels of Cornell University suggests that the "fetal brain may act as a tiny monitor, tracking its own development."48 When the baby is ready for birth, the paraventricular nucleus signals the fetal pituitary gland to increase ACTH secretion. The pituitary, in turn, tells the fetal adrenal gland to secrete more cortisol. These hormonal increases cause changes in the mother's hormones, including the release of oxytocin, which lead to uterine contractions. Because scientists speculate that a malfunction of the fetal biosensor may account for early or late births, this research may prove helpful in the future, both to stop premature labor or to effectively induce a truly postmature pregnancy.

All of the currently available methods of inducing labor bypass this important first step of fetal paraventricular nucleus biosensor interaction between the hormonal systems of both mother and baby. "

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Originally posted by jstrizzy:
Depends what's in them. I take lysine tablets for canker sores, and they have an odor. But the bottle says something about how whatever it is that they get the lysine from may cause the pills to have an odor, so it didn't concern me (and they don't make me smell at all).

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Originally posted by blanketbat:
I am a bit skeptical too, but I've had two friends who have had really good hair in the past few weeks and I've asked them what they were doing and they both mentioned this stuff, so I figure it can't hurt. It's no more expensive than my regular vitamins, and I had a GNC gift card that was about to die so I figured I'd give it a shot. I'll call about the stinkyness tomorrow.

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I was reading reviews of that stuff on drugstore.com, and they were all really good - will you let us know if you notice a difference? I'm thinking about getting some.

It's not specifically for canker sores; the bottle says it helps promote good oral health.

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Originally posted by TinyGirl:
I can't believe I'm putting this on the internet--
Can you get a pimple on your breast? It looks like a whitehead right at the tip of the nipple.

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Could it possibly be a milia? (or um, I guess the singular is probably "milium")

There's a bunch of pictures of them here --

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&lr=&q=milia

none on the nipple, but the first picture on the second row gives you a good idea of what they look like.

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Originally posted by blanketbat:
Are they going to make me smell like a filthy yetti?

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I use to get the pimples on the chin thing. It was awful, I hear your pain! I think it does come from the time of month and also from diet. Not chocolate, but I think it comes from soda pop and salty foods like potato chips. Wash your face morning and night and get plenty of rest. Watch your diet. I do believe keeping the phone clean and not touching your face after you've touched a newspaper also helps. Good luck!

Also, here is a much "darker" problem about my body that I've wondered about. I can't stop biting my thumb nail, just this one. Sometimes I clutch my hand and finger and I guess I was doing it subconsciously, until one day a geeky boss of mine bitched to me and was always on my case. But she said something to me that always stayed with me and I've wondered about all these years. She asked me, "Why are you always clutching your hand? Is there something wrong with you?" That stuck with me.

I wondered. Could this be due to something in my childhood that happened to me? Is my body language trying to tell me something? Can people read your mind and know what you are thinking without talking to them? When I was a kid I discovered my dad was jerking off in front of me, my sister and our friends in his car. My sister and I did not know what was going on actually at first, but we knew something was wrong. It happened a few years. Finally, we confronted each other (my sister and I). We realized we both were interpreting the same thing and yes, he was doing this. Could my body language now be a coincidence of this? You know, like I'm clutching, biting my nail, crossing my legs, holding myself, my body close to me, because of what happened in the past?

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Originally posted by bekkaboo:
I was reading reviews of that stuff on drugstore.com, and they were all really good - will you let us know if you notice a difference? I'm thinking about getting some.

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I've been using them for a while now, and I like them so far. My finger and toe nails are much stronger than before and growing like weeds. I can't really tell if my hair is longer (it was already past bra strap and so it's harder to tell if it's growing) but it does seem to break off in my hairbrush less. I say give them a try, they seem to be working.

Anyway, I'm sorry fellow digsters for laying such a "heavy loaded" topic on you all, but really - thanks so much for sharing a shoulder to lean on. It means a lot to me. And I do support all those others who suffer in silence or otherwise.

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Originally posted by Nieci:
Ladybug, please get some therapy. There are many forms of incest, and from what you've mentioned, I think you should get some help to understand and deal with things.

<--incest survivor

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Nieci, I noticed at the bottom of your reply that you are an incest survivor? Is that correct? I want to give "hugs" to you too and support you. I hope you are better today. Have you personally gone for therapy? I was depressed once and did go for therapy then but have kinda been okay since then. I was going then because I use to get asked out on a lot of dates but I would tend to "freeze up" on my dates and I would get really depressed. I let some "gorgeous" guys get away and it would tear me appart inside. One date actually confronted me on this and recommended HIS therapist. So I went and he did help me. Actually, that had been my second therapist. Anyway, I'm married now with 2 children, life is good, but there sometimes is a feeling of something "nagging" at me still. I have lost interest in sex with my husband though, but I attribute that more to his "letting himself go" and he has gained a lot of weight. I don't feel attracted to him, but he is still my best friend.

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Originally posted by quarkiegirl:
i have some pore minimizer/mattifying cream from cl!nique that works really well. it comes in the little tube but lasts FOREVER.

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Originally posted by bekkaboo:
Is that what it's called? 'cause I have gigungous nasty pores on my nose/surrounding area - I wash my face regularly and don't put anything on but spf 15 moisturizer, and that area is always gross and oily. i'd like to try it if it comes w/Digster recommendation........

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this is the stuff i've got. i love it!

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Originally posted by bali:
I have had bronchitis for 10 days now. The doctors won't give me antibiotics because they say most cases are viral, which is fine, but I am miserable.
Any suggestions to help cure me. I have to work everyday, so I can't really just rest - only 2 weeks left of school.
I am drinking literally a bottle of Robatussin everynight to try and sleep and the moment I wake up I am racked with coughs. I think I have busted a rib.
Also, how do you know if you have phnemonia? The doctor just said look out for that, but never mentioned any symptoms.

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Originally posted by lemony:
This is a funny question, but.. I recently noticed that I'm getting white hair "down there" (blond! blond!). It's kind of freaky. My hair is normally dark brown, and so far I've only ever found a few white hairs on my head.

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