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How to start your day right? What do we all do in the morning? Jump out of bed because we slept through our 5 alarms, watch some TV as the coffee’s brewing, grab a bagel, and run out the door. But some of the most common morning habits are actually really bad for you!

For example, when you open your messages before you've even washed your face, you mess up your priorities. You concentrate on that stack of tasks that have accumulated in your inbox. And your attention switches from really important morning activities, such as having a meal or taking a shower, to work responsibilities. Attend to your personal needs first and only then pay attention to your other tasks.

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Who was thought to be a witch in the Middle Ages? If you're an adult independent woman and don't have any additional financial support, this would’ve qualified you as a witch several centuries ago. But it was considered a bad sign for both men and women to be too poor. Homeless people and beggars were often accused of being witches. Anybody who didn't like people wandering around the neighborhood asking for food and money could rat them out to the authorities as witches.

So has it ever come to your mind that you’d make a great witch? Let's check whether people in the 17th century would’ve agreed with you. These signs will show if your impersonation of Maleficent is justifiable!

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How to deal with teens? Being a parent isn’t easy, especially when your child reaches puberty. And adolescence is no walk in the park for teens either! That’s why this can be a turbulent time for both parties involved. What can make the situation better and help you both come out with your relationship intact is if parents avoid saying the following things to their kids.

Do you know, for example, that what looks like a harmless compliment can actually do some real psychological damage in a teen? Dr. Timothy Gunn, a licensed clinical psychologist, says that these sorts of compliments put extra pressure on your child, making them afraid that if they do something wrong, you'll see that they're not so smart, talented, and pretty after all. As a result, they often avoid risky situations because of a fear of failure!

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Is there a person in your life you simply can't crack? Just ask them out for a meal! According to experts, our food preferences, the way we eat, and how we behave during mealtime reveal a lot about our character.

Our eating habits are highly instinctual and even if we try to fake them, the real ones will reveal themselves in the end. All you need to do is carefully look at the way someone eats to reveal a few of their character traits. Bright Side would like to present 9 of the most common eating styles that speak volumes about our personality and show even more about our behavioral patterns.

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Is mold inside your home bad for your health? Mold growing on fruit and bread is easy to see, but mold growing in your home isn’t obvious at all. If you’re feeling unwell and showing a variety of symptoms you can’t explain, it’s worth learning whether mold could be causing your bad health. It wouldn’t be a surprise since a hidden mold problem is common in many homes.

If you’re unsure whether there’s mold in your home, think about whether you usually feel better at work or when you’re out doing chores. That can be a tell-tale sign that your home is secretly an unsafe environment. Mold can wreck your health, so be wary, folks.

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How to stop stomach growling? It can be really embarrassing! Maybe you’re supposed to present a project at work, but everyone’s distracted by the racket coming from your gut. You might think a snack will make it stop, but the solution isn’t always to reach for food.

The good news is that a loud stomach is usually benign and an easy fix. For example, a 2008 study conducted at the University Hospital of Heidelberg found that walking after a meal was more successful than other presumed methods of aiding digestion because it makes the food move through the stomach faster. Silencing your stomach can involve a bit of trial and error, but one of these tips can be of help.

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How to get rid of sleep problems? When was the last time you had a really great night’s sleep? Yesterday? Last year? When you were a child? Anything from body pain to your sleeping position to your emotions can disrupt your sleep cycle, causing you to wake up fatigued. So what’s the answer?

Choose a set time to get up every morning and a time to head to bed. Try to follow this routine even during the weekends so that you don’t confuse your inner clock. This is a great way of fighting insomnia since your body will biologically begin to shut down come bedtime. It follows that, psychologically, your mind will also begin to calm down so that you fall asleep as soon as you’ve wrapped yourself in the blankets. Do you want to learn the other important tips that will make perfect sleep a reality? Then watch the video!

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How to stop receiving spam messages. Are you looking for a super discounted luxury watch or bag that you can only buy today at one particular store? But then again, it’s not like you really need any special deals now that you’ve won the lottery and are one step away from a new life! If any of this sounds familiar to you, you must be one of millions of people worldwide that receive spam.

There are apps for everything these days, and filtering spam is no exception. Most services basically set up a smarter filtering system for your email after you give them the address. These filters will adjust to your own preferences. Some apps also let you report these no-good spammers to internet providers in order to stop their activity. If you want to find out more, watch our new video!

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Have you ever wondered what would happen if you stopped washing your hair? Washing our hair regularly is the basic hygiene tip we all know from childhood. Obviously, there aren't that many people who are willing to test it on themselves but, thankfully, experts already have an idea of how your hair would react to this bold experiment.

Well, the first couple of days of your experiment would introduce you to an all-natural hair moisturizer known as sebum. As you let your scalp deal with everything on its own, your hair follicles would start producing more sebum just to make sure that your hair is properly hydrated. As a result, your hair would become greasy and oily. Wanna know the other details? Then watch the video!

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Does shaving your hair make it grow back darker and thicker? Since childhood, we’ve been reading and hearing a lot of "facts," the truthfulness of which we never doubted. However, many of them are artifice. There are so many false myths we spread from day to day that it’s about time the world of science created an entirely separate department dedicated to myth debunking! Otherwise, people will continue believing that the sun is yellow, beer makes you gain weight, and that it’s not harmful to rinse your mouth out with water after brushing your teeth.

Bright Side recalled and destroyed 11 common misconceptions. Watch this video to learn about how some of the most acceptable “facts” are completely untrue.

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