How To Videos » Feature http://www.ihowtovideos.com Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:32:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 How to Feed a Picky Eater http://www.ihowtovideos.com/how-to-feed-a-picky-eater/ http://www.ihowtovideos.com/how-to-feed-a-picky-eater/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:57:09 +0000 How To http://www.ihowtovideos.com/?p=5 Misty is the mother of 3-year-old Echo, who has been a picky eater since she started on baby food. Misty shares her strategies for getting Echo to eat new foods, and when she can’t win that battle, she “sneaks” fruits and vegetables into food Echo will already eat.

Misty doesn’t believe in making separate meals for Echo – she feels like that is putting the 3-year-old in charge and that’s a bad thing, especially at mealtime. Misty believes that catering to Echo in this way will skew Echo’s expectations of how she should be treated later in life.

]]> http://www.ihowtovideos.com/how-to-feed-a-picky-eater/feed/ 1 How To Understand Diamond Clarity http://www.ihowtovideos.com/how-to-understand-diamond-clarity/ http://www.ihowtovideos.com/how-to-understand-diamond-clarity/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:52:52 +0000 How To http://www.ihowtovideos.com/?p=23 A very informative video, Ronnie Mervis of Mervis Diamond Importers tells viewers about the clarity of diamonds. He explains what clarity means (also called spotting, or the purity of the diamond) and goes through the different grades of clarity (IF, VVS1, VVS2, VS1, VS2, SI1, SI2, I1, I2, and I3). He explains that diamonds occur in nature, and like all things that occur in nature, they are not perfect. have natural marks inside them called “growth marks” that occur. The grade of the diamond depends on how minor those “growth marks” are. Trained inspectors magnify the diamond ten times or more to look for imperfections. Even the lowest-rated diamonds have imperfections that are very difficult to see with the naked eye. Ronnie Mervis tells us it is OK to buy diamonds with flaws (also called inclusions) because you can always upgrade later. He also tells us that the price difference is so drastic between a IF diamond and a lower-grade diamond because the smaller the inclusion, the rarer the diamond. So, if you’re not investing for rarity, go ahead and buy a lower grade diamond. It can be your secret.

How To Video – DanforthDiamond.com, specialists in engagement rings.

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In this video, Dr. Neil King demonstrates some important posture-improving chiropractic exercises that can help.

The first exercise has you starting in a tabletop position on all fours.  Lower yourself to the mat, put your arms and legs straight out from the body, and slowly lift the legs and the upper body at the same time.  King shows you the proper way to do this exercise, which is called the “Superman.”  Do five of these per day.  They help you with your strength, your mobility, and your flexibility.

The second exercise has you starting on your back – you press your lower back into the floor and lift the buttocks.  Lift the lower body and hold for fifteen seconds.  This exercise is an abdominal exercise that leads into the best exercise you can do for your abs – the bicycle.  King shows you how to do it properly so that you’re not pulling on your head or neck.

Do the first abdominal exercise 5 times per day, and the bicycle for 15 cycles for each leg.

Doing these exercises will help you maintain a healthy spine, and you’ll look and feel better, too!

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]]> http://www.ihowtovideos.com/how-to-strengthen-your-core-to-improve-your-posture/feed/ 1 How to Incorporate Brochures and Cards into Your Marketing Strategy http://www.ihowtovideos.com/how-to-incorporate-brochures-and-cards-into-your-marketing-strategy/ http://www.ihowtovideos.com/how-to-incorporate-brochures-and-cards-into-your-marketing-strategy/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:41:30 +0000 How To http://www.ihowtovideos.com/?p=16857 In this video, Susan Wilson Solovic from sbtv.com interviews Andrew Field, who runs an online printing company and is known to be a pretty good boss.  He believes that brochures and cards can absolutely be a part of your marketing strategy, but that you can achieve a professional looking end product without paying thousands of dollars to a graphic designer.

Customization is key, but lots of times it is price prohibitive to obtain a totally customized piece.  There are other options, like using stock photography, templates, and more where you can input your own information.  Field warns against using just any image in your printing – most pictures on the web won’t work because they do not have high enough resolution.

Field says that studies say that large images are considered more professional looking in brochures.  For business cards, Field says it’s very important to put pertinent information on your business card, but not to cram too much onto the small rectangle.  Use the back if you have to.

Field says that the business you’re in dictates whether or not you need your photograph on your business card.  He thinks that no matter what, it’s important to make your business card stand out with color.  He also advocates using a heavy card stock is very important.

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]]> http://www.ihowtovideos.com/how-to-incorporate-brochures-and-cards-into-your-marketing-strategy/feed/ 2 How to Use Herbal Formulas to Detox Your Body http://www.ihowtovideos.com/how-to-use-herbal-formulas-to-detox-your-body/ http://www.ihowtovideos.com/how-to-use-herbal-formulas-to-detox-your-body/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:33:18 +0000 How To http://www.ihowtovideos.com/?p=16853 Larry Cook is the author of  a book called The Beginner’s Guide to Natural Living, and he has host Zoe Simpson explain the chapter of his book that deals with herbal formulas.  Cook believes that colon cleansing is a key step in maintaining a healthy body, and herbal formulas are essential to a successful colon cleanse.

Simpson explains that you should take an herbal formula before your colon cleanse, to make sure you have the most effective treatment.  The herbs sort of “pave” the way for all the waste to be eliminated from the body.  Simpson gives you many different product names that help with loosening the fecal matter from intestinal walls.

Of course Simpson plugs Cook’s book at the end of the video, and we strongly urge you to really study up on colon cleansing and herbal supplements, and then talk to your doctor or natural healthcare provider, before you embark on what might seem like a very strange practice.  Many health professionals advocate colon cleansing to benefit the body, but you need to make sure you have no outstanding health conditions that could make the practice unsafe or unhealthy for you.

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This informative video shows you how to install a Tonneau cover onto a Toyota Tacoma – step by step with no words.  The instructions appear at the bottom of the screen while you watch the demonstrators complete the task.  It is a very thorough video that doesn’t omit a single step.  These helpful people have many different videos to show you how to install a Rollback G2 Tonneau cover onto many different makes and models of trucks.

Security, safety, and confidence are important when buying car tires and accessories.  Make sure you know what you’re doing before you buy, and before you install a new part on your car or truck.

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Not only should you avoid letting your pets have access to things that are poisonous to them, you should also be educated about things you might not know are bad for your dog.  For instance, you shouldn’t give real animal bones to your dog.  They can splinter and catch in your dog’s throat.  Also, be careful with chew toys – they can get lodged in your dog’s throat.

Chocolate is also a no-no.  So is baby excrement, as it turns out.  Also make sure you keep your weasel, ferret, cat, baby, etc out of the toilet – they could drown.  Get one of those toilet locks, ala Baby Mama.

They say most of it is common sense.  Since they never really addressed the chocolate issue, I looked online and found that you should avoid feeding your dog these common people foods:

Grapes and Raisins:  These can be toxic, even fatal to dogs by causing damage to the kidneys.  Don’t feed them to your dogs.

Onions:  These can cause anemia in dogs, and be very harmful.  So can garlic and chives.

Chocolate:  All chocolate can hurt the heart, lungs, kidney, and nervous system of the dog.

Caffeine:  Similar to chocolate, this stuff is a big no-no.

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As with any weight loss plan, you want to write down your goals first.  In those goals, you should plan to exercise.  Not only cardio, but muscle building as well.  If you increase your muscle tone, you burn calories faster and more efficiently.  Cardio and strength training are key to shaping up the body, especially the belly.

It not only benefits you to lose the extra weight, it benefits your baby too.  The stronger you are, and the healthier you are, the better you feel and the more energy you’ll have.  Not only that, but exercise and the right diet can fight depression, so if you’re prone to post-partum depression losing the weight is truly in your best interest.

So, the right diet, exercise plan, and attitude can do wonders for your health, your baby’s health, and your overall well-being.

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Again, reading wine labels can be tricky.  That’s why Behind the Burner traveled to  Freemark Abbey Winery in Napa Valley to tell us how to decipher the information on a wine label.

First step – decide what you want.  Are you looking for a wine from a particular region?  From a particular winery?  Or are you seeking a particular varietal (grape)?  The name of the wine – Cabernet, Vioigner, etc. indicates the type of grape used in the wine.  Not all wines are 100% a certain type of grape – in fact, a wine only has to have 75% of one type of grape in it to put that varietal name on the label.

The year refers to the year the wine is grown.  As for alcohol content, the vintner interviewed says that his reds are about 14% alcohol, while the whites are 13% to 13.5%.  If there is too high of an alcohol content, the wine will taste funny. Some can pull it off, but with food it is better to go with a lower alcohol wine.  A more acidic, fruitier wine is better.

The bottom line is that it is good to have a little bit of education under your belt before you go to buy wine.  You have to find out what you like before you can be sure to buy something that works for you.  This means you’ll have to do some wine tasting.  It’s a tough job, but you owe it to yourself!

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]]> http://www.ihowtovideos.com/how-to-interpret-a-wine-label/feed/ 3 How to Feng Shui Your Apartment Video http://www.ihowtovideos.com/how-to-feng-shui-your-apartment-video/ http://www.ihowtovideos.com/how-to-feng-shui-your-apartment-video/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:06:22 +0000 How To http://www.ihowtovideos.com/?p=16674 Leigh Kubin is a Feng Shui expert who has helped many a homeowner or renter make their home a much more peaceful and productive place.  In this video, she helps Leo and Denise transform their downtown loft apartment into a zen-like haven.

Leigh tells us that the room she’s transforming falls in three areas of the Bagua, but if you ‘re like me and don’t know what a Bagua is you’re already confused and it’s not even a minute into the video.  So, for those Feng Shui newbies, bagua refers to the cardinal directions as established in the Turtle Calendar in the time of Yao.  Huh?  In a nutshell, everything is divided into sections according to Feng Shui.  Where things fall within these predetermined sections, or trigrams, determines the energy of the room.  The directions are marked by Four Celestial Animals – the Dark Turtle for the North, the Red Phoenix for the South, the Green Dragon for the East, and the White Tiger for the West.  Modern practitioners take this a step further, and divide a house into sections related to the ancient bagua.

The current bagua’s categories are travel, journey, wisdom, creative, health, ancestors, relations, fame, and wealth.  In Leo and Denise’s apartment, the room they are focusing on contains the wealth, fame, and relationship baguas.  Their wealth area was all cluttered up, and Leigh tells Denise that all that stuff has to go.  You’re supposed to have wood in the wealth section, and Leo and Denise’s furniture created a triangle, which means fire.  Fire burns wood, so no good at all.

Leigh takes Denise through the rest of the room and helps her decide what to do.  Leigh is so well-spoken and self-assured, that I wish Denise would post a follow-up video talking about how this feng shui fixed everything.  Here’s hoping.

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