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Not every ill or mood swing requires a prescription. Many common ailments - a stuffy nose, insomnia, even guilt require only self-care measures to restore you to health.

Muscle pain: Use the Fold and Hold Method

Begin by "folding" your body over the tender spot in such a way that the pain decreases by at least 75 percent. Hold for 90 seconds; then slowly release. Follow with a gentle stretch of the muscle the opposite way.

Tension headache: Almost everyone -- about 90 percent of us - is familiar with tension headaches: pain that typically starts in the muscles at the back of your head and neck and works its way to your forehead. Though headache pain - and remedies - vary per individual, ...

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