Herbal Sleep Aids

Question: What's your best tip to prevent colds and other infections during winter? Answer: My single best suggestion is to keep your nasal lining and upper respiratory tract moist through proper humidification of your home. It's no coincidence that more colds, more flu, more sinus infections and more pneumonia occur during the dry winter months. Your first line of defense against those infections are healthy, intact nasal and upper airway linings. These are your protective barriers against germs. They're mostly airborne or spread by germ-covered hands. While good hand-washing and covering the mouth when coughing help to avoid spreading germs, a breakdown in your nasal lining is a breakdown in your defense system. Winter air is dry. Turning on heat dries it out more. As a result, the lining tissues become dried out and thin.

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That section of I-35 through Minnesota is closed until further notice.Motorists in Minnesota should plan alternate routes accordingly. When a road is closed in Minnesota it is illegal to travel in that area: motorists can be fined up to $1,000 and/or 90 days in jail.If travelers must be rescued from a closed road, other expenses and penalties will apply.Persons intending to travel from Iowa to Minnesota on I-35 should consider postponing their trip or, if en route, seeking shelter at a rest area, truck stop, motel or other traveler service. Rest areas are located on I-35 near Dows near milepost 159 and at the Top of Iowa near milepost 214.— Dick JohnsonClear Lake parking rules are in effectCLEAR LAKE — All unattended, unoccupied or abandoned vehicles in Clear Lake are required to be off all public streets, alleys and public off-street parking areas during a snowfall and during snow-removal operations.The city’s snow ordinance goes into effect once there are two inches of snow on the ground, according to Police Chief Greg Peterson.Mason City parking rules are in effectMASON CITY — Mason City’s winter alternate-side parking law requires vehicles to be parked on the even-numbered side of the street on even-numbered dates and the odd-numbered side on the odd-number calendar dates.Vehicles must be moved to the side of the road in effect for the next day between 4 and 8 p.m.

Feel The Burn With Sarah Ferguson

It is a little known truth that the fires of hell are infused with the scent of roses, David Beckham Instinct and lavender. This is something even the good folks at the Westboro Baptist Church believe to awful to reveal to sinners. (Their Heath Ledger tribute can be read here.)