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A: A person has to be at least 18 years old to purchase and carry pepper spray. In many cases if you don''t have a previous record the police won''t bother you about it if you live in an unsafe neighborhood or city. - Threndal...

A: Kebsisha... Zyrtec is not addictive. The nasal congestion would be normal this time of year in a warm/cool moist area like the bay area. Because it occurs at night and you don"t mention wheezing, it sounds like allergies....but this is just a first guess. A HEPA filter will help address this and it sounds like he is going to need it anyway eventually. You may go to an allergist and have your son tested. This will give you a ton of information on what he reacts to. He/she can also tell you whether your son does have asthma symptoms. It is important to distinguish early on allergies vs asthma. One is bodies reaction to stimuli and the other is a disease that comes from not treating the cause of these reactions.....This is an oversimplified explanation. You may want to look at...

A: Well for starters, "lazy" is no excuse. Laxy is a symtom of another feeling that is inside you. If your are in fact "lazy" then you need to look deeper and find a way to see what emotions are causing you to become lazy. To tell you the truth, I miss eating the way I used to when I was 12, because at that time calories didn`t MATTER, WEIGHT DID NTO MATTER. But now people everywhere must change their eating habits because of how food is processed and distributed. I should tell you that I am also 5`11 and weight 142lbs. Now, you tell me that you are 240lbs, that is not 10lbs or 20lbs over weight but at least 80lbs over weight. Thats alot, and does not happen over night. I don`t know the exact surcumstances but you must have been through something pretty tough that made you eat the way...

A: Well for starters, "lazy" is no excuse. Laxy is a symtom of another feeling that is inside you. If your are in fact "lazy" then you need to look deeper and find a way to see what emotions are causing you to become lazy. To tell you the truth, I miss eating the way I used to when I was 12, because at that time calories didn`t MATTER, WEIGHT DID NTO MATTER. But now people everywhere must change their eating habits because of how food is processed and distributed. I should tell you that I am also 5`11 and weight 142lbs. Now, you tell me that you are 240lbs, that is not 10lbs or 20lbs over weight but at least 80lbs over weight. Thats alot, and does not happen over night. I don`t know the exact surcumstances but you must have been through something pretty tough that made you eat the way...

A: Kebsisha... Zyrtec is not addictive. The nasal congestion would be normal this time of year in a warm/cool moist area like the bay area. Because it occurs at night and you don"t mention wheezing, it sounds like allergies....but this is just a first guess. A HEPA filter will help address this and it sounds like he is going to need it anyway eventually. You may go to an allergist and have your son tested. This will give you a ton of information on what he reacts to. He/she can also tell you whether your son does have asthma symptoms. It is important to distinguish early on allergies vs asthma. One is bodies reaction to stimuli and the other is a disease that comes from not treating the cause of these reactions.....This is an oversimplified explanation. You may want to look at...

A: Hi Philip, You are right to be concerned for your family.  The health effects are quite dangerous and they may not even show up right away, but perhaps years down the road. The health effects for HIM are very dangerous too.  He should be wearing a SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) to work with paint.  What that means is that he should have an oxygen tank on his back, wearing a respirator breathing only that oxygen.   It doesn"t sound like you"ll be able to get him to stop.  Can you move?  It is harmful to you, your pregnant wife and your 22 month old.  Please try to get your family away from these conditions.  Tell him that he will be responsible if your new baby has congenital defects.  Unfortunately, it...

A: If you can figure out how to put this on Yahoo, but you can&''t freakin&'' call your doctor, something is wrong with you!!! Check yourself into a rehab center. the (rebhab)ist I like the NA suggestion. However, most people get fed up with NA cause its like setting up your next spree, everybody in that room knows where to get some. If you can find an AA (alcoholics) they may let you go ahead and be a part of, if you have the drinking problem too, one way to find out is try to stay off drugs & see if you drink more, or do you drink when you drug, or did you start off drinking? Lots of people in AA will tell you they did drugs too, but main addiction was alcohol. If you have a family doctor, start there as already suggested, get info for rehabs in your area, then go to a meeting at a NA...

A: Ya you are but you r not the only one my friend.i was to 200 pounds,so i started to run or walk around the neighborhood and eat healthy....

A: Debbie, This question may be too complicated for a good answer for you in his limited format, because you may need therapy to get at the root of this problem. One idea that it is easy for you to try i this:  tell yourself you have to throw one item away for any new item that you buy.  then no matter what you do it will not get more crowded at home,and that fact that you already have a lot of things that you want to keep may keep you out of the store. Best, Dr. Elmore...

A: Oh :) Don''t look at it as a bad thing. Just start doing some excersise and watch what you eat. Start now! And most of all, be happy with who you are. :-) 166cm would make you about 5ft. 5in. 63kg would be slightly under 139lbs. I wouldn''t say you are over weight by any means. I don''t have a height to weight chart in front of me but for your height and weight I would guess you are at the upper parameters of that chart. Part of how you look is whether you are muscular or you have some flab around the middle. If the latter is the case then start exercising. Especially sit-ups. No, you are probably in the desirable range. If you are concerned about weight, don''t be. If you are concerned about health, then do some sort of exercise and pay attention to the types of food you are eating....