08.21.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 2:03 pm by Luis
A co-worker at my office recently went under the knife for a painful plastic surgeries. She was out of work for two weeks and when she returned to her desk the next Monday, she looked like death warmed over. She was in tremendous pain. Her face was bright red, her nose swollen to two times its regular size, the staples in her scalp could be seen upon closer examination, and the pain medication that she was on rendered her almost incoherent. The looks themselves were enough to break me of any desire to submit my body to that kind of torture. The sad thing was, she is only 50 years old and this was her third facial plastic surgery. This made me think that her desires to be young were more addictive than rational.
We see the same thing with dieters. Being a healthy weight is desirable but some go to extremes to obtain what they view as the perfect weight. Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are examples. But these are not healthy. The key to good health and weightloss is excercise and lots of fruits and vegetables. Akavar Weight Loss Pills work great without side effects but if possible healthy eating and excercise should be tried first. Likewise there are healthy means to youthful appearance and there are very unhealthy procedures that we should stay away from.
Two Tips To Remember In Choosing A Healthy Way To Youthful Beauty
Do what feels right.
Painful procedures (like micro-derm abrasion) don’t feel good. And they are not good for you. The natural way to exfoliate dead skin is using natural exfoliator such as sea sand. There are many cosmetic exfoliators with these natural exfoliators as their main ingredients.
Work with your skin.
Don’t try to change your skin and stay away from products that claim to. Using a product such as Amatokin that works with your skin to enhance its natural abilities is a good alternative. If you have oily skin, choose products that work with oily skin (not those that eliminate it). Treat your skin with care and respect and it will serve you well for “ages” to come.
I have mentioned Amatokin because it has shown to be a very good eliminator of wrinkles. Yet it does so without painful procedures. Women should choose their way to beauty like they choose their lifestyle and their weight loss course. They should choose, with care, those products which are nourishing and beneficial for their body in the long run. Healthy skin is beautiful skin.
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08.16.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 6:06 am by Luis
A look at health news headlines from around the world:
-Research from the University of Texas found large waist measurements, relative to hip size, were linked to early signs of heart disease. This confirms other research that waist size, rather than overall body weight, is a key indicator of heart disease. The study of 2,744 people suggests that a waist size of 32ins (81cm) for a woman and 37ins (94cm) for a man represents a “significant” raised risk. Time for me to cut back on the beer.
-The Department of Health (DoH) advises people not to drink more than five single espressos - roughly seven instant coffees - a day, although individuals vary in their sensitivity and reactions. The highest natural caffeine content is found in filter coffee, a mug of which contains about 120mg of caffeine. Instant coffee contains roughly 75mg and espresso 107mg.
-Carrying too much weight while pregnant increases the risk of complications for mother and baby, including birth defects, labor and delivery problems, fetal death and delivery of large babies, according to the March of Dimes. A revision is long overdue, said Dr. Raul Artal of the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. “The reality is for too long we are telling pregnant women to take it easy during pregnancy, be confined and to eat for two,” he said. “This has been one factor in causing the epidemic of overweight and obesity that we see in our country.”
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08.11.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:39 am by Luis
Anti depression medications are common in treating depressions.
Anti depression medications often have based ingredients, which slow or remove specific chemicals that cause the brain to function improperly.
The chemicals in the brain include
- Serotonin
- Norepinephrine
- Neurotransmitters
The neurotransmitters function to control moods and works in combination with responses, which target the sleeping patterns, thought processing, eating, and pain.
Thus, the brain requires balance and when the brain is not balanced, depression will occur.
Anti depression medications control the depression by managing its symptoms. The anti depression medications prevent or else decrease depressive symptoms. Some of the anti depression medications include serotonin, which is a neurotransmitter-based chemical in the brain.
The chemicals derive from amino acids, which comprise tryptophan. The chemicals widely distribute secretions into the bodys tissues while acting as neurotransmitters, which compress the blood vessels at sites injured. Thus, the chemicals often affect the states of emotional response.
Neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitters then are the chemicals carrying communications, which connect between the nerves. The chemicals carry messages while sending signals between various nerve cells, or to the muscles. Most times triggers hit or prevent impulses, which are received by the cells.
Norepinephrine
Norepinephrine is hormones, which work with the neurotransmitters. Thus, the hormones secrete alongside the adrenal glands, which are similar to epinephrine.
Epinephrine is principals of neurotransmitters, which sympathetically touches the nerve endings, and supplies major organs and the flesh survival tools.
You can see the types of manage plans to conquer depression by reviewing the information.
Adrenal Glands
The adrenal glands work in harmony with secretions of organ hormones. The endocrine glands are located above the kidneys.
The medulla or inner parts of the glands secrete epinephrine and sends it to the cortex, which is the outer part of the glands, and secretes organic compounds, known as steroids.
The steroids are fat-soluble organic compounds, which compose four joining carbon rings. The carbon rings form natural or else synthetically. The carbons all include bile acids, vitamin D, sex hormones, adrenocortical, and sterols.
As you can see, to restore the mental and physical status, depression souls may require intakes of Vitamin D, along with steroid and hormone-based supplements. Thus, serotonin is still essential, since it is important to restore chemicals to the brain.
The chemicals could restore balance in amino acid intake, along with tryptophan, tissues, neurotransmitters, blood vessel cleaning clearances, and emotional status.
Emotions
Depression makes a person feel despair. The emotional dominance leads to sadness, hopelessness, and dejection. You may want to visit your doctor or local mental health to learn what is right for you if you feel depressed.
While most doctors are increasing the diagnosis of bipolar, keep in mind, bipolar patients are not the only ones suffering depression. You may also try to refine your emotions.
Depression is a domination emotional trigger, which controls these emotions, thus making them feel sad, unhappy, depressed, gloomy, and so forth. Learning new management tools for refining and retraining the mind can help you find relief while conquering depression.
Exercise And Diet
Most people suffering depression are undernourishment and lack exercise. The bodys neurotransmitters would respond by building the central nervous system (CNS), strengthening the muscles, and lessen the risks of injury, illness, and depression, if proper exercise routines were employed.
You will also require proper diet plan. Likewise, exercise and proper diet could improve the norepinephrine and serotonin intake. Most anti depression medications include serotonin to restore the chemicals balance.
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08.10.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 7:44 am by Luis
One common thing that happens to many of us is getting caught in the yes trap.
We are asked to do something that we really dont want to do.
But instead of saying no, we feel we should do it and so we say yes.
Reasons to say when you really mean no:
There are many reasons why we say yes when we really mean no.
- One reason is we are afraid to say no.
- We may fear being rejected by the person asking us.
- Instead of standing up for what we really believe or want, we cower and say yes. Or we fear having a confrontation with the person.
- Instead of saying no, you say yes to avoid getting into a conflict.
- People who have low self-confidence can sense that other people are more powerful than them. They often dont want to get into situations that could turn into disagreements.
Circumstances in your life for which you say yes but mean no:
- Youre shopping for clothes and the salesperson makes some suggestions. Do you ever buy something you dont really like that well just because you dont want to say no to the salesperson?
- Youre at the beauty salon or barbershop getting your hair cut. The stylist makes some suggestions about how to cut your hair. You dont really want it that way but you let her cut it anyway because you dont want to say no.
- Youre at a restaurant and the waiter recommends a particular dish. Even though you dont usually like this particular food, you order it and eat it anyway.
- You get a phone call from someone selling something. You want to say no but instead you end up buying the item.
- Someone comes to the door selling magazine subscriptions. Even though you dont need any magazines you agree to purchase a subscription.
- Your sister calls to see if you can baby sit her kids on Saturday night. There is no special occasion; they just want some time without the kids. You say yes even though you and your husband had planned to go to the movies on Saturday night. (She relies on you all the time even though she does have a baby-sitter that she could call)
- At work, a co-worker asks you to complete a report for them. You agree, even though it means you will need to work late to finish it.
- Sometimes people say yes even when it is inconvenient or costly to do so.
Sometimes you may find that you are doing more than the person you are helping out. Its pretty easy for someone to take advantage of you once they find out that you are an easy target.
Some people will use you once they know that you usually say yes. They also may not even realize that you are being inconvenienced or that you really didnt want to say yes.
What happens in these situations is that you start to have resentments towards the people that continually ask you or expect you to do things. They, on the other hand, may just think that you are happy to do these things.
What makes someone say yes when they dont want to? Many feelings are hiding under the surface.
How to stop saying yes?
- In order for you not to confront the person you learn to avoid the situation by immediately giving in to what the other person wants.
- In order to make it stop you need to first recognize what situations you say yes in when you mean no.
- Then, the only way to stop is to stop saying yes. Learn to say no.
- You need to be strong but you dont need to be mean or angry. A simple no is enough.
- If the person asks you for a reason why you cant do something you can tell them truthfully why not or you can let them know that you just dont have the time to allow it anymore.
Learning to Say No:
For one week, keep a notebook handy. For the first few days, write down anytime someone asks for something that you want to say no to.
Write down who asked you, what they asked for and your actual response to the person and the rest of the conversation. Look at the things in the list and see which ones really should have been no.
Ask yourself these questions:
- Is the request a reasonable one?
- Is this a high priority for me?
- Why do I want to do this?
- Why dont I want to do this?
Rewrite the dialogue as if you were talking to the person but instead of yes, tell them no.
For the rest of the week continue to write down these incidents, however, this time, actually tell the person no when you mean no. It will be hard at first, but will get easier the more you do it. Youll feel so empowered the first time you stand up for yourself!
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08.09.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 4:46 am by Luis
When a person is besieged, with stress, it frequently causes confusion and it becomes more difficult to make good decisions.
Stress triggers a series of emotions, including worry, anxiety, confusion, feeling a lack of protection and support, and stress proves negative thinking.
When a person feels a lack of protection and support the person will frequently feel defeated and believes that they do not have the aptitude to act or react to a problem.
When a person is anxious, they will feel a sense of uneasiness because the mind is fretting over a fear that aggravated the stress.
Confusion brings forth its own problems, since a person confused often has difficulty sorting through their thoughts, emotions and the have difficulty understanding others when they are speaking.
When a person thinks negative, it often brings forth additional problems, since decisions are often initiated by negative emotions. This is a marking of denial and a refusal to look at all angles of a problem.
When a person is negative it often leads to added stress, since negative brings forth withdrawal, procrastination, hostility, inability to agree, and represses a persons ability to use their creative side.
If a person does not use the creative side of the brain then he or she will have difficulty solving problems. As we can see, stress has many fundamentals that surround its function; therefore, understanding the entirety of stress can eliminate confusion.
Negative can be analyzed carefully, since it can benefit us in many areas of life. For example, scientist are negative-positive in that they hinder the process of learning or performing linking it to a situation in question by postponing the information in response to other evidence.
In other words, a scientist will argue points until a fact is proven. This is positive negative thinking also known as negative transfer. When a person is thinking negative thoughts in a series of patterns, a harmful act leads to stress.
Stress then is a constraining act that causes a tug-a-war in the mind. One thought pushes against the other thought, pulling the thoughts in a separate direction. When the mind is boggled down with push-pull thinking, it often causes a person to feel confused.
What it takes to unboggle the mind is to sit down, take a few deep breaths and collect your thoughts. Understand that your emotions are part of your thinking process and the emotions control anger, sadness, joy, happy and so forth.
If you are stressed then your emotions is taking the lead and controlling your life. Therefore, you must collect your thoughts to find the answer to your problems. Problems come in all sizes. Some of us have more problems than others do.
Reviews: how you handled the problems in your past
When you think life is getting you down, then look back over the years and review how you handled all the problems in your past. You will see that you overcome many obstacles and made decisions through the procedure.
If you see that, you made a bad decision in your past then use it to your advantage instead of using it against your self. Thinking positive brings forth rewards.
I always tell myself everyday that something good will come my way because I put forth the efforts to make it happen. Instead of allowing stress to interrupt, my life when good fails, instead I move forward and patiently wait for the good to come my way the next day.
This may continue, but I promise you with this in mind good will knock on your door as long as you put forth the effort. If you are sitting around waiting for things to happen you are wasting your life and inviting stress to take control. If you have, problems do something about it.
For example, you can review the options in your mind to see what could benefit you. If you are besieged with work then take some time off for your self to get it together and think about what you can do to abolish overloads.
Life is too stitch complicated as it is to sit around allowing stress to rule your mind and body. Remember stress causes confusion and confusion leads to disorder.
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