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WORK OUT WITH WEIGHTS FOR HEALTHY BONES

You know you should be getting 30 minutes of weight-bearing aerobic exercise three times a week. If you don’t have a routine already, start with walking, as described in the previous chapter. Whatever you decide to do in the way of aerobics, strength training is a valuable addition because we know it builds bone more [...]

ADOLESCENT ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT: GETTING ADOLESCENTS INTO TREATMENT

Although occasionally adolescents will spontaneously request treatment, more often they come to treatment under some duress. In working with them it is important to make it clear that your task is to help them, and that you are not an agent of their parents, of the law, or of the school system. At the same [...]

DISEASES OF THE VEINS: DISEASES OF THE PULMONARY ARTERIES – PUMONARY HYPERTENSION

Atherosclerosis can present in pulmonary arteries, but seldom if ever produces symptoms other problems. Also, the pulmonary arteries are the “target” of emboli that may form in the deep veins of the leg and they may also be involved in inflammatory conditions (see page 104 The pulmonary arteries, however, are subject to some problems that [...]

LOGICAL ANALYSIS OF POSTURE: CONTROL OF POSTURE

Similarly posture is maintained by the subconscious brain. Again it shows the incredible ingenuity of Nature. Imagine the planning, the power and the skill that went into such a unique system of precise balance and posture control. A thousand computers could not mimic this effect. The body stands erect as a result of synchronised action [...]

IBS AND EVERYDAY POISONS: CAFFEINE ALLERGY/ADDICTION

If you are fit and well you will probably be able to tolerate small daily amounts of tea and coffee without any trouble, but many people do not realize how they are affecting their bodies when they drink endless cups of tea and coffee day after day. Make an effort to cut down, particularly if [...]

ASTHMA IN CHILDREN: PROTECTING YOUR CHILD FROM FOOD ALLERGIES – WHEAT EGG AND FISH ALLERGY

Wheat Allergy. Next to milk, wheat is the second most common source of food allergy. It can be detected when an infant, on being given cereal for the first time, develops either a rash, abdominal colic or diarrhoea. An older child, may show signs of improvement in asthma or eczema when wheat is removed in [...]

BACH FLOWER REMEDIES: AGRIMONY

Calm and serene on the surface, turbulence inside, Deceptive composure on the face, unable and unwilling to express his anguish by weeping or wailing, avoids quarrels and arguments at all costs, may start drinking or smoking to seek temporary relief from the suppressed mental torture. Agrimony patient does not go to a doctor if he [...]

EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES DURING PREGNANCY: STANDING

The majority of people, if they stand for any length of time, tend to stiffen and become fixed, particularly in the lower back and the legs. It is in fact quite a tiring activity. As every pregnant woman knows, carrying the extra weight of the baby can make standing even for a short time exhausting. [...]

FILLER UP: WHAT CANT A FILLER DO? HOW MANY FILLER MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE TODAY?WHAT CANT A FILLER DO?

By its very definition, a filler does not tighten the skin; so saggyjowls cannot be treated. Fillers are somewhat helpful in smoothing dynamic wrinkles, such as those commonly found on the forehead and around the eyes, but Botox\s much better suited for this since the constant flexing of the muscle will quickly bring back that [...]

HIV INFECTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE EMOTIONS: ANGER AND ENERGY-WHAT TO DO ABOUT MILD DEPRESSION

Depression that is unexpressed anger will disappear if the anger is recognized and dealt with. Depression that is basically sadness, loneliness, and hopelessness almost always runs its course within days or weeks, and then goes away. For some people, this happens without their intervention. Others need to be more active in dispelling depression. One way to [...]