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Breeding / Reproduction in Octopus

2011-05-23T17:52:00.000-07:00

Sea life is amazing with beautiful and colorful sea animals like sea turtles, octopus, sea horse, etc. They live in the Atlantic, pacific and Arctic Ocean. Young octopus is a soft-bodied sea animal that grows at a fast rate, because it has a very short life span. The octopus, on an average, lives three to five years, therefore it has no time to waste. It turns the food it eats into body mass very effectively. A young octopus puts weight by 5 percent each day. Once an octopus reaches its adulthood, it has an urge to mate. Like all creatures, the purpose of its life is to reproduce. Both the male and female octopus die after mating. The male dies after a few months and the female dies soon after the eggs hatch. For a lot of species, mating is a flashy ritual but for octopuses it is like they are having a business communication.

According to the biologist, when a female octopus is ready to mate, she releases a chemical attractant. This is distributed by the ocean currents. Then the males are drawn to the female by this scent in the oceanic currents. Once the male accepts the female, he will transfer the sperms called as spermatophore. The male octopus has no suckers at the end of its third right arm. It is a modified structure. The modified arm of the male octopus is called hectocotylus. It is a meter long, and it holds a row of sperms in it. Based on the species, the male octopus will approach a receptive female. He will insert the arm in her oviduct. The male octopus might take it off and give it to her to store in her mantle. Later on, the female keeps the arm until she lays the eggs. At this time, she takes off the arm out and spreads the sperm over her eggs in order to fertilize them.

The female is the caretaker of the eggs until they hatch, and she forgoes the food the entire time. She blows the currents across the eggs to keep them clean. She protects them from the predators. The eggs incubate for 2 to 10 months. This depends on the water temperature and the species.

Once they hatch, they are left to themselves. One of the sources has estimated that 1 percent of them survive. This is true for the giant Pacific octopus. It all depends on the species of the octopus; some of the octopuses will start their life as small speck floating in the oceanic surface. They drift down as they reach a larger size. Whereas, some start a bit bigger on the bottom of the ocean. Little is known about the octopus owing to its reclusive nature.

Tea in England

2011-05-23T17:47:00.000-07:00

The English primarily drank coffee and wine as their staple drink, and tea was unknown in England till as late as 1662. In 1662 Charles II married Catherine of Braganza of Portugal, and it was his new bride who brought with her a preference of tea. She served tea instead of wine, ale and spirit. Tea soon acquired the status of royal drink and a social nicety for the rich.

However, tea's acceptance by British masses was quite slow. It was in late 1700 that tea's popularity picked up. As tea came from British colonies, it came to be viewed as a national drink, with patriotic sentiments attached to it. Another reason which contributed to its popularity was the ease of its preparation technique. While coffee grounds could be brewed only once, and reusing the same ground yielded a much inferior flavour, tea leaves could be brewed several times without any significant drop in the quality of liquor. As tea was a high class drink and hence expensive, the British masses bought second hand, brewed leaves and brewed them longer to compensate. Tea was thus gradually finding place in British everyday life.

Soon, tea began to be sold in London coffee houses. Tea was heavily advertised as a medicinal drink which helped maintain health and beauty. The coffee house owners charged heavily for a cup of tea, as much as 6-10 pounds per cup. The government soon imposed various taxes, regulations and restrictions on sale of tea, with a view to cash in on the growing tea trend. This even led to tea being smuggled into England. Finally the taxes were waived off to stop this illegal smuggling.

Tea, meanwhile, continued to grow in popularity. Around 1800, there developed an "Afternoon tea" culture, wherein rich ladies invited their friends for a cup of tea in the afternoon. They also served pastries, sandwiches or some snack along with it. It was accompanied by social graces, refined conversation, sweet gossip and polished etiquette. Yet another popular tea trend was serving tea in tea gardens. Pleasure gardens like Vauxhall or Ranelagh Gardens provided lush lawns for public to stroll and enjoy a hot cup of tea. The working class, however, took a break from work in the evening, and relaxed with tea.

The most well liked and sought after teas were English breakfast tea and Earl Grey. English breakfast tea, as its name, was consumed mostly in the morning as its strong caffeine helped shake off sleepiness and start the morning energetically. It blended sumptuously with milk and sugar, and could be enjoyed anytime of the day. The Earl Grey provided a classic blend of fine black tea with bergamot essence. It was considered more sophisticated a tea.

In 1875, Thomas Lipton aggressively advertised tea. He replaced the coffee gardens in Ceylon with tea plantations, and opened his first tea shop. By the end of 19th century, he had almost set up his Tea Empire and laid the foundations of modern tea trade. The Indian and Ceylon blends, Brooke Bond and Lipton found a firm place in British everyday life. Tea had finally "arrived" in England.

An Overview of Halo Chemicals

2010-12-27T21:43:00.001-08:00

Halochemicals are compounds that contain halogens, one of the group of elements that includes fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine, and the as-yet undiscovered ununseptium (the existence of the latter element has been shown, but it has not yet been synthesized).

Chemical and Physical Properties of Halogens and Halochemicals

All of the elements in the halogen group are characterized by their extremely high state of reactivity. All halogen atoms have an outer shell that contains seven electrons, and therefore is one electron short of being a full shell. This means that halogen atoms can gain the electron by reacting with other elements, which in turn makes halogens extremely reactive.

This high reactivity means that it is extremely rare to find halogens in their pure elemental form outside the laboratory. In nature, halogens are typically found as halide salts, and all "pure" halogens commonly exist as diatomic molecules, meaning that two atoms of a given halogen are bonded together.

Fluorine, for example, is so highly reactive that it can form compounds with several of the heavier noble gases, which are well-known for being largely inert. The only elements that fluorine cannot react with are the highly inert light noble gases helium, neon, and argon. Fluorine can also attack other types of inert material, such as glass.

All halogens can form compounds with hydrogen, each forming a strong acid called a hydrogen halide. Halogens can also react with each other, forming compounds called interhalogens.

Halogens are also used to create halocarbons. These are substances with one or more carbon atoms that are linked with one or more halogen atoms. The chemical reaction between carbon and halogen atoms produces strong chemical bonds called covalent bonds, which are not easily broken once formed.

Past and Present Uses of Halochemicals

Halochemicals have an extremely wide range of uses, and fluorochemicals alone are used in a variety of different ways.

Halocarbons have been used as solvents, adhesives, sealants, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and refrigerants, and have been used to create plastics and plasticizers (meaning they are added to substances to increase certain desirable physical properties).

Some halochemicals that were once widely utilized are no longer in use, due to concerns over toxicity, or environmental issues. Examples include chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) such as Freon, many types of fluorocarbons (which were once commonly used industrial solvents, but now have a much more limited range of uses), and solvents such as carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethane, which were once available for public use but are now tightly regulated.

Two particularly well-used halogens are chlorine and fluorine, both of which are added to drinking water in many countries-chlorine as an antibacterial and antifungal agent, and fluorine (in the form of fluoride) to strengthen tooth enamel and help prevent tooth decay.

Many substances-including pharmaceuticals, and agricultural substances such as pesticides and herbicides-also benefit in terms of factors such as stability and potency from the addition of one or more halogen atoms. The addition of a halogen is carried out in a process called halogenation (this process can actually be done in several different ways, each involving a series of specific chemical steps). In many cases, the halogen added is fluorine.

In fact, fluorine is a component of a surprisingly large percentage of modern pharmaceuticals. The addition of fluorine atoms increases the stability and potency of many drugs, and fluorine is currently added to a wide variety of pharmaceuticals, including anesthetics, antacids, antifungal and antibiotic medicines, antidepressants, steroids, cholesterol lowering agents, and anticancer chemotherapeutic drugs.

An Overview of Specialty Fluorochemicals

2010-12-27T21:40:00.000-08:00

Fluorine has a number of chemical properties that make it particularly desirable for a wide variety of different industrial, commercial, and even medical applications. In particular, it is the most electronegative and the most highly reactive of all the elements, and readily forms compounds with all elements except for the three lightest noble gases. One particularly useful property of fluorine is that it forms strong and stable covalent bonds with carbon.

Due to these important and highly useful chemical properties, specialty fluorochemicals have numerous applications in a range of industries. The addition of fluorine or fluorine substituents improves the desirable qualities of an amazingly wide variety of compounds including pharmaceuticals, plastics, elastomers, and surfactants.

One of the most well-known uses of fluorine is the addition of fluoride to drinking water and toothpastes, to strengthen tooth enamel and help prevent tooth decay. There are many more highly specific uses of fluorine and specialty fluorochemicals, most of which are concentrated in the industrial, agricultural, and pharmaceutical industries.

Types and Uses of Specialty Fluorochemicals

Agricultural Uses: The addition of fluorine to many agricultural herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides improves the potency and therefore reduces the required application rate of these substances.

Photoresists: These polymers are used in semiconductor lithography. The addition of fluorine or fluorinated substituents to photoresists improves desirable chemical and physical properties.

Surfactants: Fluorine is a key component of surfactants and related compounds such as stain repellants.

Dyes: Adding fluorine or fluorinated substituents to many dyes improves their chemical and light resistance, and also their fixation yield.

Liquid Crystals: Adding fluorine to liquid crystal for use in display devices improves desirable chemical and physical properties such as the viscosity and miscibility of the liquid.

Plastics and Elastomers: With the addition of fluorine, these substances become more chemically and thermally stable. Due to these desirable properties fluoroplastics and fluoroeslastomers are used in a variety of ways, including in wiring insulation, gaskets and seals, hoses, and laboratory equipment.

Ion-Exchange Membranes: The use of fluorinated polymers allows ion-exchange membranes to be used in harsh environments, as the addition of fluorine improves the chemical and thermal stability of the membranes.

Custom-made Fluorochemicals: One particularly advantageous aspect of fluorine is that it can be added to a wide variety of chemical substances to increase stability, potency, and other desirable qualities. This means it is often possible to create custom-made specialty fluorochemicals.

A Closer Look at Fluorocarbons

Fluorocarbons are a particular type of fluorochemicals in which fluorine atoms are covalently bonded to carbon atoms in varying numbers and configurations. These covalent bonds are strong and stable, and this has been a major reason for the widespread of use fluorocarbons for a variety of applications. Fluorocarbons have been used as lubricants, propellants, refrigerants, solvents, and in water and stain-repellent products.

Concern over the slow environmental degradation of fluorocarbons has led to reduced usage of many of these substances. Some, such as carbon tetrachloride, were once available for public use, but are now much more tightly regulated. Most fluorocarbon solvents now have a much more limited range of industrial uses.

Some fluorocarbons (such as Freon) have a particularly bad reputation, however, due to their use as refrigerants and propellants. These have commonly contained chlorine in addition to fluorine. While the strong fluorine-carbon bonds make these substances highly resistant to environmental degradation, the addition of chlorine makes them highly reactive and destructive to the earth’s ozone layer. For this reason, the use of chlorofluorocarbons has been largely discontinued.

Despite environmental concerns, some fluorocarbons (such as fluoroplastics and fluoroeslastomers) are still in common use. One example is Teflon, which is a very common component of non-stick cookware.

The Use of Fluorine in Pharmaceuticals

One increasingly widespread application of specialty fluorochemicals is in the pharmaceutical industry, in which the ability of fluorine to improve the existing properties of other chemicals makes it enormously useful.

Simply by adding fluorine, the pharmacological properties of a drug can be improved in potency quite significantly, allowing for the use of lower doses to achieve the same effect as was previously gained.

Aside from this highly desirable property, another important advantage of adding fluorine to pharmaceuticals is that the shape of the resulting fluorochemical is largely unchanged. This is particularly important because the bioactivity of many drugs is highly dependent on the shape of the chemical compound.

One drawback, however, is the fact that the addition of fluorine improves the stability of pharmaceuticals. While this is an enormous advantage for most other specialty fluorochemical applications, in the pharmaceutical industry this is not always the case, because in some cases, improving the stability of a drug can reduce its metabolic degradation.

Currently, up to 50% of all modern pharmaceuticals contain fluorine. These include anesthetics, antidepressants, antifungals and antibiotics, antacids, cholesterol lowering agents, steroids and other anti-inflammatory agents, and certain types of anticancer chemotherapeutic drugs.

Solar Photovoltaic And Global Warming

2010-11-21T19:58:00.000-08:00

The solar PV is the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity using semiconductor panels. It is a very attractive technology, which presents compelling future prospects. The solar PV now suffers from its relatively high cost and low yields (about 10%).

In addition, electricity must either be consumed immediately or stored in batteries or sold on the network. Economically, solar photovoltaic justified in remote locations with high sunlight (African village, mountain hut).

Some countries like Germany and Japan have chosen to heavily subsidize the sector of solar photovoltaic and buy the electricity produced in this way 3 or 4 times more expensive than "normal" price, allowing these facilities to be profitable over a long period (about 20 years). France has not made this choice, which confines the facility uses solar photovoltaic marginal (power remote sites), activists, and prestige.

Solar photovoltaic operation

A PV system connected to the network is completely independent of a facility's electrical system housing. It allows the resale of the entire production to the EDF network.

A photovoltaic system consists of modules, solar, each made up of photovoltaic cells. These generators convert solar energy directly into electricity (DC).

Power is expressed in Watt peak (Wp), a unit that defines the electrical power available at the generator terminals in optimum light conditions.

An inverter converts DC electricity, AC and 220V at 50Hz. This current becomes compatible with the national network and enables to sell the entire electricity to EDF.

Using photovoltaic reduce greenhouse gas emission in atmosphere. As we know that greenhouse gases influences to global warming. It will increase temperature in environment because the heat from the earth can’t flow out to the space. Its greenhouse gases prevent its flow. Global warming will effect on the disaster. For instance, increasing the temperature will melt the polar ice. Therefore, water sea level will increase. Let’s use solar energy to save the earth.

What Is Earth Science

2010-09-26T21:07:00.000-07:00

Earth science

Earth science is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the study of the earth and of the universe around it, making it a wide scientific discipline covering all facets of how the earth works. It is a special case in planetary science as the earth is the only known life-bearing planet. Earth Science is also known as the Earth Sciences, Geoscience, and the Geosciences.

There are four major disciplines in earth sciences, namely geography, geology, geophysics and geodesy. These major disciplines use physics, chemistry, biology, chronology and mathematics to build a quantitative understanding of the principal areas or spheres of the Earth system.

Let me give you a brief idea about the various disciplines of earth science. Soil science is the study of soil as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils; and these properties in relation to the use and management of soils

Geography is the study of the Earth and its lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". Our historical traditions in geographical research are the spatial analysis of natural and human phenomena (geography as a study of distribution), area studies (places and regions), study of man-land relationship, and research in earth sciences.

The stratosphere is the second major layer of Earth's atmosphere, just above the troposphere, and below the mesosphere. It is stratified in temperature, with warmer layers higher up and cooler layers farther down.

Geodesy, also called geodetics, a branch of earth sciences, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, including its gravitational field, in a three-dimensional time-varying space.

Well, above is a description about earth science and its' major branches. The study of Earth Science is vital to understand our "Mother Earth" properly and to develop a responsibility for preserving and maintaining the biodiversity and natural habitat.

The history of umbrellas

2010-08-23T18:27:00.000-07:00

The umbrella was invented in China. It appeared for the first time in China 3500 years ago. There are several popular legends about the invention of this famous accessory, including the most sent out, concerning Luban. According to the text "Eclats de Jade", the umbrella was invented by the wife of Luban, Yun, who was both very attentive and anxious for her husband who worked hard all the day. According to the folklore, it always rained when Yun brought Luban his daily meal. Therefore Luban built shelters on the way of his wife in order to keep her dry. Then inspired by children who used leafs of lotus to protect them against the rain, Luban contrived the first umbrella creating a bendable structure covered-up with fabrics.

In Ancient China, the umbrella was not only a common daily accessory but it also had a sociological meaning. A the end of the Wei dynasty, the umbrella was used for official ceremonies and rites. It was named the "Luo umbrella". According to the Zuo Zhuan, Jin book, the Luo accessory was the symbol of both the dignity and status, as was the official gown. For instance, the official members of the Han dynasty used green umbrellas and the Emperor of the Song dynasty used red and yellow ones. Emperors and officials used this accessory to show that they protected their nation.

As the umbrella pointed to both the fortune and the honour, it was often used during wedding ceremonies in China. It was also used for opera, song, dance and acrobatic art.

With the increase of exchanges with others countries, umbrellas gradually spread in the whole world. For example, under the Tang dynasty, Japan dispatched nineteen groups of missionaries to learn about the Chinese civilisation. Thus, the technical of umbrellas conception were introduced in Japan. At the middle of the 18th century, English businessman brought back umbrellas after their trip in China, which caused an important "revolution" in the United Kingdom. Nowadays, this famous accessory is indispensable for Great Britain …

Currently, in China, umbrellas may be the most common accessory with bikes. More than 90% are made in this country and then exported all around the world. Chinese use them when it rains as well as sunny days. They have created bikes and motorbikes with a support behind the saddle or on the handlebars, in order to fix their favourite accessory on their vehicles. Thus they can go everywhere whilst being protected against the rain and the harmful sun's rays. You can find in China many different and amazing models of "brollys" as they are used as fashionable accessories for the inhabitants of the country. That is why they provide a wide range of the famous products with many shapes and colours. The most common umbrella in Japan is transparent, made of transparent plastic and you can buy it almost everywhere, in kiosks and supermarkets. The traditional one, named wagasa, is made of bamboo and Washi, a Japanese paper. It is a really beautiful accessory which can be used to protect you against the rain as well as an object of decoration for your house. There are also the wagasa parasols, which are non oil-applied but which are as nice as the other ones and more durable
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Dyshidrosis Treatment: How you Can Help yourself

2010-08-23T18:08:00.000-07:00

Dyshidrosis, also known as Dyshidrotic Eczema, is a chronic skin condition which is characterized by small blisters on the hands and feet. The name "Dyshidrosis" comes from the word "dyshidrotic" which means "bad sweating" which was deemed as the cause. Sometimes it is also known as Pompholyx which means "bubble" in Greek referring to the blisters on the skin. In some cases, pmpholx refers to hand dyshidrosis. This skin condition is not contagious to others, but it can cause extreme stress and pain to the sufferers. Not to mention the unsightly nature of the condition can cause social anxiety and low self esteem.

Till today, the definite cause of Dyshidrosis is unknown. It is often associated with other skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, bacterial infection or excessive stress. However, there are several probable factors which can aggravate the condition:

- Nickel allergy may be a significant contributing factor to dyshidrosis. Tests have shown that dyshidrosis sufferers who are given a low nickel diet reported having less flare ups.

- Coming into contact with allergens may be the cause.

- Metal toxicity such as copper, mercury and nickel

- Other possible factors include aspirin ingestion, oral contraceptives, cigarette smoking, and implanted metals.

Unfortunately, since dyshidrosis is a type of eczema, the most common treatment for dyshidrosis is topical steroids which can bring about harmful long term effects such as skin thinning. Other methods include the use of Hydrogen Peroxide (35% strength) and Potassium Permanganate solution. Both of these can work to a certain extend but the side effects include significant burning and itching.

Therefore,it is recommended that to treat Dyshidrosis, it is necessary to go back to the basics, that is to strenghten the immune system and eliminating toxins from the body. You can check out the various methods to achieve a strong immune system via feeding the body the right food at EczemaFreeNaturally.com

Having the basics taken care of, here are some of the home remedies you can try to get relief for Dyshidrosis:

- Use emollients frequently to prevent cracking and itching. Avoid petroleum jelly as it does not absorb into the skin.

- Try soaking in sea salts or epson salts. Some found relief in soaking in white vinegar.

- Avoid harsh shampoos and body wash. Stick with gentle bath oil. If you are having flare ups, remember to wear gloves when washing hair or bathing.

- Avoid nickel if you are allergic to it. Nickel can present in certain types of foods, jewelry, computer keyboards, dental filling and even bra.

- Avoid stressful situations or learn stress management

- Avoid scratching. I know it is easier said than done. Try wearing unbleached cotton gloves to protect your hands.

- Plantain (Plantago major) infused in olive or other oil can be soothing.

- Wear cotton gloves while reading newspapers, books and magazines. The lead in the ink may be an irritant.

- Avoid hand sanitizing products which contains alcohol. Alcohol is drying and may aggravate the condition.

- Wash affected hands and feet with cool water and apply a moisturizer as soon as possible.

Although dyshidrosis is not life threatening, this skin condition can cause extreme pain and stress to the sufferes. While there is no definite treatment for dyshidrosis, one can aid the healing of this condition by practising a healthy lifestyle. For more information on this, please visit EczemaFreeNaturally.com

Tips For Buying A Quality Microscope

2010-03-11T23:29:00.000-08:00

When buying a microscope there are several things to consider. Though price will always play an important role in a purchase decision, it should not be the first thing that you should look for when buying a microscope. A microscope purchase is a big investment for most people, so you want to get the most out of you money. One common mistake is buying a microscope based on what it looks like in the picture. A microscope may look interesting and modern but is actually constructed very poorly.

One thing that must be decided before going any further is what you are planning to be studying with this microscope. If you want to study things such as blood, bacteria, algae or any smaller specimen you will want to choose a compound microscope. These specimens require a higher power of magnification in order to see all the details. A compound microscope generally has 3 or 4 objective lenses that range in power from 4x to 100x. Providing that you are using a standard 10x eyepiece, this will give you 40x to 1000x magnification. This is the standard in magnification for grades K-college. Some cheaply made microscopes claim to have up to 1200X-1400X magnification. These are microscopes to stay away from.

If you want to study specimens that are larger such as insects, leaves and rocks, you will want to choose a stereo microscope. These specimens require less magnification to see their detail. A stereo microscope has at least two eyepieces and provides a three dimensional image off the specimen you are looking at. Two common forms of stereo microscopes are dual power and zoom magnification. A dual power stereo microscope has two set magnifications, such as 2x and 4x objectives. Providing you are using standard 10x eyepieces, you will get 20x and 40x magnification. A zoom stereo microscope there is a continuous zoom range from its lowest power to its highest power. One such configuration would give you continuous zoom from 10x to 45x.

Now that you have decided what you want to study and which type of microscope is right for you, it is now time to decide on what brand to purchase. There are many sources of microscopes on the internet. One safe rule of thumb is to research several microscope sites and try to find a common brand carried by many companies. Many reputable manufacturers will not sell directly to the public but do have legitimate web sites where they can be contacted. This will allow you to see that the microscope is backed by a real company in case warranty work is ever needed. Many microscopes might meet the same specifications but if you want this instrument to last you will want to choose a reputable microscope manufacturer.

Metal construction, brass gears, approved electrical and glass optics is a must for any microscope.

One way to make sure that you are getting the best quality microscope is to use a reputable supplier. You want to trust that they did their research when they picked the microscopes to be in their product line. Since 1989, Capital Microscope Services, Inc. has done just that. We are committed to providing our customers with quality products at very affordable prices. You can rest assured that every product that we show on our website meets our rigid standards before we ever put them out there for you, the customer to buy. You may find cheaper microscopes out there but we feel that the microscopes we offer will give you the best instrument for your money. If you should have any questions concerning buying a new microscope, please don't hesitate to contact us.
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Quran and Science of Meterology

2010-03-11T23:27:00.000-08:00

QURAN AND SCIENCE OF METEOROLOGY
Quran Treats the phenonomenon of Rain and Hail
By
Allama Muhammad Yousuf Gabriel
www.oqasa.org
shaukatawan@rocketmail.com

The Quran has claimed not once but twice in most explicit terms to contain all knowledge that concerned humanity. And has challenged the world to bring a chapter like it, when I was asked that Quran was not the book of science, it was only the book of religion. How therefore, the treatment of the subjects like atomic science, the atomic bombs and atomic radiations could be expected in a book of religion. My answer to this was and is that the Quran is a book of a religion indeed, but it is the book of a religion that is perfect and complete and may be expected to provide answer to every question that was concerned with the humanity. If the destruction of the habitations of Sodom and Gomorrah received a mention in it, while these habitations were no larger than a negligible part of a modern city, how then the mention of a destroyer which would not leave so much as a blade of grass unburnt from one end of the world to the other, could be ignored without damaging the claim to universality. The Quran must be expected to give an answer to the question of atomic annihilation of the world. Again it may be asked whether the Quran contains the outcome of the research of modern science of meteorology. The answer to this question is yes it does. Quran shows this in one sign (Ayat) of about forty words. Read the following from the Quran regarding the phenomenon of rain and hail:-
" Hast thou not seen that Allah gently driveth forward the clouds and gathereth them together, and then layeth them in heaps? Thou also seeth the rain which falleth from the midst thereof, and Allah sendeth down from heaven, from mountains wherein there is hail, He striketh therewith whom he pleaseth, and turneth the same from whom He pleaseth, the brightness of His lightening wanteth but little of taking away the sight".
( Quran XXIV - 43 )
" Have you not seen that God drives the clouds, then joins them together and puts them fold on fold. Then you see the rain fall through them; and He sends down hail from the sky where there are mountains of it, and strikes those with it whom. He will, and wards it off from whomsoever He pleaseth. His lightning could snatch away their eyes".
(Quran - An-Nur-43 The Light)
You have read it now, or you have heard it. And if you pen to be a meteorologist, how much of the science of modern meteorology you have discerned in it, so that after we have explained it, you might compare. To most of the readers of the Quran it is merely a matter of common observation which has been mentioned by the Quran ; whether in the translation or in the original Arabic text of the Quran. Let this be remembered, however, that the mysteries are revealed only in the original Arabic text and never in the translations. It is the Arabic text of the Quran that reveals the essence of the modern science of meteorology about the phenomenon of rain and hail. Read the Quran -An Noor-43 )
In the first sight there appears to be no scientific facts of the modern research, but by the grace of Al-mighty Allah there are scientific facts to be revealed to those possessed of knowledge, and sincere in their faith in the Quran. The original Arabic text of the Quran has miracles to reveal. Most complex, intricate and perplexing facts of science and philosophy may be found in the words and mysteries discovered. To a knowledgeable reader the world of the Quran appears like kaleidoscopic world. The words changing their forms and clows and assuming new forms and colours, astonishing and perplexing the poor human intellect. During my forty-year long research in the Quran more than once I went to sleep with satisfaction that I had exhausted the meanings of a certain sign. But next morning to my surprise I saw the same sign blossoming with fresh flowers that had exchanging colours and delightful fragrance.
Let it be remembered that the modern science of meteorology is of recent origin, while the Quran was revealed fourteen centuries ago. If therefore the discoveries of the mo dern meteorology are found in the Quran, there remains no doubt about the divine original of the Quran, and the Quran deserves to assume a unique place among the divine scriptures.
We will now interpret the sign (Ayat) of the Quran in the light of all the latest discoveries of science in the field of meteorology. It is generally observed by the Non-Muslims, that whenever a discovery of science appears, the Muslims prop up the Quran saying, Lo! here is it written in the Quran, why the Muslims cannot find these facts from the Quran before the discovery is declared by science. The answer to this objection is, that firstly the Quran is not the text book of science to teach the people the technique of producing the things that are produced by the science, rather the Quran observes and regulates the entire life of humanity, every aspect of it. Therefore the Quran has its own style of treating the subject of pure science. Secondly, the Quran would not like the appearance of certain things or their wrong use in order to keep the humanity safe from the noxious effects thereof. Therefore the Quran treats such subjects of science in its peculiar manner. For instance the Quran has treated the atomic science, the entire essence of the subject, but has not taught to build the atomic bombs. Thirdly, if the Quran had explained the inventions of science as we see them today and had used the terms as we hear them today, it is not difficult to imagine that the hearers of that time, would have stampeded away thrusting their fingers in their ears, yelling, " How impossible, how nonsensical, away, away to your rational creed, the creed of our fathers". The fate of Islam was thus no hidden secret. And it was a miracle of the Quran, to say a thing comprehensible and appealing to its first hearers, and conceal within the same language that could answer all that was to come in time in any form, scientific, philosophic, economical, social. Yet let it be understood that the corroboration of the Quran and science is a topic fraught with imminent dangers. Science changes while the Quran is constant. Once said, for-ever said. The corroborator therefore must have thorough knowledge of science, to discern the established facts from more theories and hypotheses, and should at the same time have the thorough knowledge of the Quran to its real mind. Otherwise there is a great possibility of wrecking the reputation of the Quran, and making this word of God about of ridicule, unrecking at the same time the doom of the corroborator himself. I have seen many a corroborator that blundered in this field and fell from the cliffs to the vale of ignominy. God save us from such a doom. I myself am a corroborator, but I weigh a thing a hundred times and pass many a sleepless nights before I find courage to pen a single fact or to bring it on record. Yet I pray to Allah, the Merciful to guide me aright in this hazardous field and let me have no personal or other consideration, and forgive any slip of fall. I am obliged to take to this field for no other reason than that it has become the inevitable necessity of these days. Otherwise the early authentic commentators of the Quran have left no point unambiguous.
Now let us revert to our topic in the name of Allah the Benign, the Merciful. Allah says:-
"(Alam Tara). Has thou not seen?" This question was first posed to the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) and his contemporary Arabs. Now it could be posed to the meteorologist. This is the marvellous feature of the All-time and eternal Quran.
Then :-
"(Annallaha Yuzji). That is God drives". It is to contradict the view of those who think that the laws of nature work on their own, or that the whole affair of creation is accidental only. Here the God asserts his complete control of the Phenomenon.
Then (Yuzji Sahaban). (Sahab) means a cloud, but the derivatives formed on its root (sahaba) give the meanings as, to drive along, to drag along, to withdraw, to recall, to retract etc. The modern meteorological science on this point says, " Previous to a thunderstorm, the clouds are in great commotion. Great masses being torn asunder, others uniting together. These clouds being electrified, some more some less strongly, act inductively on one another, and if a piece happens to be torn away with more than its fair share of electricity that has been induced into it, it may soar away intensely electrified, several such pieces may unite to form a big cloud".
Then The Quran says:-
" (Thumma Yuallifu Bainahu). That is thereafter affects between the different parts of the cloud a harmony and achieves affinity between them. Generally it is translated as " and gathereth them together". In order to know what sort of harmony and affinity is affected and achieved between the various parts of the cloud, let us read the following from the science of meteorology.
" To achieve the coalescence of the minute spherules of water into fallable rain drops, a proper electrical affinity, between a particle and a particle within the cloud and further, within the cloud and the earth has to be achieved. In the presence of a strong positive charge in the cloud the SPHERULES WOULD TEND TOWARDS SEPARATION, EXCLUDING ANY POSSIBILITY OF THEIR COALESCENCE. A charge of milder sort in the vicinity has been found to be helpful for the desired coalescence for the spherules into rain drops. The necessity of the ELECTRIC POTENTIAL and hence the electricity itself, having thus been established a slight ACIDIFICATION of the cloud water is to be UNDERSTOOD as a means to impart conductivity to the water, which in a state of its purity is a bad conductor of electricity".
Let the great masters of Chemistry read these chemical processes explained by the Quran.
Then the Quran says:-
" (Thumma Yajaluhu rukaaman)". That is then "layeth them in heaps". Let us read what the modern meteorological science says about the heaping up of the cloud. It says:-
" When the vapour in the air is condensed not through contact with cold bodies, but through the cooling of a mass of vapour -ladden air, then a cloud is formed. A cloud consists of fine drops of water. if it be near the ground it is called mist or fog. It would at the outset seem impossible to classify or account for the myriads of forms of the cloud, but when we come to observe and watch them closely, two main types of cloud-forms assert themselves. Those which appear in fillowy well-defined shapes, and those which spread over the heavens in a layer thick or thin, partial or complete. The former of these is called CUMULUS, a Latin word meaning HEAP, the latter STRATUS, a Latin word meaning A LAYER. These names are due to LUKE HORWARD (1802) and have been used by all cloud observers since his time. The meteorological science is of recent origin. It developed within the centuries of this modern age. Luke Horward (1802) first used the Terms CUMULUS and STRATUS".
The Quran has anticipated him by centuries. The word Rukaaman which the Quran has used means exactly the CUMULUS. So far as the Term STRATUS is concerned, the Quran has used it in another sign (verse) about the very same topic. The sign is as follows:
That is : " Allah is He who sendeth the wind so that they raise clouds, and spreadeth them along the sky as pleaseth Him. And forms them in layers, and thou seest the rain downpouring from within them".
( Quran XXX - 48 )
" It is God who sends the breezes that raise clouds, then spreads them over the sky as He please, fold on fold, then you see the drops of rain issue from between them. When He sends it down to those of His creatures as He will, they are filled with joy".
(Quran The Romans, 48)
The actual word is (Kisafan) which means to lay in layers, to stratify, to lay layer upon layer. It is exactly the term STRATUS, the term of Luke Horward. Though generally it is translated as, "causeth them to break". It is surprising to note, that the Quran anticipated Luke Horward (1802) by centuries. The words of the Quran thus are not only scientific but also prophetic.
Then the Quran says:-
(Fataral Wadaqa Yakhruju min khilaalihi). That is : Thou seest the rain which falleth from the midst thereof. Actual word is (Min Khilaalihi), that is the rain is pouring from the (khilal) of the cloud. The meaning of this word is pin, skewer, spit. The root of this word is (khallala) which means to acetify. "Khal" means vinegar. Now the necessity of the acidification of the cloud water we have already narrated in the previous pages. A charge of milder sort is essential to achieve the coalescence of the spherules. The charge necessitates electricity. But pure water is a bad conductor of electricity. It is necessary therefore to acetify the water to endue water with the quality of conductivity. Thus the role of the word (khilal ) in the phenomenon becomes clear, to mean that no (khilal) meant no rain, and therefore no life on earth.
The Quran further says:-
(wa yunazzilu min assamaae min jibaalin fiha min bardin). That is:- " And Allah sendeth down from heaven, from mountains wherein there is hail". First imagine a cloud like a mountain of hail. How beautiful is the mountain of white pearls and how exact but novel is the simile. But the point which attracts our attention is hidden in the word (jibaal) which means mountains. The root of this word is (jabala) which means to kneed. Perhaps the most astonishing discovery of the modern meteorological science is that no mist nor fog could be formed, unless there were present in the vapour-laden air particles of dust or sand to act as the nucleus for the spherules of water that constitute the fog. This has been proved, since air filtered through cotton wool, has no tendency towards fog formation. The hail pellets likewise have been found to have been built around a spec of dust acting as their Nucleus, a process in distinction from that of the formation of snow. Now let us see the word (jibaal) that is mountains used by the Quran. The word Jibaal has been derived from the root-verb (jabala) which means to kneed. Then imagine a cloud of rain or of hail, wherein every spherule has a spec of dust or sand though invisible to naked eye. Certainly the cloud appears like a mountain made of dust particles kneeded with water. Remarkable also is the role of mountains in the formation of rain.
Now in the end it may be asked that the Quran in this phenomenon has made no mention of the great role played by the air. It is the air that carries the moisture, and it is the air that wafts the clouds. without the air no rain would have been possible. The question takes our thought to another sign (Ayat) of the Quran which is identical with the sign which we are discussing, and has mentioned the role of air. In the previous pages we have alluded to sing just read:-
(Quran-Alarum -48)
(Allah-u-lazi yursilu-arriaha fatuseeru sahaban). That is, " He is Allah who sendeth the winds, so that they raise clouds".
( Quran XXX-48 )
The Quran's challenge, "Bring ye a chapter like unto it" stands good for every age, including this age of science. The knowledge of science shown by the Qruan is such that no scientist will ever think of being an equal to or like the Quran, the amazing word of Allah, the God of the worlds.
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Using A Smoker

2010-01-07T17:12:00.000-08:00

Today's tip on learning about smokers and smoker recipes is about different fuel sources. Your options are propane, electric, and my personal favorite, charcoal or wood chips. I feel that when smoking meat for long periods of time, the most flavors are achieved by using charcoal. Once it gets started, it can burn steadily and reliably for a long time. The key is getting the grill up to temp before putting on any meats or foods.

When picking out a charcoal, I like to use a natural one with no chemical additives. These can be found as briquettes or lump charcoal. Lump charcoal is simply partially burned wood, where briquettes are denser, and compacted into squares. Usually lump charcoal is easier to find without chemical additives than the briquettes. One thing to consider is that lump charcoal will burn faster as it is not as dense as the traditional briquette type of charcoal.

You can start the charcoal with newspaper or a little bit of lighter fluid; just make sure to let the lighter fluid burn off completely before cooking. Using a charcoal starter works well. When using charcoal, every 30 minutes or so, I like to throw in some flavoring chips. This adds a different flavor depending on the type of wood used. The most common ones are mesquite, hickory, apple wood, cherry wood, and pecan wood. You can soak them in water first so it takes longer to burn them, or just throw them in dry. I hope these were a few helpful tips about how to use a smoker. Stay tuned for more articles about using a smoker.

There is a lot to learn about grilling, but like anything worth doing and worth doing great, discovering smoker recipes is a trade that takes time to learn. Just don't expect to be a pro the first time using your smoker recipes. Whether you want to learn how to bbq ribs, create a super pork roast, or how to smoke fish, it all starts with the basics of grilling and bbq. You can use an electric smoker, a gas smoker, a wood smoker, or a charcoal smoker. All types have different uses and upsides. Electric is easy to maintain an even temperature through the length of the cooking. It should be a good choice if you are a beginner. But it does not put as much flavor into the meat as charcoal. These are all things to consider when using a smoker grill. Don't forget about size either. If you will be cooking for a large group, you will need something much larger than if just cooking for yourself. Don't forget to try out different models from friends or relative before purchasing to see what works best for you. Look at different ones from the nearby stores. Learning how to use a smoker should be a fun experience. The first time you light your new smoker, make sure the temperature is stable before putting on the meat. This will cook more easily, and without as much trouble as starting with a cold grill.

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How Can I Be Successful in This Life?

2010-01-06T18:10:00.000-08:00

How do you know if you’re successful? How does one measure success? More importantly, will you ever become successful in life? Before you start to ponder such deep questions you must first answer the question: what is success? You don’t have to define success in general terms; you must define it by your own terms. Only you know what success is, because only you can be satisfied with the results.

Success generally means that you achieve all of the goals you set for yourself, which gives you a sense of completion and happiness. In order to be successful you must first have aims and then set goals that will take you to these aims. The sense of accomplishment that you feel after a lifetime of success is incomparable!

How can you find success in life? Here are four tips to finding success and happiness in your personal and professional life.

1. Aim high.

Do not be afraid to dream and to aim higher than is typical. While you don’t want to wish for unnatural success (the richest man in the world, for example) there is nothing wrong with dreaming about wealth, power and fame. These are achievable, but only if you are willing to aim that high.

2. Learn from your mistakes.

If you are able to learn from your mistakes then you always have the advantage over your competitors. Don’t just learn from your mistakes but also learn from the mistakes that others make. Determine how you can improve upon a competitor’s business or even his/her personality. Having this analytical perspective will keep you that much more successful than the average dreamer.

3. Be yourself and believe in yourself.

Acknowledge who you are and try and find a niche for you in today’s commercial world. You can also apply this lesson to your personal life. Experience will teach you the kind of person you are. Be your own vision of success rather than have someone else dictate it for you.

4. Expect great things for yourself.

This doesn’t necessarily mean you have to be “great”, but you should always want to accomplish great things that help others. Do not be content to be just average if you secretly dream of having more. If you expect more of yourself then you can push yourself to greater heights.

Remember these tips as you plan your future. Remember that winners only need two things: definite goals and a burning desire to achieve them!
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All About Menstrual Migraine

2010-01-04T16:29:00.000-08:00

When it comes to migraines, women are three times more prone to getting them than men. Around 20% of women of childbearing age suffer from hormone-related headaches like menstrual migraine or PMS headache, with 70% of these women suffering from menstrual migraine.

While migraine symptoms differ from one person to the next, they generally include the following:

- Severe headache
- Feeling sick
- Being sick
- Sensitivity to light

While there seems to be no apparent reason for migraines to suddenly occur in some migraine sufferers, there could be triggers for others. If you suffer from migraine, you will eventually find out what your particular triggers are over time and you can make a conscious effort to avoid those triggers.

In the case of a menstrual migraine, a drop in estrogen levels appears to be the trigger. This drop in estrogen level happens right before a period starts. Although it is not low levels of estrogen that causes a migraine headache, it is the change in estrogen levels that trigger the it.

Types of Menstrual Migraine

You are suffering from menstrual migraine if your headaches starts two or three days after your period began and if the headaches last during your perid or for the entire duration.

Two patterns seem to be associated with menstrual migraine:

1. Menstrual Associated Migraine is the most common type of migraine, affecting six in ten women migraine sufferers. It usually occurs before and after periods, as well as other times of the month.

2. Pure Menstrual Migraine affects one in seven women migraine sufferers. This type of migraine only happens during a period.

Identifying Menstrual Migraine

In some cases, it might only be a coincidence if you experience a migraine at the same time as you are having your period. In order for your doctor to give a correct diagnosis, he or she may ask you to keep a record of your migraines for several months. Doing so will help your doctor identify if there is some kind of pattern that exists whenever you have your period and experience migraines.

Treatment of Menstrual Migraines

Painkillers and medication for preventing nausea and vomiting, plus anti-inflammatory agents that are usually for any other type of migraine are used for the treatment of menstrual migraines.

Prevention

Because of menstrual migraines, some women are unable to work; they are unable to participate in leisurely activities and a variety of general activities every month. While treatment can certainly help, steps on actually preventing the menstrual migraines should be taken.

Since change in estrogen levels triggers menstrual migraines, a solution is the use of estrogen skin patches. Estrogen skin patches are a form of hormone replacement therapy. An estrogen patch is placed on the skin three days before the period begins and remains on the skin for one week. Women who do not like using estrogen patches could use estrogen gel instead. Estrogen gen is applied onto the skin every day for seven days.

Using Contraceptive Pills

While combined contraceptive pills can be used to control migraines, it is important that you do not attempt this one on your own, as it might result in an unwanted pregnancy. It is always a good idea to consult a doctor for advice on this kind of treatment.

- You can prevent menstrual migraines by preventing the period itself. You can do this by switching to a contraceptive that has lower progestogen content.

- The pill should be taken for three packets in a row, which is about nine weeks, then allot seven days where you don’t take any pill at all. This will keep your estrogen level constant, resulting in less bleeds and less frequent migraines. If you get a migraine during each of those seven days where you don't take anything, you can take estrogen supplements instead.

For more help on the prevention, treatment and remedies for migraines please see the Complete Guide To Migraine Headaches.

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Making House Heaters Work for You: Some Energy-Saving Tips

2010-01-04T16:22:00.001-08:00

House heaters can be powered by different sources of energy: wood fuel, natural gas fuel, electricity, and the sun. Natural fireplaces that make use of logs have been replaced with natural gas to prevent suffocating fumes from getting trapped in the room. With the increasing cost of energy consumptions especially with the increasing prize of electricity and gas, people are finding ways on how to save on both energy and money.

Here are some tips on how to save energy with your house heater.

1. Check if the rooms/house is/are sufficiently insulated.

The house itself should have proper insulation. Check if there are holes and gaps between window and door hinges. If your house has many glass windows, heavy curtains drawn at night can help conserve heat. Leaks between windows and door hinges can easily cool a room by allowing cold air to enter. Holes in walls can also bring the temperature down. Bare, concrete walls are cold and can easily draw out the warmth away from any warm body that comes into contact with it. Carpets, as well as curtains help insulate rooms. Wooden panels or carpeted walls can also help warm the room. These though are costly so if the family cannot afford them, at least make sure that the windows and door hinges do not have gaps, and that the walls do not have holes where air can easily escape the house, or enter the house from the outside.

2. Check the status of your house heater.

Most house heaters are powered by natural gas. Natural gas heaters make use of natural gas, an odorless, tasteless, and colorless gas that is lighter than air. Natural gas heaters have pipelines that go through the wall of the house to find their way into your house’s furnaces. Make sure that the pipes do not have leaks for the family’s safety and to save energy. A simple way to test for leaks is to pour water on the pipes. If there is a leak, bubbles will form. If the pipelines are old and rusted, have them replaces. Also, check if your furnaces are also in order: the vents should not be blocked to allow fumes to escape from the room. Consider annual maintenance check-ups if you want to avoid expensive repairs and replacements.

If your house heater makes used of electricity, make sure that the wirings are not worn o. Look for signs of rusting and other physical damage. Clean the heater regularly like twice a year to make sure that every thing is in order. If the house heater has been working beyond the prescribed number of years, consider changing the unit. Older heaters eventually become less-efficient with wear and tear.

3. Consider newer model/units of house heaters.

There are more energy-saving house heater equipments, whether solar or electricity powered, available in the market. Consider buying one to replace an old existing home heating system. These heaters have been engineered to give maximum performance with the least energy consumption possible relative to their forerunners.

The following are some of the energy-saving house heaters in the market today.

a. Electrical-powered

Electrical-powered house heaters provide the advantage of safety (relatively safer than natural gas and wood fuel), cleanliness (no bad fumes and debris from burning), and versatility (can be programmed to adjust the temperature and the length of time it will be used), and flexibility (portable) over other house heaters. Moreover, no pipelines are required thus, easy installation.

Electrical house heaters may come in the form of a portable unit (e.g. Air King 8540 Ceramic Oscillating Space Heater) similar to a portable air-conditioning unit like the. They can also be in the form of heat convector panels (e.g. Elnur Panel by Elnur), and electric thermal radiators.

b. Solar-powered

Engineers and consumers are gradually looking into harnessing the energy from the sun to run appliances, warm water, and warm the house. Solar-collecting panels placed on the roof where maximum sunlight is absorbed, makes use of silicon tiles to collect heat from the sun. Solar air heaters (e.g. Ra240 Solarmax Solar Air Heater and Solar Max 240 Solar Space Heating Unit by Cansolair) provide the advantage of being a cleaner source of energy than electricity, more safe since the possibility of fires due to electrical shorting is eliminated and there are no fumes generated unlike natural-gas heaters. Although the initial cash-out is definitely higher than that of electrical and natural-gas heaters, the household is able save up on electricity in the long run thus monthly electrical bills eventually go down.

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Does My Child Need Therapy?

2009-11-17T18:00:00.001-08:00

Today, it is hard to determine if you should be providing child therapy to your child. It is very difficult for parents to think that there may be a problem with their baby. After all, up until the teen years hit, they allowed you to take care of them. They told you when things were not okay. You dealt with their needs throughout their life. But, now, you need to wonder if you should be providing teen therapy for them. To really know if your child needs help, ask yourself these questions.

What has changed about my child that has me concerned? If you are worried about their physical health, there is no doubt that you would recommend that they work with a doctor, right? So, if it is their emotional health that may be a problem, you need to get them the teen therapy they need.

Does your child have problems with eating, socializing or does he have behavior problems at school? Acting out in any of these areas is not normal. If your child is having problems, especially at school, child therapy can help.

Do you know that your child is drinking, doing drugs, engaging in sex, or is depressed? If you know this is the case, there is no doubt you need to get them into teen therapy before these circumstances ruin their lives. If you know about it, then it has probably gotten far out of hand.

Do you want them to have the best ability to make the right choices? Even if you do not feel your child has any problems, teen therapy can help to encourage things to stay that way.

Child therapy can be a blessing for a child. Even if they hate it and do not want to go, it can help them to realize that you care about their well being. It will help them to know what to do and how to react in their lives. Hearing from another adult what is right or wrong helps to strengthen their understanding and their belief in you. Teen therapy should not be a punishment then, but a way to get your child to safety.

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Backyard Astronomy: Why It Can Be Everybody’s Science

2009-10-07T00:11:00.000-07:00

Whenever astronomy comes up as a topic, more often than not, people start to think of geeks beside their telescopes and numerous charts of celestial bodies that are spread out on tables. Let’s advance that imagination where we see impossible mathematical calculations that are being done to determine the exact distance of those heavenly bodies. Will astronomy ever be plain Jane’s cup of tea? Well, now, it could be through—backyard astronomy.

Astronomy is no longer just for the geniuses or straight-A students. In fact, even if you don’t have any knowledge on this branch of science, you could start everything by just having, first, interest on the subject. Next to that, at least, purchase one of those simple telescopes (if you are constrained on your budget, binoculars will do for now) that would aid you in your most recent endeavor. Lastly, go to your backyard and gaze up at the night sky. ‘See all those stars? You just made your first step towards the world of astronomy! In fact, astronomers believe that the best way to begin associating with astronomy is to look at a star-filled sky with our naked eyes.

As an amateur astronomer, it is wise to begin observing the night sky with the aid of some simple tools. Don’t even begin to think of expensive telescopes and complex ways of locating stars or any other heavenly body. It is a necessity to invest on a planisphere (in layman’s terms, a star finder that rotates) where you would be able to find any star or constellation in your zone. This can often be found in astronomy magazines.

The next best thing to do is to invest in magazines. Know all of the terms in astronomy and develop a love for this branch of science. Learn of all the equipment and tools that you can use to set up your own study. Remember all those ‘idiot’ books that you can buy at a modest price? Why not buy the Complete Idiot’s Guide to Astronomy? This will tell you of all the basic things you need to know.

If you are still at a loss, bear in mind that there are several websites that can help you in making that first step towards astronomy. Help is plentiful for those of you who are really willing to seek. You see, everything, every endeavor begins with the basics. And your backyard is the best place to start.

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The Gene composite

2009-08-13T17:56:00.001-07:00

There is a set of numerous genes in the complex body structure, which controls the diversity in features, attitudes, behavior, and, in many cases, but by no means in all, the impact of disease and resistance to inducing pathogens. The number of huge variants that are known to be present, approach between 600.000 and 2 million. However, only a few dozen traits are well enough understood in the gene -market companies, which are associated with the risk of developing diseases such as Alzheimer’s, heart disease or diabetes.

However, there is continuous effort particularly with advance of nanotechnology, to accumulate a large enough database of genetic variants that are linked to disease -susceptible or other traits. Some genome-scanning companies are already beginning to do this with customers’ data. The issue here is to convince 100, 00 or more volunteers in order to put their genome sequences in a public database. This is as long as one is not worried about privacy issues and medical secrecy. Learning about one’s genes may put the person to a certain awareness (e.g. 20%) of the risk of developing disease now or in future, but might not be enough for the person does a certain activity e.g. diet-watching, taking medicine or avoiding smoking etc.

The sequencing of whole genomes is still too slow and expensive, not to mention the complexity of their effects or complex aggregate effects in controlling certain single or composite variants.

The genome study was extended to other various beings, e.g. animals and plants. Genome sequencing and assignment to a certain trait, led to the discovery in subduing certain features e.g. susceptibility to certain disease, pathogen or infection. At least, this gained some success in certain GM modified plants, e.g. the canola, and maize corn wherein there was increased productivity and resistance to pathogens.

But again, the question that may arise, are these modified genomes, controlling only one variant, or several others that we are not aware of? Loss of palatability, taste, and nutritional value are known to occur in the GM plants and food derived from them. There is always the notion that at least more than one variant may be associated with a genome or indeed, a multiple of these, which may act concordantly.

Also what applies for plants may apply to human beings and animals alike. The suppression or enhancement of a certain trait may not be as simple as it looks. The complexity here is well warranted; and unless we exhaustively exploit the gene-factor mechanism, we will be still groping in the dark.
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Quran and Science of Meterology

2009-08-13T17:52:00.000-07:00

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Women In Science

2009-07-31T00:19:00.000-07:00

More than 25 years have gone by since the U.S. Congress passed the Women in Science and Technology Equal Opportunity Act, which states that it is "the policy of the United States that men and women have equal opportunity in education, training, and employment in scientific and technical fields." But today's academic field illustrates a different reality than that the U.S. Congress wishes to exist. Even if major advances have occurred in relation to women's role in education, academic institutions are still not fully utilizing the pool of women scientists they are producing each year. In fact, the difference between the proportions of women who earn Ph.D.'s and those who are in faculty positions at top universities appears to be most evident in the biological and physical sciences, as well as in engineering.

But these sciences, even if they have been mostly studied by men, have been also studied in great extend by women over the years. While some scholars support that considerable biological differences between men and women affect their representation in science, there is a substantive body of evidence indicating that overall intelligence does not differ between men and women. Still controversy persists as to whether specific aspects of cognitive ability differ. But there is no ideal constellation of cognitive abilities required to be a scientist. To become a successful scientist, one needs to have deductive reasoning abilities, adequate verbal skills, quantitative reasoning, intuition, and social skills. Even if we accept that men and women differ in some of these abilities, there is no basis on which one may assume that men will have greater success than women in science, because different academic backgrounds, personal skills and mental abilities create equally successful approaches and styles. Moreover, there is no convincing evidence that women's representation in science is limited by innate ability. For example, between 1970 and 2003 a considerable 30 percent increase occurred in the proportion of Ph.D.'s granted to women in engineering. Since people support that this was the outcome of dramatic changes in attitudes and laws relevant to gender, the fact that more women were able to successfully graduate from their PhD's programs provides strong evidence of the cultural and structural impediments to women.

Moral and legal imperatives to ensure equal opportunity provide sufficient reasons to examine the causes of the disparities and to attempt to rectify them. Equally compelling is the impact that equity will have on the quality of today's universities and the competitiveness of any nation. Heterogeneity among students, faculty, and staff can strengthen universities' role in fundamental ways. Specifically, the design of more innovative solutions to problems is the outcome of heteroclite groups, which can bring a higher level of critical analysis to decisions. Furthermore, institutions that welcome women foster more favorable working environments for all community members.

Concluding, institutional transformation necessitates collective examination of attitudes and the behaviors observed, which can be rather disquieting, since it requires engagement with issues of life-style, reproduction, hiring, and academic customs. But, the most uncomfortable of every possible discovery is the realization that all people have their own unconscious biases, which can shape behavior patterns and lead to such gaps.

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How To Buy A Telescope In 2009

2009-07-12T20:59:00.001-07:00

Science, astronomy is both interesting topics. Science and astronomy doesn’t have to remain with the scientists of the world with lab coats, in fact you could wear a T-shirt and jeans and have a blast with backyard astronomy. Make discoveries at home and enjoy. I will tell you how! Astronomy is an amazing topic. NASA spends billions to gain more insight into astronomy. Though spending billions on a home space program is not the most feasible thing to do for most people, the truth is that you still can make some amazing discoveries, and though most of your discoveries will be limited to what has already been found, there is still room for making discoveries. Remember this is all possible from your backyard and with the right telescope. The question comes to mind though, how to buy a telescope. It is the aim of this article to get you started in the right way. Telescopes come in many shapes and forms; however the main 2 types you will run into are the reflector telescopes and the refractor telescopes. Both have there benefits, however the refractors (the type which is like binoculars, i.e. you look from the back) are great for beginners because of ease of use and low maintenance, however, they can become very expensive with larger versions. The reflectors work with a mirror and look slightly larger; however, they have the benefit that they can allow you to get some large and amazing sizes which show so much more clarity for much less when compared with refractors. Understanding how these scientific instruments fundamentally operate will allow you to answer how to buy a telescope and get a good deal in the process. The whole process is about light. Our pupil is the amount of light that we can physically get. To get a bigger image we need a bigger eye! The telescope does this and the bigger the telescope, more light gathering abilities it has. For example in reflectors the size of the mirror in effect determines how big the picture will be. Though realize that even with the biggest of telescopes, the image will still be small in comparison. So an 8” mirror will not show an 8” Moon! When asking how to buy a telescope, we want to get the best. Telescopes come in many different price ranges. My strongest suggestion is to look for a telescope above the $100 mark. Anything below this figure will likely be a flimsy toy rather than a real telescope. They can range in price from under hundred dollars to several thousand dollars. As a good version, going for a $200 to around $500 is a great way to get a good telescope that is more of an investment than an expense. This will give you something that will likely last for as much as a decade or more, if it looked after. The next question in how to buy a telescope is to actually buy a telescope. This can be accomplished through several methods such as telescope stores or direct mail, such as in advertisements in magazines dedicated to astronomy. The best solution I have found is to go online. Going online, you can expect to find a wider range of options, and the other 2 benefits is that you get the best prices in most cases, and get it delivered to the comfort of your home!
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Science as a Media Event

2009-07-12T20:57:00.000-07:00

One need not make any extensive surveys of different media to provide evidence for this failure. It is enough to see how sports has managed to gain more coverage in various media over the last few decades vis-a-vis science. One may argue that this is so because there are always some sports events occurring all over the world which naturally draw the attention of media. But contention here is that scientific activity, scientific community and laboratories all over the world can also be turned into what are called 'media events' if enough pains are taken by science communicators to achieve this status for science. First and foremost it will require the maximum cooperation of scientists.

For instance, anniversaries of scientists, institutes, organisations and societies, including the World Health Day, etc., can be celebrated; discussions and debates with the concerned scientists organised; and doors of concerned laboratories and organisations thrown open to masses and media.

Be that as it may, intention through this paper is to highlight the essentials and limitations of science popularisation so that there appears a fundamental change in the way of looking at this subject. Hopefully, it will lead to more effective strategies to popularise science among the masses.

Science writing is an art

Science popularisation is mostly done by science- trained persons and professional scientists. It is therefore looked upon more as a scientific activity rather than anything else. But science writing is more of an art rather than a science. It is scientific only in the sense one should have scientific knowledge but all the writing abilities are required to make a good presentation of science. It is due to the present lack of emphasis on the art aspect of science popularisation that this field of activity has suffered to date. Those few scientists or science-trained persons who have consciously or unconsciously known the art of science writing and have practised it, have only been successful in popularising science.

Science is a human activity

The second reason why popular science does not tick with the masses is because it is not projected as a human activity but an activity of scientists who simply believe in the search for truth - and nothing but truth! The human side of science is totally neglected in all popular science presentations. The follies and prejudices of scientists, the emotional life of scientists, the irrational circumstances in which scientific work is often undertaken and discoveries and inventions made, etc., are quite often deliberately not highlighted fearing that it would give bad name to science and scientific research. In short, the human face of science or scientific research is often neglected in popular science presentations. There is therefore a strong need to give science a human face. It would not only mean adding human stories to popular science presentations but also talking about realities in scientific research.

Tip of the iceberg presentation

The third reason why popular science presentations often go wide off the mark and make the audience yawn and go for something else is the inability of science communicators to distinguish between technical report writing and popular science writing, thanks to their scientific training or background. They try to cram into a popular science presentation as much as they know or find out about a subject.

Actually, popular science presentation should be like the tip of the iceberg. It should however make one not only familiar with the tip of the iceberg but also aware of the unseen larger part of the iceberg floating under the water. In other words, it should reveal little about science but enough to make one realise the existence of that science with its entire ramification. It should excite one's curiosity enough so that one would like to probe further into that science. It should not necessarily tell everything about a science but at the same time it should not miss science.

Some important observations

The author's experience with popularising science over the years has forced him to arrive at some postulates. They are merely based on experience and intuition. Any research has not been conducted to back them up with facts and figures. In fact, much research is required to prove or disprove them. If in case they are proved, they can easily be called the 'Laws of Science Popularisation' because despite the best of our efforts we have not been able to popularise science the way we want among the masses. There must be some hidden laws governing our efforts to popularise science. These postulates are stated as follows:

Postulates of science popularisation

1st : Only those elements of science receive attention in a society, which suit its goals or which inspire awe.

2nd : A science communicator tends to impose his or her limited ideas of science, scientists and scientific research upon the audience.

3rd : The amount of space allotted to science in different media of a country is the index of the quality of life of its average citizen.

4th : The quality of science communication or presentation in a country is directly proportional to the quality of science produced in it.

5th : To popularise science is to humanise science.

One can deduce certain things from these postulates. The first postulate indicates that people at large read science because it serves their purpose or because the subject is topical, sensational or controversial or simply excites their curiosity. A handful only read science for the sake of knowledge per se. Much research is required to identify those subjects so that science could be more effectively popularised. For instance, health science and environment interest people at large, astronomy and space fascinate them, Nobel Laureates, UFOs, etc., are held in awe by them.

The Second postulate is dangerous for science itself. Consciously or unconsciously, the layman imbibes the limited or narrow image of science, scientists and culture of science from the communicator, whether he be Jacob Bronowski or Peter Medawar. Notions such as scientists are mad individuals or scientific research is yet another profession are creations of science communicators. That makes science communicator a very responsible person.

The third and fourth postulates are intuitive relationships between two unrelated things or activities. Further research is needed to prove or disprove these two laws by taking data from different countries. However, one must add here that in India we raise a hullabaloo to increase science coverage in our media at the first available opportunity but it often comes to nothing. Also, while writing a popular science article on a subject one often needs the assistance of a scientist doing research in that very subject. But in India the scientist of the concerned subject is often not available for consultation and as a result our writings lack the necessary quality, verve and colour.

The fifth, the last but not the least important postulate, though obvious, reminds us that we must give science a human face so that masses are not afraid of it. It is the basic aim of science popularisation.

Christmas tree of science popularisation

The aim of drawing the 'Christmas tree of science popularisation' is to illustrate the importance of various media that take science to the masses, though every medium has its own significance and a vital role to play in communication. But unless a person climbs up the tree, as his or her interest in science is aroused or increased - in other words, unless one begins to read newspapers, magazines and then books - he or she would not have become fully science literate.

Necessarily, the percentage of people reading books would be very small as the top of a Christmas tree indicates. But it is a must to know this tree because the role of any medium should not be underestimated and every medium should be given equal importance simultaneously. For instance, if a student's interest in science is aroused by science fair or 'Jatha' held in the town, it has to be sustained and maintained by wallpapers, newspapers and even books; otherwise, one's interest would flag and eventually die. Other supplementing media should be made available to the student in form of public libraries, for instance. So, the Christmas tree of science popularisation needs to be watered and tended carefully to produce a science literate society.

Conclusion

According to the postulates forwarded here there are (as yet unknown) limits to the extent science can be popularised among the masses. It is not possible to have a fully science literate society. Moreover, science communicators need to take into account aforementioned aspects about science popularisation for more effective communication of science to the masses.

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Science Education: Making Science Fun

2009-06-03T01:54:00.000-07:00

Every school in America is required to teach science. This is because science and scientific learning is a fundamental part of our existence. Most everything that we encounter on a day-to-day basis is, in some way, related to science. Even when we are sleeping, science is there to explain why we need to sleep and what takes place while we are sleeping. Because of this, science education is essential to life as we know it. Of course there will be many people who are happy to go through life without knowing how a bird can fly. Even given this fact, there will always be something that they will need to know and understand that is grounded in science. Even if it is something as simple as 'fire is hot' or 'getting punched hurts. Science is there to explain these simple things too.

A good foundation in science through science education is required for all children, but the way that this education takes place is not strictly defined. With that said, many schools will take to science experiments using hands-on science products and supplies. This is an excellent way for students to 'see' the science around them. Often times learning from a book can be tedious and will cause students to become uninterested in the subject matter. A science experiment, however, is interactive and forces the students to take part in science learning. These projects don't have to be complicated and will usually result in a much higher level of learning retention.

There are a few reasons why children better retain knowledge gained through scientific experimentation. One is it allows you to appeal to those children who are visual learners. These students are the ones who need pictures or demonstrations to remember things. Words just don't stick in their minds as well, but when they can see a science demonstration or visualize an experiment, they can comprehend and retain the subject matter with much better success. Many students tend to thrive in science because it offers the visual aspect that many other subject matters do not.

Another reason that knowledge gained through science experimentation is retained longer by students is because they are actively engaged. They can't simply skim through the experiment, they have to make sure that they are doing things correctly, and the only way to ensure that is by understanding what is going on. It forces students to understand the science behind what they are doing, and if they don't, often times the experiment won't turn out right.

Finally, hands-on science experimentation gives the student a sense of accomplishment. It is a reward of sorts, to have the experiment turn out correctly. That reassurance and sense of achievement at the end of each experiment will cause them to want to do more. It will also give them more confidence in what they are doing and possibly cause them to take up more science projects on their own. They will already be comfortable with the process they need to follow and will merely need their own ideas and theories to start their own projects. Even their own small science projects will increase their knowledge of how the world around them works and functions.
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Gardening - Natural Science NOT Rocket Science..

2009-05-14T22:02:00.000-07:00

Don't force yourself out of the most profitable hobby in the universe because you think it's too hard to learn ...It isn't!
Gardening is fast becoming the world's number one hobby, and with all the latest 'alternative' information we have to hand, gardening as a natural science is fun to learn about and rewarding in the extreme...

Produce your own fruit and veg - cut the shopping trips.

Keep it organic!- be nice to the planet, and your body.

Stay fit and healthy with exercise and fresh air.

Spend quality family time in the outdoors.

Turbo boost your creative spirit

And if that isn't enough to be going on with, learn about plant-kind in all it's glory. From trees through to fungi, there are millions of plants to research, grow and eat- no chance of getting bored!

First you have to take your first step.

Start gardening, be a gardener, enjoy your garden.

Starting from scratch? Let your imagination run wild. Stand in the centre (-ish) of your garden and imagine..close your eyes if you like.

Don't hold back. Let your creative thoughts flow. How much can you do with your space? Don't imagine for one minute that a simple lawn will let you off the hook here. A lawn needs maintaining, and mowing regularly - for EVER..and it can get kind of boring to look at as well! How about creating

a butterfly patch

a wildflowers corner

a vegetable plot

a herb garden

a water feature

Then you will need a shed to store your tools. Where would that be best placed in your garden? Don't waste a sunny position with a garden structure. Sheds don't need to be in full sun to survive!

Is there enough space to place garden furniture? Rather than going for the table-and-four-chairs-on-patio style, can you place benches and small tables in semi-shady spots near the honeysuckle or round the herbs?

When you think you have a reasonable idea of all you want from your garden, take some notes and think about it for a while. Don't leap in too soon-more often than not you'll land up doing the same job twice. Browse through garden catalogs, take a little time and do a little planning.

But not for too long! Don't let the ideas wither into another was-gonna-do-one-day file.

If you have enough of a budget to buy your garden structures and furniture, do this first, and position them in your garden. Then create your flower beds, vegetable plots and wildlife patches around these structures.

If you don't have cash up front, don't worry. The things you need will come to you. For now, prepare the space as if you DID have the shed, or bench or whatever, and work around these areas.

Start all the patches and work on them as and when you can, or start one patch and get it finished before moving on to the next. How you work in your garden depends on a number of things...

size of land and budget

helping hands available

seasons and the weather

time slots and energy levels!

Treat gardening as an ongoing hobby rather than a project to be started and finished. Plants are growing life forms and will always be changing the shape and feel of your garden. Go with it where you can, and prune heavily where you have to!

Get the kids involved with quick-germinating seeds, and fast-growing plants. Many retailers offer special seed mixtures for kids. Pumpkins are great for getting the kids interested in gardening.

Learn about edible flowers and teach the children what can and can't be eaten - and why.

Don't let the grass grow under your feet. Get in on the action now. Turn off the TV, put your wellies on and leap into nature!

About the Author: Linda Gray is a freelance writer and, with her partner. has spent ten years renovating a neglected acre of woodland. Find heaps of straight gardening advice and pots of inspiration at http://www.flower-and-garden-tips.com Bring a cuppa!

Magic: The Science Of Illusion

2009-05-14T21:45:00.000-07:00

Magic has been connected to mystery and things that cannot be explained by science. But, during the recent years, there has been in-depth studies focused to magic. Now, magic is known to be the science of illusion. More than that, magic is also an art based on science and techniques.

In fields of sciences like psychiatry, illusion is said to be a distortion of sensory perception. But no matter how negative this may sound, magic has entertained people based on illusion. This gives the impression that something impossible has occurred. Magic tricks are based on scientific principles but people do not seem to connect magic and science.

Different illusions are being used in magic and there are seven types of them.

- Production. These are magic tricks out of thin air. Producing something out of nothing. Tricks like these include appearing acts – rabbit coming out of an empty hat, coins from an empty pocket and the magician or an assistant appearing through a puff of smoke on an empty stage.

- Vanish. Tricks from this category are those disappearing acts like coins disappearing, a dove vanishing out of thin air by a clap of hand and stuffs inside silks into the hands of the magician but when opened revealed nothing. This category is the total opposite of production. The similar tricks are used but done in reverse.

- Transformation. As the word suggest, the tricks in this category involve those which transform anything to another form – chicken to an eagle, fire into a rabbit or a broom into a woman.

- Restoration. Magic tricks using this illusion is meant to restore something to the state it was once before like a cut rope into three parts back into one or cards cut into fourths and back to one.

- Teleportation. This illusion is meant to transfer things to another place. These are the classic tricks that truly amaze people like uncovered cages with one person each and they magically exchange places in a few seconds. This is what is known as double teleportation.

- Levitation. The trick involves lifting objects, animals and even people into air by using trance.

- Penetration. Tricks in this category involve the passing through of objects through a solid wall.

One important thing in maintaining the illusion in magic tricks is the secrecy of the magician. The magician should maintain this secrecy in order to be respected and treated with credibility by other magicians. The only exception is when a magician shares the secrets of the trade with someone who is a serious student of magic.

Remember, you are “killing” the magic by telling the secrets of your tricks to others and reducing them to mere intellectual riddles and puzzles.

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How to choose the best over counter acne medication

2009-05-06T17:45:00.000-07:00

You need to decide whether you want to use a product with chemicals or something all natural. Surprisingly, many natural products now on the market work great and be informed that even natural remedies need to be carefully researched. After all, not all-natural products are quality so you would be doing your skin a favour.

Understand the basics of your skin and the ingredients of these products so you can make an educated decision.For natural over counter acne medications, the key ingredients include vitamin E, Aloe vera, and tea tree oil. Unfortunately, you may have to try more than one product to find the exact remedy that works not just your skin but also the specific type of acne you have. Once you have identified a natural product that reduces the effects of acne. You will also maintain a management program to keep the problem at bay.

You can choose a more traditional approach to fighting acne. In many cases, these products will contain one of two ingredients, both proven to be highly, successful in the treatment of acne. Therefore, you should look for a product over the counter that contains benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid.

Whether you choose an acne treatment that is natural or traditional, expect some drying of the skin and therefore you will have to use a moisturizer designed to help the skin but also one that will not contribute to the acne problem.

Remember, while many of the products work great, some can actually make the problem worse so always consider the type of skin you have (oily or dry), as well as the type of acne you have. With this information, you can pinpoint an over counter medication that will finally bring some relief.

Another great prescription medications for your acne are the retinoids. In most cases, these products are topical types (applied on the skin as a cream or gel). Like benzoyl peroxide, retinoids also have side effects in that the skin becomes highly sensitive to sunlight and therefore you will have to deal with the issue of always wearing a high SPF sun block, even on cloudy days.

Rub on the sunscreen according the manufacturer's instructions, which typically means applying the lotion 20 minutes prior to sun exposure. Enjoy the sun and watching those zits dissipate. After sunbathing, soothe your skin with an aloe vera gel.

Another option you should consider in treating your acne is the use of chemical peels. A doctor will have to prescribe it to you. And you would have to follow the directions to the letter to have significant results. In this case, the peel will remove the top layer of your dead skin cells, which will expose new, undamaged skin underneath. The only thing you have to remember is that while the initial results are excellent, acne may come back.

If you are a teenage girl, probably the best medication prescription for your acne would be birth control pills. Birth control pills have proven to be successful. What happens is that male hormones known as androgens can cause an excessive production of oil. Birth control pills control the hormone level, which results in less oil and fewer acne breakouts. Obviously, only women would use this. In addition to this prescription acne medication, your doctor may recommend you start some type of antibiotic and once the acne is under control, the antibiotic will keep the problem at bay. This particular option is exceptionally beneficial for severe cystic type of acne. In most cases, you will need to take this drug for four to six weeks and then you stop.

It is important to treat your acne holistically. In many cases - especially in the case of moderate and severe acne - it's often important you attack the acne problem with both natural and conventional methods. I believe the natural way for treating acne will always be the best way, because it's fixes the root of the problem - the actual reason why you are getting the acne in the first place. Natural methods will help fix your acne causing factors like hormonal problems, stress, Candida and toxins from your lifestyle and diet. This is great because fixing the cause of your acne will fix it for good.
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I am an alternative medicine health consultant.I was driven to my present profession from the traumatizing experiences that I went through as an acne victim when I was a teenager. I have since recovered and I felt it was important to share my experiences with other acne sufferes because i know what it means to suffer from acne.

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Dental Implants to Light Up Your Smile

2009-04-16T23:55:00.000-07:00

Dental implants are ideal replacements for missing teeth that patients may lose due to an accident, failed endodontic treatment, gum diseases or poor oral hygiene

. Basically, dental implants serve the same function as natural tooth root in anchoring teeth. These implants appear like metallic screws with either a roughened or smooth surface. Dental implants are usually made up of orally compatible materials like titanium and its alloys.

Benefits and Types of Dental Implants

There are several benefits and types of dental implants that are in use compared to dentures and conventional bridges. A newly placed implant not only adds beauty to a person’s face, but also improves other aspects like speech, function and self-esteem. Other benefits are listed below:

No tooth reduction of adjacent teeth
Prevents further loss of teeth
Maintains the integrity of the bone and surrounding gum tissue
Improves chewing ability
Superior aesthetic results
Increases confidence and self-esteem.
Functionally more effective than conventional bridges and dentures.

Integration of Dental Implants

Unlike other artificial prosthesis, dental implants integrate with the surrounding dental tissues speedily so as to make a firm holding in the mouth. It integrates with surrounding tissues either by bony integration (osseointegrated) or connective-tissue (fibrointegrated) integration.

The very design of dental implants is structured to provide maximum surface area for retention. Special features like slots, threads or roughened edges can be spotted at the root end of the implant. This facilitates increased mechanical retention of the implant. At times, these implants are also coated with bioactive materials like hydroxyapatite which help to stimulate bone formation around the implant.

Surgical Procedure and Maintenance of Implants

Surgical procedure and maintenance of implants is a vital aspect to consider. Dental implants are placed in a person’s mouth with extreme care and caution by a dentist. The area of surgery is examined thoroughly before it is anaesthetized. The implant is then placed inside the bone and a temporary crown is immediately placed to consolidate the patient’s aesthetic needs. A long healing period follows. Following this, a permanent crown is constructed over it to replace the missing tooth.

It is of utmost importance to remember that regular dental check ups and follow- ups with a highly experienced and well known dentist will sustain the longevity of dental implants.

To take advantage of the highest level of patient care, quality in dental implants, technique of surgical procedure and varied dental solutions, visit Dr. Jonathan Renfroe. To take a guided tour, schedule an appointment or get more information, visit http://www.dentistry204.com.

Fight Breast Cancer With Diet, Exercise and a Multiple Vitamin

2009-04-16T23:53:00.000-07:00

The human breast is a gland that contains milk ducts, lobes, fatty tissue, and a network of lymphatic vessels. Cancerous tumors can develop in virtually any part of the breast and are most often detected when a woman feels a lump. Cancerous lumps are generally firm, never go away, and are usually pain-free. The majority of breast lumps are not cancerous, but there is no exact way to tell without a professional's examination. A lump that seems to be growing or that does not move when it is pushed may be cancerous. However, it may also be caused by normal fibrocystic changes during the menstrual cycle. A biopsy is necessary to identify the lump. Breast cancer can also cause a yellow, bloody, or clear discharge from the nipple.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, and the second leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States. The American Cancer society estimates that 267,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003, and about 39,800 deaths occurred from this disease. The lifetime risk of developing breast cancer for American women is about one in nine. Many surveys suggest that it is the health problem that is most feared by women. However, if breast cancer is detected early, the five-year-and-beyond survival rate is at about 95 percent.

There is no single answer as to what causes breast cancer, and it is reported that about 60 percent of breast cancers develop without any known risk factors. Researchers believe that estrogen in the most likely culprit in many cases of breast cancer. Estrogen promotes cellular growth in the tissues of the breasts and reproductive organs, and cancer is a disorder of unrestrained cellular growth. Some of the risk factors for breast cancer include onset of menstruation before age nine, menopause after age fifty-five, having a first child after age forty, and having no or few children. The one thing that all of these risk factors have in common is that they result in the breasts being exposed to more estrogen for longer periods of time.

Men can also get breast cancer, but they account for less than 1 percent of breast cancer cases. While it occurs less frequently, breast cancer in men usually is diagnosed at a later, and therefore more serious stage because neither physicians or patients tend to suspect it. About 1,500 men are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the United States, with 400 dying from it. Cure rates are generally the same for men as they are for women.

It is crucial to detect breast cancer in its earliest and most curable stage. By making healthy changes in diet and lifestyle, examining your breasts regularly, and having regular mammograms can increase your chances of avoiding or overcoming breast cancer.

The following nutrients are helpful in preventing and dealing with breast cancer: coenzyme Q10, colostrum, DMG, essential fatty acids, garlic, germanium, melatonin, a multi-mineral complex, a multi-vitamin complex, natural beta-carotene, proteolytic enzymes, selenium, shark cartilage, SOD, vitamin B complex, vitamin C with bioflavonoids, vitamin E, maitake, vitamin D3, acidophilus, kelp, l-carnitine, l-cysteine, Pycnogenol, raw glandular complex, and SAMe. Additionally, the following herbs may be beneficial: astragalus root, Echinacea, bilberry, burdock root, ginger, green tea, peppermint, red clover, black cohosh, chasteberry, red clover, turmeric, dandelion root, milk thistle, chaste tree berry, ginseng, curcumin, rosemary extract, lycopene, sulphoraphane, green tea extract, garlic, ginkgo biloba, licorice, and silymarin.

Vitamin supplements can help support the bodys nutritional needs and in so doing help the body fight cancer. Changing ones diet, exercise and vitamin supplements can help one prevent the onset of breast cancer and extend ones life span. Natural vitamins and herbs are available at your local or internet health food store at reasonable prices. Always consult your doctor before adding vitamins and herbs to your diet while on prescription medications.

*Statements contained herein have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Vitamins and herbs are not intended to diagnose, treat and cure or prevent disease. Always consult with your professional health care provider before changing any medication or adding Vitamins to medications.
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Brain Injuries and Depression

2009-04-16T23:50:00.000-07:00

Depression is a scary thing when it happens - for both the person suffering from it and also for his/her family members. The dictionary states that depression is the condition of being gloomy or sad. In my experience, my partner's depression went far beyond this explanation.

The symptoms of his depression were extreme anger, frustration, irritability, hostility, and being critical and uncommunicative. He had no interest either in any of this former activities. He also made a decision during the time when he was angry to sell the house and go to Mexico.

Other symptoms can include less energy, a feeling of being slowed down, restlessness, low self-esteem, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, increased weight or loss of weight, increased appetite or loss of appetite, sleeping too much or other sleep problems. However, fatigue is a common symptom of brain injury, not only when associated with depression. There can also be thoughts of suicide in severe cases of depression.

Depression can be brought about by a biochemical imbalance of serotonin, dopamine or norepinephrine; a distressing life event; trauma or genetics. People who have low self-esteem, negative outlooks, physical or health conditions or other psychological disorders are also at risk.

This condition can easily be treated by medication and/or psychological counseling and support from friends, family and self-help groups. Changes won't happen overnight although my partner did claim to feel somewhat better more quickly than I expected. In most cases medication can take a few weeks to begin working. In the case of clinical depression, it will likely need to be managed over a person's lifetime.

Depression will affect not only the sufferer but his family as well and can put huge stress on the partner. It is important that family members be patient and non-judgmental and that they listen and offer their support.

My partner was diagnosed with depression several months following his serious motorcycle accident. Besides his brain injury, he suffered other injuries which included broken shoulders, a broken collar bone, his left hand and two badly broken legs. As well, all of the ribs on his left side were broken, puncturing his lung in the process.

We were told that it is very common for someone to have depression brought about because of a chemical imbalance following so many physical injuries combined with the traumatic brain injury. They expected that he would be on the medication for approximately six months before being gradually reduced and eventually tapered off until he no longer required it. However, when it was initially reduced, there was an almost immediate reversal back to his behavior and mood difficulties, pre-medication. And at over two years since beginning his medication, it is still necessary to continue with it.

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About the Author:

Sylvia Behnish has recently published her first non-fiction book entitled 'Roller Coaster Ride With Brain Injury (For Loved Ones)'. She wrote it to assist those who are trying to cope with the devastating impact of brain injury in their lives. She has also published numerous articles in newspapers and magazines in both Canada and the United States.

Sylvia has an active lifestyle which includes a large family, photography, gardening, reading and enjoying the outdoors.

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How to Treat Bronchitis

2009-04-16T23:48:00.000-07:00

The Top 9 Bronchitis and How To Treat Bronchitis Tips

Bronchitis information isn't always reliable when you search on the web, as too many people are trying to sell you something instead of actual providing useful resources you can use.

Below are 9 tips about bronchitis and how to treat bronchitis that I hope you find helpful.

We've spent ages looking for the most accurate bronchitis information to give you, and this is what we've got...

Tip #1

Bronchitis is the swelling of the bronchial tubes, otherwise known as the airways. These airways are the windpipes that directly connect to the lungs. Bronchitis happens when there is an irritation that occurs in the bronchial tubes. Next to the irritation, the formation of thick mucus will soon follow. Hence, the air passage will be blocked by the mucus, leading to difficulty in breathing. Bronchitis can be identified into two types: acute and chronic. The acute bronchitis is normally an illness that lasts for a short period of time. Usually, this is caused by severe cold. But most often, this is triggered by the viral infections. Acute bronchitis is characterized by the pain in the middle of the chest, cough that comes with green sputum. Fever might also happen, and a slight difficulty in breathing might also occur.

Tip #2

To deal with chronic bronchitis, often times you will need to focus on the triggers that can cause the problem in the first place. This is one reason why I'm offering a free report on how to remove asthma, allergy and bronchitis triggers from your home.

Tip #3

Chronic bronchitis is no doubt a very irritating and even debilitating condition to have. The shortness of every breath, the coughing up of phlegm, and trouble falling asleep serve as constant reminders that an individual is inflicted with the condition. In the latest stages of the disease the individual may notice labored breathing (hyperventilation), hypoxemia (insufficient amounts of oxygen in the blood) and failure of the right side of the heart. So, is there a cure for chronic bronchitis?

Tip #4

While the bronchitis attacks, patients are not allowed to eat dairy products as they increase the secretion of mucus and worsen the infection by stimulating the multiplication of bacteria.

Tip #5

Bronchitis occurs when the lining of your bronchial tract becomes infected, usually developing from a cold or flu or allergies. Then your bronchial tubes become swollen and start producing mucus. The mucus causes difficulty in breathing, wheezing and a nasty cough. If left unattended it could turn into pneumonia. Smokers are more prone to bronchitis then non-smokers.

Tip #6

The main sign of this condition is that of a yellowgray or even green colored mucus that comes up when you are coughing. This mucus is called sputum. The mucus should be a sign to you that something is wrong, especially with this type of coloring.

Tip #7

There are many things you can do to prevent the onset of bronchitis in any form. The most important thing to do is to stop smoking and avoid secondhand smoke. Avoid pollution by staying indoors during smog alerts and refrain from using sprays for cleaning, insect repelling, or deodorizing. These contain a large number of potentially harmful ingredients that can weaken your lung tissues if used too often. If you are sensitive to dairy products, avoid them because they can increase mucus formation. When you notice the beginning of a cough, get plenty of rest and apply mild heat on your chest and back before going to bed. Drink at least eight to 10 glasses of clear water every day and eat foods that are high in vitamin A, C, E and zinc. Foods that are high in these nutrients including eggs, chicken, pecans, citrus fruits, sunflower seeds, broccoli, sardines and avocados.

Tip #8

A chronic cough, wheezing, breathing difficulties and a tight chest have also been associated with the common smoker's cough. This is unfortunate as there are many environmental factors that can contribute to an infection and caused these types of symptoms.

Tip #9

In a business situation, you often see many people coming to work ill claiming it's all for the good of the company. While I'm certain they have the best of intentions, viral influenza (flu) can be spread through direct person-to-person contact or indirectly in the air and on hard surfaces. This means that if someone who's sick coughs and doesn't cover their mouth, they can put everyone at the workplace at risk for contracting the illness.

I hope that you've found these 9 tips useful as it's not always easy to find good, quality, information on how to treat bronchitis.

We searched high and low, but I'm sure you'll agree that the effort to find out more about bronchitis is always worth it!
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4 Top Tips to Quit Smoking

2009-04-16T23:46:00.000-07:00

As someone who was addicted to cigarettes for nearly 20 years and has only recently managed to quit smoking I know from first hand experience how hard to is to drop the cancer sticks. For those of you who is struggling with nicotine addiction it can be hard to find the best way to quit smoking so I’ve listed a few quit smoking tips that might give you the motivation you need to stub out the habit.

Tip 1: Decide to quit smoking on a specific day

Setting a date in the near future when you intend to quit smoking makes your task so much easier by making your plans more concrete and therefore less easy to break. Choose a day which isn’t too far off as you don’t want to lose motivation. Telling everyone you know the date you have set will also help you quit smoking for good as you won’t want to let them down.

Tip 2: Live a healthier lifestyle

Smoking cigarettes becomes part of a lifestyle which usually doesn’t have many healthy aspects. Make the effort to improve my physical condition by eating a healthier diet and exercising will cause you to become less interested in smoking. Start off with something simple like taking a long walk each day and have a salad for lunch and you really feel the benefits of your new nicotine free life.

Tip 3: Stay away from the situations which used to cause you to smoke

I used to have great trouble resisting cigarettes when I went to the pub so when I decided to quit smoking for good I stayed away from the pub for a couple of months. Not an easy decision to make by any means but the price paid was definitely worth it. I suggest that if you want to quit you try staying away from pubs and other social situations where you can quit thinking about cigarettes until you feel like you are truly a non-smoker. If you usually take cigarette breaks at work find something else to do for a few minutes to take your mind of cigarettes.

Tip 4: If you are really struggling use an electronic cigarette to satisfy your cravings

I used an electronic cigarette when quitting smoking and it definitely did me a lot of good. Electronic cigarettes allow you to quit smoking tobacco immediately without worrying about the consequences of nicotine withdrawal, thus removing the dread you might feel when considering a life without cigarettes. Not everyone loves electronic cigarettes but they are definitely worth a shot if you are desperate to give up.

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Panic Attack Medications – Will They Help or Hurt?

2009-04-16T23:43:00.000-07:00

One of the most common ways to treat panic attack is by using panic attack medications. Of course, using drugs is not an ultimate cure as they don't address the root cause. Drugs, however, can provide quick relief of symptoms. The best way to treat panic attack is, therefore, using combination of drugs and alternative methods such as therapy, relaxation and meditation.

In fact, there are many people who managed to overcome panic attack without resorting to any medication. Sadly though, many people still have the idea of relying on drugs for solving their problems. The downside of using medication is that it can create dependency. This, in turn, will create another problem in itself - how to journey out from drug dependency before it destroys your health.

Apart from drug addiction, panic attack medications can also trigger many kinds of side effects like slower reflexes, light headedness, lack of energy, nausea, dizziness, upset stomach, blurry vision, disorientation, memory loss, confusion, impaired judgment, reduced brain activity, slurred speech and depression.

Relying on drugs or medications can also bring about various paradoxical effects which include irritability and anxiety disorder at the less serious levels, and mania, aggression and hallucination at the more serious levels. If you have to use panic attack medications, we strongly advise you to use them under a supervision from a professional (a doctor or psychiatrist).

However, despite all the negative side effects mentioned, panic attack medications do have the benefit of helping many people to reduce panic attack and anxiety disorder symptoms fast.

If you take medications, it's very important to understand that medications only mask the symptoms, they don't address the root cause of the problem. Therefore, using panic attack medications in combination with therapy and counseling from a trained professional, can help a great deal in coping with the deeper issues and eliminating the root cause.

In fact, there are many natural ways to treat panic attack and behavioral dysfunction without resorting to drugs. For example, behavioral therapies as well as cognitive approaches are among the best alternative treatments. Group and individual therapies are also very good options.

Last but not least, despite all these medications and natural treatments, the patient must also plays his/her part. If the person doesn't have a strong determination to find out and understand what triggers the panic attack, all these treatments may become useless.
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Sodium and Potassium Imbalance Can Cause Hypertension

2009-04-16T23:40:00.000-07:00

People develop hypertension or high-blood pressure for several reasons. It may be in the genes or due to a kidney disorder as well as stress related factors. The most common causes however are due to dietary intakes that result to excessive salt in our body. Excessive salt intakes will result to an imbalance between sodium and potassium that causes hypertension in our body.

Excessive salt is quite easy to understand, but as to how sodium and potassium imbalance causes hypertension seems a bit more complicated.

How Sodium and Potassium Imbalance Causes Hypertension

Sodium and potassium are two important electrolyte nutrients that the body uses for proper nerve functions, energy production, cell renewal, and many other bodily functions.

Salt, whose chemical composition is sodium chloride, is the main source of sodium. It is broken down as sodium and chloride during the body’s metabolic processes. Water that is not distilled also contains salt hence; water is also a source of sodium and chloride ions.

Our body cells are said to contain fluids composed of several minerals, which includes sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and chloride. As studies in science have already determined, there must be a proper balance between the sodium and potassium minerals contained in every cell, for the body cells to function properly.

Some of the important cell functions attributed to sodium and potassium balance are:

• The production of acid and digestive enzymes used to break down food to provide energy for the body;

• To enable the nerves to react in terms of impulse reactions to external factors such as heat, cold, or pain felt by the body;

• To enable the heart or cardiovascular system to function properly;

Any deficiency in sodium or potassium does not result to life threatening issues, but any serious distortion or disproportion with the amount of potassium as against sodium, creates complications often resulting to heart attacks.

Imbalance results not out of potassium or sodium deficiency but mostly due to excessive sodium. Potassium deficiency on the other hand may arise from unhealthy fad diets.

When there is too much sodium in the body fluids, the kidney takes on its natural role of excreting unused or unwanted substances like sodium. However, if the amount of sodium being excreted by the kidney is beyond the kidney’s normal capacity, the problem will now arise.

Near the kidney is a vascular system or fluid carrying vessels which carry the excessive sodium and will constrict or close itself to blood flow if the kidney is slow in taking out the sodium it carries. The vascular system closes in order to increase the blood pressure near the kidney, which creates a push or force that will prod the kidney to remove the excess sodium.

Although this is a natural process, it is not a normal occurrence and may cause blood pressure to rise at a dangerous level if it will not be addressed in due time. It can be remedied by increasing fluid intakes so the kidney can have enough water to excrete sodium. The sodium excretion may have been resolved but there is now the elevated blood pressure that needs to be dealt with.

The matter of controlling elevated blood pressure on the other hand can be remedied by using diuretic methods. The kidney took in a lot of water in order to excrete the sodium out of the system. To aid the kidney in producing more urine, a diuretic substance that can induce the kidney to produce more urine will be recommended by the doctor.

However, diuretics may also cause the kidney to excrete potassium, hence the doctor will also prescribe a potassium supplement to avoid the possible occurrence of sodium to potassium imbalance.

Thus, the body can naturally control blood pressure by drinking more water and taking in dietary substances that can promote the process of diuretics and take care of replenishing lost potassium. This then prevents sodium and potassium imbalance that can cause hypertension.
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About the Author:

Alvin Hopkinson is a leading health researcher in the area of natural remedies and weight loss.

He had published many health articles online, is a platinum expert author in EzineArticles and writes for Health Central, which is a leading health authority website.

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Understanding The Bacterial Vaginosis Cause

2009-04-16T23:36:00.000-07:00

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<h1>Understanding The Bacterial Vaginosis Cause</h1>Author: <a title="Rin Otori" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/rin-otori/95756.htm">Rin Otori</a> Understanding The Bacterial Vaginosis Cause Researchers have had a hard time truly pinpointing the bacterial vaginosis cause. Currently, one thing they can all agree upon is that it has to do with an increase of bad bacteria inside the vagina. A vagina typically contains a healthy amount of microorganisms, the most common ones being Lactobacillus crispatus and Lactobacillus jensenii. The natural role of Lactobacillus is to prevent bad bacteria from over multiplying. When the bad bacteria over multiplies and disrupts the natural balance inside the vagina bacterial vaginosis occurs. There are several factors that can lead to an increase of this occurring. They include but are not limited to having multiple sexual partners, vaginal douching, and smoking. Understanding the bacterial vaginosis cause is important so that BV can be prevented in the future. However, if you already have BV it is important to understand how to properly treat it. Even though bacterial vaginosis is generally not considered life threatening, simply ignoring the symptoms without taking action to properly treat this condition can lead to further complications down the line. It has been widely believed that a presence of bacterial vaginosis can lead to an increase in vulnerability to STD's as well as cause complications for pregnant women. Antibiotics are a common method of treatment. Unfortunately, this method not only kills off the bad bacteria inside the vagina but also the good bacteria. This can usually cause further problems and a chance of having a recurrence of bacterial vaginosis all over again. Instead, why not learn take a few moments and learn about a few of the most effective all natural treatments for bacterial vaginosis? Visit <a href="http://www.bacterialvaginosistreatments.org/">BacterialVaginosisTreatments.org </a>About the Author: RinArticle Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/women's-health-articles/understanding-the-bacterial-vaginosis-cause-870330.html" title="Understanding The Bacterial Vaginosis Cause">Understanding The Bacterial Vaginosis Cause</a>

Understanding The Bacterial Vaginosis Cause

Researchers have had a hard time truly pinpointing the bacterial vaginosis cause. Currently, one thing they can all agree upon is that it has to do with an increase of bad bacteria inside the vagina. A vagina typically contains a healthy amount of microorganisms, the most common ones being Lactobacillus crispatus and Lactobacillus jensenii. The natural role of Lactobacillus is to prevent bad bacteria from over multiplying. When the bad bacteria over multiplies and disrupts the natural balance inside the vagina bacterial vaginosis occurs.

There are several factors that can lead to an increase of this occurring. They include but are not limited to having multiple sexual partners, vaginal douching, and smoking. Understanding the bacterial vaginosis cause is important so that BV can be prevented in the future. However, if you already have BV it is important to understand how to properly treat it.

Even though bacterial vaginosis is generally not considered life threatening, simply ignoring the symptoms without taking action to properly treat this condition can lead to further complications down the line.

It has been widely believed that a presence of bacterial vaginosis can lead to an increase in vulnerability to STD's as well as cause complications for pregnant women.

Antibiotics are a common method of treatment. Unfortunately, this method not only kills off the bad bacteria inside the vagina but also the good bacteria. This can usually cause further problems and a chance of having a recurrence of bacterial vaginosis all over again.

Instead, why not learn take a few moments and learn about a few of the most effective all natural treatments for bacterial vaginosis? Visit BacterialVaginosisTreatments.org

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Cancer Is There a CURE

2009-04-16T23:32:00.000-07:00

What is all this with the "drug companies will withhold cures" BS? Do people who say that even understand biomedical research? Do they not know that virtually every large university in the world that does biomedical research has cancer researchers who have nothing to do with the pharmaceuticals? Or that these researchers are funded by the universities themselves, competitive grants made by government agencies or charities such as the Cancer Society, to the tune of billions of dollars a year? Do they not get that any research these investigators complete is published in peer reviewed scientific journals and the information then disseminated around the world?

Seriously, if any research leads to a new treatment or even cure, if a big pharma didn't want to pick it up (though I cannot imagine for a second why they wouldn't, given the billions upon billions of dollars they would make) there is nothing what so ever to stop most university based cancer researchers from seeking out private investors and creating a startup company. This sort of thing happens all the time, and believe me, if someone out there came up with a cure for any sort of cancer (it's actually about 200 different diseases lumped under one name) there would be people jumping at the chance to throw money at it.

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So yeah, I'm sorry to have to say it but all you pharma-hating conspiracy theorists out there are really just this shy of joining the tinfoil hat brigade on stuff like this.

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Some Acne Solutions You Should Start From

2009-04-16T23:29:00.000-07:00

If you want to live healthy and looking good, there's only one thing you should do and that is to live a healthy lifestyle. People then didn't have dermatologists or the products we see today but they manage to fight away acne by simply living a decent lifestyle. At least we can suppose they had to deal with their skin issues without the treatments we have access nowadays.

People then don't have soft drinks so they drink water whenever they feel thirsty. Right now we take that for granted but drinking water cleanses our body from the inside out. If you're looking for acne solutions, you must start here. Water is the best cleanser in the world and nothing can get closer to its properties. It removes harmful toxins from your body and when you are clean on the inside, you would be clean on the outside too. Your skin will show it. If you are healthy, you will have healthy skin too!

Keep a healthy lifestyle. Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water (not juice, not soft drinks, not energy drinks), get regular exercise, get enough sleep and keep a healthy diet and you would be on your way to having a beautiful skin. What you eat doesn't directly trigger your acne but if you eat unhealthy foods then it does have an indirect effect on your skin as well. If you eat healthy and nutritious foods, you will feel more energetic and more alive. The skin benefit is just one of its many benefits.

Also, make sure you don't stress yourself too much. Too much stress alters your hormones and that can trigger acne so it's best to take things lightly and get a breather when you already feel the stress.

There are really no instant acne solutions out there. Products in the market help but there is no miracle cure to get an acne-free skin. You need to change your lifestyle if you want to be acne-free forever. You can get an acne treatment system that is effective for you and that you include in your daily routine, that becomes part of your lifestyle.

Now, as you just read, internal factors are responsible for your outside look, in other words your skin reflects what happens under. Either it is hormonal changes or diet that trigger some of your acne, you have to integrate that you can be in control. Some acne supplements may be the key to clear your acne. Indeed, adding supplements to your skin care routine is an additional help in your quest to acne-free skin. Supplements, can be used to control your hormonal levels, regulate your intestinal system and more issues that could cause acne breakouts.

Your right acne solution may be a combination of a change in your lifestyle, and a good acne treatment system that fights acne in multiple directions and prevent it from forming again.

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Influenza

2009-04-16T23:23:00.000-07:00

Influenza, also known as flu, is the clinical condition that results from infection with influenza viruses. The main effects of the influenza viruses are on the upper respiratory tract, the nose and throat, with possible spread and involvement of the lungs and bronchi. The disease is highly contagious and it has the potential to cause a widespread epidemic, affecting a sizeable portion of a population at any time.

Causes:

The flu usually begins abruptly, with a fever between 102 and 106 Â°F. (An adult typically has a lower fever than a child.) Other common symptoms include a flushed face, body aches, chills, headache, nausea, and lack of energy. Some people have dizziness or vomiting. The fever usually lasts for a day or two, but can last 5 days.

Somewhere between day 2 and day 4 of the illness, the whole body symptoms begin to subside, and respiratory symptoms begin to increase.

Symptoms:

The most prominent of the respiratory symptoms is usually a dry, hacking cough. Most people also develop a sore throat and headache. Nasal discharge (runny nose) and sneezing are common. These symptoms (except the cough) usually disappear within 4 - 7 days. Sometimes, the fever returns. Cough and tiredness usually last for weeks after the rest of the illness is over.

Dry cough
Fever - may be high
Headache
Muscle aches and stiffness
Sore throat
Stuffy, congested nose
Tiredness

Other symptoms may include:

Chills
Croupy cough
Dizziness
Fatigue
Loss of appetite
Malaise
Nasal discharge
Shortness of breath
Sweating
Vomiting
Worsening of underlying illness, such as asthma or heart failure
Wheezing

Home Remedies:

Influenza treatment using Long Pepper:

The use of long pepper is one of the most effective remedies in the treatment of influenza. Half a teaspoon of the powder of long pepper, mixed with two teaspoons of honey and half a teaspoon of juice of ginger, should be taken thrice a day. This will help greatly if taken in the initial stages of the disease. It is especially useful in avoiding complications which follow the onset of the disease, namely, the involvement of the larynx and the bronchial tube.

Influenza treatment using Garlic:

Garlic is an excellent remedy for influenza. It is useful as a general antiseptic and the patient should take as much as he can bear.

Influenza treatment using Turmeric:

Turmeric is valuable in curing influenza. A teaspoon of turmeric powder should be mixed in a cup of warm milk and taken three times a day. It will prevent complications arising from influenza, and also activate the liver which becomes sluggish during the attack.

Influenza treatment using Onion:

Onion is also an effective remedy for influenza. Equal amounts of onion juice and honey should be mixed, and three or four teaspoons of this mixture should be taken daily in the treatment of this disease.

Influenza treatment using Ginger:

Ginger is an excellent remedy for influenza. A teaspoon of fresh ginger juice, mixed with a cup of fenugreek decoction and honey to taste, is an excellent diaphoretic mixture which increases sweating and reduces fever in this disease. The fenugreek decoction may be prepared by boiling one tablespoon of fenugreek seeds in half a litre of water, till it is reduced by one third.

Influenza treatment using Grapefruit:

The juice of grapefruit has proved useful in this disease as it tones up the body and the digestive tract.

Tea Remedy Combine equal parts of elder, peppermint, and yarrow. Then, steep 1-2 teaspoons of the tea mixture into a cup of hot water. It is best to drink this hot before bedtime. The not liquid induces sweat which helps stop the growth of influenza. Cayenne, cinnamon, and ginger can also be added to help either induce even more sweat, or to stimulate the body’s circulation.

Ayurvedic Medicines for the Treatment of Influenza:

1.Eucalyptus oil is used in many forms to stop the symptoms of fever, and can be used as part of the treatment for influenza.
2.Flucon tablets are available for combating the symptoms of influenza, including the cleaning of upper respiratory tracts, and the discontinuation of coughing and sneezing. These tablets have no side effects, and include a mixture of ingredients such as tinospora cordifolia, uraria picta, and a form of cinnamon. It is preferred with honey or lukewarm water. Also, there is no side effects at all.
3.Anand Bhairav Rasa is another herb that can be made into various forms to treat influenza.

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The Secret to a Thin Body

2009-04-16T23:20:00.000-07:00

Have you ever wondered how some people are able to stay skinny without going to the gym every day? I can't tell you how many people I've seen that have great looking bodies but haven't been to the gym in months. Sure, you can try to blame it on their metabolism or genetics, but we all know that isn't the case. There has to be a secret to the weight loss that we just can't see. Of course, most people don't like to give away their secrets, but luckily I've done enough research to find out anyway.

It turns out that there is a special ingredient derived from an African plant that is able to trick the brain into thinking it is full. The plant is called the Hoodia Gordonii plant and it resembles a cactus where it grows in the Kalahari Desert. The great thing about the plant is that it has been proven to work. Just ask the San Bushmen, who have been using hoodia for centuries in order to stave off hunger while they go on multiple day hunting trips.

Although most of the world didn't know about hoodia until recently, researchers eventually found out about the plant and started conducted clinical trial on the benefits of the drug. It turns out, that hoodia was so effective pharmaceutical companies were trying to buy the rights to sell it as a prescription pill. Lucky for us, the costs of doing that ended up being too much and hoodia stayed on the open market. Now, many legitimate supplement makers are bringing it to the United States and creating perfect weight loss pills.

Unlike other weight loss pills, hoodia doesn't have any side effects. It simple makes your body think it is full and you start to eat less. As a result, your body turns to its fat stores for food and you start to lose weight. There isn't anything complex about the science, but it's the molecule in hoodia that deserves all the credit.

Just imagine being able to lose weight without worrying about stimulants or diets. You don't have to do anything but take a few pills in the morning and you are all set. Even better, you are likely to find a free trial of hoodia in various places online, which makes buying it a risk free option. You can try it and test it for yourself, but I'm willing to bet you are going to love it.

Supplement your hoodia pills with diet and exercise, and you will find that you can create a perfectly toned and slim body. Just make sure that you eat healthy in order to get all the necessary vitamins and minerals. Lastly, drink plenty of water and stay hydrated at all times. You'll be amazed by the way you look in just a matter of 3-6 weeks. Typically, you'll lose 1-3 pounds per week, but give it a few months and you'll have just the right amount of weight loss. Burning weight fast isn't the answer anyway, so take your time and do it right. It is much more likely to stay off for good.

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Home Treatment for Migraine, Migraine Pain Relief

2009-04-16T23:18:00.000-07:00

Millions of Americans suffer from migraine. It is a neurological condition where you will experience an intense headache on one or both sides of the head and often radiates from the eye. Migraine is a very disabling disease, you will experience pounding pain, vomiting and nausea. Some when having migraine attacks cannot get out of bed and cannot work at all or go on their daily routine. Fortunately you can apply home treatment for migraine during attacks to relieve the pains.

A good treatment for migraine attacks is making use of a towel which is frozen. For this, put water on a towel and squeeze it, then put it in the deep freezer for about five minutes. After that, just gently soothe it over the eyes and the head, which will provide quite some relief from the pain. Massaging is another treatment. This can be done by massaging the forehead as also your scalp by switching between fingers.

One of the most inexpensive forms of treating a migraine at home is the ice wrap. The types you can buy in your drugstore are meant to be placed on either the forehead or neck of the victim but you can easily produce one of these at home. What you need to do is get a towel and wet it liberally then squeeze (but do not wring out) some of the water. Next fold the towel until you can easily place it in your freezer and leave it for about 5 minutes or until the towel has begun to stiffen.

A number of patients receiving Botox injections for the treatment of deep wrinkles on the forehead stopped having migraine headaches or had significantly fewer migraine headaches since starting the injections. About half of them completely recovered from migraines and there was partial improvement in about a third. When this was discovered by doctors, research on the use of Botox for migraines was begun

For sufferers of chronic migraines, prescription medication is often recommended by doctors. This kind of medication is taken on a daily basis in order to prevent migraines before they start. But for others, who suffer from migraines less frequently or are averse to taking daily prescription medication, a migraine home remedy is the best possible solution.

Nasya or medicated oil drops used for the treatment of migraine is of two types. The first is called "Shirovirechan", in which strong, irritant medicines are instilled as nasal drops, which induce sneezing and watery discharge. The second is called as "Avapidak nasya' in which a paste is prepared of a herb or several herbs, and the liquid is inserted in the nostrils. Usually, herbs like Vacha (Acorus calamus) and Pippali ( Piper longum) are used along with honey.
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Types of Skin Cancer: Warning Signs of Skin Cancer To Watch Out For

2009-03-25T02:00:00.000-07:00

Want to know how to survive a recession? Let’s face it. The economy is just not as great as it used to be and the chances of finding a job (or keeping one) are just as grim. But when faced against odds like these, how do you survive a recession?

Well, you don’t have to worry about limiting your meals to just two times a day. You don’t have to buy all your clothes from the thrift shop either. Instead of spending less, why not try to earn more?

I’m talking about becoming a freelance writer. In this line of work, you can easily earn additional income without compromising too much.

1) Flexible hours

Being a freelance writer is a great way on how to survive a recession because you don’t necessarily have to give up your regular job for it. The hours are quite flexible. It’s basically up to you to manage your time well.

Employers usually give you a deadline for articles. If you’re organized enough, you can juggle both your day job and your freelance writing gig.

2) More brain than brawn

Writing also takes more brain than brawn. You don’t have to use up all your energy to write articles and meet deadlines. This makes you less tired and lessens the chance of you losing interest in everything else. It also helps exercise your mind and improves your line of thinking in the long run.

3) More fun than not

While most people don’t find their line of work fun, the same cannot be said for freelance writing. Being a freelance writer helps you survive a recession in a fun way.

Freelance writing jobs can be an exciting educational experience. You’ll learn a lot about the topic you’re writing about - be it automobiles, fashion, travel or something new. Aside from being given creative free will, you’re also able to attain more knowledge about a particular topic. Before you know it, you’re already an expert on the different kinds of car models and engines!

There are many ways on how to survive a recession. However, not all of them can be as convenient - and as fun - as freelance writing. Even if you don’t think you can write well, I strongly suggest you try it out and take every opportunity that comes your way.
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Radiation Effects

2009-03-25T01:58:00.001-07:00

Anti-oxidants can help! They supply electrons to the free radical oxygen molecules and render them neutral. Antioxidants are our mainline of defense. We need lots of them. Free radical production is on the rise as stress, pollution and radiation effects bombard our bodies.

Studies have suggested that the electromagnetic radiation affects the internal navigation system of the bee, causing it to not be able to return to the hive. The bees then die off, because they are not able to do their normal activities. This premature dying off of the bees causes the fruits and vegetables to not grow as normal, simply because pollination does not occur.

In this particular study they compared the effects of radiation from base stations used for the current mobile telephone network with the radiation effects of base stations of 3G networks. The study found that the test group exposed to third generation base station signals felt tingling sensations, got headaches, and felt nauseous. Cognitive functions such as memory and response times were actually boosted by both 3G signals and the current signals.

In this particular Dutch Government Funded Wireless Study they compared the effects of radiation from base stations used for the current mobile telephone network with the radiation effects of base stations of 3G networks. The study found that the test group exposed to third generation base station signals felt tingling sensations, got headaches, and felt nauseous.

There are many radiation protection devices available today to help you get rid of this threat that is hanging over your head every time you pick up that phone. There are wide selections of products to suit any need you might have, in many shapes, at a range of prices that will allow anyone to afford this absolutely necessary protection.

For the moment, many operators and manufacturers are playing it safe and recommending that users take precautionary action, such as alternating ears every few minutes during a long call, or taking advantage of new, low-radiation antennas and phone chips. Separate earphones and microphones are also increasingly widely used, as a way of keeping the possible radiation effects further away from the brain, as well as allowing hands-free operation of the phone.

Bee pollen has natural antioxidants that assist in the body in dealing and processing these toxins from our environment. This includes the industry pollution, as well as the foods that we ingest contain harmful pollutants, radiation effects as well as food containing chemicals and preservatives. Bee pollen is also known to contain powerful effective antibacterial properties and antiviral properties.

One can definitely not do without a cellular phone or the cellular phone antenna. Nevertheless, we can certainly take some steps to cut down the radiation effects to as minimal as possible. Children should truthfully not use cell phones unless in desperate emergencies. Whenever they have a need to talk over the phone, they had better from normal landlines.

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Finding the Right Fertility Clinic

2009-03-25T01:47:00.000-07:00

Amazing things are happening in the world of reproductive sciences. It is truly a great time in history for couples that are experiencing pregnancy problems to be living in. This is because there are constantly new breakthroughs occurring in this realm, making it easier than ever for couples to have children.

If you are having trouble becoming pregnant and are thinking of seeking medical assistance, you might be wondering where you can find a fertility clinic. You will probably be surprised to find one in an area very near to you and this is due to the growing popularity and success of this option.

After you find a fertility clinic in your area, or more than one, you will then likely be wondering how good of a clinic it is and if you should visit a doctor there or expand your search a little further from home. When making this decision, you might jut want to schedule a consultation with a doctor at each clinic until you find one that you are comfortable with. One of the most important things during this process is making sure that you are comfortable with your doctor because it will make the whole process go much more smoothly and can help calm you nerves.

You can also ask other couples that have been in this situation if they have a recommendation of a good fertility clinic. If another couple had a successful experience and give the clinic a good recommendation then chances are good that you will also be happy with choosing this one. This can also be a good time to chat with the couple and ask if they have any tips on how you can make this process go as smoothly as possible because any help you can get can make the difference.
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To be a Mother, Parenting is not easy, but possible

2009-03-25T01:45:00.000-07:00

To be a Mother, Parenting is not easy, but possible.

Hasan Yahya, Ph.D

Daily duties, as a mother I woke up early everyday, because I have two sons to care about, to feed, to dress, and to send to school. Everyday, except Saturday and Sunday, five days a week, I have to wake up early at six O'clock am, to clean up the table in the kitchen, to heat milk, pour it on two kinds of serial, one for each child. After cleaning, feeding, dressing, we all out in the car. Ten minutes we are in front of the school. I have to get out of the car, taking the younger brother with me to send my elder son to his nursery. Chatting with the teacher a couple minutes, then left with my other son to the car. Several things to do, I have a daily list, I have to chick. I used to glue it on my refrigerator. Today I forgot it, but I still remember some items I wrote, yes, my other son have to take his shot in Ingham County clinic. Potato, Oh, we finished Potato, yes, what else, how can I remember all items, do I have to go back home to chick my list? OK, Oh yah! I have to return my pants, the color is no more accepted after I saw my neighbor dresses the same pants and the same style, and color. It was red. I have to be the only one, unique in appearance. I will change it to blue this time. I am going now toward the Mall, with my son, my pants, and cruising to Macy to make the change. Few minutes I had picked the right color and style, wall, I am lucky this time. May my son want to be fed. So I went to the food circle, French fries and chicken is his favorite. We spent almost half an hour looking at people with different ages, shapes, and colors. Sometime I feel I was lucky to have the accurate weight, especially when I see the over weight people. I think I was lucky to sit and relax against my well sometimes, because you have kids, and kids have enough time to put you on the edge in no time, you never tell why they cry in the Mall, when all people gazing at you and him. You feel embarrassed a little, but who have no kids? Let him practice his right to cry loudly, and enjoy your meal. He'll stop by himself, when his attention brought by a passing kid like him crying louder than him. So enjoy your time, we all were kids, did you forget when you were one. God, time is running, I am now thirty six, with two children, and wonderful husband. Oh, I miss my husband. He's cute like me, the most I like about him is his listening to my nonsense talks. He never said no to me. He's great. I wish all people have some one like him, as brother, father, or uncle, but not as a husband. He's mine, only mine. I feel great when I find myself talking to my husband while he's away. I feel that I see him smiling when our son cries. He takes him on his shoulder, and run with him, few moments, my son stop crying. It's a wonderful time. But I am alone now in the Mall, with my crying sun. I checked him, he needs diapers. In few minutes I changed him, and head they way back to Meyjers, the food store in our area. The amazing thing, that Meyjers need at least one hour to get through. Lines fill the eight or nine cashier lanes. Where from these people come? And why now in this time of the day while I am shopping? I need only Potato. I looked at my basket, at least seven items where there. For God's sake I need only a bag of Potato, the total merchandise was 57.69 Dollars. God, economy is getting worse, prices are going sky high. We have to live with it or quit our jobs as mothers.

Hasan Yahya is a professor of sociology, a columnist at wfol.tv, Malaysia, and TINA International News Agency, Chicago, USA. www.hasanyahya.com

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Natural Stress And Anxiety Relief

2009-03-19T02:06:00.001-07:00

Due to the fact that majority of persons hate to take drugs for their anxiety and panic disorder, they chose to use a reliable remedy for their disorders which doesn’t have any side effect. These involve aromatherapy, herbal supplements and acupuncture. Some of these are proven to be effective, especially if the anxiety is still in its early stage of attack.

Most of us get anxious at times. No human being is complete if he or she doesn’t encounter panic or anxiety disorder sometimes in their existence. It is also necessary to know that anxiety attacks are of various types. Some are extreme while others are severe anxiety. Someone that has extreme anxiety must have sustained steady attacks triggered by an inherent state like panic disorder.

When your anxiety is still in its early stage, it can be fixed before it becomes extremely uncontrollable. Some of the natural stress and anxiety relief which you can apply to relieve yourself from this disorder are:

Herbal supplements: Valerian, St. John’s Wort and Kara are some of the herbal therapies which are used to weaken early stages of anxiety disorder. St. John’s Wort is more effective in relieving depressions which sometimes affect along side anxiety. Valerian and Sam-e are the latest herbal remedies to anxiety attacks which claim it can remedy panic disorder. On the other hand, I recommend you should not ingest these medications with other drugs, if in the process of taking them you encounter an unexpected side effects, it will be in your own health interest to talk to your doctor. It works best for people that have mild to moderate anxiety and depression, and it doesn’t work if your anxiety has become so severe. It is a nice natural stress and anxiety relief.

Acupuncture
It is simply a method which people apply to relieve themselves of varieties of difficulties like depression, panic and anxiety disorder. It has been available since centuries and it aids to cure aches, migraine, heartbreaks and even pains. Persons that experience panic attack vow by this remedial technique, it was originated from primeval China. It is an efficient natural stress and anxiety relief.

Meditation
Meditation is also an alternative solution to relieve anxiety attacks. It has been in use since thousands of years ago. It is connected to Hinduism or Buddhism. It works for relaxation of the mind when you want to find peace. A better way to learn how to meditate and the ability to apply it successfully is by taking a short course in meditation or the option of watching a DVD about meditation where you can learn it from there.

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Types Of Spiritual Emotion

2009-03-19T01:51:00.000-07:00

There are two types of spiritual emotion -

Manifest and
Unmanifest.

Manifest spiritual emotion as the name suggests is when there is an apparent manifestation of spiritual emotion. We will expand on the various types of manifestation in subsequent paragraphs.

Unmanifest spiritual emotion is when there is spiritual emotion but it does not manifest or is not apparent to others.

Out of the two, unmanifest spiritual emotion is a higher state as any energy spent in the manifestation of spiritual emotion is conserved. This spiritual energy can then be used to further one's spiritual growth. It can also be used to serve God and Guru by spreading Spirituality.

Manifest spiritual emotion

When a person is experiencing spiritual emotion (bhaav) it can manifest in 8 ways. The following are the 8 ways it can manifest -

1. Becoming motionless/experiencing standstill

2. Sweating

3. Hair standing on end/goosebumps

4. Tremulous voice

5. Tremor

6. Becoming pale/blanching

7. Tears flowing from the eyes

8. Fainting

These manifestations of spiritual emotion happen effortlessly and spontaneously in the absence of any other non-spiritual contributing factor. When experiencing this state a person's demeanor is usually altered and he also experiences lack of body consciousness, mind going thoughtless by being fixed on a certain religious stimulus. It happens when there is something to precipitate a sudden increase in sattvikta (purity).

For example, tears of spiritual emotion are quite often experienced by a seeker during singing of hymns or when they remember Guru or God or when then recollect various spiritual experiences in their life. This can be classified as tears of spiritual emotion, one of the eight types of spiritual emotion. When all the above eight signs are seen simultaneously, it is said that the eight-fold saattvik spiritual emotion (ashtthasaattvik bhaav) has been aroused.

This experience of manifestation of spiritual emotion is usually short in duration but can occasionally also be of a prolonged nature. A longer duration is usually experienced by seekers at a higher spiritual level or Saints on the path of Devotion (Bhaktiyoga) when going through some exceptional spiritual experience.

Just because one experiences spiritual emotion does not necessarily mean that one is of a higher spiritual level. Also it should not be confused with physical or emotional manifestations of spiritual emotion. Refer to the article - What is the difference between normal emotion and spiritual emotion?

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Sean M. Clarke has been studying and practicing Spirituality with the Spiritual Science Research Foundation (SSRF) over the past 9 years. An MBA graduate from Monash-Mt Eliza Business School, Australia. Sean gave up his regular career as a Strategy and Business Analyst in the technology sector to help co-ordinate dissemination of SSRF research material as a full-time volunteer.

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The Stress Of Wedding Planning

2009-03-19T01:48:00.000-07:00

One of the most stressful times of your life could be planning your wedding. Wedding planning is difficult because of the amount of work that must be completed in a relatively short period of time. A smart bride will do what she can to enlist the help of her bridesmaids and family to reduce the amount of stress that she faces.

There are some things that the bride will want to handle on her own, but the small tasks should be delegated to other members of the wedding party. The big decisions should be handled by the bride and groom, but running errands and picking things up should be left to others. Feel free to take advantage of the bridesmaids and your family during this stressful time. That is the job of the bridesmaids.

It is important to do what you can to eliminate your stress during your wedding planning. It has been said that if a couple can get through the planning stages of their wedding without ruining their relationship then they should be able to withstand marriage. There is a reason that people say that. The pressure to get everything in place for such a big and special day is tremendous. Particularly if the wedding is a big one.

Many brides take the responsibility of every aspect of their wedding on themselves and will worry over every tiny detail. Relax and enjoy the process of wedding planning. If you can afford to hire one you should consider hiring a wedding planner. These professionals are able to take all of the pressure off of the bride and take care of every small detail for putting together a fabulous party.

Don't forget about the groom in all of this. They can certainly take on some of the responsibility for planning the wedding. Typically the groom must only show up at the wedding to perform his function, but there is no reason that they cannot do some of the work for the big day. After all, it is their wedding too. Leave some of the decision making up to the groom. Let him choose the cake or pick up the invitations.

Wedding planning doesn't have to be a stressful time for the bride alone. She can share some of that stress with everyone else and relax a little bit before her big day. If there is too much stress before the wedding there will be no enjoyment in the wedding planning process. It can be enjoyed just as much as the big day itself. And don't forget to sit back and actually enjoy your wedding when it finally arrives.
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Tips For Sending Flowers To Your Man

2009-03-19T01:43:00.000-07:00

Ladies are no longer the only ones whom love receiving flowers. 60% of men surveyed by the Society of American Florists admitted that they would like to receive flowers on Valentines Day. Now, before you ring up an order of 99 red roses, follow this guide to choose a floral arrangement that even Mars the God of War would approve:

* Occasions
Think back to the times when you would love to receive flowers: on your birthday, on special anniversaries, during down times, after a job promotion… there you have it.

* Colours
There are no hard and fast rules about what colours are appropriate for each gender but unless you are absolutely very sure that he is perfectly fine with pink and purple (even if he is absolutely secure about his masculinity, it is probably wise to add in several masculine-coloured blooms), stray away from effeminate colours like pastels, pinks and purples. There is no need to settle for the fail-safe blue, though. Choose, instead, flowers in strong, vivid and monochromatic hues like bright yellow, intense orange, fiery red and royal gold.

* Types of flowers
Like women, just about any kind of flowers – roses, tulips, lilies, sunflowers, orchids etc – are bound to touch even an alpha male. But the kinds that really appeal to them are flowers that are "sturdy" and "full of personality" like the angular birds of paradise, anthuriums or orchids.

* Floral Arrangement
Skip the fluffy big bouquets and head straight for the exotic, tropical or contemporary arrangements in linear or angular compositions. If this is your first time giving your man flowers, you can play it safe with a flower/plant dish that he can place on his desk at work or on his coffee table.

* Personal Touches
Incorporating his hobbies and interests into his floral gift will definitely earn you brownie points. If your man is into automotive, add in a car magazine. If he is a soccer fan, choose flowers in his team's colours. If he is a game freak, insert a few video games that he had been hinting at. You get the idea.
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The Biology 30 Curriculum

2009-03-19T01:18:00.000-07:00

In Science students learn about the physical world, ecology and technology. Studying science also helps develop an understanding of the many applications of science in daily life. The major ideas developed in this course are change, diversity, equilibrium and systems. Biology 30 consists of four units of study that include Systems Regulation and Development, Reproduction and Development, Cells, Chromosomes and DNA, as well as Change in Populations and Communities.

The systems and regulations unit focuses on chemical and electrical systems that control body processes to maintain balance. This unit uses the human organism as a model for studying the equilibrium between an organism's internal and external environment can be sustained by metabolic or behavioral means. These human systems maintain a level of balance through hormone production. Studying the relationship between the neural and endocrine systems helps student to understand the way in which the central and peripheral nervous systems work and how they are able to sense the environment and respond to it. They will learn that this ability is essential in maintaining equilibrium.

The reproductions and development systems unit focuses on the processes of reproduction and development. This unit studies the concept that species must reproduce themselves to ensure their survival. The processes associated with reproduction and development such as sexual and asexual reproduction are reviewed here. Humans will be used as an example. Students will learn that change can occur in the reproduction by different hormones, gamete production and the fusing of the zygote.

The cells, chromosomes and DNA unit focuses on the mechanisms for passing on genetic information and causing variation. In this unit, students examine the cell and molecular biology of mitosis and how it has limits on producing variety. They will also study meiosis; a way which organisms can have diversity in their offspring. The timing and location of meiosis is discussed. The studies of classical genetics are reviewed to show how phenotypes can change from generation to generation. DNA, RNA, and protein productions is reviewed.

The change in populations and communities looks at change as illustrated by the genetics of populations, equilibrium in populations, and at the community systems in which populations exist. This unit introduces students to genetic principles that are used to analyze population systems. As an example, students will study the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium chart. Population growth and growth strategies are talked about. Populations of different organisms exist in communities that change over time as a result of natural or artificial events.

These are the four basic topics that will be covered in Biology 30. The student will be expected to fully understand and beable to demontrate their understanding through a series of labs, tests and projects. A diploma exam will be completed at the end of the course.

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Contact Lenses: A Bird’S Eye View

2009-03-19T01:13:00.000-07:00

A contact lens is basically a thin, transparent disc made of plastic crafted to fit in the cornea of the eye.
Types of contact lenses: the contact lenses which are available in today’s market can be categorized into four basic types. Such as, disposable contact lenses, contactlenzen for extended wear, contact lenses for flexible wear and gas permeable contact lenses. Another type is also available which is for special eye care needs.
Here’s a list of helpful info for the first time contact lens wearer.
Disposable lenses: disposable contact lenses are made for those people who don’t have time to do the daily cleaning of the lenses. Some disposable lenses are meant to be changed daily while some others need weekly or monthly dispose. Annually disposable contactlenzen are also available. The annual contact lenses are made of a material which is soft and allows oxygen into the eyes.
Gas permeable or Rigid gas permeable or Oxygen permeable contact lenses: These kinds of lenses provide much clearer vision, allowing more oxygen into the eye. GP or RGP lenses are much easy to clean and last for a longer time than their other counterparts. But, these lenses are not easily adaptable. It takes time.
Extended or flexible wear contact lenses: extended wear contactlenzen can be worn for 30 days at a stretch. Aimed at people who are always on the go, these lenses don’t need everyday cleaning. You can even sleep wearing a flexible contact lens. Made of soft, flexible plastic, this kind of contact lenses are extremely comfortable and lets more oxygen to get into the eye.
Toric lenses: This kind of a contact lens is specially designed to cure an eye problem called ‘Astigmatism’. They come in two varieties namely, soft and gas permeable. The level of comfort and clarity of vision for toric lenses are same as other types of contactlenzen.
Wearing a contact lens:
First, you should always wash and dry your hands properly before touching the contact. Then put the lens on your fingertips (cup side up) and pour the liquid on it. Watch the lens closely for any kind of foreign particle. Then hold up your upper eyelid with a finger and pull your lower eyelid with another one. Look up and place the lens on the white portion of your eye. Then release your lower eyelid so that it goes up. Then look down at the floor and close your eyes for a minute. If you are getting a blurred vision, apply a few drops of the fluid onto your lenses.
Removing a contact lens:
First bend over and place your palm under the eye as if to catch something. Look down and move your finger upward and downward to take out the lens from your eye. Then clean with the solution to disinfect the lens. Always repeat all the steps for wearing and removing a contactlenzen because if you skip a step, you might end up having an infection in the eye.
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Quitting Smoking With Hypnosis ?

2009-03-19T01:04:00.000-07:00

Quit smoking hypnosis is slowly gaining grounds as many ex-smokers would attest to its effectiveness. There are several smokers who don't mind testifying that they were cured from their addiction after meeting and having sessions with a hypnotist who specializes in hypnotizing smokers.

There are believers but there are also some skeptics but the effectiveness of hypnotism should not be underestimated. As long as it helps smokers become ex-smokers, it is indeed worth a try.

The effect of hypnotism to a human brain has long been debated by scientists. Hypnotism is nothing new to us but the use of hypnotism to help people stop their urge to smoke is still relatively new. We all heard of stories about people suddenly acting like animals simply because their hypnotist instructs them so, so why won't they stop smoking if the hypnotist tells them so?

Quit smoking hypnosis is not for all smokers though. Some would be cured almost instantly while some won't ever see any results from it. It really depends on the person if he/she truly believes that hypnotism would work on them. If it works then they spared themselves of the withdrawal symptoms experienced by smokers who want to kick the habit, if it doesn't work for them then at least they tried it and could brag about being hypnotized to their friends.

Bottom line here is this, there are different ways to quit smoking and there's nothing wrong if you try them out as long as they are safe. Make sure if ever you decide to go to a hypnotist that it's a reputable hypnotist as hypnotism can trigger negative effects on you if the hypnotist would play around with your brain's system. Don't entrust yourself to someone who only plays around with hypnotism but trust the reputable and well-experienced ones only.

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Nutritional Curcumin—Can it Benefit You?

2009-03-19T01:01:00.000-07:00

Despite it not being on the list of substances necessary for our survival, nutritional curcumin can certainly help us to prevent many of the more common ailments and diseases, and keep us healthier in the process.

It has been used for centuries in the East to cure many ailments and as a preventative measure against them. It is the active ingredient of turmeric, and gives it its strong yellow color and potent taste.

It has powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties which help to fight free radicals that damage healthy cells and cause disease and premature aging. So even though nutritional curcumin isn't essential for our survival, as in if we didn't have it we would still function normally, it is being shown to prevent cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

So maybe it is fast becoming essential to us as it has been to the Indians and Chinese!

Other benefits include protection from heart disease, lowering of bad cholesterol and helping to detoxify the body through improved liver function.

Improved memory and sharper thinking have also been proven which is why it is helping in the battle against Alzheimer's, and with over half of us expected to get some kind of dementia, this is really good news.

I know it may seem a little overwhelming just how many things it can help with, but the research backs it up, with many more discoveries just around the corner!

If you would like to include it in your diet to get all these benefits, take it in a high quality nutritional supplement as I do, as it is not easily absorbed by the body naturally. Make sure piperine from black pepper is present in the mix as this will dramatically improve the absorption, and therefore the benefits to you.

Nutritional curcumin extract should be 98% pure, don't settle for anything less as you will miss out on some of the benefits, which as you have read are simply amazing.

Visit my website today if you would like to learn more about the synergistic health supplements which I personally take, including curcumin.

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Do We Create Our Own Panic Attacks?

2009-03-19T00:59:00.000-07:00

The last thing panic sufferers would like to hear is that they are actually creating their own Panic Attacks. When I first came across the suggestion, I thought it was ludicrous. "Why on earth would I want to create my own attack?" But as I was studying the nature of anxiety and panic attacks, during my recovery, the sobering -- somewhat bitter -- truth was starring me right in my face. Unpleasant as it may be to acknowledge, it is a fact; we do create our own attacks.

The purpose of this article is to help you dissect the progression of a panic attack from inception to a full blown attack so you, too, can become aware of the role that you play in the creation of your own attacks and seek the proper treatment.

Panic attacks manifest as a result of our distorted thinking, even though to us they may seem to appear out of nowhere.

When we understand how panic attacks are born it becomes clear that the attack itself is actually a normal emotional response to a barrage of physical symptoms, caused by anxiety. And although those bodily sensations are never dangerous, it is our belief and conviction to the contrary that hasten and bring about the attacks.

The Problem Is In Your Perception and Interpretation. After his first attack in a supermarket Joe had developed an acute fear of going to shop at that store. One morning, before leaving the house, his wife hands him a shopping list and asks him to make sure he takes care of it before she returns.

The thought that he has to revisit that supermarket runs shivers through his spine. He is getting anxious, but he decides to dare it anyway. The supermarket is just down the block, but before he even arrives he begins to feel his heart racing. He gets scared and tells himself "I am going to have a heart attack."

He experiences lightheadedness and the first thought that crosses his mind is: "I am going to faint."

His anxiety intensifies, producing even more physical sensations. Thoughts of doom and gloom rush through his mind: "I will lose control and do something crazy. I will faint before I make it home," he tells himself >>> Panic!

What went wrong? Why did he panic?

The answer is simple: Joe misinterpreted his bodily sensations; he really believed his life was in peril.

Anxiety produces different bodily symptoms, all of which are associated with the fight and flight response. Here are some:

• Racing heart
• Feeling weak, faint or light headed
• Tingling or numbness in the hands and fingers
• Sweaty or having chills
• Chest pains
• Breathing difficulties and others

None of these symptoms is ever dangerous; Panic attacks never causes you to hav a heart attack, faint, lose control, suffocate, or go crazy. Never! and it is scientifically proven.

So What to Do?

A good place to begin is to recall all the horrible thoughts you have had of all the catastrophic things you told yourself were going to happen to you when you were experiencing high anxiety. Had any one of them ever manifested? You have never fainted, lost control, had a heart attack or suffocated as a result of any of your attacks. And… you are still sane.

Recovery is possible only when you realize and are able to believe on a deeper level that the physical symptoms are produced by your anxiety and that they are not going to harm you no matter what. When such a conviction is established you no longer fear the symptoms and once your fear is gone so do the attacks.

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Menopause Symptoms: Know When Your Body Is Changing

2009-03-19T00:54:00.000-07:00

As your body matures and your hormone levels change, it can be a frightening experience unless you are aware of what is happening. Nearly 75% of all women will notice some type of symptoms of menopause.

These symptoms generally do not all appear at one time. They vary in degrees and occur over a period of time as the body goes through the transition from regular menstrual cycles and hormone production to the cessation of menstruation and a decrease in hormone production.

The symptoms typically start years before menopause. They begin to appear as hormone production starts to slow down. Women will notice these symptoms in the beginning stages of menopause, called perimenopause:

Hot flashes - hot flashes with sweats and chills are a common symptom of menopause. This is due to your hormone levels fluctuating and your body having a hard time regulating its temperature.
Sleep disturbances -sleep disturbances are usually due to the hot flashes. Most hot flashes occur during the night and can be severe enough to wake you up.
Mood swings - mood swings associated with menopause range from irritability to depression. Sudden tears are not uncommon
Lowered libido - During menopause your libido may not be as great as before. A woman's body is not only going through hormonal changes, it is physically changing as well. You may experience discomfort during intercourse due to some of the changes.
Irregular menstrual cycle - the most common sign of menopause or of impending menopause is the menstrual cycle becoming irregular. The flow of the menses may also become lighter.
Fatigue - Dr. David S. Bell of Harvard Medical School cites fatigue as second only to pain in symptoms of menopause seen in
Weight gain - there is a great deal of controversy in the medical field as to whether or not the weight gained during menopause is a result of menopause itself or a result of a slowing metabolism due to age.
Bone loss - during the perimenopausal years, rapid bone loss is a common occurrence. Although there is no direct pain associated with it, there is an increased rate of bone fractures and osteoporosis.

When these symptoms begin to appear, you should make an appointment for a full examination with your family doctor or gynecologist. You should make sure you are following the proper advice for alleviating your symptoms and for not becoming pregnant during perimenopause.

Symptoms are your body's way of alerting you to changes that are coming. Recognizing and knowing your body goes a long way in being prepared for the changes that are going to occur.

Prevent menopause symptoms today! Don’t wait another minute to feel better and more like yourself. Manage your menopause symptoms now and don’t wait.

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Happiness: The Secret To A Happy Life

2009-03-18T02:28:00.000-07:00

What is the secret to being really happy?

It's simple really, just choose to be happy.

Happiness is your right and you can be happy all the time if you want.

The more you choose to be happy the happier you will be. The more often you choose to be happy the happier you will be. The bigger the happiness you choose the happier you will be. How can you be happier? Just chose to be happier, more often and in bigger amounts.

Unhappy people are only unhappy because the chose to be unhappy. They link unhappiness to many things in their life. You chose to be happy, link happiness to many things in your life.

The bus is late? The unhappy person sees this as a source of unhappiness. Not you. The powerfully positive person, the happy person, like you, chooses to make the bus being late a source of happiness. You've longer to enjoy people watching the others in the queue, or listening to your favourite tracks on your phone, or reading the book you are enjoying.

You're going to arrive late? The unhappy person sees this as a source of unhappiness. Not you. The powerfully positive person, the happy person, like you, chooses being late as a source of happiness. Your boss gets to realise that you are normally a punctual person, as being late is unusual for you. You show your boss you're a conscientious worker by making up the time without being asked. And, by being late, you miss the early morning queue for the kettle.

The utility bill arrives, and is much more than expected? The unhappy person sees this as a source of unhappiness. Not you. The powerfully positive person, the happy person, like you, chooses an unexpectedly large bill as a source of happiness. It's a chance for you to use some of your savings to pay it off, and this gives you the opportunity to reflect on just how much you've managed to save up, and just how smart you were to save. It's an opportunity for you to say "Help!" and then to figure out new ways of getting some additional income into your household, and in the process learn new skills, that you'll have forever, and meet new people.

Choosing to be happy is your choice. It sounds like I'm stating the obvious, but I am often surprised at the number of people I talk to who only really grasp this when I spell it out clearly to them. They have a little eureka moment. Before such a moment, while intellectually they know their happiness is their responsibility, in practice they are acting as if it's the responsibility of everybody else. They blame the government, their family, their neighbours, or the people stuck in the queue ahead of them for their unhappiness, and not themselves.

After their little moment of revelation, I can see that they now know in both their head and heart, that despite what's happening around them, it's up to them how they react to it. It's up to them to:- choose to be happy.

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Damian Miles is a life coach and NLP Practitioner and an expert in helping people to live the life of their dreams, and helping people become Powerfully Positive People. For more information on how you can start living your dream life, or on how to become a Powerfully Positive Person and start doing so TODAY check out Damian's website at http://www.liveyourdreamlifetoday.co.uk

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Types Of Ego (Aham)

2009-03-18T02:19:00.000-07:00

The Lord's ego

This is a state of no ego, i.e. the ego of the person is literally 0. This state is found in Saints of 100% spiritual level when They are in a completely thoughtless state, merged with God. Hence all tasks that happen through such a person are mere acts (kriyaa) not actions (karma) as they happen totally as per God's wish. The hallmark of such Saints is their perpetual state of Bliss even in the face of extreme adversity in Their worldly lives.

Man's ego

Man's ego is again broadly divided into 2 subtypes:

Pure ego

This is a state of traces of ego seen in Saints of the highest order when They are not in complete communion with God. These Saints have just a mere awareness of one's existence. This trace ego is required for the sustenance of the body functions.

Pure ego can be understood as having the following attitudes:

Considering oneself to be distinct or separate from Brahman (God principle), that is harboring awareness of the self through duality.
Having awareness of one's existence.
Harboring the spiritual emotion (bhaav) that ‘I belong to others and all are mine'.
Even this ego persists only as long as there is existence of the physical body. It ceases to exist with the cessation of the bodily existence of such Saints.

Impure ego

This type of ego is what most of us experience. Almost all of us identify with our physical body, or feelings and emotions and feel pride in our intellect. This is due to various impressions in the centers of the subtle body like temperamental characteristics, desires, likes and dislikes, etc. Depending on thoughts and emotions, this ego can be either saattvik (sattva predominant), raajasik (raja predominant) or taamasik (tama predominant).

Taamasik ego: Ego which is subtle basic tama predominant is called taamasik ego, e.g. believing only in one's own capability.

Raajasik ego: Subtle basic raja predominant ego is called raajasik ego, e.g. constantly striving for happiness.

Saattvik ego: Ego which is predominant in the subtle basic sattva component is called saattvik ego, e.g. ego about sacrifice is saattvik in nature.

Types according to the proportion of ego

On a scale of 0-100%, the ego of God or the Saints at 100% spiritual level when in a state of complete communion with God is 0%. The ego of the subtle sorcerer (mantrik) of the highest strength from the 7th region of Hell (Paataal) is 100%. On this scale, the ego of an average individual is 30%. Adolf Hitler's ego was 60%.

(Please note that by ‘average individual' we mean a person who is average spiritually. In his worldly life this individual could be a billionaire, a head of state or a celebrity from show business.)

Depending on the proportion of ego on a scale of 0-100 it can be classified as follows:

Ego related to medium to higher-level ghost: 30 -100%

High ego: 20-30%

Medium ego: 15-20%

Low ego: 10-15%

Highest order Saints: 0-5%

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Meditation For Spiritual & Psychic Development

2009-03-16T19:32:00.000-07:00

Meditation is the most powerful tool available to us when it comes to developing spiritually and psychically. For this reason meditation is used extensively in all kinds of psychic development courses.

A quote by Yogananda (A pioneer of Yoga in the West). "Meditation, or consciousness focused upon itself, is the ultimate revealer of who you really are, and what you truly are. You can discover an inner guidance within yourself, and that inner guidance will guide you to the destination you need to go. You have already been guided to many things which are opening you to be aware, but the greatest tool for self knowledge is meditation".

What is Meditation.

During our day our minds are constantly active in the process of thinking. There is a constant sensory input that comes from living our lives. Whether we are watching television, reading or even having a conversation, with everything that we do we are constantly engaging in inner thought. We are so used to doing this that we are not usually fully aware of all of the thought activity that is going on. This constant churning of the mind can make our thoughts clouded thereby making it harder for us to concentrate or focus on a single thing.

Meditation allows us to calm the mind and reduce the activity and inner conversation that we have with ourselves. This helps to clear the mind and allows us to become more focused. We experience a sense of inner peace and relaxation and our minds will feel refreshed.

"When the sea is rough, sediment is churned up and the water becomes murky, but when the wind dies down the mud gradually settles the water becomes clear." (www.aboutmeditation.org)

Why Meditate.

The main reason for meditation in psychic development is to make the mind as calm and quiet as possible thus allowing us to better connect to the spirit world and our higher self's. The higher self is our existence in the higher dimensions or the spirit world, otherwise known as our soul.

We all have a connection to our soul but the strength of that connection is weakened by the continual chatter of our conscious thoughts. The connection becomes stronger when our conscious mind closes down when we are asleep. This is why our dreams are important, however it is often difficult to remember our dreams and even when we do it can be difficult to understand the messages within them.

When we meditate we can calm the mind and strengthen the connection to the higher realms and become closer to spirit but because we are still awake we can remember and understand what we find there. This makes meditation the most powerful tool in understanding our self's, our lives and the reasons why we are here and what we need to learn. Through meditation we strengthen our intuition and the knowledge of our higher self's will come through.

Meditation Techniques.

Meditation involves concentrating on something, to focus the attention of the mind and thus help prevent the random thoughts and chatter that is usually going on. This may be something that is looked at like a candle flame or a picture but it is often something that is listened too. This can include a single repetitive sound like our own breath or repeating a mantra to reach a state of deep relaxation where the mind will become open and lucid.

More specific results can be gained by listening to a guided visualisation, where we use our imagination to visualise ourselves in a particular place or situation according to what we hear. This is usually followed by a period of silence which creates a space where our higher self can come through and information can be passed into our conscious mind. The point of the visualisation before this is to take our mind to a specific place so that we can gain specific information.

There are also guided visualisations that are used to work with the various energies that are contained within us.

Some meditation techniques will allow your mind to reach various states of consciousness and may take you to higher realms and dimensions.

Best Way to Meditate.

For the best results you should set aside a particular spot that will be used every time you meditate. It should be a quiet place where there are no distractions.

You should be comfortable to a point where you able to be still for a long time but not so comfortable that you are likely to fall asleep. Many people find that the best way to do this is to sit up straight on a chair.

If possible you should meditate before a meal rather than just after eating.

Ideally the best time of day to meditate is early in the morning. Although meditation is beneficial to us whatever time of day we choose. It is said that early morning meditation is more effective as our mind is still relatively quiet after sleep and before the hustle and bustle of the day has begun. However it is much more important that you have plenty of time in which to meditate. If you are worried about how long you are spending and thinking about where you need to be or what you need to get done then you will not be able to relax properly.

Physiological Effects.

Meditation is said to reduce stress as well as lowering blood pressure and pulse rate and decreasing metabolic rate. In other words it not only calms the mind, but also calms the body as well

If you found this article useful please visit my website where you can access my free online psychic development course and purchase guided meditations.

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I teach meditation & psychic development. I have developed a free online course that can be accessed from my website. My free course is designed to help you to develop your spiritual being. This includes your psychic ability, but you will learn far more than simply how to become psychic. Spiritual and psychic development will take you on a journey of self discovery. You will learn about the real you and the true meaning of life and why we are here. Psychic development is about discovering the knowledge and wisdom of your higher self. This means that my psychic development course will be useful to you even if you have no interest in becoming more psychic. You will find a new clarity and meaning in your life.

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The True Islamic Morals

2009-03-16T19:29:00.000-07:00

Some people who say they are acting in the name of religion may misunderstand their religion or practice it wrongly. For this reason, it is a mistake to form any idea of that religion from the activities of these people. The best way to understand Islam is through its holy source.

The holy source of Islam is the Qur'an; and the model of morality in the Qur'an is completely different from the image of it formed in the minds of some westerners. The Qur'an is based on the concepts of morality, love, compassion, mercy, modesty, self-sacrifice, tolerance and peace, and a Muslim who truly lives according to these moral precepts is highly refined, thoughtful, tolerant, trustworthy and accommodating. To those around him he gives love, respect, peace of mind and a sense of the joy of life.

Islam Is A Religion Of Peace And Well-Being

The word Islam has the same meaning as "peace" in Arabic. Islam is a religion that came down to offer humanity a life filled with the peace and well-being in which God's eternal mercy and compassion is manifested in the world. God invites all people to accept the moral teachings of the Qur'an as a model whereby mercy, compassion, tolerance and peace may be experienced in the world. In Surat al-Baqara verse 208, this command is given:

You who believe! Enter absolutely into peace (Islam). Do not follow in the footsteps of Satan. He is an outright enemy to you.

As we see in this verse, people will experience well-being and happiness by living according to the moral teaching of the Qur'an.

God Condemns Mischief

God has commanded humanity to avoid evil; he has forbidden immorality, rebellion, cruelty, aggressiveness, murder and bloodshed. Those who do not obey this command of God are walking in the steps of Satan, as it says in the verse above, and have adopted an attitude that God has clearly declared unlawful. Of the many verses that bear on this subject, here are only two:

But as for those who break God's contract after it has been agreed and sever what God has commanded to be joined, and cause corruption in the earth, the curse will be upon them. They will have the Evil Abode. (Surat ar-Ra'd: 25)

Seek the abode of the hereafter with what God has given you, without forgetting your portion of the world. And do good as God has been good to you. And do not seek to cause mischief on earth. God does not love mischief makers.' (Surat al-Qasas: 77)

As we can see, God has forbidden every kind of mischievous acts in the religion of Islam including terrorism and violence, and condemned those who commit such deeds. A Muslim lends beauty to the world and improves it.

Islam Defends Tolerance And Freedom Of Speech

Islam is a religion which fosters freedom of life, ideas and thought. It has forbidden tension and conflict among people, calumny, suspicion and even having negative thoughts about another individual.

Islam has not only forbidden terror and violence, but also even the slightest imposition of any idea on another human being.

There is no compulsion in religion. Right guidance has become clearly distinct from error. Anyone who rejects false gods and believes in God has grasped the Firmest Handhold, which will never give way. God is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Surat al-Baqara: 256)

So remind, you need only to remind. You cannot compel them to believe. (Surat al-Ghashiyah: 22)

To force anyone to believe in a religion or to practice it, is against the spirit and essence of Islam. Because it is necessary that faith be accepted with free will and conscience. Of course, Muslims may urge one another to keep the moral precepts taught in the Qur'an, but they never use compulsion. In any case, an individual cannot be induced to the practice of religion by either threat or offering him a worldly privilege.

Let us imagine a completely opposite model of society. For example, a world in which people are forced by law to practice religion. Such a model of society is completely contrary to Islam because faith and worship have value only when they are directed toward God. If there were a system that forced people to believe and worship, people would be religious only out of fear of the system. What is acceptable from the point of view of religion is that religion be practiced in an environment where freedom of conscience is permitted, and that it be practiced only for the approval of God.

God Has Made The Killing Of Innocent People Unlawful

According to the Qur'an, one of the greatest sins is to kill a human being who has committed no fault:

...If someone kills another person - unless it is in retaliation for someone else or for causing corruption in the earth - it is as if he had murdered all mankind. And if anyone gives life to another person, it is as if he had given life to all mankind. Our Messengers came to them with Clear Signs but even after that many of them committed outrages in the earth. (Surat al-Ma'ida: 32)

Those who do not call on any other deity together with God and do not kill anyone God has made inviolate, except with the right to do so, and do not fornicate; anyone who does that will receive an evil punishment. (Surat al-Furqan: 68)

As we can see in the verses above, those who kill innocent human beings without a cause are threatened with evil punishment. God has revealed that killing one person is as great a sin as killing all mankind. Anyone who respected the prerogatives of God would not do harm to even one individual, let alone murdering thousands of innocent people. Those who think that they will escape justice and punishment in this world will never escape the account they must give in the Presence of God on the Last Day. So, those believers who know they will give an account to God after their death, will be very careful about respecting the limits God has established.

God Commands Believers To Be Compassionate And Merciful

In this verse, Muslim morality is explained:

...To be one of those who believe and urge each other to steadfastness and urge each other to compassion. Those are the Companions of the Right. (Surat al-Balad: 17-18)

As we see in this verse, one of the most important moral precepts that God has sent down to His servants so that they may receive salvation and mercy and attain Paradise, is to "urge each other to compassion".

Islam as described in the Qur'an is a modern, enlightened, progressive religion. A Muslim is above all a person of peace; he is tolerant with a democratic spirit, cultured, enlightened, honest, knowledgable about art and science and civilized.

A Muslim educated in the fine moral teaching of the Qur'an, approaches everyone with the love that Islam expects. He shows respect for every idea and he values art and aesthetics. He is conciliatory in the face of every event, diminishing tension and restoring amity. In societies composed of individuals such as this, there will be a higher civilization, a higher social morality, more joy, happiness, justice, security, abundance and blessings than in the most modern nations of the world today.

God Has Commanded Tolerance And Forgiveness

Surat al-A'raf, verse 199, which says "practice forgiveness", expresses the concept of forgiveness and tolerance which is one of the basic principles of the religion of Islam.

When we look at Islamic history, we can see clearly how Muslims established this important precept of the moral teaching of the Qur'an in their social life. At every point in their advance, Muslims destroyed unlawful practices and created a free and tolerant environment. In the areas of religion, language and culture, they made it possible for people totally opposite to each other to live under the same roof in freedom and peace, thereby giving to those subject to them the advantages of knowledge, wealth and position. Likewise, one of the most important reasons that the large and widespread Ottoman Empire was able to sustain its existence for so many centuries was that its way of life was directed by the tolerance and understanding brought by Islam. For centuries Muslims have been characterized by their tolerance and compassion. In every period of time they have been the most just and merciful of people. All ethnic groups within this multi-national community freely practiced the religions they have followed for years and enjoyed every opportunity to live in their own cultures and worship in their own way.

Indeed, the particular tolerance of Muslims, when practiced as commanded in the Qur'an, can alone bring peace and well-being to the whole world. The Qur'an refers to this particular kind of tolerance:

A good action and a bad action are not the same. Repel the bad with something better and, if there is enmity between you and someone else, he will be like a bosom friend. (Surat al-Fussilat: 34)

Conclusion

All this shows that the moral teaching offered to humanity by Islam is one that will bring peace, happiness and justice to the world. The barbarism that is happening in the world today under the name of "Islamic Terrorism" is completely removed from the moral teachings of the Qur'an; it is the work of ignorant, bigoted people, criminals who have nothing to do with religion. The solution which will applied against these individuals and groups who are trying to commit their deeds of savagery under the guise of Islam, will be the instruction of people in the true moral teaching of Islam.

In other words, the religion of Islam and the moral teaching of the Qur'an are not the supporters of terrorism and the terrorists, but the remedy by which the world can be saved from the scourge of terrorism.

Under the pen name of Harun Yahya, Adnan Oktar has written some 250 works. His books contain a total of 46,000 pages and 31,500 illustrations. Of these books, 7,000 pages and 6,000 illustrations deal with the collapse of the Theory of Evolution. You can read, free of charge, all the books Adnan Oktar has written under the pen name Harun Yahya on these websites www.harunyahya.com
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Born in Ankara in 1956, Adnan Oktar writes his books under the pen name of Harun Yahya. Ever since his university years, he has dedicated his life to telling of the existence and oneness of Almighty Allah, and to disseminating the moral values of the Qur'an. He has never wavered in the face of difficulties and despite oppression, still continues this intellectual struggle today exhibiting great patience and determination. For mor information pls visit: http://www.harunyahya.com/theauthor.php

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Green Tea For Health!

2009-03-16T19:21:00.000-07:00

We should all be grateful to the ancient Chinese for introducing to us the many wonders of the simple yet pleasurable cup of green tea.

For hundreds of years, green tea was used to relieve headaches and depression in China. The habit of drinking tea has been passed on and today it is becoming popular because of the many benefits being discovered by regularly drinking this relaxing drink.

Tea comes in many forms and varieties, but there are three uniquely different types of tea.

All tea, whether black, green, or red, comes from the leaves of a warm weather evergreen called Camellia Sinensis. The difference comes in when the leaves are processed.

The longer the leaves are processed, the darker the tea becomes. Thus, green tea is the kind which has undergone the least amount of processing.

Processing of green tea usually involves quickly steaming the leaves, while black and red teas are usually dried, crushed and fermented which makes them seem stronger and more potent.

Don't be fooled by this obvious feature, as many believe that the closer it is to its natural state, the more valuable the medicinal and healing properties.

All tea is known to contain polyphenols which is known for giving tea its antioxidant properties and antioxidants are believed to protect our bodies from free radical damage.

The measure of antioxidants is known as the ORAC score and tea has been found to rank higher than many fruits and vegetables, so you should seriously consider including tea in your everyday diet.

In addition to preventing unwanted blood clotting, it has been shown that polyphenols may lower cholesterol levels. Drinking four to six cups a day may also decrease the risk of gastric, esophageal and skin cancers. A simple internet search will give you a long list of ailments, aches, and pains that can be cured through the daily intake of this non-prescription drink.

Some of the more popular ailments that can be cured are cancer, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and impaired immune functions.

Drinking tea also aids us against digestive disorders, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's while increasing metabolism and fat oxidation. It is even said that green tea helps prevent tooth decay because it kills the bacteria which causes dental plaque.

No matter what reason you might have for drinking green tea, it is clear that you can derive some benefit from daily consumption.

It should be noted that many of today's more marketable "herbal teas" may or may not be tea at all as many of these products are blends of herbs and spices with other plant parts included for flavoring.

These do not offer the health promoting qualities of Camellia Sinensis. You should read ingredients carefully to make certain that you are getting the product that you expect.

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Christian Goodman is a well known natural health researcher and the creator of the Natural Health Blog. His latest work is the migraine headache treatment , which has now helped thousands of people cure their migraine naturally.

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New Teacher And Autism

2009-03-16T19:16:00.000-07:00

Autistic children are reluctant to accept changes and can become confused, anxious and sometimes aggressive when routines or situations change.

One change: new teacher and autism is a complex situation of acceptance both on the part of the autistic educator and autistic student.

A new class of students is sometimes quite a difficult transition, getting to know names, understand friendships, becoming accustomed to the wants and needs of the students can take some time.

For an autistic educator a new class with an autistic student can also be stressful. Most of your time and efforts may well be taken up with finding strategies to help the autistic student accept you and settle back into classroom routines.

Autistic children like routines, sameness and structure and may become anxious when any of these change.

A good point to remember is that autistic children have poor social skills and lack the ability to mind read or understand facial expressions or body language, so it wont work telling them jokes, smiling, nodding and other facial expressions, or trying to make them laugh, they just simply wont understand you.

There are help and autism resources available to help with subjects like new teacher and autism as well as other social skills an autistic student will need in school.

It will help if the autistic student is aware of the change to his / her teacher and has been given support to understand why and when this will be happening.

The appropriate autism resources for this are something called autism social stories; they will help explain the change giving key focus to the main points, i.e. why, what were and when; helping the autistic child understand the impending change and hopefully make the transition easier and less stressful.

It would be a good idea to ensure that the leaving teacher has implemented these autism resources and has explained to the autistic student why he is leaving and why you are starting with the help of the autism social skills stories.

New teacher and autism social skills stories can be downloaded and used to help make the situation less confusing for the autistic student.

Download autism social stories for this and other school related social skills stories all designed to help autistic children find better coping strategies whilst at school.

Social skills stories can help all autistic children with social situations they struggle to understand or find stressful.

Download school stories from:

www.autismsocialstories.com/school

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First Year College Student Tips - What Your Parents Can Do to Help You Get Into College

2009-03-16T19:11:00.000-07:00

Undeniably, parents serve as your very own foundation. If you have been raised by your own parents, you probably have seen how much effort they put into providing you what they think is best for you. Not only do they feed you, they also implement discipline techniques for you to grow up to be a good man. As you grow, it is not your physical growth that is important to them. They would also want to see your holistic development. In fact, they have struggled to be the best model that they can be for you and your siblings (if you have).

To pursue your dreams, you decide to go to college. It is your best bet towards a bright future. For sure, part of your dreams is the welfare of your parents. They would do anything just to see you fulfilled. As an incoming college student, it could be helpful to know how your parents can help you achieve your dream of pursuing college. Here are first year college student tips on what your parents can do to help you get there.

First year college student tip #1 Provide you the basic needs. Proper growth requires the basic needs such as food, shelter, clothing, and love. Your growth and your health will determine the things that you can do. You need strength in pursuing your goals.

First year college student tip #2 Be a role model. Parents must follow what they teach. That just about says it all.

First year college student tip #3 Monitor your grades. It is not enough that your parents know you are studying well. Before you can get to college, you have to meet the required grades for your chosen course.

First year college student tip #4 Guide you in choosing the course and college suited to your capacity. Your parents know you best. They know what are your weaknesses and strengths. They possibly could suggest the best course you have to undertake. Once you have decided what course to study, you could seek assistance from your parents regarding the school that you would like to attend to.

First year college student tip #5 Help you find a scholarship. Not all parents are rich. Lucky you if you have parents that can provide you with anything that you want and not just anything that you need. If you have struggling parents, the least that they can do is help you find a scholarship. If none could be found, maybe you could find a decent job to do while you save for some money for college.

First year college student tip #6 Assist in your needs. As much as your parents would like you to be independent, a little help for you wouldn't hurt. Little things like money for gas or money for food could help you a lot. A parent's role doesn't end with the financial aspect, as what is emphasized in this article. Their support in different aspects is also very essential. We do experience ups and downs along the way. A caring and a supportive parent will always be with their children all the way. Whether you are hurt or happy, a good parent will hold your hands no matter what happens.
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Specific Phobia - How Do You Recognize A Social Phobia?

2009-03-12T02:01:00.000-07:00

Social phobia or social anxiety disorder is a common anxiety disorder that millions of Americans struggle with everyday. It is a fear of embarrassment or humiliation in situations where other people are scrutinizing your actions or statements.

The fear that social phobics experience is above and beyond the normal unease that people might feel before speaking in front of an audience, performing a play or going to a cocktail party filled with strangers. The fear and anxiety are so strong that they cause you to obsess over the event or avoid the situation altogether.

Your concern will be out of proportion to the situation, you will recognize it is excessive but will be unable to avoid thinking that you will say or do something that others will judge to be stupid, weak, anxious or just plain crazy. The detrimental impact that this phobia can have on the lives of sufferers is limitless.

The most common manifestation of social phobia is a problem with public speaking. This fear affects actors, lawyers, people who have to give speeches, presentations and performances in front of others and students who have to speak in front of the class.

Other common manifestations include:

- Fear of blushing in public

- Fear of choking on or spilling food while eating in public

- Fear of being watched at work

- Fear of using public bathrooms

- Fear or writing or signing documents in front of others

- Fear of crowds

- Fear of taking tests

Social phobia doesn´t have to be so specific though. In many cases, it will just be a generalized anxiety about any social or group interaction where you feel you are being watched or evaluated.

If your fear covers a broad range of situations such as starting conversations, chatting in small groups, speaking to authority figures, dating, going to parties and other social interactions then you have generalized social phobia.

Social anxiety and nervousness are present in most people and part of normal life. You would only be diagnosed as phobic if your avoidance tactics interfere with work, social activities or important relationships, or cause you considerable distress.

You can have panic attacks when you have social phobia although that is not a necessary component. The panic attacks are related to being embarrassed or humiliated not necessarily being trapped or confined as with agoraphobia. Social anxiety also crops up at an earlier age than agoraphobia.

For children, the condition is often diagnosed in late childhood or early adolescence and becomes a problem when children start facing peer pressure at school. Like other anxieties and fear, this phobia can be dealt with. Like most fears, you need to gradually face your fears head on and work to overcome the fear of embarrassment and the worry of rejection.

Particularly effective techniques in battling this condition are imagery desensitization and real-life exposure. In addition, improving your assertiveness and self-esteem will also help in confronting and managing your social fears.

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Snoring - Stop It Now

2009-03-12T01:57:00.000-07:00

'Stop snoring!'

How many times have I woken up to those words, either in bed or on the sofa in front of the TV?

Of course it isn't as easy as that. You can't just decide to stop snoring - but you can decide to work towards stopping. And you HAVE to make that decision. Snoring is not a problem that will just go away. In fact, it's likely to get worse, and the consequences can be severe - and by 'severe' I mean potentially fatal.

I got into the area of sleep disorder therapy for personal reasons - to save my marriage and, as I quickly discovered, to save my life. Now, four years later, my practice has grown to the point where I'm doing almost as much anti-snoring treatment as I am dentistry, which goes to show you the size of the problem - especially as the vast majority of snorers don't even acknowledge that they HAVE a problem.

And as befits a big problem, this is a large subject, so I'll cover it in a series of articles, offering advice and appropriate links as we go.

So let's start with the basic question: 'What is snoring?'

The main cause of snoring is partial closure of the airway during sleep. The airway closes because weak or excessively relaxed muscles 'sag' into it, causing a blockage. We still need to get the same amount of air into and out of our lungs but, because of this partial closure, it now has to pass through a narower tube. This causes the soft tissue in the upper throat to vibrate, making the sound we know as snoring.

Some snorers stop breathing for a few seconds at a time - sometimes as often as once a minute. This is called Obstructive Sleep Apnoea ('Apnea' if you're in America). This is caused by the airway closing completely during sleep and is where things start to get serious. We'll deal with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) in a future article.

Certain factors increase the likelihood that you will snore:

Physiology - The shape and size of the airway in some people makes snoring more likely.
Being Overweight - Excess body fat increases the chances of snoring - especially excess fat around the neck and jaws.
Age - As we get older our throat muscles can weaken, making them less resistant to the 'sagging' that causes snoring.
Lifestyle - Alcohol increases the likelihood of snoring because it causes extra relaxation of the muscles in the neck and throat. The same applies to sleeping tablets.
Being male - 55% of snorers are men.

In the next article, We'll look at the problems snoring can lead to. We shall also discuss the steps you can take to stop snoring, sleep well and live better.

In the meantime, for a cheap and effective therapy, you could check out this site and navigate to the 'snoring' page (menu on the left)

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I'm a dentist in Birmingham City Centre (UK). I do a lot of cosmetic work and I treat a lot of snorers in conjunction with the local hospital sleep clinic. The results, in both fields, are excellent.

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Some Treatment Strategies Of Cancer

2009-03-12T01:56:00.000-07:00

The treatment process of cancer begins with etiology through diagnosis and ends with management. Physicians have very different approaches in their treatment of different cases of cancer. This is because patients respond differently to cancerous development and the doctor has to start by understanding the patient's cancer condition at the time of diagnosis.

Treatment therefore depends on the stage of cancer a patient is at the time of diagnosis and this varies between each patient. There are also some very important health decisions to be made and considerations to be put in mind before assuming any treatment procedure, to ensure that the patient's response does not deteriorate his or her health standards.

The single most important cancer treatment procedure is chemotherapy. In chemotherapy, the main obligations fall on the patient both during and after treatment, especially in maintaining body health. This is because chemotherapy seriously affects an individual's health and he or she is well advised to expect severe anxiety and trauma.

The mental anguish and trauma frequently results to cancer patients suffering from mental illnesses, especially if they are not psychologically prepared for chemo treatments. Side effects of chemotherapy treatment like hair and weight losses, are easily manageable and an individual can cope with them until the treatment is successfully over. But the patient must strictly follow their doctor's advice in nutrition and medication.

Radiation therapies are the other effective cancer treatment strategies. The success of using radiation therapy as a treatment procedure varies from an individual patient to another, depending on several factors. For one, if the cancer growth is at a mature or advanced stage, radiation therapy process takes long and is very vigorous. T

his may negatively affect a patient's emotional and mental state as a result of very many chemical changes introduced to the body too soon. But the patient must be encouraged, helped, morally supported and convinced to adhere to the frequent, importantly scheduled treatment appointments. Radiation therapy is progressive and all appointments must be kept until completion. This treatment also requires a strict diet so as to ensure the largely chemical medication and operations do not overpower the body.

Radiation can and does kill cancerous cells in the body and therefore each radiation treatment tries to arrest a further spread of cancerous cells to neighboring body organs. The patient's body releases a lot of toxins at this time. It becomes very demanding on the patient who may have already lost a cancer infected organ through a surgical operation, having to also deal with assorted health problems like tissue poisoning, low immunity, indigestion etc.

Surgical removal is another treatment procedure where cancerous tumors are physically removed from the body. Most cancers can be treated by a complete removal of the tumor. But there are some serious tumors untreatable by surgery especially in cancer conditions diagnosed as malignant. Malignant tumors spread the cancerous effect to neighboring cells, and are repetitive even after surgical removal.

They thus require perpetual surgeries and treatment. Cryosurgery is also another way of treating cancer by subjecting the tumors to extreme cold. Angiogenesis therapy is also a contemporary popular cancer treatment surpassing even previously highly esteemed biological therapy approaches.

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Seven Natural Secrets For Healthy Hair

2009-03-12T01:53:00.000-07:00

Nature has always been synonymous with human beings, beauty and harmony. The modern way of life has brought about many disturbances, so it is necessary to re-establish the balance between humans and nature, to escape from the world of chemical products and return to the use of natural resources.

Frequent use of chemical products has been linked to hair loss in both men and women for many years. Scientific studies continue to confirm this fact. You can preserve your hair, prevent excessive falling off and boost its natural growth, control dandruff and remove redness and rashes, improve the hair's structure or slow down the rate of hair pigment loss, by taking advantage of certain natural secrets for Herbal Hair Care Products.

With a combination of aromatic oils from clean and unpolluted regions, their extracts, floral water and essential oils, you will discover the secret of caring for your hair and solving many of your current hair problems.

It is important to understand why the below mentioned plants in the form of oils and floral water, which results from the distilling of plant matter, find their use in natural cosmetics and yield exceptional results in hair products.

1. Thistle oil has many beneficial properties and is traditionally used for strengthening roots of the hair and preventing hair loss. It soothes an irritated scalp, removes dandruff and renews split ends. Thistle oil also boosts circulation and revitalizes the scalp.

2. The medicinal characteristics of St. John's wort, also known as Tipton's weed, have been known since the ancient times and this is a very valued plant. Its antiseptic contents allow it to affect the scalp and control the production of oil. When applied together with olive oil, it achieves surprising results in Hair Loss Cream.

3. Grape seed oil is extremely rich in linol acid and vitamin E. Linol acid nourishes cells and contributes to healthier hair and skin. Vitamin E boosts circulation, preserves the hair's humidity and has strong antioxidant effects. Grape seed oil protects the dry ends of hairs better than any chemical solution.

4. Evening primrose oil is rich in gammalinol acid, which blocks DHT, the hormone that is claimed by modern medicine to be the cause of hereditary hair loss in men, and thus solves the problem of hair loss due to insufficient vascularization of hair follicles. It also helps in the treatment of eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis and seborrheic dermatitis.

5. Castor oil plant is also very useful in hair protection and the regeneration of the scalp. It has a soothing effect, protects and provides humidity to the hair. It has been used in traditional medicine for a long time and it is believed that regular massaging of its oil on the scalp may recover lost hair.

6. Pomegranate is a very valued fruit due to its vast range of beneficial properties. The Greeks and Romans used it as medicine. It contains organic acids and tannins and can significantly improve the look of dyed hair and reinvigorate its color.

7. Lavender, which is known as a universal medicinal herb, can be used for all types of hair and skin conditions. It is important to note that the beneficial effects of lavender are long term, which means that it takes time and patience to see its first results. Using lavender can help you if you are suffering from spot baldness.

Gathering all these plants in one place and combining all their medicinal properties are a great benefit, but also a very complicated and time consuming process. Nevertheless, owing to those who seek and understand the positive energy that is present in nature, there are many High Quality Natural Products that contain the secrets of all these plants. Put your trust in nature and let it protect you and keep you healthy. Be patient with it and it will reward your effort by making your hair healthier and stronger.
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Anti Wrinkle Cream Reviews -- How To Separate The Wheat From The Chaff

2009-03-12T01:49:00.000-07:00

If you are relying on anti wrinkle cream reviews to "show you the way", you could end up disappointed. I have seen women compare anti aging wrinkle cream, carefully. They look for popular products that are highly rated among beauty experts.

I have also seen them in tears after an adverse reaction. I will not mention any specific brand names in this article. Editorial guidelines insist that I refrain from saying anything that could be considered "slander", even though everything that I write is true and well-researched, I don't want to cause trouble.

So, what I will tell you about are the ingredients in some of the negative anti wrinkle cream reviews. If you avoid those ingredients, you should be safe.

Paraffin Wax

If you compare anti aging wrinkle cream and you read the ingredients label, you will see that many of them contain paraffin wax. It is also the primary ingredient in chap-stick and that is how women describe the way that these products feel when you put them on...thick, heavy, like chap-stick.

The paraffin tends to "migrate" into the eyes while one is trying to sleep. Even application is difficult, because the waxy sticks pull and stretch the skin. That's going to do more harm than good in the long run.

I would suggest that you only compare anti aging wrinkle cream that is free of paraffin and other petroleum derivatives, including petrolatum and mineral oil. They might feel good initially, but in most cases they just feel greasy. Eventually, they will cause excessive dryness and can "speed" the signs of aging.

Copper

A zinc and copper protein peptide complex can increase the production of new cells and fibers, but the amount of copper in these peptides is tiny. Large amounts of copper or unbound copper can cause serious allergic reactions. The results can be permanent.

The saddest anti wrinkle cream reviews that I have read are for products that contain copper. While allergic reaction is rare, it happens often enough. I would suggest that you only compare anti aging wrinkle cream that contains tiny amounts of copper and zinc bound to the protein keratin.

Artificial Preservatives & Added Fragrances

I have read about more allergic reactions in anti wrinkle cream reviews than in reviews for any other type of personal care product. There's a simple reason. The skin becomes more delicate with age and we are more likely to have adverse and allergic reactions. The major culprits are artificial preservatives and added fragrances.

If I am looking for something for personal use, I only compare anti aging wrinkle cream that is free of artificial preservatives and added fragrances. Natural botanical extracts smell just fine, without being concentrated. Natural vitamin E is an effective preservative, as is grape seed oil or extract.

Something New

I have only read a few anti wrinkle cream reviews for a new line of products that are very well designed. Those that I have read have been all positive. Look for something new and see the changes that you want.

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Kathleen P. Walsh has been connected with skin care for more than a decade and advocates the use of natural skin care. Go and visit her informational web site http://mosteffectiveskincare.com for details about the best anti aging skin care and other quality skin care products. Remember you can always look younger than you really are, no matter what your age.

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Top 10 Myths About Acne

2009-03-12T01:46:00.000-07:00

I have been treating acne in my patients for over a decade. And during that time many patients have asked me questions related to myths that they have heard, that simply aren't true. Here I will address the top 10 acne myths that I have heard over the years with detailed explanations of why they are false.

Acne Myth 1 - Washing your face more often will help clear up acne

Facial blemishes are not caused by dirt. Contrary to what you may have seen in commercials, pores do not get blocked from the top down due to "impurities". Rather, the walls of a pore stick together deep within the skin, starting acne formation. Far from preventing acne, frequent washing may actually irritate pores and cause them to become clogged. A washcloth can add even more irritation. The best bet is to wash very gently with bare hands, and only wash twice a day.

Acne Myth 2 - Stress causes acne

Stress may have an effect on hormones and theoretically can promote acne. However, an effective acne treatment regimen is more powerful than a bout of stress any day. Some psychiatric medications may have acne as a side effect, but stress itself is no big deal. Your time is better spent determining the right course of acne treatment rather than feeling guilt about stress.

Acne Myth 3 -Masturbation or sex causes acne

This antiquated notion, originating as early as the 17th century to dissuade young people from having premarital sex, is just plain wrong. Don't believe the hype.

Acne Myth 4 -The sun will help get rid of acne

Although a tan may temporarily mask acne, the sun can make the skin dry and irritated, leading to more breakouts in the future. In fact, there's no link between sun exposure and acne prevention, but the sun's rays can cause premature aging and skin cancer. Always protect your skin by choosing a sunscreen of at least SPF (sun protection factor) 15 that says noncomedogenic or nonacnegenic on the label, which means it won't clog pores.

The sun also reddens your skin, blending your skin tone with red acne marks. However, a sun burn is actually skin damage, and sun exposure can cause irritation which will make acne worse. People will often notice their skin breaking out as it heals from sun damage. The sun is a short-term band-aid which will often bite back with more acne in the weeks following exposure. However, some sun exposure is not evil. It is actually important, and we get our vitamin D from the sun. Limiting sun exposure on acne prone areas of your body is most likely prudent, but some exposure from time to time is not only unavoidable, but is perfectly okay.

Acne Myth 5 -Diet and acne are related

The bottom line is we need more research. We do know that people in some indigenous societies do not experience acne at all. This is in contrast to the widespread presence of acne throughout all modern society. It leaves us to question whether the indigenous people's diet contributes to their acne-free skin. Discovering a dietary way of preventing acne may be a future reality.

Although eating too many sugary, high-fat foods is never a good idea, studies show that no specific food has been proven to cause acne. Every individual is different, though. Some people notice their breakouts are worse after eating certain foods — and these foods are different depending on the person. For example, some people may notice breakouts after eating chocolate, while others are fine with chocolate but notice they get breakouts after drinking too much coffee. If that's the case for you, it can help to cut back on that food and see if it makes a difference.

Acne Myth 6 -Popping pimples will help them go away faster

Popping a pimple may make it seem less noticeable temporarily, but popping can cause it to stay around longer. By squeezing pimples and zits, you can actually push bacteria, dead skin cells, and oil further into the skin, causing more swelling and redness — and sometimes causing a red or brown mark or scar to form. Sometimes marks can last for many months and true scars (dents and pits) will last forever.

Acne Myth 7 -Don't wear makeup if you want clear skin.

As long as you choose cosmetics that are nonacnegenic or noncomedogenic, they shouldn't cause breakouts. In fact, some concealers now contain benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid, which help to fight acne. You can also try tinted benzoyl peroxide creams that hide pimples while helping treat them.

If you've had moderate to severe acne, though, talk to your doctor or dermatologist about the best cosmetics to use — he or she may recommend avoiding cosmetics altogether or only using certain brands so you're acne isn't aggravated.

And even if a product is labeled nonacnegenic or noncomedogenic, you should stop using it and talk to your doctor if you notice that it's irritating your skin or seems to cause breakouts.

Acne Myth 8 - If you keep getting breakouts, it helps to use more acne medication until the breakouts stop.

Because acne medication contains drying agents like benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid, using too much medication may cause overdrying, leading to irritation and more blemishes.

If over-the-counter acne medication doesn't seem to work on your acne, it's a good idea to talk to your doctor or dermatologist. Also, if you're taking a prescription acne medication, make sure you follow your doctor's instructions — some medications may take up to 8 weeks to make a significant difference.

Acne Myth 9 - Acne is just a cosmetic disease.

Yes, acne does affect the way people look and is not otherwise a serious threat to a person’s physical health. However, acne can result in permanent physical scars--plus, acne itself as well as its scars can affect the way people feel about themselves to the point of affecting their lives.

Acne Myth 10 - You just have to let acne run its course

The truth is, acne can be cleared up. If the acne products you have tried haven’t worked, consider seeing a dermatologist. With the products available today, there is no reason why someone has to endure acne or get acne scars.

For more information on acne, including: medication reviews and skin care tips, click here, or visit: www.skincarehelp.me.

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Anemia - Herbal Treatment, Ayurvedic Remedies and Home Remedies

2009-03-12T01:40:00.000-07:00

What is Anemia?

Anemia is a condition in which the blood is deficient in the body. This deficiency of blood is caused due to the deficiency of iron, which is an essential component of the protein complex, hemoglobin, present in the blood.

In anemic persons, the count of hemoglobin in the blood goes down. Hemoglobin is composed of heme, which is an iron complex, and a protein named globin. If iron is lacking in the diet, then heme will not be formed and so also hemoglobin. The main function of hemoglobin is to carry oxygen to different parts of the body. Hence in absence of hemoglobin, the blood will not be able to provide oxygen to all parts of the body, which will lead in a characteristic weakness.

Why is Anemia caused?

The root cause of anemia is generally deficiency of iron in the diet. However, there are many other ways in which loss of blood can take place from the body. The following are some of them:-

People with hemorrhoids (i.e. piles) often lose great amounts of blood if there are open sores. If the loss is beyond acceptable limit, then the person would suffer from anemia.

Internal hemorrhages can occur in the body leading to loss of blood, and thus causing anemia.

Hemolysis is a condition in which a breakdown of the red blood corpuscles takes place. People suffering from hemolysis will be anemic. Such anemia is called as aplastic anemia.

Chronic diseases like cancers cause anemia, especially when the person undergoes treatments by radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Deficiency of vitamins in the body – especially folate and vitamin C – is also responsible in causing anemia. This anemia is called as vitamin deficiency anemia.

There is a hereditary type of anemia called as the pernicious anemia. People with this condition are not able to absorb vitamin B12 in their bloodstream effectively. Hence vitamin loss occurs.

What are the Symptoms of Anemia?

There are many ways in which anemia can be observable from the outside. The following are some of the most common symptoms of anemia:-

People with anemia will have a pale appearance of skin due to the loss of blood. There will be discoloration of the nails and the lips.

Anemic people are not able to work for long hours. Fatigue is very common.

There will be restless and breathlessness occasionally.

At the same time, the heartbeat will be quite rapid. Minor activities can raise the heartbeat excessively.

Insomnia is commonly observed.

Anemic people will constantly feel giddy and nauseated.

In some cases there could be digestive problems like indigestion, constipation and flatulence.

How can Anemia be avoided?

There are many ways to prevent anemia. The following are some of the main preventive methods:-

A healthy diet, rich in iron, must be consumed. Whole grain cereals, legumes and pulses are good sources of iron. Nuts and dry dates also contain iron. Among the meats, organs such as kidney and liver contain iron in them.

Anemia that is caused due to deficiency of vitamins can be avoided by a proper intake of vitamins in the diet. The food must be properly balanced and contain the proper amount of nutrients. Consult a diet chart for better guidance.

In order to prevent anemia conditions that are linked with pregnancy, women can take multivitamin pills and other nutritional supplements at the advice of the doctor.

Anemia caused by vitamin deficiency can be aggravated by smoking. Smoking interferes in the proper absorption of several vitamins in the body. Hence these vitamins – especially folate and vitamin C which are water soluble – are flushed out of the body without getting assimilated.

Since pernicious anemia is hereditary, in order to avoid it you must consult with the doctor if you have a patient of pernicious anemia in your family.

How can Anemia be controlled with Simple Home Remedies?

There are various dietary guidelines that can be followed to control anemia. Some of them are given below:-

Apples are very good for anemia as they have high iron content. They should be eaten regularly; preferably after every meal.

Beetroot is also a very good source of iron. Apart from iron it contains various other minerals that are protective in function to the body.

Figs must be eaten regularly, at the rate of three to four per day.

Organ meats like kidney and liver must be included in the diet.

Citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, etc. must be eaten in excess. They should be eaten at regular intervals and not all at once.

Other methods to control anemia are as follows:-

Cold water bath is known to have beneficial effects in anemia. A person with anemia must have at least two cold water baths a day.

Flushing out the bodily toxins is necessary. This can be achieved by massages from professionals.

For about ten minutes every day, the anemic person must breathe deeply.

Anemic people must not lead a lazy lifestyle even though anemia tends to make people lethargic. They must indulge in light exercises to keep the circulation healthy.

Yoga has positive effects in anemia. The preferable asanas are paschimottasana and shavasana. These bring the body into a relaxed state of equilibrium and facilitate circulation of blood

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5 Common Types of Heart Disease

2009-03-12T01:36:00.000-07:00

here are many types of heart disease, but this article will explore five types of heart disease that are common to happen. Hopefully, this article can add your knowledge concerning this leading cause of death disease.

#1 congenital heart disease

There is a fallacy of thinking that many people do when they believe that all heart disease is brought about by outside factors or that it needs some periods of time for heart disease to build up. This is, of course, not true as one of the most common types of heart disease is congenital heart disease.

The term congenital or hereditary heart disease refers to heart disease which is passed down through the family, and this is considered as being a congenital type of heart disease as it is principally inevitable and unpreventable. If you have an account of early heart disease in your family then you also are at danger for congenital heart disease.

The most first-degree family members that you have who have endured from heart disease, such as your mother, father, brother, sister and so on, in particular those who experienced it at a younger age, the higher your risk of getting it as well.

Although congenital heart disease can be caused by many factors, some of them are actually preventable. For example if heart disease is clustering in your family, then it may just be because of the way that your family lives, including unhealthy practices such as poor diet, little or no exercise, and smoking. All of these aspects can contribute to heart disease and can create the sequence of congenital heart disease.

# 2 congestive heart failure

Congestive heart failure is when the heart does not pump adequate blood to the other organs in the body. Congestive heart failure can often result from heart disease and constricted arteries. Congestive heart failure results in a heart which works a lot less efficiently than it should and can make further problems. Symptoms regularly consist of swelling and edema, shortness of breath, and kidney problems which in turn can lead to mysterious weight gain. Even elevated blood pressure and alcohol abuse can lead to congestive heart failure.

A patient may be examined for congestive heart failure if they have suffered from heart disease in the past, are alcoholic, have a family history of heart problems or show one or all of the symptoms that are caused by congestive heart failure. There are choices of examinations that aid a doctor in diagnosing this heart crisis. Treatment should begin without delay, starting with changes to diet and exercise, as patients should abolish salt from the diet altogether and sternly limit their fluid intake. Further treatment should be done by a professional.

#3 coronary heart disease

Coronary heart disease is the most frequent type of heart disease of all, and is also the leading reason of heart attacks. Coronary heart disease is a term that refers to damage to the heart that happens because its blood supply is decreased, and what happens here is that fatty deposits build up on the linings of the blood vessels that provide the heart muscles with blood, resulting in them narrowing. This narrowing decreases the blood supply to the heart muscles and causes pain that is identified as angina.

There are a few factors which are considered as being responsible causes of coronary heart disease. One in particular is high cholesterol that can increase fat concentration in your blood and create the building up of fatty deposits. Another one of the major factors of coronary heart disease is cigarette and tobacco smoke, as a smoker's risk of getting heart disease is two times that of a nonsmoker, and studies have actually revealed that after five years of quitting smoking, the risk of developing heart disease is the same as that of someone who had never smoked in their life.

#4 pulmonary heart disease

Pulmonary heart disease is heart disease that comes from a lung, or pulmonary, disorder, or a complication of lung problems where the blood flow into the lungs is slowed or even totally blocked, resulting in increased pressure on the lungs. There are a number of different symptoms that typically come with pulmonary heart disease, such as shortness of breath, syncope, dyspnoea, and chest pain.

It is a state which is often misdiagnosed, and has frequently progressed to late stages by the time that it is actually correctly diagnosed. It has been previously chronic and untreatable with a poor survival rate. However, there are now numerous new treatments which are accessible which have extensively improved the overall prognosis of this disease.

#5 rheumatic heart disease

Rheumatic heart disease frequently derives from strep throat infections. This can be a reason for alarm for many because strep throat, while often preventable, is a quite common condition that affects many people who do not treat a minor sore throat infection in time. However, there is no reason to be because rheumatic heart disease that comes from strep throat is fairly rare. Actually, the sheer volume of cases of rheumatic heart disease has decreased considerably since the 1960's.

If rheumatic fever, which happens due to chronic strep throat, is contracted and leads to rheumatic heart disease, the situation can be treated in a way that is much easier than the common treatments for other types of heart disease. This treatment usually involves taking cortisteroid anti-inflammatory medication to reverse any possible cardiac problems the fever might make. This does not rule out the risk for the requirement for more advanced treatment such as surgery, but it does signify the probability for a simple, yet effective treatment
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What is Molecular Biology?

2009-03-12T01:33:00.000-07:00

Molecular biology is the science of study of biology at the molecular level.
William Astbury in Nature described molecular biology as:
"... not so much a technique as an approach, an approach from the viewpoint of the so-called basic sciences with the leading idea of searching below the large-scale manifestations of classical biology for the corresponding molecular plan. It is concerned particularly with the forms of biological molecules and ..... is predominantly three-dimensional and structural - which does not mean, however, that it is merely a refinement of morphology - it must at the same time inquire into genesis and function" (W.T. Astbury, Nature 190, 1124. 1961)
Molecular biology has allowed us to uncover the mysteries of the human body, viruses, bacteria and all other life. As such, it has allowed the progress of medicine to advance to such a degree so that we may begin to cure the previously incurable, and to eventually find cures for every disease that afflicts human kind.

Molecular biology depends not only on biology but also chemistry, genetics, and biochemistry. The understanding of the interactions between DNA, RNA, proteins and lipids is vital in understanding how cells work and how diseases affect these interactions. Researchers and scientists are slowly piecing together these interactions and how each biological molecule functions. By understanding this, scientists can then examine disease conditions, and see if the function of any of the molecules has changed. If a molecule or interaction is affected by disease, scientists can then create therapies which target these alterations and repair them.

In conclusion, molecular biology is a vital field in our advancement of medicine and technology. By understanding how biological molecules interact and function, we will be able to not only gain an appreciation of the workings inside the cell, but also it will allow us detect and to fix any problems that arise during disease states.

Joe Mann is a contributor for Molecular Biology at Molecular Station. You may ONLY use this article, if you maintain the author's information and website address.

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“How to Learn Biology Fast”

2009-03-12T01:27:00.000-07:00

Dr. Wayne Huang

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Anorexia nervosa

2009-03-12T01:11:00.000-07:00

A person with anorexia (a-neh-RECK-see-ah) nervosa, often called anorexia, has an intense fear of gaining weight. Someone with anorexia thinks about food a lot and limits the food she or he eats, even though she or he is too thin. Anorexia is more than just a problem with food. It's a way of using food or starving oneself to feel more in control of life and to ease tension, anger, and anxiety. Most people with anorexia are female. An anorexic:

* has a low body weight for her or his height
* resists keeping a normal body weight
* has an intense fear of gaining weight
* thinks she or he is fat even when very thin

* misses three (menstrual) periods in a row―for girls/women who have started having their periods

Who becomes anorexic?

While anorexia mostly affects girls and women (90-95 percent), it can also affect boys and men. It was once thought that women of color were shielded from eating disorders by their cultures, which tend to be more accepting of different body sizes. Sadly, research shows that as African American, Latina, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaska Native women are more exposed to images of thin women, they also become more likely to develop eating disorders.

What causes anorexia?

There is no single known cause of anorexia. But some things may play a part:

* Culture. Women in the U.S. are under constant pressure to fit a certain ideal of beauty. Seeing images of flawless, thin females everywhere makes it hard for women to feel good about their bodies. More and more, men are also feeling pressure to have a perfect body.

* Families. If you have a mother or sister with anorexia, you are more likely to develop the disorder. Parents who think looks are important, diet themselves, or criticize their children's bodies are more likely to have a child with anorexia.

* Life changes or stressful events. Traumatic events like rape as well as stressful things like starting a new job, can lead to the onset of anorexia.

* Personality traits. Someone with anorexia may not like her or himself, hate the way she or he looks, or feel hopeless. She or he often sets hard-to-reach goals for her or himself and tries to be perfect in every way.

* Biology. Genes, hormones, and chemicals in the brain may be factors in developing anorexia.

What are signs of anorexia?

Someone with anorexia may look very thin. She or he may use extreme measures to lose weight by:

* making her or himself throw up
* taking pills to urinate or have a bowel movement
* taking diet pills
* not eating or eating very little
* exercising a lot, even in bad weather or when hurt or tired
* weighing food and counting calories
* moving food around the plate instead of eating it

Someone with anorexia may also have a distorted body image, shown by thinking she or he is fat, wearing baggy clothes, weighing her or himself many times a day, and fearing weight gain.

Anorexia can also cause someone to not act like her or himself. She or he may talk about weight and food all the time, not eat in front of others, be moody or sad, or not want to go out with friends.

What happens to your body with anorexia?

With anorexia, your body doesn't get the energy from foods that it needs, so it slows down. Look at the picture below to find out how anorexia affects your health.

graphic on how Anorexia affects your whole body

Can someone with anorexia get better?

Yes. Someone with anorexia can get better. A health care team of doctors, nutritionists, and therapists will help the patient get better. They will help her or him learn healthy eating patterns, cope with thoughts and feelings, and gain weight. With outpatient care, the patient receives treatment through visits with members of their health care team. Some patients may need "partial hospitalization." This means that the person goes to the hospital during the day for treatment, but lives at home. Sometimes, the patient goes to a hospital and stays there for treatment. After leaving the hospital, the patient continues to get help from her or his health care team.

Individual counseling can also help someone with anorexia. If the patient is young, counseling may involve the whole family too. Support groups may also be a part of treatment. In support groups, patients and families meet and share what they've been through.

Often, eating disorders happen along with mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. These problems are treated along with the anorexia. Treatment may include medicines that fix hormone imbalances that play a role in these disorders.

Can women who had anorexia in the past still get pregnant?

It depends. When a woman has active anorexia, meaning she currently has anorexia, she does not get her period and usually does not ovulate. This makes it hard to get pregnant. Women who have recovered from anorexia and are at a healthy weight have a better chance of getting pregnant. If you're having a hard time getting pregnant, see your doctor.

Can anorexia hurt a baby when the mother is pregnant?

Yes. Women who have anorexia while they are pregnant are more likely to lose the baby. If a woman with anorexia doesn't lose the baby, she is more likely to have the baby early, deliver by C-section, and have depression after the baby is born.

What should I do if I think someone I know has anorexia?

If someone you know is showing signs of anorexia, you may be able to help.

1. Set a time to talk. Set aside a time to talk privately with your friend. Make sure you talk in a quiet place where you won't be distracted.

2. Tell your friend about your concerns. Be honest. Tell your friend about your worries about her or his not eating or over exercising. Tell your friend you are concerned and that you think these things may be a sign of a problem that needs professional help.

3. Ask your friend to talk to a professional. Your friend can talk to a counselor or doctor who knows about eating issues. Offer to help your friend find a counselor or doctor and make an appointment, and offer to go with her or him to the appointment.

4. Avoid conflicts. If your friend won't admit that she or he has a problem, don't push. Be sure to tell your friend you are always there to listen if she or he wants to talk.

5. Don't place shame, blame, or guilt on your friend. Don't say, "You just need to eat." Instead, say things like, "I'm concerned about you because you won't eat breakfast or lunch." Or, "It makes me afraid to hear you throwing up."

6. Don't give simple solutions. Don't say, "If you'd just stop, then things would be fine!"
7. Let your friend know that you will always be there no matter what.

Adapted from "What Should I Say? Tips for Talking to a Friend Who May Be Struggling with an Eating Disorder" from the National Eating Disorders Association.

http://www.womenshealth.gov/faq/anorexia-nervosa.cfm

Menstruasion

2009-03-12T01:02:00.000-07:00

Menstruation is a woman's monthly bleeding, also called a period. When you menstruate, your body is shedding the lining of the uterus (womb). Menstrual blood flows from the uterus through the small opening in the cervix, and passes out of the body through the vagina. Most menstrual periods last from three to five days.

Menstruation is part of the menstrual cycle, which prepares your body for pregnancy each month. A cycle is counted from the first day of one period to the first day of the next period. The average menstrual cycle is 28 days long. Cycles can range anywhere from 21 to 35 days in adults and from 21 to 45 days in young teens.
Body chemicals called hormones rise and fall during the month to make the menstrual cyc

Bad marriage bad for women's hearts

2009-03-12T00:42:00.000-07:00

Men aren't as affected by unhappy relationships, study shows

An unhappy marriage can weigh heavily on anyone's heart, but apparently women may suffer the most ill health effects related to heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

Women who felt depressed in strained marriages faced a boosted risk of hypertension, waistline obesity, high blood sugar, high triglycerides and low levels of "good cholesterol" HDL – five factors of metabolic syndrome. Male spouses who felt similarly down in the dumps did not see similar risks.

"The gender difference is important because heart disease is the number-one killer of women as well as men, and we are still learning a lot about how relationship factors and emotional distress are related to heart disease," said Nancy Henry, a psychologist at the University of Utah. She conducted her research as part of a broader university study. The larger study's data suggests that a history of divorce is linked to heart disease. Psychologists recruited 276 couples who had been married for an average of 20 years and did not already have some cardiovascular disease. The husbands and wives filled out several questionnaires and visited a university clinic to get their health checked.

"The immediate implication is that if you are interested in your cardiovascular risk – and we all should be because it is the leading killer for both genders – we should be concerned about not just traditional risk factors [such as blood pressure and cholesterol] but the quality of our emotional and family lives," said Tim Smith, another University of Utah psychologist heading the larger study.

Smith hypothesized that the hormonal effects of stress could lead to married women's growing waistlines, rising insulin resistance, and unhealthy blood pressure levels.

Medical researchers still debate both the concept and clinical usefulness of lumping such factors together as metabolic syndrome – also known as syndrome X or insulin resistance syndrome.

"It is defined as a syndrome, but there still is controversy in the medical community – what should be included, how the different factors should be measured, whether all the factors hang together as a distinct syndrome or are they just separate things," Henry said.

But she still chose to study metabolic syndrome because there is no question its components are risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and because the syndrome was a possible explanation for how "psychosocial risk factors" in marriage are related to cardiovascular disease. The study findings are scheduled for presentation at the American Psychosomatic Society's annual meeting on Thursday.

"There is good evidence they [women] should modify some of the things that affect metabolic syndrome – like diet and exercise – but it's a little premature to say they would lower their risk of heart disease if they improved the tone and quality of their marriages – or dumped their husbands," Smith said.

After all, stable marriages have possible health benefits as well – especially if spouses watch out for each other

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