Herpes Heroes
The is only a one letter difference between the words herpes and heroes, and the letters p and o are only one letter apart, which means that no two words can be closer than herpes and heroes. The world needs more herpes heroes both for those of us with the gift and for those lucky 40 of the population who don t have herpes. A herpes hero is someone who willingly forgoes their privacy to publicly be identified as a person with herpes and speaks out in order to educate, encourage and enlighten others. A herpes hero helps put human faces on this often-faceless worldwide pandemic. Not all herpes heroes will choose to take their message to the media, most herpes heroes are making a difference on a much more personal level. They have come out of the closet and have discussed herpes with friends and loved ones and have been like ripples in the water of their own communities. Why do we need herpes heroes. Those of us with herpes need herpes heroes because too many of us are living...
How To Remember What You Know When You Need To
Your subconscious mind stores everything. When you feed your cortex plenty of water by drinking lots of it and plenty of oxygen by relaxed breathing each time you take in new information and concepts, your conscious mind is awash with healthy blood. If you are nervous when you are asked to expound on these new concepts or regurgitate new information, the blood leaves your cortex and rushes to your reptilian brain. You forget everything you knew when the blood was in your cortex. Later, when relaxed, all that new information comes back to you. You wonder where it went when you needed it. That happened to me on a job interview once. I didn t get the job. Standardized tests are a fact of life in elementary school, high school, and college, and employment application tests are a fact of life in the job market. Most test-takers feel some anxiety before exams, but for many, tests are serious stumbling blocks. No matter how prepared they are or how hard they study, their minds go...
Give Yourself The Gift Of Health For The Holidays
Celebrating holidays with family and friends usually includes sharing favorite foods, stories and smiles. This season, partake in lots of smiles and stories, but try to go easy on the food you eat. This may help you watch your weight and improve your health as well. Managing your weight calls for more than just choosing a healthful variety of foods like vegetables, fruits, grains especially whole grains , beans, and low-fat meat, poultry and dairy products. It also calls for looking at how much and how often you eat. Overeating at this time of the year is easy when you encounter tasty buffets loaded with everything from apple pie to potato salad. But you can enjoy wonderful foods and keep your weight in check at the same time. The experts at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases NIDDK suggest these tips for controlling your portions and your weight: Eat slowly so your brain can get the message that your stomach is full. Avoid eating while busy...
Is Your Food Stressing You Out?
I m in a continual state of alert regarding so-called cures for stress, depression and anxiety. I want to be aware of any new breakthroughs that happen and I also want to be equally aware of new solutions that simply offer false hope. Snake oils and magic bullets are offered to sufferers by the dozen, offering plenty of hope but little in terms of a permanent cure. Snake oils and magic bullets are always associated with forms of quackery. More often than not it will be dietary supplements, potions, mysticism or new age remedies such as ayurvedic medicine, acupuncture, crystals, magnets and such like. However, snake oils and magic bullets can be provided by more trusted sources such as the medical community. An antidepressant drug being the main magic bullet that is anything but. Another far less obvious magic bullet is provided by the ubiquitous food police. In our society, it is very difficult to go through a single day without experiencing interference from these...
New Lens Technology Provides Alternatives To Lasik
Although LASIK surgery has become increasingly popular as a 15-minute outpatient procedure that produces almost instant visual improvement in many patients, it is not a foolproof solution for long-term health, especially for those younger than 20. Most eye prescriptions stabilize by age 18, but many continue to change throughout the 20s. Operating on developing eyes can result in poor outcomes. With the average cost of LASIK being about 1,710 per eye, physicians recommend waiting until the eyes have established a prescription. At first I was happy with LASIK, but now my vision s not so great, said Deisi Blankfeld, who had surgery after wearing gas permeable contact lenses for 23 years. I d hate to go back after already incurring the risks and the expense of surgery. How many touch-ups will I need. High cost and risk are not the only factors that have patients seeking alternatives. Weather and sunshine play a role, too. A recent study in the Journal of Cataract and...