Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 101
Introduction This is a type of mental disorder, which occurs primarily in school-aged children but can also be diagnosed for the first time in the late teens esp., if some of its symptoms are left unnoticed. It was once falsely thought that after puberty the children don’t need... More...
Eliminate Troubling Back Pain and Eye Strain Associated With Heavy Computer Use
Copyright 2005 Roger WilliamsDo you remember the old saw about how computers would change our lives for the better? We’d have more time to ourselves and lead healthier, happier lives. The truth is computers do make processing information lightening fast. It’s just that today, we have so... More...
3 Biggest Benefits of Strength Training
Strength training is exercise that uses resistance to strengthen and condition the musculoskeletal system, improving muscle tone and endurance. "Strength training" is used as a general term synonymous with other common terms: "weightlifting" and "resistance training." Physiologically, the... More...
Lumie Dawn Simulation Wake Up Clocks - The perfect Start To Your Day!
Lumie Dawn Simulation Wake Up Clocks - The perfect Start To Your Day! Wake up to a gentle simulated sunrise that keeps you in perfect harmony with your rythm of life. Light plays a crucial role in the synchronisation of your circadian rhythm - (sleep/wake patterns). The suns... More...
How to Cope With Stress and Anxiety
Copyright 2005 Trevor DumbletonAmong the hardest parts of living in the modern world is stress and anxiety. With worries about work, the environment, the economy, natural disasters, terrorism, and the general state of the world, it seems that there is no end to the number of things to... More...
Magnetic Therapy for Pain Relief
Magnetic Therapy is making a comeback worldwide, companies are selling magnetic underlays for all sizes of beds, and they come in Cotton or Genuine Sheeps Wool. There are small sized units, to fit on the wrist, fit on the waistband of underwear, belts to fit around your back, your knees... More...
How to Reduce Stress in Your Home and Work Environments
(ARA) - Though stress is a part of life, there are unique, enjoyable ways to reduce stress at home and at work. Stress occurs when the body reacts to change, triggered by events happening directly to you or around you. Although your bodily response can be a positive one -- keeping you alert... More...
How to Relieve Stress
Copyright 2005 Trevor DumbletonOne question that is not asked enough by people under stress is how to relieve stress. Unfortunately, people who are under stress tend to simply take it as a matter of course and simply accept its existence as though it was some sort of natural occurrence, or... More...
Fighting For Your Life
Recently the well known American news anchor Peter Jennings died of lung cancer just a few months after he publicly announced that he had the disease and that he was going to fight it with everything he had. After his death, I read some of the tributes that poured in about the... More...
Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Depression and Anxiety are two forms of emotional disorders. Depression is a psychological problem which is caused by chemical imbalance in the human brain. Anxiety, on the other hand, is a type of an emotional disturbance caused due to imbalances in the body. In both the conditions, person... More...
What you need to know about herpes
Herpes is defined as an infectious disease that causes painful spots on the skin especially on individual’s face and sexual organs. The HSV or the Herpes Simplex Virus causes herpes. HSV is of two types- Type 1 and Type 2. Based on this Herpes 1 is distinguished from Herpes 2. Herpes 1 is... More...
Triggers of Migraines – Why You Should Know Yours
What causes migraines is still somewhat of a mystery. Doctors believe that it has to do with the blood vessels in the head contracting and then expanding. This happens from time to time to most people, but with migraineurs this tends to be more intense and painful. The exact cycle of events... More...
The Dreadful Migraine
A migraine is a throbbing or pulsating headache that is often one sided (unilateral) and associated with nausea; vomiting; sensitivity to light, sound, smells; sleep disruption, and depression. Attacks are often recurrent and tend to become less severe as the... More...
Gotu Kola - what are the benefits of Gotu Kola
A wonder of ancient medicine, medical practitioners have used gotu kola to treat many different ailments. Standing the test of time, gotu kola is still widely used today in so called alternative medical practices and is commonly prescribed as a supplement for the promotion of continual good... More...
Insomnia and the use of Bright Light Therapy
The use of light as a therapeutic tool has a long history, with reports of sunlight being used to treat depression and lethargy over 2000 years ago in ancient Greece and Rome. The use of light in therapy today however stems largely from research carried out in the 1980s that looked at the... More...