The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux tribe, which owns Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, pays this man almost 80,000 per month.  He owns multiple homes, arrives to court in a limousine with driver and yet he pleads “poverty” in court.

What was his crime? Instead of calling for rescue when a 16 year old girl was dying of a methamphetamine overdose, he decides to rape her and even keeps others from dialing 911so she died.

The girl died but he can not pay restitution to the family because “one of his homes is in foreclosure.”  Hey, we all got problems. I suppose we should feel sorry for this “untouchable” career criminal.  He almost went to jail, he owes everybody money, his terrible record of being an abuser and flouting the law now has another tarnish on it.  Perhaps the family of the victim should just forget about it. I’m sure his conscience has suffered enough. [sarcasm]

Daniel Edwin Jones served four years in prison for having sex with a 16-year-old Coon Rapids girl 10 years ago as she lay dying from a methamphetamine overdose.

In 2008, he settled a wrongful death lawsuit with Brittany Powell’s mother for $2 million.

His debt to society has officially been paid. His financial debt to Brittany’s family remains outstanding.

“He did not abide by the agreement he signed,” said Brittany’s mother, Victoria Powell. “He’s shown up at certain legal events in his limousine, with his driver, and then in deposition pleads poverty.”

The settlement calls for Jones, 28, a member of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux tribe, which owns Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, to pay the family $500,000 upfront, followed by monthly payments of $10,000 until the debt is paid.

“His income per year is over $900,000,” said Fred Soucie, an attorney for Victoria Powell.

Jones, who has never held a job but receives hefty checks twice monthly from his tribe, has made little progress toward paying the $2 million, Soucie said. Instead, he has claimed in court he is swimming in debt and unable to come up with more than $10,000 per month.

The unpaid legal judgment underscores any number of discussions about victims’ rights and a convicted felon’s obligations to the family of those he has harmed: How much is a human life worth, and when is it paid for in full?

The legal battle has also brought unwelcome attention

to the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux, a small but prosperous tribe whose members have made millions from casino revenues. For the Powell family, it’s drawn salt into a gruesome wound they are still struggling to come to terms with.

Jones did not return phone calls seeking comment, but his attorney, Sam McCloud, said his client hopes to negotiate a new payment plan in light of his debts.

“The bottom line is he has very little spendable money,” McCloud said. “… He’s got problems like anyone else. He’s got a house in foreclosure.”

CONSERVATOR HANDLING CASE

In November 2000, as Brittany overdosed on more than twice a lethal dose of meth, Jones took sexual advantage of her at a Burnsville trailer home. At trial, prosecutors alleged that when his cousin and a friend stopped by and found her in obvious distress, Jones prevented them from calling 911.

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Brittany, who had told her mother she planned to shake drugs by moving in with her older sister in Kentucky, was dead by the time the group arrived at Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville. Jones, who was 18 at the time of the assault, was acquitted of her murder but convicted of two counts of criminal sexual assault and one count each of child neglect and child endangerment.

To date, Jones has paid the family roughly $150,000, McCloud said, and his complicated finances are now being handled by a conservator, a third party designated by the tribal council.

“I am very interested in what the tribal conservatorship does with this man’s debt to the family of his victim, and whether or not his debt is going to be honored,” said Soucie, Victoria Powell’s attorney. “It’s hard for me to envision a more heinous act than what this man did to this child.”

In a brief written statement, however, the tribal council denied any involvement in the civil case.

“The issue is a personal one to Mr. Jones. The tribal government is not a party in this matter,” they wrote. “The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community firmly believes that individual tribal members must be accountable for their personal acts; in this matter, Mr. Jones must satisfy his personal obligations to the plaintiffs as adjudicated by the courts.”

In August 2008, Dakota County District Judge Kathryn Messerich found that Jones had breached the settlement agreement reached in May that year by failing to give Powell’s family the $500,000 lump sum upfront. Messerich ordered him to pay by September 2008, which he did not do.

Soucie maintains that Jones has the resources to pay. In fact, he believes Jones has been flashing his deep pockets and disrespect for Brittany’s family by showing up to court in a black limousine and making snide remarks as he leaves the courtroom.

“Jones conveyed and continues to flaunt a ‘you can never touch me’ attitude with broken promises and ostentatious behavior,” Soucie wrote in a November 2009 court filing.

TWO DIFFERENT STORIES

Separate depositions of Jones and his wife, Fabiola Martinez, reveal the Mdewakanton tribe pays Jones roughly $38,000 every two weeks.

In addition to Mystic Lake, the tribe owns the smaller Little Six Casino, the Dakotah Meadows RV Park, several smaller business ventures and 2,800 acres of land in the Shakopee and Prior Lake area.

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Soucie said $2 million isn’t such a large sum relative to the $50 million Jones can expect to collect over the course of his lifetime. And he’s flouted legal rulings before.

Jones’ rap sheet includes convictions for fleeing police in a motor vehicle in 2004 and 2001, meth possession in 2003, drunken driving in 2004 and 2002 and underage alcohol consumption in 2004 and 2001.

In depositions, however, Jones has painted an entirely different picture of himself. He said he’s cash-strapped, overwhelmed by debt and demands from creditors and dependent on his wife’s family for basic necessities.

McCloud maintains the tribe plans to reduce his client’s income because the economic slowdown has taken a bite from its casino revenue.

He said the legal settlement has become a Catch-22 for Jones. The settlement, which was negotiated by a previous attorney, called for $500,000 upfront, which Jones had planned to borrow but said he was ultimately unable to do. When that money fell through, the Powell family began charging interest.

“He was making the monthly payments, but it turned out the monthly payments were doing him no good, because they were charging him interest,” McCloud said. “Every $10,000 payment that he made … wasn’t reducing the principal. That essentially means you pay $10,000 for the rest of your life.”

The conservator who now handles his money wants to renegotiate the terms of the settlement, McCloud said.

“(Daniel’s) not trying to run from it. He got bad legal advice that got him sucked into this. He’s not trying to avoid anything. He wants to pay them $2 million,” McCloud said. “If they would accept $10,000 a month until the $2 million is paid, we’d be done with it. The only reason we’re not in the position right now is because his prior lawyer made a deal to pay money upfront without having the money in place.”

TIME OFF FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR

Questioned before a Scott County District Court judge in Shakopee in March 2009, Jones said he was falling behind on mortgage and utility payments. His 20-year-old brother had died two months earlier, and he was paying for the funeral and shopping for a gravestone.

Among his creditors were the Internal Revenue Service, Dakota County, his mortgage lender, the tribe itself and Brittany Powell’s family. He was also paying child support and attorney’s fees related to a custody dispute.

“Lately, (I’m) borrowing money from family members and stuff, friends, when I can’t cover (my mortgage),” said Jones, who said he was having little success urging friends to buy one of his homes from him. “Right now, I’m just in a big slump.”

Jones, who said he had never held a job other than a brief stint with a youth-enrichment program as a kid, said he owned two homes, a Mercedes-Benz, a second car and a fishing boat, though one of the homes was in foreclosure. He planned to enroll in a chef’s school.

Jones has disputed aspects of the civil and criminal cases related to Brittany’s death.

In 2004, he maintained throughout his criminal trial in 2004 that he did, in fact, have sex with Brittany, but it was in the early afternoon, hours before she fell comatose from abusing meth. His attorney at the time said the reason he discouraged his cousin and another acquaintance from calling 911 after they noticed her in distress was because he felt it would be quicker to get her to a hospital by car.

A jury concluded he’d had sex with Powell when she was physically helpless but stopped short of agreeing he supplied the drugs that killed her.

Jones twice appealed his 8 1/2-year prison sentence, arguing it was two years longer than the term mandated by state guidelines. In February 2009, his term was reduced to six years and 10 months. He had already been released from prison in April 2008 after time off for good behavior.

Soucie hopes to convince Jones to pay Powell’s family at least $38,000 every two weeks. He said that if Jones does not increase his monthly payments, he could be held in contempt of court and jailed.

“At this point we have not had that order issued by the judge,” Soucie said.

Keep track of this scourge of society by visiting his personal page at the Minnesota Department Of Corrections HERE

Interesting to note that he was admitted to jail 2/24/2009 and was released 3/5/2009

Must be nice to have so much money. He’s been buying himself out of trouble his whole life, when will it stop, when he finally kills someone? oh wait…. too late.

COMMENTS:

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SeaShark Eden Prairie, MN

DANIEL EDWIN JONES: A Career Criminal With No Conscience
Daniel Jones clearly has no intention of honoring the wrongful death civil lawsuit settlement he signed with advice of legal counsel, agreeing to pay Brittany Powell’s mother Victoria $2 million via a mutually agreed upon payment schedule.
Jones’ caustic, sneering, sarcastic comments deliberately uttered within earshot of Victoria during court appearances are designed to demean and hurt her; a snide and outrageous attempt to increase the pain and sorrow that Victoria endures as she grieves the tragic loss of her daughter.
Jones’ enthusiastic ally is criminal defense lawyer Sam McCloud, famous for admiring and defending drunk drivers but always willing to make excuses for any criminal who tries to avoid the consequences of his criminal conduct.
Jones should be found in contempt of court and sent to prison, and the court should order his conservator to immediately pay Victoria the $500,000 lump sum required by the settlement plus a minimum of $35,000 per month until the entire $2 million financial obligation is paid in full.
Career criminals like David Edwin Jones have no credibility and don’t deserve any favors from the criminal justice system. Jones’ excuses for failing to pay his debt to Brittany’s family are transparently false and ludicrous. Cry me a river, Mr. Jones.

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Bob the Bilderberg Saint Paul, MN

While there is some legal evidence that those who claim to be the rightful tribal owners of that land are frauds (their surname of Crooks is a delicious irony), it’s also true that the tribes in the dakotas are insanely jealous of the Shakopee Sioux who lucked into their obscene wealth while the Indians in the Dakotas still don’t have a pot to piss in.

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RACINO Dodge Center, MN
Share the wealth! RACINO… This guy is a loser.He gets paid $1,000,000 and what does he do for society? I’d rather have that money go to schools, roads, natural resources or with, a stadium!

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East German Pride Inver Grove Heights, MN

I say Hang him, confiscate his non earned money, revoke tribal rights, as half these clowns have German last names or English last names, aka fakers. Thanks for helping the real natives in South and North Dakota you White Indians

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Tim Burr Prior Lake, MN

This is the first generation from this tribe. The next one is even worse.

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neocon junta Minneapolis, MN

“Your casino wrote:Your casino dollars hard at work. Anyone gambling there is supporting people like this”

So are the people who bought cars from Denny just like him, what about the people who shopped at Petters. Gambling is never a good ideal but your statement is wacko.

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Not a dime Savage, MN

I can only suggest that NO ONE set foot in that Casino until the band causes this member of the tribe to honor the agreement that he made with the family of the girl that he assaulted and allowed to die.

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neocon junta Minneapolis, MN

Affula wrote: “if the tribe is actually that rich that they can not care about paying its felon tribal members $80,000 a month to blow however they feel, then I got one thing to say: LEGALIZE GAMBLING IN THIS STATE! NOW!”

Your comment is crazy. Well Petters is rich and Enron was run by white males so should all white men over 5O have to pay people back who lost money? Those that won court judgments.

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merks Saint Paul, MN

they are a sovereign nation which mean our laws do not apply to them and our rights are forfeited the second we put one foot on their soil. which begs the question. why isn’t a passport required for them to either leave the reservation or for us to go there?
Cut off all federal aid and state aid and charge a fee every time they leave the reservation.

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Its Fair Minneapolis, MN

He should not have to pay to money to a white victim.  This is how we will make up for injustices committed hundreds of years ago on the ancestors of Mr. Jones.   Leave Mr. Jones alone. GoBama!

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Mn resident Minneapolis, MN

The tribe members do pay federal taxes on there income which is like 35% of what they get. Maybe instead of racino, mn should get what they pay into federal taxes. just a thought. Again this is a individual matter so we cant blame the parents or a tribe for mistakes made by people.

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Telling it like it is Minneapolis, MN

Not one living indian today had ANYTHING stolen from them by a the white man. Why do the indians continue to recieve special treatment today? The only thing preventing them from being productive citizens of this country is the fact that they all seek refuge on their reservation and chose not to go forward and be fruitful. Anyone spending any money in the indian casinoes is just further enabling these people to be the lazy people that stereotypes (somewhat accurately) portray.

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East German Pride Inver Grove Heights, MN

Take away the Tribe’s casino rights ASAP, then place this lazy person in prison to do hard labor until his debt is paid!!!! Prison should be hard labor no TVs and murder inside should be punishable by mandatory hanging. MN should have non-Indian casinos as competition, also why aren’t they giving a good majority of their earnings to South and North Dakota tribes, ones that actually resisted the US Army for them? Answer that Shakopee!

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taxpayer too Detroit Lakes, MN

perhaps they should have taught thier daughter not to take or use drugs in the first place. How much did she contribute to society before her death? did she have job? Perhaps the united states should be sued for all the Indians that have died due to the army of the u.s. attacking them, man wouldn’t they owe the tribes and families a lot of money. get real greed greed and more greed

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your casino San Francisco, CA

Your casino dollars hard at work. Anyone gambling there is supporting people like this.

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what an idiot Forest Lake, MN

seriously? this just goes to show that if you are handed everything on a silver platter and never made to work for anything in your life you just aren’t functional. One more reason why the state of MN should get their hands in on the abundant revenues apparently being paid out to the Indians. See no reason why they should have the monopoly on something just because of what was done to their great ancestors who most of them probably can’t even trace back. If that is the case, why aren’t the ancestors of slaves being given $900,000 a year too. Jeesh- He makes more in one month than I do in a year and he can’t pay his bills? maybe they should garnish it from the tribe. Oh wait – they have their own tribal laws and council so they can’t. stupid!

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Affula Saint Paul, MN

oh you don’t like paying interest? tell that to the millions of Americans crippled by credit card debt…  not to mention what you are in debt for!!!  what a scumbag! why is this guy not in jail?
i guess i don’t know how Indian tribes work but: a) why do they seem to have this guy’s back, and b) who decides to keep paying a felon $80,000 a month to do nothing simply because he’s a member of the tribe?

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ForReal Saint Paul, MN

$2,000,000 judgment
-$500,000 upfront
-$120,00 (12 payments @$10,000 each)
Balance =$1,380,000
That is 69 payments of $20,000. I’m thinking monthly. He would seem to have the income to support that.

Affula Saint Paul, MN

if the tribe is actually that rich that they can not care about paying its felon tribal members $80,000 a month to blow however they feel, then I got one thing to say: LEGALIZE GAMBLING IN THIS STATE! NOW!

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Quinn Saint Paul, MN

Another reason to vote for racino. If this tribe can give 38,000 every two weeks to noncontributing members then the tribe has made more than enough and the monopoly should end.

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Indian Tears Saint Paul, MN

Unfortunately this is one area where stereotypes do fit. The problem of young people with huge incomes from casino profits getting into trouble with drugs, the law, etc. is repeated at every Indian casino. Tribes do nothing to alleviate the problem. The general attitude among tribes and their members seems to be, “Give me the money and f*%$ you! You can’t touch me. The laws of society do no apply to us.”
This behavior is enabled by all tribe members.

The Last Straw Saint Paul, MN

I was aware that tribe members received “a lot” from the casinos, but no idea it was this much. The fact that these casinos contribute next to nothing back to the state is the last piece of info I needed … I’ll never again step foot into a MN casino. Too many restaurants, etc. in the cities that need our support …

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Get a Grip Saint Paul, MN

What short sighted moron ever thought up the idea of Indian Gaming. It didn’t empower them, it created garbage like this.
We pay our debt to Indian Tribes by showering them with money and keeping them completely incapable of surviving a modern day existence.
No offense intended, but I’m thinking that in 2010 Indians would not now be following the great herds of buffalo in a peaceful existence the way they had done for centuries whether the white man showed up or not?
Eventually they would have had to modernize like all other native peoples all over earth have done.
You’re better than that folks……

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A man in a Florida supermarket tries to buy half a head of lettuce.

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The man is persistent though and insists that the manager should be spoken too.

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The manager approved the deal, and the man went on his way with his half of a lettuce head..

Later the manager said to the boy, ‘I was impressed with the way you got yourself out of that situation earlier. We like people who think on their feet here. Where are you from, son?’

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The boy said, ‘Sir, there’s nothing but whores and hockey players in Canada.’

‘Oh Really?’ said the manager as he leans close to the boy. ‘Well my WIFE is from Canada.’

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Chances are someone close to you such as your friend, mother, wife, sister or even yourself has been touched by breast cancer in one way or another. That’s why it is so important that we never give up fighting for a cure.

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Substance abuse prevention speakers take the topic seriously, but sometimes I wonder just how many others do? I suppose as a substance abuse prevention speaker who knows the pain and torment personally from an experiential level, I am more apt to see the danger in substance abuse and drunk driving.

I grew up the son of a mother (a former high school cheerleader and honor graduate) who was an alcoholic and substance abuser. As a child I saw my beloved mother self-destruct and torment my grandparents as a result of alcoholism and using every drug imaginable. Ironically, my mother (a former drunk driver herself) was killed when crossing the road as a pedestrian when an 18 year-old drunk driver hit her – killing her on impact.

Dead on arrival, police awaited the return of the young drunk driver who left the scene of the accident. Upon returning, the police video (which I later painfully watched) showed the young man crying and screaming, “I can’t live with this on my mind!”

As a former lifeguard and fitness trainer I don’t drink alcohol to this day. Yet I don’t condemn those who do and kindly serve as the designated driver whenever anybody close to me drinks.

After a childhood of pain and hell as a result of substance abuse and drunk driving, I myself was hit and nearly killed in July 2008 by a drunk driver (a two-time DUI offender driving after her license was revoked). The 61 year-old lady barreling down the road in a large Chevy truck, driving drunk at 4:40PM on a Tuesday afternoon, hit my car repeatedly (completely totaling it and nearly killing me) without stopping, attempting to flee the scene of the accident, after which she hit and totaled a parked car before being arrested by police.

For nearly five months I drove numerous rental cars, while battling my insurance company to be financially compensated to purchase a replacement vehicle for my automobile totaled by the negligible drunk driver. Even worse I spent days and nights in hospitals and doctors’ offices receiving medical treatment after the accident for injuries, which still cause me pain and trouble to this day. The added stress and strain medically and financially also negatively affected my marriage, as logistically my wife and I shared the one vehicle the drunk driver totaled.

Personally encountering the crooked and fraudulent business practices of tow truck companies, medical professionals, insurance claims adjusters, and car salesmen added additional aggravation and suffering to my life at a time when I was most vulnerable.

Nevertheless I somehow persevered and battled through it all to stand tall, becoming a voice of conscience to substance abusers, drunk drivers, they who prey on victims of catastrophic accidents, and those suffering through seasons of tragedy turning their world upside down.

I guess God spared my life so I can speak to others.

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WEIGHT TRAINING: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

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While the majority of women want bigger, fuller breasts, let’s face it: most men don’t. Few men are comfortable with a womanly bosom – unless it belongs to their wife or girlfriend – and passing a a big ole pair of man boobs off as “large pecs” just doesn’t cut the mustard.

So if you’re among the estimated 20 – 30 percent of men who would like to get a least a little something off their chest, look no further. You don’t have to spend the rest of your life wearing layer upon layer of clothing on the beach or taping down your secret assets. There are ways to make your man boobs disappear, forever. Let’s just hope you don’t miss them when they’re gone…

What is Gynecomastia?

Gynecomastia is the medical term for the condition of having man boobs, or male breasts, which is characterized by either excess glandular tissue, fat or a combination of the two. The reasons for this phenomenon, which interestingly can occur in one or both breasts and can even cause milk secretion in newborn boys, are many. They include:
Puberty. Boys in the throes of puberty often have what they fear is a pert pair of man boobs, but what is actually just a normal aspect of male development. So if you’re still a teen don’t fret: 75 percent of teens with man boobs (boy boobs?) will have flat chests by the time they reach adulthood, and probably won’t find themselves furtively shopping for a bra at Wal-Mart in a few years.
Prescribed medications. Side effects of specific drugs, from anti-depressants to even some allergy pills, can sometimes cause male breasts to swell.
Hyperthyroidism, a thyroid condition when too much of certain hormones are produced.
Steroid abuse. Ever wondered why some bodybuilders have what is referred to as “bitch tits”?
Deficiency of testosterone, the male hormone.
Smoking too much marijuana (no, really!).
Gilbert’s Syndrome. This is a relatively harmless disorder of the liver and man boobs are just one symptom. You would need to undergo blood testing to determine if you have the condition.
Klinefelter Syndrome. Men with this condition have an extra XXY chromosome, instead of the usual XY. Its characteristics also include infertility, wispy facial hair, small testicles.
Aging. Our age plays a big role in how we look, including drooping and sagging of the skin, which is why about 30 percent of older men have man boobs. Hopefully, by the time you develop age-related male breasts you’ll be old enough – or mature enough – not to care. If Jack Nicholson can parade shirtless to the paparazzi, can’t you?
Genetics. Ever wondered why your relatives always said you resemble your Great Uncle “Betty” so much?
Kidney failure.

Saying Goodbye to Your Moobs Naturally

There are two medical classifications of man boobs. Breast tissue in men due mostly to obesity, or even being mildly overweight, is termed “pseudogynecomastia”, or male lipomastia. This type of gynecomastia can usually be resolved by reducing total body fat and/or doing exercises which target the chest area, aiming to improve the pectoral muscles.

Here are some tried-and-tested natural methods to get rid of man boobs that are a result of pseudogynecomastia:
Eat a diet that is low in sugar and fat.
Steer clear of certain of certain oily fish which contain high levels of estrogen, such as tuna and mackerel (some, people however, say this will have no effect).
Do cardio-aerobic exercises as well as weight-lifting, press-ups, bench lifts etc, which concentrates on the pectoral muscles.
Avoid any supplement containing artificial zinc.
Drink plenty of water, but only mineral water that is free of hormones.

Note: There are many herbal supplements on the market today that promise to target the fatty cells in the male breasts, or what often makes man boobs man boobs. The jury is out about whether they work or not, so buy at your own risk.

Saying Goodbye to Your Moobs Through Surgery

If your man boobs are still perky and proud after following a dedicated exercise plan and a healthy diet, you might want to try surgery. The most widely used surgical intervention for pseudogynecomastia, is liposuction.

This procedure is fairly straightforward. Your surgeon will make several small incisions in your breast and use a thin tube called a cannula to suck away the excess fat, which is removed through a suction-pump type device (if you think it sounds nasty, you’re right). Lipo can be done using either a local or general anesthesia, depending on what you and your surgeon together decide. Always use a board-certified surgeon with plenty of experience minimizing male breasts for best results.

However, if your excess breast tissue is composed primarily of glandular tissue, then you have what is called true gynecosmastia. This type of man boobs usually occurs due to excess hormones or genetics. Remember, however, that even true gynecomastia that starts at puberty will probably reverses itself within a few years, so if you’re 15 and sporting a pair of knockers that will comfortably fill a DD-cup, wait a few years before you panic.

If your male mammaries are the result of excess glandular tissue and are not going away on their own or through diet and exercise, excision may be your best choice. In this case, the surgeon must remove the glandular tissue by cutting it off, as opposed to through liposuction, because it is too dense and fibrous to be suctioned away as fatty tissue.

Excision is also preferable when there is a lot of excess skin to be removed, in addition to the glandular tissue (in order for the breasts to appear natural, it may be necessary to reposition the nipple, or reduce the areola). Occasionally, however, excision is done alongside liposuction as well. Be prepared for scars, although they usually fade in time.

Learning to Live with Man Boobs

While the vast majority of us are unhappy with something about the way we look, some people find that what they consider to be a physical defect starts to take over their lives, chipping away at their self-esteem and making them unhappy with their existence in general.

If you’re finding that turning into a Dolly Parton lookalike is hindering your love life or impeding your job prospects, it may be time to visit a surgeon. Think long and hard before making the step, as it may be worth making an appointment with a therapist first. Some men with man boobs learn to embrace and love them for what they are, as they make them, well, unique. And think of all the tips you could get if you land a job at Hooter’s!

Thanks for the mammaries…

The information in the article is not intended to substitute for the medical expertise and advice of your health care provider. We encourage you to discuss any decisions about treatment or care with an appropriate medical professional.

1. You have to use a plan–even an elementary one–for your weight training routines. Otherwise you will be like a blind in a dark tunnel! If you don’t have a plan then all the routes are the same.

What is your main objective?

- Muscle mass maintenance?
- Muscle hypertrophy?
- Strength or endurance,etc?

You will need different approaches to fulfil each one of them!
So,what is your plan?

2.Keep weight training among your most important priorities until the end!

You will be lavishly rewarded for your persistence.
No other form of training can have a more profound impact on your fitness level,health and quality of life,especially as the years pass!

3. Details are good but you had better stick to the basics,especially if you are an amateur weight trainer:

- Perform not more than 2-3 workouts per week. Keep them short–20 to 30 minutes each– but really intense. Use a high training volume.

- Use mainly compound exercises and avoid isolation ones. There is a bigger interest for this kind of your time investment. Isolation exercises are like keeping your money in the safe!

- Leave split workouts for the experienced bodybuilders and go for total body workouts.

- Use progressive overload and aim for a continual progress or else you are certain to retreat!

- Give priority to an impeccable style over bigger and bigger weights. Remember:showing off is harmful!

-Try to avoid possible plateaus by varying your routines every now and then.

- Avoid any kind of supplements. Don’t force your results! There are imminent dangers that you cannot even think of! Be patient and results will follow.

All that said,with some self-motivation you can have outstanding results by training at home( gym is optional!)

4. If you need to play,play with something else and not with  weights. Forget about the pink stories with 5kg dumbbells. You need to tax your muscular system decently if you want to elicit desirable results.

If you are afraid that you will bulk up, relax! I can guarantee that you will not if you are drug and dubious supplement-free. And this is especially valid for female weight trainers!

5. Beware of overtraining!

I am seized with great melancholy when I see so many fitness enthusiasts paying the heavy price tag carried by overtraining.
So much effort,persistence and sweat in vain!
They just follow their instinct only to be betrayed at last.
Ovetraining will cannibalize your hard efforts together with your muscle tissue.
All you fervent admirers of the Iron God,take care!

6. Do not neglect symmetry issues or do it at an unbearable cost.
Especially do not neglect your lower body.
Train all your muscle evenly. This will protect you from serious,both aesthetical and functional problems.
Do not show preferential treatment to any part of your body!

7. Do not indulge only in weights!

Try to vary your exercise menu.
Showing prejudice in one field will harm you.

Include some cardio activity in your program,preferably anaerobic interval training which will respect your muscles and additionally boost your metabolism.

8. Include static stretching in your routines and after your workouts. For many people it seems like an unnecessary luxury but as they get older they will be thankful for their prudence.

9.Take care of your nutrition which should be supportive of your training plans and not undermine them.

10. “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife,nor his male servant,nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

Sorry! The tenth commandment is:

Listen to what the pundits say, read from reliable sources BUT pass everything through your own filters and adjust it to your own needs.

Chris Strogilis

It’s estimated that, as many as 30% of kids will experience at least one sleepwalking episode.  By the late teens, most of them will have stopped sleepwalking, although a small percentage of these children will continue sleepwalking as grown-ups.

Sleepwalking in adults can onset at any time, from the late teens, even up into the 70’s.  There are numerous possible causes for sleepwalking in adults…and once in awhile, adult sleepwalking can be diagnosed as idiopathic…NO!  That does not mean you’re an idiot, it’s a medical term meaning, “we were unable to determine the cause!” 
The #1 most common cause of sleepwalking in adults is stress or anxiety. Mental, emotional, even physical stress can trigger sleepwalking events.  I have suffered from occasional sleep walking episodes all my life.  A couple of my very most horrible,  dangerous, sleepwalk incidents occurred during one of the worst periods of stress in my life.  My boss (a doctor) had been arrested at the office in front of patients, thrown in jail, and we couldn’t get him out.  I was trying to be supportive of his wife and small children.  My job was going to be gone soon.  He left us with a horrible legal mess to untangle, while we had to deal with the FBI, CID of the Inspector General’s Office, and various other federal and state agencies.  An FBI agent following you around the office, while holding his hand on his gun…is more than a little scary! You get the picture…talk about being in the stress zone!  (And in case you wondered, no, I didn’t get in any trouble—he did what he did, four years prior, before I even worked for him!)

That whole ordeal dragged out for 3 or 4 months.  During that time frame, I had numerous sleepwalking episodes, some of them pretty serious.  One night, I placed a crossword puzzle book and pen in the microwave oven, and set it for 20+ minutes.  The metal point of the pen actually melted into the glass tray.  Another time, I burned myself with an overheated microwave heat pack.  On the funny side, there was the night I put several slices of bread in the bathroom sink, and filled it with water.

In addition to stress, many other things can lead to sleepwalking in adults.

Genetics are another common cause.  It is believed that individuals with close relatives who sleepwalk are about ten times more likely to sleepwalk than the general population.  

Hormonal Changes during adolescence, pregnancy, PMS, and menopause can be a trigger for sleepwalking.

Alcohol or Drug Use/Abuse often causes sleepwalking events, sometimes with strange or embarrassing behavior.

Sleep Deprivation is another common cause of sleepwalking in adults and children.

New Surroundings, such as visiting overnight with a friend or relative, staying at a hotel, or moving into a new home can cause a person to sleep walk.

Some medical conditions and medications are known to cause sleepwalking.  Quite often people who sleepwalk also suffer from other sleep disorders.

Sleepwalking in adults can be hazardous to your health, and life.  People have been seriously injured, even killed while sleepwalking.  In some extreme cases, sleepwalkers have committed serious crimes, even murder.

In many cases, it is possible to stop adult sleepwalking.  New treatments in recent years have helped many people who suffer from this disorder.

Mathers was raised in Warren, Michigan, and his early years in that city inspired his film, titled 8 Mile. The majority of his childhood was spent moving back and forth between St. Joseph, Missouri and Detroit, Michigan. His father deserted the family when Mathers was 15 months old, which did not help his family’s financial situation. Thus, Mathers and his family were forced to move constantly from home to home and community to community, which conceivably left him finding himself to be an outcast in new neighborhoods and schools.

Mathers had a shaky relationship with his mother, Debbie Mathers. In multiple interviews, he has stated that his mother abused drugs, in addition to accusing her of having Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a disorder in which the sufferer feigns or exaggerates symptoms of illnesses to gain attention, treatment, or sympathy. Though he did not have very affectionate feelings for his mother, he was especially close to his uncle, Ronald Dean “Ronnie” Polkingharn, who would become Mathers’s best friend. It was Polkingharn, who first introduced Mathers to hip hop. In 1991, Polkingharn committed suicide, which would leave Mathers devastated, so much so that he would abandon his musical aspirations for a year.

Upon failing ninth grade for his third time, Mathers would drop out of Lincoln High School at the age of 17, but not before meeting his future ex-wife Kimberly Ann “Kim” Scott and befriending the late rapper Proof, who would become his best friend. In 1995, Kim gave birth to Hailie Jade Scott, Mathers’ first and only child. Hailie is mentioned in several of Mathers’ hit singles, including “Hailie’s Song,” “Mockingbird,” and “When I’m Gone”.

Mathers, began performing at the young age of 13 and would make a name for himself as a young adult in the hip-hop underground, thanks in part to his unique style, lyrical content, as well as being white in a predominantly black genre. With his underground status gaining momentum thanks to countless rap battles and the release of his first independent album, Infinite, Mathers would eventually be discovered by rapper-producer Dr. Dre. With Dr. Dre in his corner as producer, Mathers would release his debut studio album, The Slim Shady LP, in 1999. At the end of the year, the album reached triple platinum status, thanks to hit singles such as, “My Name Is,” “97 Bonnie and Clyde,” and “Guilty Conscience.” Mathers’ album would also win Best Rap Album at the 2000 Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Solo Performance for “My Name Is”.

Mathers would follow up his successful debut, with The Marshall Mathers LP, which would go on to become an even bigger success debuting at the top of U.S. and U.K. album charts and achieving Diamond status (10 million copies sold) in the U.S. and selling 21 million worldwide. The album, which includes hit singles, “The Real Slim Shady,” “The Way I Am”, and “Stan,” would also win Best Rap Album, in addition to Best Rap Solo Performance for “The Real Slim Shady” honors at the 2001 Grammy Awards.

Mather’s next album, The Eminem Show, which includes hit singles, “Without Me,” “Cleanin’ Out My Closet,” and “Sing for the Moment,” also topped U.S. and U.K. music charts during its debut release in the summer of 2002, selling about 19 million copies worldwide. The album would be Mather’s second album to be nominated for the coveted Grammy Award, Album of the Year (the other album being The Marshall Mathers LP). While failing to win Album of the Year honors, Mathers would take home Best Rap Album for the third year in a row.

In November 2002, Mathers made his acting debut with the semi-autobiographical 8 Mile, which would open at the top of the box office its opening weekend and go on to gross over $215,300,000 worldwide and another $130,000,000 in US home video sales. Mathers would also release a soundtrack for the film, 8 Mile Soundtrack, which would also debut at the top of U.S. and U.K. album charts. The album’s lead single, “Lose Yourself” would become an instant hit, winning Best Rap Song at the Grammy Awards, as well as an Oscar for Best Song at the 2002 Academy Awards.

In 2004, Mathers would release Encore, an album that would debut at #1 in both the U.S. and U.K. markets and eventually sell over 11 million copies worldwide. The album has produced hit singles including “Just Lose It,” “Like Toy Soldiers,” and “Mosh.” One year later, Mathers would release a greatest hits collection, Curtain Call: The Hits, which would also debut at the top of music charts in both the U.S. and U.K. The album, which also includes new hit singles, “Shake That” and “When I’m Gone,” to date has sold over 6 million units worldwide.

Till this day, Mathers is revered for his unique ability to change his rap pace and style multiple times within a song, while keeping pace with the beat. Furthermore, his ability to write creative lyrics has earned him much praise from both his fans and music critics alike. However, not everyone appreciates his lyrical content. Some critics like GLAAD have denounced many of his lyrics as being homophobic, misogynistic, and too violent. Despite the public outcries, Mathers has won several Grammy awards, an Oscar, and is revered as one of the top rappers in the industry. He has announced that he is taking a break from his solo career, but not retiring. Mathers continues to produce and collaborate with Shady/Aftermath and G-Unit artists.

Doctors Express, a unique new urgent care treatment concept, plans to open its first Atlanta area facility in Buckhead by early December.  To be located on the ground floor of the new Piedmont West Medical Building at the intersection of I-75 & Howell Mill Road, the facility is owned by local Atlanta residents and business partners Chris and Theone Rutledge.

According to co-owner Chris Rutledge, “The Doctors Express concept has proved successful as a convenient and compassionate alternative to hospital ERs.  Our physicians and medical staff will treat patients with urgent, but non-life-threatening illnesses or injuries, utilizing the very latest in medical technology, including electronic medical records, digital X-rays and an on-site lab. We’ll be able to treat most common illnesses and injuries, from colds and flu to fractures and sprains and everything in between.  In addition, we’ll be a reliable, accessible source for drug screenings, employment and sports physicals, occupational medicine, and travel immunizations”   He noted, “Georgia has some of  the longest ER wait times in the United States – a typical wait time is often over four hours.  Emergency Rooms are overloaded, and this can be frustrating for patients, burdensome for ER staff, and costly for both patients and businesses.  Our Doctors Express Urgent Care Center will be able to treat many of those patients often in less than 45 minutes, and at a fraction of the cost.”

Theone, Chris’s wife, added, “As parents of young children who have spent too many hours in emergency rooms, we personally understand the benefit of having a nearby, convenient source for urgent care.  We want to offer the kind of quality care that people will trust and know they can depend on, seven days a week.  Our plan is to staff the center with the kind of people we would want to treat our family:  experienced and compassionate board-certified emergency and family practice physicians supported by a qualified, patient-oriented staff.”

Both Chris and Theone come from successful business backgrounds:  he holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and, as a partner at Accenture, was a management consultant for over 20 years.   Theone holds an MBA in Marketing from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, and worked as a consultant in the healthcare industry and in business development for a technology start-up.  The couple thoroughly vetted several business opportunities before selecting the Doctors Express urgent care franchise concept.  According to Chris, “We believe that people requiring immediate medical treatment need another option for when their primary care doctor can’t see them right away and the ER is backed up.”

Their Doctors Express facility is nearing completion, and will begin treating patients in early December.  The center will be open seven days a week with extended hours.  No appointments will be necessary, and most insurance plans will be accepted.

KILL  THE  CANCER  RIGHT  AWAY

Dear Friend

Cancer, for instance, strikes anyone of any age,
and of any race or social background.  Cancer will
find you whether you lead a healthy or unhealthy
lifestyle; whether you’re physically fit or out of
shape; whether you exercise regularly or are a
couch potato; whether you’re rich or poor, male or
female; whether you’re a vegetarian, pescetarian
or meat lover; and whether you’re an adult,
adolescent or child.

DID YOU KNOW… that 1 out of every 3 adults in
America already has cancer?  But most of them
don’t know it yet because the cancer is
undiagnosed and undetected.  According to the
American Cancer Society, there’s a 41% probability
that an individual, male or female, will develop
cancer in his or her lifetime (or die from it).
Additionally, every human being has cancer cells
existing in the body which are just seeking a
low-oxygen environment where they can multiply
into the full-blown disease.

What if you could reduce your chance of getting cancer
from 41% to zero?  What if you completely removed
all probability that you’ll ever get ANY disease,
for that matter?  And what if you had a way of
curing any disease that you might already have?

“Is that really possible?” you ask.

The answer is a resounding “Yes!”

But you can’t do it simply by eating a healthy diet, or
even by becoming a vegetarian.  Linda McCartney,
the late wife of Paul McCartney was a life-long
vegetarian, who not only campaigned for vegetarianism,
but also wrote a book on vegetarian cooking and
produced a line of frozen vegetarian meals.  Yet,
despite her healthy eating, she died of breast cancer
at the age of 56.  That’s 20 years ahead of the average
life expectancy of American women.

And you can’t become immune from disease simply
by exercising or becoming physically fit.  Some of
the greatest athletes of our time, including 7-time
Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, Olympic
ice skating champions Scott Hamilton and Peggy
Fleming, and basketball star Magic Johnson, have all
been victims of cancer or HIV.

And no, neither can you prevent or cure disease by
popping a variety of nutrients, super “nutraceuticals,”
vitamins and minerals either.

The absolute best way to eradicate disease from your
life is by supplying the cells and tissues of your body
with its most essential element – and that’s oxygen.

Why?

Because even though your body may need an array of
different elements and nutrients such as CoQ10,
magnesium, Omega-3 fatty acids and the like, only
oxygen is in such critical demand that an insufficient
supply makes the body develop diseases — and it absence
causes the body to die within minutes.

Oxygen creates an environment in the body that enables
the body to CURE ITSELF of virtually all diseases
characterized by viruses, harmful bacteria, toxins,
disease microorganisms and pathogens, including but
not limited to cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple
sclerosis, heart disease, ulcers, asthma and many other
types of diseases, including the flu.

But the important key to remember is that
sufficient amounts of oxygen need to be supplied
at the CELLULAR level.  Unless oxygen is delivered
to the cells and tissues of the body, it cannot do
a good job at creating an environment in the body
that is uninhabitable by disease.

Only the simple therapy described in “The One-Minute
Cure” effectively moves oxygen atoms from the
bloodstream to the cells to a dramatically greater
degree than is usually reached by all other means.
That’s why this one-minute cure has been administered
by over 15,000 European doctors, naturopaths and health
practitioners to millions of patients to cure practically
every disease known to man.

They have yet to find a disease that does NOT respond
well to this one-minute cure.  When you self-administer
the easy, painless therapy at home in less than 1 minute,
it instantly floods your cells and tissues with oxygen.  All
disease microorganisms, viruses, microbes and pathogens
die in high-oxygen environments because they are
ANAEROBIC (i.e., they seek out and thrive in
low-oxygen environments).

Your healthy cells, on the other hand, are AEROBIC, which
means that they not only thrive but become
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thereby promoting vibrant health.

All told, the one-minute cure is your best bet for
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In this world where disease is so prevalent, and
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yourself to discover the one-minute solution to
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Take control of your health today by giving yourself
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Here’s a sneak peek at what you’ll find in “The One-Minute
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* Why cancerous tumors shrink in the presence of
  this natural substance — and inhibits the growth
  of other tumors and disease tissues as well.
  Featured case study: A scientific experiment
  which showed how tumors disappeared within 15 to
  60 days after this substance was administered in
  drinking water. — see page 61

* How this therapy has become the choice therapy
  for treating drastic cases of emphysema — many
  patients have reported that the therapy has
  improved their breathing so much that they no
  longer need oxygen tanks and wheelchairs — see
  page 79

* Did you know … that expensive interferon drugs
  owe their efficacy to raising the body’s oxygen level?
  Find out how this natural substance employs the same
  mechanism of action as interferon — without producing
  side effects — and why it is now being used as an
  inexpensive alternative to interferon for the treatment
  of Multiple Sclerosis — see page 66

* How this simple therapy causes your body to cure itself
  of cancer — even in cases when the disease wasn’t caught
  early, and even if it’s a late-stage cancer — see page 44

* Keep your pets healthy, too – Administering this natural
  oxygenating substance in the drinking water of your dog,
  cat, horse or other pets cures everything from heartworms
  to parasites to feline leukemia — without the use of pet
  medications.  It has even been given to race horses
  to improve endurance and shorten recovery times after
  races. — see page 93

Go to:     http://scrnch.me/82ya4    to discover all of this and more.

Wishing you the best of health and freedom from disease,

I thank you for taking the time to read this short report
JanuszJanulis
© 2003-2010 World Marketing Media, Inc.

Stages Of Surrogate Program India

Following are the various stages of Surrogacy Program in India

Step 1 : Review Of General Information

This Website contains all of our general information. Please review this information and call the We Care office or e-mail us if you have any questions (info@wecareindia.com). Additionally, you may wish to e-tour the medical facilities you are considering and/or tele meet the physicians, embryologists, and/or staff members. ..

Step 2 : Sign Up

Once you decide to proceed with our program, you will need to send in your completed Intended Parent’s inquiry form with the detailed query and medical status of the intended parents… 

Step 3 : Surrogate Review

Most clients have an idea about what they consider to be desirable traits in a surrogate. We Care will discuss your “wish list” with you and send surrogate profiles for your review….

Step 4 : Surrogate Interview

Once you have selected a potential surrogate, we will share some of the information in your autobiographical sketch with her. If she is interested in working with you, you will have the opportunity to speak over the phone in an anonymous conference call organized through We Care. ..

Step 5 : Surrogate Contract

A surrogacy agreement will be sent to you for your input. We Care will help you contemplate some of the issues that need to be detailed such as amniocentesis, abortion, multiple birth payments, lost wage and child-care reimbursement, and insurance coverage…

Step 6 : Psychological Testing

All surrogates must undergo psychological testing with a licensed psychologist. We Care will organize this appointment and will receive a written report regarding the surrogate’s suitability. The results will be shared with you. You are also welcome to request IQ testing, drug and nicotine screening, or chromosomal analysis, at your additional expense…

Step 7: Medical Testing 

All parties involved in the conception of the child are required to undergo medical testing. If the couple is providing their embryo, the husband, wife, and surrogate must be tested. If the husband is providing his semen sample for artificial insemination of a surrogate, only he and the surrogate require testing….

Step 8: Fertility Treatment

We Care will assist in organizing all medical fertility treatment by coordinating the medication protocols from the doctor in charge. Medications and their instructions will be sent directly to the surrogate. We Care will organize airfare, travel arrangements, accommodations, and schedules for medical treatments…

Step 9: Egg Retrieval/Implantation

Transvaginal egg retrieval is now accepted as the preferred and safest procedure for egg collection. This will be done by the doctor with embryologists, anesthetists and ultrasonographers assisting…

Step 10 : Pregnancy

We Care will arrange the BETA HCG pregnancy test approximately 12 – 14 days after implantation was to have occurred. We always hope for a positive test result, and we certainly celebrate when that happens! An ultrasound will be done to detect a fetal heartbeat several weeks later…

Step 11 : Legal Arrangements And Birth

We Care has formed excellent working relationships with various lawyers who are familiar with surrogacy laws. A draft of the legally binding agreement will be shared with you for approval. This will help you to understand the legal atmosphere in your surrogate’s country, India…

Step 12 : Baby Goes Home!!

It is your turn to take over. We Care has finished our work, but we always look forward to hearing about your baby in any way you would like to share with us! Pictures are always enjoyed! We wish you heart-felt good wishes for the years to come and look forward to working with you again if baby #2 is in the picture!…

Please log on to : www.indiahospitaltour.com

Send your query : Get a Quote

We Care Core Values

We have a very simple business model that keeps you as the centre.

Having the industry’s most elaborate and exclusive Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams stationed at each partner hospital, we provide you the smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. With a ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five patients our patient care standards are unmatched across the sub continent.

One General Practitioner found a mean that will be able to help those who wish to become taller ” Dr. Darwin Smith.  It has scientifically been proven that it is attainable to grow taller and will make a lot of people’s wishes come true.  Dr. Darwin Smith founded the Grow Taller for Idiots and is the best person to ask advise from if one wants to become taller as he is very trustworthy and has seen the proven results on his wife.

Dr. Smith decided to create a program and focused all his strengths and efforts to make sure that each and everyone knows the fact in making someone grow taller by increasing the height.  In the Grow Taller idiots program, he has publicized the myths and the scams that make a lot of people use continuously just so they can grow taller.

It only means that a bone growing is never impossible.

This is also pointing to the companies who claim that the treatments they have which are supposedly herbal and homeopathic can enhance the heights of people even if they are already at their 30’s is telling a different thing.  Even if this is so, people still purchase these products to become taller because of desperation.  The truth behind all these is that there is not prescription or drug medications that will ever help in making a bone grow after the fusion of the palates.

Another fact is that you will still be able to enhance your height even after growth has already stopped.  35 percent of our height is made up of our spine according to studies done scientifically.  This just shows that the change of the spinal problems can make you have an increase in height of at least two inches and the maximum of 6 inches.

The Grow Taller for idiots program will help you in the ongoing method of correcting any needless curvature in your spine which could have happened due to poor habits or inherited will thus improve your height by at least two inches.

When following this program, you will also learn how to cure a state of the spine when it’s usually overly compressed.

This state develops due to the thickness of the protective fluid sacs in your spine which is situated on between your vertebrae. This is one thing that will cause you height loss.  The simplest ways of evaluating the result of compression of the spine is what you can learn in the Grow Taller for Idiots program.

If you measure yourself at night and the morning right when you wake up, you will learn that your height becomes 2 inches taller.  This is because of the spinal decompression while being in a horizontal position when sleeping.  This curriculum is a sure guarantee that you will grow taller without any negative side effects and is guaranteed safe.

The newspapers are frequently replete with news about a high-profile domestic violence case where a man or woman is suspected of murdering their wife or husband, with or without a previous history of domestic abuse. How can a person turn from loving and living with a person to beating them up or murdering them? What kind of a person resorts to domestic violence against their spouse or domestic intimate partner? These are some of the questions that come in our mind when we read about such cases.

A common pattern of domestic abuse is that the perpetrator alternates between violent, abusive behavior and apologetic behavior with apparently heartfelt promises to change. Domestic abuse often includes child abuse, abuse of a spouse, abuse of a domestic or intimate partner and elder abuse.

Domestic abuse between intimate partners: Domestic abuse between spouses or intimate partners is when one person in a marital or intimate relationship tries to control the other person. The perpetrator uses fear and intimidation and may threaten to use or may actually use physical violence. Domestic abuse that includes physical violence is called Domestic Voilence.

The victim of domestic abuse or domestic violence may be a man or a woman. Domestic abuse occurs in traditional heterosexual marriages as well as in same-sex partnerships. The abuse may occur during a relationship while the couple is breaking up or after the relationship has ended. The key elements of domestic abuse include intimidation, humiliating the other person and physical injury.

Domestic abuse is not a result of losing control, it is intentionally trying to control another person. The abuser is purposefully using verbal, nonverbal or physical means to gain control over the other person.

Physical abuse of a spouse or intimate partner: Physical abuse is the use of physical force against another person in a way that ends up injuring the person or puts the person at risk of being injured. Physical abuse ranges from physical restraint to murder. When someone talks of domestic violence, they are often referring to physical abuse of a spouse or intimate partner.

Physical abuse includes pushing, throwing, kicking, slapping, grabbing, hitting, punching, beating, tripping, battering, bruising, choking, shaking, pinching, biting, holding, restraining, confinement, breaking bones, assault with a weapon such as a knife or gun, burning and even murder.

Emotional abuse or verbal abuse of a spouse or intimate partner: Mental, psychological or emotional abuse can be verbal or nonverbal. Verbal or nonverbal abuse of a spouse or intimate partner consists of more subtle actions or behaviors than physical abuse. While physical abuse might seem worse, the scars of verbal and emotional abuse are deep. Studies show that verbal or nonverbal abuse can be much more emotionally damaging than physical abuse.

Verbal or nonverbal abuse of a spouse or intimate partner may include the following:

• threatening or intimidating to gain compliance

• destruction of the victim’s personal property and possessions or threats to do so

• violence to an object (such as a wall or piece of furniture) or pet, in the presence of the intended

victim as a way of instilling fear of further violence

• yelling or screaming

• name-calling

• constant harassment

• embarrassing, making fun of or mocking the victim, either alone within the household, in public or in

front of the family or friends

• criticizing or diminishing the victim’s accomplishments or goals

• not trusting the victim’s decision-making

• telling the victim that they are worthless on their own, without the abuser

• excessive possessiveness, isolation from friends and family

• excessive checking-up on the victim to make sure they are at home or where they said they would be

• saying hurtful things while under the influence of drugs or alcohol and using the substance as an

excuse to say the hurtful things

• blaming the victim for how the abuser acts or feels

• making the victim remain on the premises after a fight, or leaving them somewhere else after a fight,

just to “teach them a lesson”

• making the victim feel that there is no way out of the relationship

Sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of a spouse or intimate partner: Sexual abuse includes the following:

• sexual assault: forcing someone to participate in unwanted, unsafe or degrading sexual activity

• sexual harassment: ridiculing another person to try to limit their sexuality or reproductive choices

• sexual exploitation (such as forcing someone to look at pornography or forcing someone to participate in pornographic film-making)

Sexual abuse often is linked to physical abuse; they may occur together or the sexual abuse may occur after a bout of physical abuse.

Stalking: Stalking is harassment of or threatening another person; especially in a way that haunts the person physically or emotionally in a repetitive and devious manner. Stalking of an intimate partner can take place during the relationship, with intense monitoring of the partner’s activities. Stalking can also take place after a partner or spouse has left the relationship. The stalker may be trying to get their partner back or they may wish to harm their partner as punishment for their departure.

Cyberstalking: Cyberstalking is the use of telecommunication technologies such as the Internet or email to stalk another person. Cyberstalking may be an additional form of stalking or it may be the only method the abuser employs. Cyberstalking is deliberate, persistent and personal.

Cyberstalking falls in a grey area of law enforcement. Enforcement of most state and federal stalking laws requires that the victim be directly threatened with an act of violence. Very few law enforcement agencies can act if the threat is only implied.

Economic or financial abuse of a spouse or domestic partner: Economic or financial abuse includes withholding economic resources such as money or credit cards, stealing from or defrauding a partner of money or assets, exploiting the intimate partner’s resources for personal gain, withholding physical resources such as food, clothes, necessary medications or shelter from a partner, preventing the spouse or intimate partner from working or choosing an occupation etc.

Spiritual abuse of a spouse or intimate partner

Spiritual abuse includes the following:

• using the spouse’s or intimate partner’s religious or spiritual beliefs to manipulate them

• preventing the partner from practicing their religious or spiritual beliefs

• ridiculing the other person’s religious or spiritual beliefs

• forcing the children to be reared in a faith that the partner has not agreed to

Domestic Violence in workplace

Domestic violence often plays out in the workplace. For instance, a husband, wife, girlfriend, or boyfriend might make threatening phone calls to their intimate partner or ex-partner. Or the worker may show injuries from physical abuse at home.

The following are the warning signs of domestic abuse in the workplace:

• Bruises and other signs of impact on the skin, with the excuse of “accidents”

• Depression, crying

• Frequent and sudden absences

• Frequent lateness

• Frequent, harassing phone calls to the person while they are at work

• Fear of the partner, references to the partner’s anger

• Decreased productivity and attentiveness

• Isolation from friends and family

• Insufficient resources to live (money, credit cards, car)

Causes of domestic abuse or domestic violence

Individuals living with domestic violence in their households learn that violence and mistreatment are the way to vent anger. For instance, a child’s exposure to his father’s abuse of their mother is one of the factors for transmitting domestic violence from one generation to the next. This cycle of domestic violence is difficult to break because parents have presented violence as the norm.

A person resorts to physical violence because of the following reasons:

• He has solved his problems in the past with violence,

• He has effectively exerted control and power over others through violence, and

• No one has stopped him from being violent in the past.

Some of the immediate causes that can set off a bout of domestic abuse are stress, provocation by the intimate partner, economic hardship such as prolonged unemployment, depression, desperation, jealousy, anger.

Results of domestic violence or abuse: The results of domestic violence or abuse can be very long-lasting. People who are abused by a spouse or intimate partner may develop sleeping problems, depression, anxiety attacks, low self-esteem, lack of trust in others, feelings of abandonment, anger, sensitivity to rejection, diminished mental and physical health, inability to work, poor relationships with their children and other loved ones, substance abuse as a way of coping etc.

Effect of domestic violence on children: Children who witness domestic violence may develop serious emotional, behavioral, developmental or academic problems. As children, they may become violent themselves or withdraw. Some act out at home or school; others try to be the perfect child. Children from violent homes may become depressed and have low self-esteem.

As they develop, children and teens who grow up with domestic violence in the household are more likely to do the following:

• use violence at school or in the community in response to perceived threats

• attempt suicide

• use drugs

• commit crimes, especially sexual assault

• use violence to enhance their reputation and self-esteem

• become abusers in their own relationships later in life.

It is necessary to work out solutions to domestic violence which would include strengthening legal protection for victims of abuse and accountability for abusers. The protective measures for combating domestic violence should be aimed at developing treatment and legal protections to effectively manage the unique issues faced by individuals in abusive relationships.

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The loss of libido in women is the most natural thing in the world. There really doesn’t need to be some sinister explanation why your wife may not be as sexually active and stimulated as she was 5 years ago. Numerous physical and psychological causes exist which have a direct impact on sexual desire and specifically the loss thereof.

Some physical causes include painful intercourse caused by menopause or infections, hormonal changes brought about by childbirth, pregnancy, menopause or menstruation, drugs whether narcotic or prescription and alcoholism. Psychological causes include and are not limited to depression, stress, anxiety, unhappy relationships and being overworked or tired. Luckily safe and effective female libido enhancers have been developed to assist with the problem.

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Discuss your problem with a doctor and let him do a proper, full physical examination to eliminate any possibility that your problem could be health related. In terms of psychological causes, its recommended that you seek the help of a psychologist or therapist.

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How 2 become pregnant fast and naturally

Have you ever wondered how 2 become pregnant naturally? This handle evokes varying responses from different people. Latin and emotion do endeavor their part in the decision of having a baby. However, it is not surpassing to feel pained and frustrated, especially among the couples who are not able to embellish parents). Ideas of a bizarre nature are bound to embellish to much couples.
Most newborn espouse couples verify competent protection against having a female likewise quickly. However, in a matter of months, modify as the duo is still effort to undergo each other properly, the eagerness to conceptualise a banter increases. This is hardly surprising, given the achromic instinct of relationship in ladies. A wife ever wants to embellish a mother, since that gives her a sense of fulfillment. Thus, modify in a fiercely competitive world, where the cost of routine experience runs into thousands, the craving for a female remains high.
However, the females requirement to undergo how to impart meaningful in a proper, healthy manner. The goodness and healthiness of both the tending and the kid, who would be seeing the light of the world soon, is of preponderant importance. Hence, a destined perusal of the following discussion is necessary:
• Women should start preparing to embellish a mother, at least 3 to 4 months preceding to the actual delivery,
• Holistic measures for the fix of beatific health conditions is necessary for both the tending and child,
• A soon-to-be-mother should completely avoid respiration and drinking habits,
• It is of preponderant grandness that no drugs of intoxication are consumed,
• Healthy, competent nourishment is extremely necessary for women at these times. This is because both the pre-delivery and post-delivery periods are mostly rather stressful for them, and
• For maintaining the delectable health conditions, minerals, proteins (that are easy to digest) and minerals should be consumed in competent amounts.
It is also crucial to clear obey to some other essential factors. Some much factors are:
? Thorough knowledge of one’s possess embody ? The mark of ovulation in a blackamoor is the saint event for her to conceptualise a baby. Thus, she should be alive of the event of ovulation. There are, fortunately, some ways to find discover what the event of ovulating would be. The ‘Post Ovulation Time’ (also termed the Luteal Phase) has to be estimated. This period, i.e., the event between ovulating and the date of commencement of the menstrual cycle, mostly is fixed at 14 life in most women. The mark starts after the length of the Luteal Phase, or 14 life after the occurrence of ovulation. There is an alternative way to find discover the mark of ovulation, which is supported on the Basal Body Temperature method (i.e., the BBT technique). In this method, the temperature of the vagina is recorded by a specially-made BBT thermometer. This is finished routine in the morning. During the mark of ovulation, this temperature rises significantly, and much increases can be easily tracked. For higher chances of conceiving a baby, sexed coition at these nowadays is ideal.
? When does sexed organization helps in conception the most? ? This information is necessary, since it ensures that the sperms of the prizewinning quality start the female embody at the event of ovulation. Sperms should hit quick reaction event when a blackamoor ovulates. Hence, fresh gamete is required to be inform in the embody of the female immediately before ovulating. However, there may occur destined problems in the gamete of the males too. In much cases, men should not be releasing sperms, for a peak of 3 life before the scheduled day of sexed union. These accumulation is extremely important, in case you are wondering how to impart pregnant.
? The saint frequency of lovemaking for higher chances of conceiving ? Among other factors, a fine judge of the ovulation mark in women and the coverall habitus of men determine the saint frequency of sexed union. There is a school of thought that, gamete calculate goes down, with a resultant weakening of the phallic sperm, if coition is held everyday. Conversely, others tend to think that the phallic gamete becomes ineffective, old and bad (with much modify potency) if it remains within the testicles, due to prolonged periods of abstinence. It is mostly advisable that, sexed union, during the mark of female ovulation, should be held most once in every 2 days.
It is ever better to provide holistic solutions to the handle of how to impart pregnant. Such an advise helps to gain an insight most the inner workings of our body, and the reasons for not conceiving earlier. It also comes up with several usable solutions to this problem, including medicines and herbs of Asiatic origin as well as changes in eating habits and coverall lifestyle. Suitable exercise methods and, if required, treatment is also recommended. Unlike the customary methods, the holistic advise has no unpropitious side effects, and has a much higher quantity of providing the delectable results. Hence, in these cases, holistic advise entireness much better than customary ways.

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History and Explanation

Marfan Syndrome is a genetic, “inherited” disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue. Connective tissue is the tough, fibrous tissue that connects one part of the body with another. It is a major component of tendons, ligaments, bones, cartilage, and the walls of large blood vessels. Marfan Syndrome affects one out of every 10,000 newborns. It is one of the most common of the more than one hundred inherited disorders of connective tissue. The disorder affects males and females from all racial and ethnic groups. It is named after Dr. Antoine Marfan, who in France, in 1896, described a five year old patient with unusually long, slender fingers, limbs and other skeletal abnormalities.

The problem in Marfan Syndrome is caused by a mutation (change) in a gene. Genes are segments of DNA that direct the body to produce proteins. In many families with inherited Marfan Syndrome, the mutation affects the FBN1 gene on chromosome 15; although a second gene on chromosome 5 may be involved in some cases. Normally the FBN1 gene enables the body to produce a protein called fibrillin which contributes to connective tissue strength and elasticity. Fibrillin, normally, is especially abundant in the aorta, in the ligaments that hold the eye lens in place, and in bones. Individuals with Marfan Syndrome have scant or faulty fibrillin in these structures which stretch abnormally because of their inability to withstand normal stress. The abnormal gene is usually inherited from one parent who has the disorder. The abnormality is a “dominant” genetic trait, so each child of a parent with the abnormal gene has a 50:50 chance of inheriting it.

For example, my father had Marfan Syndrome which he inherited from his father thus resulting in a normal FBN1 gene and an abnormal FBN1gene in his body. If my father gave me his mother’s normal gene, I would not have had Marfan’s. Since he gave me his father’s abnormal gene, it expresses itself as a dominant gene over my mother’s normal gene. I then, also, have the same opportunity to pass my father’s abnormal gene or my mother’s normal gene, resulting in a 50:50 chance of each of my children inheriting the disorder when combined with my wife’s normal FBN1 gene. As it stands now, one of my three daughters, who is 2 ½ years old, has inherited the disease. One daughter, 5 years old, does not seem to have inherited it and one daughter, 11 months old, we haven’t had tested yet.

On a side note, we have chosen to get life insurance for our children before being tested or officially diagnosed for Marfan Syndrome. My mother did this for me and since being diagnosed, I would not have been able to get life insurance and am not able to increase it. I highly recommend asking your doctor to hold off on an official diagnosis until life insurance is finalized.

In about 25% of diagnosed Marfan cases or 2,500 of Marfan newborns, a genetic accident (new mutation not inherited) occurred in the sperm or egg cell in unaffected parents, thus resulting in a Marfan child. In these cases, reoccurrence risk for related offspring (siblings) is unpredictable, but usually very low.

Features

Because of the inherited problem of producing fibrillin, people with Marfan Syndrome have many different problems related to weakness in connective tissue. These problems include, but are not limited to:

1) Reduced vision – in about 65% of Marfan patients, the lens of the eyes become dislocated because tiny eye ligaments that normally hold the lens in place are weak. This condition is called Ectopia Lentis. Marfan Syndrome also seems to increase the risk of near-sightedness, cataracts at an unusually early age (40-50 years old), glaucoma, detached retina, and crossed eyes. It is generally not recommended for Marfan patients to undergo lasik eye surgery due to tissue frailty and excessive scar tissue.

2) Skeletal abnormalities – patients with Marfan Syndrome are typically very tall, having long limbs and long, slender spider-like fingers. They also may have severe chest deformities, such as a chest that is either caved in or protrudes in front. Some patients may have scoliosis (curvature of the spine) and/or flat feet and some may display a high-arched palate in the roof of their mouth and crowded teeth. Many have very loose joints. The skeletal abnormality is frequently what people notice and question first and may be the first clue to a Marfan’s diagnosis.

3) Cardiovascular changes –

a. Weakened connective tissue affects the heart and large blood vessels of people with Marfan Syndrome. This creates the most serious problem associated with the disorder which is weakness of the aorta (the body’s largest artery). Cardiovascular changes affect most individuals with Marfan Syndrome to some degree. Blood pumped from the heart passes forcefully and directly into the aorta which branches out to carry oxygen-rich blood to the entire body. As the walls of the aorta gradually weaken (aortic dilatation), they can split in places allowing blood to leak into the chest, abdomen, or wall of the aorta itself. Sudden large splits can, and often do, result in sudden death. Recent studies have shown that cell death (necrosis) occurs at a much higher rate in Marfan patients which contributes to aortic dilatation or the weakening of the aortic walls.

b. Connective tissue weakness in the heart can also cause mitral valve prolapse (a “floppy” mitral valve or heart valve that doesn’t close properly) resulting in mitral valve regurgitation (a problem in the closing of the mitral valve that results in significant back flow of blood into the left atrium). Heart valves are pairs or trios of flaps that keep the blood flowing in one direction through the heart. Their motion during heart beats may allow brief reverse blood flow (leakage) and can cause a heart murmur.

You may have Marfan Syndrome if you exhibit at least two of these three major criteria: Ocular, Skeletal, or Cardiac. You could also have genetic testing done to determine if the FBN1 gene is abnormal.

Severity

The severity of Marfan Syndrome features varies, meaning that some people with the Syndrome have more serious effects than others. This variability can occur even within one family.

For example, my grandfather lived a very normal life without Marfan complications until an automobile accident ruptured his dilated aorta resulting in immediate death.

My father, on the other hand, was 6’5”, 135 pounds, and very unusual looking, meaning unproportionately long face, very narrow jaw, spidery arms and legs, etc. (this look is called “Marfanoid”). He had severe valve leakage as early as age nine and died a very sick man, at the early age of 40, on the operating table during open heart surgery to replace the aortic valve, mitral valve, and aortic root/ascending aorta.

I don’t look unproportionately unusual, although I am slender with long fingers and toes. I do have the cardiac abnormalities resulting in open heart surgery at the age of 26 to repair my aortic valve, mitral valve, and replace my aortic root/ascending aorta with a Dacron graft.

My older sister, who also has Marfan’s, doesn’t look proportionately unusual and, although being monitored by echocardiograms, does not present herself with the classic cardiovascular abnormalities; meaning all her cardiovascular measurements are currently within normal limits.

Diagnosis

Marfan Syndrome is sometimes difficult to diagnose because the features and severity of the disorder can differ greatly among affected individuals or family members. Also, certain other disorders, such as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, have features that overlap with those of Marfan Syndrome. In some cases, genetic testing of a blood sample may be recommended to help confirm the diagnosis. Genetic testing is more likely to aid in diagnosis in families with multiple affected members. Genetic testing is frequently unavailable at the average hospital and requires special expertise found at large children’s hospitals or university hospitals.

Your doctor should ask about any family history of Marfan Syndrome, as well as about any family members who are unusually tall and slender and ask if they have vision problems. Your doctor should also ask about any family history of sudden cardiac death resulting from aortic dissection (rupture), especially if this death was attributed to “heart problems”.

Your doctor may suspect Marfan Syndrome based on this family history, your personal history of Ectopia Lentis (dislocated eye lenses), and your physical appearance. The diagnosis can be confirmed if you have an aortic aneurysm (dilated aorta) visible on echocardiography, a painless test that uses sound waves to outline the structure of the heart and its major vessels. The diagnosis will be even more certain if you have other skeletal abnormalities (chest wall deformities or scoliosis) or heart murmurs due to aortic or mitral valve abnormalities.

Marfan’s in Women

Women with Marfan Syndrome who become pregnant are considered to be high-risk, whether or not they have symptoms of an enlarged aorta. They face an increased possibility of aortic splitting during pregnancy. The pregnancy causes greatly increased blood volume and pressure required to maintain normal fetal/mother circulation.

Treatment

Currently Marfan Syndrome cannot be cured or reversed but advances in treatment have greatly improved the outlook for children and adults with Marfan Syndrome. Today, the life expectancy of individuals with the disorder, who receive early, proper medical treatment, is about 70 years. It’s important to note that although knowledge about Marfan Syndrome has increased in recent years, expertise in treating the cardiac symptoms is rare. Research can be done to narrow your search for a Marfan’s expert through the National Marfan Foundation, an organization providing support to Marfan patients and their families throughout communities all over the country. Most of the problems associated with Marfan Syndrome can be managed effectively through medication as a preventative tool of the disease’s progression as long as it is diagnosed early.

The disorder is usually treated by a team of specialists overseen by a single doctor who knows all the aspects of Marfan Syndrome. The team would consist of an ophthalmologist (eye doctor), orthopedist (foot doctor), cardiologist (heart doctor), orthodontist (teeth doctor) and a spine specialist.

There is no medical treatment currently to reverse the fibrillin abnormality in people with Marfan Syndrome. Current research on a strain of mice that are born with similar fibrillin problems may lead to a successful treatment for Marfan’s in the future. One of the drugs being used is Losartan. They are beginning the first phases of human testing to experiment with medications that have actually reduced the aortic size in Marfan mice.

Preventative Therapy

Until we can shrink the aorta, doctors try to prevent or delay the aortic changes seen in Marfan patients by prescribing beta-blockers and/or Ace-Inhibitors.

a. Beta Blockers – These medications, such as Propranolol (Inderal), Metoprolol (Lopressor), and Atenolol (Tenormin) decrease the strain on the aorta’s walls by slowing the heart rate and reducing the force of heart contractions, especially during exercise. They also reduce blood pressure.

b. Ace-Inhibitors – These medications, such as Lisinopril (Prinivil), and Captopril, help to drop blood pressure by relaxing arterial tension. In addition, they have been shown to decrease accelerated cell death (necrosis) in the aorta which is common to Marfan’s. My 2 year old daughter is currently taking Enalapril, also an Ace Inhibitor, in a liquid form and loves it. This will slow the progression of cell death in her aorta as well as stop the increasing progression of the aortic dilation. As a result, they are hopeful she will never have open heart surgery and hopeful she will be able to bear children which is an amazing, and new, development for a female Marfan’s. My sister, 5 years ago, was told she could never bear children.

c. Calcium Channel Blockers – although not used as often anymore, they help to reduce force of contraction (how hard your heart squeezes) and blood pressure.

Nutrition Therapy

Nutrition is so important in the development of healthy connective tissue, particularly in growing children. We build a trillion cells a day by what we eat. It takes 19 vitamins and minerals and 9 amino acids with a perfect protein to build a perfect cell. Even if we miss only one nutrient, then we are building imperfect cells for seven days. These defective cells will promote the development of degenerative diseases among other things. We are the only ones who can do something about our nutrition.

With proper consumption, assimilation, and elimination our body has the ability to:

o Change the chemistry of the blood in seven days

o Change the composition of cells in seven weeks

o Change some major organs in seven months

And, as science knows, we have a completely new body in seven years. Physiological chemists state that there is not a blood cell in our body more than fourteen days old and that we rebuild a new heart every 30 days.

Can nutrition, alone, cure Marfan’s? Obviously not; however, my children and I need the proper building blocks available for the production of the best connective tissue we are capable of making. The cause of different severities among Marfan patients is unknown; however, I believe that a major component in lessening the severity in my family has been proper nutrition.

We lead a very busy life and it is natural that our nutrition generally suffers as a result. 99% of American adults fail to meet the USDA “Food Pyramid” dietary guidelines (Council for Responsible Nutrition, 1998). Therefore, we need supplementation, especially for our children. This is where Shaklee, a nutraceutical company, can benefit us greatly.

Shaklee was founded by a Chiropractic doctor in 1956. It is considered the number one leader in the nutritional industry. Shaklee nutritional products are recognized by the government as food rather than drugs. Shaklee has spent over $100 million on research which is more than the next six largest companies combined. They have over 150 scientists on staff whereas many nutritional companies don’t even have a research staff. Shaklee has never had to recall a single product in its 50 year history because each product goes through as many as 176 separate tests for purity, potency, and safety. All this to say that not all vitamins are created equal. Shaklee is superior in many areas. Ask your company for their clinical research.

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Intervention Therapy

If you have Marfan Syndrome, your cardiologist should monitor your heart health carefully with echocardiograms (heart ultrasounds) at least annually to check for developing problems in the aorta and mitral valve. Surgery is usually recommended if the patient’s aortic root has stretched to more than 6 cm. in diameter or the thoracic aorta has widened to greater than 5 cm. in diameter. In a typical operation, the faulty aortic valve, along with a section of the aorta where it emerges from the heart, is replaced with an artificial valve attached to a synthetic tube. The mitral valve, if affected, can also be repaired or replaced at this time.

There are many different types of valves that can be used as replacements. These include:

1) Tissue valves – these include pig valves (porcine), cow valves (bovine), and human valves (homograft). The advantage of the tissue valve is that you don’t have to be on Coumadin the rest of your life. The disadvantage is that they typically last between 10-15 years.

2) Mechanical (metal) valves – these include St. Jude’s (bi-leaflet tilting discs), Bjork-Shiley (single tilting disc), and Star Edwards (ball cage valve). Of these three, St. Jude’s is the best option and is most commonly used. The advantage of mechanical valves is that they can last up to 20-30 years. The disadvantage is that you will be on Coumadin the rest of your life.

After any valve replacement surgery, the patient is given anti-clotting medication, such as Coumadin, at least temporarily. If your valve is a mechanical valve, you will be on Coumadin for life because blood tends to clot when it comes into contact with the metal.

A recent study showed that early, preventative surgery for aortic dilation is far safer than waiting until an emergency surgery is needed. With preventative surgery, the death rate was 1.5% versus 12% for patients who had surgery on an emergency basis. This is played out to be true in my family – my Dad waited to have surgery until it was an emergency and died during the operation; whereas, I had surgery early enough that I was healthy and strong and recovered very quickly.

If you have Marfan related scoliosis of 20-40 degrees, you can be treated with a brace and physical therapy. For scoliosis greater than 45 degrees, you will need surgery.

Crowded teeth can be adjusted by an orthodontist (remember to take antibiotics if you have a valve problem).

You should have an annual eye exam to look for Marfan related eye problems. If you have dislocated lenses, you may be able to be treated with special lenses called Aphakic Lenses and special eye drops to widen the pupil rather than surgery. If eye surgery is necessary, it should be done in an ophthalmology center that specializes in the treatment of Marfan Syndrome.

Precautions

The greatest danger is death from a sudden split in the aorta. Dilation may happen from the normal pumping of the blood through a weakened aorta, from extreme physical exercise (as in my case) or extreme emotional distress, both of which sends the blood rushing at higher pressures.

Children and adults with Marfan Syndrome are warned to avoid heavy exercise, contact sports, and lifting heavy objects. However, with their doctor’s guidance, most are able to participate in less vigorous activity such as walking, bike riding, and swimming. All of these activities should be non-competitive. If you have a coach pushing your performance to its maximum, it’s considered competitive.

Because of heart valve abnormalities, most people with Marfan syndrome are prone to infections in those valves. They must be treated with oral antibiotics to prevent infection of valves by bacteria in the blood stream before routine dental work, including a cleaning, as well as before any kind of surgery. Those who have had valve replacement surgery sometimes require higher doses of antibiotics which are usually given by injection.

Call your doctor if you have chest pain, shortness of breath especially during exercise, or an irregular pulse. If you know you have Marfan Syndrome, call your doctor immediately if you experience severe pain in the front or back of the chest, sudden weakness or tingling in the arms or legs, or an unexplained fever. These may be symptoms of aortic dissection (tear), a medical emergency that can lead to aortic rupture, which is fatal in 90-95% of cases.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Marfan Syndrome is a rare disease and requires close monitoring. Marfan Syndrome cannot be “caught” from another person – it is generally inherited, with the exception of very rare mutations. Support groups for Marfan families are available across the country and I strongly recommend finding an active, local group to answer questions. You can locate a group by going to the National Marfan Foundation website.

Genetic counseling should be considered for Marfan’s who are considering having children.

As Marfan’s age, it is possible for the lining around the spinal cord to stretch towards the base, the lumbar region. In Marfan’s patients this is called Dural Ectasia and is seen best by MRI. Radiologists, however, may call this abnormality a Neurofibroma (benign tumor) if they aren’t familiar with Marfan Syndrome. Dural Ectasia can cause lower back pain.

Connective tissue disorders are rare but many. You may have been diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome when in reality you have a different yet very closely related syndrome. In the same way, people may be diagnosed with a connective tissue syndrome that can more accurately be diagnosed as Marfan Syndrome.

I am an Echocardiographer by trade and welcome any questions about the heart and/or measurements, etc. Even if you just need someone to talk to, we would love to hear from you. If you have any further questions or we can be of help, please contact us at the information below.

Sources

** Information acquired from “IntelliHealth”, “March of Dimes” and “National Marfan Foundation” websites as well as years of personal experience in the field of echocardiography.

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a question for lawyers out there or anyone who knows about laws & rights & contracts.?
I did some freelance modeling a while back. However, I wish to gain back the copyrights to my pictures because I realized that one of the photographers who has been shooting me has been posting all images online to the public. However, he.

do i have a good case?
for the last 5mths i work at my job. i never receive a lunch break.now they fire me without a reason. ps. if you have any lawyers number email it to me. Call Legal Aid. – I think you’re not being honest and telling the whole story. No employer in his right mind.

Do female lawyers face discrimination in the workplace/school?
According to the Princeton Review, as well as several other reputable sources, women can be treated poorly by their male classmates in law school. In fact, the PR includes a list of ‘women-friendly’ universities because this sexism is so widespread. Also, I have read that often women often are passed over.

Do I have a chance in court without a lawyer concerning probate and civil suits?
The probate has been going on since june 28 2003 and has not been resolved yet. My siblings have filed 4 civil suits against me concerning the probate. I should mention my siblings have plenty of money to hire numerous lawyers and I do.

Do judges need to be attorneys?
Do appointed court judges need to be attorneys A college degree and work experience is the minimum requirement to be a judge. Most judges have worked as lawyers. In fact, Federal and State judges usually must have worked as lawyers. That means that they need to go to law school. Law school usually.

Do judicial laws truly favor the rich? (Those who can afford high powered lawyers/ can influence judges)?
Note all those recent cases where criminals get away with commiting all kinds of crimes. Our system favors the rich in two ways. First, if you are rich enough, you can hire an army of the best lawyers, expert witnesses, and provide.

Do laws that are difficult to enforce or prove punish honest people?
I am thinking of illegal immigration and the impact it has on employers who are unwilling to accept false social security numbers or pay in cash. I am also thinking of some of the ethical obligations imposed on lawyers like duties to disclose model rule 4.1. The.

Do lawyers ever agree to defend a case on contingency?
Like, will a lawyer say, OK, I’ll defend you and if you win the case, then you pay me $X. But if you lose, you don’t owe me anything. The only cases I know of that are taken on a contingency are Civil cases where there is a settlement.

Do lawyers have initials? (i.e. M.D., PhD, etc)?
doctors have M.D. or D.O. do lawyers have anything? A Juris Doctorat (JD) is the typical 3-year degree, but a lawyer may also choose to get an LLM degree, an advanced masters in a particular area of law (for example, you can get an LLM in tax law. – J.D. Juris.

Do lawyers vote liberal or conservative? Where’s the stats?
Liberal. Trial lawyers love Democrats, as they are anti-big business and tend to pass laws that give lawyers a greater chance to sue and make money. – Cheney’s probably vote liberal. – why you need a lawyer? – not every lawyet is a trial lawyer. What about corporate lawyers,.

do productive people like lawers and docters smoke weed?
You have no idea what kinds of drugs many lawyers and doctors will do. Although lawyers will try to stay away from it, I have heard of doctors smoking weed (think about it, if we already have a medical marijuana movement, don’t you think a few docs are smoking.

Magistrate/Small Claims Question.Any lawyers out there?
I have a question. When we moved from a house we were renting over a year ago, we owed $640.00 in rent which we had forgotten all about. We had all kinds of situations occue during that time which caused us to forget all about this.not working, wife in hospital, no money, etc..

Malpractice?
4.A neurosurgeon receives a patient consent to a complicated surgery, one of the risks of which is loss of the use of a limb. The surgery is successful, but the patient loses the use of an arm, and sues for malpractice. What will likely happen? Depends on the lawyers from both sides. If the risks are clearly explained.

My cousin, Kevin, has a medical malpractice lawsuit filed. His problem is that he is trying to find a lawyer.?
He tried two *contingency fee lawyers and all that the first one did was order his medical records, but that lawyer made him wait for 8 months before the lawyer said that he was going to have a doctor.

Need a lawyers advice!!?
Yesterday me and my fiance were hit from behind by a dooley truck at a red light. This truck driver is employed by Acme truck driving company!! It wasn’t an 18 wheeler just a 4 door dooley truck. This was what happened. We were both stopped at the red light in the going staright lane..

Once a personal injury lawsuit has setteled how long does it take for the funds to be released?
It should rarely take more than a week for the lawyers to disburse the final amount. If an insurance company is involved, they will send the check to your lawyer who will deposit it into a trust account, make their.

Please explain and discuss?
in practice the consumer’s right to goods that are of satisfactory quality is in confused state, making it difficult for lawyers to advise with certainty on any particular claim. the problem is compounded by the fact that the most important remedy, the right to reject the goods and secure a refund, is lost soon after.

Probono lawyers in dayton ohio?
lawyers willing to talk about a possible sexual assault and fondling of a 6 year old boy by a 12 year old female that children services is not willing to investigate or get involved in Wow not a good situation at all. I have attached a site below of lawyers that handle these types.

Question are for lawyers?
Is is ok to use marijuana while on probation in los angeles county while having a marijuana license? It is illegal. Marijuana is a controlled substance and the use or possession of it, without a doctor’s prescription, is illegal and that is enough to let the county revoke your husband’s parole. Here is another problem..

Question for lawyers or people who are familiar with the law?
My brother is being charged with possession of marijuana but the police did not find the marijuana on him. They found it in his cousin’s girlfriends purse. The police searched the house with a warrant but they were looking for an ak-47. You cannot find an ak-47 in.

Question for lawyers re: back child support. Only legitimate answers please?
my dad left when I was a baby. My mom filed for child support in CA, but he moved back to NY. So she had CA petition NY to go after him for child support. When they contacted him about that, he left NY. I’m going to be.

Rights of a father?
what rights do i have as a father even though the grandparent have custody of my child That depends. Why don’t you have custody now? You should have some form of custody agreement, you may have to go to court, try not to use lawyers on either side, they will just suck $$$ out of.

Should Gonzales be treated for Alzheimers?
They should have asked him the names of the 145,000 American Citizens his Agency spied on. – Dementia but we’re probably splitting hairs. – Should clinton explain why he fired 93 lawyers when he took office? Politics as usual in washington. – Along with Hillary, I would think. – It’s not Alzheimer’s.

Should we make it easier to get executions ?
for people that we have no doubt murdered someone ? by getting rid of al the endless appeals ? Stopping the lawyers, this will make the costs go down. for those people that say its cheaper to keep them in jail for life than to execute murderers and child molesters.

Signed quit claim deed but name not off mortgage. If ex dies or defaults, can I be held responsible?
When I was getting divorced 4 years ago, my ex paid me a sum of money and I signed a quit claim deed giving him sole rights to the house. However, since he’s medically disabled the lawyers didn’t want me.

Someone said lawyers by earning huge money from Oil Companies is responsible for petrol price increment?
There is a guy who told me that lawyers by earning huge money are responsible for petrol price increment. Does it make all American, British and Australian hand stained with Iraqis blood by not stopping their government to go to war (Omission same.

This is why I think some lawyers should just be shot, how about you?
http://abcnews.go.com/thelaw/story?id=31.lawyers It is stupid law suits that tie up the courts while real cases take forever. This person should not be a judge if they are so unhinged as to sue for pants at a dry cleaner, especially not 67 million. Shooting’s.

This teacher should be fired. I need insight from teachers and lawyers.?
I currently have a teacher that I have grounds to get fired. She is guilty of extreme preferential treatment and threats to hurt a student. Her preferential treatment includes: grading papers with extreme bias. For example, two female students left on the same trip for choir and.

Umm I got COURT for drinking underage, and possation of alcahol.?
I got court in 2 weeks. What will happen and do i need a lawyer. I am 18, so I don need parents. But will i get community serves? Any lawyers here? If this is NOT traffic involved, and you have no priors, you can plead guilty and.

Wanted: short (textable) Lawyer jokes?
New boyfriend is a law student. I am looking for short/clean lawyer jokes to text him. ‘What do lawyers eat for lunch?’ ‘I don’t know, they don’t itemize — mine just bills me for the total!’ What’s black and brown and looks good on a lawyer? A Rottweiler. Why don’t sharks attack lawyers? Professional.

Do they teach ethics and morals to lawyers in lawyer school?
It has been know for ages that’s the job of the lawyer is to win the case. And all I see is lawyers fighting to win even if he knew his client was wrong (I mean even Saddam has a lawyer). And whe all know what kind of.

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Scientists have determined that prostate cancer is an epidemic so vast that nearly one autopsy in two of older men reveals the presence of this cancer. Colon Cancer Staging Tnm Fortunately, this cancer is usually so slow growing that most men die of other causes, even as the cancer grows slowly within the prostate gland. Yet deaths by prostate cancer and the debilitating effects of prostate surgery still affect thousands of families today. In addition, nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate afflicts millions of American men with such symptoms as painful and frequent urination. As a therapist who specializes in discovering the underlying causes of disease, I have discovered, once again, the reasons for this pandemic can be found in the cultural habits of our society.

First, let’s ask the obvious question: what is the prostate’s job in a healthy individual? Although prostate conditions including cancer usually show up as problems with urination, the prostate gland is mainly about sex. The prostate’s job is to mix sperm with its own liquid secretions to produce semen, then through contractions associated with male orgasm, it propels this semen into the penis. When I have worked with men who have any prostrate condition I nearly always find that these men feel subconsciously frustrated and often guilty about their sexual behavior. Each case has unique elements. Therefore I will not claim that it is always one particular feeling or trauma. But my experience is that it always is about sex.

One client feels guilty about years of being unfaithful to his wives. Another feels remorse over years of visiting prostitutes, and having meaningless sex. Still another feels badly that he had sex with a wife he didn’t really love. So far I have not met any man whose prostate is complaining because it didn’t get enough sex. While I can’t rule out this possibility, it seems that wasting of one’s procreative life force is the issue which is locked into the prostates of most of my clients. (Incidentally, I always use open ended questions, and never use direct suggestion or leading questions in my work with cancer patients in order to minimize the influence of my own beliefs on the subconscious minds of my clients. In addition, when I began this research, I had no clue as to what might be found in the prostates of my clients)

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This discovery of loose sexual behavior among the vast majority of my prostate clients is consistent with the “sexual revolution” of the 1970s, in which sex went from being a form of recreation reserved exclusively for married couples, at least theoretically, to becoming a free for all. The Playboy philosophy, birth control, and the hippie and women’s lib movements combined to create unprecedented opportunities for men and women alike to spread their seeds to the four winds. While I too had the chance to celebrate and enjoy this new freedom, it is our prostate glands, concerned with such “obsolete” concepts as romantic love, families, and children that I have discovered are in rebellion among so many men today.

As a hypnotherapist it is my job to listen to this prostate gland in a way that the client has never done. Indeed most clients are shocked to discover this throwback to conservative values living inside their bodies. Sometimes tears of remorse, dedication to a new lifestyle, even acts of atonement performed for women can help heal this condition. At other times, committing oneself to seeking a loving partner, even to reaching out to ones lost or grown children has proved valuable. I really don’t know what my client’s prostate needs to heal itself … but fortunately that prostate always does.

Another kind of cancer epidemic is colon cancer. Well, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out the why of this epidemic either. We know that the colon is the place where waste is produced, and the water we need is pulled out. I have occasionally found unprocessed waste emotions in the colon, including anger, of which the client is often in denial. One client of mine who suffered severe ulcerative colitis screamed at me in a purple faced rage “Damn it! I am NOT angry!!” when I attempted to point out, very politely, what I was feeling from him. Even residual traumas from toilet training can be found in there sometimes.

But the culturally common causes of colon cancer I have found is connected to the diet and lifestyle choices pursued by most Americans. All of these eating habits have been scientifically proven to have debilitating effects on the colon: large amounts of animal fat in the diet, too much melted cheese and white flour products, all of which stick like glue to the colon walls, where they rot and produce inflammation, too little vegetable fiber, including the raw roughage like lettuce and carrots that clean the colon like a bottle brush, and too little water. (okay, how many of you really drink the 8 glasses a day minimum recommended by doctors?) Also critically dangerous to the colon is our lifestyle choice of sitting for most of every day on our sedentary butts. Remember that as a species homo sapiens evolved to spend many hours every day in physical movement.

So any proposed solution to this epidemic requires a radical revision of our diet and lifestyle. Fortunately the services of a clinical nutritionist and hypnotherapist can be combined to make the transition to a healthy diet and lifestyle much easier. Hypnosis can help build motivation for exercise and can help strengthen our new dietary choices. It can also help uncover and heal the emotions that are stored in the colon. Combined with the latest in medical treatments, such methods offer far more promise for recovery than we could have hoped for 20 years ago.

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Many people including myself have had a hard time sleeping at one time or another due to a variety of reasons.  Finding out the best solution for a good night sleep took some patience, research, and trial and error, but ultimately, one solution changed everything. 

My brother in law was in the mattress business and during my discussions with him, I realized that there were many people, not just myself, searching for a better, more comfortable sleep. I researched mattress construction, sound machines, over the counter medications, prescription medications, CPAP sleep machines and then, documented the findings.

After all, sleep is the most important element your body needs to repair and keep running properly.
Studies have shown that people that do not get enough quality sleep suffer from depression, weight gain, poor health, poor memory and live a less than optimal life.

There are also different stages of sleep and to get your body to repair itself, you must reach the REM stage where most people spend between 20-25% of their sleep. One physiological study suggests that one purpose of REM sleep is to improve memory storage along with repair and restoration functions.  Some people do not reach this critical stage or not enough is achieved.

If one does not achieve enough quality sleep over a period of time, this is called Insomnia. Disorders related to Insomnia are tension, depression, personality disorders, loss of energy, no sex drive, and inability for body to heal and repair itself properly.

Studies have been done with test subjects showing that if one group is deprived of quality sleep and one group is allowed to have quality sleep then tested with memory tests, the group with better sleep always won.

I myself have tried Ambien and Lunesta and did not like the hangover feeling that was associated with them.  There was also a growing mountain of evidence that these prescription medications could be harmful due to the side effects. Laws have been passed in many states allowing a person driving under the influence of a prescribed sleep medication to be charged with DUI or driving while impaired.  This is scary given the fact that some of the side effects are sleepwalking, sleep talking and having sex while asleep.

My uncle was dying of cancer and I had to take a trip to see him one last time. It was awful.  He was coughing so badly at night that my wife and I barely slept at all.  Then, my Auntie gave me an herbal tablet with Helicidum in it. We slept so soundly that night, it was amazing. We woke feeling refreshed and happy. This was completely different from the experience that I had with Ambien or Lunesta. Both drugs left me with a foggy hangover that left me unsure if I could drive or make important decisions. 

Research on Helicidum is hard to come by because this is the English name for an ancient Chinese herb called “Doufugou” that has been used in the Far East for centuries to cure insomnia, lift moods, calm nerves and pain management. The main use of this herb though is treatment of sleeplessness.
We found an herbalist that was able to obtain a very pure form of Helicidum, and we manufactured the formula with Valerian root extract, Siberian Ginseng and added a time release component. We tested the formula and found it to be really effective with no side effects

We immediately contacted a pharmaceutical company to make some sample tablets.  Upon further tests, still no side effects.  This formula changed my life, and I believe it can change yours. 

“I just finished reading this book and I have decided that I am ADD.”

“I saw a TV show about ADHD. I have it and so does my son.”

“My daughter’s teacher says she asks too many questions. Do you think she’s hyperactive?”

Over the past ten years, we’ve all heard announcements like these from friends, family and even strangers.

As a spiritual coach and counselor, I deal with questions about ADD and ADHD every day. My insights may be helpful to you, too.

ADD AND ADHD IN ADULTS

Recently, a client started our counseling session by declaring that he’s ADD. His wife was quick to agree. That’s what brought them to my doorstep. They needed help with their marriage.

Often, the first step to repair a marriage begins with personal spiritual growth. Until the individual understands him- or herself, it’s difficult to build trust and understanding in any relationship.

In this case, I did an energetic scan of my client. Some medical intuitives, including me, use this process to identify areas that need work. We “see” physical, emotional and energetic distress.

Next, I described to my client what I saw in the scan. I explained it in the context of ADD. Like many people who are confused by ADD and ADHD, he was relieved to find someone who understood what was going on.

After that, I recommended that they read more about the subject. Between their studies and a few counseling session, the client and his wife were able to understand each other better. According to them, it began a renaissance within their marriage.

For many adults, that’s all it takes. With a little education and some counseling, they learn how to live with ADD and ADHD.

ADD AND ADHD IN CHILDREN

Most people are diagnosed with ADD or ADHD as children. Through them, we can more about the many faces of Attention Deficit Disorder, with or without obvious hyperactivity.

Years ago, one of my most important breakthroughs was with a 12-year-old client. His first statement to me was startling.

With a look of anguish, he blurted, “It hurts to be a human when I think of and see all that we have done to this planet. But, I know I am here to make it better.”

Scanning his energy, I could sense the pain that he was in. To me, it was as if he had been born without skin. He could feel everything around him. He had no personal boundaries.

That session helped him, but it helped me even more. I learned, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that ADD and ADHD aren’t disabilities. They’re gifts.

Those gifts need to be managed and nurtured, but they’re still gifts. They may even point the way that our species is evolving.

If we medicate those gifts to minimize them, we risk losing those gifts altogether.

ADD, ADHD, UNDERSTANDING AND “THE BOX”

During the following months, my practice attracted many clients with Attention Deficit Disorder and forms of hyperactivity. I was one of the few who understood them as gifts, not diseases.

My staff and I used to joke that I’d become an “ADD magnet.” But, those months were a tremendous educational experience.

Some of my clients already knew about ADD and ADHD. They’d already been diagnosed. They knew the terminology and the popular medical solutions. Some even chose the ADD label because, finally, it defined who they were.

Those clients can be the most difficult to work with. The ADD “box” acts as a protection and a defense. To help them, we must convince them to step outside that box.

For someone who has lived without boundaries, that’s a very scary step. The box is the safe place to be. Convincing them to step outside can be challenging.

HOW TO HELP

The following basics can help anyone who is dealing with ADD and ADHD in children and adults.

* ADD and ADHD are gifts.

* The ADD and ADHD labels are over-used. They may mask other conditions that need to be examined.

* In addition, ADD and ADHD can be masked by other, more obvious conditions. Medication can make it even more difficult to identify attention, activity and boundary issues.

* Attention Deficit Disorder, with or without hyperactivity, affect four levels: Physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. Each level must be addressed separately.

* In most cases, ADD and ADHD need to be managed, not drugged.

* In almost all cases, these people also have heightened perceptions of — and sensitivities to — spirituality. That spirituality can provide a bridge to help them, as well as support during episodes of extreme activity and/or vulnerability.

Because these and other conditions can be “layered,” diagnosis and treatment can be difficult with some clients. However, this also makes the work constantly engaging, challenging and intriguing.

THE FIRST STEP

In most cases, the first major issue is the client’s feeling of isolation. To resolve that, clients may have developed inappropriate behaviors. For example, they may be accustomed to creating emergencies and drama to attract attention and support.

Until the sense of isolation is addressed, those behaviors can slow treatment. Once the client feels a stronger connection to those close to him or her, the process becomes much easier. In addition, a client’s lifestyle needs to be reviewed. This includes diet and attitudes. Protocols must be created and understood by everyone who is connected to the client.

ADD AND ADHD AREN’T DISABILITIES

Attention Deficit Disorder is not a disability, it is a “diffability.” The person’s abilities are not “less than” or impaired, just different.

Each person is brilliant in some way. Often, this brilliance simply needs to be discovered, acknowledged and unlocked.

ADD and ADHD are gifts. They may represent an expansion of our awareness beyond the 10% that the brain traditionally utilizes. Let’s not try to medicate and subdue this exciting evolutionary step.

Recently, a client said to me, “I am not dumb you know, even if they all say I am.”

That’s a common misunderstanding when dealing with people — especially children — who have the gift of ADD.

They’re not “dumb” or stupid. In fact, they’re so smart in such different ways, we don’t always realize that what they have is an asset.

THE FUTURE OF ADD AND ADHD

Working together, we can become smart enough to understand those with ADD and ADHD.

For now, let’s help these gifted people deal with isolation, fear, anxiety, depression and more.

We can help each other. In this process, we may find ways to utilize even more intelligence, to help the evolutionary process. Our world could benefit greatly.

You can help people who have ADD and ADHD.

The best way to start is by letting them know that they’re not alone.

Though the results of survey show that woman are against the power wheezing sex by their partner, in actuality the opposite is the case. They want their man to be strong and hard in bed. To give wonderful sex to their partner, men need to get a hard and lasting erection. Unfortunately, this might not always happen as all men face ED at one or the other point in their life. Due to this many men lose not just their wives but also a beautiful relation.

The penis is made up of spongy tissues interlaced with large blood vessels. There is a constant flow of blood in and out of the penis. The tissues in the chamber must relax and receive blood in order to make the penis hard. When men are sexually aroused the regular flow of the blood stops and the blood vessels suddenly brings in more blood which leads to the expansion and hardness of the penis.

Erectile Dysfunction happens when the blood flow to the two chambers of the penis is disrupted. Drugs like Viagra and Levitra help by elevating and relaxing the tissues which further increase the blood flow to the penis thereby giving it a strong erection for sexual intercourse.

Erectile Dysfunction can happen to any one and at any time in life; it can happen early in a person’s sex life or after one had for a long time already experienced an enjoyable sex. Men in their late 30’s and early 40’s are found to be most susceptible to the disease mostly due to psychological tensions. In older men of above 55 years the problem happens due to physical factors.

People might think that sex is not the only thing in a relationship however it is just a thought because in reality sex and love are intimately connected. Sex plays a very important role in the life of married couples. Couples who are happy with their sex lives tend to be happy with other areas of their relationship. When a husband suffers from ED, he feels incapable and depressed and that takes away all his sexual desires. The wife on the other hand feels that her husband is not interested in her and feels ignored and unwanted. This leads to many complications which can even end up in a divorce.

As erectile dysfunction is curable it is always better to take medical help than let your marriage suffer. Levitra online is the medicine for you. It was introduced in the year 1998 and is the only drug which could rival Viagra. On August 20, 2003, it was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations for the treatment of erectile dysfunction or impotence. In spite of an FDA approval never buy levitra without Doctor’s Prescription.

Researchers from Harvard Medical School (Boston’s New England Baptist Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) studied 108 men and women with severe osteoarthritis scheduled for total hip or knee replacement surgery at Boston’s New England Baptist Hospital. We cannot deny it’s prospective in the medical field that can bring revolution in human lives. For discussion of compliance program, see companion article on Medical Billing Compliance.

Whatever treatment is decided upon based on advice from your medical practitioner and adviser, by following a course of treatment that works best on your anxiety you stand a good chance of being in control of your life once more and truly in the end that’s all that matters. Credit cards, medical bills, various service charges, personal loan debts, store credit or charge loans, gas charge accounts and easy instalment interests or EMI’s are all categorized under unsecured debt consolidation loans. It is important to be aware of the signs and symptoms (especially if there is a prior history of the disease in the family), and seek medical attention when any symptoms present themselves.

Therefore the standard approval timeframes posted on a state medical board’s website don’t apply during this period and expect the process to take longer and act accordingly. Finally, Melaleuca has been re-recognized as an extremely effective cure for a variety of medical conditions. Absenteeism, falling productivity and increase of medical bills, which can come about as a result of occupational nervousness, are predicted to cost the American economy several hundred billion US dollars.

Use a Flex Spending account for your medical expenses a flex spending account is a fund that you can use to pay your planned medical expenses. Florida group medical insurance is much simpler in that generally there is not as much scrutiny towards an applicant’s health history and pre-existing conditions. However, due to its side effects, a medical practitioner should be consulted.

Medical evidence shows that for every 1 gram increase in animal protein ingested the body loses an average of 1. If your medical condition allows you to enjoy alcoholic beverages, then you may choose to do so, but drink in moderation and drink responsibly. Because of his pursuit of this dream and the downfall of the medical sales business Chris’s wife leaves him and he eventually becomes homeless.

As a medical drug, this substance is controlled, due to the ability to be addictive. Just like in most cancers, the medical field has not yet tracked the main cause of colon cancer. Like wise many studies are conducted with the same substance on improving fertility but no proof is established with respect to pregnancy, therefore always seek medical advice before beginning any treatment program.

There could be many reasons for it but the main ones are normally caused by financial emergencies such as car repair, accident or a medical problem. Although this fitness program has not been endorsed by the American Medical Association, the National Health Council nor the World Health Organization, there seems to be a myriad of benefits to exercising with wine and chocolate. India Profile now offers the option of combining your holiday in India with a medical package.

It may even give you the money needed to pay for medical procedures that are required to save your life. ‘Old-school’ thinkers may listen to the medical community words with intense focus, but younger generations have an abundance of resources at our fingertips to educate us better on specifics, when needed. When you need medical help, you have the freedom to choose your doctors, hospitals, medicines, therapies and so on.

Is menopause to be blamed for female sexual dysfunction or frigidity? What role does it play in this common problem?

First of all, it’s important to understand that frigidity is caused by a lot of things that both the woman and the man may not be aware of. To improve their sex lives, the couple should examine themselves both physically and mentally to rule out any underlying problem.

“Many factors of both physical and psychological origin can affect sexual response and performance. Injuries, such ailments as infections, and drugs of abuse are among the physical influences. Certain prescription medications, such as drugs to regulate blood cholesterol levels, may also affect sexual functioning. In addition, there is increasing evidence that chemicals and other environmental pollutants depress sexual function,” according to the Alternative Medicine Encyclopedia.

“As for psychological factors, sexual dysfunction may have roots in traumatic events such as rape or incest, guilt feelings, a poor self-image, depression, chronic fatigue, certain religious beliefs, or marital problems. Dysfunction is often associated with anxiety. If a man operates under the misconception that all sexual activity must lead to intercourse and to orgasm by his partner, he may consider the act a failure if his expectations are not met,” it added.

While it is true that one’s sexual capacity diminishes with age, there is no relation between frigidity and the onset of menopause or the change of life. In fact, a woman’s inability to bear children by that time may even increase her sex urge since there is no fear of pregnancy.

In “The Dictionary of Medical Folklore”, Carol Ann Rinzler said “the shrinkage of vaginal tissue” may make the sexual act “slightly more uncomfortable” but “women actually find sex after menopause more enjoyable.”

Since frigidity is caused by several factors, treatment lies in identifying those factors so they can be corrected. The best advice is given by Drs. Hannah M. Stone and Abraham Stone in their book, “A Marriage Manual”:

“It is especially important that the husband should ac¬quire the knowledge and understanding, the delicacy and the skill, the ability and the art of arousing the sexual impulses of his wife and of finding the means of gratification which are most satisfactory in her individual case.

“As far as the wife is concerned, she must make every effort to obtain an insight into the nature of her disability, to recognize her deficiency, and to appreciate the importance of correcting it. The woman should be made to understand that a mutual sexual response is of paramount importance to marital harmony.”

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My wife has insomnia, after drinking mangosteen juice (2 ounces twice a day) for 2 days, she’s already asleep by 11:30 pm.I usually have migraine in the afternoon, after drinking mangosteen juice (2 ounces twice a day) for 4 days, I am totally headache free.

I was so amazed with the results so I did some readings and research. Here’s what I found:

Mangosteen has been used by traditional practitioners of Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines and Africa for its varied medicinal applications. These applications include:

antimicrobial agenttreatment for skin diseasesanti-inflammatory agentanalgesic (pain reliever)antidiarrheal treatmentgastrointestinal aid

Dr. J. Frederick Templeman, a primary care physician, board certified in the US & Canada, with over 20 years clinical experience and a medical director of Phytoceutical Research states that the human body is a remarkable creation, capable of caring for and repairing itself – but only if it receives the necessary nutrients (raw materials) to do so. When a state of disequilibrium occurs, we can only assist the body in its efforts to restore optimal health.

There are a variety of measures we can utilize to help our bodies recover from illness. Improved diet, stress relief, and increased physical activity are a few things that can make a tremendous difference in our state of health. Sometimes even these are not enough.

Supplementation also plays a critical role in assisting the body to both prevent and combat disease. Which supplements should we take? Well, each of our bodies is different, so each of our needs is slightly different as well. If you think of your body as own personal laboratory, and you “experiment” with different supplements to achieve better health, you will soon be able to determine which products your body can use most effectively.

Dr. Templeman feels that natural supplements offering the broadest range of phytonutrients to the body are those you should consider first. In this regard, the mangosteen fruit possesses a wide range of phytonutrients, including xanthones. But xanthones are only half the story. The fruit also contains catechins and proanthocyanidins, both classes of polyphenols shown to have great nutritional value for the body. Mangosteen also possesses polysaccharides and sterols, two groups of compounds also thought to possess a variety of potential health benefits.

Dr. Templeman adds: “If you are in poor health, or are simply looking to lower your risk of disease, I encourage you to experiment with the mangosteen fruit in the laboratory of your own body to determine how it will put this amazing fruit to use.”

In addition to what I’ve learned, the bulk of the nutrients comes from the pericarp or rind of the mangosteen fruit.

Here are some interesting research and results of preclinical studies which provide the evidence that these nutrients can be used by the body:

Atherosclerosis. Cathecin research on mangosteen has demonstrated the following in the area of atherosclerosis (the process of fatty substances, cholesterol, cellular waste products, calcium and fibrin (a clotting material in the blood) building up in the inner lining of an artery. The buildup that results is called plaque.):

Decreased liver production of LDL and VLDL (bad cholesterol)Protection of the LDL molecule from free radical damage (antioxidant effect more potent that Vitamin C)Decreased amount of absorption and digestion of dietary factsNormalization of endothelial cell function in the artery so that adhesion substances are not formedInhibition of the growth factors that cause smooth muscle cells in the walls of arteries to grow abnormally and form plaqueInhibition of bacterial proliferation in the mouth that leads to gum disease and the possible infection of arterial plaqueDampening of the inflammatory response, which leads to plaque rupture and triggers the coagulation cascade that produces the deadly blood clotInhibition of thrombin-induced clot information (the coagulation cascade)Xanthone research has revealed the following properties:

Antioxidant activity (surpassing that of Vitamin E) that protects LDL particles from free radical damage in laboratory studiesAntibacterial action to prevent the infection of plaquesAnti-inflammatory activity capable of dampening the inflammation, which can lead to plaque rupture

Proanthocyanidin research has revealed the following properties:

Antioxidant activity to protect LDL particles from free radical damageAntibacterial effectsNormalization of endothelial vasolidatory function in the arteries through the increased production of Nitric oxideAntithrombotic (anticlotting) effectAnti-inflammatory effect to lessen the probability of plaque ruptureRegulation of adhesion molecule production by endothelial cells

Sterol research has revealed the following properties:

Normalization of lipid production to prevent the excessive formation of LDL

Polysaccharide research has revealed the following properties:

Antibacterial effect

Cancer. Cathecin research in the area of cancer has revealed:

Protection of DNA from damage by free radicals and other mutagensRepair of damaged DNA before cancer beginsInhibition of the inappropriate production of growth factors which promote cancerInhibition of the proteolytic enzymes, which cancerous cells produce to invade normal tissue and to mestatasizeProtection of skin from UV damageInhibition of the production of pro-inflammatory mediators which promote cancer growthChemoprotection (by unelucidated mechanisms) from many different types of cancerAnti-tumor effect by the induction of apoptosis or cell death in cancer cells

Xanthone research in the area of cancer has revealed:

Protection of DNA from damage by free radicalsInduction of apoptosis (cell suicide) in tumor cells of several types of cancerAnti-tumor efficacy (in vitro) of garcinone E (a mangosteen xanthone), surpassing the effect of five commonly utlized chemotherapy agents

Proanthocyanidin research in the area of cancer has shown:

Inhibition of the production of protein-dissolving agents produced by cancer cells to invade normal tissue and to metastasize

Inflammation. The body’s non-specific response to virtually all insults (such as infection, trauma, radiation damage, allergen irritation, etc.) is inflammation. Characterized by swelling, redness, heat and pain, most inflammation is short-lived and an important part of the healing process. However, too often inflammation does not shut off when it should and can continue for weeks, months, or years (chronic inflammation). When this occurs, the inflammation itself (which can be painless and therefore silent) becomes a serious health threat.

Although not a disease per se, chronic inflammation has been implicated in the development of many health problems including cancer, arthritis, diabetes, skin disorders, heart disease, neurodegenerative diseases (such as MS, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s), lung disease, inflammotory bowel disease (Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis), ulcers, gastritis, GERD, allergy, kidney failure and even psychiatric disorders like depression, autism and schizophrenia. And this list is not complete because other illnesses have been shown to involve inflammatory states as greater or lesser causatory or exacerbating factors.

Cathecin research in the area of inflammation shows:

Ability to chelate iron and copper, two metals frequently involved in the production of free radicalsExcellent antioxidant activity that even exceeds the antioxidant power of vitamin C

Xanthone research in the area of inflammation shows:

Antioxidant capability which exceeds that of vitamin EAll 43 mangosteen xanthones have antioxidant capabilityThe capability of blocking the most common inflammatory cascade (arachadonic acid to prostaglandin E2) at the genetic level (COX-2 blockade)Antioxidant effect in an animal experiment that equaled the power of the drug dexamethasone and exceeded the effect of the drug Indomethacin

Proanthocyanidin research in the area of inflammation shows:

Effective inhibition of the proinflammatory enzyme COX-2 (again at the level of the COX-2 gene)The ability to inhibit the formation of copper-linked free radicalsChemoprotective effects on cells threatened with inflammatory damage

(Ref. – Mangosteen, the gift your body deserves by J. Frederic Templeman, M.D.)

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To sum it up: XanGo (Xangosteen in Singapore) juice is a food supplement that has an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-tumor and cancer prevention properties. It also strengthens the body’s immune system. Backed by research, and experiences/success stories of doctors and ordinary people, http://www.mangosteenexperiences.com.

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Next came Caverject. There we were in Dr. Rao’s pristine office with wall charts and drawings depicting all things urological in living color. Dr. Rao, a trim, handsome man of about 55, a native of India, stood on my left, orchestrating this show. My wife, Lorraine was on my right, her face asking the question “What am I doing here?” On center stage I stood with my limp penis, extended by my left hand, as I awaited the first act.

Dr. Rao described the Caverject system, a clever product from Sweden, consisting of a relative of Cialis, a diluent, and a thin injection needle. He armed the system by mixing the fluid with the drug, dialed in the dose, and handed it to me.

“You want me to inject this where?” I asked. He pointed to the target areas on both sides of my penis, noting that I should avoid the midline where key structures such as veins, an artery, the urethra, and nerves reside.

“Lorraine, you do it,” I beg her in quiet desperation.

“No, Bernie it’s your job, after all, you are a doctor, and it’s your penis.”

I did it. Peer pressure at the age of 66. It worked. I had an erection. Not a complete one, but certainly adequate for penetration. And it was pink and warm. Unfortunately, Lorraine had an appointment for a flu shot and we had not made arrangements for a nearby room to put my reawakened tool to the test.

Over the next month we increased the dose slowly until one sunny morning in Islamorada in the Florida Keys, I “shot up” and we enjoyed great sex as I cried, tears streaming off my face and on to Lorraine. Elated, I telephoned my mentor, confidant, fellow physician, and a twelve-year survivor of prostate cancer.

“John, I just used Caverject and we enjoyed fifty-five minutes of penetration.”

Lorraine shouted from the background, “Not so, John, there was fifty minutes of penetration and five minutes of Bernie walking around the room admiring his erection.”

I met and married Lorraine, my second wife, twenty-eight years ago. We were both going through divorce. We often drove to Bar Harbor on Mt. Desert Island, slowly savoring the crisp taste of chilled Chardonnay and awaiting its effect. We would talk, cry, share stories, and cry again. Then we laughed, stopped the car to hug and disrobe as much as we dared. Soon we ran off into a favorite woodland glen, ideal for a hobbit house, where we enjoyed passionate love on a flannel blanket over a bed of soft and aromatic spruce and pine needles. During that year there were a number of startled tourists who will probably never forget that trip to Bah Habba.

Lorraine stayed with me over the decades, long enough to teach me how to take the risks involved in truly loving another. She led me by the hand through the trackless land of love. We became proficient with Tantric sex, maximizing the senses, finding new erogenous zones. I enjoyed multiple orgasms without ejaculation, savoring the climactic experience with its primal scream. Fortunately we lived in a rural area

I became addicted to sex. Sex became my demon.

The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle noted that the ultimate goal of humankind was for happiness, in Greek,”eudimonia”, which means “good demons”. Was my demon good or bad or both?

For twelve years I had been on a research study, wherein my lack of “free” PSA (prostatic specific antigen) suggested that I would eventually get prostate cancer. In the interim I changed my diet and added a wide range of vitamins, minerals, and other “nutraceuticals” to stave off or minimize cancer, while I chased my demon.

About two years ago my second prostate biopsy showed definite cancer. As a pathologist I had seen the worst cases, the failures, so I opted for aggressive therapy– androgen depravation therapy, prostatectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. The treatment plan is almost over and I have no detectable PSA. A possible cure? Only time will tell.

Our new sexuality may lack spontaneity, for it requires me to arm and inject Caverject, but our sessions together last for well over an hour. Close friends ask us what do we do with so much time for loving? We get out our tattered copy of Kama Sutra from college days and try all the positions.

Here are more eligible medical expenses to be considered. –  Acupuncture, Alcoholism treatment, Ambulance, Artificial limbs or prostheses, Artificial teeth, Birth control pills (by prescription), Braces, Breast reconstruction surgery, Car – special hand controls or equipment to accommodate a disabled person, Chiropractor, Christian Science practitioner, Contact lenses and cleaning solutions, Crutches, Dental treatment, Dentures, Dermatologist, Diagnostic devices (blood sugar test kit), Drug addiction treatment, Eyeglasses, Fertility enhancement, Guide dog or assistance animal, Hearing aids and batteries, Home care, Home improvements to accommodate a disabled person, Hospital services, Lab fees, Laser eye surgery, Lead paint removal, Lodging (away from home for prescribed outpatient care), Long-term care premiums (certain limits apply), Long-term care services, Nonprescription medications, Nursing home, Nursing services (including board and meals), Ophthalmologist, Optician, Optometrist, Organ transplant (including donor’s expenses), Osteopath, Oxygen and oxygen equipment, Physician services, Podiatrist, Prescription medications, Psychiatric care, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Special home for the mentally retarded, Special school costs for the handicapped, Sterilization, Surgery, Stop-smoking programs (physician prescribed),Telephone or TV equipment to assist the hearing impaired, Therapy, Transportation (primarily for and essential to medical care), Vasectomy, Weight loss programs to treat an existing disease, Wheelchair, X-rays.

Sometimes with even the best P.P.O plans there will be benefit limitations in certain areas to help avoid run away spending. Think about it, if they don’t put a benefit maximum of say 20 physiotherapy visits per person per year, you will get the occasional therapist who, in an attempt to make as much money as possible, will book a patient for 30 – 40 visits when 15 – 20 would have been sufficient. I understand that folks don’t want to hear that kind of thing but, this is what drives up those health premiums and makes coverage harder to afford. The money has got to come from somewhere. So at least with an H.S.A those visits would be deductible.

For some this is the beauty of an H.S.A over a traditional PPO plan. You have one shared family deductible with an H.S.A, whereas with a P.P.O you would have a “2 person family aggregate maximum,” or put in layman’s terms. Up to 2 people per insured family could encounter a deductible and or a coinsurance maximum depending on their P.P.O plan. Actually some P.P.O plans have 3 deductibles per family, but 2 is the industry norm. With a P.P.O plan you can deduct your premiums but with an H.S.A you can deduct not only the premiums but also any monies put into the optional H.S.A account (which can accumulate each year until age 65) and those monies remain tax deductible if the money taken out once deposited is used for medical expenses. I have an H.S.A currently for my wife and me.

Tai Chi movement’s gentle balance enhancing motions can obviously help the Parkinson’s patient by helping to reduce the gradual loss of balance that Parkinson’s sufferers often experience. However, there may be much more it offers. For example, Tai Chi movements rotate the human body in about 95% of the ways the body can move, when a long form is practiced. This is far beyond what other exercise offers, and in fact the closest would be several swimming strokes, which together would only rotate the body in about 65% of the ways it can move. For Parkinson’s sufferers, or anyone for that matter, this would indicate that by “using” 95% of the body’s possible motion several times a week, the possibility of “losing” the ability to do so diminishes accordingly. This isn’t rocket science, but simple common sense.

Yet, perhaps Parkinson’s patients have even more to gain from Tai Chi. A few years ago I taught several classes at local medical centers. I was continually frustrated because although I’d seen emerging reports that Tai Chi was beneficial to people with Parkinson’s Disease, or arthritis, or chronic hypertension, etc., even though the departments that specialized in those conditions were often just down the hall from my Tai Chi class . . . they might as well have been a million miles away. Because the physicians who ran those departments were either ignorant of or unwilling to refer their patients to the possibilities that Tai Chi offered their lives.

I remember though, that at one medical center a visionary neurologist began to refer patients with balance disorders to my Tai Chi classes and the result was very beneficial for his patients. Another physician actually wrote prescriptions for my Tai Chi classes to treat the chronic hypertension of his patients, who’d seen a significant drop in their blood pressure since beginning the classes weeks before. A clinical psychologist brought me in to teach Qigong (Chi Kung) meditation and Tai Chi to her patient group to enhance their sense of well being and provide effective stress management training. So, even back then some physicians were seeing the potential Tai Chi offered their clients, and even more are now, but the number of physicians who are still not informing their patients of Tai Chi’s direct therapeutic or at the least adjunct therapy benefits to their patient’s efforts to deal with their conditions and life, is increasingly indefensible in this day and age. Given the research that has exposed the many physical, mental, and emotional benefits Tai Chi offers, for physicians to not educate themselves on this and share their knowledge with each and every patient is tantamount to mal-practice. Health educators should likewise be making such therapies part of their medical student education programs as well.

Tai Chi for Parkinson’s is being recommended increasingly by support groups and some progressive medical centers, but until everyone that has Parkinson’s knows about it, then our work at World Tai Chi & Qigong Day is not done, nor is the medical community’s. There are many obvious reasons everyone with Parkinson’s should be doing Tai Chi, but it’s the ones that are not yet obvious that may be the most intriguing. One obvious reason is that Tai Chi is the most powerful balance and coordination enhancing exercise known. In many studies at major universities Tai Chi was found to be TWICE as effective in reducing falls as the other balance enhancing exercises being studied. For people with Parkinson’s, who often see their balance deteriorate as their condition progresses, it is unforgivable for them to not be informed of Tai Chi’s potential benefits at the earliest stage possible while their balance is still good.

Now, regarding the less obvious reasons Tai Chi may benefit Parkinson’s patients. Both my wife and daughter, who co-taught a Tai Chi class together noticed that a young man with severe Parkinson’s tremors . . . completely lost his tremors once he joined the class in flowing through the Tai Chi movements in class. In another class I was teaching an older man with advanced Parkinson’s attended my classes for many months, and he always came in very slow with his walker. Once we began the Tai Chi movements he no longer used his walker, and had learned the entire long form of Tai Chi I taught, which was over 15 minutes of continuous changing forms. His form was unique and tailored for his limitations, but nonetheless a challenging set of exercises he was able to accomplish without the use of his walker. What do these anecdotal experiences portend for others with Parkinson’s? I don’t know, but there should be massive research dollars coming from the National Institutes of Health to find out. Given the promise Tai Chi seems to offer people on so many profound physical, emotional, and mental fronts from preliminary research, the current total research money earmarked for complimentary and alternative medicine’s (CAM) is a mere pittance.

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), now in its sixth year, supports more than 300 research projects and has an estimated budget of over $120 million for 2005 (up from $50 million in 1999). Total spending on CAM by all NIH institutes and centers is expanding as well, and is expected to reach $315 million by 2005.

Sounds like a lot? However, $120 million is less than “one half of one percent” of the total NIH FY2005 budget. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges the NIH’s total annual budget for FY 2005 is $28.8 billion (http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/05pch8.htm). Remember, we are talking about only spending much much less than one half of one percent to study an exercise that preliminary research has shown to: n Lower High Blood Pressure (about 1/3 of Americans have hypertension – roughly over 90 million Americans) n Boost Immune Function profoundly (a study sited at drkoop.com indicates that a Tai Chi practicing group was TWICE as resistant to the shingles virus, and researchers believed this would carry over to other viral resistance as well.) n Dramatically reduce falling injuries by about half (complications from falling injuries in older Americans is the 6th leading cause of death for seniors in America)

If Tai Chi only addressed this chronic condition affecting 1/3 of Americans, while boosting the immune system of all practitioners profoundly, and cutting in half the sixth leading cause of death for seniors, without any negative side effects, that would seem to be, for the rational person a reason for pouring massive resources into researching it further. However, Tai Chi’s benefits only begin with the above preliminary findings. We also know that it may very well relieve depression, anxiety, and mood disturbance, as well as reduce ADHD symptoms in teenagers diagnosed with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. There are indications that Tai Chi may greatly reduce or even eliminate chronic pain conditions, and lessen allergic and asthmatic reactions, and improve overall respiratory function.

My point is, “where is the massive attention this would garner on talk shows, and in health newspaper sections, if this were a drug or surgery that could provide such a seemingly massive breakthrough in health treatment?” Peter Chowka, in a brilliant two part series for Natural Health Line, entitled “Complementary & Alternative Medicine in 2000,” wrote, “Conflicts of interest are not uncommon in most aspects of life. But in medicine, the biggest business in the U.S. (over $1.5 trillion a year constituting over 14 percent of the Gross Domestic Product, according to the National Academy of Science’s Institute of Medicine report issued January 10, 2001), serious conflicts are particularly well entrenched.” Mr. Chowka wrote of physicians like Dr. Marcia Angell voicing concerns of the “troubling” result massive research money from drug and medical-equipment companies was having on the scientific process. In the New England Journal of Medicine’s May 18, 2000 issue, Dr. Angel wrote an editorial entitled, “Is Academic Medicine for Sale?” She wrote, “As we spoke with research psychiatrists about writing an editorial on the treatment of depression . . . we found very few who did not have financial ties to drug companies that make antidepressants. . .The problem is by no means unique to psychiatry. We routinely encounter similar difficulties in finding editorialists in other specialties, particularly those that involve the heavy use of expensive drugs and devices.”

So, who can make a multi-billion dollar fortune teaching Tai Chi to people? No one can. Tai Chi cannot be bottled, or mass marketed. It is a decentralized labor intensive industry that employees many people, but keeps the profits small and local. Yes, there are videos and DVDs that teach Tai Chi effectively, but ultimately even those who utilize videos are drawn to live class like structures. As I mentioned before with the “anecdotal” experiences of my students with Parkinson’s, Tai Chi seems to offer something profoundly beneficial to the quality of life of Parkinson’s sufferers. It needs further study. We are in a catch 22, where many health professionals feel they cannot recommend Tai Chi because too much of the preliminary research is anecdotal. However, when Tai Chi is jockeying for position to get a crumb of the .5% of total NIH money going to ALL complimentary and alternative medical therapies . . . the result will be many long years of millions of people suffering needlessly from conditions or symptoms of those conditions that Tai Chi could likely safely lessen or even eliminate.

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT TAI CHI AND PARKINSONS?

Tai Chi is being recommended by some forward thinking medical institutions already. The Cleveland Clinic of Neuroscience Center encourages Parkinson’s Disease patients to seek out a hobby or activity they can enjoy and stick with such as “Tai Chi” and other activities. The Alexian Neurosciences Institute in Illinois offers a course in their The Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center. Also, the American Parkinson’s Disease Association at Stanford University Medical Center, in it’s “Beyond Pills…. Alternative Approaches to Coping with Parkinson’s Disease” program, offered “Tai Chi, The Art for Living with Parkinson’s” by Mwezo & Jane of Kujiweza Healing Arts. (Learn more at: http://parkinsons.stanford.edu/symposium.html). The Parkinson’s Society of Canada recommends Tai Chi for Parkinson’s patients, suggesting “Tai Chi may prevent or at least slow down the onset of degenerative diseases; in the long run, it can reduce need for rehabilitative care.” (http://www.parkinsons.ca/managing.html#taichi)

In the United Kingdom a Parkinson’s Tai Chi study was conducted at Camborne Redruth Community Hospital, Cornwall. Their conclusion of the study was such, “Tai Chi training was well tolerated by PD patients in this study, but had no measurable effect on motor performance using UPDRS score or GAG time. There was a non-significant improvement in quality of life scores (PDQ 39). Larger studies would be needed fully to evaluate the value and efficacy of Tai Chi. However our results are encouraging, and provide evidence for its safety and tolerability and would support the feasibility of further study.” (http://www.pdcornwall.org.uk/showarticle.pl?n=30&id=81)

WCHS TV during a news report focusing on Tai Chi’s ability to boost immune system function, also reported that “Tai Chi has also been shown to help illnesses such as Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia and arthritis.” (http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/healthyforlife/2177.shtml)

The Neurology Channel reported, “The slow flowing movements of Tai Chi help maintain flexibility, balance, and relaxation. The Struthers Parkinson’s Center in Minneapolis, which teaches a modified form of Tai Chi, consistently reports benefits achieved by patients in all stages of Parkinson’s.” (http://www.neurologychannel.com/parkinsonsdisease/surgery.s html)

Physicians at the Mayo Clinic recommend Tai Chi for Parkinson’s therapy, under their Parkinson’s “self-care” section for avoiding falls, where they suggest you “Ask your doctor or physical therapist about exercises that improve balance, especially tai chi. Originally developed in China more than 1,000 years ago, tai chi uses slow, graceful movements to relax and strengthen muscles and joints. “

At a popular health website called “RemedyFind.com” viewers can vote on therapies they’ve found benefited their condition, or didn’t benefit it. The rating there for Tai Chi as a Parkinson’s therapy received a rating of 9.8 out of a possible 10. (http://remedyfind.com/rem.asp?ID=13945)

A Study at the University of Florida in Jacksonville found that patients who attended Tai Chi classes for one hour each week for 12-weeks were less likely than a group of control patients to experience an increase in the severity of their condition and a decrease in motor function. . . ..[of alternative therapies] the most popular therapies being Tai Chi, yoga, and acupuncture. (http://www.worldhealth.net/p/275,1526.html), (SOURCE/REFERENCE: Reported by www.reutershealth.com on the 13th November 2002)

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported, “Parkinson’s Meets It’s Match in Tai Chi.” In this article they write that Dr. Mark Guttman, director of the Centre for Movement Disorders in Markham, Ontario, recommends people with Parkinson’s do exercises that involve a lot of stretching, similar to the movements of tai chi.

“Tai chi is wonderful; it can help people with disabilities as well as people with Parkinson’s,” he says. He added that studies on animals show exercise induces a change in the brain that prevents the symptom’s of Parkinson’s from emerging.

The Tai Chi teacher for this program, Ms. Embree, spoke of how people with fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis, and Parkinson’s often attend her classes . . . “Doctors are now sending people here,” adds Ms Embree. (for the entire article, go to: PARKINSON’S MEETING IT’S MATCH IN TAI CHI, April, 13, 2005, http://www.ajc.com/health/content/health/0304/lvtaichi7.html )

At the National Parkinson’s Foundation site, Melanie M. Brandabur, MD NPF Center of Excellence, University of Illinois at Chicago and Jill Marjama-Lyons, MD NPF Center of Excellence, Shands Jacksonville, wrote, “Most patients derive a great deal of benefit from today’s medications and surgical therapies for Parkinson’s Disease . . . However, benefits of these therapies can be limited. As time goes by, the medications may not seem as effective as they once were. Side effects or unpredictable response may develop. Surgical therapies are not curative and often treat only selected aspects of Parkinson’s Disease. For these reasons, patients may decide to explore other modalities, such as massage therapy, Tai Chi, yoga, or herbal preparations to augment their Parkinson’s medication . . . Many patients with Parkinson’s Disease have become interested in complementary therapies to supplement medications and other traditional PD treatments. These physicians also suggest that as Tai Chi and other modalities benefits are exposed by clinical research, physicians will advocate their use more widely. (http://www.parkinson.org/site/pp.asp?c=9dJFJLPwB&b=238635)

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day joins a growing number of health professionals specializing in fields like Parkinson’s who believe that much more research needs to be done to illuminate the full spectrum of benefits Tai Chi offers all people as well as those specifically with chronic conditions. This will enable more physicians to make Tai Chi a regular prescription written as therapy or adjunct therapy for a host of maladies many are already enjoying the benefits of for their condition, but paying out of pocket for. Ultimately more and more health insurance plans should and will make Tai Chi classes a deductible medical expense for their clients. The end result of this shift may portend the savings of hundreds of billions of dollars annually in saved health care costs as patients are better trained in self care techniques, training the great visionary Thomas Edison referred to as “the care and maintenance of the human frame,” which Edison envisioned would more and more reduce the need for expensive surgeries and life long dependence on medications as human beings maximized their own self healing abilities. Traditional Chinese Medicine has spent centuries developing and evolving self healing technologies like Tai Chi. Now the west can learn about their results, and physicians can prescribe them to their patients and our entire society will be healthier and more abundant for it.

‘Pills can change your destiny’ is printed in my prescriptions, notice boards and in all vantage points of my clinic. Often patients ask

‘Doctor, how can destiny be changed with mere pills?’ “Suppose I die today in an accident, it is my fate. How pills can change it?” “Doctor, I completely disagree with you” “How can you state so with authority? Can you explain?”

Yes. I admit that my very intention is to provoke such questions. When I answer I can emphasize the significance of the pills.

SHALL WE SEE HOW?

About fifty years ago, TB, Leprosy and such contagious diseases were incurable. An afflicted person will inevitably die in a few years. His family will console itself that “All that is written in his fate” “Everything is in accordance with one’s fate” and such. Since Biblical times Leprosy was considered as ‘God’s wrath’. But today, the phenomenal growth in medical science and technology enables a complete cure for TB and Leprosy. If proper tablets are taken for six months 100% cure is sure. Patients fated’ to face death are entirely curable now. Their life span can even be extended.

So is the case is with Diabetes or Thyroid deficiency.  A century ago insulin was invented to cure Type1 diabetes or Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM). If an eight years old child is infected before its invention, it is condemned to die in a matter of two years.  Wasim Akram is a renowned left arm fast bowler with many records to his credit. He is in fact a diabetes patient taking insulin regularly. Had this very same bowler, a contemporary legend, was born about 200 years ago, imagine what would have been his fate?

Before two hundred years, if a young girl acquired thyroid deficiency, she will suffer from obesity, leathery skin and constipation.  She will become too tired to do any work. Her heart muscles will become weak and she will die. This is due to a condition called cardio-myopathy. But now cardio-myopathy can be prevented with Thyroid tablets like Eltroxin, Thyronorm etc. Regular use of these tablets can cure her. She can live longer without any problems.

Bio-Enzymes like thyroxin, insulin have to be secreted naturally in body. If bio-enzymes are inadequate, they can be substituted by a wheat grain sized tablet invented by science. In my Mind Care Clinic and elsewhere across the world many patients seek cure for Anxiety disorders, Personality disorders and Obsession problems. Ten years ago modern medicine identified low secretion of bio-enzyme called serotonin is the cause of these problems. These problems can be satisfactorily cured by a class of medicines called Serotonin Serum Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI).

A 35 years old male patient, and a top level executive in a MNC with an income of two lakhs per month even in India, took treatment for obsession under me. Three months after treatment he came back with his wife, brothers and parents. He presented a 100 g Gold Ganesha idol as a gift to me. I firmly ‘declined’ to accept the gift as it is against medical ethics and a crime as well. The doctor-patient relationship will be affected by such gifts. But what he said that day touched my soul. His statements are reproduced verbatim.

“Sir, had I not seen you, I would have committed suicide by this time”

“In spite of possessing all things, I felt I had nothing whatsoever Sir”

“For five years, I suffered from restlessness and also I tormented my wife to untold extremes”

“I knew full well that my thought and actions were wrong. I had spent lakhs of rupees for a change through spirituality, yoga and meditation”

“To my knowledge, I have not even fondled my very own child with involvement”

“Daily I had intercourse with my wife more like a maniac with scant respect for her feelings”

“What a great surprise Sir! A wheat grain sized pill completely changed my life upside down. Had I taken this pill about seven years ago I would have owned now a big concern like Infosys or HCL”

“Before seeing you, I had resigned myself to my fate that everything is over for me”

After pondering over his admissions, I recorded the statement in my diary.

“PILLS CAN CHANGE YOUR DESTINY”

I do not say this to blow my own trumpet or to boast and brag. Any good and qualified psychiatrist would have done the same. I have seen hundreds of patients like him cured by these pills. Every day, these pills are prescribed worldwide by psychiatrists.

Science is but empirically proven facts.

Millions of dollars are spent for systematic research for pills. Clinical trials of pills are carried out on lakhs of patients. Invariable cure for the disease without any major side effects is to be demonstrated. Then only governing agencies permit doctors like me to prescribe the pills. This being the case, claims like “I have cured the disease” is infantile and unscientific.

Some claim the following.

“Allopathic drugs are prone to give side effects” “ Kidneys will be affected” “Stomach ulcers will ensue” “Herbal medicines cause no side effects” “ “English medicines are not suitable to my body at all. Only Homeopathy, Siddha and Ayurvedha preparations are amenable to me”

These assertions are indicative of ignorance and or sheer gullibility.

In alternate medical systems like Homeopathy, Siddha and Ayurvedha there may really be good therapeutic procedures. Being unlettered in these fields, I should not write about them. They are country and culture based systems. For instance, Siddha medicine was practiced in India by Siddhars hundreds of years ago even before scientific advances have taken place. At that point in time, they would have traveled to Trichy from Chennai, using bullock carts or on horseback. They would have reached their destination in two or three days. Today aircrafts take a mere thirty minutes for the same distance. Can we say that they were foolish then?

Siddha medicine is our own indigenous medical system. It is indeed true that we should preserve its rare treasures for posterity. But instead of empty rhetoric, we need to meticulously research and subject the findings to globally accepted metrics and standards. It is disheartening to see the advertisements of certain fraudsters in the media who care not a bit for any scientific research and objective experimentation. They have a singular motive of fleecing the credulous public. We cannot fault the medical system as is but we must also ensure that the practitioners should refrain from deceitful promises.

Science is common or universal and objective in nature. Contemporary science will continue to grow and evolve further through unceasing research and experimentation. Hence is it not sensible to gladly accept scientific progress of today as such?

In practice we do appreciate the fruits of scientific progress like computers, cell phones, satellites. We relish using them with out any qualms. Yet when it comes to medical science, we strangely we tend to prefer two centuries old anachronisms

Reason

Superstitions, lack of awareness coupled with scheming skills of ‘Artful Dodgers’ namely fraudulent gurus, ‘reputed’ quack doctors, and utterly dishonest self serving politicians keep us ignorant for their personal benefits.

These very same religious heads and unashamed politicians rush to corporate hospitals for treatment at the drop of a hat. Be it for an ordinary fever or for “check up and rest” they choose multi specialty hospitals only. They are not ashamed to sermonize to the general population that “God will cure”

For this ignominious condition to change, young doctors (including alternate medicine doctors who study for five and a half years courses like BSMS, BAMS, BHMS, BUMS) should be enlightened. We should aggressively protest against government approval issued to set up private medical colleges. People who secured a meager 35% in higher secondary education but manage to get MBBS seat by paying thirty lakhs donation, must be prevented by stringent rules from getting registration in organizations like IMA.

Is it fair to allow desecration of medical profession by these dupes who procure MBBS with money? Their aim is to bargain a bigger dowry by virtue of this degree. In addition they have a shameless desire to exhibit their procured MBBS in marriage invitation. Is it just and fair for the state and central governments to collaborate with these cheats?

I repeat with a slight modification. “Destinies of most us can be won over by pills”

-Dr. P. Anandhan, M.B.B.S., D.P.M., FIPS

Neuro Psychiatrist- Mind Care Clinic

Phone: 044- 3297 2492, 93810 22113

minu_rs@yahoo.com

I also read yesterday that one in five Americans aged 18-34 is obese! Yes, I have noticed the spread widening on Americans as we sidle up to yet our next buffet or super-sized fast food meal.

I personally was in the Las Vegas audience last week when Karl Rove could hardly contain his chortling as he belittled the obesity epidemic we have in America. His slick one-liners rolled easily off his tongue mocking the attention and funds that President Obama’s stimulus plan allots to addressing one of America’s costliest and most debilitating ills. It surely didn’t surprise me that Karl apparently doesn’t care that this generation is the first that is scheduled to live less years than their parents, principally because of obesity.

I say arrest this obesity epidemic now, and yes, earmark funds for public awareness programs and treatments. We need to lead by example, as adults and as a nation. We do want our bodies to last as long as our hearts keep pumping, and we do hope to remain vibrant in our golden years. We do want to be able to move with, and play with, our grandchildren or nieces and nephews. There is hope! The TV blockbuster, Biggest Losers is key evidence that with personal will power and the support of others we can win the fight against obesity. We Can Do It Women! and men too, of course.

Apparently the State of New York heard me and others calling for a healthy America, in recently instituting an obesity tax on certain sugared soft drinks.

Even the military is weighted down with ineffectiveness these days, rendering our very national security more vulnerable. The number of service people diagnosed as obese has more than doubled since the 2003 invasion of Baghdad, Iraq.

At the end of the day, we are talking about a slippery slope with regard to so much of America’s and the globe’s appetite, greed, addiction and/or depression.

I listened to a reformed, yet once-convicted securities representative give an ethics lecture last Friday. He carefully explained that he went step-by-step deeper into oblivion believing he would give only this one kickback; and then never again. Further, how he never figured he’d get caught. His was an addictive game of greed and egotism.

He admitted that the beloved women in his life-both his mother and his wife-warned him of his errant ways, yet he willfully broke their hearts, as well as that of his young sons, by continuing his slide into the grips of greed, eventually losing his family relationships and his possessions, and being imprisoned.

Time will tell the full story of Bernie Madoff, and the myriad other Ponzi scheme architects, yet I suspect that decisions became more and more laced with optimism about add-water-and-stir wealth.

Little attention was paid to the prospect of getting caught. The aire of being above the law permeates a crook’s decision making, and in Madoff’s case, nary a care about the individual’s and foundation’s throats he stomped on.

For the record, I’ve never been bankrupt, never committed a felony (or even a misdemeanor) never accepted kickbacks, consistently voted in local and national elections, always worked at least one job (often 2-3) have an exceptional FICO score, great employment history, and haven’t cheated employees or family members. Not sure that’ll make headlines, nor could I be a wildly successful public speaker in the opinion of some yet I do know right from wrong, and I attempt to live by the Golden Rule. Boring yet beautiful. Simple and proud of it.

Values still remain, and a majority of American’s still uphold them. The media needs to search out those who would balance out the negative headlines and showcase the many ball players, military, and business people that play by the rules and enjoy a lifestyle befitting them and their labor/contributions.

So, hearty congratulations to all my readers who achieve greatness in their fields, in their families in their communities and in this fragile global network It all starts in our heads, you know. If we believe we can do it, we can. With the continued commitment towards personal excellence, and with the support of our loved ones we can achieve massive victories.

Congratulations to all my mature women readers who are pushing past their personal fears to begin to understand money and the role it plays in their lives. I am eager to throw a life preserver to you in the form of education and cheer leading regarding your money. With over 30 years of experience investing client’s money, I can help you sift through the mountains of financial information to cull what’s important to your financial future. Your past accomplishments are fodder for your money successes. We’ll use a combination of common sense, history, and future thinking to forge ahead and ultimately ensure that your money will last your lifetimes.

No, we will not succumb to paralysis about our money any longer. We’ll say no to our Bag Lady fears that otherwise rob us of rich moments of our lives when we could be creating memories with our loved ones. We will face our challenges head on, step by step with a winning plan. We will resort to our resolve and discipline and reap the rich rewards, all without ever needing to cheat.

Congratulations on reintroducing the word NO back into our language, and meaning it. No to unlimited buffets, no to unlimited profits, no to drugs, no to unfair business practices, no to dog-eat-dog greed, no to becoming addicted, and no to staying addicted.

In essence then, once our NO is taken seriously-principally by us-then our YES begins to have much more meaning. Yes to HOPE, yes to continued hard work, yes to pitching in, yes to opportunity, yes to education, yes to studying something new, yes to mastering our money, yes to health, yes to living our lives fully, yes to giving back. Yes, yes, yes, We Can Do It Women!™

Naveen,38 and a marketing executive of an NGO, is not afraid to admit that he is HIV positive. But things have never been easy for him too. “Those days the discrimination was at its peak. The only term was AIDS, irrespective of whether one has been tested HIV positive or AIDS,” Naveen says, while sharing his memory of horrific early days when he was detected carrying the disease . His infection falls into exceptional category, wherein a husband caught up with the disease through his wife. “No, not for a moment. Ours was love marriage, which is based on trust and nothing else,” comes prompt reply, when asked whether he did doubt his wife even for a moment. His wife,a Manipuri had to be administered blood for a medical problem. As, there was no blood bank, she took blood from a man who was in the window period of HIV. The virus entered her body through the blood stream.

The memory still haunts him as he continues to elaborate about the inauspicious day of 1999, when during a routine check of pregnancy, his wife was reported HIV+ve. “I was totally shocked, my feet were trembling and the documents fell down from my hands, I just could not believe. I thought I could hide the report for sometime, but she could sense there is something wrong. When I told her, she just could not take it. She locked her self in the bathroom for 9 hours and kept crying. We stopped talking to each other for many days, but later on we accepted it as our destiny.”

Naveen’s elder brother, who at that time was the head of the family, asked him to leave home immediately. His parents kept mum. At present, he is facing some property issue with his brother. “Even then I was not bothered. I just walked out. I didn’t even care before moving out that I had my wife with me too, to take care of,” Naveen recalls the tough decision he had to take in adverse conditions. The immediate concern for him was the unborn child, but to his dismay, he was turned down by the medical fraternity numerous times, denying to treat his wife. “When I consulted gynaecologists at the so called premier medical institute of the country, AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences), they called the unborn child, as a ‘ loath of meat’ and advised me to dump it,” says Naveen tearfully.

But, all these adversities did not bog down the couple. They consulted one of the best HIV specialists in Delhi. Both took his prescription seriously and did what ever he advised. The glitter in Naveen’s eye is enough to explain the efforts, which he must have undertaken to ensure that both the child and mother remain healthy. Problem mounted in the eighth month of his wife’s pregnancy when doctors at AIIMS, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital as well as Ram Manohar Lohia refused to entertain his wife. Private hospitals were charging around a lakh of rupees for delivery. “Our last hope was Manipur and we find ourselves fortunate enough that we got such a doctor who assured safe delivery. I was ready with the right dosage of medicine for the infant to protect her(child) against the dreaded virus”, he states.

Naveen, a founder member of the ‘Delhi Network of Positive People’ and a marketing executive with Sahara, an NGO, is too busy in his work these days. He works extra time to meet the medical needs of his wife and to secure better future for his daughter. His wife is in a critical condition. She is on second line of treatment. But all these adversities do not deter the couple from leading a life which is exemplary and worth emulating by a general mortal. There are very few people who are so ‘positive’ about life. “Death for us is a fact of life, which others perhaps are afraid of. I take extra care of myself. In the past seven years, I have not undergone any medication. My CD4 cell count is normal (670). Doctors say that I need no medication for next seven years, I want to live because my daughter needs me, I want to see her grow”, says Naveen with a sense of confidence which can move mountains.

It has been 20 years, since the virus was first detected in the country, so called gigantic efforts are going on at national and international level to curb the virus, and at the same time make people aware of it. Questioning the massive awareness campaign, Naveen says, “ What have we achieved in terms of awareness. 70 per cent of the total fund is used for the purpose. If a person like me living in the Capital of the country is facing so much discrimination for being HIV+ve, what kind of awareness are we talking about.”

The most important weapon against this deadly disease as posed by the awareness campaigns, is use of condom. “Many, rather I should say that most of Indians do not know how to wear it properly. They use nails to wear it, without pondering on it that it might puncture it. There is a proper procedure , which people must be made aware of, ” advices Naveen.

Denying the new report released by NACO (National AIDS Control Organisation), published in July 2007, as per which the number of HIV / AIDS cases in India currently stands at 2.5 million, less than half of 5.7 million cases as estimated earlier, he says, “ The government does not want to create panic. That’s all.” Naveen is not at all happy with the approach and policies of the government as well as NGO’s- whom he calls as hypocrites.

Nevertheless, he is still hopeful that the government comes out with ’second line of treatment’, which includes treatment with around 18 drugs. This mode of medication costs around Rs 8000 a month. Last, but not the least, he urges the authorities to give special attention to the HIV+ children, widows, elders because according to him , and quite rightly so, these are the most vulnerable section of the society.

For more news and articles from India visit www.headlinesindia.com

Major Depression

A major depression can come from a single horrible event in your life, or may develop slowly as a result of several personal disappointments and life problems. Some people develop symptoms of a major depression without an obvious life crisis.  In a major depression the combination of symptoms interferes with your ability to work, study, sleep, eat, and enjoy pleasure feelings. This could happen only once but often happens several times during your life.  It is major because it stops your ability to function normally. It is severe and keeps you from living your life. If you suffer from this you feel you just cannot fix things in your life. You want to sleep because when you are awake there is no joy. Its effects can be so great that things like eating, sleeping, or just getting out of bed become almost impossible. You cannot just ’snap out of it’ and every day you feel worse. If you get no treatment for this it can last from six to 10 months. It seems to run its course.  But why in the world would you want to live in this horror for one minute longer than you have to?

Symptoms:

-Feeling hopeless and helpless

-Thinking of death or suicide

-No energy, feeling tired all the time

-Irritable and angry outbursts

-Constant worry about physical health

-Drug and/or alcohol abuse

-Difficulty sleeping or sleeping too much

-Waking up very early, not able to get back to sleep

-Feeling guilty about past actions

-Big appetite changes

-Memory problems

-Having problems at work or school

-Sudden emotional outbursts, crying

-Unable to concentrate

-Brooding and going back over problems

-Lack of concern for physical appearance

-Slowness doing any tasks

Remember, these symptoms must be severe and cause real problems for you and eventually cause you to be unable to function at work or home.

Major Depression can be a one time happening a third of the time, but generally two thirds of the people who have this will have a repeat or maybe several. Many times the symptoms disappear for a while and then come back full force.

Here’s an example of a woman experiencing a Major Depression:

Susan is 37 and just ended a 5 year relationship. She wonders what has happened to her. She thinks she is just sleep walking through her life.  She cannot sleep well, wakes up at 4:00a.m., and is wide awake, thinking about is wrong with her. When she gets up she feels like she got no sleep at all and is foggy and can’t think.  She used to enjoy fixing nice meals and considered herself a good cook. Now she doesn’t even like the taste of food and is losing weight fast. She isn’t dieting but people ask what plan she is using. There is a man at work who has shown some interest in her but she could care less. She feels she can’t concentrate and do her job as a computer input operator and she is making plenty of mistakes. Her boss has been watching her and she knows the group is carrying her. This can last just so long. When she leaves work she just goes home and lies on the couch. On the weekend she sleeps and takes the phone off the hook. She doesn’t want to hear from well meaning relatives and friends. They keep telling her to get a grip on herself but she can’t.  When she wakes up early in the morning, she thinks about ways she could kill herself. There is no longer anything to live for. She thinks of things she might have done differently when she noticed her partner was showing less interest in her. Maybe she wasn’t sexy enough or attractive enough. Maybe she should have suggested some kinky sex. Her partner found a woman who was ten years younger and very beautiful. He said he felt like a young guy around her.  He had told Susan she was getting old looking and needed a total makeover. At the time she laughed it off but now she thinks she made a terrible mistake.  And now there is no going back. She has nothing.

And when you meet Bill, you will hope that you never suffer like this.

Bill was 58 when he lost his job due to a reduction in force after a large bank merger.  He could not believe this had happened because he was always the loyal company man who followed the rules and always did more than he was asked to do. When he was given the news he did not act like it was so horrible because he didn’t want to have anyone see him break down. But when he went home and told his wife he began crying and couldn’t seem to stop. He found that he could not sleep. He went to see his family doctor who told him it was natural to be upset over losing his job and gave Bill a prescription for sleeping pills.  They seemed to work at first, but when he woke up he felt sluggish and groggy and unable to start searching for another job.  He would sit in his favorite chair with the TV turned on, thinking about how could this have happened to him. He started to wonder why he had ever worked so hard for a company which could so easily throw him out. He had enough years in to get a pension and had made good investments.  They wouldn’t starve or be unable to live decently. But to Bill, his job was a very important part of his life.  It was who he was. When his wife wanted to get him out of the house and visit with friends he told her to leave him alone. He didn’t need anybody to come around feeling sorry for him.  Within a month Bill had gotten so much worse that he was not taking care of himself, staying in his pajamas all day, and refusing to talk to his wife.  He was continuing to get his prescription for sleeping pills refilled but he wasn’t taking them.  He was hoarding them and getting ready to take all of them when he had enough.  There was no way he was going to continue living and feeling that he had been thrown away like garbage. When his wife found the pills he had saved up, she called their doctor.  They arranged for Bill to be admitted to a mental health ward at the hospital.  He was there for three weeks before he turned the corner.

If you or someone you care for is suffering from a Major Depression, you need to know it is something you cannot just ’shake off’. Depression is one of the most easily treatable illnesses in this country and there is no reason to deny or avoid dealing with the problem. Medications and treatment are available and will be discussed later in the book.

Avoid divorce

Dalip Singh Wasan, Advocate.

We have been told that couples have been earmarked by God before we were sent on this earth and when we actually solemnize a marriage, it is just execution of that will of God and therefore, we should accept this will of God as final and therefore, we should be happy that we have executed the will of God. Divorce is not ordained by God and therefore, we should avoid divorce and we should allow this marriage to continue till we are alive on this earth.

In spite of these philosophy of life, divorces are there and if we count, we shall find that thousands of divorce petitions are still pending in the Courts established by the state in each country. If we have a reading of the grounds of these divorce petitions, we shall find the following items repeatedly laid down in divorce petitions:-

(1) The other party is having lower qualifications and therefore, the other party is not having income sufficient to run the family administration.

(2) If the petition is from the side of the wife, she is telling that she is not in a position to adjust herself with the joint family especially with her mother in law and sisters in law.

(3) The husband is impotent and is not able to perform satisfactory sexual intercourse.

(4) The husband is drug addict, drunkard, opium eater or the like and is wasting all his income and time outside the house.

(5) The wife is living in adultery and the husband has got relationship with other women. She may be having grounds that her husband is visiting prostitutes or attending to dancing and call girls.

(6) In most of the petitions submitted by the wives, they are placing before the Courts that they are beaten and at times the people from the house of their in laws, they are demanding more and more dowry and they are threatening that if she fails to being more dowry, they shall kill her.

(7) The wives are coming our with ground that their husbands are calling their friends and force them to have sexual intercourse with their friends.

(8) Most of the women say that they are not being believed by their husbands and therefore, they are not allowed to handle accounts of the family and therefore, they are not tolerating all this.

(9) Some women are coming out with the ground that they are not taken in confidence in all the matters concerning the family and they are excluded from all such serious discussions and they are not in a position to tolerate.

(10) Some husbands are complaining that most of the time of their wives is wasted in visiting their own parents.

(11) Some women are coming out with complains that their husbands are not having natural sex with them but are utilizing other methods which are not physically possible.

(12) Some of the husbands oust their wives because they are giving birth to females when they demand male children.

(13) Some women are not able to adjust in the house of their in laws and they want separation and if they do not get due response from the side of the husbands, they file divorce petitions.

(14) Most of the people in the houses of the in laws are not understanding the fact that this woman has not joined their house as a domestic servant and when they still take her as a domestic servant, she files divorce petition.

(15) People in the house of her in laws are not understanding that this new bride had come from a house where she had been given all the respo0nsibilities and all were having faith in her and were giving her all important keys to keep and handle cash, but in the house of her in laws, all are having no faith in her and she does not tolerate this belief and files a divorce petition.

(16) The wife wants money from her husband and when she is obliged to beg money from her mother in law, from her father in law or from some other member in the family of her in laws, she does not tolerate all this and she is filing divorce petition under forced circumstances.

(17) If the wife is not keeping herself clean and is giving out bad smell the husband shall not tolerate her and there are chances that he would file a divorce petition.

(18) The wife must be up-to-date and must know all new techniques of make-up and must keep herself fresh and a changed lady each day and if she fails, there are chances that the husband shall file a divorce petition and similarly if the husband is not preparing himself as per demands and wishes of her wife, there are chances that he would file a divorce petition.

(19) Sometime a bride is not liking the age of the husband and therefore, it should be seen that the couple should not have more that the prescribed age difference.

(20) When a partner is not having good health, the other partner may not tolerate an ailing partner.

(21) If the husband is earning partner he should hand over his income to the wife and then he may be taking money from her. If he keeps money accounts with himself, there are chances that his wife may leave him. She wants to become a full-fledged owner of the house and in India she is designated as ‘Ghar wali’ which means the owner of the house.

(22) The husband wanted a charming lady, but she is not beautiful as per his expectations and some other woman has come in this contact who is ready to marry that fellow if he divorces the first wife.

(23) In countries like India if the women is also an earning partner, she would like to have more rights in the house and if she fails to get all those demands, she shall like to divorce. The men in India must try to learn as how they would be able to live with their earning wives because they are not allowed to follow the same pattern which their forefathers had been following.

(24) The husband should take his wife on a holiday trip for some days in each year so that she could get refreshment and if he fails, there are chances that she may divorce him.

(25) The husband must know the art of appreciating the other partner and this appreciation should be right one and not mere exaggeration, and he must have new words on each day and must utter those words in the ear of his woman.

(26) Both must try to spend each night as the first night of their marriage and therefore, they should have separate bed room and they must have full privacy because such accommodation is the will of the woman and if she fails to get such accommodation and facilities, there are chances that she may divorce.

(27) Inter caste marriage are not successful in India because here people are divided into religions and castes and they should not that all these barriers are like boundaries of the countries and crossing limits is prohibited. If they could continue, their children shall suffer because most of people shall not contract marriages of their wards with such children who are cross-breeds.

(28) Each partner should try to earn faith of the other and must be honest, sincere, must have regard, love and affection for the other.

(29) None of the partners should talk about his or her old relations and they should not appreciate such people who were their close friends prior to marriage.

(30) The couple must take side of each other and they should not take side of another member in the family when there is quarrel.

(31) The couple should help each other in day to day work and when one is ill, the other should serve him or her and try to have proper treatment.

(32) The husband should never say that his wife is with low education and is from a backward family and similarly the wife must avoid such comments on her husband.

(33) The bride must see that she is not developing more relations with father in law and brothers in law and ignore the mother in law and the wives of her brothers in law. Similarly the husband must avoid having more relations with wives of his brothers.

(34) The husband should avoid teaching something in presence of his parents, his sisters or his brothers because his wife would take such teachings as insult to her and she would not tolerate.

These are some of the points which are often included in divorce petitions and therefore, the couple must know all these points and if need be they are at liberty to add more points in this list and both the partners should try to follow these points in every day life. It is expected that the number of divorces shall come down and the people shall start following the will of God and the couple shall marry only once and shall not file divorce petitions.

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The mesothelium is a membrane that covers and protects most of the internal organs of the body. It is composed of two layers of cells: One layer immediately surrounds the organ; the other forms a sac around it. The mesothelium produces a lubricating fluid that is released between these layers, allowing moving organs (such as the beating heart and the expanding and contracting lungs) to glide easily against adjacent structures.

The mesothelium has different names, depending on its location in the body. The peritoneum is the mesothelial tissue that covers most of the organs in the abdominal cavity. The pleura is the membrane that surrounds the lungs and lines the wall of the chest cavity. The pericardium covers and protects the heart. The mesothelial tissue surrounding the male internal reproductive organs is called the tunica vaginalis testis. The tunica serosa uteri covers the internal reproductive organs in women.

Symptoms :

Symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 30 to 50 years after exposure to asbestos. Shortness of breath and pain in the chest due to an accumulation of fluid in the pleura are often symptoms of pleural mesothelioma. Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma include weight loss and abdominal pain and swelling due to a buildup of fluid in the abdomen. Other symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma may include bowel obstruction, blood clotting abnormalities, anemia, and fever. If the cancer has spread beyond the mesothelium to other parts of the body, symptoms may include pain, trouble swallowing, or swelling of the neck or face. These symptoms may be caused by mesothelioma or by other, less serious conditions. It is important to see a doctor about any of these symptoms. Only a doctor can make a diagnosis.

Diagnosis :

Diagnosing mesothelioma is often difficult, because the symptoms are similar to those of a number of other conditions. Diagnosis begins with a review of the patient’s medical history, including any history of asbestos exposure. A complete physical examination may be performed, including x-rays of the chest or abdomen and lung function tests. A CT (or CAT) scan or an MRI may also be useful. A CT scan is a series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body created by a computer linked to an x-ray machine. In an MRI, a powerful magnet linked to a computer is used to make detailed pictures of areas inside the body. These pictures are viewed on a monitor and can also be printed.

A biopsy is needed to confirm a diagnosis of mesothelioma. In a biopsy, a surgeon or a medical oncologist (a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating cancer) removes a sample of tissue for examination under a microscope by a pathologist. A biopsy may be done in different ways, depending on where the abnormal area is located. If the cancer is in the chest, the doctor may perform a thoracoscopy. In this procedure, the doctor makes a small cut through the chest wall and puts a thin, lighted tube called a thoracoscope into the chest between two ribs. Thoracoscopy allows the doctor to look inside the chest and obtain tissue samples. If the cancer is in the abdomen, the doctor may perform a peritoneoscopy. To obtain tissue for examination, the doctor makes a small opening in the abdomen and inserts a special instrument called a peritoneoscope into the abdominal cavity. If these procedures do not yield enough tissue, more extensive diagnostic surgery may be necessary.

If the diagnosis is mesothelioma, the doctor will want to learn the stage (or extent) of the disease. Staging involves more tests in a careful attempt to find out whether the cancer has spread and, if so, to which parts of the body. Knowing the stage of the disease helps the doctor plan treatment.

Mesothelioma is described as localized if the cancer is found only on the membrane surface where it originated. It is classified as advanced if it has spread beyond the original membrane surface to other parts of the body, such as the lymph nodes, lungs, chest wall, or abdominal organs.

Treatment :

Treatment for mesothelioma depends on the location of the cancer, the stage of the disease, and the patient’s age and general health. Standard treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Sometimes, these treatments are combined.

Surgery is a common treatment for mesothelioma. The doctor may remove part of the lining of the chest or abdomen and some of the tissue around it. For cancer of the pleura (pleural mesothelioma), a lung may be removed in an operation called a pneumonectomy. Sometimes part of the diaphragm, the muscle below the lungs that helps with breathing, is also removed.
Radiation therapy, also called radiotherapy, involves the use of high-energy rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation therapy affects the cancer cells only in the treated area. The radiation may come from a machine (external radiation) or from putting materials that produce radiation through thin plastic tubes into the area where the cancer cells are found (internal radiation therapy).

Chemotherapy is the use of anticancer drugs to kill cancer cells throughout the body. Most drugs used to treat mesothelioma are given by injection into a vein (intravenous, or IV). Doctors are also studying the effectiveness of putting chemotherapy directly into the chest or abdomen (intracavitary chemotherapy).

To relieve symptoms and control pain, the doctor may use a needle or a thin tube to drain fluid that has built up in the chest or abdomen. The procedure for removing fluid from the chest is called thoracentesis. Removal of fluid from the abdomen is called paracentesis. Drugs may be given through a tube in the chest to prevent more fluid from accumulating. Radiation therapy and surgery may also be helpful in relieving symptoms.

My friend tells me a different joke everyday and this is the latest one, I happen to think it is not that funny. You decide!

A man is at a bar all night. He drinks too much and gets sick all over his shirt. He says to the bartender, “My wife is going to get so mad at me. She’ll say I drank too much and then threw up on myself, she’ll be pissed.”
The bartender says, “This is what you do. You put a ten dollar bill in your shirt pocket and when your wife asks you what happened you say a drunk guy threw up on you and then gave you ten dollars to get the shirt dry cleaned.
The drunk guy says, “Great, I’ll try that.”
He goes home and his wife asks him what happened. He tells her, “a drunk guy threw up on me and then gave me ten dollars to have my shirt drycleaned.” The wife looks in his shirt pocket and pulls out the money and says, “well that’s nice but this is a twenty.” And the drunk guys says, “oh well, he crapped my pants too.”

This topic is something I am most passionate about. Every lecture I give, every patient I talk to, any chance I have, I discuss this horrible exploitation of human emotion in North America. Every third American, every third patient in my office is on SSRI’s (antidepressants). Prozac, Effexor, Zoloft, Paxil, Lexapro…. SSRI prescriptions have skyrocketed over the last decade and so have the pockets of drug companies Prozac alone netted over 180 billion dollars last year in profit.

Let’s break down the words in SSRI: Selective Seretonin Reuptake Inhibitor. This means that the drug Selectively Inhibits the receptors sites for Sereotonin blocking its resorption thereby allowing Seretonin to float within the synaptic cleft longer increasing positive affect (mood).

This sounds great on paper doesn’t it? WOW! Here’s what the public here’s from drug companies and then they list some of the side effects but no-one seems to listen because they are so excited about the glory of science and the prospect of an easy solution to their life. I was molested…take this pill. I lost my job…..take this pill. I never knew my father….take this pill. I hate my job…..take this pill. I hate my wife….take this pill. I didn’t make the basketball team…take this pill. I’m fat and no-one will go out with me….take this pill. I hate my life!….take this pill.

Antidepressants were initially prescribed only to people with classic clinical depression. Clinical depression is characterized as a mental illness by such symptoms as: inability to get out of bed, inability to feel pleasure of any kind, strong desire to commit suicide and/or actual attempts to do so, dramatic weight changes, inability to accomplish even the simplest of tasks, strong guilt and/or self-hatred, and no interest in anything. Clinical depression as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is considered to be a rare disease and should only be diagnosed by a licensed psychiatrist.

Today, antidepressants are prescribed by family physicians and general practitioners for all sorts of “off-label” indications. Many times, a patient simply tells their doctor “I’m feeling depressed” and they walk away with a prescription for Prozac. Over 50% percent of the prescriptions filled for antidepressants are for patients who have not received a mental evaluation by any licensed psychiatrist.

This problem is compounded by the fact that too often physicians do not do their due diligence in arriving at diagnoses. Having been in many doctors’ offices myself and seen these practices firsthand, I can safely say that things need to change. A patient comes in and says “I’ve been feeling depressed a lot lately.” and the doctor MAYBE asks one or two follow up questions, then writes a prescription or hands out some samples saying “try these.”

What is usually not known to the patient is that the drug manufacturer sends sales representatives to go pitch these drugs to the busy physician. It is usually the responsibility of the pharmaceutical rep to keep the doctor’s sample cabinet stocked. Often times the physician only knows what the sales reps have told him in their brief encounters, and what he too has seen on television.

So let’s look again at SSRI’s. It is a drug that blocks Seretonin uptake so that it can remain in the cleft longer allowing the patient to experience “pleasant” emotion longer. This drug unfortunately has extreme side effects one being depressed mood! “I thought that’s why I was taking this?!

Significant insomnia affects 15%-20% of patients taking SSRIs, twice the rate with placebo. Polysomnography has consistently found that these drugs cause activation during the night: In addition to insomnia, bruxism (teeth grinding), sweating, and periodic limb movement are common. Vivid dreams and nightmares also occur. With ongoing treatment, increasing numbers of patients report lethargy and fatigue. Suicide, suicidal or murderous thoughts are a side effect of anti-depressants that have been underplayed and research attention has not been given. I wonder why. The FDA might have to pull hundreds of billions of dollars of profit, much from its own pockets (a huge percentage of the board on the FDA has a financial interest with big pharma, a topic I will discuss in much greater depth in another article)

There are a lot of data showing that people who sleep poorly are more likely to relapse and that suicide risk is higher.

Sleep problems often require concurrent medication: 22%-34% of patients taking SSRIs also are prescribed sedatives or hypnotics.

Sexual dysfunctions are among the most distressing SSRI side effects. Decreased libido and delayed or absent orgasm are the best known, but there are others. Perhaps the most unexpected SSRI-related problem to emerge has been weight gain, which often begins only after several months of therapy. This side effect has not been shown to be frequent or severe in controlled studies but has been reported to occur in 18%-50% of patients in some open-label studies. These “controlled” studies are done by drug companies and are also not reporting the almost exact effectiveness of the placebo, “sugar-pill” in comparison to SSRI’s. Some are even contesting the use of the placebo in trials…..my goodness they are sore losers upset that nothing is almost as good as their product. I’d be mad too if I was making 200 billion dollars from selling a chemical “nothing” and sugar was beating me. Long term studies are consistently showing the absolute devastation SSRI’s are causing individuals, families and communities.

All these side effects when there are chemicals out there that one can take that have little or no side-effects and are natural, one being SERETONIN, the neuropeptide that SSRI’s promote!

YES, you can buy seretonin in the store and it’s cheap! It’s called 5-HTP (5-hydroxytryptophan). Why don’t doctors prescribe seretonin. Well most haven’t even heard of it and the ones that have are told in medical and psychology schools that there no regulatory bodies governing the production of seretonin so one should be weary prescribing it!. I hear this all the time from doctors and it’s disgusts me that they would risk someones health with a medication that has been shown to have little effectiveness and massive side-effects and not give a natural readily available nutrient a chance! (Please refer to my article of Supplementation for Depression)

Do you know why? They are no tall buildings in metropolitan cities with the name SERETONIN on it but there is MERCK, PFIZER…that is where the money is. These pharmaceuticals companies can market any product successfully from ingeniously created ads on your television sets and radio channels to bribing your family doctor with nice vacations, buying them swimming pools for their homes and giving them loads of free samples and “their” research they have built an unstoppable force. These are facts both physiological and political. I implore you to look it up yourself and research the reality of these poisons before letting anyone you know ruin their chances of a successful life.

I didn’t discuss the importance of therapy in this article mostly because that is a large topic as well and I don’t feel that every psychologist is equipped to deal with depressed people. I would much rather Tony Robbins work with my patients that someone following the likes of Freud or Jung.

I want to finish with an important bit of research from Duke University which found that 10 Minutes of walking improved mood and positive outlook for two hours, that’s more than Paxil and Zoloft combined!

Tell everyone you know! Doctor M is on a mission! Let’s start living our lives and cleansing this amazing human machine with the universal intelligence we have and unleash the power within.

Yours in Health,

- Dr. M

Taking drugs is dangerous and is analagous with cigaratte smoking. If you want to quit the habit, you’re going to need more than just treatment. It needs immense will power to stop this habit, and if you don’t manage to put in all you have, it’s impossible to quit. Therefore, determination is the keyword if you want to quit smoking, because no matter how many treatments you try, it will get you nowhere without the determination to go the whole way to quit.

A treatment regime designed to help stop smoking will cover the medical aspects of your addiction. The emotional side of the treatment has to be handled by you. In the last point, it is important to have a determined approach towards the entire process of stopping smoking. You need to rationalize that the sooner you can stop smoking, the sooner you will get your life back on track.

The emotional treatment has various approaches. Like alcoholism, smoking is also termed a “family disease”, which means it affects not only you, but your entire family. The next time you want to smoke, think of your wife, your children, your parents or your girlfriend, who take in your smoke through passive smoking. Life will certainly change for the better if you can quit the habit forever, and you have to do it if you want to lead a better life, and care for your loved ones.

You can try one of the several remedies offered to quit smoking. Some of these are anti smoking gums, laser treatments, patch treatments or even shots. Of all these treatments, the shot is the most expensive, and also the most effective. A shot numbs the nicotine receptors in your brain, thereby preventing your brain from recognizing nicotine. As a result, your brain does not crave for cigarettes, for it ceases to know what it is.

Along with the medical treatments you receive, also try to think about what led you to develop the habit of smoking. Most people take to smoking in order to get away from stress. Maybe the stress wore off, but your habit stayed on. It’s important to contemplate on the initial reasons, because this will help you to stay away from any other addictions in the future, no matter how much stress you encounter. This introspection will increase your inner capacity to deal with stress, and not just succumb to smoking once again.

It’s important to stop smoking, especially when you yourself are the victim of this addiction. Before you begin treatment, do consult a professional doctor who will be able to guide you through the entire process.

Need to know how much is humira?
My Doc wants me to start Humira for RA. Anyone know what the price tag carries with that? – It is ridiculously expensive.if you enjoy health insurance you should call and ask what they’re negotiated contract price is currently. Average prices: https://www.changehealthcare.com/rx_bran?? If you don’t have insurance, appointment the Humira helpline listed…

What are the severe side affects of humira?
i’ve looked it up, and i don’t know if it will be worth taking for crohn’s. my dad says take it, my mom is freaking out and really dooesn’t want me to. what is there to worry something like ?? – Look on WebMD for side effects. My wife has been taking it for…

What’s up next to humira?
my doctor is basically forcing me to get on humira for crohn’s. is it any good? does it work? how bad’s the pain? what age r u if u’re taking it? apparently its lone being used for adults. – There are many websites available. But check out these three. They’ll give you a good standard idea of what…

Has anyone out here almost died or have an unexplained infection while on humira?
My mother was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in her early thirties. She is immediately 49 and has been taking Humira for about 1 year. Two days after her last injection, she developed a hallucination of 103.5; four days later she was on life support and the family be…

Anyone know in the order of humira?
drug for rheumatoid arthritis – This medication is used to reduce pain and swelling due to rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. It works by blocking a protein (tumor necrosis factor or TNF) found in the body’s immune system that causes cohesive swelling and damage. Early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with more aggressive therapy, including this…

Is alchohol allowed when taking Humira for RA?
Anyone out there taking Humira? – Yes you can drink alcohol when you take Humira. There are no contraindications or warnings about it. I’ve search everywhere. http://www.humira.com/ 16 pages of prescribing information make no mention of any adverse effects with, or caution against, alcohol. Of course, as other, ask your doctor. Cheers!…

Is Humira protected for the treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis?
I have RA and i used humira . it worked for me for a little while. But i think she should try it. It might work better for your mother then what it did for me. I immediately use Enrel twice a week and feel much better.

Is in that a drug specifically smaller amount expensive and can be used as a alternative to humira for rheumatoid arthritis?
Dr. suggested humira but it costs 1400 every two weeks- I can’t afford it. Is there a place it can be bought for less? – Generic Name: Adalimumab WARNING: This medication can decrease your immune system’s ability to box infections. Though unlikely,…

Anyone taking humira that might be capable of abet me?
I have lupus and RA along with fibromyalgia. i was recently put on humira and I own some weird side effects. If you can help me it would be great – It would be helpful to know WHAT the side effects you are experiencing are. If you have severe impetuous or hives, swollen…

Can anyone relay meif they own tried humira treatment for rheumatoid arthitis and if the results are pious.?
its a type of drug known as anti-TNF it is not good for you! The answer does not lie near drugs, they just do more damage to your body and cause side effects. There are alternatives which get to the root make happen and do…

Anyone taking Humira for treatment Rheumatoid Arthritis?
I suffer from Rheumatoid arthritis and have several medicatins, one of which is Humira. I have taken this for 6 months. Has anyone taken this medication and had improvement contained by their illness? Also did anyone taking humira have suffered side affects? Any tips and info on other treatments would be very welcome. – Not Humira,…

Can Humira knock out the value of birth control?
My girlfriend and I have sex about once or twice a week on average. She has juvenile arthritis and takes humira. My mom get pregnant with her first child (my older brother) when she was on birth control. One of her other medications knock it out. I am just wondering, is it…

Can you help yourself to Ibuprofen or Hydrocodone while taking humira?
Can you take Ibuprofen or Hydrocodone while taking humira? Those 3 should be fine to take together. Although, i would suggest only taking the hydrocodone or only the ibuprofen, this is due to the acetaminophen in the hydrocodone tablets. I am assuming that you are taking Vicodin or Lortab or one…

Crohn’s disease? question almost humira?
I am almost 14 years old and i have crohns disease. i was diagnosed in april of 2007 I started out near all the basics like asacol and imuran and prednisone (BLERG!) but then they stopped working and i be going soooo high levels on prednisone so then i switched to remicade. Remicade worked wonders for like…7 months or so…

Crohn’s disease? question going on for humira?
I am almost 14 years old and i have crohns disease. i was diagnosed in april of 2007 I started out next to all the basics like asacol and imuran and prednisone (BLERG!) but then they stopped working and i be going soooo high levels on prednisone so then i switched to remicade. Remicade worked wonders for like…7…

Does any one know where on earth I could find asacol 400mg cheaper than 200.00?
– hi hick, are you taking asacol for Crohn’s disease or Ulcerative colitis by chance? The reason I ask is that many GIs don’t usually prescribe it anymore b/c it really doesn’t help their patients. The newer treatments similar to Remicade, humira, Entocort, imuran, or 6MP are more…

Does anyone transport Humira for Rheumatoid Arthritis?
A friend has been on humira and always getting sick. I want to take him on a holiday(driving) but we do not know if he can travel interstate. I would similar to to know if he will always be sick or if it gets better. I am concerned. Many thanks. – Wife is on…

Can i still do the humira shots if i hold have skin cancer lately?
– This medicine may cause other unwanted effects that may not occur until months or years after this medicine is used. A small number of general public who have used this medicine have developed lymphoma or skin cancer http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-in?? I am sorry I really don’t no…

Humira anyone?
my husband has crohns..thinking about trying humira..anyone here take it? How much does it cost? ever tried remicade? – hi joslynne, I am a female crohn’s survivor taking humira right in a minute. The reason I am on it is because After my 3rd infusion of Remicade, it failed. The 1st infusion kept me in remission for 1 1/2 yrs.

I will be taken humira and am 23 years and also on anti-depressants is humira ok to appropriate next to them?
You should ask your doctor or pharmacist! This is something that you should discuss with your doctor or pharmacist.

Is anyone else taking humira for ulcerative colitis?
I have been diagnosed with RA recently and am enquiring if humira could have caused this – The HUMIRA website has a scary qualification: HUMIRA can make you more likely to get infections or make any infection that you may enjoy worse. Serious infections have happened in patients receiving HUMIRA. These infections include TB…

Can you whip humira and methotrexate and own total hip replacement surgery?
My sister in law has been on methotrexate and she have to stop it when she had her recent knee replacement surgery and I believe she had to wait a month or six weeks after the surgery to restart it.

Is humira covered as a treatment for Crohn’s within England?
I am currently taking humira to treat my crohn’s disease but I am moving to England in a couple of months. I am wondering if my prescription will still be covered there and any information people might have. you would need to check with your insurance I would think. I use that…

I’ve gain an insane amound of counterbalance after taking humira. ?
I’ve been on it for about 2 1/2 months, and I’ve gained about 25 lbs. Is this regular? I have been eating a lot more afterwards normal lately, but still that seems like a lot of immensity to gain. – I just looked it up and the possible side effects are…

Would humira affect coumidan psychiatric help?
I take coumidan for Lieden factor V and saw the add that it would affect certian blood disorders and wondered how it affects the blood. – There is no interaction between Coumadin (Warfarin) and Humira (Adalimumab). However, Adalimumab is an antibody specific to Tumour necrosis factor (TNF). TNF is a pro-inflammatory chemical secreted by immune…

Anyone taken humira, enbrel, or remicade?
i am suffering from psoriatic arthritis and my rheumatologist wants to put me on one of these meds. the cancer and tuberculosis thing terrifies me. is it rare to develop one of these side effects?? im wondering if i should a short time ago try thr methotrexate… anyone have any ideas?? – Those drugs suppress your immune…

Can i achieve humira short insurance?
I do not have insurance and can not afford humira. Is their a program where i can get humira free. – If you are willing to try a different medication you can be in motion online to www.cheapestpharmacyonline.net and order medications for much cheaper and they ship them to your door. This pharmacy uses U.S. licensed…

Enbrel/humira/remicade?
my rheumie wants to put me on one of these, and ive pretty much made my decision not to. ive done my research and i dont like the fact that i will be more imagined to get cancer and tuberculosis. i feel like im going to die if i take them…so i want to start on methotrexate but my doc say it wont help…

Have you travelled while one dependent on humira?
I have Chrons disease and i have just received a job contribute in korea. i want to accept it but i dont know how easily available humira is in other countries. – Most of the pharmacies are holistic surrounded by nature. Be warned the weather is very dehydrating here and will definitely affect your Chrons…

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So, you’ve met the girl, got that promotion, done the big fairytale wedding, and bought that house which instead of being near your favourite wine bars and restaurants, has the big garden and is conveniently located close to good schools and other amenities.

Your darling wife has changed her job from that top paying one, to the lower paying one with great maternity pay, and childcare facilities. You both decide that you are finally ready to make babies. But of course things don’t quite go to plan. After two years of diligently reading every pregnancy book, and knowing your wife’s ovulation period better than your own body, there is still no joy on the baby front.

You decide to get reassurance that everything is fine, but of course fail to do so. Your lovely wife is as fertile as an eighteen year old girl, but you are told by the gynaecologist that had insisted on sending you for sperm analysis as well as your wife that there is a male factor issue. Your sperm count, motility and morphology are all sub-standard, that a special type of IVF, ICSI is your only real option of conceiving if there is no improvement in your sperm quality. You are suddenly introduced to a whole new world that you have no desire of becoming a member of, but suddenly find yourself a fully paid up member.

You have spent the last few weeks feeling sorry for yourself, feeling as if your manhood has been challenged, wondering whether your darling wife would dump you for a super sperm machine, and going off sex, after all what is the bloody point.

But now you are ready to snap out of it and at least try and do something to help to improve your sperm analysis results.

The good news is that improving sperm quality and helping your fertility whilst trying to conceive naturally or by IVF, is easier than you think. However, give yourself plenty of time to see any results as it takes about three months for the body to manufacture a new batch of sperm. If you start your health regime today, you should ideally expect to see results in three months time.

20 top tips for improving male fertility

1. Improve your diet

If you can only make one change in diet, then as much as possible eat organic food, especially fruits and vegetables. If you cannot afford organic food, do not worry. Just ensure that you eat a healthy well balanced diet filled with fruits, vegetables, nuts, fibre, protein and complex carbohydrate. This will ensure that you get a good supply of the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants essential for good sperm health.

Include food rich in Vitamin E which is important for sperm motility and ability to penetrate egg and can be found in oily fish such as mackerel and salmon, nuts and seeds, wholegrain, eggs, and dark green vegetables.

Selenium is an important mineral for good sperm health and helps to improve sperm motility and testosterone. It can be found in Brazil nuts, avocado, shell fish, brown rice, oat, garlic, and onions.

Vitamin C is another essential vitamin for good sperm health and stops sperm from clumping. In addition to citrus fruits, you can get your fix of Vitamin C in fruits and vegetables including kiwi fruit, strawberries, red pepper, broccoli, brussel sprouts, melon, and watercress.

Vitamin B12 helps with sperm count and motility and is found naturally in meat, trout, salmon, eggs, and cheese such as edam cheese is essential for sperm health.

Zinc is considered one of the most important elements for sperm production. Its deficiency may lower testosterone. It is naturally found in eggs, meat, fish, chicken, in seeds such as pumpkin seed and sunflower seeds, wholegrain, and in beans and other pulses.

Folic acid has historically been known as essential for female fertility health. This acid is also important for sperm health and can be found naturally in dark green vegetables, asparagus, avocado pear, beans, dried figs and lentils.

Arginine is important for sperm motility and can be found in nuts such as walnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, and in beans, lentils and fish.

Carnitine helps to stimulate sperm motility and count and can be found in beef, pork, lamb and dairy products.

It is important to increase your antioxidants found naturally in fruits such as blueberries, blackberries and cranberries, in vegetables such as broccoli and artichoke, and even in dark chocolate (70% cocoa or more), and red wine!

2. Cut out junk food and refined carbohydrate

It is important to reiterate that junk food should be a no no when you’re trying to improve sperm health. Eat foods which focus on fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grain, fish, poultry, legumes, nuts, seeds. Cut out refined carbohydrates such as flour, sugar, chocolate, biscuits, sweets, cakes etc. It is also time to avoid saturated fats and hydrogenated fats e.g. margarine.

3. Eat nuts and seeds

I have mentioned in number one the importance of some nuts and seeds, but this is worth repeating. Keep to natural nuts and seeds (not roasted and salted nuts). The nuts and seeds that work wonders for sperm health include Brazil nuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, almonds and chestnuts.

4. Drink water

This is probably the best time to stick with that resolve to drink at least two litres of water daily. If you’re finding yourself in the embarrassing position of rushing out of meetings to go to the toilet, please persevere as this will get better in a week or so from starting, once your body gets used to being hydrated and has excreted the stagnant water supply it has been holding on to for its essential functioning.

5. Drink green tea

This wonderful drink, full of antioxidants is good for sperm health.

6. Limit your caffeine intake

A recent study of coffee drinking men in Brazil shows that moderate caffeine does not adversely affect sperm health. However, there are plenty of nutritionists who advocate cutting caffeine whilst trying to conceive. Excessive caffeine, even where the woman does not drink coffee, can cause miscarriages, low birth weight etc. In moderation, coffee does not need to go entirely from your diet. Perhaps you can switch to caffeine free coffee to week days, and reward yourself with an indulgent freshly brewed coffee at the weekends!

7. Reduce your alcohol consumption

At <a onClick=”javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(‘/outgoing/article_exit_link’);” href=”http://www.tearingmyhairout.com”>TMHO</a>, we are all about keeping it real, so we are not suggesting you banish alcohol. Binge drinking and drinking excessively should be banished but the odd glass of good quality red wine, full of antioxidants is not a bad thing.

8. Quit smoking

Smoking is bad bad bad when you’re trying to conceive. Its effect not only affects getting pregnant, but also the health of the foetus, and your baby once it has been burn. There are also studies which show that the smoking habits of a male partner can increase the chances of miscarriage. If you think about it, it takes sperm and an egg, to make a baby, so it is only logical that the health of the sperm could affect the health of the embryo.

9. Lose weight

It is important to be a healthy weight range when trying to conceive. If you are underweight or overweight, you should consult your GP or a dietician about ways of reaching a more ideal weight.

10. Sleep more!

Sleep is essential for good sperm health and it helps replenish testosterone.

 11. Avoid over-heating up those delicate areas

You should ensure that you do not wear tight pants. Consider changing to the boxer shorts. Make sure that your trousers are not too tight.

As heat adversely affects sperm quality, ensure that you are not heating up your delicate areas by the heat of your mobile phone in your front trouser pockets where it could heat up your testicles. Try putting your mobile in your suit jacket, or safely in a drawer instead of in your trousers.

If you regularly use a lap top, consider using a lap top heat shield or placing the computer on a table instead of on your lap.

Avoid electric blankets, saunas, steam rooms, Jacuzzis and hot baths when trying to conceive. Instead of a hot bath, opt for a quick shower. Some men swear to improved sperm quality by getting into the habit of splashing their testicles with cool water after taking a hot shower.

12. Use it or lose it!

Ejaculate every 2 or 3 days, if not, then old sperm could deteriorate and affect the quality of newer sperm.

13. Reduce exposure to chemicals e.g. deodorant, pesticides

Ensure that you are not exposed to harmful chemicals such as weed killers, pesticides and other readily available household chemicals. Consider reducing your exposure to chemicals to as low as possible. Instead of your “normal” deodorant with its cocktail of chemicals, try a natural crystal rock product, which is completely chemical free and does a great job of keeping odour causing bacteria at bay. These are usually available in normal drugs stores such as Boots.

14. Take a good multi-vitamin

If you are eating a balanced diet full of vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants, you probably won’t need a multi-vitamin. However, a good multi-vitamin will ensure that you are not missing out on any of the essentials.

15. Other supplements

Infertility unfortunately is big business and there are many supplements out there that claim to work magic on sperm health. You should however ensure that you do not take every supplement going and are directed by your partner’s gynaecologist, an urologist, or a qualified nutritionist or dietician. You may also find that your urologist will frown at combining herbal and traditional medicines.

In addition to a general multi-vitamin, some of the supplements which your doctor may recommend, include 500mg of L-Carnitine for sperm motility and count, 500mg of L-Arginine to help improve motility, 15mg of zinc for sperm production, this is often taken with 1mg of copper, 200mcg of selenium to improve sperm quality and testosterone, 30mg of Coenzyme which increases sperm count and motility, 400iu of vitamin E which helps with sperm motility and ability to penetrate egg, 1000mg of Vitamin C which stops sperm from clumping, 100mg each of Vitamin B complex (especially Vitamin B12) which helps sperm count and motility; folic acid and Omega 3, 6 and 9.

Some men also swear by the efficacy of taking 500mg of the Peruvian herb Maca. In clinical trials, subjects taking a derivative of the Peruvian Andes herb maca called gelatinized maca reported increase sexual desire of 180% and sperm count increase of 200%. Please consult a qualified nutritionist before taking any herbal remedies. Please also ensure that your doctor is happy with your taking any herbal products.

16. Exercise

Exercise regularly, especially, weights helps to boost sperm health by increasing testosterone. However, it is important to avoid excessive exercise and cycling.

17. Try acupuncture

Some men credit acupuncture treatment with improved sperm quality. Acupuncture removes blockages in flow of energy, and is a relaxing calming experience. Make sure you choose a qualified acupuncturist by finding someone who is a member of The British Acupuncture Council, the UK’s main regulatory body for the practice of traditional acupuncture by over 2800 professionally qualified acupuncturists.

18. Make your kitchen microwave free

If you are eating natural, wholesome, healthy diet, you will have little use for a microwave anyway. Instead of defrosting food in the microwave, be more organised and leave it to defrost naturally in a fridge.

19. Get some sun daily!

 Spending some time in the sun helps to boost testosterone and reduces level of melatonin which suppresses fertility.

20. Avoid stress, have fun, and have sex!

 Often people find that they fall pregnant once they stop obsessing about their failure to get pregnant, relax and enjoy other great things in their lives. Whilst infertility is a difficult and sometimes seemingly impossible situation to face, stress does not help with solutions. Enrich your life with happy fun relaxing activities, and more importantly, do not lose the joys of sex by just focussing on making babies.

Good luck!