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Cellulite Treatment|Alternatives to Liposuction|Cellulite Rimedi
But one thing’s for sure. After the delivery process, many are just plain tired. In addition, having to breastfeed and nurse a newborn several times a night can be wearing.
The new mum today does not have much time to rest and relax during her confinement period at home. She needs to get back to work pretty quickly and that means, facing added pressure to lose weight so that she can fit back to her office wear.
Post-natal massage may just be the solution to her needs. Here are 6 top benefits of Post-natal massage therapy:
1. Relaxation
2. Stress Relief
3. Relieves aches on shoulders or neck
4. Hasten the reduction of fluid retention.
5. Help uterus to shrink to original size
6. Reduce cellulite and help to tone up the body.
In many parts of Asia, many women before delivery would in fact, prebook roger huntington sessions with an Indonesian massage therapist for post-natal massage. The treatment is a traditional one which has been handed down several generations and even practiced today. This treatment involves the use of a massage oil applied to the stomach and a tummy wrap (bengkung), essentially a cotton cloth of several metres. The bengkung is used to wrap the body so as to push up the uterus, clear water retention, wind, spasm, shrinks the tummy and helps to reduce weight. Post-natal massage is usually done in the privacy of one’s own home.
For a mother that has delivered her baby naturally, it is generally pretty safe to go for a post-natal massage. For those that delivered by caesarian, be sure to consult your professional massage therapist or your doctor first. Most in fact, would recommend that you wait a few more weeks before proceeding with a post-natal massage.
Post-natal massage provides a sense of continuing comfort for the new mother. The aim of this massage is to give nurturing and emotional support as well as alleviate the muscle strain of labor and childbirth. Some post natal massage therapies also come with a detoxification ritual that rids the midriff of post birth bagginess.
In some instances, post-natal cellulite massage can also bring about a much shapelier silhouette, compared to the one just before pregnancy!
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Brain scan could diagnosis Alzheimer's Disease in advance
Researchers at Harvard University have found that an MRI scan can pick up telltale signs long before the patient suffers any memory loss or confusion.
The new diagnosis could help patients receive treatment and make arrangements to deal with the disorder long before it takes hold.
At the moment the only way to be sure that someone suffered Alzheimer's disease is to have a brain biopsy after death.
But increasingly scientists are beginning to see different markers in the body that precede the condition.
In the latest study, the researchers at Harvard and Rush University, in Chicago, discovered that there were subtle changes in the brain make-up that could be associated with the disease.
Using brain scans, they found that a thinning of the cerebral cortex – the outside layer of the brain seemed to coincide with the disorder.
They found in two studies of 65 people that a thin cerebral cortex increased your chances of the disease by threefold.
Equally those with the thinnest cortex had more than a 50 per cent chance of developing Alzheimer's compared with 20 per cent for the average.
"We know, primarily from post mortem studies, that changes characteristic of Alzheimer's disease can be present in the brains of cognitively normal people," said Dr Brad Dickerson, the lead author of the paper.
"But since it takes a long time to follow people through initial symptom development to eventual diagnosis, how that process occurs has received very little study.
"We used what we know about the signature brain changes seen in patients with Alzheimer's dementia, measured those areas in individuals with no symptoms and eventually determined that those who ultimately developed dementia showed subtle shrinking long before they had any symptoms."
Dr Leyla deToledo-Morrell said early diagnosis could be crucial in the future.
"If a drug therapy or treatment is developed in the future, those who are still without symptoms but at great risk would benefit the most from treatment," she said.
Dr Anne Corbett, research manager at the Alzheimer’s Society, said: ‘We have known for some time that changes in the brain can happen a long time before a person starts showing symptoms.
"Research such as this is helping us build on our understanding of where these changes happen and how early."
There are 750,000 people living with dementia in the UK with more than half suffering from Alzheimer's.
The study was published in the journal Neurology.
Meanwhile, in a sister study published in the same journal, scientists have discovered that treating high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes may lower risk of Alzheimer's disease
Researchers followed 837 people with mild cognitive impairment, the stage of memory loss that often leads to Alzheimer's disease.
Of the group, 414 had at least one vascular risk factor.
Participants were given blood tests and a medical history questionnaire and also underwent other tests that measured blood pressure, body mass, memory and thinking skills.
After five years, 298 people developed Alzheimer's disease.
The others still had mild cognitive impairment.
People with risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease and high cholesterol were two times more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than those without vascular risk factors.
A total of 52 per cent of those with risk factors developed Alzheimer's disease, compared to 36 per cent of those with no risk factors.
They found in two studies of 65 people that a thin cerebral cortex increased your chances of the disease by threefold.
Equally those with the thinnest cortex had more than a 50 per cent chance of developing Alzheimer's compared with 20 per cent for the average.
"We know, primarily from post mortem studies, that changes characteristic of Alzheimer's disease can be present in the brains of cognitively normal people," said Dr Brad Dickerson, the lead author of the paper.
"But since it takes a long time to follow people through initial symptom development to eventual diagnosis, how that process occurs has received very little study.
"We used what we know about the signature brain changes seen in patients with Alzheimer's dementia, measured those areas in individuals with no symptoms and eventually determined that those who ultimately developed dementia showed subtle shrinking long before they had any symptoms."
Dr Leyla deToledo-Morrell said early diagnosis could be crucial in the future.
"If a drug therapy or treatment is developed in the future, those who are still without symptoms but at great risk would benefit the most from treatment," she said.
Dr Anne Corbett, research manager at the Alzheimer’s Society, said: ‘We have known for some time that changes in the brain can happen a long time before a person starts showing symptoms.
"Research such as this is helping us build on our understanding of where these changes happen and how early."
There are 750,000 people living with dementia in the UK with more than half suffering from Alzheimer's.
The study was published in the journal Neurology.
Meanwhile, in a sister study published in the same journal, scientists have discovered that treating high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes may lower risk of Alzheimer's disease
Researchers followed 837 people with mild cognitive impairment, the stage of memory loss that often leads to Alzheimer's disease.
Of the group, 414 had at least one vascular risk factor.
Participants were given blood tests and a medical history questionnaire and also underwent other tests that measured blood pressure, body mass, memory and thinking skills.
After five years, 298 people developed Alzheimer's disease.
The others still had mild cognitive impairment.
People with risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease and high cholesterol were two times more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than those without vascular risk factors.
A total of 52 per cent of those with risk factors developed Alzheimer's disease, compared to 36 per cent of those with no risk factors.
Monday, April 4, 2011
How to pick the best curriculum for your homeschooled kids
Homeschooling children is becoming more popular. The choice to homeschool your kids is not as rare as it used to be. Studies have shown that kids who are homeschooled do better on tests, perform better in college and are better able to work independently and not let socialization get in the way of job performance later on in life. These studies have also shown that when you homeschool your kids they develop stronger family bonds. There is more to homeschooling your children than just making the decision to do so, however. Deciding upon the curriculum is another. The following are some tips to help get you started.
Before you buy anything, you need to know the federal regulations for K-12 education. For the most part, the regulations are dictated by the individual state but there are some federal regulations that you need to be aware of. Make sure you understand them and that your curriculum meets the requirements that are currently in practice. You can find out more about these rules and requirements by contacting your local board of education or by contacting the Department of Education directly.
Homeschooled kids are still required to take standardized tests that are sent out by the government and state. There are days set aside for these tests in the "traditional" schools. If you would like to administer these tests at home, ask your local school board if that is ok or if your child needs to go to a school classroom to take the test. Sometime, local homeschoolers are given a day to take the test together. Use the information available through your local school board to plan your approach to yearly standardized tests.
Choosing your homeschool curriculum requires considering many factors. The number one factor, of course, is your child's personal learning style.
Second, is your particular teach strengths and weaknesses. Luckily, you have some freedom to play up your strengths as you put together your yearly curriculum. You don't have to force yourselves to stick to strict curriculum practices or units and you will be able to play to everyone's strengths while working through your weaknesses.
Determining which curriculum to choose for educating your children at home doesn't have to be hard work. With some looking into (both through your own investigations and knowledge from friends who do home schooling) you should be able to decide on a method that works excellent for you and your kids.
Before you buy anything, you need to know the federal regulations for K-12 education. For the most part, the regulations are dictated by the individual state but there are some federal regulations that you need to be aware of. Make sure you understand them and that your curriculum meets the requirements that are currently in practice. You can find out more about these rules and requirements by contacting your local board of education or by contacting the Department of Education directly.
Homeschooled kids are still required to take standardized tests that are sent out by the government and state. There are days set aside for these tests in the "traditional" schools. If you would like to administer these tests at home, ask your local school board if that is ok or if your child needs to go to a school classroom to take the test. Sometime, local homeschoolers are given a day to take the test together. Use the information available through your local school board to plan your approach to yearly standardized tests.
Choosing your homeschool curriculum requires considering many factors. The number one factor, of course, is your child's personal learning style.
Second, is your particular teach strengths and weaknesses. Luckily, you have some freedom to play up your strengths as you put together your yearly curriculum. You don't have to force yourselves to stick to strict curriculum practices or units and you will be able to play to everyone's strengths while working through your weaknesses.
Determining which curriculum to choose for educating your children at home doesn't have to be hard work. With some looking into (both through your own investigations and knowledge from friends who do home schooling) you should be able to decide on a method that works excellent for you and your kids.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Johns Hopkins Killers Among Us
Killers Among Us
The Mental Health Connection
Once it became clear that the shooter's politics were psychotic, and the partisan sideshows folded up and left town, the question remained: How was it that a young man who had obviously lost touch with reality was still out roaming the streets (and buying handguns and ammunition)?
This problem is of course the flip side of the problem of the "nice guy" who keeps to himself, keeps his grass mowed, and smiles at his neighbors while he maintains a dungeon in the basement and buries bodies in the back yard.
Some could see it coming
There is little or no defense against this second type of killer, who observes the social niceties. But too often, after a rampage like the one in Tucson, or the shootings in Columbine High some years ago, it turns out that those who knew the perpetrator saw it coming for a longtime before.
Why can't we do something about these obviously insane people in our midst before they kill?
Is coercion an option?
Forcing people to get therapy is a touchy subject in our culture. Few people would object to someone who's obviously on the brink of imminent violence or self-destruction being legally confined until the danger passes. If, however, the threat of violence does not seem inevitable and immediate, we usually look the other way and hope for the best.
But even when a person is upsetting to be around, and behaves in disturbing ways, the law does not allow us to confine them in a hospital unless there is good reason to think the person is plotting suicide or violence against other people.
Unstable, but beyond reach
Sadly, there is no ready solution to the often tragic problem of unstable, unpredictable people who are armed and dangerous and beyond the reach of treatment.
Take, for example, people whose violent urges are suppressed by medication. They cannot be kept locked up indefinitely as potential threats, even if they state outright that, once out of the hospital, they plan to quit the meds that have successfully quelled their violent urges.
Rights of society vs. rights of the individual
Most states do have some legal means to compel certain individuals to remain in psychiatric treatment, even as outpatients. But the decision whether a person is heading for danger, or is merely an eccentric misanthropist, is fraught with ethical dilemmas on both ends--the more you act to protect society, the more you risk depriving someone of his or her rights without cause.
Restricted access to firearms would at least make such attacks less deadly. Ultimately, greater popular understanding of the causes of mental illness would reduce the stigma associated with having one--and the discovery of better treatments with fewer side effects would certainly combat the avoidance of necessary treatment.
The website of the Treatment Advocacy Center is informative and has links to resources about federal and state laws regarding psychiatric treatment.
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