Health and Beauty Articles
posted on 17 December 2012
Today it should be easier than ever to be fit and healthy but for some reason, it's harder than ever. Why is this? Probably there are two major reasons. They are the labor-saving devices we all have at our fingertips, plus the easy availability of foods that are processed and laden with chemicals. There are two main ways to stay fit and healthy - good food and exercise - and both of these factors can be easily added to your daily routine. Let's start with food. We all know what we should eat and what we shouldn't eat. We know which foods we should eat in moderation. I developed a solution to this several years ago. At lunch, I have a 'good’ meal. For dinner I eat what I want - always keeping good food to the forefront of my mind though. This means that lunch is often fruit, salad vegetables and cheese. Served with a few crackers, this is filling and ensures that I get my daily fruit and vegetable requirements. In the evening, I often cook a pasta dish. By choosing good ingredients with no additives, the meals I cook are chemical-free. By not eating meat, I greatly reduce my fat and calorie intake. What about activity? This can be harder than eating the right food. It's easy to jump into the car to go to the store that's only a quarter of an hour's walk away. It's easy to vacuum the floors instead of sweeping them with a broom. I've realized that it's not necessary to join a gym or go on special exercising routines. Just by adding more physical activity to your day by refusing to use labor-saving devices all the time adds a lot of activity to everyday life.
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posted on 16 September 2012
I'm currently stufying a core cpd for dentists, and was asked to recount my experience of going to the dentists.
When I was a youngster, I had many toothaches and would not tell my mother because I was afraid to go to the dentist. I don’t know why I felt this way, but my experiences as a child, with doctors and dentists were not good ones. As a result of my fear, I have neglected to take proper care of my teeth. However, since moving to a new home in a new city and state, I have found the most wonderful dental office that I actually look forward to visiting. Surrounding the entire building is an aviary filled with birds of all types. Because we are in Florida, the birds are in a protected environment, but still located outdoors. They are visible from each of the examining rooms through large glass windows. It is so relaxing to watch the birds flying, eating and interacting with each other. Now going to the dentist is a pleasurable experience.Further Reading: enotes.com | metacafe.com | typepad.com
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posted on 16 August 2012
I grew up, like many other Americans, with a genetic disorder. Wisdom teeth. Those evil box-like grinding tools that most people end up having at the backs of their mouths. Some people are lucky enough to have these monsters grow in a nice peaceful line, but not me. No, not me at all. Mine decided to break from the tradition of normal teeth and grow sideways. I think they aspired to get to the front of the mouth for more attention, but even with the best of intentions they were causing me to suffer. My dentist confirmed my fears that I would need to have them removed. All of them. At the same time. With noisy drills that I'm pretty sure were invented by the Nazis as torture devices back in WWII. The appointment was scheduled and the prescriptions handed out. I was given a massive amount of hydrocodone, often known by the brand name Vicodin, for the pain and some Ibuprofen to reduce the swelling. I was told I couldn't eat or drink anything the night before my surgery. I was not told I needed to sleep. So, my terror addled mind decided I didn't need to sleep and it made that possible through the use of the internet. It pushed me into googling every possible complication. There were a lot of possible complications. There were also pictures. I don't think my eyes will ever look as crazed as they were that following morning. My mother had agreed to take me to the operating table and then drive me back home, if I survived. Personally, I think it was payback for the twenty hours of child birth I put her through. That or she wanted me to say something stupid, so she could video tape it and win millions through America's Funniest Home Videos. To this day I'm still not sure which it was. I remember being strapped to a chair. It was a comfortable chair, leather I think, with a giant lightbulb floating over it like some wandering eye. I remember the nurse, she had given me the consultation and warned me of the possible dangers. She was nice. I think she wanted me dead. They put a needle in me. They filled my lungs with gas that made my heart feel like a big drum. I could hear its pounding through my whole body almost as if someone had turned some really slow club music on inside me. It wasn't good enough to dance to, not that I could dance while strapped to a chair, but I imagine my teeth were swaying a bit to the beat. And that's all I remember. I woke up some time later to a new nurse, one who didn't want me dead, and cotton packed through my mouth. I was escorted out to an idling car where my mother sat. For the next week I drifted in and out of consciousness. Sometimes waking to find Star Trek playing on the TV, other times to my alarm telling me I needed more medication. It took my two weeks before the gaping holes where my molars had once been closed up. I can look back on the experience and laugh now, wondering why I worried over something that I can barely remember. I can't say I enjoy going to my dentist now, but with my molars out there's not much that I have to be afraid of. I will happily plop down in the chair and smile knowing that the worst that he can tell me is that I have some tooth decay, which is nothing compared to having four impacted wisdom teeth. Even a all on 4 dental implants procedure wouldn't get me in a sweat - I've seen it all. Now, dentist's assistants, those are the people you need to watch out for. But, that's a whole 'nother story. |
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posted on 24 July 2012
I had some cheap dental implants in central London done recently, and it made me remember the visits to the dentist when I was a child.
When I was young, like every other kid in this world I was afraid of going to the dentist. He was my number one enemy. I was terrified of the sound of the drill. My parents had to promise that they are going to buy me something that I really wanted to make me go there. They usually kept their promises, luring me to go again in the future. But as I was growing up, my fear started to fade to the point that today I’m not afraid to go the dentist anymore. In fact it is a pleasure now, knowing the positive benefit of the oral hygiene. I go on a regular basis for polishing and cleaning my teeth. I was even considering on putting braces, but in the end decided not to. I brush my teeth every morning and evening, and in the middle of the day after lunch, I clean them with tooth cleaning fluids.Other Sources: walgreens.com | thefreedictionary.com | reuters.com | microsofttranslator.com
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posted on 6 July 2012
I had been to the doctor because of panic attacks that were brought on by stress. These attacks would occur at any time - even some would wake me up at night! They were very frightening and very hard to control no matter how hard I tried. My doctor said I was too young to be worried about the serious consequences of panic attacks so he told me to try aromatherapy. He said I should find an array of smells that I enjoy and just immerse myself in them. I went out and bought some scented candles (sandlewood and vanilla) and went home and tried them out. The smells really distracted me from my stress related problems and I found myself enjoying the process. Soon I had some new flavors of candles as well as therapeutic essential oils and really relished the relief I received. I would suggest aromatherapy for at least stress related problems.
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posted on 18 May 2012
I have a terrible fear of going to the dentist ever since I was a young child. The only dentist I visited back then was a friend of my mother and the only thing I remember from those sessions were pain and sufferings. Nowadays I realise modern dentistry can do all kinds of things - from dermal fillers to botox! I recently had some root canal work done at a dentists in The City and I was amazed at the technology they were using. More importantly, modern day dentistry has a lot better pain management. So when I had a horrible sensation in my mouth last month, even though I knew I need to visit a dentist, I was extremely reluctant. Eventually my friend persuaded me to go since I was obviously miserable. Still, I managed to postpone the appointment twice, using any flimsy excuses I could think of. First it was because of a meeting running late, then it was because I had a slight cold. When I ran out of excuses and had to go, I was both depressed and nervous at the dentist's office. I visibly flinched when the dentist told me he needed to inject anesthetic because that was one of the nastiest childhood memories I had. I was surprised when the dentist said that he just finished with the injection because I barely felt a touch at my gum. The rest of the procedure went by with so little discomfort that I thought he was just checking out my mouth even though he did fill three cavities. I got off the chair with a relief and felt that I need to reassess a few other childhood fears. |
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posted on 29 April 2012
When I was about the age of 6, my tooth began shaking and I was really frightened. I'd always feared the dentist in Essex nearby from the stories my friends told me. My father took my first tooth out and I cried a lot on seeing the blood. When my second tooth started shaking I was more frightened than before. So I did not tell anyone and kept silent. But my parents found out. But by that time a new tooth was coming from behind. My father took away the second tooth, but the new tooth was coming out in a twisted way. That was when my parents decided to take me to a dentist. I was very much scared when I entered the room. But the dentist was friendly. He understood my fear and started to talk about other things. He told my father that he will take to take a nearby tooth so that the new tooth will come out properly. The dentist told me that it would pain only a bit. Just like an ant bite. He gave me an injection on my gum and told me to wait outside. Afterwards he took my tooth out and I did not feel much pain. He smiled at me when I was leaving. From next time onwards I was happy to go to the dentist to take my tooth out.Other Sources: wikia.com | archive.org | www.blueskydental.co.ukMore Info: ca.gov
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posted on 12 February 2012
The best gift in the world? Well, that depends of course on who it's for. I love to buy gifts for people and will quite happily spend hours working out the best thing I could give them. You don't need an extravagant budget just lots of time to ponder what would surprise them and yet be something they really need and want. The worst gifts you can buy people are the generic ones, soaps, shavers, scarfs and so on. Be more specific. They show little thought and surprise no one. If your sister's getting married, think about things like wedding hair accessories. If you brother's just bought a car, think about car accessories. Some of the best gifts I have given are ones I have made, cuttings from plants lovingly grown over months or even a year until they are big enough to present as a gift. Homemade travel diaries with travel dates already marked in alongside flight numbers and train times and little maps of the cities to be visited. The question 'What's the best gift in the world' can't be answered with a magical product, the answer is of course the gift you spent time on, thinking about, making, choosing because in today's world one of the most valuable things we have is time and giving that to someone has to be the best gift in the world.Further Reading: info.com | nationalgeographic.com | merriam-webster.com
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posted on 5 February 2012
When creating your travel itinerary you should never leave out travel insurance. Get one quickly from the company All Aboard Benefits. Not all insurance carriers can cover your travel insurance once you step out of the country. All Aboard Benefits is just one of the few insurance providers that can give you extensive travel insurance even while your destination is overseas.
I always makes it a point to purchase travel insurance that will cover all the members of the family whenever we plan a trip. We had a bad experience during our trip to Hong Kong when our flight was bumped off. We had to sleep in the airport lobby just to wait for the next flight which was the next day. When we arrived at our destinations, our luggage could not be found. If we had travel insurance, we wouldn't have to undergo all that stress in dealing with the travel mishaps. |
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posted on 30 January 2012
When you are pregnant, you will hear the stories from doctors, friends and family. But beware that not a single pregnancy is the same. Every woman will experience it in a different way. I have been pregnant twice, and these two pregnancies were so different from one another.
The first one couldn't be more easy going. I felt so good, it really was like a natural high, and I hoped it would never end! Till the last day, I was running around, driving, doing groceries, etc... But it seems that even though I felt so good, the baby was in a hurry to come out as he was born nine days earlier than expected. I was in my nursing wear a bit earlier than expected! I was happy about it as I didn't have really the time to worry about how the birth would go... Which happened very easily and quickly, even though it was quite an experience! The second pregnancy however, happened quickly after the first one. Because of that, my body didn't have time to recover from the first pregnancy. It has been very tiring. After a few months, I had to stop working, couldn't take care of my little baby anymore. The only thing I could do was sleep and get as much rest as possible. Being a few months without doing anything can be fun for a little while, but you quickly get bored of it. I became very impatient for the baby to arrive... And as the first one arrived before his due date, I had a feeling it would also be the case this time. But I had to set my mind to the fact that I still had to wait... But then, two weeks before the due date, I had contractions. So I thought he was finally coming, but no, I had to set my mind again... He was still fine inside, and wanted to stay longer. The day after the due date, my second baby was born. What a relief it was!
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posted on 26 January 2012
The dentist isn't as bad as pop culture would have us believe. Whether it's dental implants or just a checkup you're going for, you should not feel too nervous. From movies (Finding Nemo, anyone?), to music (that line in that one Owl City song about how he's been to the dentist so much he 'knows the drill'), we see it everywhere. I used to be so afraid of going as a kid because of all the horror stories I'd witnessed. But now I know as long as you don't get cavities you should be able to survive no problem. If you don't get cavities. Emphasis on 'if'. I had to get my first cavity filled recently, and that was not a pleasant experience. Whatever you do, get the novocaine. Don't try to be that guy that toughs it out you'll regret it. I promise. I had just a small one which only took a couple seconds of drilling. Let me tell you, those were some pretty miserable seconds. Not the worst, but still bad enough that I wouldn't want to go through it again. Ever. Other than that though, the dentist really isn't that bad.
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