tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48898232539750625722024-02-20T21:14:53.484-05:00I am an AMAZING human being!Nancy's Body BlogNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-4441671019984752532020-02-24T14:30:00.001-05:002020-10-22T20:03:19.538-04:00It's Better to Smoke (Say What?)<div dir="ltr">
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><em>Yup</em>... I said it. (I have a lot of explaining to do.)</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">The short answer - Vaping is FAR worse.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Cigarettes are old news. We’ve grown numb to warnings. But, being numb doesn’t change facts. Despite how you dress up packaging - cute dispensers, making it flavorful, discrete - </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">inhaling high levels of nicotine can destroy stem cells that turn to neurons - meaning, the brain can be damaged -</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> especially young developing brains.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">So, okay, let’s NOT talk about addictive and toxic nicotine. (Sans the caveat that NO amount of nicotine is safe. It raises blood pressure and spikes adrenaline, which increases heart rate and the likelihood of having a heart attack.) Let’s also NOT talk about how vaping can cause gum disease, bad breath, tooth loss, the loss of ability to taste thanks to the thick vape coating that ends up on the tongue... <em>(sexy huh?)</em> or how vaping crashes energy similar to caffeine...</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Yup! Crowd surfing. The music is jamming. The crowd jubilant. So much so, you’re compelled to stage dive into a sea of outstretched hands. Caught mid-flight, you float atop strangers, feeling safe and supported, oddly peaceful, moving to the rhythm of dance and drumbeat. The wave moves you to where you’re safely dismounted, placed upright on your feet, no worse for wear. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">If not for the hands shuttling you,</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> you might have fallen to the floor beneath the crowd. The danger of stomping feet, entanglement of legs and limbs, the inability to get up, or out, could quickly become a health hazard. It’s fun while it’s fun, but scary when it goes wrong. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">So how does crowd surfing fit into this vaping topic?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Cilia are the little ‘hairs’ that line the inside of your respiratory tract. These </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">hair-like projections keep airway passages clean by removing harmful bacteria and other foreign particles. </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Moving with rhythmic waves, cilia transport mucus and dirt out and away from our airways, keeping it clear to allow us to breathe easily and without irrit</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">ation. Whatever shouldn’t be in our lungs, gets ‘crowd surfed’ - or transported via a cilia wave - out of our bodies. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Chemicals in e-cigarettes/vape change and weaken cilia function.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">This means, crowd surfers get dropped. A pile of people on the floor creates a dangerous situation. So does a pile-up of dust, mucus and other foreign waste - which is what happens when the crowd surfing hands in our respiratory tract, aka cilia, dysfunction. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">If waste is not removed, our immune system is put at risk. We get colds easier. Lung related issues increase, so much so, medical intervention is required. </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Hence, the number of deaths and hospitalizations due to vaping are on the rise. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Quite literally, the ‘hands’ of our immune system are being tied. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">This next observation, is my personal opinion. <em>(To add this disclaimer, I am a Massage Therapist, not a Doctor.)</em> </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">I have worked on several clients prior to their vaping habit, and continued after they took up vaping to ‘quit’ their smoking habit. What I began to notice, was a ‘flattening’ of their thoracic region. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">The rib cage, the bony frame formed by the ribs around the chest, typically presents with the shape of a domed bird cage, or simply described, an ‘oval.‘ However, on the clients that switched to vape, their breastbone and chest appeared to sink. Yes, they were overall thinner, but it was beyond just weight, it was notably bone structure as well. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Upon researching, I learned one of the side effects of vaping is loss of breath or tight lungs. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">TIGHT LUNGS! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">This ties in with what I’ve been witnessing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">This is my theory:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">If the lungs are compromised and do not fully inflate,</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> the rib cage and correlating muscles, the intercostals and diaphragm for example, will ‘dumb down’ to meet the lesser demand. Not expanding and lifting to its fullest potential, just like any under-used muscle, will cause tissue/structure to lose optimal function. (You don’t use it, you lose it.)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">When the ribcage fails to expand and lift fully, the space within - the thoracic space that ‘houses’ the lungs - becomes reduced. Repetitive action, or in this case inaction, alters the tissue and framework to become smaller/flatter/less mobile.What’s worse, this issue cyclically compounds each other.</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> Less and less lung inflation, will cause less and less thoracic expansion. Less and less thoracic expansion, will cause less lung inflation - breath, after breath, after breath </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">- which lends to the ‘tight lung’ sensation</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is clear how reduced ribcage mobility translates into breathing issues, but what about how it translates into ANXIETY issues! (This is where my favorite obsession comes in - </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/null" title="Our Body Stores Memories"><span style="color: black;">Psychoneuroimmunology, a.k.a. the Mind/Body/Immune System Connection</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">.) </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">As I’ve described in previous posts, there are emotional/mental sensations connected to particular body parts. I.E. Smiling brings happy, joyful sensations, and a frown brings sad, and vice versa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Postural patterns send messages and signals to the brain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><i>Guess what messages your ribcage sends?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">A full ‘rooster’ chest lends to confidence and empowerment, and a constricted, shallow ribcage lends to anxiety and panic sensations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">To me, this sheds a blaring light on the association between anxiety and panic disorders, and vaping. Talk about a double edged sword. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">YOU VAPE BECAUSE YOU’RE ANXIOUS</span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">and vice versa</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">YOU’RE MORE ANXIOUS BECAUSE YOU VAPE</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">A conundrum for sure. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">A decade ago, teen smoking was in a 20-year decline. Vaping arrived, and we now have more than a million teenagers, many of whom might never have picked up a standard cigarette, addicted to nicotine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">It's been said that it’s harder to quit vaping than it is to quit cigarettes, which explains the fact that the FDA declared the vape situation as an “addiction crisis.” </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Withdrawal symptoms: anxiety, irritability, fatigue, intense cravings, lack of concentration, </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">inability</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> to feel pleasure, and headaches, give insight to the studies that show, people are LESS motivated to quit vaping.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Sheesh! When I said, it's better to smoke... Of course, DON’T DO EITHER! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">But if you smoke, I absolutely would NOT suggest switching to vape as some sort of ‘better’ option. We’re in the midst of a</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> twisted, broad, population-based experiment, in which the full scope of issues is yet to be revealed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">IF YOU NEVER PICK-UP THE 1ST</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Can I just say YUM!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My mother prompted me to try this. Truly I thought she ruined a perfectly good slice of watermelon ~ that is until I bit into heaven! Talk about an explosion of flavors. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Even though watermelon has a high water content, fluids need the presence of sodium to cause water to be absorbed into the cells of the body. Natural salts - Celtic Sea Salt and Himalayan Salt - are loaded with mineral nutrition that the body needs. (Stay away from iodized or bleached processed salt.) <i>(Of course, keep your personal health requirements in mind. If you have high blood pressure, this may not be the treat for you.) </i></span></span></div>
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Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-51763496422266940162019-07-18T19:24:00.000-04:002019-07-18T19:24:02.289-04:00Are You Dehydrated?<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">1st Obvious Signs: You’re thirsty, your tongue, mouth and lips are dry. You have a headache, or are lightheaded, dizzy, even weak and lethargic. Your urine is dark.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The adverse effects and symptoms only gets worse from here...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Focusing on tasks become difficult. Concentration and alertness wain, mood is effected due to fatigue and confusion. That fatigue and confusion impairs physical performance - further reducing motivation and endurance. To add to all this, your body temperature increases. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">When it comes to metabolic processing, balancing electrolytes, regulating temperature, and the ability to lubricate internal organs and joints - making sure we are well hydrated is a big deal!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">There is much to factor in: environmental conditions, your level of physical activity, dietary intake, age. Think input verses output. </span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">🍷🍸🍹Alcohol and Caffeine Increase Water Loss </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">🍺🍻</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Read more here </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;">⇛</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> <a href="https://www.news-medical.net/health/Causes-of-Dehydration.aspx" target="_blank">Causes of Dehydration</a> and <a href="https://www.news-medical.net/health/Dehydration-Symptoms.aspx" target="_blank">Dehydration Symptoms</a></span></div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-83019705576535412642019-05-21T14:30:00.001-04:002019-05-21T14:30:16.145-04:00Your Stress Affects Your Children<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Many years ago, I listened to my Professor explain that the constitution of a child, at the <i>very</i> moment of conception, was determined by the health and well-being of the parents. Like a recipe that starts with quality ingredients, that precious embryo was best served by parents that were mentally, emotionally, and physically well. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">The subject was initially broached concerning drugs, alcohol, and/or poor diet - but as the Professor continued, it became clear the moment of conception went far beyond the obvious... </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Today, there is plenty of evidence, research and studies to back up what might have been controversial 27+ years ago. <i>(yeesh ... I am outing my age... )</i></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-dads-stresses-get-passed-along-to-offspring/?redirect=1" target="_blank">How Dad’s Stresses Get Passed Along to Offspring</a> explains intercellular communication passing paternal experiences to their children. </span></div>
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<i><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">“</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">A stressed-out and traumatized father can leave scars in his children. New research suggests this happens because sperm “learn” paternal experiences via a mysterious mode of intercellular communication in which small blebs break off one cell and fuse with another.”</span></i></blockquote>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: 12px;">It’s not just the Dad’s...</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Bottom line - > Your stress affects your children - from day one. </span></div>
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Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-56858982945958021532019-05-15T11:30:00.000-04:002019-05-21T14:32:07.723-04:00Dr.'s Writing Prescriptions for Art!"We've been fostering a culture that's popping pills and Prozac, when what we should be doing is more prevention and perspiration." - British Health Secretary, Matt Hancock<br />
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I could not agree more!! Creativity, Art, Music, Dance, Singing... and form of authentic expression is essential for health and well-being. Mental, emotional AND physical. (Physical, because given that stress is the #1 modern killer, we need to be proactive. If we wait until we have pain, it's too late. Any method you have that reduces stress, is a step towards positivity.)<br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Before setting out to lift a heavy box, a piece of equipment, etc., lift it with your <i>brain</i>. Size it up and ask yourself if lifting this object by <i>yourself</i> is worth an aching back. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">3. <i>Concentrate</i> on lifting with your <i>thigh</i> muscles (not your back muscles). </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">If your thigh muscles aren't up to the job, get someone to help you lift the thing.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> </span></span></div>
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Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-25563942398106650052018-04-19T08:39:00.002-04:002018-04-19T08:39:18.307-04:00Q: How's the Water?<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(2, 30, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #021eaa; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
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Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-32336169962558598812018-03-15T13:50:00.002-04:002018-03-15T13:50:44.381-04:00The Mind-Body Connection is Real<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(2, 30, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Dr. Anoop Kumar, an Emergency Department physician, feels so strongly that “the mind-body connection is real,” he not only organized, he leads a meditation session for fellow doctors, nurses and staff. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;">“As a </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="color: #383838;">child, Anoop Kumar was surrounded by the teachings of Eastern philosophy. He says he came to recognize a common message woven through philosophy, science and spirituality - a message of well-being. It’s that message that helped inspire him to write his first book, “</span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Michelangelos-Medicine-redefining-transform-healthcare-ebook/dp/B06Y6D66HY" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Michelangelo’s Medicine</span></a><span style="color: #383838;">.” </span><i style="color: #383838;">(now I have to get the book...) </i></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="color: #383838;">Favorite take-away - </span><i><span style="color: #666666;">“...the human being is not only a human body.... we must include other elements, like emotion, thought, intuition, desire and consciousness.”</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="color: #383838;">A close tie - </span><span style="color: #666666;"><i>“...poorly managed anxiety and stress contributes to disease.”</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="color: #383838;">For the full article - click here - </span><a href="https://potomaclocal.com/2018/03/07/sentara-northern-virginia-medical-center-doctor-examines-mind-body-connection/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center doctor examines mind-body connection</span></a></span></div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-86255303919138172832018-01-05T16:14:00.000-05:002018-03-15T13:51:18.760-04:00Stick to your New Year's ResolutionsHappy New Year!<br />
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In light of good intentions, resolutions and hope for positive growth, I thought I'd share <a href="https://www.sharecare.com/health/healthy-habits/article/how-rewire-brain-healthy-habits?partnerid=HCA-NTX-DAL&cmpid=sc-et-em-00-up-100217&eid=1100056178&secureID=WqR1O-LXoXbUqGx6ePPDbghcQgjE_2yzsT0wGXzDNAOxG4X-KFA9h21WziEljlISux937GOOT5hF16rcBwhiUQ" target="_blank"><b>How to Rewire Your Brain to Love Healthy Habits</b></a>.<br />
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I need to work on many of the suggestions. They all resonate - pick my cues, make it automatic, work the three R's (reminder, routine, and reward), define my motivators, and s focus on baby steps.Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-707218136348895642018-01-05T15:57:00.000-05:002018-01-05T15:57:40.158-05:00Follow your Gut to treat Depression, PTSD & Anxiety Trauma, PTSD, anxiety, fight-or-flight can all be connected to our gut. Our digestive system and our brains are connected.<br />
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<a href="https://www.bustle.com/p/trauma-affects-your-digestive-health-in-very-real-ways-31764" target="_blank"><b>Trauma Affects Your Digestive Health In Very Real Ways</b></a>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-32104063429628338152018-01-05T15:42:00.000-05:002018-01-05T15:42:36.107-05:00Gimme some SkinThe largest organ you have - your skin.<br />
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Skin helps regulate body temperature, responds to touch, heat and cold... and quite important to our immune system, protects us from external elements. If damaged, it will try to heal, leaving behind scar tissue.<br />
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You probably knew all that. But did you know that your skin has its own ecosystem? Check it out - <b><a href="https://www.bustle.com/p/what-is-the-skin-microbiome-your-bodys-largest-organ-has-its-own-ecosystem-that-you-need-to-know-about-2991735" target="_blank">What Is The Skin Microbiome? Your Body's Largest Organ Has Its Own Ecosystem That You Need To Know About</a></b>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-26030748324056931072017-08-25T09:46:00.000-04:002017-08-25T09:46:04.774-04:00The Importance of Hydration<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A few not so obvious: Tiredness and fatigued, lack of nutrients, a weak immune system, constant hunger, weight gain, joint pain...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: normal;">Head over to <a href="https://weather.com/en-GB/unitedkingdom/photos/news/ten-signs-youre-not-drinking-enough-water" target="_blank"><b>Ten warning signs you're not drinking enough water</b></a> </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: normal;">for more.</span></span></div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-75671921371987703842017-08-19T11:20:00.000-04:002017-08-19T11:20:03.425-04:00Fever<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Over 104 degrees... and it’s time to see a doctor. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">There are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to having a fever. As far as illness, fever can be the bodys attempt to fight infection. I’ve explained to my kids, the body is trying to cook - <i>a.k.a. kill -</i> the coodies. If they were relatively comfortable, we would allow the fever to run its course. If they were uncomfortable, a dose of ibuprofen or acetaminophen helped to ease their symptoms.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">There are other fever factors to consider when it comes to fevers: the time of day, age, energy levels, recent exercise, drugs, etc. (Read more -> </span></span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.popsci.com/fever-causes-infection" target="_blank">Does a fever always mean you have an infection?</a>)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";">~ </span></span><a href="http://www.lowenfoundation.org/about-alexander-lowen" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: teal; font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">Alexander Lowen</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"><span style="color: #333333;">, </span>an American psychotherapist </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times";">and father of<span style="color: #333333;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://www.lowenfoundation.org/what-is-bioenergetics" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: teal; font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">Bioenergetics</span></span></a></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;"><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Psychoneuroimmunology</strong><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif;"> (PNI) is the science that investigates the mind/body/immune system connection. Our bodies remember - </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">good, bad, or indifferent</em><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif;"> - experiences, and tag the significant with deep feeling. The body is the mind. </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(specifically the deeper mind)</em></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Explained a bit more medically, <b>neuropeptides</b> are the electrochemical component physically encoded into molecules which exist on cell walls throughout our tissues. These messenger molecules, are biological carriers of emotionally charged memories and information, a.k.a. the “molecule of emotion.”<strong> </strong>Hence, memories live throughout our body, soft tissue, and immune system.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif;">A benefit of bodywork: it can quell trigger sensations while working with qualified professionals </span><em style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(social workers, therapists, mental health practitioners, etc.)</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif;"> on issues. This way it is possible to get </span><strong style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">closer</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif;"> to the root causes – instead of having physical sensations </span><em style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">causing</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif;"> us to guard, avoid, or protect.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif;"><em><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">“People base actions on avoidance of pain rather than pursuit of pleasure.”</span></em> - </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif;">Anthony Robins</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.louisehay.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: teal; font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">Louise L. Hay</span></span></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(72, 72, 72); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #484848;"> has done extensive study on the Mind/Body Connection.</span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><strong>Neck </strong> - Refusing to see other sides of the question. Stubbornness, inflexibility. </span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><strong>Arthritis - </strong>Feeling unloved. Criticism. Resentment. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: teal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><em>"<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/health-25156510" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: teal;">Prof Marcus Pembrey, from University College London, said the findings were "highly relevant to phobias, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders" and provided "compelling evidence" that a form of memory could be passed between generations. </span></span></a></em></span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(50, 51, 51); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'times new roman', times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/health-25156510" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: teal;">He commented: "It is high time public health researchers took human transgenerational responses seriously.</span></span></a>"</span></em></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: small;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">It takes 17 muscles to smile, and 42 to frown. The mere act of smiling lifts our mood, we feel more energetic.</span></span></div>
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<br />Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-32228134148641272882017-08-17T14:35:00.000-04:002017-08-17T14:35:42.765-04:00Massage reduces Stress, Anxiety and Depression<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: small; text-align: center;">A </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1537763" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: teal; font-size: small;">1992 study</span></span></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: small; text-align: center;"> found that a 30-minute back massage given daily for five days reduced anxiety of hospitalized and depressed children.</span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: small;">It can <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16162447"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: teal;">decrease cortisol levels</span></span></a> - which reduces stress, anxiety, pain and muscle tension.</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's a great tool to relieve pain and stress - and helps to establish healthy coping skills. Patients receiving massage are twice as likely to report improvement in pain and function.</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cortisol is known to cause stress. Decreasing cortisol can help reduce stress - while undergoing <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16162447"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: teal;">massage therapy clients significantly reduced cortisol and increased serotonin and dopamine</span></span></a> = improvement in psychological well-being.</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: small;">Massage is a non-pharmacologic intervention offering long and short term benefits. It simply feels good! (Feels good = relaxed = outlook on life tends to improve, which can lead to the improved perceptions of happiness and contentment and decreased levels of stress.) </span></span><strong><span style="color: teal;">*</span></strong></div>
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Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-51519310986213397482017-08-09T15:09:00.000-04:002017-08-09T15:09:59.465-04:00Left-Handed Perks<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;">
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">They are better at solving math problems, tend to think outside the box, and amongst other things, are more satisfied with their sex lives... 😉</span></span></div>
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Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-46394737210913018022017-07-18T08:31:00.000-04:002017-07-18T08:31:06.919-04:00It Took Till 1875 to Figure Out Where Babies Came From<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(56, 44, 20); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #382c14; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal; text-align: left;">
<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">The early study of anatomy must have been frightening. <i>“Buying corpses from grave-robbers, or bribing hangmen to turn over bodies fresh from the gallows,”</i> sounds horrid. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/discovery-where-babies-come-from" target="_blank"><b>Why It Took Scientists So Long to Figure Out Where Babies Come From</b></a> outlines quite a few curious early notations. Among them, a Da Vinci <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Da_Vinci_Coition_of_a_Hemisected_Man_and_Woman_Luc_Viatour.jpg" target="_blank">drawing which details two channels within the penis</a> - one channel for urine, the other connecting with the spine and brain. <i>Sperm was referred to as ‘a drop of brain.’</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Another of his drawings shows a woman, lacking ovaries, but having a tube from the uterus to the nipple. <i>Milk was thought to come from menstrual blood - ‘explaining’ why a woman seizes to menstruate once pregnant....</i></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">We certainly have come a long way. <i>(Maybe I should reword that... </i>😉<i>)</i></span></div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-34569811016537516742017-07-17T16:40:00.000-04:002017-08-17T14:26:34.790-04:00A Positive to Insomnia<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">
<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: #323333;">It turns out </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">insomnia has a positive. <i>(sort of...) </i></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">I know many people who could be deemed official nighttime ‘spotters!’ Heck... between my lack of sleep, and <a href="http://i-am-an-amazing-human-being.blogspot.com/2017/07/what-is-capd.html" target="_blank">hearing</a>, my tribe/community would have been safe from <b>any</b> hungry predator.</span></div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-62615660769778544802017-07-10T14:42:00.001-04:002017-07-10T14:42:52.368-04:00Combat Addiction with Alternative Medicines<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">“Over the counter acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, topical medications and injections are just some of the medications increasingly being used by patients to manage chronic pain without opiates, but the medical treatment that's perhaps shown the most promise in treating chronic pain is cannabis.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">A few quotes from “<a href="http://www.chieftain.com/news/pueblo/taking-a-look-at-alternative-treatments-for-chronic-pain/article_42517bd9-9a99-5005-98d6-d1f3dcdf2a9f.html" target="_blank">Taking a look at alternative treatments for chronic pain</a>”</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Options listed in the article: Acupuncture, Dry Needling, Chiropractic, Electrotherapy, Electroacupuncture, are all <u>excellent</u>... but to list massage under <i>relaxation therapies</i>, as almost a side note, made me chuckle - especially when thinking of my clients. <i>(They may beg to differ - my treatments tend to be a functional, therapeutic workout for both of us. </i>😊<i>)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Yes, the opioid epidemic seems far from over. Every one of us has a responsibility to our Self to search out Healthy Self-Care options. What works for one individual, may not for another. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I would like to add to this list - aka urge you to look into Myofascial Release, and Sports Massage. <i>(life is a sport!)</i> So many ailments can be successfully treated with bodywork. This is <u>not</u> to skip over necessary management of pain. Working hand in hand - <i>pun intended</i> - with a qualified practitioner, while managing pain, could make all the difference. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Our bodies hold memories from experiences - both physical and emotional. Pain rears its head in sometimes surprising and ‘unnoticed’ ways - then wreaks havoc. There is much information on this as well. (Psychoneuroimmunology - the mind/body/immune systems connection) (This is my current study - absolutely amazing. I’ve shared many links on my site <a href="http://www.humankneads.com/">www.humankneads.com</a>)</span></div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-15924955009047309562017-07-07T12:42:00.001-04:002017-07-07T12:42:20.252-04:00Change your DNAThe Mind/Body/Immune System <i>(a.k.a. Psychoneuroimmunology)</i> connection is deep. Literally and figuratively!<br />
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What we subject our Self to, impacts us to core levels. I've listed many links on this topic on my massage website. (www.humankneads.com)<br />
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Self-care is <b>essential</b>. In '<a href="https://www.worldhealth.net/news/meditation-and-yoga-change-dna/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Meditation and Yoga Change DNA</span></b></a>' it states that <i>"<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;">the behavior of human genes is impacted by different mind-body interventions including yoga, Tai Chi, and meditation. Mind-body interventions, commonly referred to with the acronym of MBI, do much more than relax people. They also reverse molecular reactions within DNA that spur the onset of depression and health maladies."</span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;">In today's world we seem to be in a constant state of fight-or-flight. Anything we can do to balance, reduce, or reverse the effects, is beneficial short term - <u>and</u> long term.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;">Yes, Yoga, Tai Chi, Meditation... but also positive self-talk, time in nature, journaling, time with loved ones... and Massage. (Let's not leave out massage. 😉 )</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;">Posture is key to proper flow - circulation, nerve functioning, muscles, etc. Our bodies react based on messages from our tissue. A smile releases feel good hormones... a frown, <i>not</i> <i>so</i> feel good... (try it)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;">If we are in a state of poor posture, blocked 'flow,' our mind/body/immune system follows. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Lato;">We have the ability to make healthy choices. There are many options to positively impact our </span><i style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;">Self</i><span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: Lato;">. The important thing is to actually pick something that resonates, and not only continually inspires you, but prods you towards consistency. </span></span>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-11759654611620083482017-07-03T12:31:00.002-04:002017-08-09T16:03:22.657-04:00Steps to manage CAPD<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "palatino";"><em>(As found at<span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.bridges4kids.org/Disabilities/CAPD.html#">http://www.bridges4kids.org/Disabilities/CAPD.html# - </a></span></span></em></span></span><em style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;"><a href="http://www.bridges4kids.org/Disabilities/CAPD.html#"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: blue;">A wonderful CAPD resource that focuses on building partnerships between families, schools, and communities.)</span></span></a></em></div>
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~<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> Use note taker in class; tape lectures, write notes later</span></div>
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~<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> Write assignments down for student (peer or teacher)</span></div>
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~<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> Check calendars before student leaves class</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">~<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> Have student write directions and teacher </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: line-through;">or peer</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"> checks for accuracy</span></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">(I strongly disagree with peers 'checking' - it sets up a negative scenario in terms of self-esteem, authority/balance, and student </span></span>maturity/training</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">. This proved to be a nightmare for us.)</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">~<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> Strengthen sight vocabulary</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">~<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> Have student paraphrase directions</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">~<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> Increase length of orally presented material as student demonstrates readiness</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">~<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> Vary pitch, tone, speed to help students listen closely</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">~</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"> Teach differences between extraneous noises and what needs to be the focus of attention </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">~</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"> Use frequent and tangible reinforcers</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">~</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"> Use ADD (Auditory Discrimination in Depth) program</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">~</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"> Teach visualizing and Verbalizing program </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">~</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"> Teach sound-symbol relationships</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">~</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"> Check for understanding in conversations</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">~</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"> Develop an individualized communication system (such as a private signal) for use when the student is frustrated or needs assistance</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">~</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"> Teach the use of key words and phrases such as who, what, where, when, why, and how much, therefore, in addition, consequently, next, finally, in conclusion, etc.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif;">~</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"> Teach ability to describe disability, how to ask for accommodations</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">Provide visual outlines and graphic organizers for tasks involving listening. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">Give clear, direct instructions for all tasks, limited in length and complexity. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><strong><u><span style="color: maroon;">Interesting FYI Side Note:</span></u></strong> In pretty much every article and/or book, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><strong><span style="color: maroon;">glare free lighting</span></strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"> was repeatedly recommended... I found this</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"> very interesting, as my daughter constantly, and consistently, turns off the lights... especially when doing homework. She insists on, and functions better in, a dimly lit work area. <em>(Even outside of schoolwork, she requests that the lights be dimmed stating that they are ‘too bright.’ ex: playing games, watching a movie, playing piano, reading, etc.)</em> My feeling is that, although this is not auditory stimulation, it is still input... and when she is in the 'throws' of overload, that excess sensory stimulant is just that... too much. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><strong style="font-family: 'times new roman', times;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-weight: normal;">Noise canceling </span><strong style="color: black; text-align: start;"><span style="color: maroon;">headphones</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-weight: normal;"> and/or comfortable </span><span style="color: maroon; font-weight: normal;"><strong>earplugs</strong></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></strong></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><strong style="font-family: 'times new roman', times;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></strong></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><strong style="font-family: 'times new roman', times;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Invest in a <strong><u>good</u></strong> <strong><span style="color: maroon;">sound machine</span></strong>. <em><span style="color: #333333;">{Every night... Northland Woods </span></em></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><em><span style="color: #333333;">and earplugs for me.}</span></em></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><span style="color: maroon;"><strong>Pink Noise</strong></span> - great for melting away stress while keeping you alert and energized. The airy pulse creates a therapeutic environment that relaxes your mind and body. <em><span style="color: #333333;">{My daughter takes a MP3 - loaded </span></em></span><em><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">with Pink Noise - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">to school... Works wonders during tests, reading, and other focus requiring activities. She does not use or need it all the time, but it is a great tool to have available. I also use Pink Noise over White, as the octave is more soothing.} </span></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">Brown Noise - excellent for aiding sleep, pacifying children and pets, and even masking Tinnitus. It's also great for breaking in audio equipment and soothing migraines.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: maroon; font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><strong>Declutter! Organize! Clean!</strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">Having surroundings in order <u>helps!</u> There is so much going on with one <strong>sense</strong>... It is a struggle to sort the magnitude of input on another. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">Any means in which overload can be </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">subdued</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">, will only help to maintain and/or stay in overall balance. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><em>(And vice versa... I find when my house is a mess, the noise issues are worse.)</em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">I do what I can to inform and educate... mostly to quell the personal 'attack' approach by uninformed and <em>frustrated-to-have-to-alter-their-volume</em> people. Unfortunately, education only goes so far. After all, if one is hard of hearing and refuses to make concessions - <em>let's say by donning a set of headphones</em> - then there is an unavoidable impass. <em><span style="color: #333333;">{The education then becomes truely personal... Ex: I have personally <u>learned</u> my limitations and have many times graciously removed myself...}</span></em></span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">I have listed resources below, though I did not keep track of every detail and exact location. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">I apologize, but at the time the focus was on our <i>dire</i> situation. This information page came about after receiving several inquiries regarding CAPD...<em><strong>well</strong> past the personal 'research' phase.</em> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">What I remember, </span><em style="font-family: 'times new roman', times;">or did keep track of,</em><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"> I have disclosed, giving credit where credit is due. Should I have crossed any copyright lines, please contact me and I will gladly, and immediately, correct.</span></div>
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<li style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Experiences excessive auditory fatigue - frequently requires ‘quiet’ downtime/breaks. </span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">(One of the characteristics of CAPD is described as, or compared to, being at a very loud crowded party.)</span></li>
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<li style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Difficulty following a series of spoken and/or long directions. Multi-step directions given orally need to be given one direction at a time. </span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Unusually forgetful of information previously memorized, or of household or school routines and responsibilities, despite frequent reminders. </span></span></li>
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<li style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">Impaired ability to attend to, discriminate, remember, recognize, or comprehend auditory information. Exhibits poor listening skills.</span></span></li>
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<li style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">Slower Pace for everything (Another characteristic of having CAPD is that the world moves faster than the individual with CAPD does. They absolutely march to their own beat.)</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">Have difficulty with reading, comprehension, spelling, and vocabulary. (Reads very slow.)</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">Difficulty recalling names, dates, times, numbers, words, and so on.</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">Academic difficulties </span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">Better performance in small groups.</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">Disorganization/messiness.</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">Self-esteem issues.</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">Says ‘Huh?” and “What?” repeatedly.</span></span></li>
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<em style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', times; text-align: left;">“Comparison to or competition with others is never productive... competition with one self is motivating.”</em><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; text-align: left;"> (</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #073763;">Not:</span><span style="color: #274e13;"> </span></strong></span><em style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', times; text-align: left;">“You are the last one... everyone else did XYZ, not you...”</em><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small; text-align: left;"> Do not use shame based tactics. Rather, </span><em style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', times; text-align: left;">“Are you doing better than you did before?”</em><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; text-align: left;">)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">The goal is to manage negative symptoms... build on what is right. Strengths must be developed and focused on, rather than focusing on weaknesses... which can and will prove daunting.</span></div>
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<em style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: 'times new roman', times;">“Too often, teachers, parents, and the student notice the weaker areas and ignore or minimize the stronger areas.These strengths can become the foundations upon which an intervention program is planned. The student who believe he or she has tools to work with is often motivated to improve outcomes. This student becomes vested in the process. Psychological/academic burnout is far too common in students with auditory processing disorder. They have already given up. This unfortunate outcome may be the result of inadequate or delayed identification/assessment, poor program planning, or ineffective communication within the intervention team, among other reasons.” <span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></em></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">I have listed resources below, though I did not keep track of every detail and exact location. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">I apologize, but at the time the focus was on our <i>dire</i> situation. This information page came about after receiving several inquiries regarding CAPD...<em><strong>well</strong> past the personal 'research' phase.</em> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">What I remember, </span><em style="font-family: 'times new roman', times;">or did keep track of,</em><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"> I have disclosed, giving credit where credit is due. Should I have crossed any copyright lines, please contact me and I will gladly, and immediately, correct.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.thebrainlabs.com/index.shtml"><span style="color: black;">Neuro Rehabilitation & Neurophychological Services, P.C.</span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;">www.thebrainlabs.com</span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.aitinstitute.org/what_is_capd.htm"><span style="color: black;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">AIT Institute</span></strong></span></a> - Auditory Integration Training</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><em><span style="color: maroon;">Awesome website!</span><span style="color: maroon;"> LOADED with information!</span></em></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.capdsupport.org/Diagnosis/what-is-capd.html" style="font-family: 'times new roman', times;"><span style="color: black;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">CAPDUS</span></strong></span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times";"> - Auditory Processing Disorder - Awareness & Advocacy in the U.S.A. </span></div>
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<em style="font-family: 'times new roman', times;"><span style="color: maroon;">Another <strong>GREAT</strong> website!</span> </em></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><a href="http://keyhearing.com/Central_Auditory_Processing_Disorder.aspx"><span style="color: black;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">KEY Hearing</span></strong></span></a> - The Key to Better Hearing </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times"; font-size: small;"><em><span style="color: maroon;">Yet another website <strong>LOADED</strong> with pertinent information..</span></em></span></span></div>
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Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-38860975455982149982017-03-17T15:01:00.002-04:002017-03-17T15:01:56.233-04:00What actually happens to muscle when it’s massaged?<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(2, 30, 170); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/4/119/119ra13" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #021eaa;" target="_blank">11 brave <i>(a.k.a. crazy)</i> men agreed to exercise to exhaustion, then allow biopsies of their quadriceps</a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="color: #021eaa;"> * </span>muscles for analysis, just so we could find out. </span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">(Yikes!)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">* Quadriceps - a.k.a. Vastus Lateralis - a.k.a. thigh muscles</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The first biopsy was taken at rest. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">After exercising till exhaustion <i>(an hour +)</i> a 10 minute massage was provided for only one leg. A second biopsy was then taken on both quadriceps. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The men then rested for a 2-1/2 hour period of recovery, at which point a third biopsy was taken - again from both legs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As you probably know, when we exercise, small microscopic tears occur in muscle fibers. The repair of those tears is actually what forms thickness and growth. However, before that happens, those tiny micro tears cause inflammation, soreness and/or pain. It takes time for the healing process to happen. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">That said, based on this study, it takes less time when you incorporate Massage!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><a href="https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/06/how-massage-heals-sore-muscles/?_r=0#" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“Massage can suppress inflammation and enhance cell recovery”</span></a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Massage was found to reduce inflammation by reducing the production of pain-related pro-inflammatory <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11937" target="_blank">cytokines</a>. The repair of cells was also assisted due to the stimulation of <a href="http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_mito.html" target="_blank">mitochondria</a> - which convert glucose into the energy essential for cell function and repair. </span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Side Note: Anti-inflammatory drugs reduce swelling, but may actually retard healing. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Bottom line ~</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="color: #330000; font-family: times new roman, times; font-size: medium;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Massage Promotes Overall Good Health </i>😀</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Visit Nancy at <a href="http://www.humankneads.com/">www.humankneads.com</a> for more </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Massage Therapy </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #990000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">info. </span></div>
Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02953508283714769807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889823253975062572.post-13535420278406764132017-03-15T13:15:00.001-04:002017-03-15T13:33:03.603-04:00Nightmares<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal;">
<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I wish I could sleep better. Longer. <i>Geez</i>... some nights, at all! Insomnia seems to be my lot in life. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Of course, like everyone, I’ve researched the standards: What to eat. What not to eat. When to eat... The same for drinking. <i>And let’s not forget exercise.</i> When. For how long. What type... <i>ugh</i>. So much to go through, just to get a decent nights rest.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then this little tidbit found its way to my in box. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.tydknow.com/did-you-know-that-sleeping-in-a-cold-room-increases-the-chances/" target="_blank">Did You Know That Sleeping In A Cold Room Increases The Chances Of Having A Nightmare</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>(No, actually, I didn’t... and uh, the article picture alone, could give nightmares...)</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Curiosity piqued - <i>and somewhat wanting to get that image out of my head -</i> I dug a little deeper. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/cant-sleep-adjust-the-temperature#1" target="_blank">WebMD</a> indeed points out, that too cold, or too hot, will cause your body to struggle to achieve a happy temperature. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Around 67-68 degrees, tends to work best. Any warmer or colder could lead to </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">restlessness, which affects REM. <i>(<u><b>R</b></u>apid <b><u>E</u></b>ye <b><u>M</u></b>ovement - a.k.a. the stage of sleep in which you dream - a.k.a. Hello insomnia and nightmares!)</i></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">To add further insult to this situation, <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1054452/Why-women-scariest-nightmares.html" target="_blank">women tend to have more nightmares than men</a>. This is due to changes in body temperature, thanks to monthly cycles. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Time to adjust my </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">thermostat accordingly. 😜</span></div>
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