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A new survey over more that 1000 adults in California, done by University of California at Davis, shows that 43 percent of adults have some reluctancy about telling their doctors about possible depression symptoms. The reason for the withholding this information is the patients are worried that they will prescribed antidepressants. Antidepressants have many side effects that might frighten some people away. Some of the more common side effects are constipation, dizziness, headaches, weight gain/ loss, and sleep problems. Unfortunately for some young adults antidepressants have been linked to suicidal behavior.
Some of the surveyed people responded that they believe it is not their primary care physician’s job to “deal with emotional issues,” as a reason why they do not share their depression symptoms with their doctors. Others say they are worried that a depression diagnosis will show up on their medical records and worry an current or potential employer. Others believe that the prescribed antidepressants will not be effective for them. Antidepressants have about a 60% success rate as far as making people feel better, as reported by the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. About 14% of the surveyed people reported that they did not want to be referred to counseling.
Robert Bell, the researcher from UC Davis, said, “Ironically, those most subscribed to potential reasons for not talking to a primary care physician about their depression tended to be those who had the greatest potential to benefit from such conversations”
Depression can be described many different ways, but most commonly as being unhappy, feeling blue and/or sad. Depression affects 6.7 percent of the United States, and the average age of on set is 32 years old. Everyone experiences these feeling at sometime or another, but when someone is suffering from clinical depression these feeling interfere with their everyday life and for extended periods of time. Depression can be brought on by many different episodes or life events. There are several possible causes and risk factors for depression. Depression can sometimes be caused by one or more of the following:
- Childhood events (such as abuse or neglect)
- Constant stress
- Drugs or alcohol
- Disappointment at home, work or school
- Social problems
- Sleeping problems
- Prolonged pain or illness
There are a few things that a person can do to help prevent depression and they revolve around keeping a healthy lifestyle.
Treatments for Depression
It is important to see a doctor if you are having symptoms of depression for two weeks or longer. There are several self-care activities that can be done to reduce symptoms of depression. Some people use herbs like St. John’s wort, but they do have potential drug interactions, so be careful and do research before you mix herbs and prescriptions. A few of the major steps a person suffering from depression that you can take are:
- Get regular exercise
- Keep a healthy diet
- Get enough sleep
- Avoid alcohol, marijuana and other recreational drugs
- Try different relaxation techniques such as meditation or yoga
Here is full list of treatments for depression, some options might work for you and others may not.
Do you hesitate to tell your doctor about depression symptoms? Or do you have any tips that work for you to help with your depression symptoms? Please share below in the comments.
Although hypnosis as being a fairly controversial subject over the years. Scientific studies have shown that they can help with many problems. One such problem is pain and in particular the applications of it on the back. A variety of hypnotic techniques have been used to help pain in the back, the aim of this post is to explore some of those techniques.
In 1981, a psychologist named Hilgard showed that there was two aspects the pain. First it was the sensory component the second and emotional component. He did this by hypnotizing a group of people and putting them through the called pressure test (which involves immersing arm in freezing water and reporting on pain over a 30 second time period). The people who were hypnotized reported no pain however, when pressured into a returned state of consciousness they almost immediately felt pain again. This lead Hilgard to propose his neo-disassociation which basically stated that hypnosis makes the brain disregard any feelings pain as opposed to drugs which simply log in information pain getting to the brain.
Autogenic training
The first self-hypnosis technique which can be used is called auto-genic training. This is perhaps most simple and effective form of hypnosis for back pain; it involves simply putting oneself into a hypnotic trance 2 to 3 times a day. This trance can be achieved using a variety of methods, the first of which is known auto-genic training. This involves an adopting a reclined position, then starting at the feet one needs to relax each body part. This is achieved by thinking thoughts which are relaxing, for example, if you wanted to relax your feet in could say something like “my feet are warm” or “my feet are heavy”. Once this has been done for everybody, you should be completely relaxed; in order to put yourself in a hypnotic trance you just need to count down from five. You should already feel that some pain has been relieved, however you can further reduces pain by thinking positive thoughts for example “my back doesn’t hurt”.
Autosuggestion
The second technique is known as autosuggestion. There has been some controversy as to whether this technique is actually a form of hypnosis. Regardless of whether it is or not it has been shown to help back pain. Like auto-genic training this method involves no equipment such as audio recordings. This is done by simply repeating a positive phrase after you wake up, and before you go to sleep. For example, in this case it would be “my back does not hurt”. Repeating this over and over for each day will help to reduce the emotional aspects of the pain experienced in your back.
Audio recordings
Finally, last hypnotic technique which can be used to help back pain is the use of audio recordings. These are specifically pre-recorded pieces of material which are tailored to the specific notice of the user, for example there are some which are specifically designed to help people quit smoking. Although they can be used any point in the day, they are most effective whilst the user is sleeping. This is because this is because the psychological walls between the conscious and subconscious are lower during sleep, hence, the recordings on able to better influence the subconscious. Although the user would have to and take in order to carry out this type of hypnosis, it requires no training to master so is a good choice for anybody who doesn’t have much free time.
To conclude, while there are many hypnotic techniques which are able to help treat back pain, these are the main three. As they are the most effective and simple to understand.
About the author: this post was written by Rob Jenkins from how to learn hypnosis
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If you’re trying to lose belly fat then you may be like most people and think that all belly fat is bad. The truth is that there are two different types of belly fat and only one is bad. There’s subcutaneous fat, which is a pretty harmless layer of fat that lies just under your skin and on top of the organs in your abdominal area.
Visceral Abdominal Fat
The type of belly fat that so many of us battle is visceral abdominal fat, which is often referred to VAT. This is the bad fat. It’s associated with heart disease, cancer and all kinds of other detrimental diseases that often come along with age. VAT is found under the organs and is the reasoning behind that potbelly look. If you have VAT, you’re much more likely to suffer from disease somewhere down the road.
Fat in your abdominal area acts differently than fat found elsewhere. It more easily receives cortisol, which is your fight-or-flight hormone. VAT picks up the cortisol and stores it for emergency use later, so you can kind of call VAT your emergency fat for times of dire need or extreme hunger (we’re talking starving here).
Your cortisol levels normally fluctuate throughout the day. But when you’re a stressed out mess, it stays high. That means more fat drops into your belly area for safe-keeping since your body knows that belly fat has great receptors for cortisol. So essentially, being stressed out all of the time can easily contribute to more belly fat than you would like to have.
Acidic pH Levels
Stress is also directly connected to a higher level of pH in your bloodstream, basically making your blood more acidic. That’s bad news, because it means it sucks the calcium right out of your bones. So being proactive to release stress on a regular basis can probably help to prevent osteoporosis.
NPY
NPY is short for neuropeptide Y. When you’re stressed, your body releases NPY and research shows that it basically activates more receptors in your fat cells. Your fat cells then multiply and grow bigger.
So you can see that losing belly fat has to be accompanied by reducing stress levels, which also helps you live a healthier life. Try to actively partake in yoga, tai chi or daily leisurely walks… whatever it is that relaxes you. Grab some relaxation music from Amazon (there are even a few free MP3 downloads at the time I’m writing this, such as “Breathe & Let Go” by Love Yourself).
Author Bio: Veronica Davis is a mom, freelance writer and internet business columnist. She often writes on the behalf of BehindTheCounter, an online portal to store coupons online.
Relax with a sound machine over at the BHI Store.
Back pain can be a debilitating condition. Once you’ve exhausted modern medical treatments, and are fed up with popping pain pills, you may consider resorting to alternative means. There are in fact many effective alternative treatments for your back’s health. Give some of the following methodologies a try to relieve your back pain.
1. Acupuncture. Working along acupuncture points (meridians), acupuncturists place painless needles in your skin. Where the needles are placed is based on your pain and thousands of years of trial and error. For instance, back pain is often relieved with needles in your under elbow and hand. If you’re not interested in getting punctured try acupressure. Acupressure works on the same meridians without the needles.
2. Yoga. Who can argue with a good stretch? Yoga strengthens your back against further injury and stretches it to relieve pain. If you believe in Chi, these motions also allow your energy to move more freely through your body.
3. Chiropractic. Another form of alternative back pain therapy. Chiropractors manipulate and “adjust” your back to relieve pain. There are many skeptics of this treatment, however, most advocates simply refer to the relief the treatment allows and shy away from the vitalistic claims of early chiropractors.
4. Cupping. This Chinese therapy involves putting a flame in a glass cup to create a vacuum and then applying the cup to points on your back. The vacuum creates suction pulling your skin into the cup and increasing your circulation, which encourages the healing process. The actual therapy is doesn’t hurt much but leaves red rashes where the cups were applied.
5. Rolfing. A sometimes painful procedure, rolfing is the manipulation of soft body tissue. For your back, this means folding yourself into yogo-like positions to be massaged by a rolfing specialist. It is not a proven methodology, however, participants are often relieved afterwards (perhaps because it is over).
6. Prolotherapy. This therapy involves injecting sugar solutions into your ligaments and tendons. The idea is that this will promote the growth of connective tissue and healing. Some studies show that this is not an effective method by itself, yet there are some positive results for this method in conjunction with massage or other techniques.
7. Alexander technique. So simply it might work. This technique, also used to improve vocal capability, involves methods of improving your posture. Poor posture is of course a proven cause of some back pain, so it follows that this technique has proven validity.
What is most important is that these therapies are effective in treating your pain. Give these techniques a shot to see what works for you.
You can also try an inversion table or a Thumper massager over at the BHI Store.
I want to start this article by quoting one of my favorite Simon and Garfunkel songs, 59th Street Bridge Song “Slow down, you move too fast. You got to make the morning last. Just kicking down the cobble stones. Looking for fun and feelin’ groovy.” The message to “slow down” is even reflected in the short length of the song as well as the leisurely but jolly beat. If only every every morning could feel that great!
In the age of modern technology, it can be nearly impossible to block out all the distractions that hit us from all sides. If it’s not the computer screen in front of our face, it’s the cell phone in our pocket or the mp3 player plugged into our ears. Technology is an amazing tool and has made our lives pleasant and happy. With technology we can organize our lives using calendars, social networking tools, messengers, and email. It makes the passage of information so rapid that we feel we have to respond in kind.
You possibly may be in denial about your addiction to speed, not referring to the drug, of course, but to the literal pace of life. One of the surest ways to tell you are rushing too much is if you can’t ever force yourself to slow down. You feel the pull to slow, but just can’t force yourself to do it. Especially not when there is so much to do! If this sounds like you, then you have a rushing addiction! It’s time to slow things down.
Few have the talent to take things slowly, since it’s just not a part of our culture these days. But with a little practice, you can do it. The best way to learn this skill is to set small goals and start from there. Why not try getting up ten minutes early so that you can sit down and eat your breakfast and read the morning news? Savor the flavor of your cereal and enjoy the tang of your orange juice. Take a few calming breaths before you start your day. Practice doing this for a few weeks and see how you feel. If you enjoy it, try it with other things in your life. You could eventually try setting aside time each weekend to focus on an old hobby or skill that you haven’t had time to practice of late. Or maybe you can attempt to set an everyday goal of exercising for a full half hour. In my opinion, exercise is one of the best things you could do to help yourself de-stress and slow down the fast pace of life.
Slowing down and taking a break from the daily grind can reduce stress levels. Heightened stress can cause all sorts of health problems such as depression, fatigue, heart problems, and even digestion issues. I want to end the way I began, with song lyrics that perfectly reflect the ideas in this article. This time I’ll use a modern song, Zac Brown Band’s recent Knee Deep, “Gonna put the world away for a minute, Pretend I don’t live in it, Sunshine gonna wash my blues away.” We all need to take a cue from this and enjoy life a little. Slow it down once in a while and just savor all you can. After all, you only live once!
About the Author
Natalie Clive writes for My Colleges and Careers. Mycollegesandcareer.com provides information about online education and can help students find a career that interests them. The site also helps prospective students decide what the best online colleges are to help them meet their goals.
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