#no wonder we have a mental health epidemic

[lewmagoo]

people just openly admitting how addicted they are to tiktok is wild to me. i'm against it being banned, obviously, but seeing consumers crashing out over it being banned (for literally 12 hours), and being upset that they couldn't doom scroll before they went to bed...perhaps we should take a step back and, idk, read a book? if you can't function without an app then there's a deeper issue at play

[tea-and-secrets]

i know this is an unpopular opinion bc this is the "cut off your friends for having a bad day!!!! theyre toxic! you don't owe anyone ANYTHING!" site but ive found the more people on here talk about shit like "loving people at their worst" and "helping their friends" and "you have to make peace with being a burden" and "the loneliness epidemic is so sad :(((" type posts the more likely they are to be a shit friend that resents actually having to help you for any reason. if you arent capable of being able to help someone thru a mental health crisis or take a risk helping someone in a bad place or in asking if someone's okay and not immediately dropping it at the extremely-typical-symptom-of-cptsd deflecting, you're not a friend, straight up. that is an acquaintance and that is fine. but acting like that's friendship is lying to yourself. its incredible that people act like this is fine on the site that constantly complains friendships arent taken as seriously as romantic relationships - maybe some people crave that romantic relationship bc it comes with an assurance that they won't be given up on as easily. for a literary culture that romanticises loyalty in a big way everyone on here loves to make up excuses to flake on it in their real life relationships with the excuse that the other is a bad person, a terrible friend, toxic, when id bet my ass they never tried to talk to them about the problems they had with them even once lol and i know everyone on here likes to say they're a people pleaser like that's some virtue and not a maladaptive coping mechanism thatll bite you in the ass and choke out all your friendships, but honestly if you can never get yourself to bring up to someone you call a "friend" that they hurt you or made you upset or made you uncomfortable, and you cut them off for that, you're a shit person. if you never once voice your opinion and fault them for not working around it, you're a shit person. if you get mad at and hold grudges against someone for violating boundaries you never once set up or even tried to hint at, or not solving problems they didn't know existed, you're a shit person. i had friends go nuclear and cut me off during the delusional haze after one of the most traumatic events in my life and it was over shit they'd apparently kept silent about for years. years. and never once tried to bring up. some of those things were things we'd already talked about and i apologized for and i thought we'd cleared the air on, but they were still upset over it and held me acting that way in the first place over my head as if i was evil for having those thoughts in the first place, and they'd never once hinted that they were holding that grudge the entire time we were "friends".

i see posts now that are like "it's sooo great to cut a toxic friend out of your life :) breath of fresh air" and i look at the notes in agreement and wonder how many of those people did what they did, refused to talk about their problems only to hold those problems against someone as black marks on their character. very few people actively want to be an asshole, most of the time just telling someone "this hurts" or "this upsets me" is enough to get them to stop and reconsider what they've been doing. i know i didnt want to. i begged you to tell me if id hurt you and you still lied to my face. why did you think id willingly want to hurt a friend? i tried to work with your symptoms, i always came to you when id been upset to get clarification, and i thought you'd do the same. what did i do to deserve that

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[sitp-recs]

hi! thanks for your blog. do you have any recs for realistic mental health fics? thanks!

Hi anon! I can share some fics that resonated with me but please keep in mind that I’m no expert on the topic and cannot attest nor validate these portrayals in a professional capacity. I hope they work for you!

Touched by @writcraft (T, 7k)

On the insistence of his parents, Draco begins to see a therapist to discuss his difficulties with physical intimacy. When he changes his appointment time, Draco discovers he’s not the only one seeking assistance as a result of events which occurred during the war and he finds comfort in the most unexpected of places.

The Body Keeps Score by amorsindolor (E, 13k)

Draco cries during sex. A story about touch, intimacy, and the healing we find through mutual trust and love.

Edificabo by @doubleappled (E, 18k)

Numb and exhausted after the war, Harry returns to the only real home he’s ever known. Hogwarts needs help, too.

All That Remains by lordhellebore (M, 21k)

In a Great Britain destroyed by war and plagued by magical epidemics, those who are left behind struggle to survive and find meaning. While Draco battles his guilt by becoming a social worker, Harry is headed down a path of self-destruction.

Come Hell or High Water, anon (M, 22k)

In his bed under Mungo's floating candles, Harry sips tea, watches reality TV, and does his best not to pay any mind to the curse which has invaded his body.

Vale Sanare by RurouniHime (M, 23k)

Draco’s world gains a new component just when he thought he’d sorted everything out.

Holly and Hawthorn, Thistle and Thyme by bryoneybrynn (E, 31k)

After the war, Harry can’t shake the feeling that something is very wrong with him and he has a terrible feeling he knows what that “something” might be. He has a terrible feeling Malfoy might know, too.

(Un)wanted by @aibidil (E, 36k)

Ginny's pregnant, then she's not and Harry's single. Harry, again with no family, doesn't know what to do with this turn of events, or how to find a new life—post-war, post-Ginny, post-abortion—in which he belongs.

He Who Must Not Be Normal by lettered (E, 41k)

Potter has fame and fortune and posh clothes and all he wants is a simple life. Draco has a flat and a cat and a steady job and all he wants is a complicated life.

A Piercing Comfort by talithan (T, 44k)

When Harry Potter hits the lowest point of his life so far, it is not his friends who keep him honest. With Draco Malfoy's patience and guidance, Harry learns to stand on his own. The thing is, after the fact—he's no longer sure he wants to.

The Four Doors by @fluxweeed (E, 49k)

It’s been four months since Harry lost his memory. Four months of dead ends and no answers. With time running out until his memories are gone for good, Harry agrees to a course of Legilimency therapy with a renowned specialist: Mind Healer Draco Malfoy.

Here's The Pencil, Make It Work by ignatiustrout (M, 49k)

Harry thinks "Why is Malfoy working in a coffee shop in muggle London?" is a much simpler question than, "Are you going to accept that auror offer and, if you don't, what will you do?"

Chocolate and Pastry by agentmoppet, anemonen (E, 50k)

When Pansy bets Draco that there is no chance he and Harry could carry out a genuine romantic relationship, he and Harry form a plan. But as their fake relationship progresses, Draco sees a side of Harry he never expected.

(We'll Call This Fixer-Upper) Home by @phdmama (E, 52k)

Draco Malfoy hasn’t set foot on English soil in ten years. After the war, he fled to America, where he found himself in a community, and healed himself through following his heart into music. He’s now the lead singer and songwriter for an internationally known band, who have come back to headline the Wiltshire Music Festival.

Meet Me at Midnight by @the-starryknight (T, 57k)

Harry was beginning to wonder if he’d ever make anything again when Malfoy stormed through the door of Harry’s furniture shop. Now Harry’s got an impossible Ministry commission to finish, and even less energy than ever to deal with his elusive muse.

The Way Down by lettered (T, 65k)

Harry is overwhelmed by his own power and fame and angst, so he's become a hermit. Draco Malfoy is tired of the melodrama.

I Am Not Who I Became by mab_di (E, 93k)

Draco left England after the trials and has travelled the world meeting wizards and Muggles from different cultures and with vastly different relationships to magic, each other, and the natural world. Now he's a fisherman in Finland on commercial vessels. Harry has been struggling since the war and has become a recluse while trying to write his autobiography.

By the Grace by lettered (T, 140k)

Harry is an Auror instructor. Malfoy wants to be an Auror.

[dr-hss]

Maryam Jameelah (Margret Marcus), born in New York to a Jewish family explored Judaism and other faiths, converted to Islam in 1961 and emigrated to Pakistan. She is an author of over thirty books on Islamic culture and history and a prominent female voice for Islam. Below is her letter that she wrote to her parents from Pakistan:

“Dear Mother and Father,

I have now been living in Pakistan for more than twenty years during which time you have acquired an entire additional family of loved-ones there, adding much to your happiness. You have reached a ripe age, thank God, living longer in good health than I had ever expected. You have read all my books and Islamic literature I have sent you with a broad and open mind. Therefore you need no introduction to the subject I wish to discuss with you now and nothing I have to say will seem strange and new to you.

I wonder if you realize fully how very fortunate you are. So long as you can keep in reasonable health and are able to take care of yourselves, you can continue to enjoy a pleasant life. But do you ever think of the tragic faith of those hundreds of thousands of other older Americans, the victims of chronic illness and infirmities, who crowd to over-flowing hospitals and nursing homes (which are really charnel houses), the old-age homes and the senile wards of mental institutions? And do you ever think of those still greater numbers of older people who are widowed and live their lonely lives confined to their dingy rooms in constant fear of muggings, physical attacks and robberies by juvenile delinquents who prey on the old and infirm with no remorse or fear of punishment? The maltreatment of older people is a direct result of the collapse of the home and extended family. Does your elder sister – my aunt Rosalyn, a great-grandmother lovingly sheltered in a close and adoring family and a happy home, ever think how lucky she is and how few of her advanced age in America are left like her?

You must know that society in which you were brought up and have lived all your life is in a state of rapid disintegration on the brink of collapse. Actually the decline in our civilization was evident as far back as World War I but at that time few people except some intellectuals and artists were aware of what was happening. But since the end of World War II and especially during the last two decades, the rot has reached such a stage of advanced decay that nobody can any longer ignore it.

The moral anarchy in the absence of any respected, fixed standards of behavior and conduct, the obsession with perverted sex over the entertainment media, the mistreatment of older people, the divorce rate which has climbed so high that among the new generation, an enduring, happy marriage is becoming rare, child abuse, the destruction of the natural environment, the prodigious waste of scarce and valuable resources, the epidemic of veneral diseases and mental disorders, drug addiction, alcoholism, suicides as leading cause of death, crime, vandalism, corruption in the government and contempt for the law in general – all of this has a cause.

The cause of this is the failure of secularism and materialism and the absence of absolute, transcendental theological and moral values. Deed does in the final analysis depend upon creed because if the intention is wrong, the work always suffers.

No doubt that it may bore you to read this. You will protest that if you are not theologians, philosophers or sociologists, then why bother about such “deep” matters when they do not seem to be of any direct concern to you? After all, you are happy and content living just as you are. You only wish to enjoy life right now, live entirely in the present and accept each day as it comes. If life is a journey, is it not foolhardy only to be concerned with pleasant and comfortable accommodations along the way and never to think about the journey’s end? Why were we born? What is the meaning and purpose of life, why must we die and what will happen to each of us after death?

Father you have told me more than once that you cannot accept any traditional religion because you are convinced that theology conflicts with modern science. Science and technology have indeed given us much information about the physical world, provided us with abundant comforts and conveniences, increased efficiency and discovered remedies for many diseases that used to be fatal. But science does not and cannot tell us about the meaning of life and death. Science tells us “how” but it never answers the question “why”?. Can science ever tell us what is right and what is wrong? What is good and what is evil? What is beautiful and what is ugly? And to whom are we accountable for what we do? Religion does.

Today America is in many ways a repetition of ancient Rome in the terminal stages of her decline and fall. Thinking people know that secularism has failed to be a sound foundation of our social order. They are anxiously searching in other directions for a solution to the crisis but do not know yet where to find it. This is not of concern only to a few sociologists. The disease of national disintegration directly affects you and me and each one of us.

During its most critical period, ancient Rome adopted Christianity as its salvation and henceforth the Church dominated Europe for more than a thousand years. This put an end to many of the worst social and moral evils of decadent Rome and greatly raised the moral and spiritual standards of the people. Unfortunately during the formative period of its history, the Church compromised with paganism and secularism, adopting an elaborate priesthood and incomprehensive theology which could not resist the impact of the renaissance, the revival of the natural sciences and the radical secularism of the French Revolution. While Christians in Europe and America have deserted their faith wholesale leaving the churches almost empty, the missionaries continue to represent the vanguard of western imperialism and exploitation in Asia and Africa.

After Christianity, the Jews comprise the second largest religious group in America who dominate politically, and economically, as well exercising considerable control over the media. But Judaism has always been parochial and tribal, seldom welcoming converts. It is not and has never been a universal faith. The Zionist movement which resulted in the establishment of the state of Israel, is the secular expression of Jewish nationalism and tribalism. The dreadful atrocities committed by the Israelis in occupied Palestine, the unprovoked aggression in Lebanon and adjacent areas and attempted genocide of the Palestine Arabs, depriving them of all human and political rights, is the logical result of this same narrow parochial outlook. This is the reason why even the most orthodox of the rabbis refuse to believe that Israel can do any wrong and uncritically support everything she does. These glaring moral and spiritual defects automatically disqualify Judaism as the faith of the future.

The Muslims comprise the third and fastest growing faith in America today. No longer is Islam confined to remote regions of the deserts and jungles of Asia and Africa. No longer is Islam foreign to the American scene. There are more than three million Muslims in America today and their numbers are increasing fast. There are thousands of students from all Muslim countries studying in American universities, and well-educated, highly-trained Muslims are busily at work in all professions. In the last two decades, hundreds of native-born American converts have swelled their ranks. At first most of the converts were black people who found in Islam, dignity, honor, self-respect and racial brotherhood as did Malcolm-X, but in recent years more and more white converts of European origin, searching for guidance in all the affairs of their formally chaotic lives, have also embraced Islam, making many sacrifices and enduring much hardships to do so. Few of them are fortunate as I am to have loving parent like you. Most of them suffer severe frictions with their non-Muslim parents and relatives. Today churches and synagogues are almost deserted but the newly-built mosques and Islamic centers, springing up in every important American city and town, are attracting rapidly growing numbers. Most of the new Muslims in America are young, intelligent and well-educated. What attracts so many young Americans to Islam?

Americans today, both young and old, are desperately searching for guidance. They know from bitter experience that the personal freedom and opportunities they as Americans enjoy are meaningless and self-destructive without reliable guidance, direction and purpose. Secularism and materialism are powerless to provide any positive or constructive moral values for Americans either individually or collectively. That is why after Christianity and Judaism have failed them, more and more people in America today are turning towards Islam. In Islam as new Muslims, they find a sane, healthy, clean and honest life. And for Muslims, everything does not come to an end at death. They look forward to an Eternity of bliss, peace and perfect happiness (in the Hereafter).

This Guidance found in the Holy Qur’an and the recorded words and deeds of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, upon whom be peace, is not only for foreign races in some far-away corner of the East, centuries ago. Here are to be found the solutions to all economic, social, moral and political problems which face us right here in the West today. Furthermore, Islam is not cold, remote and impersonal. Muslims have complete faith in a very personal God who not only created, sustains and rules the universe but also loves and deeply cares about the fate of each of us. The Holy Qur’an tells us that God is nearer to everyone of us than our jugular veins!

Since the Holy Qur’an is divine revelation, it cannot and will never be changed. Because it is perfect, it cannot be improved, revised or reformed. Since Muhammad, upon whom be peace, is the final Prophet, his guidance can never be superseded by any other. The Qur’an and Sunnah are addressed to all peoples, in every country of the West as well as the East. Since it is relevant for all times, in all places, it can never become obsolete or out-of-date.

You are both of very advanced age and there is so little time left. Yet it is not too late if you act now. If your decision is positive, your ties with your loved ones in Pakistan will not only be by blood but also in faith. You cannot only love them in this world but be all together with us forever in eternity.

If your decision is negative, I am very much afraid that your happy, comfortable and pleasant life will very shortly come to an end. As soon as the inevitable occurs, it is too late for remorse and regrets. The punishment will be u from which there is no refuge and no escape.

It is as your daughter who loves you and hopes to the end that you will be spared this fate. But the decision rests entirely with you. You have complete freedom to accept or reject: Your future depends upon the choice you make now.

All my love and best wishes.

Your devoted daughter,

(Maryam Jameelah).

..sam31aout24

[mariacallous]

Artificial intelligence is arguably the most rapidly advancing technology humans have ever developed. A year ago you wouldn’t often hear AI come up in a regular conversation, but today it seems there’s constant talk about how generative AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E will affect the future of work, the spread of information, and more. A major question that has thus far been almost entirely unexamined is how this AI-dominated future will affect people’s minds.

There’s been some research into how using AI in their jobs will affect people mentally, but there isn’t yet an understanding of how simply living amongst so much AI-generated content and systems will affect people’s sense of the world. How is AI going to change individuals and society in the not-too-distant future?

AI will obviously make it easier to produce disinformation—from fake images to deepfakes to fake news. That will affect people’s sense of trust as they’re scrolling on social media. AI can also allow someone to imitate your loved ones, which further erodes people’s general ability to trust what was once unquestionable. That may also affect how they think about identity.

Your own identity can be threatened by deepfakes, too, if people are creating images or videos of you doing things you never actually did. In the US, people often identify with their jobs, and those could soon be threatened. Will AI make people more reliant on and distracted by technology at a time when that’s already a major issue? There are countless ways AI could reshape how people operate in the world. But researchers are only just beginning to grapple with the implications of an AI-saturated existence.

Larry Rosen, a professor emeritus of psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills, says he worries that AI will make people more reliant on technology. Humans like things to be as simple and easy as possible, to avoid stress, he says, so people might start automating every aspect of their life that they can.

In the same way you might use Google Maps to get everywhere and not know how to get there otherwise, AI might cause people to stop learning things they would have otherwise had to learn. Ironically, though, Rosen thinks this could cause more stress as people are inundated with AI and constantly shifting gears and not seeing anything quite clearly.

“I get concerned about the fact that we just blindly believe the GPS. We don’t question it. Are we just going to blindly believe the AI?” Rosen says. ��As it is, we’re overwhelmed. We’re so overwhelmed that we can’t make ourselves do a simple task and see it to completion. Anxiety is just going to ratchet up as we’re faced with this unknown thing in our world.”

Michael Graziano, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Princeton University, says he thinks AI could create a “post-truth world.” He says it will likely make it significantly easier to convince people of false narratives, which will be disruptive in many ways.

“Reality has become pixels, and pixels are now infinitely inventable,” Graziano says. “We can create them any way we want to.”

That being said, Graziano also wonders if AI could help us with the loneliness epidemic, which is a big strain on mental health. Perhaps people will think of AI as a friend? But what happens then? We don’t yet know, Graziano says.

“We don’t actually know what kind of impact this technology will have,” Graziano says.

Michal Kosinski, a computational psychologist and associate professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University, says AI could have an interesting impact on how people think about their work. He says AI will be better at doing many tasks that humans do today, so people will rely on it, and they could essentially become the human face of the work the AI is doing.

“Increasingly, not only medical doctors but politicians and judges and teachers will become interfaces for algorithms,” Kosinki says. “When you go to a doctor, a doctor will still give you a diagnosis, but this diagnosis will just be printed out of a computer that analyzed your vital signs and symptoms and told the doctor to give you this medicine.”

AI is going to have an impact on almost every aspect of human life, and Graziano says much more research is needed into how this will affect people’s minds. If social media can have such a major impact on society, there’s no telling what consequences a rapidly advancing technology like AI could precipitate.

“I would like to see people collect actual data on people’s psychological state, personalities, their mental health as a function of their engagement with AI,” Graziano says. “What does that do? Does it actually improve things in some ways and harm things in other ways? Is it dependent on the particular personality or particular socio-economic status of a person? There’s this giant area that isn’t studied.”

Kosinki says people are just starting to see how quickly these AI systems are advancing, and they’re just going to keep becoming more complex and capable of more things. The world might look a lot different in just a year, and there’s no saying what it will look like further down the road.

“We are sliding, very quickly, towards an AI-controlled and AI-dominated world,” Kosinki says.

[ashadowofburnedoutstardust]

Random thoughts:

The fight against the exposure to toxic masculinity may actually help to ensure that the species continues

I guess this is somewhat related to epigenetics though #not an expert

We know that environmental factors affect the way our genes express themselves, my thoughts here rest on the repeated trauma to the male half of the species effectively attributing itself to the shortening of the y chromosome

There are only just beginning to crack what effects health and diet have on the health of the spermazoid and how that affects what gets passed along to their offspring

I don't think I really need to explain to anybody the repeated trauma that generations of men have been through in terms of violence in health

With every generational change then being passed on to the next generation

You have to wonder just how much that has led to the male loneliness epidemic

The thing is what it is also doing is highlighting which members of the male species, at least from an evolutionary standpoint, would be more worthwhile and continuing the human population

A good example is birds

The male bird essentially built their house and then does a dance in order to attract a mate, quite often you will spot these birds and gangs with a male friends are a support system to the one that is actively seeking a mate

They will help them practice, they will correct them, they will help and support them - it is therefore not the judgment of the female that is the problem, it is the lack of a male support system that can lead to problems

It is not my belief that it is the job of the female and any respect to correct the male and what they should or should not do, but if you look to the animal kingdom the example that has been successful for the male half of any species tends to come from the observation and competition between other males

You only have to skim Twitter to see the outcomes in regards to the examples set by men who prefer to view women as breeding cattle and how unattractive that is to the woman

The survival of any species tends to relate back to the female deeming them as worthy through a specific set of requirements which among humans includes a specific set of societal behaviours and accepted standards

Some of the standards as a human female that I would be looking for is whether or not this male would potentially ever be a physical threat to me and I am therefore assessing both the physicality in comparison to myself as well as their mental fortitude in terms of self-control - literally everything else become secondary because those things are what I would assess as the biggest potential threats to my own offspring

The incel network that propels the male loneliness epidemic is in itself a virus that is contributing actively to the demise of healthy male specimens among the human population

The rejection by females of these types of male are simply an evolutionary standard attempting to rid themselves of a selection among the gene pool that would not be useful in terms of long-term stability for both their nuclear family as well as the population at large

[diabetesreversalprograminindia]

Weight Issues in Kids: A Diabetes Warning

This article is originally published on Freedom from Diabetes website, available here.

Childhood obesity in India has reached epidemic proportions. It is no coincidence that India is also leading in the race to become the next diabetes capital of the world. The connection between obesity and metabolic disorders, like diabetes, Blood Pressure, and heart disease, has already been established. So what will the future be like with a massive young but overweight population coming around the bend.

The medical implications are enormous and so are the financial considerations. It is imperative that this problem be tackled at the micro-level, i.e. in every family. But before we look at treatments, let us understand what has caused this situation to begin with.

What are the main causes of childhood obesity?

In this huge population, Childhood obesity in India has reached epidemic proportions. Childhood obesity has become a serious problem in recent years. There are many causes of childhood obesity. There is no single cause of childhood obesity. There are several inter-related factors, including biological, developmental, behavioral, genetic, and environmental ones.

Recent studies show that factors like epigenetics (how behavior and environment affect gene function) and the gut microbiome are contributing to the increasing number of obese people.

The environment play a big role, it has a big impact. As people get wealthier, their diets shift from simple, healthy foods to modern ones high in fat, sugar, salt, and preservatives. Urban living also leads to a more inactive lifestyle with little exercise.

Lets understand their reasons one by one.

Nurture or Nature?

If your parent or grandparent is overweight, it's more likely that you might be overweight too. Research shows that children of overweight or obese mothers are more likely to be overweight by age four. This is regardless of their BMI at two. On the other hand, studies show that children born in families where neither parent is overweight are less likely to be overweight. This is of course by no means definitive, as there are many other factors that have a bearing too. For instance: stress.

Stress

Sometime Children living in a stressful environment are more likely to be overweight than those living with less familial stress.

Parental Guidance

Your parents should be educated. They should know, how to take care about your health. They should have understanding of the role nutrition and physical activity play are other factors, as are school and community influences, such as access to fast food restaurants, excessive screen time, whereas proximity to parks is known to reduce the risk of being overweight.

Health Risks of Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity brings many potential health implications. Obesity during childhood will increase the risk of hypertension, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, and even osteoarthritis.

It also significantly raises the danger of contracting diabetes type 2, coronary problems, stroke, respiratory problems, mental health issues, and some cancers. Little wonder then that India is projected to be the world’s diabetes capital.

Prevention & Treatment

The WHO describes childhood obesity as one of the 21st Century’s most serious public health challenges.

How to prevent childhood obesity:

Consuming more fruits and vegetables Greens are high in nutrients and fibre, and they are also low in calories and carbohydrates. Vegetables like cauliflower and cabbage are potent weight loss foods, as are fruits like apples and pears. So try to eat more vegetable and fruits.

Minimizing screen time This generation is using mobiles more. And even parent allowed them. But this not good for them. Watching TV just compounds the problem. Keep busy your kids with other activities, like logical games, or other which is useful for them. Avoid this screen time.

Lowering sugar intake

Sugar is the chief component of the flavoured beverages children love so well. But it’s frighteningly high in sugar, which as we all know is also highly addictive. Water is a far healthier substitute and should be encouraged. A good preventive measure is to avoid stocking your fridge with sugary drinks.

Increasing physical activity Academic pressures/competitions and limited time has resulted in less physical activity. Your kids should spend time on the playground is a must to combat the effects of unhealthy diets and sedentary living. Parents should encourage their children to get at least an hour every day –playtime in the open air for younger children and vigorous physical activity for older ones.

5.Parental Role Parent are role model of their children's. So parents should be more careful about their behavior. Because Children see what parents do and behave accordingly; this includes eating habits. Parents who eat more fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole-grain, and nuts are more likely to have children who have healthy eating habits too. So parent have to follow these rules, so their kids will automatically do!

Milk and milk products should be avoided as far as possible. There are better non-dairy substitutes with a higher and cleaner nutrition palette.

Cut our or at least reduce consumption of fast foods. These are invariably high in sugar, salt, and fats.

Cut out snacking entirely. It leads to grazing, which is just a manner of continuous eating.

Avoid force to your child to eat, as it can lead to poor self-control and obesity. Teach them to eat at regular times, and don't use food as a way to pass time or as a reward. Be preventive and be healthy! To read more about this, please visit our Article. Be preventive and be healthy! Also please connect with me on my website, Facebook page, and YouTube if you want to stay in touch or give me any feedback!

[dearestrex-blog]

feeling hurt, why the lies? An ode to mental illness.

Wow, it had been a long time since my last post. However due the pain, I am feeling I wish to blog again. Unfortunately pain is not always well understood by others and even if you might mention it is them they don't seem to care. For instance just before writing this, I told a friend I was feeling hurt. The response I got was *ok*. I mean thanks for at least saying something but it doesn't exactly open the channels of communication.

However when I say at least there was a response that is because often I will text someone and get no response. Zilch, nothing, a ghosting type scenario. Occasionally I may get a response days later. But often, so often there is no response. I mean it is not hard to say sorry I don't have time to chat or sorry I think we are different people and I'm not interested in the friendship or something. No response it is just disrespectful and rude.

That leads me to colleagues, how hard is it to freaking say hello to someone? You do not have to like a person to be able to treat them as a person. What the hell is wrong in someone's head that they think it appropriate to say nothing at all to a colleague? You do not have to be best friends.

No wonder we have an epidemic of depression and loneliness when people treat each other so badly.

I was listening to the ABC news yesterday and yes that may give away my location. However I think this news was really important. It had a program that was speaking about lonliness and making friends. Some woman rang up and said she has friends she had known 60 years. How is this helpful to point out to those who have little friends or want more friends? You want to boast about your friends you had for 60 years, really ? Is that appropriate? I don't think so. Anyways this program was super good apart from that caller. I wasn't able to catch all of the program and plan to re listen.

On the exact same day (it was quite a good day in radio program land) there was a segment on Light FM. This was also quite a useful segment in terms of mental health, loneliness and friendship. I think these programs and others need to give this topic a lot more air time. On the ABC I think one of the best things they said was it should not be up to those who are isolated but those around them to see they are isolated and invite them out and include them. I think if there was more of this a lot less people would be suffering. They were saying a third of people feel lonely. They were speaking also about people feeling crappy and kind of isolating themselves the more crappy they feel.

Anyways my next point and why I am feeling shitty and writing this blog is because of a few things. One is that I am sick of people being dismissive and i really do not understand how people are so cruel. I mean it is like the statement how are you and when you say I feel awful and they say nothing. Or you try to tell them something and they block with *I don't want to hear it* as happened to me recently.

I was starting to feel better, do you know why? I finally had someone in my life who didn't have to speak to me but took the time to. Someone who had never met me but wanted to actually share parts of their life with me over several hours of talking. This person is still in my life however, I am honestly not sure how much I trust them. I felt a lot for them due to knowing I could help them in their life with their struggles and I would have loved to support that person in whatever made them happy. But I don't not think they are completely honest with me, so I'm taking a step back. They are in my life, but I don't like dishonesty. I do not like it especially when there is no reason for it. Pretty you can't talking due to wifi and then going on another site just means it is a downright lie about wifi. And it is fine if you don't want to talk and are busy, don't lie about it. It just shows how little you care about the person If you cannot be honest with them. There is that and yes that person is highly aware I would have done anything for them, they don't know yet that I realise they are lying to me and thus my trust for them and my willingness to do anything for them has waned.

My second issue apart from this person who in a short time, I started to care for a lot because of their willingness to share their life with me is family. And no my family is not abusive. At least not in the typical way. And that is what makes it extremely hard as what I am to describe next is what is hard to get support for as it is unseen. At least if you are hit but family it can be seen and people will believe you am when you talk about family issues and actually be supportive. In the case of emotional abuse as it is unseen the there is a severe lack of emotional support. I barely speak to my parents, unlike those I know who continue to live with theirs (a few friends) and those who see theirs regularly for dinner.

I spoke to one parent today (the one I talk to), the other I only speak to if seen in person. This happens because one decided to pick on everything about me and lower my self esteem to such a low level that it shatters so easily. I mean if your family cannot support and believe in you then it completely shatters any confidence as a person (which is then compounded by ghosting and nasty dismissive colleagues). The one I don't speak to picks on my weight and used to say I was fatter than them but refused to get on the scales (as it was untrue) and apparently my weight compared to what they weighed at the same age as them was important. No idea why, just classic abuse I get since I was a size 8 to 10. I had probably grown from a size 8 and underweight to a size 10 and thus apparently that was enough to utterly harass me about my weight.

Yes a couple of friends know all this but despite they understand this, it doesn't really change the feeling horrible or low confidence or self esteem and it doesn't help with the barrage of when others treat me bad that compounds these feelings.

Anyways apart from my weight, my friends were picked on, my clothes were picked on (they weren't outrageous and had they been who cares, I should be able to wear what I want without being picked on or put down). It got to the point I really had enough of this constant treatment so after years of suffering we only talk should I go to parents house in person. Getting back to calling the other parent. I called to ask about something but apparently asking and having a chat whilst they are in the middle of *paperwork* is too much and I was hurried off the phone. I barely speak to them, don't see them for dinner ever, don't see them for birthday, often I choose not to go to Christmas celebrations (as why would I want to and the one who picks on me drinks and is worse - although last Christmas didn't for a change).

Anyways I am not looking for replies and even if you do reply there are too many trolls that I refuse to read responses (including on social media accounts).

I really just wanted to voice my thoughts and get them down as often I feel shitty and I think one day I may finally sort that out. And yes so many people are aware of this. Whether they believe it though, I do not think so and honestly I don't care if they do. If they want to act on believing and caring they would and some people have. The extremely shall we say rare gems in life that actually care about others and know how to show it.

For a better understanding I have told yes via text but it is still communicating, about cutting to several relatives and a work colleague who subsequently told management (to say he will not ever be told of my thought on this again well that is clear). My relatives what did they do? F all. Go and see a therapist. Yes because talking to a stranger and no body giving a f about me and feeling depressed helps.

Did they consider visiting me or making sure I'm OK by spending time with me and showing they love me? NO, a big fat NO. So yes family is not physically abusive, but I don't think when your relative says they cut themselves you completely ignore that. I just cannot fathom every doing that to the next generation of relatives I have (no it wasn't deep and yes it was a weird experience in that I wanted to get the emotional pain out for all to see. However then the probelm was it not professional for it to be seen at work. It was shallow but nevertheless marked for a little while.). It just highlights how very little they as some say gaf. And yes that is short for three words.

Anyways desire having no much desire to see a psych sometimes when you could lose your job, you are kind of forced to. And that is not the role where the colleague dobbed me into management who forced me to take time off work (because staying at home and wallowing in wanting to die was extremely healthy for me, not!l). I saw a few different ones and my current friend who I mention above that has been talking to me is unaware of this, however if the file they sent me hacked me phone then I think they will be aware of it now. This friend thinks psychs are not useful and I can agree on a certain level. I went to these psychs (psychologists to spell out the word and be more clear). They got money from me, saw me a few sessions and you poor your heart out to them, all the type of stuff written above and guess that they do? They tell you I'm sorry I don't think I can help you. I've seen you a few times and now you also want to reject me? I even told one that the previous one had rejected me and they still had the audacity to reject me. I should have reported them however when you are in a bad place sometimes it is difficult to have the energy to do much.

Anyways 2 of the people I saw rejected me, one was not useful, one was hard to see due to my work schedule and that one cut the session in half. And the finally one that place was a bit of a stitch up as made me pay a fortune despite that it should have been cheaper. That person seemed nice enough but I didn't have 100 dollars to keep giving them just to talk to them about stuff. As the person who I mention earlier has said you should be able to lean on friends for most stuff. And no he is no aware I went. Would I dare mention it to him and then him also say sorry you are too crazy, I don't want to talk to you? No

Becuase that is another probelm I have had, people reject you if you tell them you are suffering. Uni friends did exactly that. Past relationships whilst many have not cared and been extremely generous, kind and supportive with my trauma. There are those who one you tell them, they cannot run away fast enough.

Anyways no idea if this will ever be read by anyone or if I even want it read by anyone. However it is good to put my feeling down and have an example of how I feel, should I need to show it to anyone to better understand me Although likely not, as I don't want more time off to continue to feel shitty, I don't want more rejection based on these words. I don't have the strength.

I appreciate those who generously give them time and are supportive. The rare gems who actually listen about feeling shitty and actually understand and emphasise instead of dismiss. Albeit I am highly sick of always being the one to text first. To not hear for months from people. And no I have not mentioned the sibling and in order to attempt to remain anonymous I do not want to go into the lies, gaslighting, drunkeness and utterly inability to respond to messages such that I don't bother anymore. On regard to said sibling.

Anyways back to the few that listen. Thank you, you have no idea the change you make, in making life a bit more bearable. The one who I mention above who was calling me, you may never know the difference you made by coming into my life and telling me about your life. I am not sure yet, if that will ever come out as the friendship that I have with you is far too new and despite your lies about wifi oo valuable to me to risk losing by telling you this. I am already far too aware of your thoughts about depression, psychs, and I fear telling you would make you run a mile. I continue to appreciate you from afar and hope to be able to remain your friend for a long time. Despite thinking maybe, just maybe it would be possible to date since we are both single albeit living no where near each other. Despite willing to spend money I shouldn't in an attempt to see you in person far quicker than you could probably understand considering the length of time we have known each other (for you mean a great deal). It is fine for you to be cautious, of someone you haven't ever seen in person, that could be a potential spammer, that could try be after your money. Albeit I am not after anyone's money. I am not wanting to scam you and really all I seek is some good, supportive people or network of people who can lift me up when others try and succeed in pushing me down.

I thought in both being single and your bad experiences dating that I could support you albeit you are hung up on your ex. I had just hoped to show you not everyone of the opposite sex is horrid and out to get you. I hoped to just show affection for you as you have meant a lot to me.

I think I'm getting to end of my rambling. Essentially I wanted to get my thoughts down. If someone should read this, my hope is that they can be kind and not dismiss others. My hope is that they do not tell others to see a psych and actually listen to the person. My hope is that if you ask someone how they are that you will really listen to the person and support them if they say they feel awful. Let them speak. You don't have to say a lot, but ignoring or dismissing them is just cruel. Saying nothing to a person you work with is also cruel. Something that I to this say cannot understand how a person can behave in that manner. Essentially all I want is for people to be kind, you don't have to love or like a person to be kind. You don't have to truly care but you can make a huge difference by just listening and being friendly. Just as you can make a person's life hell by doing the reverse. Everyone is suffering and this my story. This is how I suffer and my story isn't over but tonight I end to out the suffering in words. For should I ever wish it to be over, the words ahave started to be rewritten, the why and who and how has began to be told. People don't understand mental heath, they don't like to associate with those with mental health issues they like to push them away which further complicates and alienates the person suffering. But this is my story about mental health. Albeit there is a lot missing from it, as I have only spoken to how I feel today albeit in a lengthy way. I am by no means an angel and have hurt people and continue to regret the hurt I have caused kind hearted partners in the past. Something I can never take back and did not understand how I hurt them at the time for many years afterwards. I don't know where this will go in internet land but hopefully it helps explain mental illness and the affect one person can have on others. I hope that one day my next generation of relatives will understand thy I wasn't in their lives when they were younger and be more accepting and supportive than the rest of my relatives.

I hope that oe day I can tell the person the affect they have had when we know each other better and that person will not reject me for admitting it. I hope really truly deeply hope people can learn to be kinder, less dismissive and just accepting of people. I will never understand why people are not friendly, I will never understand why they are dismissive or cruel. I hope that the laws will change as I know they can be terrible for children being place back in households with drug use and abusive situations. No child should be suffering and forced to live in an unsafe situation. The world needs a lot of change to be a better place and that starts with the behaviour of us all and the way we all treat each other.

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Max Szadek <mrdivabetic@gmail.com>

to me

Born in Pittsburgh in 1950, Phyllis Hyman was the eldest of seven children. She grew up in Philadelphia, listening to a wide range of music from James Brown and Nina Simone to Karen Carpenter and Minnie Ripperton.

Her big break came when she gained the attention of jazz drummer Norman Connors, who had a reputation for discovering female vocalists such as Jean Carne. Norman Connors produced Phyllis Hyman’s sultry rendition of The Stylistics’ “Betcha By Golly Wow,” which proved a favorite on R&B radio stations in the United States.

She signed to the New York-based Buddha Record label and cut several fine tracks, which became staple fare on an emerging radio format, the “Quiet Storm,” soul ballads played late into the night.

Later, she signed with Arista Records, reaching an international audience with her albums "Somewhere in My Lifetime," "Can’t We Fall in Love Again," and the album that bears the title of one of her biggest hit singles, "You Know How to Love Me."

In 1986, she returned to Philadelphia and signed with Kenny Gamble at Philadelphia International Records. Their hit album, "Living All Alone," included the now-classic single “Old Friend.” This song was a comfort for many of us during the AIDS epidemic. She visited New York City hospices and performed at countless benefits. Phyllis mentioned her own loss made it difficult to perform the song.  It's still one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded, filled with sadness with a heartfelt plea to reunite with a lost love. 

Phyllis was often plagued with self-criticism. In a 1991 interview with David Nathan, she said, “Up until 5 years ago, I didn’t listen that much to myself… When people would say they loved my voice, I’d wonder, ‘Why are they moved?’ Now, I’m beginning to understand how people can be turned on by my singing… I’ve been told that people can feel a lot more love and calm coming from me these days.”

When she should have been soaring like the songbird she was, Phyllis Hyman’s mental health issues took over her life.  She was diagnosed as being “bipolar,” a medical term for someone who suffers from the disease of manic-depression. 

As she got older, her disease became more and more challenging t for her to manage. She chose not to use pharmaceutical medication and instead self-medicate. Her self-medication distorted her disease more and more until she felt helpless about ever being able to recover from it. Her self-destructive behavior and problems became more evident to her family, friends, and music industry peers. She attempted suicide twice before she took her life a few days before her 45th birthday and only a few hours before she was due to appear at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem.

“As an artist, she sang her desperation. She has a song that is a soundtrack of her entire life, ‘You Just Don’t Know What I’ve Been Going Through,’ ” said Frank Sheffield, Hyman’s long-time friend who managed the jazz station at Hampton (Va.) University, where Hyman often appeared.

After Phyllis' passing, Roberta Flack said, “Phyllis’ voice, at once breathy and resonant, will sing in my heart and spirit forever."

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How do you describe what healthy communication means to young people?

Something that I say to college students all the time is that quality matters so much more than quantity. One of the many harmful consequences of the age of social media is that it convinced us that quantity of connections is what matters. People began tracking, how many followers do I have? How many people are liking or reposting what I put up? What we used to think of as friends became our followers. But your followers are not the people who are showing up for you in the middle of a crisis. They’re not who you can call when you have a relationship breakup and you’re in turmoil and you’re wondering whether you’re worthy as a human being. The people you call your close friends are the people who understand you for who you are, who are committed to you. You don’t need hundreds and hundreds of people. Just having a couple of people in your life who understand and care about you for who you are can be enough.

I’m struck that a lot of our conversations around mental health nationally have centered on treating illness and dysfunction. We enumerate different diagnoses, and yet, we often overlook healing and wholeness and actually feeling good in the world. If you were to paint a picture of what promoting mental health looks like, as opposed to treating mental illness, what are some of the qualities that you would emphasize?

That’s a really good question. You may not, for example, have a diagnosis of major depressive disorder, but you may not be feeling great about your life, you may not be bringing your best self to work, to your relationships, to school, to your community. Our goal should be to support mental health and wellbeing, which is a bigger goal than solely preventing diagnosable mental illness.

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New Days Could be Dawning

A 13-part series to illuminate the way forward in the grip of suicide, drug overdose, diabetic amputations, and mental health epidemics. Readers in this space are all familiar with the headlines: Football leads to brain damage and CTE.  Suicides continue to increase no matter how much more money DoD and the VA spend on Suicide Prevention strategies. Veterans are being subjected to BLAST injuries from their own weapons. Parents should avoid letting their children bang their heads in sports until they’re 14 years old. Society is experiencing increasing numbers of neurogenerative diseases at younger ages. More and more money is being spent on research to use psychoactive and hallucinogenic drugs to cope with mental health problems. 988 Suicide Crisis Line counselors are burned out, quitting, undertrained and understaffed. From football fields to battlefields to America’s classrooms and assisted living facilities, citizens and policymakers and the medical profession are wondering what can be done about suicides, “mental health” and the growing sense that daily life is causing damage to our brains. Whether it’s sports, or legal and illegal drugs, or violence, or online abuse and bullying and shaming, or mass casualty events, or the suicide and opioid epidemics, increasing numbers of young and old have “mental health problems.” We seem to be losing our minds. To a certain extent, what may seem like increased mental health challenges may be due to increased diagnoses stemming from better awareness and understanding. Increased media attention, social media, economic pressures, and isolation may contribute to higher awareness. Increased longevity and improved diagnoses may be behind seemingly larger numbers of age-related dementias. But doesn’t it just seem that there’s an abnormal number of people suffering from diminished capacity? And that no matter how much we spend, we keep getting more pleas from victims, survivors, care givers, politicians, medical staff and social media for solutions? Congressional hearings, Foundation Annual reports, investigative reporting, government fact-finding, and personal experience make it obvious that we’re falling behind while the suicide and drug overdose and mental health epidemics worsen. You’ve heard the adage: “Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” The TreatNOW Coalition has been taking steps for over 15 years to light candles, to educate, to end Veteran suicides, and to change medicine. Thus, the start of this 13-part series to light several candles. Not only to point out problems, but much more importantly to offer solutions that already exist. The choice is between politics and progress, between cursing “wicked complex problems” and applying proven solutions. This series will bring you  some central truths and, importantly, lay out solutions to the challenges posed by a perhaps misnamed “mental health crisis” in our military and across the country. Ensuing chapters will discuss the estimated $600 Billion per year mental health costs that are only projected to consume more of our national wealth. And the World Economic Forum projects that the cost of mental health conditions and their related consequences will rise to $6 trillion globally by 2030. Together with the GruntStyle Foundation, TreatNOW and multiple other organizations aim to arrest and reverse the suicide and prescribed drug overdose death epidemics afflicting our Veterans, Armed Forces, and society. Both the VA and DoD have declared that suicide prevention is their #1 clinical priority. Based on budget choices, it would seem we’re serious about finding and applying, quickly, some methods that will work against suicidal ideation almost the way penicillin works against bacterial infections like pneumonia, meningitis, and syphilis. Part 1. Just how big is the “problem?” This series intends to tackle a range of subjects that afflict Veterans, especially suicide and drug overdoses which, along with diabetic lower limb amputations, are at epidemic levels. Across military medicine and traditional approaches to “mental health,” there is a wide gap between the palliative care model – control symptoms – and root cause analysis that gets at the physical damage and whole body wellness called for. This includes proper diagnoses and a shift to an appreciation of polytrauma and brain wound healing.  Part 2. Modern War is just so damned dangerous: BLAST Injury, Burn Pits, and the nature of whole body damage/polytrauma. Includes a primer on brain wounding. Part 3. The VA/DoD Approach: Intrepid Center, DVBIC, Intrepid Spirit Centers, WRIICs, PREP, Care Coalitions, and Independent Wellness Centers. Part 4. VSOs and the Growth of 66,000 Veteran Help Organizations since 9/11 Part 5. The insidious Service Member Epidemics: Suicide, Drug Overdosing, and diabetic foot ulcers, lower limb amputations, and the hundreds of thousands of deaths directly attributable to lack of informed consent. Part 6. The Sports Industry: Making contact sports and life in general safer while engaging in a real scientific dialogue about brain wounding, the concussion cascade, "The Concussion Protocol,” and “the new normal” after brain wounding. Part 7. Eisenhower didn’t even get it half right: The Military, Industrial, Contractor, Research, Academic, Lobbyist, Insurance, and Pharmaceutical Complex. Lessons in Bureaucratic Politics and how to sort out a path to success. Part 8. Integrative/Functional/Wholistic/Complementary and Alternative Medicine. You don’t have to throw away institutions or current practices to make them better. Part 9. Alternative Therapies: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) and a new paradigm in whole body healing. Part 10. Alternative Therapies: Devices, Processes, Computers, and Artificial Intelligence. Part 11. Alternative Therapies: Non-Prescription Drugs/ Psychedelics/Supplementation/Nutrition/Diet/Lifestyle. Part 12. How to hold the Congress, White House, VA and DoD, and sports industry accountable for the Epidemics and lack of brain wound healing protocols. Part 13. SUMMARY: The Shortest Paths to Success. How to change the language around “mental health,” arrest and reverse upward trends in deaths through suicides, prescription drug overdoses, lower limb amputations, and restore Quality of Life to brain wounded Veterans and citizens. We welcome your comments. The TreatNOW Mission is ending service member suicides. Along the way, we have learned that we can end suicidal ideation, help end symptoms of PTSD, and heal brain wounds to end the effects of BLAST injury, mild TBI Persistent Post Concussive Syndrome, and polytrauma. www.treatnow.org Heal Brains. Stop Suicides. Restore Lives. TreatNOW Information provided by TreatNOW.org does not constitute a medical recommendation. It is intended for informational purposes only, and no claims, either real or implied, are being made. Read the full article

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Health benefits of hiking

Hiking is a recreational activity that is associated with long walks along trails that is enjoyed by people of all ages, all backgrounds and all nationalities.

You won’t be needing any fancy equipment to hike.usually, all.you need is a decision.

People from all over the world love to walk for various reasons.but the main benefit of hiking is the health benefits that hiking brings to the people.Hikers can benefit physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

Besides health benefits, people can encounter and experience diverse ethnic cultures and can interact with people of rural places.

Alongside, nature , flora and fauna can captivate people’s mind and spirit.

In this particular blog, we will be discussing the health benefits of hiking.

It Improves the Cardiovascular Health

The main areas where hiking improves is cardiovascular health.hiking has shown to improve cardiovascular health.Cardiovascular or the heart health is important in today’s day and age.

People hardly find any time to do some sort of physical activity that can benefit the cardiovascular health of an individual.but fear not,

Just a few hikes here and there can do wonders for your heart health.and talking about heart health, cardiovascular disease or the heart diseases like high blood pressure is on the rise in both developed countries and developing countries such as USA and Nepal respectively.

So to combat this illness one must do some sort of physical activity.and hiking can be a good alternative.

Overweight and Obesity

Moving on, as people age their bone density decreases and can lead to various disorders. But hiking can help develop firm bones and muscles.

Hiking has shown to relieve stress from our day to day life activities. It can promote better sleep too.the sleep quality will vastly improve as hikers get the benefits of stress relief.

It also helps manage anxiety.anxiety is very common in today’s world and is on the rise.and more and more people are taking medications and seeking professional help for these mental disorders.

Whether you have anxiety or not, you can vastly manage the symptoms associated with these debilitating disorders. And yes, it helps manage stress.

Closer with the Nature

Another benefit of hiking is that it makes you closer with nature.with today’s worlds, the hassles, the city light, the traffic, the hectic work schedule. Hiking can help. You disconnect with the world and bring you closer with nature.

Hiking and improved self esteem

In today’s world, people have very low confidence and self esteem.so hiking can help you with that. Hiking has shown to build one’s self esteem and enhance overall well being.

It has various mental benefits. And can keep mental disorders at bay.

Hiking has positive effects on Hypertension 

Hiking has shown to lower blood pressure.hypertension is on the rise in today’s world.as more and more have bad eating habits and have a sedentary life style.as hiking can combat the health hazards of hypertension or high blood pressure.

Hiking can also help you shed pounds.it helps reduce weight and helps you maintain a healthy body weight.

It can also be beneficial for clinical depression.

Hiking can also be helpful to the brain.it keeps it sharp and the brain’s overall functioning will vastly improve and enhance.it can also help you with memory.your memory will improve and strengthen.

Another area where hiking plays a vital role is diabetes. People who have this condition can have a hard time managing it.so hiking can help someone with this condition and reduce the symptoms.

Hiking can also help people with arthritis.

Obesity and Hiking.

obesity is now an epidemic that is consuming the entire world. People are obese and have lots of health complications. These conditions are getting worse every year, hiking helps combat the ill effects of obesity. the majority of the people in the world are either overweight or obese. Some are even morbidly obese. . and people with this condition are prone to other health problems such as hypertension and diabetes.

People around the world now rely on medications to treat the disease that they were not born with.This is the cause of our own decisions.

so people can neither take care of their health or take it for granted. health is indeed wealth.if you lose our health you will suffer for the rest of your life.

and hiking can help with greatly enhancing the health of the hiker,

it can be physical or mental.these both areas are greatly improved.so you need to make a decision to take care of your health because nobody else will do it for you.

And even if people already have these conditions it helps manage the symptoms associated with it. people will see a drastic change in their health and overall wellbeing if they plan to do this activity recreationally.

There are lots of options and trails in the world which can provide you with an enriched feeling of utter elation and joy and happiness.

So people who have tried hiking can relate to this article.because they themselves have experienced the health benefits of hiking and what it can do for your mind, body and soul.

hiking can solve almost all of your health problem but you must be regular and determined to follow and keep up with the hiking.as this is a fairly easy thing to do.most people fail to do so.so people with or without any kind of health alignment can get vast amounts of benefits and this can promote a wellbeing and build up resilience to face daily stress.

Plus this activity is inexpensive and doesn’t need you to invest much in other forms of activity,

Even medical professionals like doctors recommend this activity to someone who is looking to vastly enhance the condition of their current health.

So my advice to you is to at least try once and you will find great peace in doing so.

There are lots of places around the world where these kinds of activities can be done and Nepal is one of them.home to the tallest mountains in the world.there are various good trails for hiking in Nepal.

and Nepal trekking trails can be your perfect partner. There are various other benefits which we will talk about in the next section of this blog.if you want to enhance your mental, physical and emotional well being then keep reading on.cause we will discuss just that.

Let’s begin the second part of this blog where we will go deeper into the health benefits of hiking.

Hiking can help clear your mind and tackle stress in a more natural way than most of the conventional ways.

First let us talk about the physical benefits of hiking,

The physical benefits of hiking,

Hiking can be also considered as an aerobic excessive.this will make the blood flow more intense and this can in turn lead to fewer heart related illnesses such as hypertension.this also has shown to improve the cholesterol levels in the heart.

High cholesterol can lead to heart attack as more and more plague or clots clog the arteries of the heart.

Hiking can also strengthen the bone density.this can help the muscles too.

Various muscles such as the muscles in the quads and calves are worked that can give you that aesthetic natural good looking physical appearance.

People in all walks of life have trouble sleeping or have bad sleeping habits. People are also diagnosed with insomnia.this is a condition that interferes with the sleep patterns of that individual.hiking reduces the stress and tension you are currently facing and give you a good night’s sleep.that in turn rejuvenates the body, mind and spirit.

Hiking helps enhance hormones such as melatonin that is necessary to regulate the sleep process in an individual.

This is all backed by science and there are studies done in this area.

Now let us talk about the Mental Benefits

The mental benefits of hiking 

Today’s world is full of day to day stress .A lot of people develop anxiety that interferes with their day to day life.

Anxiety and stress can be delineating for the mind, body and spirit.

A note of people who face these issues and some even require medication to help combat this disorder.

But fear not, I have the good news

Hiking has shown to lessen the stress and anxiety a person is facing on a daily basis

This happens because hiking helps regulate a natural pain killer that the human body produces called endorphins.these endorphins help regulate the mood of that person and can combat stress and anxiety.

Anxiety can also pair with depression.

So hanging and preventing is the best way to deal with it.so hiking can help with that.

As this is the social media age, all things are digital.we rarely meet up with someone but like to spend countless hours of time on social media.so king can disconnect this habit of school media and make you more connected to nature and the social life will improve.

Hiking can also enhance self esteem and make you more desirable and confident.

Hiking will take you out of your comfort zone and build resilience  and self-esteem as if it was a piece of cake.

Hiking has shown to make your Mind string and helps with the memory too.

Final Thoughts

Hiking is a recreational sport that has a very limited amount of equipment and has various health benefits.

It helps the cardiovascular health, improves mood and alleviates depression, anxiety and chronic stress.

It helps to disconnect with social media and bring people closer and help establish a community of people with similar likes.

It even helps strengthen the bone density that can occur in old age.

This habit is healthy and inexpensive and many experts suggest hiking when they have time in hand.

This can combat the illness that a person may be facing and make them more healthier in all aspects of life.

It eve helps to enhance endurance and you will have healthier sleep patterns.

Above all, the main area where hiking can help is the Heart health.the cardiovascular region in the body is the most common illness in the world.

Where more and more people fall prey to cardiovascular illness.the illness of the heart.

Hiking will strengthen the heart and keep heart diseases at bay

More and more people rely on medications for hypertension can coronary heart disease.and even after they still have difficulty.

So hiking helps to prevent cardiovascular disease and treat and manage the symptoms associated with it.

Hence hiking is a powerful tool to boost your health.Physical and mental.

So it is advised to take some form of hiking in you spare time and do some hiking on vacations.

hiking can be beneficial to the people who are conscious of their health and want a life of health and wellbeing.hiking can do that just for you.so backpack you stuff and so some hiking and reap the many benefits associated with hiking.

and Nepal is a good option.there are various trails and path that are safe and at the same time peaceful and easy to do.

People from all over the world have benefited from this activity. and more and more people are opting for this route to greatly enhance their health and well being.

so don’t think twice and start hiking. because the health benefits will surprise you and your loved ones.

and Nepal is one of the best places to do some hiking. if you want to know. more on hiking you can visit this link https://nepaltrekkingtrail.com/hiking-in-nepal-what-you-need-to-know/

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The Hidden Dangers: Uncovering the Link Between Sugar Consumption in Young Adults and Rising Cardiometabolic Risks

Introduction

Sugar, the ever-present temptation in our daily lives, has quietly infiltrated our diets, from the morning's sugary coffee to the sweet treats that mark the end of our day. But, have you ever stopped to wonder how this seemingly innocent ingredient might be casting a shadow on your health, especially if you're a young adult?

Join us on a captivating journey as we delve into the alluring yet concerning world of sugar consumption and its direct link to the rising cardiometabolic risks that young adults face. It's not just about what you eat; it's about understanding how the sweet seduction of sugar can impact your overall well-being. From diabetes and cholesterol to mental health and more, the consequences of sugar consumption are far-reaching and warrant a closer look.

Our modern diet is inundated with sugar, hidden in sugary beverages and lurking in processed foods. Escaping the sweet embrace of this tempting ingredient has become a formidable challenge. What makes this even more disconcerting is the profound impact of sugar consumption on young adults, who find themselves increasingly vulnerable to a host of cardiometabolic risks.

In this comprehensive blog, we will unravel the hidden dangers of excessive sugar consumption, shedding light on the intricate web of health issues it weaves. From the alarming rise of diabetes to unexpected connections with schizophrenia, high cholesterol, and blood pressure, we'll navigate through the intricate landscape of sugar's impact. But that's not all; we'll also explore the role of nutrition, alternative treatments, and the paramount significance of seeking guidance from healthcare professionals.

So, fasten your seatbelts as we embark on this journey of discovery. The hidden dangers of sugar in the lives of young adults are about to be unveiled, and with this knowledge, we hope to empower you to make informed, health-conscious choices for a brighter, sugar-aware future.

The Sugar Dilemma

Sugar, in its various forms, has become an integral part of the modern diet. High-sugar diets are associated with numerous health issues, making it crucial for young adults to understand the consequences of excessive sugar consumption.

The Link to Rising Cardiometabolic Risks

Cardiometabolic risks encompass a range of conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, often interconnected by factors like obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. The link between sugar consumption and these risks is startling. A diet high in added sugars can lead to obesity, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome, all of which are precursors to more severe cardiometabolic conditions.

The Role of Doctors in Addressing Sugar Consumption

The guidance of a healthcare professional, like a doctor, is invaluable when it comes to managing sugar consumption. Doctors play a crucial role in helping young adults understand the risks associated with excessive sugar intake and in developing strategies to reduce it. They can provide personalized advice, monitor health markers like fasting blood sugar levels, and recommend lifestyle changes.

Diabetes: A Sugar-Related Epidemic

Diabetes is a significant health concern, and sugar plays a substantial role in its development. Type 2 diabetes, often associated with poor diet and sedentary lifestyles, has seen a worrying rise among young adults. The excessive consumption of sugar can lead to insulin resistance and uncontrolled blood sugar levels, increasing the risk of developing diabetes.

Cholesterol and Blood Pressure

Elevated cholesterol levels and high blood pressure are common cardiometabolic risk factors. Sugar can raise levels of triglycerides and LDL cholesterol, which contribute to atherosclerosis and heart disease. Furthermore, excess sugar can lead to high blood pressure, a significant risk factor for heart disease and stroke.

Mental Health: The Sugar Connection

It's not just physical health that's at risk; sugar consumption can also impact mental health. Recent research suggests a connection between high sugar intake and mental health conditions like schizophrenia and mood disorders. While the exact mechanisms are still being studied, reducing sugar consumption may have a positive impact on mental well-being.

Nutrition as a Weapon Against Cardiometabolic Risks

Nutrition is a powerful tool in the fight against cardiometabolic risks. A balanced diet that is low in added sugars, high in fiber, and rich in fruits and vegetables can help manage weight, blood sugar levels, and cholesterol. It's essential for young adults to make informed food choices and understand how nutrition affects their overall health.

Alternative Approaches: Homeopathic Medicine

For those seeking alternative approaches, homeopathic medicine is an option. While it's essential to consult with a healthcare professional, some individuals find value in homeopathic treatments for managing sugar-related health issues. Homeopathy considers individual factors and offers personalized solutions.

Monitoring Fasting Blood Sugar Levels

Fasting blood sugar levels are a vital marker of one's health, particularly in the context of sugar consumption. Regular monitoring can provide early warning signs of diabetes and help individuals make necessary dietary adjustments.

Confronting Phobias and Promoting Mental Well-being

High sugar diets may contribute to the development of phobias and mood disorders. Reducing sugar intake, along with professional counseling when needed, can be a vital step toward improved mental health.

Exploring Sugar Substitutes: The Role of Stevia

Stevia is a natural, calorie-free sweetener derived from a plant. It can be an excellent sugar substitute for those looking to reduce their sugar intake while maintaining some level of sweetness in their diet. Stevia does not raise blood sugar levels and may be a valuable tool for individuals with diabetes.

Real-Life Testimonials and Case Studies

Real-life stories of individuals who have successfully reduced their sugar intake and improved their health can be inspiring. Case studies also showcase the positive outcomes of lifestyle changes and dietary adjustments, emphasizing the real-world benefits of reducing sugar consumption.

Creating a Supportive Community

Fighting the hidden dangers of sugar consumption is easier when done in a supportive environment. Friends and family can play a significant role in supporting young adults making dietary changes, offering encouragement, and making healthier food choices together.

The Ongoing Research on Sugar and Health

Science continually evolves, and research on sugar and its impact on health is no exception. Ongoing studies aim to deepen our understanding of how sugar affects cardiometabolic health, potentially leading to more effective prevention and treatment strategies.

The Role of Type 1 Diabetes

While type 2 diabetes is more commonly associated with diet and lifestyle factors, type 1 diabetes also intersects with sugar consumption. People with type 1 diabetes rely on insulin to manage their blood sugar levels, and an imbalanced diet with excessive sugar can make this task more challenging. Young adults with type 1 diabetes must pay special attention to their sugar intake to maintain stable blood sugar levels.

Dietary Habits Across Different Cultures

The prevalence of high sugar consumption varies across cultures. Some cultures have traditionally consumed less sugar due to different dietary norms, while others have readily adopted sugary processed foods. Comparing the cardiometabolic health of young adults from different backgrounds offers insights into the role of culture in dietary habits and health outcomes.

Educational Initiatives for Healthier Choices

Education is a powerful tool in the battle against sugar-related health risks. Schools, communities, and healthcare systems play a pivotal role in promoting healthier dietary choices among young adults. Educational initiatives that teach the importance of balanced nutrition and the risks of excessive sugar consumption are essential for preventing future cardiometabolic issues.

The Importance of Seeking Guidance from Healthcare Professionals

Young adults must recognize the importance of consulting healthcare professionals. Doctors, dietitians, and other healthcare providers offer personalized guidance, monitor vital health markers, and can help create a plan to reduce sugar intake. Seeking professional advice is a crucial step toward managing cardiometabolic risks effectively.

Future Trends and Solutions

As we look to the future, several trends and solutions are emerging to combat the hidden dangers of sugar consumption. Innovative approaches in nutrition and healthcare are making it easier for young adults to make informed choices about their diet. These solutions include mobile apps for tracking sugar intake, sugar reduction initiatives, and healthier food options.

Conclusion

In conclusion, young adults must take responsibility for their health and well-being by addressing the hidden dangers of sugar consumption. By reducing sugar intake, understanding the risks, and seeking guidance from healthcare professionals, they can significantly decrease their cardiometabolic risks. The time to act is now, for a healthier, happier future.

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World Suicide Prevention Day: How Can We Stop the Epidemic?

The pain and emotional turmoil that precedes suicide is not to be belittled. Very few can contemplate the emotional burden carried by the person dwelling on their very own existence.

Suicide is common among all ages, genders, and communities. It is a shocking epidemic, and its discussion is largely shunned and frowned upon, which doesn’t help.

The year 2021 saw a jump in the rate of suicides in India. The previous year, i.e. 2020, recorded a suicide rate of 11.3, which increased to 12 in 2021, meaning that 1.64 lakh people sadly took their own lives. According to World Population Review, India has the 38th Highest Suicide Rate in the world.

10th September is observed as World Suicide Prevention Day, by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation For Mental Health (WFMH). The theme of this year is “Creating Hope Through Action”, which serves as a reminder that there is an alternative to suicide and that through collective action and hope, prevention of suicide can be achieved.

To combat the suicide epidemic, teenagers and adults alike should be encouraged to open up and talk about their emotional turmoils. It is also important to not mock or disparage someone for opening up because what might seem trivial to some, could be a major problem for the other.

The cause of suicide can vary ranging from bullying, body dysmorphia, gender dysphoria, economic turmoil, and relationship issues. While family and friends can offer help, it is very important to seek professional help. While family and friends are well-intentioned, sometimes their advice might not be helpful as they are limited by their own experiences.

As a parent, you might want to note down any change in behaviors such as sleep patterns, appetite, and social activities. Loss of interest in hobbies or topics they are passionate about is one of the major signs that your child might be experiencing mental health issues.

It is also important to watch your tone and words while approaching your child because words do denote negative feelings, even if you don’t intend to. For example, Instead of saying “I can’t believe what I’m hearing!”, you can say “Maybe you’re wondering how life got this complicated and difficult.”.

If your child enters treatment, it is still important for you to keep a check on your child. Keep encouraging them and reassure them with smiles and hopes, you can remind them there are a lot of people going through mental health problems, and it is completely normal to feel this.

Filaantro has conducted a lot of suicide prevention and mental health drives in the past. Awareness sessions have been held in school with a panel of experts, encouraging students to speak up about their mental health issues.

Thank you for taking the time to read this article. Make sure to share it with all your friends and family members.

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How pets make our lives better: Scientifically explained

Human-animal interactions research is still in its infancy. Some researchers have found that it has favorable health benefits, although the results are equivocal. Interacting with animals has been found to lower blood pressure and lessen cortisol (a stress-related hormone) benefits of pets.

Animals have also been shown to alleviate loneliness, promote emotions of social support, and improve happiness in other research.

Despite all of the benefits of pets, it’s vital to realize that having a pet isn’t a cure-all for mental illness. Only those who love and respect domestic animals, as well as those who have the time and money to maintain a pet happy and healthy, will find owning a pet helpful and comfortable.

Pet ownership will not give you with any health benefits of pets or improve your life if you are just not a “animal person.” In America, being a pet is a lucrative job. Pets are adored: according to a 2015 poll, 95% of pet owners consider their animal to be a member of the family.

Approximately half of them buy them birthday presents. It’s also a two-way road. People who have pets have lower blood pressure, heart rates, and are less likely to develop heart disease than those who do not.

Those health benefits of pets might stem from the extra activity that playing and walking demand, as well as the stress reduction that comes with having a reliable best friend by your side.

Scientists are now uncovering evidence that animals can assist individuals with difficult diseases better their mental health benefits of pets.

Despite the modest size of the research, the advantages are compelling enough that clinical settings are opening their doors to animal-assisted interventions — or, in other words, pet therapy — as a supplement to traditional treatment.

The growth of animal therapy benefits of pets is underpinned by growing scientific evidence that social support, a proven cure to anxiety and loneliness, may arrive on four legs, not just two.

Animals of all kinds may assist young children, the elderly, and everyone in between cope with stress, fear, and anxiety.

More study is required before scientists can determine why it works and how much animal interaction is required for optimal outcomes.

Published research, on the other hand, demonstrate that paws have a role in medical and mental health benefits of pets.

The following are the benefits and advantages of having pets just in case you are wondering about what are the benefits of animals?

Dogs as pets and how they help people: Animals may provide a sense of security and comfort. This is something that therapy dogs excel at.

Dogs may improve our health not only as we become older, but also much, much earlier: even before we are born this is one of the benefits of pets.

Children who were exposed to dogs while still in the womb — as their mothers spent time with dogs during pregnancy — had a decreased chance of acquiring eczema in early infancy, according to research published last year there are just a few examples of how do pets help humans.

During the epidemic, many of us were quite stressed and nervous. We don’t know when we’ll be allowed to walk about freely again, our employment might be jeopardised, and we’re afraid of getting the virus or spreading it to others.

We also can’t do many of the activities that normally help us cope with stress, such as going to the gym or having dinner with a group of friends.

It does become hard not to smile when you are greeted with a dog after a long day at work. Your day and mood instantly becomes better.

This is explained by what is called “The oxytocin effect”. Whenever, we interact with dogs our body’s oxytocin’s levels rise. This hormone is responsible for our social bonding as humans and improves our overall psychological and mental well-being.

Previous research examined in the paper found that dog owners had more benefits of pets favourable social interactions and that having canine companions makes individuals more trusting…and deserving of trust yet another example of how animals improve our lives.

Dogs also appear to decrease depressive symptoms and make individuals more robust to stress. As a result, benefits of pets are frequently utilised as therapy animals.

The complex sense of smell of dogs has piqued the medical community’s interest in employing these animals to assist identify human illnesses and research the benefits of pets for human health enable individuals who suffer from them live more meaningful lives.

Because of the changes that occur within the body, with various organs expressing different chemical substances, we believe that all illnesses have a fragrance connected with them. These odours can be detected in the breath and perspiration.

There is evidence that having a dog in the house can help us connect with other people. People acted more trustworthy, pleasant, and cooperative in the company of a dog, according to one research.

Although this study was conducted in a work group, the same may be said for those of us who work and live-in close quarters.

Another study discovered that people perceive persons who are out and about with a dog to be more accessible than those who are not. People walking their dogs are also more likely to be assisted by strangers if they “accidentally” drop some money in the street.

Pet owners had substantially lower heart rates, arterial pressure, and systolic blood pressure, according to an analysis of several research papers, implying improved cardiovascular health.

Some of this may be due to the fact that most dogs require walking, and so dog owners prefer to walk more. But dogs are the best pets for mental health.

However, there are likely to be more puzzle pieces. It’s possible that adopting a needy animal has its own set of benefits of pets, as doing good makes us happier and healthier.

Surprisingly, the number of individuals ready to foster a pet has increased during COVID-19, owing in part to the fact that more people are working from home and can thus meet a pet’s requirements more readily.

They felt more healthy, active, and attentive, and less unhappy and lonely, the more attached they were, and the more they liked their time alone, at leisure, and at school.

Cats may also be able to coax us out of our funks with their gravity-defying antics and yoga-like napping positions. Persons with cats reported having less unpleasant emotions and feelings of solitude than people without cats, according to one research on benefits of pets.

In fact, singles with cats were less likely to be depressed than those who had both a cat and a spouse. Researchers visited 120 married couples in their homes in one study to see how they would react to stress — and whether cats may help.

People were put through a gruelling series of activities while hooked up to heart rate and blood pressure monitors, including subtracting three from a four-digit figure repeatedly and then putting their hand in cold water (below 40 degrees Fahrenheit) for two minutes.

People sat alone in a room with their pet, with their spouse (who might give moral support), or both in a room. Cat owners had a lower resting heart rate and blood pressure than those who did not own any benefits of pets before the stressful duties began.

The cat owners also performed better throughout the tasks: they were more likely to feel challenged rather than intimidated, their pulse rate and blood pressure were lower, and they made less math mistakes this is an example of how can pets make you happy and improve your life.

When their cat was there, cat owners appeared the calmest and made the fewest faults of all the scenarios.

Cat owners, on average, recovered physiologically faster.

Finally, despite what you may have heard about cat-to-human brain parasites, there is some evidence that cats may benefits of pets for health. Researchers tracked 4,435 participants for 13 years in one study.

Even after controlling for other risk variables such as blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking, and body mass index, persons who had previously had cats were less likely to die of a heart attack at that period.

The researchers add that this was true even if the patients didn’t have cats at the time, implying that cats are more like preventative medication benefits of pets than therapy for an ongoing condition.

Other pets:

Guinea pigs: Children with autism were more sociable with their peers, smiled and laughed more, and showed fewer indications of stress when they had a guinea pig in the classroom.

Fish: Animals have the ability to focus people’s attention it is one of benefits of pets. People with Alzheimer’s disease ate more, obtained better nutrition, and were less prone to pacing when they ate in front of aquariums with vividly coloured fish. They were also more alert and less drowsy.

Horses: Horses have been used in medical treatment programmes of benefits of pets in Europe since the 1860s, making them one of the most researched therapy animals. Grooming a horse and guiding it around a corral have been found to help children and adolescents with PTSD symptoms.

Rabbits: A worried group of adults was advised to pet a rabbit, a turtle, or their toy versions in one research. The toys were ineffective. Stroking a living species, whether hard-shelled or fuzzy, did, nevertheless, help to alleviate anxiousness its is benefits of pets. It worked for everyone regardless of whether they claimed to appreciate animals at first.

Choosing the right pet: Congratulations on deciding that keeping a pet is the correct choice for you: you’re about to embark on a unique and rewarding relationship.

Discuss your preferences for a pet with the rest of your family and come up with a list of traits you’d like to see in a pet and those you’d rather avoid.

Man’s greatest friend, dogs, come in a variety of varieties or mixes of breeds, each with its own set of personality qualities. If you want something smaller and less energetic, a cat or a rabbit could be the ideal choice for you and your family but with all benefits of pets.

Asking yourself a series of questions before visiting a shelter is the first step in determining whether a dog, cat, rabbit, fish, bird, hamster, or guinea pig is the perfect pet for you. “How would i describe my way of life?”

If you are only home sometimes, a dog that requires a lot of care and regular walks is not a smart option.

Your cat can take care of herself for eight to ten hours a day if you provide her enough food and drink to keep her going until you return. “How can I find one who is a good match for my personality?”

Perhaps you’re an extrovert. Dogs are excellent pets for extroverts since they are naturally sociable, and you may meet a lot of new people on your regular walks.

Those of us who want peace and quiet may prefer to live with a cat or a rabbit, which express affection in a much more subdued manner. Fish are excellent quieter pets.

Choosing a pet isn’t always as straightforward as ticking a few boxes in your head. Perhaps you believe a dog would be the ideal companion for you, but it turns out a rabbit or bird is your animal soulmate.

Some concluding pointers!

- There are numerous benefits of pets for human health.

- More study is required before scientists can determine why it works and how much animal interaction is required for optimal outcomes.

- People acted more trustworthy, pleasant, and cooperative in the company of a dog.

- Cat owners, on average, recovered physiologically faster, despite what you may have heard about cat-to-human brain parasites

- Discuss your preferences for a pet with the rest of your family and come up with a list of traits you’d like to see in a pet and those you’d rather avoid.

How can Augie help you?

We have an ideal mix of Products and Services that can aid you in your efforts to take care of your pets. We work with different pets viz. Dogs / Cats / Other pets

You can reach out to us and we can aid you. Looking forward to working with you

Have a great Day Ahead!!

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The Impact of the Workplace on Our Mental Health and our Children's with Dr Roseann Capanna-Hodge from THE EMBC TV NETWORK on Vimeo.

Dr. Roseann is a Psychologist who supports children, teens, and young adults from all over the U.S. with research-based holistic therapies that are bridged with neuroscience.

Dr. Roseann is a Board Certified Neurofeedback (BCN) Practitioner and is a Board Member of the Northeast Region Biofeedback Society (NRBS) and Epidemic Answers.

She is also a member of the International Society for Neurofeedback and Research (ISNR) and The Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB). "There I was sitting in my office in Ridgefield, CT, tapping my pen on my desk wondering how I was going to help this boy that was so ADHD. If I looked away, Alec literally would be climbing the walls and contorting his body to the point that he looked like he was having a seizure. After getting in trouble practically every minute at school at age eight, his mother came to me out of desperation looking for a way to help her bright blued-eyed boy.

Even though I was personally holistic, my traditional training was psychotherapy and psychopharmacology, so I recommended a consult with a psychiatrist thinking that I was going to help this little cutie pie and his worried family. Because he was unfocused, couldn’t put his thoughts down on the page, and always on the red light on the behavioral chart, Alec began a course of treatment with several psychostimulants that resulted in the side effects of increased heart rate, caused him to be flat and not enjoy anything, made him cranky, reduced his eating for an already wiry kid, and there were many a sleepless night to boot.

His parents were beside themselves and in the early days of the internet, they found neurofeedback and were elated that there was something natural with decades of research behind it. Off they went and sought treatment and within a few months, Alec’s best features began to shine – not only was he focused but he was able to put his thoughts together, connect with others, and joyous laughter came for the first time because he wasn’t in trouble all the time. The impulsive, unfocused Alec was gone and I was a believer! Neurofeedback became my passion too and opened my eyes that healing happens with natural therapies that support the brain and body.

And ever since I got to meet Alec, my office has helped thousands of children and families. Today, we use evidence-based holistic therapies to cultivate happiness, hope, and change in children, individuals, and families. If you're a worried parent, and you want to see your child go from a stressed out mess to a happy and focused kid, call our office to speak with one of our client specialists or come to one of our free workshops. drroseann.com/