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The importance of unsaturated fats becomes clear when you look at the composition of the brain, the nervous system, and cell membranes. Roughly 60% of the brain is made up of structural fats. These special fats, called phosphoglycerides, are the building blocks of the central nervous system and are very rich in essential fatty acids. [...]
Burnout is a state of emotional exhaustion with consequent mental and physical changes often producing marked symptomatology and frequent visits to the doctor. People placed in hostile situations at work or home suffer from this syndrome. They are expected to produce results without adequate time or sufficient resources to do so. Burnout is a classical [...]
According to T. Franklin Williams, director of the National Institute on Aging, it is only recently that doctors have begun to make this shift, tailoring geriatric research and practice to keeping disability at bay. The reorientation has been emotionally difficult because it flies in the face of traditional medicine, which has always been based on [...]
The road that can have a nursing home as its final stop begins with chronic disease, those illnesses of aging that begin insidiously, get progressively worse, and strike more and more of us as the years advance. Most older people have at least one chronic illness. However, the medical diagnosis is not the only thing [...]
Many relationships end in separation and divorce, and it is inevitable that the children will be affected. A child’s response to divorce will depend on a number of factors, including his age, his cognitive and emotional maturity, the quality of the parental and family relationships before and immediately after the divorce, and especially the amount [...]
This lovely country of ours is ideal for outdoor living and playing. Unfortunately, we share the great outdoors with a variety of insects, marine creatures and plants, some of which can inflict itchy, painful and, on occasions, even fatal bites or stings. First aid treatment for snake bite has been changed in recent years. All [...]
Be careful of frozen chickens. Most contain salmonella germs in the meat but they are rendered harmless by cooking. If you don’t thaw the bird properly, the inside may remain raw and the germs active. If you travel to exotic places where the standard of hygiene leaves much to be desired, avoid the water. If [...]
This causes the symptoms, and these will depend on where the ectopic endomentrial tissue is situated. In the ovary, the repeated bleeding leads to the formation of “chocolate” cysts. These cysts may become as large as the size of a baby’s head and are filled with thick chocolate-colored fluid which is old blood. When the [...]
Which foods will give you longer life and keep you younger longer? The macrobiotic diet outlined in this chapter will improve your health and increase your longevity. It is a predominantly lacto-vegetarian diet high in natural carbohydrates and low in animal proteins. The bulk of this diet consists of raw fruits and vegetables, whole grain [...]
If you have problems of hair loss you should first see that your general health is well taken care of. Various derangements in the functions of your vital organs must be corrected. The digestive system must be in good working condition, so that the nutrients from the foods you eat will be properly assimilated. Also, [...]