Tea And Breastfeeding
Tea is growing in popularity every year. Part of its appeal is its many health benefits, but despite being a healthy beverage it is still a source of caffeine. Compared to coffee, however, the chemical makeup of tea is quite different and many people find it easier to tolerate. Nevertheless anyone who is sensitive to caffeine should limit their tea intake. This applies especially to pregnant women and nursing mothers because excess amounts of caffeine may harm or irritate their babies. Caffeine tolerance varies widely but most doctors advise pregnant women to cut back on caffeine. Studies have shown that caffeine passes through the placenta to the unborn child, and there is a possible link between high caffeine intake and miscarriage. It is certain that high levels of caffeine three cups of coffee a day or more should be avoided during pregnancy, but an occasional cup of tea seems to be acceptable. Just be sure to avoid other sources...
Posted on April 1, 2009 by Lloyd | 4 comments
Addiction To Talking
There is an old joke about people who talk a lot: Do you know the 12-Step program for people who talk a lot. The joke recognizes that fact that incessant talking is a common addiction. Non-stop talking is about using others for attention and approval because of not giving oneself enough attention and approval. The talker is not actually offering anything to the listener. Instead, the talker, in going on and on with a monologue, is pulling energy from the listener. People who end up listening to a talker go on and on are often caretakers who are afraid to hurt the talker by disengaging or by telling the truth about their boredom. Talkers are often needy people who attempt to assuage their emptiness by trapping people into listening to them. For example, I ve seen people telling a bank teller their life story, while the trapped teller doesn t know how to disengage without being impolite. The problem is that one of the reasons these...
Posted on February 6, 2009 by Ester | 11 comments
Prevent Hypertension With Numbers
Energy Healing And Wellness of Numbers , a simple process which brings energy healing, harmony and balance to all the levels of the physical form known as you. Everything in the universe has a unique vibrational energy. Your physical body in its healthy state has a specific rate of vibration. When you are sick your vibrational rate changes and you are no longer in balance with your true nature. Your thoughts vibrate at their own rate. A positive thought makes you feel better than a negative thought. That good feeling is the result of a change in vibrations. You may not feel the changes as vibrations, you simply feel better. When we are sick we try to not think of the pain. It is not easy to think of something that makes us feel good, so we use numbers as a point of focus. Not just any numbers, but specific numbers that vibrate at the frequency of wellness of the part of the body that is ill. Throwing a pebble in a still pond causes a...
Posted on December 24, 2008 by Truman | 2 comments
Pdas Aid Doctors With Patient Care
It seems that most people these days have a personal digital assistant to help them keep track of reams of information -; both business and personal. Usually found in the hands of corporate professionals, these small electronic hand-held devices are now finding their way into exam rooms at the doctor s office. In fact, according to a survey conducted by Manhattan Research, 50 percent of U.S. physicians were using some type of hand-held device in their practice, and experts say this number will continue to grow. Likewise, a survey of almost 3,000 medical professionals conducted by Skyscape, a company that provides medical information for mobile devices, found that adoption of PDAs in health care settings was shown to reduce medical errors and increase clinician productivity. Specifically, 84 percent of those surveyed reported that their use of PDAs resulted in a decrease in potential medical errors, and 72 percent reported providing...
Posted on November 11, 2008 by Junior | 12 comments
High Iq - So What?
Does a high IQ intelligence quotient mean better grades in school. Does it mean a better life. Is your IQ score even a valid measurement of your intelligence. Let s take a look at these questions one-by-one. High IQ - Intelligence There is almost certainly a correlation between a high IQ score and being more intelligent. These test are imperfect, though, and you can find examples of cultural biases on many IQ tests. Also, there are specific test-taking skills that have been proven to raise scores on many tests, including IQ tests. The last point makes sense, doesn t it. When you know how to efficiently work a test, you are likely to score higher. For that matter, even a cup of coffee may boost your score. Even the fact that your score can vary from test to test shows there are factors which can be manipulated to raise your score. There may be a general correlation between IQ score and intelligence, but certainly it s an imperfect one...
Posted on September 4, 2008 by Sally | 10 comments