Magnetic Wave Treatment Overview

By zoe | Jun 20, 2009

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A stroke victim speaks for the first time in over a year. A comatose man opens his eyes, turns and looks at his mother. A man living with depression for over thirty years finds relief. An Israeli dealing with the trauma of war is finally able to sleep at night. These are just a few of the miracles people are seeing with magnetic therapy. A process called “transcranial magnetic stimulation” (TMS) is rising in popularity to help where other treatments have failed. Though the therapy is still relatively expensive and has not yet been proven to show long term efficiency, there is a strong potential for electromagnetic wave treatment.

A year ago, a Chicago man drove over a curb, flipped his car and went into a coma. Over the last year, he would occasionally open his eyes but his brain damage was said to be so severe that medical professionals said he’d probably never regain responsiveness. However, after 15 sessions of magnetic therapy, the man opened his eyes and looked at his mother.

Doctors believe the electromagnetic pulse from transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) sent a “wake up call” to the nerve cells. Soon he began obeying simple instructions, like following the movement of a thumb around the room and speaking single words. “Erm, help, help me,” he would say. While it’s too early to say whether or not electromagnetics can work for all coma patients, researchers around the world are excited about the possibility of this non-invasive treatment, which can be done without anaesthetics or drugs.

Chronic back pain is another reason to use magnetic pain reducing products. Therion, a leading manufacturer of magnetic therapy products, won the coveted “2008 Gear Award” from www.shapeyou.com, for their Platinum Lower Back Support system. The magnetic back brace provides relief for sufferers of lower back pain from sciatica, arthritis, muscle strains, arthritis, fibromyalgia and herniated discs.

Through thirty-six research grade magnets at targeted locations, the lumbar region receives a soothing sensation from a 12,800 gauss magnetic field. According to the Magnetic Therapy Council, the pain of sciatica can be resolved in just a few days when a magnetic brace or magnetic pillow is used in conjunction with deep penetrating massage and cold ice therapy. “Massage will relax the muscles that have gone into spasm around the trapped nerve, the cold or ice will help reduce the inflammation and heat around the injury, and both of these will prepare the tissues and muscles, so that the magnetic field can penetrate more quickly into the damaged area,” the site says. The therapy can be done 3-4 times a day for ten minutes at a time.

Stroke survivors often feel as though they are prisoners trapped in their own bodies, unable to communicate with the external world. Magnetic therapy has shed some light on this difficult-to-treat condition, offering stroke patients a shot at recovery. An electromagnetic wave helmet can be fastened around a patient’s head, with a coil taped to the tongue.

While this may sound strange, Susan Doyle from New York swears that it has helped her husband, Shawn, dramatically. Shawn had been unable to speak following his stroke, even with the help of numerous speech therapists, but with the help of magnetic therapy, he’s able to muster up some words. “We’ll be at dinner, and he’ll say ‘butter.’ It’ll come out of nowhere,” she explains. In December, a three-year study on the stroke helmet will wrap up, providing some clues and possibly a new treatment.

Surviving After The Loss Of Your Boyfriend

By zoe | Jun 20, 2009

Are you trying to cope with the death of your boyfriend or do you know someone who is? Well this is probably the hardest situation to be faced with. You need to be able to have some strength and hear some encouragement words from your friends and loved ones.

You need to understand that the grieving process has some certain steps or feelings. Allow me to go through a few of these – hopefully you will realise that you are not alone and you are on your way to healing.

Disbelief

Disbelief is the first feeling that comes when you are told about some bad news especially the loss of someone you love. This is made worse by the fact that you may have just seen your boyfriend or just talked to him over the phone. This feeling may take a while to subside. In fact it normally lasts right up until the funeral day.

Shock

Seeing or hearing news about the death can be quite shocking. In most cases this happens at the funeral after reality strikes. This is when you start to take in as reality gives you no choice but face what has happened. Shock is temporary, in no time the feeling goes away.

Anger

You may be angry at the world, at people who were there when this happened or at yourself. Anger is destructive especially if not properly managed. You need to watch what you say and think during the time. Buy some books about daily words of encouragement to help you deal with this destructive feeling.

Pain

Pain is tormenting and longer lasting. It calls for some consistent exposure to words of encouragement. Pain is deadly. I mean it just sticks in there and does not seem to ever end. No matter how it feels, it goes away eventually. I don’t mean to say you forget what happened but you simply are able to live without feeling bad all the time.

Pain comes with helplessness and sometimes regret. What ever feeling you have, time does heal – believe me, I know.

How Can Past Life Regression Benefit Me?

By zoe | May 21, 2009

When one considers that reincarnation is accepted in practically all religions including Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism to name just a few, then we are forced to acknowledge the fact that the belief in past life is extremely far reaching. Surprisingly enough though, is the fact that while such vast numbers of people are interested in their past lives, only an extremely small percentage of these people want to study their past lives in order to improve the life they are living now.

Unfortunately, most of us are only interested in the happenings of our prior lifetimes due to curiosity. The will to change our present lives for good is what makes Past Life Regression (PLR) such a beneficial therapy.

Not only have numerous studies concluded that Past Life Regression can benefit us by allowing us to learn from past experience, but even now, the scientific world continues exploring the possibilities of PLR as a means of bettering ourselves.

The process involves usually a hypnosis session with a Past Life Regression expert, or it can also be done via self hypnosis. It is also a good idea to include regular affirmations sessions, to prepare the subconscious mind to accept that it is okay to remember your past lives.

It is necessary to accept certain things before you attempt to use Past Life Regression to explore your past lives.

Our past life is connected to the life we are presently living. We have the memories of the past lives; they are just buried deep within our subconscious minds and have to be brought out.

Of course, PLR will show that you’ve had past lives but unless we’re able to use this knowledge to improve the life we’re living now, we will have achieved nothing.

Being able to learn from mistakes made in a past life can by all means help you to avoid making similar mistakes all over again in this life.

Some people however, for various reasons find it impossible to believe in reincarnation. However Past Life Regression can be of immense help in either changing your life for good or helping in avoidance of commission of big mistakes in present life even if you think that all the events you remember are merely the results of a fertile imagination.

According to experts going through Past Life Regression is necessary to improve your life for these two reasons:

*The reality of a past life experience becomes apparent when one applies something from a PLR session to this life and then benefits from it.

*Even if you think these events are pure figments of your imagination, the cathartic release you may get from experiencing such thoughts may free-up your mind of something that is blocking your health, success, and creativity.

So, what are all the benefits we are looking for by undergoing Past Life Regression?

*Our present life is often influenced through emotional upsets of a past life and PLR effectively heals those old injuries.

*We can think more clearly and make better decisions due to this experience.

*PLR can help to prevent you from unintentionally making the same devastating mistakes you made in a past life. These lessons can of course be from minor mistakes to incredibly serious mistakes.

*It helps in bringing to the fore the hidden talents and skills. There are certain talents you had in the past life that remain obscure in the unconscious mind of the present life. The acknowledgment and bringing out of such talents could change your life for good forever.

*Have you ever wandered where you get your personality from or why you are so emotional? PLR in many cases, allows us to find the questions to these answers.

Try it and see what it can do for you, you have nothing to lose. It just may be the key you need to change your life in a way that you have always dreamed of.

Shyness and Social Anxiety - 7 Ways To Overcome

By zoe | May 21, 2009

Social anxiety and social conditioning really is a combination of shyness. To overcome shyness you need to learn to relax socially. This enables you to direct your attention away from yourself and gives you the space to practice certain conversational skills. In most cases, the heightened emotions of socializing when young simply condition the sufferer to respond to social events with fear, instead of excitement and pleasure.

Relaxed socializing is so pleasurable, not to say productive, but it is an advantage denied to many until they learn to relax. To start reducing your own shyness, I want you to absorb the following tips and ideas and start to put them into practice:

1) Think about the way you feel and behave around familiar people you are comfortable and spontaneous around. It’s that feeling transferred to new people and situations that equates to your emerging social confidence.

2) Focus your attention away from yourself. Sure, you can think a little bit about how you are coming across, but if all your focus is on your own words and feelings then you might as well be by yourself. Notice what other people are wearing and make a mental note, listen to their conversation, imagine where they might live, make a point of remembering names. Not only does this give you more to talk about, it also ‘dilutes’ social anxiety leaving you feeling calmer.

3) Ask people open questions. Many people like to talk about themselves and will find you interesting if you find them interesting. Ask questions that require more than a ‘yes’/'no’ response such as ‘What do you like about this place?’ rather than: ‘Do you like this place?' Once they've answered use 'easy add-on' questions that connected to the first such as: 'What other places do you like in this city.?Next you can express your own views. This is a great way to get the conversation going. If the conversation doesn’t ‘take’ then no matter, you’ve done your bit.

4) Stop trusting your imagination so much! Have you ever had an imaginary picture in your mind of a holiday destination only to arrive and find the reality is different from the way you had imagined? That's how reliable imagination is. Stop imagining what others think. I do lots of public speaking and I’ve long since stopped trying to second guess what others think of me - it’s just too painful. What a person thinks about you has a lot more to do with besides, who they are than who you are.

5) Stop using ‘all or nothing’ thinking. The ‘completely this/completely that’ style of thought occurs when you are emotional. People who are depressed, angry or anxious see reality in terms of differing extremes, simplistic all or nothing terms. An angry person is ‘right’ and you are ‘wrong’; the depressed person feels like a ‘failure’ while others are a ’success’. In reality, life is composed of infinite gray areas. So stop fearing that you might say the 'wrong' thing! Or that people will ‘hate’ you. Once you start to relax more socially you'll notice much less black or white thinking because anxiety actually causes you to think in all or nothing terms.

6) Take your time. You don’t have to blurt things out. Ask questions and if questions are asked of you can take time to consider your response (within reason). Don't just quicky shout out what you think might be the 'right' answer. A slow answer is a relaxed answer.

7) Finally, use hypnotic rehearsal. Hypnosis is the quickest way to change your instinctive/emotional response to any situation. Only think about meeting others when your mind and body is relaxed. This conditions you to associate relaxation with being around new people. In fact you’ll find that when you relax deeply enough often enough whilst hypnotically rehearsing being comfortable around others you’ll reach the point where you just can’t be shy any more! This is what I refer it as 'happy inability!’

Who to go to when dealing with addiction

By zoe | May 12, 2009

They always say that admitting to a problem is that hardest part of recovery. However, this isn’t always true. What do you do after that? Where do you turn to? For those dealing with drug addictions, this can be a very difficult process. When dealing with drug rehab LosAngeles is often the city to look at. There is a LosAngeles drug treatment center on almost every corner. But, getting to the point where rehab is an option is also half of the battle. Those coping with drug addictions need support. The individuals cannot feel punished or guilty when dealing with a drug issue. Here are some tips for those dealing with addiction or helping someone who is.
Having friends around is crucial in a time like this. No one can beat an addiction by themselves. Often times, family can be more trouble than help, where as friends want nothing but to help. If your friend is addicted to drugs and looking for support, reach out to them. One of the most powerful tools to be addiction is support. Feeling like someone else is there for them and is willing to help them can be the deciding factor. Also, don’t be a fair weather friend. If you back out as soon as the situation gets sticky, you will hurt the person greatly.
Also, for those who are fighting addiction, the people you hang out with with is important. If your drug abuse is a social thing, or started as a social thing, you need to hang out with other people. Don’t attend parties while beating your addiction. However, don’t sit at home and be unsocial. It is important to go out and stay busy so the temptation doesn’t overcome you. Even if your friends are not addicted to drugs, let them know you’re suffering and that is is difficult for you to say no when they do drugs in front of you. If they won’t change for you, it is time to invest in a new group of friends.
Local support groups can also be a great way to fight addiction. If rehab is too expensive, or perhaps you’re simply not ready, these are a great alternative. They are support groups similar to Alcoholics Anonymous, but they target different types of drugs. These are usually more popular than you realized especially if you live in the city. The sessions are usually held in gyms or local meeting halls, so they are easily accessible. Through groups like this you may meet other people dealing with the same issues who may help you beat your addiction.
When faced with addiction, a lot of people find religion. Religion can be something to focus on or a way to call out for help. Lots of people discover god and use god as guidance. Some people will being more spiritual religions as a way to transform their addiction into something constructive. Also, activities such as yoga and running can be a great way to keep busy. The key is reaching out for help and not allowing any room for relapse.

Family Therapy can assist you in your time of need

By zoe | May 6, 2009

Families can be devastated by all sorts of challenges and setbacks. A debilitating disease, grim prospect of divorce and other problems can be the set off to serious conflicts and stress in the family. Scottsdale family therapy is your best option in managing various family issues and challenges. The family is our source of strength, support, love and happiness. On the other hand, it can also bring pain and sorrow to everyone involved. All sorts of individual issues and problems are serious threats to the very core of a family unit.

There are quite a number of Scottsdale therapists who can help you deal with tragedy and setbacks that threaten the family. There are effective approaches of therapists that can help you recover and move from a crumbling situation. With the guidance of a professional family therapist, you and any member of your home are able to acquire the needed coping tools as you face and manage the crisis and problems hounding the family. It also strengthens thebond between the members of the family. It allows the ideal environment where each of the members of the family is able to draw strength from the group and where there is a continuing and healthy line of communication.

Family therapy is one piece in the practice of psychotherapy. This type of therapy is given by a special psychotherapist known as family therapists. The therapists give support to families and members in order to understand and grow the way a normal family should mature. It also provides the mechanism for a healthy interaction among all members of the family in order to maintain harmony and avoid conflicts.

Family therapists are sometimes called to as family and marriage therapists. This special group of psychotherapistsdelivers the same services in order to maintain and promote mental health just like the rest of the psychotherapists. The only distinction is that they concentrate their service on the family and its members.

Theduration of the family therapy is usually on a short term basis. One would normally attend a weekly session which can last formonths at a time depending on the family condition and the gravity of the problem.

The therapists will be able to help the family suffering from any of the following issues and challenges. These are:
• Problem in the marriage
• Divorce proceedings
• Anorexic or bulimic family member
• Substance and alcohol abuse
• Chronic and serious medical conditions
• Psychological anomalies
• Stressful work and other work-related problems
• Sorrow, grief and terrifying experiences
• Monetary problems
• Domestic violence

The family may also take on family therapy alongside with other mental health modalities. This is normally the preferred approach especially in situations where a family member has a serious mental healthissue.

There is also court sponsored or prescribed family therapy. Juvenile delinquents and recidivist of minor age and other family members may be ordered by the courts to undergo family therapy. These treatments are normally done in lieu of jail terms for offenses committed by a member of the family with validated mental health problems.

Marriage Therapy can save a relationship

By zoe | May 4, 2009

The Scottsdale marriage counseling is now a popular and acceptable intervention. Many married couples who are going through a turbulent relationship should seriously consider marriage therapy before irreparable damage causes the hard relationship to crumble. In extreme cases, there is also a need for Scottsdale childrens therapy to protect the siblings from the negative results brought about by the unhealthy conditions in the family. This approach is now the the standard mode of resolution of any issue between married couples.

Marriage is an must have institution that has an important role in the society and it is imperative that everyone should give their contribution in preserving this very important institution.

Unfortunately, marriage is not all about bed of roses. There will always be challenges to hurdle and problems that may complicate and test the resolve of the married couples. Married couples will eventually encounter an issue and difficult situations which, if not handled properly and promptly, may endanger and damage the very core of the relationship. It is at this point that marriage counseling is a necessity and, in extreme cases, the last resort in order to save the marriage.

The secret of effective marriage counseling is the tool used to make couples recognize and acknowledge the importance of the marriage above all other issues that may threaten the family. It creates a positive atmosphere where the couples seek to resolve the conflict for the sake of the marriage and the family. The session conducted hopes to achieve lasting and meaningful reconciliation and the resolution hopes to end the recurrence of the problem situation of conflict between the married couples. The marriage counseling is performed in a discrete and professional manner.

Marriage experts believe that it is essential for married couples to seek the services of marriage counselors at the initial sign of problem. It is also strongly advised that couples seek the assistance of a professional marriage counselor or therapist before thinking of calling it quits and totally giving up on the marriage.

Once the married couples decide to seek marriage counseling, they should understand that the procedure may not always lead to a happy ending, contrary to what most of us expect from such sessions with marriage counselors or therapists. The session is designed to lead the couples into a clear understanding about the issues affecting the marriage and the family. It is for both of them to recognize the best way to resolve their issues and sometimes, such exercise may lead to the acceptance that going ending the marriage is the only remaining option.

The first thing that the married couple should complete before finally referring their marital problems to professional marriage counselors is to resolve between the two of them that they would indeed seek professional help in order to save the marriage. This is one essential element that should be present in order for the therapy to work. Both should be in the proper frame of mind in exploring all options to save the marriage. If anyone of them chooses not to cooperate, then the marriage counseling is bound to fail.

Some Benefits of Travel Nurse Jobs

By zoe | May 2, 2009

As the healthcare field advances and develops, there are many new work opportunities available in the travel nursing field. Travel nursing agencies provide healthcare professionals with the means to understand what they are best at because they’re able to experience different work environments and various areas of specialty. Many individuals with Registered Nurse’s licenses and at least one year of experience under their belt in a specialized field choose travel nurse jobs instead of reporting to the same hospital for their entire career.

Travel nursing allows registered nurses to travel around the country, visit new states and work in a certain healthcare facility for a contracted amount of time. Travel nursing agencies inform the nurses of the job opportunities that are available in different parts of the nation and the individual can choose whether they want to take an assignment or not. The nurses work with residential staff at the hospital and are engulfed in the day-to-day activities there. Just think about the career potential. Amazing opportunities are available for anyone who is willing to go to various parts of the country to work with people who need their help the most.

There are many additional benefits to travel nurse jobs. Travel nurses usually receive a higher pay rate than the residential full-time staff at a hospital or care facility, and they still receive all the comprehensive benefits including health, vision, dental and a retirement program. They also receive bonuses upon completion of jobs, as well as bonuses for referring friends or colleagues. Travel nurses receive compensated for transportation to and from each joband in many cases their housing is paid for. They may also receive free continuing education and license compensation. And, naturally, many nurses find that the chance to see new places and meet new people is the most beneficial part of this job.

While travel nursing is not for everyone, it is providing numerous registered nurses with the chance to see the country and work in a variety of different healthcare settings. This is helpful for helping the résumé and increasing one’s experience and knowledge of the healthcare field. It is also helpful for the hospitals that are understaffed and in desperate need of help, and especially helpful for the patients who need care. Travel nurse jobs are an employment chance that any nurse should certainly consider whether they are starting their career or looking for a change after years on the job.

Is Blushing a part of you?

By zoe | Apr 30, 2009

For a lot of men, blushing is a common occurence which ends in being embarrassed in front of others and the cause of the blushing can be a result of a number of different causes. In many cases, blushing is deemed to be an ordinary emotion, very similar to laughing. Many people believe blushing is a bad thing, akin to the heavy snorer at night who keeps their significant other awake. With this train of thought everyone who does blush is upset with their blushing that commonly occurs from being embarrased or something they are thinking about. Each of those is a direct result of what the person is thinking at the time of blushing.

The biological reason that the blushing occurs in humans on the cheeks is that small blood vessels become dilated causing the red blushing color. The embarrasment of the person usually causes the red faced blushing. An option exists that the blushing is coming from you having a medical condition. Consulting your physician would rule this one out or bring it to attention of being the actual cause. If no medical reason exists, you may ask yourself “how to stop blushing“?

Well for one, you need to organize and remember the times where your blushing occurs. By remembering the times you are always blushing, you can connect a trigger to the blushing. This does not always cause you to stop blushing, it will help you identify where the problem exists and make a solution easier to find. Other normal associations to blushing is when a person decides to drink wine. While having their wine, it is common for the face to turn red.

More detailed solutions are out there that resolve the question of how to stop blushing, and are a good idea to look into. As stated above in the article, your physician may be the best first step for finding a solution and then you may need to locate alternative solutions to assist you with the fears and inhibitions that are the root cause of blushing.

How To Deal With The Loss Of A Boyfriend

By zoe | Apr 30, 2009

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Are you in pain or do you know someone who has just lost a boyfriend? Well this is not a situation you can easily overcome. You need to be able to have some strength and hear some encouragement words from someone who cares.

Most people do not realise the phases that a grieving person goes through. Let me share some of those feelings – hopefully you will realise that you are not alone and you are on your way to healing.

Disbelief

The initial feeling that comes when you hear the sad news is that of disbelief. This is made worse by the fact that you may have just seen your boyfriend or just talked to him over the phone. This feeling may take a while to subside. In most cases it lasts until the funeral.

Shock

Seeing or hearing news about the death can be quite shocking. It could be at the morgue or at the memorial service. This hits you as soon as you realise that your boyfriend is actually gone – dead. Compared to the other emotions, it is easy to get through this one.

Anger

Anger comes in different forms i.e. you can be angry at yourself, the world or the person who was there when your boyfriend died. Anger is destructive especially if not properly managed. Guide your words, thoughts and actions at this time. Look into the internet for some daily words of encouragement to help you cope.

Pain

Pain is tormenting and longer lasting. It calls for some consistent exposure to words of encouragement. Pain is really a nasty feeling. I mean it just sticks in there and does not seem to ever end. No matter how it feels, it goes away eventually. Memories never go away, yes but the heart ache stops at some point.

When you are in pain you may feel helpless and even regret some doing or not doing something. What ever feeling you have, time does heal – believe me, I know.