5 Ways to Tell if You Have an Addiction

Written by Emily Clark


The term addictions is most commonly associated with drug and alcohol addiction, howeverrepparttar truth is that millions of people suffer from all kinds of addictions. Some of these addictions are related to some form of chemical dependency such as alcohol, controlled substances and even prescriptions drugs. Other addictions are related to compulsive types of behavior such as gambling, shopping, food disorders and eating, sex and evenrepparttar 143695 Internet.

One ofrepparttar 143696 most important things to recognize about any type of addiction, regardless of whether it is a chemical addition or a behavioral addiction; is that it is not a matter of choice. Individuals who are addicts do not haverepparttar 143697 ability to simply decide to stop abusing their ‘drug’ of choice. Addictions affect not onlyrepparttar 143698 user, but their family and friends as well.

So, what is an addiction? How does it begin and when does a pattern of behavior become an addiction? Some individuals seem to haverepparttar 143699 ability to use a substance or engage in a behavior periodically over a period of years without becoming ‘hooked.’ Others; however are not capable of stopped and become addicted.

Addictions affect all social and educational groups. There is no typical addict.

The causes of addiction have been studied for a number of years. In many ways, addiction is caused byrepparttar 143700 feeling thatrepparttar 143701 substance or behavior brings about inrepparttar 143702 user. The body, and mind, becomes dependent on that feeling and seeks to maintain it.

There are addiction risk factors that make some people more likely than others to become addicts. Studies indicate that in some cases addictions can be hereditary. The child of an alcoholic may not grow up to become an alcoholic, however; they become addicted to gambling or some other type of compulsive behavior as an adult. Besides heredity, individuals who grow up in families with abuse, neglect and who are impoverished and undereducated are more likely to become addicts than those who do not.

For most addicts, it can be extremely difficult to recognize that what they have associated as simply a habit is actually an addiction. While every individual and addiction is different there are some symptoms that are prevalent among most addicts and addictions.

7 Little Known Facts About Cellulite

Written by Emily Clark


Cellulite is a condition for which cures are commonly sought. The lumpy, rippled skin which typically appears inrepparttar thighs and buttocks area known as cellulite is typically associated with a weight problem; however an individual need not be overweight to have cellulite. The condition is caused by water retention and circulatory problems that may resulted from a variety of factors including hormones.

A weakening ofrepparttar 143694 connective tissue located just beneathrepparttar 143695 skin can also result in cellulite. Although cellulite has been known to occur in men, it is much more typical in women.

Millions of dollars are spent each year on cellulite treatment creams and other types of products to eradicate cellulite, a condition that is considered to be unattractive and believed by many women to be a rare condition. In truth, most women have cellulite and it actually begins to form just after puberty hits. The degree of cellulite varies, but more than 90 percent of all women have it to some degree.

So, if all women have it, is there anything you can do about it? Many people fail to do anything about their cellulite because they believe there is either nothing they can do about it or that it’s simply fat. The truth is that it isn’t fat that there are actually number of steps that women can take to prevent and reducerepparttar 143696 appearance of cellulite.

The most important step women who are concerned about cellulite can take to reduce and prevent its appearance, is to eat a healthy, well balanced diet that is low in fat. Women who do this from an early age, and maintain such a diet, are shown to have far less problems with cellulite than women who do not. Exercise helps to keeprepparttar 143697 body toned and promotes good circulation, another key step in fighting cellulite.

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