Avoiding DepressionWritten by S A Baker
Can you really avoid depression? Is there a way that you can get rid of this awful disease that seems to be taking over your life? For many, only way to rid their bodies of depression is by taking medications and getting therapy. Both of these things are great ways to work through your depression, but is there a way in which you can avoid it altogether? Depression is a mind disease. It is usually caused by an imbalance of chemicals in brain. Sometimes, we refer to ourselves as being depressed when things go wrong. This is not clinical form of depression, but both of these conditions can feel like end of world. The only way to avoid depression or really low times is to simply fight against it by surrounding yourself with good thoughts, experiences and people. Will it cure you of your depression? No, not technically. But, by surrounding yourself with a positive environment filled with positive energy, you may find that effects that depression has on you is lessened.
| | Ozone: Mother Natures Gift to our ChildrenWritten by Eric Partelo, RRT
Ozone: Mother Natures Gift to our Children.. ( by Eric Partelo, RRT) Ozone, or activated oxygen, is probably most misunderstood element in air we breathe. Both loved and hated ozone has carried label of poisonous gas and modern medical hero. On one hand, we are told that it is harmful, and capable of causing damage to our lungs. On other hand, we have found it has potential of being greatest natural purification element available to deal with man-made pollutants. So how does this affect our children and loved ones? Close your eyes for just a moment, and think about how fresh air smells outside after a thunderstorm. Have you ever gone for a walk in woods and asked yourself, “ How can it smell so fresh when I see mold all over base of trees? ” The answer to these questions is Mother Nature’s production of ozone. So, lets all buckle our seatbelt and take a deep breath, because here comes science. Ozone is nothing more than three oxygen molecules bound together. Effectively, O1+O1+O1 = O3, and nature produces this naturally to combat mold, mildew, industrial pollutants, aerosols, pesticides, bacteria, fungi, and viruses just to name a few. So how does this happen? The air we breathe is composed of about 80% nitrogen and 20% oxygen. The oxygen in our air becomes “activated” or ozonated when it rises up into atmosphere and is bombarded by sun’s photo chemical energy in form of UV rays. The UV energy changes O2 into O3 (ozone), and then sends it back to our breathable environment with sole purpose of sheding extra O1 molecule to oxidize air pollutants. This leaves breathable O2 in environment to continue cycle again and again. Nature is efficient if nothing else!! The term, “oxidizing” simply means to burn without giving off light or heat. The reason oxidation is such a powerful means of killing bacteria and lower life form organisms, is that they are primarily anaerobic. This means that they can’t live in environments where activated oxygen/ ozone is present. Have you figured out why this benefits us so greatly yet? Even as far back as 1989, EPA told Congress that indoor air pollution is one of nations most important environmental health problems. Studies found that most homes have airborne concentrations of hazardous and toxic chemicals two to five times higher than outdoors. What are some of toxins EPA and independent researchers found : -Benzene from paint, new carpet, new drapes and upholstery -Ammonia in tobacco smoke and cleaning supplies -Chloroform from paint, new carpet, and upholstery - Formaldehyde from plywood, cabinets, particleboard, and wallpaper - Sulphur dioxide, cyanide, and carbon monoxide from tobacco smoke - Trichlorethylene from paints, and cleaning supplies - Nitrogen dioxide from stoves, and furnaces - Pollen from plants and trees - Mold spores from moisture and bacteria - Dust mites from dust and bacteria National statistics show that a normal adult breathes approximately 23,000 times a day, and spends more than 80% of each day indoors. What’s more alarming is that children are more vulnerable to toxic vapors because of their higher metabolic rate. Children breathe in more than twice as much oxygen and toxins relative to body size than adults. They are more active, which increases their breathing rate, and they play closer to ground where heavier pollutants settle. Also, normal development in early childhood includes a great deal of hand-to-mouth behavior, which provides another avenue for pollutants to enter body.
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