Dealing With Chronic Pain Conditions :: A Simple Guide

Written by D. Herren


Anyone that suffers with a chronic pain condition knows that it not only affectsrepparttar body, but alsorepparttar 115165 mind. Its effect on a sufferers mind can almost be worse thanrepparttar 115166 pain itself. Chronic pain becomes chronic when pain does not go away afterrepparttar 115167 normal healing time allowed. This usually is around 6 months. Acute pain isrepparttar 115168 direct result of an injury or disease. Acute pain heals, chronic pain stays.

It is estimated that nearly 30% ofrepparttar 115169 population suffers with chronic pain. The pain can cause depression and anxiety in most patients. This is only natural. Whenrepparttar 115170 body is fighting pain allrepparttar 115171 time,repparttar 115172 body becomes tense and can react inrepparttar 115173 classic, “Fight or Flight Response”. This natural state of mind and body is a reaction that is embedded in all humans and animals. Whenrepparttar 115174 body is under stress, we react by either “taking flight” or running, or “fighting”.

Getting stuck in this pattern can add torepparttar 115175 pain and suffering. How? If your body is tense and anxiety ridden on a constant basis, usually other problems will occur such as irritable bowel syndrome, pelvic muscle pain, migraine headaches, ulcers, andrepparttar 115176 list goes on and on.

Learning to deal with chronic pain conditions ANDrepparttar 115177 repercussions of it is key.

In order to get pain under control, there are many options for people to choose from. Of course,repparttar 115178 more natural, drug-free methods are recommended. But in most cases, drugs such as Oxycodone may be recommended. (See Oxycodone Online)

How to Protect Yourself and Yours Kids from West Nile Virus

Written by Susan Dunn, MA, The EQ Coach


“How to Protect Yourself and Yours Kids from West Nile Virus,” by Susan Dunn, MA, Emotional Intelligence Coach

TAKE THE MOSQUITO-BAIT QUIZ:

Who is most likely to get bit by mosquitoes?

a.Tom, who goes jogging at dawn in his shorts and tank top. b.Mary, who sprays her hair, puts on deodorant, perfume, sunscreen, and her sharp-but-scanty black patio dress, and heads for a late afternoon lawn party, ready to party intorepparttar night. c.Harry, who is into fixing cars but not into house and yard maintenance. His country acreage features discarded tires, weeds and dense shrubs, old window screens he’s never replaced, and a stagnant fish pond. d.Neil, who sweats profusely and likes to wear white linen shorts and shirts with his Birkenstocks when sitting out back at dusk. e.Billy, age 4, who gets up at 6 a.m., eats a quick banana and then heads outside to play inrepparttar 115164 mud puddles onrepparttar 115165 patio. f.Ken’s cookout guests who gather aroundrepparttar 115166 barbecue at dusk after a brisk game of volleyball, eating potato chips and peanuts while he cranks uprepparttar 115167 fire for hamburgers.

The answer: All ofrepparttar 115168 above.

Asrepparttar 115169 summer escalates, it’s important to protect yourself and your children from mosquito bites. Mosquitoes carry viruses – encephalitis, malaria, dengue fever, and now West Nile – andrepparttar 115170 collective amount of virus builds asrepparttar 115171 summer progresses.

INSECT REPELLANT

You’re probably leery of insect repellants, especially DEET, so I offer other suggestions. Do consider its use in extreme situations. I haven’t hesitated to use it when inrepparttar 115172 Caribbean (dengue fever) or St. Petersburg (built on a drained swamp), just as I got my immunizations up-to-date for travel in these countries. (Diphtheria outbreak in Moscow.)

I don’t use insect repellants at home inrepparttar 115173 US, except when visiting my friends whose yard is a mosquito-breeding haven, and whose children lure me outside at dawn and dusk.

If you use insect repellant, be aware thatrepparttar 115174 following things will dilute its effectiveness: rain, perspiration, swimming, many sunscreens, evaporation from wind or high temperatures, and absorption intorepparttar 115175 skin.

When applying, especially to children, readrepparttar 115176 instructions carefully, and follow them. This applies to both application and storage.

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AND WHAT YOU SHOULD DO:

1. Clean up your yard!

Mosquitoes breed in standing water, which requires a container. Eliminate anything around your yard that supplies a container for water – tires (the number one breeding site for mosquitoes inrepparttar 115177 US!), children’s toys and play equipment, dishes left out, plant containers, dog water dishes, bird baths and water gardens that don’t have circulating water. Eliminate weeds, shrubs and tall grass; that’s whererepparttar 115178 adults like to hide.

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