Our aim in life, truly, is to be a beautiful person, and to help make this world a more beautiful place.
I think, If I can help people feel healthier and happy, to love more and be loved, then I will have done my job.
Surely a world filled with more love is a more beautiful world for us all to live in?
Happy. Healthy. Loved.
The way you ought to be.
Wednesday 27 July 2011
10 Step Plan to move past Depression and into Happiness
1. Intention - why should I bother with a Plan? Is your current status quo working? If you're reading this, then I presume 'not likely'. Try it out once or twice, what can you lose? What can you gain?
2. Tidy Up - read GTD. It is a rare person who can think straight while there are messes in your life.
3. Life Assessment - 'What else is bothering me?' Honestly.
4. More tidying. Fairly certain you did not get rid of all the messes in one step, so here's another chance to tidy up your life and gain more control and peace.
5. Vision of Self - exercise from Harville Hendrix book.
6. Health/Physical - all the money in the world can't you make you healthy, but changing your outlook and your lifestyle can.
7. Finances - 'How am I getting income In The MeanTime?'
8. Relationships - life is about connection. Are you reaching out to people and sharing love. Or are you closed and hiding from life?
9. Emotions can control your life unless you choose to control them.
10. Spiritual/Career - do you what you love and the money will follow.
2. Tidy Up - read GTD. It is a rare person who can think straight while there are messes in your life.
3. Life Assessment - 'What else is bothering me?' Honestly.
4. More tidying. Fairly certain you did not get rid of all the messes in one step, so here's another chance to tidy up your life and gain more control and peace.
5. Vision of Self - exercise from Harville Hendrix book.
6. Health/Physical - all the money in the world can't you make you healthy, but changing your outlook and your lifestyle can.
7. Finances - 'How am I getting income In The MeanTime?'
8. Relationships - life is about connection. Are you reaching out to people and sharing love. Or are you closed and hiding from life?
9. Emotions can control your life unless you choose to control them.
10. Spiritual/Career - do you what you love and the money will follow.
What is Nutrition?
According to Wikipedia...
Nutrition (also called nourishment or aliment) is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in the form of food) to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet.
The diet of an organism is what it eats, which is largely determined by the perceived palatability of foods. Dietitians are health professionals who specialize in human nutrition, meal planning, economics, and preparation. They are trained to provide safe, evidence-based dietary advice and management to individuals (in health and disease), as well as to institutions. Clinical nutritionists are health professionals who focus more specifically on the role of nutrition in chronic disease, including possible prevention or remediation by addressing nutritional deficiencies before resorting to drugs. While government regulation of the use of this professional title is less universal than for "dietician", the field is supported by many high-level academic programs, up to and including the Doctoral level, and has its own voluntary certification board,professional associations, and peer-reviewed journals, e.g. the American Society for Nutrition and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
A poor diet can have an injurious impact on health, causing deficiency diseases such as scurvy and kwashiorkor; health-threatening conditions like obesity and metabolic syndrome; and such common chronic systemic diseases as cardiovascular disease,diabetes, and osteoporosis.
Nutrition (also called nourishment or aliment) is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in the form of food) to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet.
The diet of an organism is what it eats, which is largely determined by the perceived palatability of foods. Dietitians are health professionals who specialize in human nutrition, meal planning, economics, and preparation. They are trained to provide safe, evidence-based dietary advice and management to individuals (in health and disease), as well as to institutions. Clinical nutritionists are health professionals who focus more specifically on the role of nutrition in chronic disease, including possible prevention or remediation by addressing nutritional deficiencies before resorting to drugs. While government regulation of the use of this professional title is less universal than for "dietician", the field is supported by many high-level academic programs, up to and including the Doctoral level, and has its own voluntary certification board,professional associations, and peer-reviewed journals, e.g. the American Society for Nutrition and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
A poor diet can have an injurious impact on health, causing deficiency diseases such as scurvy and kwashiorkor; health-threatening conditions like obesity and metabolic syndrome; and such common chronic systemic diseases as cardiovascular disease,diabetes, and osteoporosis.
Pyroluria
My daughter was diagnosed with Pyroluria when she was almost 3, about 18 months ago.
Pyroluria is a genetic condition that causes anxiety, depression and withdrawal most often starting in late-teens and continuing throughout the person's life. It can be very severe or very mild and very much affected by levels of stress. It's onset usually occurs with a traumatic incident such as going away to college or to the army, parental divorce or death of a loved one. There may be severe depression, schizophrenia, alcoholism, autism, bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) or on rare occasions, DID (dissociative identity disorder more commonly known as multiple personalities) in the family tree. All of these are different manifestations of pyroluria.
Pyroluria is a blood disorder. When the body produces hemoglobin, a constituent of red blood cells, there is a byproduct called kryptopyrroles. Normally harmless, in this group of people the kryptopyrroles multiply too rapidly and block receptor sites for B-6 (pyrodoxine) and zinc leading to a serious deficiency of these two nutrients. Among other things, B6 and zinc directly help maintain a healthy emotional state.
Though pyroluria was identified over 40 years ago, it has only been recognized as a medical condition for about 10 years and many mental health practitioners are not taught about it in school. People with pyroluria don't respond well to common anti-depressants such as SSRIs and are often suicidal. It's wide-spread and estimates as high as 20% of all psychiatric patients and 40% of people with schizophrenia have pyroluria. It seems to affect women more than men. And the sad truth is that most people with pyroluria go undiagnosed.
Pyroluria is a genetic condition that causes anxiety, depression and withdrawal most often starting in late-teens and continuing throughout the person's life. It can be very severe or very mild and very much affected by levels of stress. It's onset usually occurs with a traumatic incident such as going away to college or to the army, parental divorce or death of a loved one. There may be severe depression, schizophrenia, alcoholism, autism, bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) or on rare occasions, DID (dissociative identity disorder more commonly known as multiple personalities) in the family tree. All of these are different manifestations of pyroluria.
Pyroluria is a blood disorder. When the body produces hemoglobin, a constituent of red blood cells, there is a byproduct called kryptopyrroles. Normally harmless, in this group of people the kryptopyrroles multiply too rapidly and block receptor sites for B-6 (pyrodoxine) and zinc leading to a serious deficiency of these two nutrients. Among other things, B6 and zinc directly help maintain a healthy emotional state.
Though pyroluria was identified over 40 years ago, it has only been recognized as a medical condition for about 10 years and many mental health practitioners are not taught about it in school. People with pyroluria don't respond well to common anti-depressants such as SSRIs and are often suicidal. It's wide-spread and estimates as high as 20% of all psychiatric patients and 40% of people with schizophrenia have pyroluria. It seems to affect women more than men. And the sad truth is that most people with pyroluria go undiagnosed.
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Chamomilla
Homeopathic remedies are non-toxic and gentle making them safe to use for babies and children. Chamomilla can be used as a first aid treatment to alleviate both the physiological symptoms (extreme pain) and emotional issues (clinginess and irritability) of teething.
Which teething symptoms can chamomilla treat?
baby has one flushed or red cheek
baby is irritable, fretful and impossible to sooth
baby is very clingy and wants to be held or picked up
baby’s head is hot and sweaty (if your baby has diarrhea and a high temperature consult your doctor as it maybe connected to another illness)
baby is worse at night
Chamomilla for babies and small children normally comes as granules, crystals or powder sachets.
Granules or crystals (approximately 5-10) should be tipped into the cap of vial and placed dry onto the child’s tongue. This constitutes one does and should be given to your child 15-30 minutes before or after food, up to six times a day if necessary.
Powders should be carefully unwrapped and given dry on to the tongue in the same way, up to six doses daily
Which teething symptoms can chamomilla treat?
baby has one flushed or red cheek
baby is irritable, fretful and impossible to sooth
baby is very clingy and wants to be held or picked up
baby’s head is hot and sweaty (if your baby has diarrhea and a high temperature consult your doctor as it maybe connected to another illness)
baby is worse at night
Chamomilla for babies and small children normally comes as granules, crystals or powder sachets.
Granules or crystals (approximately 5-10) should be tipped into the cap of vial and placed dry onto the child’s tongue. This constitutes one does and should be given to your child 15-30 minutes before or after food, up to six times a day if necessary.
Powders should be carefully unwrapped and given dry on to the tongue in the same way, up to six doses daily
Pulsatilla
Though Pulsatilla is well-known to all homeopaths, we often have some difficulty in recognizing a Pulsatilla case, especially if we expect always to see the typical blond, blue-eyed, mild and tearful patient. This is true because greater psychological "sophistication" teaches people to compensate or hide their natural tendencies. Also, the descriptions below may not apply to a case which is ill mainly on the physical level who has not developed the typical personality of the remedy.
Softness. The central essence of Pulsatilla is "changeability with softness". It is primarily a feminine remedy. When a man needs Pulsatilla, he is generally a soft, gentle type of man. The Pulsatilla patient requires strong support from those around her. The patient is easily dominated or influenced. There is often a strong family figure or a strong religious figure or teacher in the patient's life. She needs support and reassurance. The patient is also deeply emotional, sentimental and sympathetic.
Shyness. Although the typical Pulsatilla type makes excellent contact with others, there is often an initial shyness or bashfulness. The patient blushes easily and feels embarrassed from slight causes. Yet there is something flirtatious about this timidity which telegraphs the strong desire for affection and reassurance.
Weeping. One of the main characteristics of the Pulsatilla patient is the ease with which she weeps. She frequently weeps in the office when telling about her problems. She also weeps during any confrontation. The weeping often is soft and tender. The patient is unselfconscious in her desire for and acceptance of comforting and consolation.
Consolation. There is often a strong desire for tenderness and reassurance in the typical Pulsatilla patient. The family may note that the patient often asks, "Do you love me?" or "Tell me that you love me." This dependency will also be projected on to the prescriber.
Changeability. The patient is very emotional yet the moods are very changeable. She is soft and weepy one moment and irritable the next. Many prescribers early in their career are surprised to find how irritable the Pulsatilla patient can become. This occurs generally if the patient needs attention and feels she is deprived. There can also be a stubbornness in Pulsatilla, especially regarding her security.
Softness. The central essence of Pulsatilla is "changeability with softness". It is primarily a feminine remedy. When a man needs Pulsatilla, he is generally a soft, gentle type of man. The Pulsatilla patient requires strong support from those around her. The patient is easily dominated or influenced. There is often a strong family figure or a strong religious figure or teacher in the patient's life. She needs support and reassurance. The patient is also deeply emotional, sentimental and sympathetic.
Shyness. Although the typical Pulsatilla type makes excellent contact with others, there is often an initial shyness or bashfulness. The patient blushes easily and feels embarrassed from slight causes. Yet there is something flirtatious about this timidity which telegraphs the strong desire for affection and reassurance.
Weeping. One of the main characteristics of the Pulsatilla patient is the ease with which she weeps. She frequently weeps in the office when telling about her problems. She also weeps during any confrontation. The weeping often is soft and tender. The patient is unselfconscious in her desire for and acceptance of comforting and consolation.
Consolation. There is often a strong desire for tenderness and reassurance in the typical Pulsatilla patient. The family may note that the patient often asks, "Do you love me?" or "Tell me that you love me." This dependency will also be projected on to the prescriber.
Changeability. The patient is very emotional yet the moods are very changeable. She is soft and weepy one moment and irritable the next. Many prescribers early in their career are surprised to find how irritable the Pulsatilla patient can become. This occurs generally if the patient needs attention and feels she is deprived. There can also be a stubbornness in Pulsatilla, especially regarding her security.
Sage
Native to the Balkan and Mediterranean, sage is a member of the mint family and its bluish-purple flowers and greyish-green leaves are a familiar sight in many of our UK gardens.Sage is traditionally associated with long life and legends abound about long-lived princes who regularly downed cups of sage tea, while an old country rhyme tells us that ‘ he who drinks sage in May, shall live for aye.’
The ancient Greeks and Romans first used sage as meat preservative as well as a memory enhancer. It was also used to stop wounds bleeding, to clean ulcers and sores and for sore throats. The Roman naturalist Pliny prescribed it for snakebite, intestinal worms, chest ailments and period problems. Listed by the Council of Europe as a natural source of food flavouring, it has been used for more than 2,000 years in culinary recipes.
For sore thraots ans mouth ulcers
Its antiseptic and astringent properties make sage ideal for many conditions of the mouth and throat, including ulcers, gingivitis, laryngitis and sore throats. The best method is to use a sage infusion as a gargle or mouthwash.
For menopausal symptoms
Sipping cold sage tea is a traditional remedy for menopausal problems such as sweating, hot flushes and headaches.
For digestive problems
Sage is a carminative herb, which means it is good for the digestive system. It can be used to treat cramp, wind and intestinal spasms caused by indigestion and it also promotes bile flow. Taken in conjunction with bitter herbs such as dandelion, goldenseal and artichoke, it can be used to stimulate appetite.
For improving memory
Research shows that sage can improve memory and may be helpful in preventing and treating Alzheimer’s disease. It works by inhibiting the enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine, a compound thought to help prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease.
For insect bites
Simply squeeze the juice from fresh leaves or even just rub leaves onto the area to soothe insect bites.
The ancient Greeks and Romans first used sage as meat preservative as well as a memory enhancer. It was also used to stop wounds bleeding, to clean ulcers and sores and for sore throats. The Roman naturalist Pliny prescribed it for snakebite, intestinal worms, chest ailments and period problems. Listed by the Council of Europe as a natural source of food flavouring, it has been used for more than 2,000 years in culinary recipes.
For sore thraots ans mouth ulcers
Its antiseptic and astringent properties make sage ideal for many conditions of the mouth and throat, including ulcers, gingivitis, laryngitis and sore throats. The best method is to use a sage infusion as a gargle or mouthwash.
For menopausal symptoms
Sipping cold sage tea is a traditional remedy for menopausal problems such as sweating, hot flushes and headaches.
For digestive problems
Sage is a carminative herb, which means it is good for the digestive system. It can be used to treat cramp, wind and intestinal spasms caused by indigestion and it also promotes bile flow. Taken in conjunction with bitter herbs such as dandelion, goldenseal and artichoke, it can be used to stimulate appetite.
For improving memory
Research shows that sage can improve memory and may be helpful in preventing and treating Alzheimer’s disease. It works by inhibiting the enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine, a compound thought to help prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease.
For insect bites
Simply squeeze the juice from fresh leaves or even just rub leaves onto the area to soothe insect bites.
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