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1). 10 Tips to Maintain Health and Beauty By : paul wilson1
Beauty, health, and nutrition are all integrated. If you eat a balanced diet you will be able to maintain your physique and glowing beauty externally and good health internally. A balanced diet is one that provides all the nutrients you need, the right amount of proteins, carbohydrates, and fat. To achieve goals you need to ensure a good balance in your diet, introduce variety into your meals, and practice moderation.
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2). Smoking - For all the family By : Lee Honiton
More than 17 000 children under the age of 5 are admitted to hospital every year because of the effects of passive smoking. When you smoke, so does the rest of your family.
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3). Caffeine addiction – how to give up successfully By : Alison Cassar
Caffeine addiction is the same as any other addiction. This is because caffeine is a powerful drug and giving it up successfully requires dedication, planning and organisation. Caffeine is found in coffee, tea, cola, chocolate as well as common medications for headaches and menstrual cramps. One of the most common reasons people have caffeine is for an energy boost.
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4). Drinking and Your Health By : Barney Garcia
Besides smoking, drinking is the only legal drug. It isn’t uncommon for friends and family to drink and dine together on a regular basis. Consuming too much alcohol however, can be seriously dangerous to your health.
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5). Alcoholism Disease Or Not? By : The Source
Alcoholism can be given a lot of definitions and all of them stress the fact that there is a terrible disease that involves addiction to spirits. Apart from the physical dependence on alcohol, there are other psychological, genetic and social factors that may play a role in the development of alcoholism. Many social, economic and public health problems are determined by this very serious disease.
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6). Why Is Coffee So Addictive? By : Don McKay
Millions around the world consume coffee. It has been well documented that coffee also helps you to stay awake. Is there an addiction to coffee that we are not aware of? Well, if you are dependant on a chemical then you will become sick from not being able to take it.
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7). 10 Ways to Avoid a Heart Attack By : paul wilson1
A heart attack is known as a myocardial infarction. This occurs when the heart muscle is damaged or does not receive enough oxygen. Many cardiac related problems occur due to blockages in arteries that carry purified blood away from the heart to different parts of the body. Another cause is the formation of blood clots. Very often, it is quite difficult to differentiate between a heart attack and heartburn.
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8). Fighting Withdrawal: Methadone Abuse & Addiction & Testing By : Stalin
Methadone is a prescription medication that is used to treat severe pain. It also helps those addicted to heroin to cease their use of the drug without experiencing horrendous withdrawal symptoms. Since heroin causes an excess of dopamine to be released into the brain, addicts feel a constant need for the drug to maintain this high. Methadone satisfies this need for an opiate without the euphoria associated with heroin.
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9). Addiction Treatment Centers Using Experiential Therapies By : Marina Petroni
Life is experience. Substance dependence overtakes a person’s ability to make her own decisions to experience life, and life is no longer actively participated in. Therefore, in overcoming addiction, it is vital to learn to re-experience life. This lesson helps a treatment center resident reintegrate into the world after therapy is through. Experiential therapy is this bridge to leaving a life of substance dependency and commencing a life of health, both physical and mental.
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10). New ‘Executive Alcohol/Opiate Detox’ attracts celebrities to Palm Beach By : Alfredo Arango
People from various walks of life such as business executives, professional athletes, celebrities, politicians, and even the armed forces and the religious world are flocking to Palm Beach from different parts of the globe, and not necessarily to enjoy the spectacular beaches, but rather to save their lives. They are coming to break harmful dependencies to a variety of addictive substances-- medical conditions which until recently were considered taboo to such people.
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11). How To Kick The Caffeine Habit By : Terence Young
For most people the morning routine will include a cup or two of coffee. It has become so ingrained into many peoples morning routine that they feel depleted and agitated if they don’t get their usual dose of caffeine. We have somehow convinced ourselves that we need caffeine to wake us up and keep us going.
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12). Cocaine Addiction - Overcoming the Powder By : Barney Garcia
Cocaine is a powerful stimulant with highly addictive properties that effect the brain directly. Cocaine is usually found in a white, crystalline powder, known as coke, blow, snow and other street names.
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13). Addiction; Desperate Maladies Require Desperate Remedies By : Paul MacIver
An addiction is an uncontrollable strong craving for something, or to be abnormally dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming. There are many types of addiction, the most common are alcohol addiction, narcotic addiction, and drug addiction; also known as substance dependence. Drug addiction is the compulsive use of drugs, to the extreme point where the user has no other choice but to continue to use them.
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14). Drug Addiction – Uncontrollable Repetition Of A Behavior By : Barney Garcia
Drug addiction is an uncontrollable compulsion to repeat a behavior that is regardless of its negative consequences. A person who gets addicted to drug is called an addict. There are three types of drug addiction:
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15). Online Counseling - a Timely Happenstance By : David Snape
Online counseling may be the latest and greatest improvement in therapy. It seems to be perfect for this fast-paced world with many workers who sit by their computer screens all day long. Yet, it is not limited to today's information technology workers or those whose work requires being online frequently. Imagine how convenient it will be to read a.
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16). My First Cigarette By : Olga Moe
I lit one. I couldn’t really believe I was doing it. In my whole 16 years of life I had felt nothing but disgust for my parent’s dirty habit, and now here I was doing the same thing.
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17). Is Smoking a Socially Fashionable Habit? By : tima
If smoking was really that hazardous and a killer habit, very few would smoke today. Nicotine – the active substance in cigarettes – is akin to similar chemicals found in tea and coffee, and other habit related drugs. Having a cigarette means very much the same to a smoker as having a cup of tea means to us. Yet one habit is vilified, and the other is even encouraged as being healthy.
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18). Beyond Fear And Addiction: Six Steps To Healing By : Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
There is a wonderful anachronism for FEAR: False Evidence Appearing Real Much of the fear in our lives is based on false evidence. Our bodies are designed to respond with the fight or flight mechanism to real and present danger - such as being physically attacked. In the face of real and present danger, the adrenaline flows and the blood drains out of our organs and brain and into our limbs to prepare us for fight or flight.
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19). Recovery From Addictions, Part 4 By : Margaret Paul, Ph. D.
In Part 1 of this series of articles, I defined substance and process addictions, and described the four major false beliefs that underlie most addictions: 1. I can’t handle my pain. 2. I am unworthy and unlovable. 3. Others are my source of love. 4. I can have control over how others feel about me and treat me. Part 2 was about the first of these beliefs – learning how to handle pain.
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20). PCP: Effects of Deadly Angel Dust Addiction By : Stalin
What is PCP, exactly? While developed during the 50’s to be used as anesthesia, phencyclidine, or PCP, has never made it to the market for human use. Due to the erratic side effects, it was deemed illegal. Now going by such street names as angel dust, rocket fuel, and wack, PCP is sold as an illicit substance, and a very dangerous one at that. Effects of PCP People who use PCP experience different sensations.
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21). How To Stop The Fighting In Your Relationships By : Dr. Brenda Shoshanna
For some couples fighting is the fire that keeps their relationships alive. It lets them know the other cares. Many are determined to win a battle that never ends. Others try to right the wrongs they have experienced in the past with someone new. Unfortunately, this kind of behavior is doomed to failure. When we bring baggage from a former relationship into the present, all new relationships simply become a continuation of the past.
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22). Addiction in Any Form is Abnormal By : Paul MacIver
“Psychological and physiological dependence on a substance or practice” – is the medical definition of the term addiction. An addiction is an uncontrollably strong longing for something - an abnormal kinky obsession for things. A person with an addiction is called an addict. Addiction is in fact a hydra-headed concept having different facets. Medical researches and studies have divulged that every individual to some extent has an addiction.
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23). Overweight Kids By : Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
When I was growing up there was rarely an overweight child. Occasionally someone would be plump, but I can’t remember anyone in my class being fat. However, TV wasn’t around until I was eight years old and the streets were a safe place to play. We had plenty of P.E. in school and played hard after school. Even as we grew older and had more homework, physical activity was a major part of our lives.
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24). Drug and Alcohol Addiction and Rehabilitation By : Jerry Goldfarb
Everyone knows someone suffering from drug or alcohol addiction. This article explores drug and alcohol addiction and rehabilitation and how to find help for someone suffering from this disease.
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25). Addiction Retreats By : Richard Rspad
Addiction is a brutal development regardless of the vice. Addiction retreats offer unique treatment programs that are helping addicts recover. Addiction Retreats A new weapon in the battle against addiction has emerged recently. Instead of just working through a 12-step program, or being helped medically, a number of people who are having problems with addiction have chosen a different route.
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