By Mariah Smith
It is not unnatural to snore and many of us end up snoring either intermittently or on a regular basis. Nevertheless, when it has a bad impact on the quality of sleep, snoring becomes detrimental to health. This adversely affects the daily routine of the individual and can lead to numerous health issues and make the individual prone to bouts of irritation.
Despite the popular belief that there is no complete cure for snoring, there are a lot of cures that reduce snoring to a considerable extent. Treatments for dealing with snoring consist of a lot of home-based methods besides the medicinal and surgical treatments that have been found to be highly successful.
Choice of a snoring treatment depends on the way in which you snore - if your mouth remains shut or open while you snore and whether it occurs only when you sleep in a certain position. People who are not severe snorers can resolve their problem with some lifestyle changes, but regular snorers may require medical or surgical treatments. Lifestyle modifications include lowering weight, avoiding certain types of food and beverages like alcohol , and other changes like sleeping in a particular position with the head slightly raised and clearing your nasal passage regularly.
If these lifestyle changes are not successful in resolving your snoring habit then you have to approach a physician. Doctors can recommend a number of alternatives including use of a mechanical device whose purpose is to send puffs of air to a mask that is strapped on the face when sleeping. Nasal strips are another highly recommended method to ensure that you do not breathe through your mouth. Yet another treatment is usage of dental aids like mouth guards, which ensure continuous breathing and reduced snoring.
Lastly, there are a few surgical treatments available for snoring. These procedures involve removing tissues that create blockage and correcting the problems if any in the nasal area. Pillar procedure is one such surgical treatment for snoring, which involves placing tiny implants on the soft palate, and is quite effective.
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Saturday, April 4, 2009
Motivating People To Be Better
By Bobbie McKee
A lot of adages tell us that we cannot make people change.
An old dog cannot learn new tricks, says one; a zebra cannot
change its stripes, says another. But one adage does go,
"There is nothing more permanent than change." How can you
reconcile the fact that you can still change no matter how
old you are?
Does this mean that there are ways for people to mend their
ways? Thankfully, there is hope for you to be able to change
people and motivate them to do better. Here are a few tips
that you can take into account when you would like to take
on the monumental task of convincing someone to change.
- An adage goes, "Acceptance comes before change," and this
is something that is true no matter what the occasion or
thing that you want changed. You cannot simply go smashing
and hurtling and driving headlong into a person's life, and
act as the revolutionary whirlwind that will enact change.
Change must go slowly, and if it goes too fast, you can
expect reversion to occur quickly as well. When starting out
a friendship, accept a person's faults first. Make sure that
you set the stage for that person to change because he or
she wants to, not because you demanded it and that person
simply feels it to be an obligation.
- Try some dolphin training. What do trainers do to motivate
animals to do tricks? They reward animals for a job well
done and ignore animals if they do something wrong. This
actually works with people as well. You know the
exhilaration when you get that raise after years of working
hard, that medal after all your hard work in school, that
baby after all your hours in painful labor. But you also
know how painful it is to be ignored and shown indifference.
When you are pleased with someone's actions, reward that
person with a smile, a compliment, even a treat at a nearby
ice cream parlor, if you are so inclined. But when that same
person acts badly and you want that person to change, avoid
a confrontation: ignore the person instead, and let that
person vent until the dust settles and he or she feels that
you are ignoring him or her. Repeat until you have the
results that you want.
- Be patient. Change does not happen overnight. If you want
a person to change quickly, you are treading into uncertain
waters. And if that person does change quickly, you are
bound to be heartbroken on two fronts: first, that person
could easily be changed and swayed to do anything, and you
are stuck with a pushover; and second, that person could
quickly revert to old times and hurt you again. You need to
muster up a lot of courage and patience to have to deal with
such people.
- Be gentle. You may be tempted to get mad at a friend for
hurting you over and over, and you may be tempted to shout
and throw a tantrum. You will only add fire to a flame, and
you can risk getting yourself hurt without having any
significant changes happening. Try talking calmly to your
friend, and then leave it at that.
- Don't be afraid to walk away. Sometimes, leaving a person
to find himself or herself can be a powerful way to make a
person actually change for the better.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
The Biggest Health Problem Today? Stress
Stress has been in the news as a health epidemic since the
early eighties and this situation continues to worsen as an
increasing number of workers say that they are suffering
increasing stress in the workplace. Indeed work is now the
leading environment for the development of stress in adult
Americans. However levels of stress have also been rising
for children in the past few years and many people now link
this to a loss of religious and family values, isolation,
insufficient social support and simple corporate greed.
Nowadays, stress is far more of a danger than it was just
ten years ago and looks to be more extensive and more
invasive than ever with a lot more stress coming from
psychological instead of physical threats.
Stress causes a rise in heart rate and greater blood flow
leading to higher blood pressure. Levels of blood sugar also
increase to give the body the extra fuel which it needs to
fight stress, and the body is designed to push blood away
from the stomach when we are stressed in order to provide
extra strength for the legs and arms as part of what is
often called our "flight or fight" response.
Stress contributes to anxiety and chronic depression
together with skin and gastrointestinal problems, and
interferes with the workings of a lot of the body's major
organs. It can also create an impairment of the immune
system, which cannot shake off viral disorders from the not
particularly serious cold to very serious diseases such as
AIDS and cancer.
Stress in the workplace directly influences such things as
employee absenteeism and productivity and the business
climate progressively worsens with competition today at an
all-time high. The pressure placed upon employees to produce
and the continual concern about job security can produce a
number of conditions including neck pain, back pain, stroke,
hypertension, diabetes, ulcers and heart attacks.
All sorts of things can create stress including just sitting
in front of a computer for six hours every day or more,
meeting deadlines or having somebody continually monitoring
you. In this case the results are frequently seen as
depression and a range of physical ailments which give rise
to lost work time.
Taking the steps to manage the stress in your life may well
be the nicest gift you can give yourself and just a few
quite simple alterations to your lifestyle can make a big
difference to how you handle stress. For instance, taking
just 20 minutes out of your day to walk will lower your
level of stress as will talking to other people, prayer and
meditation and following a healthy diet. Take the time
necessary to master a few relaxation techniques because deep
breathing and relaxation exercises can do a great deal to
reduce your level of stress.
early eighties and this situation continues to worsen as an
increasing number of workers say that they are suffering
increasing stress in the workplace. Indeed work is now the
leading environment for the development of stress in adult
Americans. However levels of stress have also been rising
for children in the past few years and many people now link
this to a loss of religious and family values, isolation,
insufficient social support and simple corporate greed.
Nowadays, stress is far more of a danger than it was just
ten years ago and looks to be more extensive and more
invasive than ever with a lot more stress coming from
psychological instead of physical threats.
Stress causes a rise in heart rate and greater blood flow
leading to higher blood pressure. Levels of blood sugar also
increase to give the body the extra fuel which it needs to
fight stress, and the body is designed to push blood away
from the stomach when we are stressed in order to provide
extra strength for the legs and arms as part of what is
often called our "flight or fight" response.
Stress contributes to anxiety and chronic depression
together with skin and gastrointestinal problems, and
interferes with the workings of a lot of the body's major
organs. It can also create an impairment of the immune
system, which cannot shake off viral disorders from the not
particularly serious cold to very serious diseases such as
AIDS and cancer.
Stress in the workplace directly influences such things as
employee absenteeism and productivity and the business
climate progressively worsens with competition today at an
all-time high. The pressure placed upon employees to produce
and the continual concern about job security can produce a
number of conditions including neck pain, back pain, stroke,
hypertension, diabetes, ulcers and heart attacks.
All sorts of things can create stress including just sitting
in front of a computer for six hours every day or more,
meeting deadlines or having somebody continually monitoring
you. In this case the results are frequently seen as
depression and a range of physical ailments which give rise
to lost work time.
Taking the steps to manage the stress in your life may well
be the nicest gift you can give yourself and just a few
quite simple alterations to your lifestyle can make a big
difference to how you handle stress. For instance, taking
just 20 minutes out of your day to walk will lower your
level of stress as will talking to other people, prayer and
meditation and following a healthy diet. Take the time
necessary to master a few relaxation techniques because deep
breathing and relaxation exercises can do a great deal to
reduce your level of stress.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
How To Achieve A Healthy Body Weight
The portion of Americans who are overweight and heavy is
increasing at an alarming rate. "Overweight" is determined as
having a Body Masses Index (BMI) of 25.0 to 29.9 whereas a
BMI of 30 or above is defined as "obese." According to the
National Center for Health Statistics, 56% of the population
was overweight during the reporting point from 1988 through 1994,
and 23% was obese. During the period from 1999 through 2002,
these shares had increased to 65% and 30%, respectively.
Not only is there strong proof that dieting does not work in the
long run, but of even more concern is the proof that
they can really contribute to further weight gain and turn
down in health. In fact, yo-yo dieting can weaken the immune
system by as much as 30%.
A search of the research literature on weight loss
powerfully supports the general consensus that key life
style and dietary modifications are absolutely essential to
achieving success. Here is a fairly general listing of what is
needed to achieve a healthy body weight:
1. Eat lots of veggies and fruits.
2. Increase protein intake to build and support lean muscle
tissue.
3. Utilize fiber-rich foods, which are more fulfilling and
encourage a healthy digestive system.
4. Promote calcium and other minerals to aid in the
disposal of unwanted fat.
5. Increase intake of omega-3 fatty acids by taking fish,
flax, and nuts.
6. Reduce amounts of "junk" carbs, containing
sugar and white flour to a minimum.
7. Greatly reduce--or eliminate--saturated and trans fatty
acids.
8. No alcohol.
9. Reduce the amount of food eaten gradually to head off the
unfavorable results of sudden diet.
10. Eat on steady, small snacks, to maximize calories
used up for energy.
11. Never skip breakfast. Always eat a solid breakfast to
aid in controlling cravings later in the day.
12. Be sure to work out for a half-hour, at least 3 times a
week
13. Get some sun for at least 15 minutes each
day.
14. Get a good night's sleep - 6 to 8 hours.
16. Incorporate all of these changes into your lifestyle and
maintain them consistently, and you will feel and see the
difference, guaranteed.
increasing at an alarming rate. "Overweight" is determined as
having a Body Masses Index (BMI) of 25.0 to 29.9 whereas a
BMI of 30 or above is defined as "obese." According to the
National Center for Health Statistics, 56% of the population
was overweight during the reporting point from 1988 through 1994,
and 23% was obese. During the period from 1999 through 2002,
these shares had increased to 65% and 30%, respectively.
Not only is there strong proof that dieting does not work in the
long run, but of even more concern is the proof that
they can really contribute to further weight gain and turn
down in health. In fact, yo-yo dieting can weaken the immune
system by as much as 30%.
A search of the research literature on weight loss
powerfully supports the general consensus that key life
style and dietary modifications are absolutely essential to
achieving success. Here is a fairly general listing of what is
needed to achieve a healthy body weight:
1. Eat lots of veggies and fruits.
2. Increase protein intake to build and support lean muscle
tissue.
3. Utilize fiber-rich foods, which are more fulfilling and
encourage a healthy digestive system.
4. Promote calcium and other minerals to aid in the
disposal of unwanted fat.
5. Increase intake of omega-3 fatty acids by taking fish,
flax, and nuts.
6. Reduce amounts of "junk" carbs, containing
sugar and white flour to a minimum.
7. Greatly reduce--or eliminate--saturated and trans fatty
acids.
8. No alcohol.
9. Reduce the amount of food eaten gradually to head off the
unfavorable results of sudden diet.
10. Eat on steady, small snacks, to maximize calories
used up for energy.
11. Never skip breakfast. Always eat a solid breakfast to
aid in controlling cravings later in the day.
12. Be sure to work out for a half-hour, at least 3 times a
week
13. Get some sun for at least 15 minutes each
day.
14. Get a good night's sleep - 6 to 8 hours.
16. Incorporate all of these changes into your lifestyle and
maintain them consistently, and you will feel and see the
difference, guaranteed.
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