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- 161: Type II Diabetes
- ... children to get Type II. The researchers aren't certain why the genes can vary the type of diabetes as they do (Editorial, 26). Type II may also be caused by obesity, lack of exercise, stress, race, or a viral infection that attacks the pancreas or beta cells. Several symptoms accompany people that have Type II diabetes. The symptoms include: Fatigue, due to cells not getting enough glucose; Constant thirst and ... insulin more effectively (Guthrie, 19). Another inexpensive way a person can lessen the symptoms of diabetes is to eat more healthy foods. The healthy foods won't make a person gain weight and also take stress off their heart. Diabetics can use Yoga to relieve stress too. Yoga is ancient Hindu discipline of deep meditation (Sharpe, 127). Together, diets and exercise control one-third of diabetic cases. Diet and drugs control the rest (Riedman, 9). There are many types of ...
- 162: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... yards of ground. Generally, they ended in stalemates with an unprecedented cost in human lives and human suffering. The soldiers not only faced the constant threat of physical injury and death. They faced intense psychological stress. During bombardments, they often huddled for days in crowded dugouts. The weight of uncertainty wore down a soldier's mental reserves because mere chance often determined his survival or his death. When other soldiers cracked ... trauma of being buried alive when their dugouts were hit by enemy shells. Early in the war, doctors noticed a condition they later termed "shell shock." In our time, shell shock is called post-traumatic stress syndrome, a recognized psychological disorder. In World War I, the army was not very sympathetic to shell shock victims, accusing them of cowardice or weakness. Some of the victims never recovered. Other soldiers, unable to ... They are men driven to the brink of insanity. They savagely kill and maim the attackers, not because they are enemies of the fatherland, but because they can do nothing else to release the anxiety, stress, and terror of days long bombardment. Despite the fantastic success of the German soldier's defense, there are numerous clues in this chapter that Germany is losing the war. The English and the French ...
- 163: Anabolic Steroids
- ... a synthetic for of the naturally occurring hormone, testosterone. Anabolic steroids are used to promote accelerated muscle hypertrophy in both males and females. Hypertrophy describes the increase in size of muscle as the result of stress put upon the muscle. Muscles go through hypertrophy in order to adapt to the increased demands placed upon them to perform. This is the primary goal of weight training. Once steroids are introduced into the ... be taken in 10 to 12 week cycles with a 12 week off cycle. A cycle is the period that a person is using steroids. The off cycle allows the body to recover from any stress put on it by the steroids and allows the natural occurring testosterone to be produced again. Many uneducated and egotistical bodybuilders and athletes do not take these breaks. This is the kind of ignorance that ... well informed and educated before attempting this. Pills are eaten orally are not quite as safe as injection because they have to be broken down by the liver when in the bloodstream. This puts more stress on the liver. Only a small number of countries have a firm legal law against steroids. Most countries you can buy them over the counter. In the United States, steroids are considered a felony. ...
- 164: A Pro-Choice Argument
- ... for any complications that might arise. "Adolescents often receive inadequate prenatal care and give birth to approximately 50,000 low birthweight babies each year."2 These complications can lead to physical as well as emotional stress on the mother. All of these costs are miniscule compared to the cost of raising a child. The money required to raise a child from birth to the time he or she is an adult ... I no longer had to prove my worth; I had none."3 Pregnant teens are often told that they will never amount to anything, which makes it even more difficult to cope with the emotional stress of the pregnancy. "Less than 60 percent of teen mothers graduate from high school by age 25 -- compared to 90 percent of those who postpone childbearing."2 Many women also suffer from emotional and/or ... as pain. So would pro-life activists rather that the baby be brought to term and raised in an environment where he cannot be properly cared for, or might even be resented because of the stress that he has brought on his mother and her family? This trauma can last a lifetime for a child, as opposed to the few seconds of pain that the fetus may or may not ...
- 165: Being Unfit Can Mean Problems
- ... your body wouldn't function properly due to a lack of exercise. Social problems; where you will be too fat to be attractive and be self-conscientious. Performance problems; where you are too unfit or stress out to play sports or focus on your work. There is a simple solution to these problems------- by being fit. Being fit isn't just based on a diet, or just doing exercise. It is ... self esteem. People will start noticing you, inviting you to parties, and being more popular or socially active. Look what being fit had brought you? One of greatest benefits of fitness is the relieve of stress and depression. Exercises and sports are an opportunity to let off steam after a stressful day. Pretend that your boss's head is a baseball or your teacher's head is a puck. It sort of make you forget all the work or stress you have taken for the day when you are doing exercise and sports. Better yet, do it in the company of friends or teammates. You will be distract your mind from worry and stressful ...
- 166: Meditation
- ... where it is directed to, and how it alters or changes a persons consciousness. Although meditation has been used for spiritual growth, recently it has become a way of finding a peaceful bridge between stress and the fast paced world around us. It has become a way of taking time out of all the distractions and stress that occurs in our lives and relaxing and finding ourselves. Some other uses of meditation include healing, emotional cleansing and balancing, deepening concentration and insight, manifesting change, developing intuition, unlocking creativity, exploring higher realities, and ... from the inside and not necessarily through sight. The major benefit of meditation (at least for our purposes) is probably to take time out of our demanding lives and to relax and try to relieve stress by becoming more in touch with ourselves. If meditating becomes a daily thing for you then you may receive different benefits, but for most of us in this class who have never meditated before, ...
- 167: Telekinesis
- ... Deja Allison Everyone has the potential to be able to be telekinetic. There are different things that can have a sort of psychotropic affect on the brain. Meaning, affecting the mental activity, behavior perception. Even stress and abuse can cause one to cultivate certain psychokinetic abilities. I am referring here to the actual ability, not certain mental illness that can mimic telepathy and such. Sometimes, "hearing voices", or "visions" can be ... you some tips on why it may not work or hasn't been working. 1. The reasons why someone has difficulty cultivating their telekinetic skills is usually one of several things. Some human emotions like stress can impede the process, though, once in awhile a stressful situation can actually increase someone's ability to achieve what appears as superhuman traits. I'm sure you've heard of the situations where all ... There seems to be a badge of honor attached to being able to do 50 things at once. We somehow seem to derive worth from this. Well, it's unhealthy. It's what contributes to stress, anxiety, elevated blood pressure and even depression and a host of other "dis-eases". Don't get caught up in all that. It's not about how much you can do but how well ...
- 168: Comparing Employees in America and Their Kenyan Counterparts
- ... to see their parents until late night or on weekends, and these children grow up without getting sufficient love and attention from their parents. Working for long hours without relief brings about a lot of stress that can be physically and mentally harmful. In Kenya, however, poverty has been around for such a long time that most employees are used to their poverty. Employees are generally satisfied with what they earn ... with their families, and children were given the time they deserved. After the lunch break, workers would return refreshed and ready to do more work. Due to their working habits, Kenyan employees generally face lesser stress than their American counterparts. The high labor prices are also of a disadvantage to many American workplaces. Labor, whether skilled or unskilled, is very expensive, and most Americans therefore have to opt for other means ... much better off than their Kenyan counterparts. Better wages, better health care facilities and a sound legal system are some of the advantages that most Americans have. Kenyan workers however, deal with lesser amounts of stress, and Kenyan families do not have to suffer the neglect that American families do.
- 169: Psychology
- ... there are typical symptoms of burn-out. They include tension, fatigue, irritability, social withdrawal, loss of perspective, a growing cynical attitude, mental and physical exhaustion, and many other symptoms associated with continuos physical and psychological stress. In the beginning, a person experiencing burn-out may simply lose interest and enthusiasm. Even though most people who experience burn-out start out with a strong commitment and dedication, they slowly begin to lose ... I just don't care anymore" attitude. For example, athletes who experience burn-out tend to try very hard to meet all the demands of their sport in training and competition. The physical and mental stress due to trying to meet these demands becomes routine. The stressful routine takes a mental and physical toll, eventually causing chronic fatigue, as the athlete's mind and body try desperately to rest. Young athletes ... or criticism from themselves and/or others. If the demanding and stressful routine continues long enough, individuals become defensive. They withdraw from others, become emotionally detached, cynical, and rigid in their thinking. Frustration grows, physical stress becomes more frequent or serious, and eventually they find a way out. They either quit, become injured, or learn to deal with burn-out. The goal here is for these individuals to learn to ...
- 170: Premarital Sex
- ... the child to lose a male role model and in some cases, unplanned pregnancies can even end up in abortion. Lastly, Sex before marriage can lead to problems within the relationship, there is extra unneeded stress on the couple if they get pregnant, it may force one person to make a commitment that he/she is really not ready to make. Sometimes the male in the relationship gets overprotective because he ... the only full proof protection is to not have sex at all. By having sex with one partner and when one gets married, one greatly reduces the risk of these sexual diseases which cause pain, stress and death. Sex before marriage causes problems other then just diseases. Many people experience unplanned pregnancies as a result of premarital sex, people that have sex just for fun or just for the experience end ... in his attitude because he is much more overprotective now that they have had sex. The last reason that there is for abstaining from sex until marriage is that it adds a lot of unnecessary stress to a relationship, the woman sits around and waits a month, hoping that she is not pregnant. She may go onto the birth control pill which causes a lot of side effects. There could ...
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