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- Getting Out Of The Lethal Stress Trap - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2010 from Leah FriedmanFor 30 years stress has been one of the nation’s biggest health problems with 75% of the general population suffer from stress at least once a fortnight – a cause for high blood pressure, heart disease, strokes and even a trigger for suicide. What was the ‘epidemic of the 80’s is now the ...
Views: 1069 - Creating A Brighter Future For Our Grads - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2010 from Leah FriedmanApproximately three million young Americans will graduate high school this summer, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, a division of the U.S. Department of Education. These young people are on the threshold of an often uncertain future. What will happen to them? Many ...
Views: 928 - Accidents Will Happen—or Will They? - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2010 from Leah FriedmanIf you have had more than your fair share of accidents and injuries lately, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health by L. Ron Hubbard, is the book you should be reading. According to a survey by the National Safety Council, the number of unintentional injury deaths in America has been ...
Views: 1363(2 votes) - Healing The Wounds Of Conflict - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2010 from Leah FriedmanWith America at war, the United States is faced with a conflict that affects the lives of every citizen. Billions of dollars are being spent and thousands of young Americans are at risk on the front lines. People across the country are fretting about the effects this war will have on them and ...
Views: 1160(3 votes) - Words Spoken During Surgery Can Cause Stress and Irrational Behavior - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from Leah FriedmanAfter his hernia surgery in 2001, James Tudor of Los Angeles had an irrational feeling that he was getting old and losing his vigor even though he was only 24. He couldn't figure out what was going on. After getting Dianetics counseling, he was surprised to discover that the nurse had teased the ...
Views: 1517(1 vote) - Worry Is A Bad Investment - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2010 from Leah FriedmanAmericans are currently drowning in a sea of debt--experts warn that increasing personal debt among U.S. consumers poses a severe threat to the nation's economy. Not only that, money troubles are the most common cause of divorce in America. American consumer debt is larger than the gross ...
Views: 999(5 votes) - Studies Find Birth Trauma Can Lead To Child Abuse - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2010 from Leah FriedmanBirth is a life-changing experience. Each birth brings with it a new and different set of experiences and feelings, but birth trauma can have serious and long-lasting effects. A Swedish study showed that those who have a traumatic and painful birth are more likely to end their life with ...
Views: 1272(6 votes) - Adolescent Boys Struggle With Stress And Depression - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2010 from Leah FriedmanAmerica’s young boys may look like they are in control of their lives as they hang together in groups and swagger down the streets, but in truth they are under tremendous pressure today. Violence by teenage boys in the nation’s schools has focused attention on why these adolescents developed ...
Views: 1567(2 votes) - Can You Find True Love? - by Submitted on May 11, 2011 from Leah FriedmanMost young Americans dream of finding true love, getting married and living happily ever after. But the alarming divorce and domestic violence statistics tell a different story. Some statistics show that 49% of all marriages end in divorce and every 15 seconds a woman is severely assaulted by a ...
Views: 957(3 votes) - Coping With Holiday Blues - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2009 from Leah FriedmanFor many people the winter is far less a time of peace and goodwill and far more a time when the hassles of hectic Christmas shopping, over-crowded stores, storms, gray skies, and sometimes a heightened sense of loneliness all can greatly increase stress and chance of illness. Winter, for ...
Views: 877(2 votes) - Is There a Real Solution to Depression? - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2009 from Leah FriedmanDepression is now ranked as a major global health crisis, affecting over 120 million people, according to a recent study from the World Health Organization (WHO), and ranks fourth amongst all health problems in its economic and social costs. The study, published in the journal of the American ...
Views: 1145(2 votes) - Findings Say Toxins May Be Linked To Depression - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2009 from Leah FriedmanDepression is a growing problem across America. Some reports state that 17.5 million Americans suffer from depression. According to one Surgeon General’s Report, up to one in ten children may suffer from a serious emotional disturbance. People with severe depression have a reported suicide rate ...
Views: 824(5 votes) - Self Help - Helping Yourself and Others With Dianetics - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Leah FriedmanIt's a tradition that could be especially helpful in the wake of the recession, as people work to overcome the potentially devastating psychological effects associated with layoffs, foreclosures and the loss of businesses. Fortunately, Americans have come together to help one ...
Views: 1122(4 votes) - "Back To School" Brings Students "Back To Stress" - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Leah FriedmanMany students over the summer enjoyed a relatively leisurely few months. Soon they will again begin their schooling season and many already have. Unfortunately, instead of experiencing a purely focused learning environment, many students' stress levels will ramp up quickly. It's that time of ...
Views: 992(2 votes) - Flame Retardants May Retard Health - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from Leah FriedmanWhile we thought we were protecting ourselves we may have actually been creating more harm than good. According to new research, toxic chemicals used as flame retardants (PBDE’s or polybrominated diphenyl ethers) are rapidly building up in the bodies of people and wildlife around the world ...
Views: 830 - Chances Are, You May Have a Bug in Your Operating System - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from Leah FriedmanWhen your computer has a bug, hidden programs run commands that interfere with normal operations and generally wreak havoc on the system. They can add in information where it doesn’t belong, block access to important areas and interrupt full enjoyment of the operations system. The same is ...
Views: 907(2 votes) - Are We Safe In Our Homes? - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from Leah FriedmanAfter battling the freeways on the way home from work we breathe a sigh of relief when we step into our homes. Most of us know that outdoor air pollution can damage our health, but what we don’t know is that indoor air may be even more harmful. Levels of indoor air pollution can be from two ...
Views: 1060(1 vote) - Best-Selling Self Help Book Uncovers Factors Prompting Drug Abuse - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from Leah FriedmanAbuse of Street drugs and powerful prescription drugs has been all over headlines, reportedly creating mental and physical repercussions which millions around the world have discovered can be avoided through the principles contained in L. Ron Hubbard’s best-selling self-help book ...
Views: 2133(1 vote) - Doctor Credits Her Successful 17 Year Marriage to Science of the Mind - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from Leah FriedmanAlthough many Americans still have a firm belief in marriage and “living happily ever after,” the fact that 50% of marriages end in divorce and that violence is the reason stated for divorce in 22% of middle-class marriages shows just how often this dream goes wrong. And it is not only ...
Views: 1194(1 vote) - Toxins In Water May Affect Health - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Leah FriedmanPollution of our rivers, lakes, and oceans is on the rise and we may be slowly but surely damaging our health with polluted drinking water. “The twentieth century brought miraculous changes in technology and industry,” says Dr. David Root, M.D., in his introduction to the book Clear Body ...
Views: 874(2 votes) - Grandmother Finds New Lease on Life - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Leah FriedmanAn active mother, grandmother and award-winning and honored educator, Rose Marie Raccioppi knew she had to find a solution to her health problems. Like millions of women in America she had cleaned her home and worked in her garden, using toxic cleaners and sprays. “Little did I know what ills ...
Views: 974(1 vote) - Americans Could Be Facing Serious Health Risks from Everyday Foods - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Leah FriedmanAccording to a report by the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice, American people are at serious risk from the daily intake of dioxin. The exposure to this chemical comes in a manner most may not even suspect—it’s in the food we eat. The risk of getting cancer from exposure to dioxin is ...
Views: 814 - Children Need Help During Difficult Allergy Season - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2009 from Leah FriedmanWhile other kids enjoyed summer vacations with their grandparents, Neil Adams was in the emergency room—once again fighting to breathe. For Neil there was no possibility of visiting his grandparent’s farm; he had asthma and a severe allergy to horses. For children like Neil, summer heralds the ...
Views: 857(1 vote) - Can a Fetus Hear Inside the Womb? - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Leah FriedmanMedical researchers are always keen to announce a new breakthrough or discovery. Recently, great fanfare was made over the discovery that a human fetus in the womb can actually hear, and can distinguish it’s mother’s voice. There is still much controversy in the medical field over exactly what a ...
Views: 2236(2 votes) - Formaldehyde: Have You had Your Daily Dose? - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Leah FriedmanMillions of Americans every day are willingly drinking a chemical that breaks down into formaldehyde in the digestive system. Why do they do this? Because they think it’s good for them; because they want to lose weight or, at least, to avoid gaining weight; and because they, along with millions ...
Views: 2139 - Surgery Patients Risk Emotional Scars, Too: Memories Recorded While "Unconscious" Can Have Disastrous Results - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2009 from Leah FriedmanIn addition to waking up with a new nose, or a repaired spinal disk, patients can awake with an irrational fear, depression or other emotional scars. Despite the use of general anesthesia, information is still recorded in the mind even when patients are unconscious, and what is said near ...
Views: 2013 - Tools for Coping with Stress - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2009 from Leah FriedmanWhether based on our job, our relationship with others or on world events that threaten our lives, stress is a fact of life in the modern world. Stress can result from exposure to shocking events or painful emotions. As a result, stress may also be accompanied by illogical fears and irrational ...
Views: 1538 - Are There Hidden Toxins in Your Home? - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Leah FriedmanOver the last 50 years, man-made chemicals, medications and street drugs have spread at almost inconceivable rates. We're exposed to pesticides, fertilizers and toxic chemicals daily. Some of us do our best to avoid exposure to these toxins, taking normal safety measures around chemicals. Yet ...
Views: 782 - Are You a Shopaholic? - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2009 from Leah FriedmanFrom the people who brought you Mathematics Disorder and Disorder of Written Expression and even Caffeine Disorder, now bring you Compulsive Shopping Disorder. In other words, a shopaholic. According to the experts, if you have a strong urge to go shopping, for anything from clothes to cars, at ...
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