Emotional stress

Last Updated on Friday, 8 January 2010 03:12 Written by Editor Friday, 8 January 2010 03:12

All of us experience some degree of emotional stress on a fairly frequent basis. Our fast-paced lives and stringent schedules seem to invite stress. Never enough time, financial worries, job stress and family problems all contribute. The fact is that emotional stress wears away at your good health. It can affect your immune system response negatively, making you more vulnerable to illness. If you have certain existing medical conditions, such as high blood pressure, emotional stress isn’t going to help. Given that we’re all subject to this type of stress, at least occasionally, the name of the game is to keep the stress to a minimum. Here are a few tried and true ways to reduce stress of an emotional nature.

Type 2 diabetic

Last Updated on Thursday, 7 January 2010 08:18 Written by Editor Monday, 4 January 2010 08:26

When your doc gives you the news that you are a type 2 diabetic, this is a traumatic moment. Although you might not have given the possibility and consequences much thought, up until the point of diagnosis, most of us are familiar with this typically degenerative condition. This includes the kidney and heart problems that may ensue, as well as deteriorating vision and circulatory problems. To many a type 2 diabetic, this pronouncement may seem like a death sentence.

Unfortunately, medical professionals, on the whole, may unconsciously or unwittingly reinforce this perspective on the patient.

Drug Addicts

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 January 2009 07:36 Written by Editor Sunday, 3 January 2009 07:36

If you have never had to deal with drug addicts before, the first time you do can be very scary. Drug addiction is something that is hard to understand until you have seen it up close. After all, addiction to drugs – or anything for that matter – involves a rapid and drastic transformation of personality. Drug addicts are so driven by their craving that they can be almost unrecognizable to former friends. They can look unhealthy, spew out paranoid rants, have trouble thinking or concentrating, and stab people they normally would care about in the back. It is an ugly thing to see a friend you used to care about turn into a drug addict.