Rid Yourself Of E-Stress
For most of us, E-mail, voice mail, pagers, cell phones and all the technology that is part of everyday life have only lengthened our workdays and given us less time to ourselves. Twenty-five years ago, when you called somebody who wasn’t home, the phone rang a lot and that was it. There was no one onus to return your call; it was your responsibility to call back if you needed to get in touch. But with voice mail and answering machines, the burden is on the person receiving the call to return the call. And even to answer many calls simultaneously with the advent of call waiting.
Today, even more technology- in the form of call screening is required to avoid phone calls. The greater access to communication that technology provides makes our” to do” list much longer. And if you’ve made the mistake of subscribing to Internet server lists, known as list serves, you could become bombarded with E-mails, as many as hundreds per day. The benefits and burdens of technology increase with laptops, Palm Pilot, and etc. Even watching television has become infinitely more complicated with complex remotes that power stereo system, digital cable box as well.
All this translates to E-stress, part of which is caused by the learning curve. Learning how to use each new technological toy can wreak havoc on the central nervous system. It seems the learning never ends, as new gadgets are introduced every few months that make the old gadget obsolete. And coming new versions of E-mail or fax software also cause ongoing problems
All the E-stuff in your life interferes with normal communication. When you’re E-mailing with one hand, holding the phone with the other; and hearing your pager go off at the same time, how much attention can you give any of these interactions? The first step in turning down the “E” is looking at all the ways you’re plugged in each day. Answer these questions:
- How many phone lines do you have?
- How many ways can people reach you?
- How many messages do you receive through each of these modes? E-mail to you office, E-mail to your home, messages to your cell phone and office voice mail and so on.
Reducing E-stress involves redesigning the technology in your life to work for your rather than against you. Implementing just one of the following steps can help you:
- Use your cell phone only in case of an emergency. Don’t turn it on unless you absolutely have to. If you have voice mail and E-mail, people don’t really need to reach you by cell phone. Don’t subscribe to a message service on your cell phone either.
- Set up unplugged time. Make a decision to shut down by a certain time each day, such as after six in the evening and on weekends. Turn off your computer after six, and do not check E-mail with your cell phone beyond that time. You can set up automatic E-mail responses that tell people you’re away or busy.
- Limit the number of messages you save. Try to write down information as you get it and erase the message. Otherwise, you’ll spend too much time listening to old message.
- Limit you gadgets. If you’ve survived this long without a 3G phone, do you really need one? The more stuff you buy, the more you’ll use and the less time you’ll have.
Dr. Craig Richard (Community Health Councils)
A Thing or Two About Atopic Eczema
An eczema is not a single skin disease, but a group of skin problems that have the same characteristics, like irritation and inflammation. The most common type of eczema is the atopic eczema. This type of eczema is found in almost one in six children, but the majority of those children get ride of eczema in their teen years. There are cases when eczema will continue in adulthood, as well.
All the different types of eczema have symptoms and causes that are different from a type of eczema to another, but the differences are slight. Here are the eczema types that one can have. First there is the allergic to contact eczema. This eczema develops when you make contact with some substances or even chemicals that irritate your skin and thus produce an allergic reaction. So you can see where the name allergic eczema comes from. Usually, this eczema appears on the site of the contact but it is possible that it spereads to other areas as well.
The second type of eczema is the irritant contact eczema, which is very similar to allergic eczema. This is caused by contact to substances that one uses every day. Seborrhoeic eczema is another type of eczema that is mostly found in children under one. However, adults can develop this eczema as well. Another case of eczema is the varicose eczema, which is mostly found in older persons. This type of eczema is found on the lower part of the legs. Last, but not least it is the discoid eczema which affects both legs and the arms of a person.
The last and the one type of eczema that we are going to talk about is the atopic eczema. As I have said before, symptoms for eczema depend on the type of eczema that you have. For atopic eczema, symptoms may include: a dry and red skin, itching of your skin, small blisters filled with water, found mostly in the hans and feet. The most affected parts of your body when suffering from atopic eczema are the back of your knees, the front part of the elbows, the neck , face and chest. The atopic eczema does not spread from a person to another. The main reason why people get atopic eczema is not known for sure. It is thought that people have a genetic tendency in developing atopic eczema.
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Tan
Getting a tan more literally means browning the skin through sun exposure. The darkening of the skin is due to the release of the pigment melanin, caused by the ultraviolet radiation of the sun. Tanning – a bodily process, function, and activity – can also lead to skin damage and other long-term health hazards.
During the 18th and 19th centuries, women considered fair and freckleless skins attractive because tanned skin represented manual laborers. In the early 20th century, with the socio-economic shifts, tanned skin became in vogue. In the 1960s, bronzed skin often signified social status, wealth and good health. It was in the 1990s when researches proved that overexposure to the sun is a major cause for skin cancer, and people began to view tanning differently. Regardless of the health warnings, though, people continue to tain, both naturally and at tanning salons.
The concern over skin damage led to the development of self-tanning products, which give the appearance of a suntan without exposure to the sun. In addition, to prevent sunburn when people are exposed to the sun, various products such as sunscreen lotions, tanning oil, and creams are available.
Sun tanning, salon tanning, and fake tanning are the most common methods used for tanning. Sun tanning is the darkening of the skin by exposing it to the ultraviolet rays of the sun. Fake tanning is the safest tan because it does not involve actual exposure to the sun, and it comes out of a bottle. The three main ways to fake a tan are bronzing powders, wash-off tanners, and self-tanners. Bronzing powders are applied to the face and are similar to that of a blusher. Wash-off tanner is the simplest method to create an instant tan. A smooth cream is applied to the body and is washed off at the end of the day. With self-tanning, which is one of the safest methods, products such as lotions, gels, wipes, sprays, and pills are used.
Certain preventive measures must be taken by those who choose suntanning. Making sure sunscreen used is effective in blocking both UVA and UVB rays is very important, as is applying it thickly enough to make a difference – and using an even coating of it. Those using sunscreen should reapply it every 2 to 3 hours. It also helps to use anti-UV sunglasses to protect the eyes against ultraviolet radiation.
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Bariatric Surgery – Weight Loss Surgery By Another Name
Many of us are familiar with the terms Weight Loss Surgery and Gastric Bypass Surgery but the term Bariatric Surgery is one that you may not have come across before.
The term bariatrics comes from the Greek “baro” (weight) and the suffix “-iatrics” (a branch of medicine – as in geriatrics) and first came into use just over 40 years ago when it was felt that the treatment of obesity, together with the study of its causes and prevention, warranted its own branch of medicine.
Today bariatrics encompasses all aspects of medicine associated with obesity; including what is more properly termed bariatric surgery. In addition, surgeons performing weight loss operations will often prefer to use the title of bariatric surgeon and many are members of The American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS), which was formed some 20 years ago and which represents the largest group of obesity specialists to be found anywhere in the world.
Despite its relatively short history, bariatric surgery is rapidly establishing itself as a major component of the healthcare system due in no small part to the explosion (which many describe as being of pandemic proportion) of obesity across the Western world in the past 25 years.
Literally millions of Americans are classed as being clinically obese today (at last count the figure was put at over 60 million) and a significant proportion of these people are sufficiently overweight to be categorized as morbidly obese and candidates for bariatric surgery.
Bariatric surgery is also a quite unique field of surgery in that obesity brings with it a number of medical conditions including diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, urinary incontinence, liver disease, and arthritis all of which can potentially be cured through bariatric surgery.
More in its favor however is the fact that, at present, it is the only real solution to the problem of severe obesity. While most doctors will start patients on a program of diet and exercise to cure their weight problem this is being seen by many today as nothing more than the “politically correct” thing to do and a required step in a process that will ultimately lead to surgery if a satisfactory solution is to be found.
The traditional route of diet and exercise simply doesn’t work in the vast majority of cases and many specialists in the field are fast coming to the conclusion that dieting can actually do more harm than good in the long run.
Similarly, drug treatment to assist in weight loss is also proving less than effective for most patients and, although new drugs are under development and testing, most doctors again feel that this is not the answer to the problem.
At the end of the day, despite the risks and complications, bariatric surgery works and, for many patients, this is the route that they want to take.
As technology advances, surgical techniques improve and surgeons gain experience there can be little doubt that bariatric surgery will continue to grow.
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