In the past years‚ people have been using the term Multitasking which is doing several tasks at once. Our brain is kind like a computer‚ but we need to be careful because when you set your brain to do several things because this just make burn your mind or “slow you down”. Based on my experience when I get to the house from picking up the kids from school‚ I always have to check on them because they start running into the house and fighting each other. While I’m doing the dinner‚ washing dishes also
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Restful sleep‚ exercise and good nutrition are important‚ but so is the addition of relaxation techniques such as yoga‚ meditation and aromatherapy. Incorporating aromatherapy self-care helps to improve digestion‚ balance cortisol levels‚ normalise blood pressure and improve the heart rate (Peterson‚ 2016). I would include the following into my daily self-care regime to maintain sustainable practice: • Develop and use a personal scent – using an aroma unique to myself transmits
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Obesity is an epidemic in America. It has had an alarmingly growing prevalence rate since the 1960’s: almost 34% for adults alone. The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2010 and rising yearly. Obesity occurs across all socioeconomic groups regardless of race‚ gender and age. Studies do show that obesity occurs in America’s minority and ethnic populations at slightly higher rates‚ 25% more than white Americans. According
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Depression Diagnosis and classification of depression Depression is classified under the DSM as a mood disorder. Most depressed individuals will suffer from only one type of depression (unipolar)‚ whereas others may experience states of mania that alternate with depression (bipolar). Comer (2001) claimed depression is ‘a low‚ sad state marked by significant levels of sadness‚ lack of energy‚ low self-worth‚ guilt or related symptoms’. Diagnosis requires the presence of 5 of the following
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The Silent Killer Today’s world many individuals suffer from the effects of high blood pressure; however‚ most of them are not aware of the causes. High blood pressure is a very dangerous health condition‚ which‚ if left untreated can become life-threatening. Although most people strive for their pressure readings to be normal‚ many do not realize they can prevent much of it through maintaining a healthy diet and working to minimize the stress in our daily lives. There are three other categories
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that “people would rather read a fiction book than a nonfiction book”. This is true because fiction has more imagination and can have more intense or negative parts in a story. We humans crave and dig for stories that has negativity because of the cortisol and oxytocin which are chemicals inside of our bodies. You would be following the character and take part in the story with the character. The purpose of this letter is to give you two pieces of advice that can help you with your story
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nutritious food‚ not just any foods that contain calories. Acento and Velazquez point out the importance of frequent small meals‚ protein intake‚ and anticatabolic supplements because this allows maximum nutrient absorption and suppresses the hormone Cortisol that prevents muscles from proper growth (Aceto and Velazquez‚
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Pituitary Anterior – Located in the base of the brain attached to the hypothalamus. Growth Hormone(GH) – Stimulates an increase in size and rate of division of body cells; enhances movement of amino acids through membranes; promotes growth of long bones. Prolactin (PRL) – Sustains milk production after birth; amplifies effect of LH in males. Thyroid-stimulating Hormone (TSH) – Controls secretion of hormones from the thyroid gland. Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) – Controls secretion of certain
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beings have learned to associate the frequencies and volumes of various sounds with certain things. Some of these associations are fairly obvious‚ for example: loud = big = possible predator = scary = run‚ and so a loud noise and cause a release of cortisol in the brain in case you need to run. Or fight. In a roundabout way this may explain some people’s enjoyment of loud music. When listening to a song you like and allowing yourself to be immersed in it‚ you quickly start to experience the music as
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that they also have high blood pressure. Losing the weight almost always helps lower blood pressure as well. High cholesterol has a number of negative effects on the body‚ high blood pressure is just one of them. Stress causes the body to release cortisol which not only causes the body to add fat‚ but it typically increases blood pressure as well. It should come as no surprise that stress is also one of the major triggers of a
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