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Treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder

Have you heard that words before? Maybe you ever see the behavior but you just do not know the name. You might know how the children will react but you do not know any idea of what is that. Attention deficit hyperactive disorder or which is usually known as ADHD, is a condition where children could not pay attention or stay focus on a particular thing and they tend to move around and never stop doing anything. Believe it or not, this kind of disease could also be found in adults.

ADHD in kids usually cover difficulty in sustaining attention, being forgetful, doesn’t listen well, and also easily distracted. Moreover, for ADHD in adults may include difficulty in staying organized, difficulty in finishing a task, unable to control their moods, poor financial management, attentive, and many more.

To know whether your children is positively having this disease in them through observing on their behavior, it would be much better for people also to have testing for ADHD. It is to make sure the results. When the results are positive, people could know the best treatment that they could give for their children. Hopefully, their children’s condition would be much better.

Can Hypnosis Help Me Quit Smoking?

Smokers are very often people moving in waves. At every end of December, start of January, I get new waves of smokers who want to become ex-smokers and who have heard something about “hypnosis being really effective to stop smoking”. But, is it true?

The short answer is: Yes, it is true, hypnosis can help you quit smoking. I keep a statistic of the result I obtain. And I have about 80 % who have stopped smoking and who, after two years, still aren’t smoking. Since my patients recommend me to new patients, I can easily keep my statistic updated. So yes. It works. The question is: How and why?

There are many possibilities and every hypnotist will have his method. I have developed mine over the years and came to a good result. However, even though my method is working, it doesn’t mean that it is the only one working and that a therapist using another method will fail. On the contrary, I believe that one of the most important things is that the therapist trusts himself and his method. Only by doing that, he will be able to obtain a positive result with a patient. So take the following as ONE explanation, but not as THE explanation.

First of all, the question to ask is: Why is it so difficult to quit smoking? Of course, there is a physical addiction, but this addiction is not the problem, in fact. The biggest problem is the psychological addiction. It is the fact that smokers believe they just NEED to take this cigarette. That if they don’t have it, they will feel bad, they will feel withdrawal symptoms, they will become nervous, sweat a lot or experience other physical symptoms.

I don’t believe it is a good idea to give the patient an aversion against cigarettes. Everybody will be able to overcome any repulsion if it is believed to be needed. In fact, for those of us who have smoked or who are smoking, we know perfectly well that the first cigarette was terrible (sometimes the many following cigarettes were just as terrible). We couldn’t breathe, eyes crying, coughing, the head spinning around… Nevertheless, we became smokers. So of all people, a smoker knows perfectly well that he can overcome an aversion. If the smoker feels withdrawal symptoms, it is neither nausea nor other repulsive feelings that will stop him from taking a cigarette.

When I help someone to quit smoking, I work on two distinct areas at the same time. First, we work on different hypnotic techniques, so the patient learns self-hypnosis, how to use it and how to help himself. In fact, I give the patient the necessary tools to be able to live without the cigarette… and without me!

The second part is cognitive work. We work on the thoughts the patient has: What does he believe cigarette gives him? Why did he begin to smoke? Was it to prove he was independent? Is he independent now or dependent (of the cigarette)? We work on the patient’s way of thinking.

Yes, it is disagreeable to have this urge to smoke and not to do it, but it is no catastrophe. He won’t die or won’t be sick not to smoke. However, the opposite is true. Together, we remove this irrational thought that he believes, he has to feel good, or that cigarette deprivation is terrible, and that he just can’t stand these feelings. We work with the idea, that it is not necessarily a comfortable situation, but that it is not terrible in fact, and the fact that you are not able to take a cigarette when you want one is no big deal or no tragedy. You can live just fine without taking the next cigarette.

Besides this work, we focus a lot on the future: How he will feel good by being able to breathe, the money he will save, how his health will be better, his teeth, his skin and some pictures, we (the patient and I) will have worked out together. These are also the pictures and thought the patient will work under auto-hypnosis and that will help him through an eventual withdrawal symptoms.

Most patients I spoke with afterwards said almost the same thing: Either they totally forgot anything about cigarettes or the thought would cross their mind but just go away very quickly.

We generally worked together three or four sessions. I have made it in less, but I found out that the patients are generally more comfortable if it goes a bit slower.

by:Cyril Malka

Inflammatory Arthritis: Alternative Treatments

There are two main types of arthritis: inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis. Inflammatory arthritis can be treated naturally without drugs. Inflammatory arthritis’ symptoms (such as Rheumatoid Arthritis) are exactly what they sound like: inflammation, redness and swelling in the joints. Sometimes there will even be a temperature change in the area affected. Also, in the hand, you may notice that some fingers may look like they are turning away from the thumb (ulnar deviation).

This type of arthritis is primarily an auto-immune response. This means that the body believes it is under attack by an invader, such as an infection of some kind. However,this is not the case and the body ends up “attacking” the toxins that have built up in the joint capsules. Alternative treatment for this type of arthritis is fairly simple. Since the problem is caused by toxins in the joints, then the solution is to remove these toxins.

There are actually several ways to detoxify the body. One of these is fasting. Using juice fasts,fruit fasts or other types of fasts can be very effective. However, it takes a very disciplined individual to actually finish one of these programs. There are several good books to help you if you planon doing a fast, one of my personal favorites is “Dr. Jensen’s Guide to Better Bowel Care”", by Bernard Jensen.

Another way to detox is cleansing the colon with a colonic irrigation or similar procedure. This procedure should be done by a professional since there are some minimum hygiene standards that should be followed. In this procedure, a tube is inserted into the rectum and filtered water is constantly irrigated into the colon-and fecal matter and other wastes flowing out at the same time. People that have this performed often report they see waste products from foods they have not eaten in years.

A third way to cleanse is by supplementing your diet with large quantities of fiber and herbal supplements. This method is probably best for most Americans. Not because it is more effective than the other two, but because of it’s ease of execution.

One good way to see if this type of treatment will help is to buy an inexpensive psyllium supplement and take it three times per day for two days. If you do notice an improvement in your symptoms,then go ahead and purchase a complete cleanse program of some kind.

If you are performing a cleanse you should modify your diet in several ways: increase the consumption of leafy green vegetables, decrease the consumption of dairy, red meat and other mucus-producing foods. And probably the most important-increase your intake of clean filtered water to at least a gallon per day.

One note of caution: when doing any type of cleanse, you may experience a healing crisis. On the third or fourth day or a cleanse regimen, you may experience symptoms such as sore throat, headache, lightheadedness, bad breath or pimples. Don’t panic! this is a normal response and indicates that the cleanse is working and the toxins are beginning to leave your body. Depending on your toxicity level, you may experience some relief by simply having a bowel movement.

If the healing crisis becomes too uncomfortable, then be sure to discontinue the program and consult a health care professional. The goal is to find the type of treatment that is correct for you and see it until the end. You will find that these treatments are more successful in helping arthritis than the traditional medical solution of pain killers and drugs.

by:Dan DeReuter

Everything You Need To Know About A Calcium Diet



Calcium is important for the development of our bones and teeth. Everyone knows that. But the question is: how to add calcium to your everyday diet? Keep reading on to learn about some of the rich sources of calcium and how to form a calcium diet.

Teenagers should get their calcium from milk. Fortified cereals and fortified orange juice are also good options to add to a calcium diet. Oatmeal, dairy products like frozen yoghurt and processed cheese, rice, green vegetables like broccoli and spinach, and fish such as tuna and sardines are rich sources of calcium.

In order to obtain optimal levels of calcium everyday you need to make sure that the above-mentioned calcium diet is strictly followed. However, many of us complain that the milk available to us today does not provide half the calcium that is found in pure milk. Similarly, some people don’t like eating vegetables and there are still others who don’t like the taste of fish.

What to do if your everyday diet is not sufficient to provide you with adequate quantities of calcium? Fortified cereals are a good way to start off. However, to address calcium deficiency in adults and in some children as well, doctors normally recommend consumption of calcium-rich tablets or to make liquid calcium supplements as part of your calcium diet.

There are many kinds of supplements now available on the market. Calcium carbonate has been found to be the best source of calcium as it provide up to 40% of elementary calcium and also reduces acidity in the stomach. Look around to find nutritional supplements made from coral calcium. This kind of calcium is obtained from fossilized coral reefs above sea level in an environmentally friendly manner. It’s the most refined form of calcium carbonate and also contains traces of many other important minerals.

Coral calcium is good for health as it is readily absorbed by the bloodstream. Certain minerals found in this type of calcium like magnesium and phosphorus have health benefits of their own. All these minerals work together to fight against many deadly diseases and help in maximum absorption of calcium by the bones and teeth.

It is important to know that marine coral calcium is not that much beneficial as it is not readily absorbed by the blood. Coral calcium, on the other hand, provides many extra benefits including assistance in weight loss and treatment of depression in women.

Inflammatory Arthritis: Alternative Treatments

There are two main types of arthritis: inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis. Inflammatory arthritis can be treated naturally without drugs. Inflammatory arthritis’ symptoms (such as Rheumatoid Arthritis) are exactly what they sound like: inflammation, redness and swelling in the joints. Sometimes there will even be a temperature change in the area affected. Also, in the hand, you may notice that some fingers may look like they are turning away from the thumb (ulnar deviation).

This type of arthritis is primarily an auto-immune response. This means that the body believes it is under attack by an invader, such as an infection of some kind. However,this is not the case and the body ends up “attacking” the toxins that have built up in the joint capsules. Alternative treatment for this type of arthritis is fairly simple. Since the problem is caused by toxins in the joints, then the solution is to remove these toxins.

There are actually several ways to detoxify the body. One of these is fasting. Using juice fasts,fruit fasts or other types of fasts can be very effective. However, it takes a very disciplined individual to actually finish one of these programs. There are several good books to help you if you planon doing a fast, one of my personal favorites is “Dr. Jensen’s Guide to Better Bowel Care”", by Bernard Jensen.

Another way to detox is cleansing the colon with a colonic irrigation or similar procedure. This procedure should be done by a professional since there are some minimum hygiene standards that should be followed. In this procedure, a tube is inserted into the rectum and filtered water is constantly irrigated into the colon-and fecal matter and other wastes flowing out at the same time. People that have this performed often report they see waste products from foods they have not eaten in years.

A third way to cleanse is by supplementing your diet with large quantities of fiber and herbal supplements. This method is probably best for most Americans. Not because it is more effective than the other two, but because of it’s ease of execution.

One good way to see if this type of treatment will help is to buy an inexpensive psyllium supplement and take it three times per day for two days. If you do notice an improvement in your symptoms,then go ahead and purchase a complete cleanse program of some kind.

If you are performing a cleanse you should modify your diet in several ways: increase the consumption of leafy green vegetables, decrease the consumption of dairy, red meat and other mucus-producing foods. And probably the most important-increase your intake of clean filtered water to at least a gallon per day.

One note of caution: when doing any type of cleanse, you may experience a healing crisis. On the third or fourth day or a cleanse regimen, you may experience symptoms such as sore throat, headache, lightheadedness, bad breath or pimples. Don’t panic! this is a normal response and indicates that the cleanse is working and the toxins are beginning to leave your body. Depending on your toxicity level, you may experience some relief by simply having a bowel movement.

If the healing crisis becomes too uncomfortable, then be sure to discontinue the program and consult a health care professional. The goal is to find the type of treatment that is correct for you and see it until the end. You will find that these treatments are more successful in helping arthritis than the traditional medical solution of pain killers and drugs.