Mom's Job Stress May Spread To Kids Copyright 2005 Daily News Central Low job satisfaction in working mothers increases the stress levels of their children, but allowing them to spend more time in childcare can help overcome these effects, according to new research published in Developmental Psychobiology Children whose mothers found their jobs emotionally exhausting or otherwise less rewarding had higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol than children whose mothers reported more enjoyment from their jobs, researchers found in a study involving more than 50 nursery school children Levels ...

Proactive Medicine Proactive medicine on the other hand aims to maintain homeostasis That is, it aims to maintain health on the physical, mental and emotional levels The principle behind proactive medicine is prevention is better than cure In traditional Chinese medicine, for example, patients used to visit their doctors while they were well and healthy and they paid the doctor for his/her services, however, if a patient became ill the treatments were free The assumption being that the doctor did not do his/her job properly and therefore the patient ...

Stuttering Treatment There are many types of treatment for people who have a stammer or stutter, this article describes some of them Stuttering has gained a lot of coverage in the news over the last number of years with people like pop singer Gareth Gates highlighting the problems people who stutter have Speech therapy is the normal course of therapy people who stutter try In my opinion this is useful however has limited power as the therapists themselves do not believe a stutter can be overcome They are ...

General Info About Reconstructive Cosmetic Surgery Reconstructive cosmetic surgery is a surgical procedure that is used to correct some serious injuries or birth defects The reconstructive cosmetic surgery is the oldest form of plastic or cosmetic procedure and it has been developing out of the constant need to treat wounded soldiers in wartime Nowadays, the reconstructive cosmetic surgery is very often performed on burn and accident victims It may include the rebuilding of some fractured bones, reattachement of an amputated finger or toe, or the implant of ...

Three Major Reasons Why You Are Not Thriving By Carol Tuttle Master Emotional Release Therapist and the author of the best-selling book, Remembering Wholeness: A Personal Handbook for Thriving in the 21st Century 1 You are holding on to old emotional baggage Most of the emotion you feel in a day is not even about today You are just recycling old emotional baggage that has never been cleared It is so familiar, it has become a part of your self-identity, but you know it is not a part ...

Simple Trick For Allergic Reactions -- Even Anaphylactic Shock By Christine Wheeler, MA One of the scariest things you can experience is the unexpected attack of an anaphylactic reactionThis can be a truly life-threatening crisis and emergency attention is often necessary If you have a severe allergy to certain foods or medications, insect stings, or latex, you may have felt the effects of anaphylaxisTiny amounts of the offending substance can be life threatening even the smell of peanuts can incite a reaction if you are sensitive to them If ...

Hair Loss: Peoples Reaction To Losing Hair The most common type of hair loss, is called Androgenetic Alopecia and is a hereditary condition that accounts for the vast majority of all cases of baldness in men and women The condition varies between the sexes with women seeing their hair gradually thinning all over the head Unlike men, whose hairline generally recedes from the forehead One's genetics determine the extent of hair loss and at what age the condition will commence Other causes of hair loss can be the ...

Understanding Mood Disorders Its shocking to note that mood disorders these days are not uncommon In the United States alone it is estimated that between 15 and 20 million people suffer from depressive disorders Most symptoms of depression would be characterized as overwhelming sadness and loss of joy and pleasure in daily activities Depression has been called the "common cold of mental illness," not indicating that symptoms of depression are mild, but because they are widespread Bipolar disorder is one of many types of depression that affects many individuals ...

Medical Testing: Health By The Numbers Doesn't Work Perhaps one of the most insidious dangers in modern technology is medical testing Although it would be nice to be able to visit our doctor and get all hooked up with electrodes, inflatable cuffs, probes, needles and catheters and have a read-out telling us exactly how we are working and where there is a problem, that is a myth, not the reality Such testing creates false confidence and the illusion for people that they are being wise and practicing ...

Top 5 Tips For The Use Of Relaxation Music Music is charged with emotion Not only was the music itself written with great passion and probably played in the same manner but it also invokes a great many emotional responses Music can help us remember people, places or emotions Some of these memories may be good and some may be bad Music can even stir up memories that we had otherwise forgotten about This emotional response is a very strong one and by using it to ...