It is Hot! Summer is in Full Swing!
Summer is here and that means plenty of outdoor fun. If you have kids that may mean swimming and sunburn. On this lens you can find out how to keep your family and friends safe in the swimming pool. You can also find out what to do if you, or someone else in your family gets sunburn. Stay cool and have a safe summer.
The photo was created by Klaus Sandrini.
The photo was created by Klaus Sandrini.
Swimming Pool safety Tips
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Now that the weather is heating up people will be heading to the swimming pools. While swimming pools offer a great way to cool down they can also be a huge danger. Learn some important Swimming Pool Safety Tips. Find Out How to Treat Sunburn Using Items in Your Kitchen
With summer comes sunburn. While you should do all you can to prevent getting sunburn, sometimes it just happens. Don't suffer through the pain of a sunburn. You can use items you have in the kitchen to get some relief. Find out How to Treat Sunburn With items From Your Kitchen Melatonin helps special needs children sleep
If you have a special needs child that just doesn't want to sleep, you might want to try Melatonin. Melatonin is a natural supplement you can buy over the counter. There is no side effects from Melatonin, and it allows your special needs child to have a good nights rest. Melatonin helps special needs children sleep Tips for helping your ADHD child stay focused during homework
After along day at school the last thing your ADHD child wants to do is sit down and do more work.These tips can help you to help your ADHD child stay focused during homework time.
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Back to School Savings for your Child with Sensory Issues
If you have a child that has a sensory disorder back to school shopping can be very expensive. Here you can find out how to cut the costs of back to school shopping for your child with sensory issues. How To Make a Behavior Chart
If you have a special needs child you may find discipline to be a struggle. Special needs children often do not respond to discipline the same way as other children do.
A behavior chart can help with that. The behavior chart will show the consequences a child will have if they are having negative behaviors. it can also show the rewards a child can get for showing positive behavior.
I have put together showing how to make a behavior chart for your special needs child. It is easy to make and relatively inexpensive. You may already have everything you need to make a behavior chart.
If you are interested in trying a behavior chart for your special needs child please take the time to read
How to Make a Behavior Chart for Your Special Needs Child.
A behavior chart can help with that. The behavior chart will show the consequences a child will have if they are having negative behaviors. it can also show the rewards a child can get for showing positive behavior.
I have put together showing how to make a behavior chart for your special needs child. It is easy to make and relatively inexpensive. You may already have everything you need to make a behavior chart.
If you are interested in trying a behavior chart for your special needs child please take the time to read
How to Make a Behavior Chart for Your Special Needs Child.
Get Your Autistic Child A PA Medical Card
If you live in PA and have an autistic child you may wonder how you are going to pay for all the therapies and treatments they require. Worry no more. If you have an autistic child and live in PA you can get them a medical card. Find out how here How to get your Autistic Child a PA Medical Card
Early Pregnancy Symptoms
This is an article about the early pregnancy symptoms I had the week I found out I was pregnant. Remember all women are different. some may have the same early pregnancy symptoms while others have none. Early Pregnancy Symptoms I Experienced.(The picture was taken and is owned by Bianca de Blok http://www.sxc.hu/profile/bies)
PCOS Articles
This section will focus on PCOS.
- Living with PCOS
- A womans story about living with PCOS. PCOS is short for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. PCOS comes with several symptoms, yet every case is not the same. Some women living with PCOS will have excess body hair, acne, menstrual abnormalities, thinning hair, skin tags, weight problems, cysts, infertility, depression, and many others. Women with PCOS have high levels of male hormones. They may have no periods, or they may find they have continuous menstrual cycles. Each woman will have a different story to tell about living with PCOS.
Health Procedures
These articles will discuss health procedures I have had done.
- Cryosurgery, My Personal Experience
- While I was pregnant with my daughter I had several PAP smears. When I was around six months pregnant the Doctor called and said they found some abnormal results with the tests and I needed to come in for more. My first thoughts were for the worst. I was pregnant after all, could this hurt my baby? I went in for the appointment scared out of my mind. The Doctor said I would have to have a colposcopy so he could get a better view of my cervix. The procedure itself was a little more painful than a regular PAP smear. They said someone would call in a few days with the results from the colposcopy. These were going to be a long few days.
Herbal Treatments
- Herbs for Treating PCOS
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome commonly referred to as PCOS is a health problem that can affect a woman's menstrual cycle, fertility, hormones, insulin production, heart, blood vessels, and appearance. In women with PCOS, the ovaries doesn't make all of the hormones it needs for any of the eggs to fully mature. They may start to grow and accumulate fluid. But no one egg becomes large enough. Instead, some may remain as cysts. Since no egg matures or is released, ovulation does not occur and the hormone progesterone is not made. Without progesterone, a woman's menstrual cycle is irregular or absent. Also, the cysts produce male hormones, which continue to prevent ovulation.
Usually the Dr will treat pcos with medicine such as birth control pills to regulate the woman's menstrual cycle, or use a diabetes medication such as metformin also known as glucophage. Metformin affects the way insulin regulates glucose and decreases the testosterone production. But these medicines have a lot of side effects of there own and many woman will not want to use them .So they look for other things that they can use and many turn to the use of vitamins and herbs. There are several herbs and vitamins that can be used in treating Pcos; we will take a look at some of the most used ones. - What is Vitex?
- Vitex is the common name for the Chaste berry. It has been used for many centuries to treat women with hormonal imbalances. Vitex works on the hypothalamus and pituitary glands. It increases the production of the luteinizing hormone .It also slows the release of the follicle stimulating hormones. This allows for a shift from estrogen to progesterone in the body causing a rise in the progesterone. Vitex is not a hormone .The changes in the progesterone levels are an indirect effect of the Vitex. This herb has been used in treating woman dealing with premenstrual syndrome as well as women that have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). A lot of women with PCOS do not have a period every month and thus do not ovulate. This is caused by a hormonal imbalance .The woman will produce an egg each month but there is not enough progesterone to allow the egg to release. Vitex can be very helpful to these women by allowing the body to produce more of the progesterone needed to cause the egg to be released .If the egg is not released each month it forms a cyst. Women with PCOS also can have a high prolactin level; Vitex can help lower this level as well.
- The Benefits of Red Raspberry
Red Raspberry leaves are very beneficial to the health of many people. Red Raspberry leaves can be used to treat a wide variety of problems. Here I will discuss the ways Red raspberry leaves can be used, any known side effects and how to determine the correct dosage.
Red raspberry leaves have been used for many years dating back to the ancient Greeks and Romans. Some of the illness they used red raspberry leaves to treat included the flu, gum disease, rubella, upset stomach, hangovers, diarrhea, fevers, vomiting, menstrual problems, and inflammation. Red raspberry leaves have also been used for a mouth rinse to treat sore throats and irritations of the mouth. The most popular use of red raspberry leaves would be for pregnancy .
Herbs for your health
Herbs can be a great way to improve your health. Always remember herbs can be just as dangerous as perscription medicines. Check with your Dr. if you are taking other medications.
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Articles Discussing Diabetes,Insulin Resistance,Drugs used for Treatment
- Insulin Resistance
- Many people don't even realize they are already on the path to developing diabetes with a condition known as insulin resistance, a type of pre-diabetes, it is a growing national problem: Some experts believe half of all overweight or obese American adults are insulin-resistant. As women enter the years leading to menopause, the hormonal changes that trigger hot flashes and end menstruation make women more likely to add fat around the waistline than in other places. A key tip-off of looming trouble is a waistline over 34 inches, (For men, it's 40 inches.) Fat also builds up in the liver and other vital organs, predisposing them to insulin resistance, a condition in which insulin no longer can inject enough glucose into the body's cells for fuel.
- My Experience with Glucophage
- This is my first hand experience taking Glucophage, the side effects I experienced and how it made me feel. I have insulin resistance; it goes along with my PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). I had done all the research that I could on treatments for PCOS and the insulin resistance so I wasn't surprised when my doctor suggested I try Glucophage. I had read all about the side effects that I could have from taking the Glucophage. I knew all about how some people have an upset stomach for a few weeks after they start the Glucophage. I also understood there could be a severe side effect known as lactic acidosis, although this was rare.
- Double Diabetes
- There is a new threat to our health, it's known as Double Diabetes. This recent discovery is said to be from people showing the signs and symptoms of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Keeping Your Child Healthy in School
With the start of school comes the spreading of germs. Make sure you teach your child the importance of hand washing. This will prevent germs being spread and keep your child healthy. Kids in school are in close contact for several hours a day. make sure they know to cover their mouth when they cough or sneeze to avoid spreading their germs to the other class mates. This is also a time to check your child's head for lice. Lice do not care how clean a person is, they just see food.Here is an article on how to get rid of lice just in case your child should get it.Lice ArticlePicture done by Lance Hancock
Misc Health Articles
These articles will discuss a variety of health conditions and anything else health related.
- Allergic to Sex
- Imagine if after every intimate encounter you were to break out in a rash and your most delicate body parts were to become swollen. Studies have found there are women that are actually allergic to sex. Now they are not allergic to the actual act of sex ,but to their partners semen. The proteins found in the semen are to blame for the allergic reaction. Some of the symptoms associated with an allergy to sex would include , swelling, itching, burning of the genital areas, and in severe cases women have broken out in hives and had trouble breathing. The symptoms of a sex allergy usually happen within minutes of the contact, but in rare cases could arise in hours or even a few days later.
- Ways to Cope with Stress
- Stress is a part of everyone's daily life. Maybe it is stress caused from your job, or an argument with a spouse or family member. Whatever the case stress can cause harm to you both physically and emotionally. Being stressed out all the time takes a terrible toll on a person's body. Stress puts them at risk for several health problems such as high blood pressure, heart disease, headaches, stomach problems and many others. Stress can lead to problems with eating and sleeping . Many people lie awake at night worrying about issues they have to deal with the next day or how they are going to get the bills paid on time this month. People often don't have a way to cope with their stress so they take out their frustration on others ,or their job performance starts to decline. Maybe their relationship is falling apart all because they don't know how to deal with the stress that is occurring in their lives. Here are a few tips to help you deal with stress.
- Germs in the Car
- These days lots of people are pretty much living out of their car. They use it for a dressing room, dining room and of course an office .I bet they never stopped to think about all the harmful germs that could be living along with them. A car is the perfect place for germs to breed, especially if it's left sitting in the hot sun for a few hours. Take a look at your car, if you have kids I can almost guarantee they eat in the back seat ,and maybe even drop or spill their food. Now you might pick up the food and clean up the spills, but are there still crumbs left that you meant to vacuum when you had the time. Just the time never came and now the crumbs have turned into harmful germs.
- Humiliation to Help Lose Weight
- What if the overweight people in our nation were made to wear little bikinis in a hope to humiliate them into losing weight? This technique worked for Kirstie Alley when she made the promise to appear on stage of the Oprah show in a bikini. A year later when she made her next appearance she was able to proudly show off her new thinner body.
Researches have discovered that by simply making a goal and telling people helps aid in the weight loss journey. Knowing that there are other people who will be watching and holding you accountable to your goal is sometimes enough to make a person stick to a diet or exercise plan. After all there is nothing worse then being humiliated when you do not keep your goal and this extra motivation might be all it takes to finally lose the weight. - My Personal Experience with Epidurals
- Whenever a woman finds out she is pregnant it seems to start her and everyone else to think about the labor and delivery.I bet I was asked a thousand times about my plans for delivery and would I choose to have an epidural. I was afraid of the epidural so I strongly stated my answer of No!! I was going to tough out the pain of labor and childbirth. After all our mothers did it and never had any type pain relief so why couldn't I? Through out my pregnancy I heard how great the epidural could be, how it made all the pain go away. I did my research on the epidural and what it entailed, but I was still committed to having a natural birth. This was until I found myself in labor for three days straight. On the third day I finally gave in, I remember how scared I was. I asked the nurse if it would be that bad and she said no it would be fine. So I agreed to have the epidural ,I would of agreed to chopping off my legs if it made the pain go away at that time.
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- Parker Parker Sep 16, 2009 @ 9:48 pm
- Very informative lens. Just to add on your very useful lens, with the technology today we have a choice not to get ourselves baked under the sun if ever we want to get a tan. Avoiding skin cancer while having a perfect tan is the way to go.
Sunless tanning products, self-tanners, or tanning extenders: These home products are generally available over the counter and can give your skin a tanned look without exposing it to harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays and are commonly sold as creams, gels, lotions and sprays you apply to your skin. The active ingredient in most sunless tanning products is dihydroxyacetone (DHA). Sunless tanning products typically go on clear, and you might see results after about an hour. Full color appears within eight to 24 hours. Some products contain a tint, which darkens your skin right away.
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- realadviser realadviser Mar 30, 2009 @ 1:35 pm
- This is patient reviews about Glucophage
Glucophage (metformin) for Diabetes, Type 2: I consider Glucophage a successful treatment because it has been prescribed to me for ten years and I've had no adverse effects at all. Aside from favorable blood-sugar results, I don't even feel the drug is in my system.
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- Child_Health Child_Health Mar 15, 2009 @ 11:09 pm
- This is a very interesting lens. You share a lot of helpful information here. When you get the chance, I'd love it if you'd stop by my lens on child healthand say hello.
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- Aug 18, 2008 @ 10:50 pm
- It's summer and these are things that we don't want to get- sunburn! God, I hate being sunburned especially when I'm having a good time with friends and families on the beach! But I'm thankful to have come across this lens of yours. Gave me more info on what to do during these times! I think I'm going to take a break from working on my Dachshund checks site and get more fun in the sun courtesy of your 5-star lens! Have a nice summer fun, too!
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