Tess July 27th, 2006
What is menorrhagia?
Menorrhagia refers to excessive bleeding during menstruation and is experienced by many women at some point in their lives. Bleeding may be very heavy during a normal length period or in the form of prolonged bleeding every cycle. The average menstrual period lasts between four and five days and produces 60 to 250 ml of blood. What is “normal†varies quite widely between different women and one woman may be used to a regular 28 day cycle with a 3-day bleed while another may menstruate every 35 days for 7 days. Both may be considered normal.
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Tess July 27th, 2006
Saying my ADHD son doesn′t wake up well would be like saying Old Faithful is a pretty big geyser. This child, age 10 and with severe ADHD, wakes up like a rock.
Morning has always been a difficult time for us, even before the ADHD diagnosis. He whines. He grumbles. He shrieks. He goes back to bed. It’s like having two of me in the house!
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Tess July 26th, 2006
The low rate of major depression in men could be a misconception. It is often said that men do not like to admit, even to themselves, that they can be depressed. Men may feel that it is a sign of weakness or unmanly to show any sign of despair or self-doubt; they may dread what might occur if their employers or friends found out. So, they retreat into quiet suffering or develop a “male depression syndrome†in which the disorder appears as anger, irritability, alcoholism, or drug abuse.
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Tess July 24th, 2006
Do you have ADHD? Are you a mom? Does one or more of your children have ADHD? I just want to give you a hug and say, “You poor thing. I know exactly how you feel.” I know about the teachers sending notes home that your ADHD child didn’t return a paper because you forgot to sign it. I know about missing important deadlines, like signing your ADHD child up for the Gifted and Talented program, because you forgot to check his backpack. I know about the non-ADHD child saying, “Mom, you forgot to pack our lunches–AGAIN.”
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Tess July 24th, 2006
Postpartum depression or peripartum depression occurs after a woman gives birth. Within a few hours of giving birth the amount of the two female hormones, estrogen and progesterone, return to their pre pregnancy levels. Many researchers feel that this drop in hormone levels, much like the smaller changes in hormone levels can affect a womans mood just before her menstrual cycle, is one of the causes of postpartum depression.
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Tess July 22nd, 2006
Sometimes life can be very confusing. We strive to walk a spiritual path, being accepting and forgiving. We smile and send blessings unselfishly to all that cross our path. We meditate and pray, but how do we deal with negative people when their wrath is directed at us?
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Tess July 22nd, 2006
The healing process explained
Healing is about more than cure. While it is important for tissue to heal, for bones to knit and for regeneration to take place, healing also occurs on a deep emotional level. In order to heal, we also need to be nurtured, to feel safe and loved and to be cared for. We need to put aside our worries and stresses and Focus inward in order to harness the natural ability of the body to heal itself. The best healers are those who are able to nurture their own spirit and release the healing process from inside.
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Tess July 20th, 2006
Everyone hears a lot about attention deficit problems these days and the condition has even become a staple of media entertainment (mainly sitcoms), appearing as a humor-based topic on shows like Desperate Housewives and the animated series, South Park. But what exactly are attention problems beyond how we might normally conceptualize them?
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Tess July 20th, 2006
Millions of people who are suffering from depression are currently taking antidepressant medication in an attempt to battle the condition. Oftentimes, doctors are quick to prescribe the medication — in fact, many times, it’s the first thing they do after diagnosing a patient.
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Tess July 18th, 2006
Many people are curious about how ADHD is diagnosed. How do doctors know it’s really ADHD and not just normal behavior?
ADHD diagnosis is a complicated procedure.
First, the physician, psychologist or social worker will look for other causes of the child’s behavior, besides ADHD.
These causes can include:
- A sudden change in the child’s life, such as a death in the family, parents’ divorce, or parent’s job loss
- Undetected Seizures
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