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December 31, 2011
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Contaminated Lettuce Pulled From Grocery Store Shelves
Contaminated Lettuce Pulled From Grocery Store Shelves
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Will Aguila, M.D.: The Cycle Of Success: Achieving Your Healthy Weight In 2012
Will Aguila, M.D.: The Cycle Of Success: Achieving Your Healthy Weight In 2012
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Did you know that only about 12 percent of New Year's resolutions are kept after the one year mark? A resolution to lose weight is by far one of the most common. Early in January, the YMCA and other gyms will be brimming with well-intentioned "resolutionists" working hard on keeping their promise. But by mid-March, the vast number of them will have given up and returned to their previous habits.
Well-ingrained habits are hard to change. We favor the good intentions of restructuring the way we think, but these will give way to comfort and satisfaction. But why is it that we fail to keep our resolutions? Is it lack of motivation? Maybe it is fear of change or lack of determination?
I believe that two main factors are working against each other here. The first is the fear of change. We get comfortable with our daily choices; we may not like the choices, but we feel safe with them. Many times we don't make a substantial change because we feel that we are in a zone that is safe. Why venture out and try your luck?
The other factor is not understanding the importance of determination. Our past experiences with success or failure will reflect on our ability to be determined. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, determination is "a firm or fixed intention to achieve a desired end." Motivation is basically a "boost or incentive" to do something. So by definition, determination is really the key to achieving success with something; motivation is just the incitement.
Determination, being the driving force behind achieving a task, has to be followed by effort, which is the work necessary to achieve the desired end. This is where a lot of people will stagger. You see, two issues are at play here. The first is that we may correctly or incorrectly see the effort necessary to achieve our goal as gargantuan. We can create and compound our own worst fears. Almost always, this is a false pretension.
Oftentimes we see the effort as insurmountable because of our experience with our past failures and how we handled them. If we failed at our attempts often in the past, we tend to expect much the same outcome that we did before. But what you need to understand is that although the journey may be the same, the path is always changing! Armed with this knowledge is one of the ways that you can change your outcome and avoid predicting failure.
Determination is what allows you to choose the right path and to switch directions, rather than quitting, if it isn't the right path. No one can teach you "determination," but we can plant the seed, water it and watch it grow into a Grand Sequoia.
Success is then a cycle that originates with inspiration and motivation quickly follows. Motivation then is followed by determination, which leads to effort and this in turn leads to accomplishment. If you attain accomplishment, then you reach further inspiration and the cycle continues itself.
You must keep this cycle alive by driving determination, which is the steam engine that keeps it going. Do this by finding the right people and events that keep you motivated and by taking the effort in stages, not trying to set your goals so high that the effort needed to achieve it is unrealistic. Take shorter, simpler steps that lead to accomplishment, then further inspiration, and then more motivation. Make the cycle of success work for you.
And this is what you have to do to keep that New Year's resolution alive, regardless of what your resolution is. Plant your determination and "watch it grow." Understand the cycle of success and how it works so that you keep looking ahead and adjusting your path.
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Gout Treatment
Gout Treatment
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Written by Kirsty on December 22nd, 2011
Gout treatment is something every gout sufferer should consider to give immediate relief from the pain and also to reduce the risk of recurring attacks. Gout is an inflammatory disease that is classed as chronic arthritis. It can develop slowly over a period of time when uric acid has built up in the blood but once gout symptoms appear, typically overnight, the pain and swelling intensify. There are however a large number of people who have high levels of uric acid that will never develop gout or gout symptoms.
The pain is normally the most intense for the first 12 to 24 hours, although if left untreated, the pain and swelling may last for weeks and lead to more serious health issues although less sever attacks may disappear after a week or two even without treatment. Once you have had one attack of gout you are very likely to have another.
It is important to consult with a health care professional before taking any form of medication for gout. There may well be underlying health issues which caused the gout attack in the first instance.
One of the best gout treatments is to rest the affected part and keep it elevated. The use of medications such as NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) may be used to relieve the pain but will not reduce the risk of another attack. Aspirin is not used to reduce the pain because it can change the uric acid levels in your blood and may make your symptoms worse. Another gout treatment is the prescription drug Colchicine. Colchicine will reduce the inflammation of a gout attack. It is not specifically used for pain relief but has been known to reduce the pain. Some of the side effects include diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting so it may not be the right solution for everyone. Other prescribed medications such as Allopurinol are effective at decreasing the production of uric acid in the body. This drug is normally used in the prevention of future attacks.
Although there is no cure for gout, the best gout treatment is to take preventative measures to reduce further attacks. There are a number of foods that are known to increase the risk of developing gout, typically foods that are rich in purine.. Beer and spirits, sardines, dried beans and peas, mushrooms and all sorts of red meats should be avoided to reduce the risk of a gout attack.
Gout treatment is best discussed with your doctor. If have ever suffered with a gout attack, consult with a health care professional so you can begin a course of treatment immediately and take steps to avoid painful attacks in the future.
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