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Can A Neurotransmitter Imbalance Be Causing Your Mood Problems?
Neurotransmitters are powerful chemicals that regulate numerous physical and emotional processes such as cognitive and mental performance, emotional states and pain response. Virtually all functions in life are controlled by neurotransmitters. Interactions between neurotransmitters, hormones, and the brain chemicals have a profound influence on overall health and well-being. When our concentration and focus is good, we feel more directed, motivated, and vibrant. Unfortunately, if neurotransmitter levels are inadequate these energizing and motivating signals are absent and we feel more stressed, sluggish, and out-of-control. Disrupted communication between the brain and the body can have serious effects to ones health both physically and mentally. Depression, anxiety and other mood disorders are thought to be directly related to imbalances with neurotransmitters. Some of the more common neurotransmitters that regulate mood are Serotonin, Dopamine, and Norepinephrine. Serotonin imbalance is one of the most common contributors to mood problems. Some feel it is a virtual epidemic in the United States. Serotonin is key to...
How To Be A Winner In Everything You Do - Part 1
Experts, including many leading psychologists, agree that what separates life s winners from its losers are certain patterns of thinking and behavior. Losers tend to perceive the path to success as a straight, unbroken line from begining to end. As a result, these people are unable or unwilling to cope with setbacks along the way. If their progress is slowed or halted for any reason, they often become frustrated and give up. For these people, setbacks are failures that can not be overcome. Their motto might be, if at first you don t succeed, give up . Instead of a straight, unbroken line to achievement, winners view the path to success as winding and twisting upward- more often bumpy than not. These people know and accept the reality that setbacks are an inevitable part of life. They know that very few, if any, people ever achieved success without facing and overcoming adversity. Winners are not discouraged or deterred by obstacles or detours along their path. They know that, if at first you don t succedd you try again, and again if necessary, and that success will be your ultimate reward. People who are successful...
Why All People Are Firing Trans Fats Now?
On Tuesday December 5, 2006 , New York has become the first city in United States to ban artery-clogging artificial trans fats at restaurants, as voted by New York s Health Board. Restaurants must stop using most frying oils containing artificial trans fats by July and artificial trans fats must be eliminated from all restaurants foods by July 2008. It is expected that more and more cities in United States and around the world will follow suit. Gradually, trans fats will be eliminated from virtually all edible foods. In 1950s and 1960s, trans fat was hailed as a healthy replacement for saturated fat in butter and animal fat. It was also used because of its ability to extend shelf life for products. 30 years later, why it is now crowned as a bad stuff that could shorten life for those who eat it. This artificial fat, also known as hydrogenated vegetable oil or vegetable shortening, is now being accused as the culprit for raising the risk of heart disease and other health problems. The reason is fairly simple. Research has found that trans fats increases levels of LDL or bad cholesterol and at the same time decreases...
Ovulation Predictor When Ovulate? Yours Signs Of Ovulations
If you are trying to conceive a child, one of the most important factors to keep in mind is when you will ovulate. Ovulation is defined as when your ovaries release one or more eggs into the fallopian tubes each month. This process may be performed by either ovary. The ovary that will actually release an egg is more or less random and doesn t necessarily alternate between ovaries each ovulation cycle. Your ovulation cycle is particularly important when considering the best time to have intercourse in order to conceive, since an unfertilized egg will only live for up to 24 hours after ovulation occurs, whereas sperm may live for up to 2 or 3 days. As a result, the best chance of conception will occur 1 to 2 days prior to ovulation and up to 24 hours after ovulation occurs. Generally, a normal fertile couple has a 25 percent chance of conception each ovulation cycle. An ovulation predictor can be very useful in determining when your ovulation cycle will begin and end. Ovulation predictor kits measure the amount of luteinizing hormone LH in your urine, which can help determine when ovulation will occur. If used...