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CHANGING YOUR PERSONAL APPEARANCE - 2011-08-07 With assistance from a fashion stylist There comes a point in anyone's life where she needs to change. She wants to undergo metamorphosis. This is not easy to do when you do not know where to start. So in case you are one of those people who want to undergo an abrupt change in life, seek the advice of a fashion stylist. An image c... more Tips on Personal Appearance & Hygiene - 2011-08-07 By David Arnold, eHow Contributor o Personal hygiene and appearance are the first things that people notice. When meeting someone for the first time, the first impression you make will leave an imprint of your appearance to the other party. The way you look in terms of style and hygiene are the biggest f... more Mind control - 2011-04-18 Refers to a process in which a group or individual "systematically uses unethically manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes of the manipulator(s), often to the detriment of the person being manipulated".[1] Also known as brainwashing, coercive persuasion, mind abuse, thought con... more Telepathy - 2011-04-18 The induction of mental states from one mind to another. (From the Greek τηλε, tele meaning "distant" and πάθη, pathe meaning "affliction, experience"),[2] The term was coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Fredric W. H... more The Sixth Sense - Extrasensory perception - 2011-04-18 ESP involves reception of information not gained through the recognized physical senses but sensed with the mind. The term was coined by Sir Richard Burton and adopted by Duke University psychologist J. B. Rhine to denote psychic abilities such astelepathy and clairvoyance, and their trans-temporal... more Introducing the newest way to pamper your pet at home. - 2010-09-26 Aro-T Pet Massage™ is offering a series of ‘how to massage your pet’ instructional DVDs. We believe that massage therapy can help you build a better relationship with your pet. • We will provide you the instruction and tools you need to learn basic pet massage and to improve the quality of your pet’s lif... more First steps to understanding the needs of a deaf person - 2010-09-14 Before anyone with normal hearing can start to support a deaf person, they need to understand precisely what problems the deaf person is having. The trouble is, though, that our everyday language is woefully inadequate for the purpose. For example, people tend just to think that a deaf person doesn't 'hear' what is going on on the as... more Senses - 2010-08-30 The physiological capacities within organisms that provide inputs for perception. The senses and their operation, classification, and theory are overlapping topics studied by a variety of fields, most notably neuroscience, cognitive psychology (or cognitive science), and philosophy of perception. The nervous system has a specific sensory system or ... more Braille music - 2010-08-16 Braille music is a Braille code that allows music to be notated using Braille cells so that music can be read by visually impaired musicians. The Braille music system was originally developed by Louis Braille. RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS: Permonlie Massage Oil - Aro-T Product used for refl... more Using Braille in Modern Technologies - 2010-08-12 What is Braille? Braille is a technique for enabling blind and visually-impaired people to read and write. Refined in the late 1800's by Louis Braille for blind people, it was originally developed by a French army captain to enable officers to read battle commands without the aid of candle light hence revealing your position... more Vibratese - 2010-08-11 A method of communication through touch. It was developed by F. A. Geldard, 1957. It is a tactile system based on both practical considerations and on results from a set of controlled psychophysical experiments. RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS: Permonlie Massage Oil - Aro-T Product used f... more Touch - as described in Anatomy and Physiology - 2010-08-11 The somatosensory system is a diverse sensory system comprising the receptors and processing centres to produce the sensory modalities such as touch, temperature, proprioception (body position), and nociception (pain). The sensory receptors cover the skin and epithelia, skeletal muscles, bones and joints, internal organs, and the cardiovascular sys... more Arochology versus Aromachology - 2010-08-11 Aromachology is all about smell while Arochology is all about touch. RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS: Permonlie Massage Oil - Aro-T Product used for reflex stimulation… http://www.aro-healing.com/w-permonlie-massage-oil-display.php Emotions For Women Anti-Wrinkle Cream -... more Aromatherapy and Aromachology - 2010-08-01 Aromachology and Aromatherapy both promote the positive effects of fragrance on mood and emotion but that may be where the similarity ends. References in commercial writing often blur their distinctions leaving many readers confused. RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS: Permonlie Massage Oil - Aro... more Aromachology and Arochology - 2010-07-30 Aromachology: Aromachology and Aromatherapy - Do you know the difference? A simple definition; aromachology is the study of aromas. However, it doesn’t just stop there because the study tries to find out the benefits of pleasant smells to man. A more accurate, acceptable and encompassing definition is therefore needed. Thus Aromachology ... more AROMACHOLOGY - 2010-07-30 Aromachology and Aromatherapy - Do you know the difference? A simple definition; aromachology is the study of aromas. However, it doesn’t just stop there because the study tries to find out the benefits of pleasant smells to man. A more accurate, acceptable and encompassing definition is therefore needed. Thus Aromachology can be defined as the stu... more AROMATHERAPY - 2010-07-26 Aromatherapy's benefits occur as the oils are absorbed through the skin and the inhaled scent reaches the brain. Never apply undiluted oils to the skin as they are likely to cause irritation. If you have sensitive skin, apply a little diluted oil and leave overnight to determine if it's safe to use. RECOMMENDED P... more Acupressure - 2010-07-14 Acupressure (a blend of "acupuncture" and "pressure") is a complementary medicine technique derived from acupuncture. In acupressure physical pressure is applied to acupuncture points by the hand, elbow, or with various devices. RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS: Permonlie Ma... more Reflexology - 2010-07-14 Reflexology (zone therapy) is an alternative medicine, complementary, or integrated medicine method of treatment involving the physical act of applying pressure to the feet and hand with specific thumb, finger and hand techniques without the use of oil or lotion. It is based on a system of zones and reflex areas that reflect an image of the body ... more Acupuncture - 2010-07-11 The procedure of inserting and manipulating needles into various points on the body to relieve pain or for therapeutic purposes.The earliest written record of acupuncture is the Chinese text Shiji (史記, English: Records of the Grand Historian) with elaboration of its history in the second century BCE medical text Huangdi Neijing (... more Breastfeeding - 2010-07-10 The feeding of an infant or young child with breast milk directly from female human breasts (i.e., via lactation rather than from a baby bottle or other container. Babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk. Most mothers can breastfeed for six months or more, without the addition of infant formula or solid food. ... more Primitive reflexes - 2010-07-10 Reflex actions originating in the central nervous system that are exhibited by normal infants but not neurologically intact adults, in response to particular stimuli. These reflexes disappear or are inhibited by the frontal lobes as a child moves through normal child development. These primitive reflexes are also called infantile, infant or newborn... more Reflex Stimulation - Moro reflex - 2010-07-10 The Moro reflex in a four-day-old infant: 1) the reflex is initiated by pulling the infant up from the floor and then releasing him ; 2) he spreads his arms 3) he pulls his arms in ; 4) he cries (10 seconds) RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS: Permonlie Massage Oil - Aro-T Product used ... more WHAT IS HYPNOSIS? - 2010-02-01 "Hypnosis is a transitory state of altered attention in the subject, a state that can be brought about by another person and in which varied phenomena can appear spontaneously or in response to oral or other stimuli. RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS: Permonlie Massage Oil - Aro-T Pr... more CREATIVE PLAY - 2010-01-08 Besides enjoying themselves children learn through play. It helps to improve coordination and encourages them to use their imagination. There is tremendous satisfaction in being creative, whether it is in concocting a successful meal or writing a poem, but to do this we need confidence in our own judgement. We are more likely to have ... more MASSAGE - 2010-01-07 Pressure makes us tense and tension can cause illness and pain. Massage helps to break the circle of stress by relaxing taut muscles and stimulating the systems of the body to work efficiently. One technique used in Swedish massage is electrical vibration: it is designed to stimulate a sluggish system, tone slack muscles and encourage weight... more MALE MENOPAUSE - 2010-01-04 Q All of a sudden my 50-year-old husband has lost interest in sex. Is this the male menopause? A Since the male menopause is more a psychological state than a medical condition, his loss of interest is likely to be due to another cause, especially since it is sudden. Fears about his future, his financial status, his job, his health, his acce... more LIBIDO - 2009-11-07 Boosting your libido Regular physical exercise can help increase your sex drive. It's thought to stimulate the endocrine glands, which increases the testosterone output. Exercise also improves blood circulation, which can help improve male erections. Regular aerobic exercise increases a woman's ability to get aroused. Forge... more DRUG DEPENDENCY - 2009-11-07 Many drugs, including everyday ones such as nicotine and alcohol, have the potential to be misused. Dependency - or addiction - is widespread and can have profound effects on health and well-being. Drug dependency happens when someone takes a drug regularly or to excess, Eventually, the user has to take the drug continuously because he needs to f... more DIFFICULTY SLEEPING - 2009-11-07 There are many reasons why you might have trouble sleeping. Some may be minor, while others may require medical treatment. Use this chart if you often lie awake at night, wake at odd hours or if you feel tired in the morning. Do you find it difficult to get to sleep? &nbs... more A TEN MINUTE EROTIC MASSAGE - 2009-11-07 Banishing After-Work Blues If the mind is the greatest aphrodisiac, then fear and tension are the principal enemies of good sex. We yield to our fears when we're overtired and overstressed. Without relaxation and the trust that follows, good sex is rare. The familiar "after-work blues;' a combination of headaches, muscula... more MASSAGE AND STRESS - 2009-10-17 Massage is drugless stress control. To the executive it means quick energy boosts and a way to cut through fatigue, to the athlete it offers sensational muscle recovery rates after exercise, to the insomniac it brings peace, and to the lover, a new way of touching. It can also provide a simple but amazingly effective facial. Taken regularly, m... more CHILDHOOD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY - 2009-10-02 THE NATURE OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY METHODS OF EVALUATION AND INTERVENTION PROLOGUE Martin, a nine year old caucasian boy, was referred for psychological evaluation because of his poor performance in school, surly and hostile behavior in school and at home, several recent thefts, frequent lying, bed wetting for the last three ye... more WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN YOUR DOGIS OUT OF SORTS - 2009-09-30 Just like you and I, your pet can become ill. Some minor problems can be handled at home, but the more serious ailments need to be dealt with by your Vet. It's not always easy to detect when your dog is ill, but here are a few things to look out for, but if in doubt, please contact your Vet. Diarrhoea If your dog has persisten... more FERTILITY PATTERNS IN THE UNITED STATES - 2009-09-30 During the last four decades, the United States and other industrial nations have passed through two very different patterns of population growth - the first marked by high fertility and rapid growth - the second marked by fertility decline and little growth. Sociologists are keenly aware of the social impact of these fertility patterns. &nbs... more THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY - 2009-09-25 For a long moment, Frank stood immobile in front of the door. Finally, he took a deep breath and rang the doorbell. Although it took her less than 30 seconds to open the door, it seemed like 5 minutes to Frank, during which he recalled the worst of the fantasies he had imagined since agreeing to this blind date. She was going to be crashingly d... more PAIN - 2009-09-24 We are all familiar with pain. Naturally it's something we want to avoid. But pain does have a positive role - it warns us when we're in danger, sick or injured so that we can take evasive action or seek medical help. Our ability to feel pain is part of the way we interact with the workings of our bodies and interact with the ou... more The Amazing Fluid Release Effect: - 2009-09-24 How You Can Use It to Control Stress Stress is created when the exhaust gasses, toxins, and wastes produced by combustion remain within the cell. Deep within the body chemical concentrations that trigger stress must be released from the cells before real relaxation is possible. When stress is viewed as a chemical phenomenon rather than ... more A SIMPLE TENSION TEST - 2009-09-24 LOOK BETTER, FEEL BETTER, SLEEP BETTER. Four-Minute Insurance from Wrinkles and Worry Lines Three essential strokes One minute each, fifty repetitions Pressing the forehead Rotating on the temples Fingertip kneading the face Inside the Face We have seen how stressed muscles are stretched tight, then pumped up with adrena... more BACK PAIN - 2009-09-21 Our backs are complex structures which are involved in virtually every move we make, so it's hardly surprising that back pain is so common. In fact, doctors see more patients for back pain than any other ailment. Eight out of ten of us will suffer from pain or aching in the back at some time in our lives. Lower back pain is mo... more DEPRESSION - 2009-07-25 We all feel fed up and miserable from time to time. But depression is more than just a feeling of unhappiness. It's a major health disorder that causes untold suffering to millions of people. We expect to feel sad if someone close to us is ill or dies, we lose our job, or a relationship flounders. Any event that involves loss... more CRYSTALS - 2009-07-25 Keep a crystal near to hand and, it is claimed, you'll enhance your general well-being. Crystal healers may use up to 50 different types of crystals to treat different conditions. Your own personal crystal is thought to help keep your natural energy forces in balance, thus maintaining good health. Crys... more ACUPUNCTURE - 2009-07-24 The acupuncturist corrects an imbalance in the body's energy flow, or Chi, by inserting needles at specific points. This woman is being treated for hay fever. A traditional Chinese acupuncture chart shows meridians, or channels of the body's energy flow, and pressure points. The bust below shows the meridians on the h... more CANCER - 2009-07-10 Can cancer be inherited? Cancer isn't passed on in the same way as, say, blue eyes or blonde hair. (One such cancer is a rare eye cancer called retinoblastoma.) However, certain cancers, such as breast, bowel and ovarian cancers, do cluster in some families, and may be caused by a single gene. Others may have inherited pre-cancerous ... more INSTANT ENERGY AT HOME AND AT WORK - 2009-07-09 Three essential strokes One minute each, fifty repetitions Mixed percussion Fast friction Walking the back The Coffee Break Vs. the Massage Break If your partner has been depending on stimulants for a pickup during the day, massage will open up a new world of possibilities. The following strokes are ideal for hardw... more AN EXTENDED EROTIC MASSAGE - 2009-07-09 An epicurean who wishes to follow the ancient Greek model doesn't simply wallow in sensuality but rather distances himself from the world in order to experience pleasure more fully. We all understand why music sounds better in a symphony hall than a cafeteria; to really know a beautiful thing you must first remove unnecessary di... more LEARN SUPER MASSAGE IN ONE EVENING - 2009-07-09 A basic stress-control sequence Stroking super-oxygenates the tissues. Kneading squeezes wastes out of the tissues. Friction lubricates the joints and reaches internal organs. Percussion soothes the nerves and boosts circulation to a large area. Stroking again clears all wastes and bring in super-oxygenated blood. As moder... more TWINS Special problems of twinship - 2009-06-28 Although they are by far the most common of multiple births, twins still excite a great deal of wonder from parents and outsiders alike. What are the special problems of twinship and how should they be dealt with? Q What is the difference between identical and nonidentical twins? A On a biological level, identical twins are th... more TEMPERAMENT We categorize people according to their physique - 2009-06-25 Is there a link between physical characteristics and temperament? A morose fat man? A jolly scarecrow? These combinations probably seem implausible because we tend to categorize people according to their physique. But is there really a link between physical characteristics and temperament? Q I have suffered from migraine all my life. ... more TENNIS ELBOW is a painful muscle condition - 2009-06-23 This painful muscle condition deserves its graphic name but it can be brought on by such mundane activities as carrying suitcases or wringing out the washing. Q If I had tennis elbow, how would I recognize it? A You would have a dull ache around the elbow area and upper side of the forearm, with a particular tender spot on, or near ... more FACIAL AND SCALP EXERCISES Exercise routine for relaxation - 2009-06-23 The beauty care we give the face and scalp helps to keep the skin clear and the hair healthy, but we need to supplement this by exercising facial and scalp muscles. We exercise our facial muscles almost every waking moment of the day, but this exercise is not necessarily the most beneficial. Just as movements of the body muscles can result ... more HYPNOTIC DRUGS must be prescribed and taken with care - 2009-06-21 Some people have difficulty in sleeping soundly, and one of the hypnotic drugs can give them a good night's rest. But it must be prescribed and taken with care. Q Is there a danger in mixing my sleeping pills with a nighttime alcoholic drink? A Yes. The effects of alcohol add to the effects of all hypnotic drugs and therefo... more VITAMINS NATURE'S WAY A well-balanced diet rules out the need for supplements - 2009-06-21 A well-balanced diet will in almost all instances, rule out the need for dietary supplements. Before you stock up on dietary supplements, stop to consider whether you could get similar benefits more cheaply by improving your diet. Under normal circumstances, a wellbalanced Western diet contains all th... more TELEPATHY Many claims have been made for telepathy - 2009-06-21 The power of one mind to communicate directly with another without the aid of the five senses. Scientific proof for the existence of such powers is, however, difficult to obtain. Q I have heard people talk about ESP. What exactly does it stand for? A ESP stands for extrasensory perception - that is, knowledge which is acquired by means othe... more TOTAL ALLERGY SYNDROME An allergic response to 'everything' - 2009-06-10 We all know of people who are allergic to something. but the term total allergy syndrome has recently been coined to describe an allergic response to 'everything'. Does this condition really exist or is it a misnomer? Q Is total allergy syndrome a condition that appears suddenly, or does it develop over a period of time? A Peop... more TOUCH is fundamental to life - 2009-06-05 Touch is so fundamental to life that most of us never think of how the many sensations we feel are produced: how, for instance, we can tell silk from sandpaper, or recognize an object simply by the way it feels on the skin. Q Why do babies touch everything around them as well as looking at them? A As babies we train our brains to be able to ... more TENSION Prolonged tension can lead to stress - 2009-06-04 As an insidious component of modern life, tension C2:1 occur during even the most mundane everyday aCriYlnE'S. Prolonged tension can lead to stress, that all too potent cause of serious physical and mental illness. Q Is tension always a destructive fo rce? A Not at ai' I ~ 'ei'v a construct. '"u-"ulating resouree... more TENDERNESS satisfies a fundamental human need - 2009-06-04 Without love, care and affection the world would be a miserable place to live in. Tenderness expressed between people is not only a pleasure to give and receive but also satisfies a deep and fundamental human need. Q My husband has just become unemployed. He is very edgy. How can I help? A The uncertainty of unemployment is hard for anyo... more HOT FLUSHES The majority of women - 2009-06-03 Experience hot flushes during the change of life. Many suffer in silence, thinking there is little that can be done for them, but in fact medical help is available to help them cope with the problem. Q I am 51 years old and still have my periods regularly every month. I have been having hot flushes for about four months. Is this the change of li... more GROUP THERAPY Group therapy is a way of giving psychological help - 2009-06-01 TO a number of people at the same time. But can it ever replace individual treatment? Q Is group therapy ever harmful? A In the early days of group therapy when there were few properly trained group organizers, some people were psychologically harmed by it and this affected its image. But now that there are professional facilitator... more GOUT: Most people dismiss gout - 2009-05-31 AS just a painful inflammation of the big toe resulting from over-indulgence in food and drink. In fact, the causes are more complex and if left untreated gout can lead to serious bone and kidney damage. Fortunately, drugs can keep it well under control. Q My husband has just had an attack of gout. I have heard that gout is connected w... more GYNAECOLOGY: There are many medical, surgical and psychological problems which are specific to women. - 2009-05-30 Gynaecology is the Investigation and treatment of those conditions which involve women's reproductive organs. Q I have had an ovary removed. Is it possible for me to become pregnant? A Provided one ovary is still present and the other reproductive organs are normal, then a woman with one ovary has an extremely good chance of beco... more FOOD CRAVINGS: The occasional food craving is harmless, but don't let this get out of hand. - 2009-05-30 Most of us have no idea what real hunger is. Eating is a social occasion, part of our daily schedule, and this makes us out of touch with the body signals that tell us when our stomachs heed to be filled. Constant food craving is a sign that your body and mind are not working in harmony. It arises when eating fails to satisfy your appetite ... more GASTRO ENTERITIS: The inflammation of the stomach lining is called gastritis; that of the bowels, enteritis. - 2009-05-30 When both are infected by a virus, the resulting condition is known as gastro-enteritis. Q My husband had gastritis and now has enteritis. What is the difference between them? A Gastritis is an inflammation of the stomach, whereas enteritis affects the lower bowel. The two may be part of an infection of the intestinal tract and the sympt... more HEALTH FARMS - 2009-05-25 Q Would a health farm do me some good even if I do not want to lose weight? A It depends on your other needs. If you feel flabby and lacking in energy, the exercise and massage you can get at a health farm could be useful to you, especially if you need supervision. Also, if you feel very tense and need to find a way to unwind, the soothing,... more DRINKING MINERAL WATERS FOR HEALTH - 2009-05-25 Mineral waters not only have health giving properties, which most other beverages lack, but are also pleasant to drink. What we drink is determined more by social habit than by bodily needs. Yet coffee, tea and alcohol may do more harm than good, either because they do not relieve our thirst, or because they remove vital vitamins from our sy... more FATHERHOOD: fathers are expected to share - 2009-05-25 FAR more than ever before in the upbringing of children. It is generally agreed that this makes family life more rewarding-but it can bring extra pressures, too. Q My wife died recently and I left to bring up a son and daughter without female help. How do you think it's going to affect the children? A Ideally, of course, child... more FAITH HEALING has its ardent supporters - 2009-05-25 Who believe it can succeed where conventional medicine has failed. Doctors, however, remain sceptical in the absence of scientific proof. But what methods do faith healers use? Q Are faith healers an alternative to doctors? A No, and few would claim to be. If you are ill you should always consult your doctor first to get treatment. Some ... more PLEASURE IN PAIN: Most people would find a desire to hurt or to be hurt quite repugnant. - 2009-05-25 BUT for some, just the thought of pain or slavery may produce intense excitement GILLES DE RAIS, on whose career the French legend of Bluebeard is based, admitted to committing at least 140 cruel ritual murders over a period of eight years. The works of the poet Swinburne reflect a constant obsession with a pleasure deriving fro... more HOLIDAY HEALTH - A happy holiday can be ruined by unexpected illness - 2009-05-25 BUT it is possible to protect yourself and your family by taking sensible precautions. Q Is it possible to be protected against rabies before I go abroad? A Protection is given when someone has bee" r contact with the disease. You snoc;ld teach children to avoid all anima,s when abroad, and not to stroke s... more Developing managers - Applied ideas about influence, learning and groups - 2009-05-24 What's a topflight manager? Let's turn now to ways we might use some of the ideas about groups discussed in the preceding chapters on a practical problem, the development of managers (if managers can be developed at all! ) A problem for the reader: You are the VP for human resources of a large, multi-product company. Y... more THE CHANGING FAMILY - ITS FUNCTION AND FUTURE - 2009-05-24 Introduction Understanding the Family: personal experience; research and analysis / Our Changing Families: outside social factors; personal choice / A Brief Overview CROSS-CULTURAL VARIATIONS TO FOLLOW: - Do All of Us Live in Families? Problems of Definition: the Kaingang; the structure-functional approach to definition / Two Wo... more GRAFTING - surgical repair of damaged or diseased areas of the body - 2009-05-23 Grafting is the surgical repairing of damaged or diseased areas of the body using ~spare parts'. At its most successful, it makes damaged areas-for example burnt skin-look almost as good as new. Q After a car accident I have one leg considerably shorter than the other. Can this be corrected by a bone graft? A Yes, something... more HYDROCEPHALUS - excessive build-up of fluid in and around the brain. - 2009-05-23 Hydrocephalus means, literally, water on the brain and it refers to an excessive build-up of fluid in and around the brain. With modern surgery, very effective treatment is now possible. Q My baby's head is an odd shape as if the top of the skull were coming up to a point. Could this be a sign that he has hydrocephalus? A This does not ... more The heart at fault - 2009-05-19 Three times in every thousand, a child is born with a heart defect. Modern methods of diagnosis and surgery mean that most of them will lead completely normal lives DURING the first ten weeks of pregnancy, the human heart develops in the embryo from a simple tube into something much like its final form - a highly complex muscular pump ... more THE BREATH OF LIFE - 2009-05-19 In an average lifespan, man takes 500 million breaths of air. His lungs are designed to ensure that oxygen, the gas vital to life, reaches every cell in his body. Apparently unperturbed by its fishy neighbours and watery environment, this rabbit lives and breathes entirely surrounded by water. Oxygen flows in through a special membrane... more BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS - 2009-05-19 Blood transfusions save millions of lives every year. An ever-increasing :=C"::; of donors give this vital fluid by the pint for use when accident strkss By the year 1492, Pope Innocent VIII was feeling his age. He ordered his physician to make him feel younger. The doctor decided that the administration of young blood might relieve His H... more IS YOUR CORONARY NECESSARY - 2009-05-19 The fearful fact is that every year, more and more people in the West fall victim to a coronary. But current research suggests this fate may be avoidable NEITHER Julius Caesar, Napoleon Bonaparte, nor Benjamin Disraeli ever ran the risk of being told by his doctor, 'You've had a coron;ry'. A late starter among medically-reco... more Portrait of an operation - 2009-05-18 In the operating theatres of the past, crowds gathered to watch a drama which often ended in tragedy. The drama remains today: the tragedies, happily, are rare A surgeon holds the balance between life and death. All the other actors on the stage of this the greatest of theatres, all the instruments and all the complex pieces of equipment ar... more PPLEASURE IN PAIN - 2009-05-17 MOST people would find a desire to hurt or to be hurt quite repugnant. But for some, just the thought of pain or slavery may produce intense excitement GILLES DE RAIS, on whose career the French legend of Bluebeard is based, admitted to committing at least 140 cruel ritual murders over a period of eight years. The works of the poet Swin... more DO-IT-YOURSELF DOCTORS - 2009-05-17 It usually takes a doctor at least six years to learn how to cure us. Yet we prescribe ourselves medicine all the time Do we really know what does us good? THE health services of the world would almost certainly collapse if people were not, to a certain extent, their own doctors. Pharmaceutical companies depend on this fact; a very larg... more On the track of influenza - 2009-05-17 - It can scre"c; as fast as Man can travel: pandemics of influenza still threaten world nea!:r, Jo animals act as virus reservoirs and harbour new strains? A Doctor Willis of Oxford, in 1658. decided to put on record the story of a strange epidemic that had swept aCrOSS the land. 'About the end of April,' he wrote, 'suddenly ... more CENTURY CURE - 2009-05-17 - Bizarre though they may Magic and common-sense a living part of medical history. edicine can learn a lot from them In spite of the advances in modern medicine, folk remedies are still followed by a great of people. Here. the patient a live snail on a wart in make it go away. reason why it should but it just might. A traditional method to st... more DIETS AND DISEASE - 2009-05-17 As more and more 'miracle drugs' are discovered, the steady, continuous part that a proper diet plays in the cure of disease tends to be forgotten THERE is a lot of nonsense talked about dieting and diseases. One man will swear that he can cure a cold by eating nothing but grapefruit; another advocates a cider and honey mixture to... more FACTORY FRESH FOODS - 2009-05-17 Hardly a morsel of food passes your lips that has not been preserved or processed. Food processing has become a major industry. What are its methods? WHEN Man first threw a morsel of meat onto the fire and then rescued it to eat a portion he had missed, he started to process his foods, for cooking is the simplest and most widespread fo... more THE RIGHT TO DIE - 2009-05-17 'Thou shalt not kill; but need'st not strive ... Officiously to keep alive.' FOR years, controversy has been raging over the rights and wrongs of a legalized system to enable the chronically sick to request that their lives should be painlessly terminated. Arthur Hugh Clough who wrote the words quoted above over a hund... more DEVIATIONS OF DESIRE - 2009-05-17 Love between a man and woman can be a very satisfying relationship. But for the sexual deviant, desire goes astray, diverted into unusual paths. What strange and bizarre forms may ‘love’ take? How do they develop? What kinds of treatment are available to enable the pervert to find normality and happiness. (Page 2016) DEVI... more HOW TO TEACH YOUR BABY TO READ - 2009-05-16 I. The child below the age of five can absorb tremendous amounts of information. 2. The child below five can accept information at a remarkable rate. 3. &nbs... more How to Boost Your Immune System - 2009-05-08 The Single Most Important Thing You Can Do for Your Health The powerful, natural immune-system boosting programme helps you: prevent disease • enhance vitality • live a longer and healthier life Nothing science has discovered can match the power and effectiveness of your own immune system. That's why boosting it is the single... more SPORT PSYCHOLOGY - CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS - 2009-05-06 DEFINITION Sport psychology is the science in which the principles of psychology applies in a sport setting - it is often applied to enhance performance.However, the true sport psychologist is interested in much more than performance enhancement.Support is the vehicle for human enrichment.The win-at-all-costs attention is inconsistent with the g... more OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF LEARNING DISORDERS - 2009-05-06 WHAT IS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY? It is a creative and dynamic means of assisting a child to process and interpret information. Information is received from sensations in the body and the environment. This includes what the child sees, how he moves, as well as what he hears and feels. How a child responds to, interprets, acts on ... more STRESS AND YOUR BODY - 2009-05-05 Heart attacks, high blood pressure, thickening of the arteries, thrombosis (formation of blood clots) and strokes. Many medical doctors believe that occupational, relationship, financial or work-related stress is the most important risk factor and cause for coronary heart disease and heart attacks, often starting with a silent eleva... more THE NEW SEXUALITY - 2009-04-08 Sexual research in recent years, has established that many of the beliefs which surround sexuality are untrue, and today a better attitude towards sexuality is evident, especially amongst younger people. The research has shown, amongst other things, the following important findings: The 'double standard' of sexual behaviour ... more |
