What Happens To You When You Have An Allergic Reaction
April 3, 2009 by Kourtney
Each year, about midsummer, millions of children and adults begin to show various significant allergy symptoms. They sneeze, their eyes itch and become watery. They feel wretched for a month or two. Then the symptoms abate. These persons are suffering from attacks of hay fever - a prime example of what physician would call an allergic reaction. To understand what allergies are, we must point out that when the normal equilibrium of the human body is threatened by an external agent, a sequence of automatic defense mechanisms moves into action. If the body becomes overheated, for example, it begins to perspire in order to cool itself. If it becomes too cold, it starts to shiver in an attempt to get warm. An allergy is also a response to an external agent. But in this case the response to this outside source is severe and the reaction is neither normal nor desirable. There are literally hundreds of possible causes of allergy, and the reaction may express itself in the human body in many different ways. One person breaks out in hives when he eats...
Gathering Knowledge: Practical Tips To Actively Absorb Spiritual Wisdom
February 16, 2009 by Tula
Spiritual seekers tend to be far too passive, as though they can just sit back and listen or read and let the knowledge transform itself. In my experience, it doesn t work that way. Deep spiritual knowledge requires initiative and effort, combined with a willingness to take risks. No teacher, no matter how gifted, can drink the water for you. Here are seven proven ways to plant the seeds of knowledge deeply using such means as reading, personal instruction, discussion, contemplation, and so on. With them, you can raise the profitability and enjoyment of your study to entirely new levels. Write your own journal of development Dedicate a journal to capturing pearls of wisdom as you read, listen to CDs, and attend talks. Summarize your insights and note your questions. Create drawings or include photos. One good technique is to leave lots of space around each journal entry so you can return again and again, gradually filling the page with new connections and insights. For example, reviewing an entry from, say, from five years ago may arouse even more...
Wilderness Sickness
December 27, 2008 by Taren
Have you ever been out camping or hiking. Yes you have, you look like the hiking and camping type. Well in your experiences out in the wilderness you mave have had a time where you drank water from a stream or a pump. how did you feel later on. You may have come down with beaver fever ... Commonly called beaver fever, Giardiasis , is a disease contracted from contaminated food or water, generally in the wilderness or 3rd world countries, or a daycare, as it can be passed on by personal contact. Giardiasis infects somewhere in the vicinity of 200 million people worldwide, and is transferable between animals and humans. If you do come down with giardiasis, these are some of the symptoms that you may have to endure: - Diarrhea - Stomach cramps - Loss of appetite - Lethargy - Upset Stomach - Bloating - Flatulence These symptoms generally start a fortnight 2 weeks after infection occurs. A common problem with the condition is that generally, symptoms can go away, and then reappear in a cycle. This makes it difficult to determine whether or not you are...
Are Chiropractors Able To Cure Fibromyalgia?
October 27, 2008 by Ellis
Fibromyalgia is a common neurological chronic disorder that primarily generates recidivating pain in the muscles and interconnected soft tissues such as tendons and ligaments. Statistics indicate that more than 3.7 million people in the United States are affected by fibromyalgia and despite scientists ongoing efforts to identify the factors that lead to the occurrence of the disorder, the specific causes of fibromyalgia remain unknown. The opinions on the possible causes of fibromyalgia are various and in most cases, unfunded. Most medical scientists believe that the disorder is caused by certain acquired brain dysfunctions that determine an increase in the activity of the nervous system, considering that fibromyalgia is the result of an abnormally high nervous excitability of the body. Other scientists attribute genetic factors a major role in the development of fibromyalgia, considering that the disorder occurs only on the premises of genetic abnormalities. Another interesting theory suggests that fibromyalgia might be caused by previously...