She soared so high and free,
all pure and lovely as could be.
She knew no worry, stress or pain.
No one could imprison her by force or chain.
But as it must be, a conqueror came.
So handsome and bold, and lit the flame,
between these free spirited souls.
Their love was beautiful and all aglow.
In time their passionate thirst was quenched
and the flame of love was flickering low ...
In the cold darkness of reality it began to show
Their love had taken their freedom and turned them to foes.
When they could stand it no longer,
they both returned to find their lost freedom
and search for their identity they felt they had lost.
But each day that passed their need for each other grew stronger.
Now they're no longer unencumbered and free...
this is the price of love, you see.
Whether together or apart
the one you love has imprisoned your heart.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Saturday, April 7, 2012
NEVER MAKE A WOMAN ANGRY
A woman arrived at the Gates of Heaven. While she was waiting for Saint Peter to
greet her, she peeked through the gates and saw a beautiful banquet table.
Sitting all around were her parents and all the other people she had loved and
who had died before her. They saw her and began calling greetings to her,
"Hello. How are you! We've been waiting for you! Good to see you."
When Saint Peter came by, the woman said to him,
"This is such a wonderful place! How do I get in?"
"You have to spell a word," Saint Peter told her.
"Which word?" the woman asked.
"Love."
The woman correctly spelled "Love" and Saint Peter welcomed her into Heaven.
About a year later, Saint Peter came to the woman
and asked her to watch the Gates of Heaven for him that day.
While the woman was guarding the Gates of Heaven, her husband arrived.
"I'm surprised to see you," the woman said. "How have you been?"
"Oh, I've been doing pretty well since you died," her husband told her. "I
married the beautiful young nurse who took care of you while you were ill. And
then I won the multi-state lottery. I sold the little house you and I lived in
and bought a huge mansion. And my wife and I traveled all around the world. We
were on vacation in Cancun and I went water skiing today. I fell and hit my
head, and here I am. What a bummer! How do I get in?"
"You have to spell a word," the woman told him.
"Which word?" her husband asked.
"Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis", she replied.
Moral of the story: Never make a woman angry . . . there will be Hell to pay!
greet her, she peeked through the gates and saw a beautiful banquet table.
Sitting all around were her parents and all the other people she had loved and
who had died before her. They saw her and began calling greetings to her,
"Hello. How are you! We've been waiting for you! Good to see you."
When Saint Peter came by, the woman said to him,
"This is such a wonderful place! How do I get in?"
"You have to spell a word," Saint Peter told her.
"Which word?" the woman asked.
"Love."
The woman correctly spelled "Love" and Saint Peter welcomed her into Heaven.
About a year later, Saint Peter came to the woman
and asked her to watch the Gates of Heaven for him that day.
While the woman was guarding the Gates of Heaven, her husband arrived.
"I'm surprised to see you," the woman said. "How have you been?"
"Oh, I've been doing pretty well since you died," her husband told her. "I
married the beautiful young nurse who took care of you while you were ill. And
then I won the multi-state lottery. I sold the little house you and I lived in
and bought a huge mansion. And my wife and I traveled all around the world. We
were on vacation in Cancun and I went water skiing today. I fell and hit my
head, and here I am. What a bummer! How do I get in?"
"You have to spell a word," the woman told him.
"Which word?" her husband asked.
"Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis", she replied.
Moral of the story: Never make a woman angry . . . there will be Hell to pay!
BREAST FEEDING
Contents
1 Lactation
2 Breast milk
3 Benefits for the infant
3.1 Reduced risk of Breast Cancer
3.2 Less Atopy
3.3 Less Celiac disease
3.4 Less Diabetes mellitus
3.5 Less Diarrhea
3.6 Greater immune health
3.7 Higher Intelligence
3.8 Less necrotizing enterocolitis
3.9 Superior nutrition
3.10 Less obesity
3.11 Fewer middle ear infections
3.12 Fewer respiratory infections
3.13 Possible protection from sudden infant death syndrome
3.14 Fewer urinary tract infections
4 Benefits for mothers
4.1 Breast cancer
4.2 Arthritis
4.3 Bonding
4.4 Hormone release
4.5 Weight loss
5 Organisational endorsements
5.1 World Health Organization
5.2 American Academy of Pediatrics
6 Breastfeeding difficulties
7 Infant weight gain
8 Methods and considerations
8.1 Early breastfeeding
8.2 Time and place for breastfeeding
8.3 Latching on, feeding and positioning
8.4 Exclusive breastfeeding
8.5 Expressing breast milk
8.6 Mixed feeding
8.7 Tandem breastfeeding
8.8 Extended breastfeeding
8.9 Shared breastfeeding
8.10 Weaning
9 History of breastfeeding
10 Sociological factors with breastfeeding
11 Economic factors of breastfeeding
Lactation
The production, secretion and ejection of milk is called lactation. It is one of the defining features of being a mammal.
Breast milk
Not all the properties of breast milk are understood, but its nutrient content is relatively stable. Breast milk is made from the nutrients in the mother's bloodstream and bodily stores. Some studies estimate that a woman who breastfeeds her infant exclusively uses 400 - 600 extra calories a day in producing milk.[10] The composition of breast milk depends on how long the baby nurses.
"Research shows that the milk and energy content of breastmilk actually decreases after the first year.[8] Breastmilk adapts to a toddler's developing system, providing exactly the right amount of nutrition at exactly the right time.[9] In fact, research shows that between the ages of 12 and 24 months, 448 milliliters of a mother's milk provide these percentages of the following minimum daily requirements:
Energy 29% Folate 76% Protein 43% Vitamin B12 94% Calcium 36% Vitamin C 60%10 Vitamin A 75% "[4]
Benefits for the infant
An African woman with her child in Kabala in 1960s.During breastfeeding nutrients and antibodies pass to the baby[11] and the maternal bond can also be strengthened.[12] Research has demonstrated a variety of benefits to breastfeeding an infant. [13] These include:
Reduced risk of Breast Cancer
A study at the University of Wisconsin found that women who were breast fed in infancy may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer than those who were not breast fed. [14]
Less Atopy
In children who are at risk for atopy (defined as at least one parent or sibling having atopy), atopic syndrome can be prevented or delayed through exclusive breastfeeding for four months, though these benefits may not be present after four months of age. [15] However, the key factor may be the age at which non-breastmilk is introduced rather than duration of breastfeeding.[16] Atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema, can be reduced through exclusive breastfeeding beyond 12 weeks in individuals with a family history of atopy, but when breastfeeding beyond 12 weeks is combined with other foods incidents of eczema rise irrespective of family history.[17]
Less Celiac disease
A review of the association between breastfeeding and celiac disease (CD) concluded that breast feeding while introducing gluten to the diet reduced the risk of CD. The study was unable to determine if breastfeeding merely delayed symptoms or offerred life-long protection.[18]
Less Diabetes mellitus
Infants exclusively breastfed have less chance of developing diabetes mellitus type 1 than peers with a shorter duration of breastfeeding and an earlier exposure to cow milk and solid foods.[19] Breastfeeding also appears to protect against diabetes mellitus type 2,[20][21] at least in part due to its effects on the child's weight.[21]
Less Diarrhea
Breastfeeding protects infants against diarrhea as compared to formula-fed peers;[22] compared to formula-fed peers, death rates due to diarrhea in breastfed infants are lower irrespective of the development level of the country.[7]
Greater immune health
Breast milk include several anti-infective factors such as bile salt stimulated lipase (protecting against amoebic infections), lactoferrin (which binds to iron and inhibits the growth of intestinal bacteria)[23][24] and immunoglobulin A protecting against microorganisms.[25]
Despite also being a factor in the transmission of HIV from mother to child, some constituents in Breast milk may be protective of infection. In particular, high levels of certain polyunsaturated fatty acids in breastmilk (including eicosadienoic, arachidonic and gamma-Linolenic acids) are associated with a reduced risk of child infection when nursed by HIV-positive mothers. Arachidonic acid and gamma-linolenic acid may also reduce viral shedding of the HIV virus in Breast milk.[26]
Breastfeeding does not appear to offer protection against allergies.[27]
Higher Intelligence
Babies with a specific variant of the FADS2 gene (approximately 90% of all babies) demonstrate an IQ an average of 7 points higher if breastfed.[28]
Less necrotizing enterocolitis
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NC), found mainly in premature births, is six to ten times more common in infants fed formula exclusively, and three times more common in infants fed a mixture of breast milk and formula, as compared to exclusive breastfeeding. In infants born at more than 30 weeks, NC was twenty times more common in infants fed exclusively on formula.[29]
Superior nutrition
Breast milk contains the ideal ratio of the amino acids cystine, methionine, and taurine to support development of the central and peripheral nervous system. Children aged seven and eight years old who were of low birthweight who were breastfed for more than eight months demonstrated significantly higher intelligence quotient scores than comparable children breastfed for less time, suggesting breastfeeding offers long-term cognitive benefits in some populations.[30]
The quality of a mother's breast milk may be compromised by stress, bad food habits, chronic illnesses,smoking, and drinking.[31] If the mother is heavily subjected to any of above factors, additional resources in particular for protein must be found. A ration must contain a heavy percentage of protein. Protein is the building block for nerves and bones. To make brain, bone and tissue, the baby must be given protein. And from two days old to at least three years. That makes strong, pretty, alert babies that sleep well and do well.[32])
Less obesity
Breastfeeding appears to reduce the risk of extreme obesity in children aged 39 to 42 months.[33] The protective effect of breastfeeding against obesity is consistent, though small, across many studies, and appears to increase with the duration of breastfeeding.[34]
Fewer middle ear infections
Increased duration of certain types of middle ear infections (otitis media with effusion, OME) in the first two years of life is associated with a shorter period of breastfeeding, in addition to feeding while lying down and maternal cigarette smoking.[35] A reduced proportion and duration of any otitis media infection was associated with breastfeeding rather than formula feeding for the first twelve months of life.[22]
Fewer respiratory infections
Breastfeeding appears to reduce symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections in premature infants up to seven months after release from hospital.[36]
Possible protection from sudden infant death syndrome
Breastfed babies have improved arousal from sleep, which may reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.[37]
Fewer urinary tract infections
Breastfeeding reduced the risk of acquiring urinary tract infections in infants up to seven months post-partum. The protection was strongest immediately after birth, and was ineffective past seven months[38]
Benefits for mothers
Zanzibari woman breast feedingBreastfeeding is a cost effective way of feeding an infant, and provides the best nourishment for a child at a small nutrient cost to the mother. Frequent and exclusive breastfeeding can delay the return of fertility through lactational amenorrhea, though breastfeeding is at best an imperfect means of birth control. During breastfeeding beneficial hormones are released into the mother's body.[11] and the maternal bond can be strengthened.[12] Breastfeeding is possible throughout pregnancy, but generally milk production will be reduced at some point.[39]
Breast cancer
Breastfeeding mothers have less risk of endometrial,[40][41] breast and ovarian cancer,[9][12] and osteoporosis.[9][12] Mothers who breastfeed longer than eight months also benefit from bone re-mineralisation[42] and breastfeeding diabetic mothers require less insulin.[43] Breastfeeding helps stabilize maternal endometriosis,[9] reduces the risk of post-partum bleeding[44] and benefits the insulin levels for mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome.[45]
Some breastfeeding women have pain from candidiasisor staphylococcus infections of the nipple[46] though these can be managed with medical attention with little concern for mother and child.
Arthritis
Women who breast feed for longer have a smaller chance of getting rheumatoid arthritis, suggests a Malmo University study published online ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (See Women Who Breast Feed for More than a Year Halve Their Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis). The study also found that taking oral contraceptives, which are suspected to protect against the disease because they contain hormones that are raised in pregnancy, did not have the same effect. Simply having children but not breast feeding also did not seem to be protective.
Bonding
The hormones released during breastfeeding strengthen the maternal bond. Teaching partners how to manage common difficulties is associated with higher breastfeeding rates.[47] Support for a mother while breastfeeding can assist in familial bonds and help build a paternal bond between father and child.[48]
If the mother is away, an alternative caregiver may be able to feed the baby with expressed breast milk. The various breast pumps available for sale and rent help working mothers to feed their babies breast milk for as long as they want. To be successful, the mother must produce and store enough milk to feed the child for the time she is away, and the feeding caregiver must be comfortable in handling breast milk.
Hormone release
Breastfeeding releases the hormones oxytocin and prolactin which relax the mother and make her feel more nurturing toward her baby.[49] Breastfeeding soon after giving birth increases the mother's oxytocin levels, making her uterus contract more quickly and reducing bleeding. Oxytocin is similar to pitocin, a synthetic hormone used to make the uterus contract.[44]
Weight loss
As fat accumulated during pregnancy is used to produce milk, extended breastfeeding—at least 6 months—can help mothers lose weight.[50] However, weight loss is highly variable among lactating women, and diet and exercise is a more reliable way of losing weight.[51]
Organisational Endorsements
World Health Organization
" [the] vast majority of mothers can and should breastfeed, just as vast majority of infants can and should be breastfed. Only under exceptional circumstances can a mother's milk be considered as unsuitable for her infant. For those few health situations where infants cannot, or should not, be breastfed, the choice of the best alternative - expressed milk from the infant's own mother, breast milk from a healthy wet-nurse or a human-milk bank, or a breast milk substitute fed with a cup, which is a safer method than a feeding bottle or a teat - depends on individual circumstances. [52] "
The WHO recommends two years of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life.
American Academy of Pediatrics
" Extensive research, especially in recent years, documents diverse and compelling advantages to infants, mothers, families, and society from breastfeeding and the use of human milk for infant feeding. These include health, nutritional, immunologic, developmental, psychological, social, economic, and environmental benefits.[9] "
AAP recommends at least one year of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life.
Breastfeeding difficulties
Main article: Breastfeeding complications
Despite being a natural human activity, breastfeeding difficulties are not uncommon. Putting the baby to the breast as soon as possible after birth helps to avoid many problems. The AAP breastfeeding policy says: Delay weighing, measuring, bathing, needle-sticks, and eye prophylaxis until after the first feeding is completed.[9] Many breastfeeding difficulties can be resolved with proper hospital procedures, properly trained midwives, doctors and hospital staff, and lactation consultants.[53] There are some situations in which breastfeeding may be harmful to the infant, including infection with tuberculosis or HIV, some medications and some drugs.
Infant weight gain
Breastfed infants generally gain weight according to the following guidelines:
0–4 months: 170 grams per week†
4–6 months: 113–142 grams per week
6–12 months: 57–113 grams per week
† It is acceptable for some babies to gain 113–142 grams (4–5 ounces) per week. This average is taken from the lowest weight, not the birth weight.
The average breastfed baby doubles birth weight in 5–6 months. By one year, the typical breastfed baby will weigh about 2½ times birth weight. At one year, breastfed babies tend to be leaner than bottle fed babies.[54] By two years, differences in weight gain and growth between breastfed and formula-fed babies are no longer evident.[55];
Methods and considerations
There are many books and videos to advise mothers about breastfeeding. Lactation consultants in hospitals or private practice, and volunteer organisations of breastfeeding mothers such as La Leche League also provide advice and support.
Early breastfeeding
In the half hour after birth, the baby's suckling reflex is strongest, and the baby is more alert, so it is the ideal time to start breastfeeding. [56]. Early breast-feeding is associated with fewer nighttime feeding problems [57]
1 Lactation
2 Breast milk
3 Benefits for the infant
3.1 Reduced risk of Breast Cancer
3.2 Less Atopy
3.3 Less Celiac disease
3.4 Less Diabetes mellitus
3.5 Less Diarrhea
3.6 Greater immune health
3.7 Higher Intelligence
3.8 Less necrotizing enterocolitis
3.9 Superior nutrition
3.10 Less obesity
3.11 Fewer middle ear infections
3.12 Fewer respiratory infections
3.13 Possible protection from sudden infant death syndrome
3.14 Fewer urinary tract infections
4 Benefits for mothers
4.1 Breast cancer
4.2 Arthritis
4.3 Bonding
4.4 Hormone release
4.5 Weight loss
5 Organisational endorsements
5.1 World Health Organization
5.2 American Academy of Pediatrics
6 Breastfeeding difficulties
7 Infant weight gain
8 Methods and considerations
8.1 Early breastfeeding
8.2 Time and place for breastfeeding
8.3 Latching on, feeding and positioning
8.4 Exclusive breastfeeding
8.5 Expressing breast milk
8.6 Mixed feeding
8.7 Tandem breastfeeding
8.8 Extended breastfeeding
8.9 Shared breastfeeding
8.10 Weaning
9 History of breastfeeding
10 Sociological factors with breastfeeding
11 Economic factors of breastfeeding
Lactation
The production, secretion and ejection of milk is called lactation. It is one of the defining features of being a mammal.
Breast milk
Not all the properties of breast milk are understood, but its nutrient content is relatively stable. Breast milk is made from the nutrients in the mother's bloodstream and bodily stores. Some studies estimate that a woman who breastfeeds her infant exclusively uses 400 - 600 extra calories a day in producing milk.[10] The composition of breast milk depends on how long the baby nurses.
"Research shows that the milk and energy content of breastmilk actually decreases after the first year.[8] Breastmilk adapts to a toddler's developing system, providing exactly the right amount of nutrition at exactly the right time.[9] In fact, research shows that between the ages of 12 and 24 months, 448 milliliters of a mother's milk provide these percentages of the following minimum daily requirements:
Energy 29% Folate 76% Protein 43% Vitamin B12 94% Calcium 36% Vitamin C 60%10 Vitamin A 75% "[4]
Benefits for the infant
An African woman with her child in Kabala in 1960s.During breastfeeding nutrients and antibodies pass to the baby[11] and the maternal bond can also be strengthened.[12] Research has demonstrated a variety of benefits to breastfeeding an infant. [13] These include:
Reduced risk of Breast Cancer
A study at the University of Wisconsin found that women who were breast fed in infancy may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer than those who were not breast fed. [14]
Less Atopy
In children who are at risk for atopy (defined as at least one parent or sibling having atopy), atopic syndrome can be prevented or delayed through exclusive breastfeeding for four months, though these benefits may not be present after four months of age. [15] However, the key factor may be the age at which non-breastmilk is introduced rather than duration of breastfeeding.[16] Atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema, can be reduced through exclusive breastfeeding beyond 12 weeks in individuals with a family history of atopy, but when breastfeeding beyond 12 weeks is combined with other foods incidents of eczema rise irrespective of family history.[17]
Less Celiac disease
A review of the association between breastfeeding and celiac disease (CD) concluded that breast feeding while introducing gluten to the diet reduced the risk of CD. The study was unable to determine if breastfeeding merely delayed symptoms or offerred life-long protection.[18]
Less Diabetes mellitus
Infants exclusively breastfed have less chance of developing diabetes mellitus type 1 than peers with a shorter duration of breastfeeding and an earlier exposure to cow milk and solid foods.[19] Breastfeeding also appears to protect against diabetes mellitus type 2,[20][21] at least in part due to its effects on the child's weight.[21]
Less Diarrhea
Breastfeeding protects infants against diarrhea as compared to formula-fed peers;[22] compared to formula-fed peers, death rates due to diarrhea in breastfed infants are lower irrespective of the development level of the country.[7]
Greater immune health
Breast milk include several anti-infective factors such as bile salt stimulated lipase (protecting against amoebic infections), lactoferrin (which binds to iron and inhibits the growth of intestinal bacteria)[23][24] and immunoglobulin A protecting against microorganisms.[25]
Despite also being a factor in the transmission of HIV from mother to child, some constituents in Breast milk may be protective of infection. In particular, high levels of certain polyunsaturated fatty acids in breastmilk (including eicosadienoic, arachidonic and gamma-Linolenic acids) are associated with a reduced risk of child infection when nursed by HIV-positive mothers. Arachidonic acid and gamma-linolenic acid may also reduce viral shedding of the HIV virus in Breast milk.[26]
Breastfeeding does not appear to offer protection against allergies.[27]
Higher Intelligence
Babies with a specific variant of the FADS2 gene (approximately 90% of all babies) demonstrate an IQ an average of 7 points higher if breastfed.[28]
Less necrotizing enterocolitis
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NC), found mainly in premature births, is six to ten times more common in infants fed formula exclusively, and three times more common in infants fed a mixture of breast milk and formula, as compared to exclusive breastfeeding. In infants born at more than 30 weeks, NC was twenty times more common in infants fed exclusively on formula.[29]
Superior nutrition
Breast milk contains the ideal ratio of the amino acids cystine, methionine, and taurine to support development of the central and peripheral nervous system. Children aged seven and eight years old who were of low birthweight who were breastfed for more than eight months demonstrated significantly higher intelligence quotient scores than comparable children breastfed for less time, suggesting breastfeeding offers long-term cognitive benefits in some populations.[30]
The quality of a mother's breast milk may be compromised by stress, bad food habits, chronic illnesses,smoking, and drinking.[31] If the mother is heavily subjected to any of above factors, additional resources in particular for protein must be found. A ration must contain a heavy percentage of protein. Protein is the building block for nerves and bones. To make brain, bone and tissue, the baby must be given protein. And from two days old to at least three years. That makes strong, pretty, alert babies that sleep well and do well.[32])
Less obesity
Breastfeeding appears to reduce the risk of extreme obesity in children aged 39 to 42 months.[33] The protective effect of breastfeeding against obesity is consistent, though small, across many studies, and appears to increase with the duration of breastfeeding.[34]
Fewer middle ear infections
Increased duration of certain types of middle ear infections (otitis media with effusion, OME) in the first two years of life is associated with a shorter period of breastfeeding, in addition to feeding while lying down and maternal cigarette smoking.[35] A reduced proportion and duration of any otitis media infection was associated with breastfeeding rather than formula feeding for the first twelve months of life.[22]
Fewer respiratory infections
Breastfeeding appears to reduce symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections in premature infants up to seven months after release from hospital.[36]
Possible protection from sudden infant death syndrome
Breastfed babies have improved arousal from sleep, which may reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.[37]
Fewer urinary tract infections
Breastfeeding reduced the risk of acquiring urinary tract infections in infants up to seven months post-partum. The protection was strongest immediately after birth, and was ineffective past seven months[38]
Benefits for mothers
Zanzibari woman breast feedingBreastfeeding is a cost effective way of feeding an infant, and provides the best nourishment for a child at a small nutrient cost to the mother. Frequent and exclusive breastfeeding can delay the return of fertility through lactational amenorrhea, though breastfeeding is at best an imperfect means of birth control. During breastfeeding beneficial hormones are released into the mother's body.[11] and the maternal bond can be strengthened.[12] Breastfeeding is possible throughout pregnancy, but generally milk production will be reduced at some point.[39]
Breast cancer
Breastfeeding mothers have less risk of endometrial,[40][41] breast and ovarian cancer,[9][12] and osteoporosis.[9][12] Mothers who breastfeed longer than eight months also benefit from bone re-mineralisation[42] and breastfeeding diabetic mothers require less insulin.[43] Breastfeeding helps stabilize maternal endometriosis,[9] reduces the risk of post-partum bleeding[44] and benefits the insulin levels for mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome.[45]
Some breastfeeding women have pain from candidiasisor staphylococcus infections of the nipple[46] though these can be managed with medical attention with little concern for mother and child.
Arthritis
Women who breast feed for longer have a smaller chance of getting rheumatoid arthritis, suggests a Malmo University study published online ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (See Women Who Breast Feed for More than a Year Halve Their Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis). The study also found that taking oral contraceptives, which are suspected to protect against the disease because they contain hormones that are raised in pregnancy, did not have the same effect. Simply having children but not breast feeding also did not seem to be protective.
Bonding
The hormones released during breastfeeding strengthen the maternal bond. Teaching partners how to manage common difficulties is associated with higher breastfeeding rates.[47] Support for a mother while breastfeeding can assist in familial bonds and help build a paternal bond between father and child.[48]
If the mother is away, an alternative caregiver may be able to feed the baby with expressed breast milk. The various breast pumps available for sale and rent help working mothers to feed their babies breast milk for as long as they want. To be successful, the mother must produce and store enough milk to feed the child for the time she is away, and the feeding caregiver must be comfortable in handling breast milk.
Hormone release
Breastfeeding releases the hormones oxytocin and prolactin which relax the mother and make her feel more nurturing toward her baby.[49] Breastfeeding soon after giving birth increases the mother's oxytocin levels, making her uterus contract more quickly and reducing bleeding. Oxytocin is similar to pitocin, a synthetic hormone used to make the uterus contract.[44]
Weight loss
As fat accumulated during pregnancy is used to produce milk, extended breastfeeding—at least 6 months—can help mothers lose weight.[50] However, weight loss is highly variable among lactating women, and diet and exercise is a more reliable way of losing weight.[51]
Organisational Endorsements
World Health Organization
" [the] vast majority of mothers can and should breastfeed, just as vast majority of infants can and should be breastfed. Only under exceptional circumstances can a mother's milk be considered as unsuitable for her infant. For those few health situations where infants cannot, or should not, be breastfed, the choice of the best alternative - expressed milk from the infant's own mother, breast milk from a healthy wet-nurse or a human-milk bank, or a breast milk substitute fed with a cup, which is a safer method than a feeding bottle or a teat - depends on individual circumstances. [52] "
The WHO recommends two years of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life.
American Academy of Pediatrics
" Extensive research, especially in recent years, documents diverse and compelling advantages to infants, mothers, families, and society from breastfeeding and the use of human milk for infant feeding. These include health, nutritional, immunologic, developmental, psychological, social, economic, and environmental benefits.[9] "
AAP recommends at least one year of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life.
Breastfeeding difficulties
Main article: Breastfeeding complications
Despite being a natural human activity, breastfeeding difficulties are not uncommon. Putting the baby to the breast as soon as possible after birth helps to avoid many problems. The AAP breastfeeding policy says: Delay weighing, measuring, bathing, needle-sticks, and eye prophylaxis until after the first feeding is completed.[9] Many breastfeeding difficulties can be resolved with proper hospital procedures, properly trained midwives, doctors and hospital staff, and lactation consultants.[53] There are some situations in which breastfeeding may be harmful to the infant, including infection with tuberculosis or HIV, some medications and some drugs.
Infant weight gain
Breastfed infants generally gain weight according to the following guidelines:
0–4 months: 170 grams per week†
4–6 months: 113–142 grams per week
6–12 months: 57–113 grams per week
† It is acceptable for some babies to gain 113–142 grams (4–5 ounces) per week. This average is taken from the lowest weight, not the birth weight.
The average breastfed baby doubles birth weight in 5–6 months. By one year, the typical breastfed baby will weigh about 2½ times birth weight. At one year, breastfed babies tend to be leaner than bottle fed babies.[54] By two years, differences in weight gain and growth between breastfed and formula-fed babies are no longer evident.[55];
Methods and considerations
There are many books and videos to advise mothers about breastfeeding. Lactation consultants in hospitals or private practice, and volunteer organisations of breastfeeding mothers such as La Leche League also provide advice and support.
Early breastfeeding
In the half hour after birth, the baby's suckling reflex is strongest, and the baby is more alert, so it is the ideal time to start breastfeeding. [56]. Early breast-feeding is associated with fewer nighttime feeding problems [57]
3 things that gone never return
Three things in life that, once gone, never come back
Time Words Opportunity
Three things in life that may never be lost
Peace Hope Honesty
Three things in life that are most valuable
Love Self-Confidence Friends
Three things in life that are never certain
Dreams Success Fortune
Three things that make a man/woman
Hard work Sincerity Commitment
Three things in life that can destroy a man/woman
Alcohol Pride Anger
Three things in life that, once lost, hard to build-up
Respect Trust Friends
Three things in life that never fail
True Love Determination Belief
Time Words Opportunity
Three things in life that may never be lost
Peace Hope Honesty
Three things in life that are most valuable
Love Self-Confidence Friends
Three things in life that are never certain
Dreams Success Fortune
Three things that make a man/woman
Hard work Sincerity Commitment
Three things in life that can destroy a man/woman
Alcohol Pride Anger
Three things in life that, once lost, hard to build-up
Respect Trust Friends
Three things in life that never fail
True Love Determination Belief
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
ALOPECIA (Spot Baldness)
ALOPECIA (Spot Baldness)
It's amazing to observe both men and women get seriously bothered about their hair. How they spend reasonable amount of money and time thinking about the next style they would want to have on their next visit to their favorite hair salon or the latest treatments and maintenance of a beautiful and healthy condition of their hair. They engage themselves on these things to pamper themselves or to simply enjoy the sensation of feeling beautiful in the eyes of other people. Needless to say, how your hair looks is an important factor in your over-all appearance everyday. Indubitably, this is just one of the myriad of methods a man or a woman would try to take on to improve one’s self-esteem nowadays.
So how annoyed do you get when you see your pillow full of hair strands when you wake up and you have to pick them out one by one? To see your hairbrush always thick of your own hair? Hair strands cause to clog your bathroom’s water drainage because your hair just can’t cease from falling when you take your bath? To accumulate countless strands when you sweep your floor? And when you arrive at the office, the first thing your officemates notice about you is your receding hairline or the thinning of your hair. Then you start studying your hairline at the mirror and you notice the changes. It’s a disease called “alopecia” or in the layman’s term “hair loss or baldness.”
Specialists do get different reactions on alopecia. It importantly depends on how informed the patient is about the disease, its causes, possible effects of the same on persons, and the knowledge and acceptance of the probability of getting cured or not. Some experience social phobia, anxiety, and depression.
As for Maya Torres losing her hair caused by the inducement of chemotherapy medications initially added to her despondency. This 23-year-old fine lady, was just like any other typical femme sole that are quite conscious on how they would look like. Who would also likely take pleasure in pampering herself with the same method as mentioned above to boost up her self-confidence. But Maya is a young lad with colon cancer. She is fighting the battle the dreaded disease has against her for three (3) years now and still she has yet to taste victory. Maya was first diagnosed with Stage 2A colon cancer when she was a graduating college student in 2003. The malignant tumor that grown large in her ascending colon was removed through surgery on the same year. For two years after the surgery, she lived a normal life, graduated with honors, got a position as a legal secretary in a law firm and worked her way very well. One day she heard the bad news, the tumor had recurred and must be operated on immediately. Actually it was a prognosis, Maya’s oncologist explained very well right after the first surgery that she had to undergo twelve (12) chemotherapy sessions to lessen the possibility of recurrence of the tumor. But Maya, a graduating student then, opted not to undergo chemotherapy, thinking about her academics. So she underwent second surgery but this time the tumor cannot be taken out
completely due to the complexity of its location that might cause internal bleeding if the doctors ensued in taking it out completely. After the second operation, she and her family decided that Maya needed to undergo and finish the required twelve (12) chemotherapy sessions. And she did finish it after nearly a year and they tasted victory that would later turn out to be ephemeral.
Maya has lost approximately eighty-five (85%) percent of her hair all over her body including her pubic hair. At first, Maya was hesitant and awkward to take a look at herself in the mirror. It was painful for her to see her head almost without hair and they continue to fall. But now, she has learned a new way of approach on her condition – acceptance, patience and unwavering faith.
With sufficient and substantial information, any patient suffering from hair loss or alopecia could cope, draw back fear, accept, and alleviate their burden, thus putting their mind at ease, and in achieving so helps boost their immune system.
Hence, we should all learn more about alopecia, its causes, its different types, effects, preventions and remedies.
CAUSES OF ALOPECIA
Causes of alopecia are often related to aging, heredity, and hormones. Maya Torres’s story is also an example, that is – medications for cancer chemotherapy. There are other several causes of alopecia, to wit:
Don't be surprised if you noticed that you are losing a large amount of your hair about 3 or 4 months after an illness of a major surgery because this is said to be stress-related and your hair will eventually grow back.
Hormone imbalance. E.g. Overactive or underactive thyroid gland; imbalance male hormones known as androgens or female hormones known as estrogens.
Inducement of medicines like blood thinners (anti-coagulants); medicines used for gout, birth control pills, antidepressants, and too much Vitamin A.
Fungal infections of the scalp; Tinea Capitis (ringworm of the scalp) It is important that you consult your doctor first before taking any medications relative to hair loss because such may be an underlying part of yet another disease like diabetes or lupus.
Excessive use of shampoo, blow-drying, hot oil teatments or chemicals used in
permanents which causes swelling of hair follicles that resul ts to hair loss.
Emotional or physical stress
Continual hair pulling or scalp rubbing which are considered as one of a person's nervous habits.
Burns or radiation therapy
Alopecia areata (see meaning below.)
TYPES OF ALOPECIA
In adult male humans, the most common form of alopecia is the continuous hair thinning condition called androgenic alopecia or 'male pattern baldness' while in adult female humans, the same condition is termed as alopecia and rogenetica or 'female pattern baldness'.
Scientific studies also show that hair loss or baldness is a result of two factors: first, genetic background and second, large quantities of androgenic hormones which causes intense masculinizing effects throughout the body including testosterone. Therefore, when a female human specie has large quantities of such hormone, she develops virile characteristics such as baldness.
Alopecia areata is also sometimes referred to as spot baldness. It is a form of hair loss that usually starts from the scalp.
Alopecia areata is thought to be an autoimmune disease -- any disease that results from an aberrant response of the immune system -- in which the body mistakenly treats its hair follicles as foreign tissue and suppresses or stops hair growth. It is hereditary.
1. When the condition spread tot he entire scalp, it is called alopecia totalis.
2. Alopecia universalis - refers to the entire epidermis.
3. Alopecia areata multilocularis - refers to multiple areas of hair loss.
4. Alopecia areata monolocularis - a condition of baldness in only one spot. Occurs anywhere on the head.
5. Alopecia areata totalis - is a condition when a person loses all the hair on the scalp.
6. Alopecia areata universalis - refers to the condition of losing all body hair including the pubic hair.
7. Alopecia areata barbae - is a disease limited to the beard.
EFFECTS
Effects can be psychological (anxiety, depression, social phobia, etc.) or
physical. Patients may experience asthma, allergies, atopic dermal ailments, hay
fever and hypothyroidism. Excessive exposure to the sun may also cause scalp
burns.
TREATMENTS
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two-combination of non-surgical
treatment: (1) Finasteride is a form of antiandrogen that works as inhibitor of
an enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone called type II
5-alpha reductase. It is used in may countries to treat 'male pattern baldness'
or what is also termed as 'androgenetic alopecia'. Minoxidil is a medicine used
to treat high blood pressure, but some patients were noted to have excessive
hair growth or what is medically termed as 'hypertrichosis'.
(2) Low-level laser therapy
(3) Anti Androgen Therapy
(4) Surgery
(5) Ketoconazole
(6) Unsaturated Fatty Acids
(7) Exercise
(8) Resveratrol - a substance found naturally in red wines.
FOR MORE NATURAL WAYS OF PREVENTION / TREATMENT
"Vitamin A is an antioxidant that helps to produce healthy sebum (oil) in the scalp. Fish liver oil, milk, meat, cheese, eggs, cabbage, carrots, spinach, broccoli, apricots and peaches are rich in Vitamin A.
Vitamin C is another antioxidant that helps maintain healthy hair and skin. Citrus fruits, kiwi, pineapple, tomatoes, green peppers, potatoes and dark green vegetables are rich in Vitamin C.
Vitamin E increases scalp circulation which is vital for hair growth. You can find this type of vitamin in wheat germ oil, soybeans, raw seeds ad nuts, dried beans and leafy green vegetables.
Biotin is thought to help produce keratin, the building block of hair and nails. It is also thought that is vitamin may prevent graying (whole grains, egg yolks, liver, rice and milk).
Vitamin B6 is thought to prevent hair loss and help create melanin, the pigment which gives hair its color (liver, whole grain cereals, vegetables, organ meats and egg yolks).
Calcium is essential for healthy hair growth (dairy, fish, nuts, lentils and sesame seeds).
Copper helps prevent hair loss and defects in hair color and structure (shellfish, liver, green vegetables, eggs, chicken and beans).
Iodine helps regulate thyroid hormones. Thyroid disease is the number one cause of disease-related hair loss (fish, seaweed, kelp, iodized salt and garlic). Manganese prevents hair from growing too slowly (eggs, whole grain cereals, avocados, beans, nuts, meat and chicken).
Silica prevents hair loss by strengthening the hair (seafood, soybeans, rice and green vegetables)."
An informed patient and his attitude towards his illness are vital factors in winning the battle.
familydoctor.org, American Academy of Family Physicians
http://en.wikipedia.org
page 893, Textbook of Medical Physiology, Eight Edition, Arthur C. Guyton, M.D.,
1991 W.B. Saunders Company, Harcourt Brace Jonanovich, Inc.
DIAGNOSIS BY HAIR
Your hair can tell you what is wrong in your body.
If you have excessive hair loss, check your thyroid gland. Also, make sure that you get enough vitamins and minerals.
If your hair is fragile, check your bowels.
If your hair grows very slowly, your nervous system is very weak.
If you started getting gray hair fast, check your heart and pancreas. Another reason could be a hormonal dysfunction.
If you get a few grey strands of hair, it could be a genetic defect – dysfunction of hair nerve.
The reasons for getting grey hair at a young age are high acidity, getting a lot of salt with foods, diabetes, stress, constant fatigue, lack of enzymes, disorder of sex functions and poor blood circulation in your heart.
A cause of getting half of your hair or all of your hair grey is severe stress or shock.
If your hair is very brittle, you have not been getting optimal nutrition for a long time.
If a woman gets bald spots on her temples, it could be early climax, dysmenorrheal and hormonal dysfunction.
If you had light hair and it started getting dark fast, check your liver and gall bladder.
If your hair got dark only on the roots, it could be a head skin disease.
The cause of baldness could be rheumatism or gout.
If you got round bald spots, you have serious anemia.
If you have dandruff, limit the amount of salt, sugar, coffee and dairy in your diet.
HOME REMEDIES FOR ALOPECIA
Salt: Rub regular salt into bold spots for 15 minutes before you wash your hair for 10 days.
Take 1 part cognac, 4 parts onion juice, 6 parts burdock tea Rub it into your scalp, cover your head, leave it for 2 hours, then rinse your hair. Repeat once a week.
It's amazing to observe both men and women get seriously bothered about their hair. How they spend reasonable amount of money and time thinking about the next style they would want to have on their next visit to their favorite hair salon or the latest treatments and maintenance of a beautiful and healthy condition of their hair. They engage themselves on these things to pamper themselves or to simply enjoy the sensation of feeling beautiful in the eyes of other people. Needless to say, how your hair looks is an important factor in your over-all appearance everyday. Indubitably, this is just one of the myriad of methods a man or a woman would try to take on to improve one’s self-esteem nowadays.
So how annoyed do you get when you see your pillow full of hair strands when you wake up and you have to pick them out one by one? To see your hairbrush always thick of your own hair? Hair strands cause to clog your bathroom’s water drainage because your hair just can’t cease from falling when you take your bath? To accumulate countless strands when you sweep your floor? And when you arrive at the office, the first thing your officemates notice about you is your receding hairline or the thinning of your hair. Then you start studying your hairline at the mirror and you notice the changes. It’s a disease called “alopecia” or in the layman’s term “hair loss or baldness.”
Specialists do get different reactions on alopecia. It importantly depends on how informed the patient is about the disease, its causes, possible effects of the same on persons, and the knowledge and acceptance of the probability of getting cured or not. Some experience social phobia, anxiety, and depression.
As for Maya Torres losing her hair caused by the inducement of chemotherapy medications initially added to her despondency. This 23-year-old fine lady, was just like any other typical femme sole that are quite conscious on how they would look like. Who would also likely take pleasure in pampering herself with the same method as mentioned above to boost up her self-confidence. But Maya is a young lad with colon cancer. She is fighting the battle the dreaded disease has against her for three (3) years now and still she has yet to taste victory. Maya was first diagnosed with Stage 2A colon cancer when she was a graduating college student in 2003. The malignant tumor that grown large in her ascending colon was removed through surgery on the same year. For two years after the surgery, she lived a normal life, graduated with honors, got a position as a legal secretary in a law firm and worked her way very well. One day she heard the bad news, the tumor had recurred and must be operated on immediately. Actually it was a prognosis, Maya’s oncologist explained very well right after the first surgery that she had to undergo twelve (12) chemotherapy sessions to lessen the possibility of recurrence of the tumor. But Maya, a graduating student then, opted not to undergo chemotherapy, thinking about her academics. So she underwent second surgery but this time the tumor cannot be taken out
completely due to the complexity of its location that might cause internal bleeding if the doctors ensued in taking it out completely. After the second operation, she and her family decided that Maya needed to undergo and finish the required twelve (12) chemotherapy sessions. And she did finish it after nearly a year and they tasted victory that would later turn out to be ephemeral.
Maya has lost approximately eighty-five (85%) percent of her hair all over her body including her pubic hair. At first, Maya was hesitant and awkward to take a look at herself in the mirror. It was painful for her to see her head almost without hair and they continue to fall. But now, she has learned a new way of approach on her condition – acceptance, patience and unwavering faith.
With sufficient and substantial information, any patient suffering from hair loss or alopecia could cope, draw back fear, accept, and alleviate their burden, thus putting their mind at ease, and in achieving so helps boost their immune system.
Hence, we should all learn more about alopecia, its causes, its different types, effects, preventions and remedies.
CAUSES OF ALOPECIA
Causes of alopecia are often related to aging, heredity, and hormones. Maya Torres’s story is also an example, that is – medications for cancer chemotherapy. There are other several causes of alopecia, to wit:
Don't be surprised if you noticed that you are losing a large amount of your hair about 3 or 4 months after an illness of a major surgery because this is said to be stress-related and your hair will eventually grow back.
Hormone imbalance. E.g. Overactive or underactive thyroid gland; imbalance male hormones known as androgens or female hormones known as estrogens.
Inducement of medicines like blood thinners (anti-coagulants); medicines used for gout, birth control pills, antidepressants, and too much Vitamin A.
Fungal infections of the scalp; Tinea Capitis (ringworm of the scalp) It is important that you consult your doctor first before taking any medications relative to hair loss because such may be an underlying part of yet another disease like diabetes or lupus.
Excessive use of shampoo, blow-drying, hot oil teatments or chemicals used in
permanents which causes swelling of hair follicles that resul ts to hair loss.
Emotional or physical stress
Continual hair pulling or scalp rubbing which are considered as one of a person's nervous habits.
Burns or radiation therapy
Alopecia areata (see meaning below.)
TYPES OF ALOPECIA
In adult male humans, the most common form of alopecia is the continuous hair thinning condition called androgenic alopecia or 'male pattern baldness' while in adult female humans, the same condition is termed as alopecia and rogenetica or 'female pattern baldness'.
Scientific studies also show that hair loss or baldness is a result of two factors: first, genetic background and second, large quantities of androgenic hormones which causes intense masculinizing effects throughout the body including testosterone. Therefore, when a female human specie has large quantities of such hormone, she develops virile characteristics such as baldness.
Alopecia areata is also sometimes referred to as spot baldness. It is a form of hair loss that usually starts from the scalp.
Alopecia areata is thought to be an autoimmune disease -- any disease that results from an aberrant response of the immune system -- in which the body mistakenly treats its hair follicles as foreign tissue and suppresses or stops hair growth. It is hereditary.
1. When the condition spread tot he entire scalp, it is called alopecia totalis.
2. Alopecia universalis - refers to the entire epidermis.
3. Alopecia areata multilocularis - refers to multiple areas of hair loss.
4. Alopecia areata monolocularis - a condition of baldness in only one spot. Occurs anywhere on the head.
5. Alopecia areata totalis - is a condition when a person loses all the hair on the scalp.
6. Alopecia areata universalis - refers to the condition of losing all body hair including the pubic hair.
7. Alopecia areata barbae - is a disease limited to the beard.
EFFECTS
Effects can be psychological (anxiety, depression, social phobia, etc.) or
physical. Patients may experience asthma, allergies, atopic dermal ailments, hay
fever and hypothyroidism. Excessive exposure to the sun may also cause scalp
burns.
TREATMENTS
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two-combination of non-surgical
treatment: (1) Finasteride is a form of antiandrogen that works as inhibitor of
an enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone called type II
5-alpha reductase. It is used in may countries to treat 'male pattern baldness'
or what is also termed as 'androgenetic alopecia'. Minoxidil is a medicine used
to treat high blood pressure, but some patients were noted to have excessive
hair growth or what is medically termed as 'hypertrichosis'.
(2) Low-level laser therapy
(3) Anti Androgen Therapy
(4) Surgery
(5) Ketoconazole
(6) Unsaturated Fatty Acids
(7) Exercise
(8) Resveratrol - a substance found naturally in red wines.
FOR MORE NATURAL WAYS OF PREVENTION / TREATMENT
"Vitamin A is an antioxidant that helps to produce healthy sebum (oil) in the scalp. Fish liver oil, milk, meat, cheese, eggs, cabbage, carrots, spinach, broccoli, apricots and peaches are rich in Vitamin A.
Vitamin C is another antioxidant that helps maintain healthy hair and skin. Citrus fruits, kiwi, pineapple, tomatoes, green peppers, potatoes and dark green vegetables are rich in Vitamin C.
Vitamin E increases scalp circulation which is vital for hair growth. You can find this type of vitamin in wheat germ oil, soybeans, raw seeds ad nuts, dried beans and leafy green vegetables.
Biotin is thought to help produce keratin, the building block of hair and nails. It is also thought that is vitamin may prevent graying (whole grains, egg yolks, liver, rice and milk).
Vitamin B6 is thought to prevent hair loss and help create melanin, the pigment which gives hair its color (liver, whole grain cereals, vegetables, organ meats and egg yolks).
Calcium is essential for healthy hair growth (dairy, fish, nuts, lentils and sesame seeds).
Copper helps prevent hair loss and defects in hair color and structure (shellfish, liver, green vegetables, eggs, chicken and beans).
Iodine helps regulate thyroid hormones. Thyroid disease is the number one cause of disease-related hair loss (fish, seaweed, kelp, iodized salt and garlic). Manganese prevents hair from growing too slowly (eggs, whole grain cereals, avocados, beans, nuts, meat and chicken).
Silica prevents hair loss by strengthening the hair (seafood, soybeans, rice and green vegetables)."
An informed patient and his attitude towards his illness are vital factors in winning the battle.
familydoctor.org, American Academy of Family Physicians
http://en.wikipedia.org
page 893, Textbook of Medical Physiology, Eight Edition, Arthur C. Guyton, M.D.,
1991 W.B. Saunders Company, Harcourt Brace Jonanovich, Inc.
DIAGNOSIS BY HAIR
Your hair can tell you what is wrong in your body.
If you have excessive hair loss, check your thyroid gland. Also, make sure that you get enough vitamins and minerals.
If your hair is fragile, check your bowels.
If your hair grows very slowly, your nervous system is very weak.
If you started getting gray hair fast, check your heart and pancreas. Another reason could be a hormonal dysfunction.
If you get a few grey strands of hair, it could be a genetic defect – dysfunction of hair nerve.
The reasons for getting grey hair at a young age are high acidity, getting a lot of salt with foods, diabetes, stress, constant fatigue, lack of enzymes, disorder of sex functions and poor blood circulation in your heart.
A cause of getting half of your hair or all of your hair grey is severe stress or shock.
If your hair is very brittle, you have not been getting optimal nutrition for a long time.
If a woman gets bald spots on her temples, it could be early climax, dysmenorrheal and hormonal dysfunction.
If you had light hair and it started getting dark fast, check your liver and gall bladder.
If your hair got dark only on the roots, it could be a head skin disease.
The cause of baldness could be rheumatism or gout.
If you got round bald spots, you have serious anemia.
If you have dandruff, limit the amount of salt, sugar, coffee and dairy in your diet.
HOME REMEDIES FOR ALOPECIA
Salt: Rub regular salt into bold spots for 15 minutes before you wash your hair for 10 days.
Take 1 part cognac, 4 parts onion juice, 6 parts burdock tea Rub it into your scalp, cover your head, leave it for 2 hours, then rinse your hair. Repeat once a week.
Right to lead by man/woman
What gives a man or woman the right to lead?
It certainly isn’t gained by election or appointment. Having position, title, rank, or degrees doesn’t qualify anyone to lead other people. And the ability doesn’t come automatically from age or experience, either.
No, it would be accurate to say that no one can be given the right to lead. The right to lead can only be earned. And that takes time.
The key to becoming an effective leader is not to focus on making other people follow, but on making yourself the kind of person they want to follow. You must become someone others can trust to take them where they want to go.
As you prepare yourself to become a better leader, use the following guidelines to help you grow:
1. Let go of your ego.
The truly great leaders are not in leadership for personal gain. They lead in order to serve other people. Perhaps that is why Lawrence D. Bell remarked, Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things, and I’ll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.
2. Become a good follower first.
Rare is the effective leader who didn’t learn to become a good follower first. That is why a leadership institution such as the United State Military Academy teaches its officers to become effective followers first “ and why West Point has produced more leaders than the Harvard Business School.
3. Build positive relationships.
Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. That means it is by nature relational. Today’s generation of leaders seem particularly aware of this because title and position mean so little to them. They know intuitively that people go along with people they get along with.
4. Work with excellence.
No one respects and follows mediocrity. Leaders who earn the right to lead give their all to what they do. They bring into play not only their skills and talents, but also great passion and hard work. They perform on the highest level of which they are capable.
5.Rely on discipline, not emotion.
Leadership is often easy during the good times. It’s when everything seems to be against you “ when you’re out of energy, and you don’t want to lead “ that you earn your place as a leader. During every season of life, leaders face crucial moments when they must choose between gearing up or giving up. To make it through those times, rely on the rock of discipline, not the shifting sand of emotion.
6.Make adding value your goal.
When you look at the leaders whose names are revered long after they have finished leading, you find that they were men and women who helped people to live better lives and reach their potential. That is the highest calling of leadership “ and its highest value.
7. Give your power away.
One of the ironies of leadership is that you become a better leader by sharing whatever power you have, not by saving it all for yourself. You’re meant to be a river, not a reservoir. If you use your power to empower others, your leadership will extend far beyond your grasp.
It certainly isn’t gained by election or appointment. Having position, title, rank, or degrees doesn’t qualify anyone to lead other people. And the ability doesn’t come automatically from age or experience, either.
No, it would be accurate to say that no one can be given the right to lead. The right to lead can only be earned. And that takes time.
The key to becoming an effective leader is not to focus on making other people follow, but on making yourself the kind of person they want to follow. You must become someone others can trust to take them where they want to go.
As you prepare yourself to become a better leader, use the following guidelines to help you grow:
1. Let go of your ego.
The truly great leaders are not in leadership for personal gain. They lead in order to serve other people. Perhaps that is why Lawrence D. Bell remarked, Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things, and I’ll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.
2. Become a good follower first.
Rare is the effective leader who didn’t learn to become a good follower first. That is why a leadership institution such as the United State Military Academy teaches its officers to become effective followers first “ and why West Point has produced more leaders than the Harvard Business School.
3. Build positive relationships.
Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. That means it is by nature relational. Today’s generation of leaders seem particularly aware of this because title and position mean so little to them. They know intuitively that people go along with people they get along with.
4. Work with excellence.
No one respects and follows mediocrity. Leaders who earn the right to lead give their all to what they do. They bring into play not only their skills and talents, but also great passion and hard work. They perform on the highest level of which they are capable.
5.Rely on discipline, not emotion.
Leadership is often easy during the good times. It’s when everything seems to be against you “ when you’re out of energy, and you don’t want to lead “ that you earn your place as a leader. During every season of life, leaders face crucial moments when they must choose between gearing up or giving up. To make it through those times, rely on the rock of discipline, not the shifting sand of emotion.
6.Make adding value your goal.
When you look at the leaders whose names are revered long after they have finished leading, you find that they were men and women who helped people to live better lives and reach their potential. That is the highest calling of leadership “ and its highest value.
7. Give your power away.
One of the ironies of leadership is that you become a better leader by sharing whatever power you have, not by saving it all for yourself. You’re meant to be a river, not a reservoir. If you use your power to empower others, your leadership will extend far beyond your grasp.
Laughter Yoga
Laughter Yoga : Laugh your way to good health
Laughter yoga is the latest fad in fitness as more people are embracing it to beat stress
There is nothing like laughter to beat the blues and feel really alive and zestful, as many are discovering to their delight. Laughter also works your muscles. Twenty seconds of a good, hard belly laugh is worth three minutes on the rowing machine. Incorporating hasya or laughter yoga can boost the benefits derived from a regular exercise routine.
The hasya laughter course is a part of a growing trend in the US, India and many other countries. Its followers are re-learning something children already know instinctively – that laughter makes you feel better.
A brainchild of a family physician from India, Madan Kataria, hasya yoga is being taught by Barb Fisher. She is an instructor at the class being offered by University of Michigan’s Mfit Health Promotion Division. The daily routine begins with chants like ‘ho ho, ha ha ha,’ a warm-up exercise, amid clapping of hands and walking around the room.
Over the next half-hour, students stretch their muscles and work on breathing exercises. They also laugh for most of the 30 minutes, from self-conscious giggles to uninhibited belly laughs. “Kids laugh about 400 times a day, and adults only about 15,” noted Fisher, a certified laughter yoga leader. “Laughter is a gift that has been given to us to make us feel better.” Fisher teaches her students that it is not only fun to laugh, but hasya yoga also reduces stress, boosts immune, cardiovascular and respiratory systems and helps overcome bad digestion and constipation. But even with all of these health benefits, laughter yoga should supplement other types of aerobic and weightbearing exercises, she adds. ANS
Laughter yoga is the latest fad in fitness as more people are embracing it to beat stress
There is nothing like laughter to beat the blues and feel really alive and zestful, as many are discovering to their delight. Laughter also works your muscles. Twenty seconds of a good, hard belly laugh is worth three minutes on the rowing machine. Incorporating hasya or laughter yoga can boost the benefits derived from a regular exercise routine.
The hasya laughter course is a part of a growing trend in the US, India and many other countries. Its followers are re-learning something children already know instinctively – that laughter makes you feel better.
A brainchild of a family physician from India, Madan Kataria, hasya yoga is being taught by Barb Fisher. She is an instructor at the class being offered by University of Michigan’s Mfit Health Promotion Division. The daily routine begins with chants like ‘ho ho, ha ha ha,’ a warm-up exercise, amid clapping of hands and walking around the room.
Over the next half-hour, students stretch their muscles and work on breathing exercises. They also laugh for most of the 30 minutes, from self-conscious giggles to uninhibited belly laughs. “Kids laugh about 400 times a day, and adults only about 15,” noted Fisher, a certified laughter yoga leader. “Laughter is a gift that has been given to us to make us feel better.” Fisher teaches her students that it is not only fun to laugh, but hasya yoga also reduces stress, boosts immune, cardiovascular and respiratory systems and helps overcome bad digestion and constipation. But even with all of these health benefits, laughter yoga should supplement other types of aerobic and weightbearing exercises, she adds. ANS
story: Tom'c scrotum
Tom's scrotum
The pastor asked if anyone in the congregation would like to express praise for answered prayers. Suzie Smith stood and walked to the podium. She said, "I have a praise. Two months ago, my husband, Tom, had a terrible bicycle wreck and his scrotum was completely crushed. The pain was excruciating and the doctors didn't know if they could help him." You could hear a muffled gasp from the men in the congregation as they imagine the pain that poor Tom must have experienced. "Tom was unable to hold me or the children," she went on, "and every move caused him terrible pain." We prayed as the doctors performed a delicate operation, and it turned out they were able to piece together the crushed remnants of Tom's scrotum, and wrap wire around it to hold it in place."
Again, the men in the congregation cringed and squirmed uncomfortably as they imagined the horrible surgery performed on Tom.
"Now," she announced in a quivering voice, "thank the Lord, Tom is out of the hospital and the doctors say that with time, his scrotum should recover completely."
All the men sighed with unified relief. The pastor rose and tentatively asked if anyone else had something to say.
A man stood up and walked slowly to the podium.
He said, "I'm Tom Smith." The entire congregation held its breath. "I just want to tell my wife the word is sternum."
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It is very easy to defeat someone, but it is very hard to win someone!
The pastor asked if anyone in the congregation would like to express praise for answered prayers. Suzie Smith stood and walked to the podium. She said, "I have a praise. Two months ago, my husband, Tom, had a terrible bicycle wreck and his scrotum was completely crushed. The pain was excruciating and the doctors didn't know if they could help him." You could hear a muffled gasp from the men in the congregation as they imagine the pain that poor Tom must have experienced. "Tom was unable to hold me or the children," she went on, "and every move caused him terrible pain." We prayed as the doctors performed a delicate operation, and it turned out they were able to piece together the crushed remnants of Tom's scrotum, and wrap wire around it to hold it in place."
Again, the men in the congregation cringed and squirmed uncomfortably as they imagined the horrible surgery performed on Tom.
"Now," she announced in a quivering voice, "thank the Lord, Tom is out of the hospital and the doctors say that with time, his scrotum should recover completely."
All the men sighed with unified relief. The pastor rose and tentatively asked if anyone else had something to say.
A man stood up and walked slowly to the podium.
He said, "I'm Tom Smith." The entire congregation held its breath. "I just want to tell my wife the word is sternum."
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It is very easy to defeat someone, but it is very hard to win someone!
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