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It required surgery, the insertion of one metal plate and four pins. My leg was placed in a cast and I was told to keep the leg suspended for at least 2 months. Despite the hospital noise and light, I was able to sleep. But what I can never forget is that my dreams were filled with running episodes and disordered leg movements me running up and down hills, even falling on the uneven grassy surface. I could feel my foot jamming into a hole and the movement of the fall would wake me up. Then I would lie in bed feeling silly because the cast was so stiff that I could not even wriggle my toes. I have since discovered that leg movements in sleep are common experiences. They are normal spasms that occur just before we fall asleep. However, there are other disruptive leg movements that are symptoms of sleep disorder syndromes. People with...

Most of us will unfortunately experience some degree of pain in our lives. If I had one wish, it would be that nobody would suffer from the agony of chronic pain. Indeed, many of us will in our lifetime, and still many of us will feel lost and alone in a world that doesn t understand this unexplainable pain. Although there are many types of chronic pain, it is often true with any kind of chronic pain, that a multidisciplinary approach is necessary. A combination of patient education, medications, rehabilitation, and psychosocial counseling is generally the best approach. Here are three basic tips for managing chronic pain. Each step is equally important in managing the pain, through every aspect of our lives. The First process is to respect the pain. Because chronic pain requires many office visits, it is important to find a physician who...

When I tell some people that we perceive and communicate emotionally and then give logical reasons for it, they are quick to deny it. However, salespeople know this to be true. They learn that people buy for emotional reasons and then rationalize the purchase. Showing someone why he or she needs the item or service will not get you as far as showing him or her why he or she wants it. The same semantics happen with perceptions and communication. When we look at the physiology of perceptions, we learn that our clearest memories are ones that have an emotional context to it. The reason is: anything that is highly emotional will come through the amygdala in our brain, whether it is from fear or love, anxiety or excitement. Other sensory information will come directly from the brain stem to the hippocampus and a more select version will come...

There s something about a big smile. Especially a big smile that shows beautiful white teeth. A bright white smile says healthy , and admit it, people with beautiful white teeth somehow even look happier. A whiter smile can make a person more confident and outgoing in social situations. Unfortunately most of us don t have the whitest smile that we could. Years of drinking dark colored beverages such as coffee, tea, soda, and red wine, smoking, and aging take their toll on the color of tooth enamel. The great news is that today anyone can have a dazzling white smile. Teeth whitening has become the most common form of cosmetic dentistry performed. It s a very simple and fairly inexpensive way to greatly improve your smile. There are several ways to whiten your teeth depending on the amount of money you want to spend, and your level of...

When compared to men a woman s body has special nutritious needs. Complex processes in a woman s body, like puberty, menstruation, pregnancy and menopause play a major role in determining what nutrients are needed. Especially, when they are in the family way they gain weight. This is to regain some strength and energy at the time of giving birth. After that, due to lack of interest, awareness and information they do not follow any kind of health recovery programs and fall prey to the perils of obesity. Women gain weight for several other reasons too. They include poor eating habits, stress, hectic work schedules and over age. All these conditions make way for obesity. When people become obese they are vulnerable to many a fatal ailments. The fluctuation of the glucose levels in the blood gives rise to Diabetes. Excess intake of...