Ninjutsu for the Hospice Patient
The objectives of the ninjas are: first, to use ninjutsu to infiltrate the enemy’s camp and observe the situation.” (Hatsumi, 1988 p. 111).How it applies to hospice: Everyone involved in a hospice situation, including the patient, their loved ones, and the staff, are observing everyone else.* The patient often can be stuck in a role of observation whether they chose to or not because they may be too tired to interact, or the family will talk in front of them to staff.* The family is often on high alert, watching the patient for symptoms or watching the staff and timing our responses.* The staff members are observing th...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - July 30, 2018 Category: Palliative Care Tags: hospice miles ninjutsu perseverance social work social worker spiritual Source Type: blogs
The Best iPhone App for the Wheat Belly Lifestyle
The Wheat Belly lifestyle is powerful for not only losing weight but for healing many, many chronic health conditions. But it can sometimes be overwhelming to begin a new style of eating.
Luckily, there is now an app that can help you on your journey with my Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox called Suggestic.
If you have struggled to adopt a grain-free lifestyle or are brand new to the Wheat Belly lifestyle, Suggestic can be a massive help in guiding you through the ups and downs of this new and healthy lifestyle. Let me explain what Suggestic is and the advantages of using it.
Going Grain-Free
I’ve seen many begin this ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 24, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates app Detox gluten-free grain-free grains menu recipes shopping list suggestic wheat belly Source Type: blogs
Performing meaningless rituals boosts our self-control through making us feel more self-disciplined
The ritual instructions given to some of the participants in the first experiment, via Tian et al 2018
By guest blogger Tomasz Witkowski
We could say without exaggeration that the discovery of a means of achieving full control over oneself is something of a “holy grail” for psychology. There is nothing to indicate that we are getting any closer to finding one, but recent decades have brought us a growing number of discoveries that at least partially allow us to enhance self-control mechanisms. One of them is the light which has been shed on the importance of rituals in boosting self-control. Now in a new paper in the ...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - July 11, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: guest blogger Health Source Type: blogs
Managing sleep problems – a medication-free approach (iv)
The fourth step in learning to sleep well within an ACT framework, is build. My previous posts were: Discover and Accept and Welcome.
In build, we’re beginning to build new practices. This is about learning how much sleep you need, and when you need to head to bed and wake up again.
I know when I had trouble sleeping at night (I refused to call it insomnia, but it most definitely was!), I thought I’d tried everything to help. I had used all the sleep hygiene strategies like no devices in bed, no TV in bed, do some relaxation as I lay down, have a regular bed-time and wake-up time – and one of the things I...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - July 2, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Coping Skills Clinical reasoning ACT - Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Science in practice Health healthcare Resilience Therapeutic approaches biopsychosocial coping strategies Source Type: blogs
7 Foods Scientifically Proven To Make You Happier
Conclusion:
Sometimes, it could just be the little things which your mind and body are subjected to that could be making you feel bad and unusually grouchy — the amount of sunshine you’ve been getting, the level of physical activity you’ve been having or, the kind of food you are filling up with. When you fuel up with these 7 foods, you are also enhancing your chances of celebrating a fun-filled day rather than a stressful one.
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Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - June 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: lisianacarter3 Tags: diet happiness self improvement foods that make your happy good foods happier improve your mood mood foods pickthebrain Source Type: blogs
Losing weight: Mindfulness may help
One of the hardest parts about losing weight isn’t choosing what to eat. You know you should focus on fresh, lower-calorie foods and steer clear of sugary, fat-laden treats. Often, the real challenge is more about changing how and why you eat. One strategy that just might help is the practice of mindfulness, according to a recent review in Current Obesity Reports.
One of the main benefits of mindfulness approaches for weight loss is to help people recognize emotional eating, says mindfulness expert Ronald D. Siegel, assistant professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School. “Very few of us eat solely based on hunger ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - June 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julie Corliss Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Health Source Type: blogs
Don't ask a dying man if he wants bacon or sausage
by Lizzy MilesIt has been four years since I first wrote the article“We Don’t Know Death: 7 Assumptions We Make about the Dying” for Pallimed. You would think that with four more years of experience I would feel more confident in my knowledge about my job and my patients. I don ’t.In fact, I ’m still uncovering assumptions that I make when working with patients who are dying.Recently, I discoveredAssumption #8: Dying patients want to be in control.I had so many reasons and examples to believe this, from the very beginning of my hospice work. I came to this conclusion after just a short timevolunteering. One of th...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - June 14, 2018 Category: Palliative Care Tags: communication control hospice lizzy lizzy miles psychosocial social work social worker Source Type: blogs
Don't ask a dying man if he wants bacon or sausage
by Lizzy MilesIt has been four years since I first wrote the article“We Don’t Know Death: 7 Assumptions We Make about the Dying” for Pallimed. You would think that with four more years of experience I would feel more confident in my knowledge about my job and my patients. I don ’t.In fact, I ’m still uncovering assumptions that I make when working with patients who are dying.Recently, I discoveredAssumption #8: Dying patients want to be in control.I had so many reasons and examples to believe this, from the very beginning of my hospice work. I came to this conclusion after just a short timevolunteering. One of th...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - June 14, 2018 Category: Palliative Care Tags: communication control hospice lizzy lizzy miles psychosocial social work social worker Source Type: blogs
Assessing problems with sleep & persistent pain
Problems with sleep affect most of us from time to time. We know we might find it difficult to get off to sleep because of a busy mind, a different bedroom, changes to our schedule – but for most of us, sleep returns to our normal fairly quickly. For some of us, though, sleep problems continue for weeks, months or even years. And for people living with persistent pain, sleep can be one of the most difficult things to deal with, yet it’s also one of the most common (McCracken & Iverson, 2002). Studies of sleep problems in people with fibromyalgia show abnormal sleep continuity as well as changes in sleep arc...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - June 10, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Chronic pain Clinical reasoning Coping Skills Coping strategies Health Pain conditions Therapeutic approaches acceptance Assessment biopsychosocial science treatment Source Type: blogs
Shakeology vs 310 Shake – Head to Head Comparison
Meal replacement shakes Shakeology and 310 Shake need little introduction. These two meal substitutes are among the most popular in the market, and there is a reason why they have finally been pitted against each other. Information on what each individual shake is capable of is widely available. What most people don’t know is how the two compare, specifically which one packs more bang for your buck. This in-depth review seeks to uncover just how the two compare toe-to-toe and what you should expect.
Shakeology reviews will tell you that it’s the best thing since sliced bread, whereas 310 Shakes reviews will als...
Source: Nursing Comments - May 30, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: M1gu3l Tags: Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
one flew over
So we had this bird nest in our garage. Our nanny first noticed it a few weeks ago, high up on a shelf something like eight, nine feet up, propped on a shelf against a corner, atop of a pack of Costco bulk terry cloth towels. We ' ve had a broken window in the garage for...I don ' t know, probably going on a year now (don ' t judge), and I suppose it was only natural that at some point, a bird might find its way indoors and make itself at home." Whatkind of bird? " a few people at work asked me when I brought it up, but I couldn ' t really say, since I never actually saw anyonein the nest. For all I knew, the nest could ha...
Source: the underwear drawer - May 29, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Michelle Au Source Type: blogs
Delegation Challenge – Days 12-13
The 30-day delegation challenge continues. Here’s another update.
Day 12 – Booking Accommodations
On the first day of our trip, Rachelle and I booked a night in an AirBnb ourselves. But we were heading to a different city on the second day, and I thought it would be interesting to see if Magic could help us find a place to stay for a couple of nights before we returned to Vegas.
I’d never delegated the task of finding a place to stay, so I figured it might take some back and forth. Magic wouldn’t know our likes and dislikes, so I wasn’t sure how this process would unfold. But I figured that th...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - May 28, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Productivity Source Type: blogs
Shakeology Shake or 310 Shake: Which One Is Better?
Weight loss is a subject that involves many things. There are exercise, diets, and supplements to help with the process. Shakes are part of the subject. Many people around the world use them as meal replacement options. From customer reviews, it is evident that weight loss shakes actually work. They have helped users drop excess pounds.
However, there are many shake brands in the market. It may be confusing deciding which one to buy. The easiest way to pick the best shake for you is through comparing them. For this reason, below is a Shakeology comparison versus the 310 Shake.
Well, let us start with the similari...
Source: Nursing Comments - May 28, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: M1gu3l Tags: Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
