Wilderness Therapy: The Self Concept Model
Any life is left empty without good memories. Our past successes stay with us as well as our happiest times. Sadness clings to our minds, trapping us with emotional unpredictability and uncertainty. However, the good news is that life goes on, and we can always reshape our existence and state of mind by shifting the balance of our memories from negative to positive.
Our memories in many ways are our strength, and while we have little control of our experiences while we are young, our adolescent lives present many unique and interesting opportunities. Therefore, the question becomes: what do I like to do, and how does it ma...
Source: World of Psychology - June 7, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: David Stant Tags: Children and Teens Memory and Perception Self-Esteem Treatment Adolescence Character Strengths Child Development Confidence Coping Skills Personal Growth Resilience self concept model Self Reliance wilderness therapy Source Type: blogs
The Itchy, Bumpy Blues: How to Treat and Prevent Mosquito Bites and Related Conditions
Mosquito bites may be a nuisance, but fortunately, in the U.S., they tend to amount to nothing more than that. Upon being bitten, most Americans experience a bit of swelling and itchiness, and nothing more. However, there are exceptions to this, including stronger allergic reactions to bites and cases of mosquito-borne illness.
Insect and arachnid bites, including ticks, account for approximately 2,000 cases of malaria and 30,000 cases of Lyme disease in the U.S. annually. In addition, millions of people worldwide die of malaria each year. It is helpful to protect yourself against insect bites, not only to avoid pesk...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - June 7, 2020 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Environmental Health Insect Bites & Stings Insects & Animals Outdoor Safety Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 1st 2020
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Source: Fight Aging! - May 31, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Age-Impaired Autophagy Makes CD4+ T Cells Inflammatory
Here, researchers discuss data that sheds light on the way in which age-related declines in autophagy, related mitochondrial dysfunction due to impairment of mitochondrial autophagy, and decline of the immune system might interact with one another. With advancing age, the immune system becomes less capable but ever more overactive, constantly in a state of inflammation without resolution. The evidence here suggests a progressive failure to remove damaged mitochondria to be a contributing cause of that chronic inflammation, at least in a subset of T cells of the adaptive immune system. It isn't completely settled that mitoc...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 26, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
8 Common Patterns of Low Self-Esteem
“Forgive yourself for not knowing better at the time. Forgive yourself for giving away your power. Forgive yourself for past behaviors. Forgive yourself for the survival patterns and traits you picked up while enduring trauma. Forgive yourself for being who you needed to be.” ~ Audrey Kitching
You can try it all—exercise, a bubble bath, a relationship, a promotion, and everything else that you think will make you happy. I have come to learn those things will not give you the kind of happiness you desire until they coincide with you knowing your worth.
At my unhappiest times, my eyes were wide shut to the tru...
Source: World of Psychology - April 18, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Guest Author Tags: Publishers Self-Esteem Tiny Buddha self-worth Source Type: blogs
Peanut allergy: A new medicine for children may offer protection
Of all food allergies, which affect between 5% and 8% of US children, peanut allergy is the one most likely to cause anaphylaxis, a serious type of allergic reaction. For a child with a peanut allergy, eating one peanut can literally be fatal.
“When you have an allergy,” says Andrew MacGinnitie, MD, PhD, clinical director of the division of immunology at Boston Children’s Hospital, “your body sees the thing you are allergic to as dangerous. So your immune system tries to protect you by causing hives, vomiting, and other symptoms.”
The body does this by releasing histamine and other chemicals that are designed to ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Allergies Children's Health Parenting Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, March 9th 2020
In this study, we intravenously administrated the young mitochondria into aged mice to evaluate whether energy production increase in aged tissues or age-related behaviors improved after the mitochondrial transplantation. The results showed that heterozygous mitochondrial DNA of both aged and young mouse coexisted in tissues of aged mice after mitochondrial administration, and meanwhile, ATP content in tissues increased while reactive oxygen species (ROS) level reduced. Besides, the mitotherapy significantly improved cognitive and motor performance of aged mice. Our study, at the first report in aged animals, not only prov...
Source: Fight Aging! - March 8, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
HDAC Inhibition Suppresses the Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype
The research materials here cover the recent work of one of many groups digging deeper in the mechanisms of cellular senescence, in search of novel ways to make senescent cells less harmful to surrounding tissues, or means to selectively destroy them outright. The accumulation of senescent cells with age is now well proven to contribute to aging, generating chronic inflammation and disrupting tissue function via a potent mix of signals known as the senescence-associated secretory phenotype, or SASP. The scientists involved here have discovered that HDAC inhibitors can to some degree suppress the SASP, and this intervention...
Source: Fight Aging! - March 3, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Butts Up
When I was around 12 years old, I came upon a game being played by a group of boys from the neighborhood. They invited me to play with them, telling me that the game was called butts up. I didn’t know how to play, so they briefly explained the rules. It’s a fairly simple game played with a single ball (like a tennis ball or racketball) thrown against a wall. It didn’t sound too complicated, and I liked games, so I figured I’d give it a try.
What they didn’t explain at the time was the penalty for making a mistake three times. Since I was new to the game, I didn’t have any issues with ...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - February 10, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Emotions Values Source Type: blogs
Listen to the Screams
By being vegan for as long as I have (and vegetarian a few years before that), about 5000 fewer animals were harmed and killed by my lifestyle.
But since I blogged about this aspect of my lifestyle (including writing my longest article ever, called How to Be Vegan), I’ve since influenced hundreds (if not thousands) more people to try vegetarianism or veganism for months or years or to adopt such a lifestyle permanently. So the combined impact of going vegan and publicly sharing what I learned is likely beyond 1,000,000 animals by now. That’s based mainly on feedback people have shared with me over the years....
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - February 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Health Lifestyle Values Source Type: blogs
Listen to the Screams
By being vegan for as long as I have (and vegetarian a few years before that), about 5000 fewer animals were harmed and killed by my lifestyle.
But since I blogged about this aspect of my lifestyle (including writing my longest article ever, called How to Be Vegan), I’ve since influenced hundreds (if not thousands) more people to try vegetarianism or veganism for months or years or to adopt such a lifestyle permanently. So the combined impact of going vegan and publicly sharing what I learned is likely beyond 1,000,000 animals by now. That’s based mainly on feedback people have shared with me over the years....
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - February 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Health Lifestyle Values Source Type: blogs
How to Avoid the Season of Regret
The winter holiday season can bring with it not only the sting of cold air, but also the sting of regret. Regret is a slippery slope for our mental health. Senior behavioral and social scientist Wendy Troxel shares simple, science-backed strategies she uses to dodge year-end regrets. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - December 19, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Wendy M. Troxel Source Type: blogs
Presenting Complaint: Social Injustice
By ANISH KOKA, MD
Bobby
It took some doing, but I had finally
made it to Bobby’s home.
It was a rowhome tucked into one of those
little side streets in the city that non-city folks wouldn’t dream of driving
down. As I step in, I’m met by the usual set up – wooden steps that hug the
right side of the wall leading up to the second floor. Bobby certainly hasn’t made it up to the
second floor in some time. At the moment she is sitting in her hospital bed in
the living room. The bed is the focal point to a room stuffed to the gills with
all manners of stuff. At least three quarters o...
Source: The Health Care Blog - December 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Patients Physicians Anish Koka social injustice Source Type: blogs
The Dilemma of the Black Patient
By YOLONDA Y. WILSON, PhD
Last week a nurse posted a video of
herself on Twitter mocking patients with the caption “We know when y’all are
faking” followed by laughing emojis. Twitter responded with the hashtag #patientsarenotfaking,
created by Imani Barbarin, and
a slew of testimonials of negligent medical care. While the nurse’s video was
not explicitly racialized, plenty in the black community felt a particular
sting: there is clear evidence that this attitude contributes to the problem of
black patients receiving substandard care, and that negative behavioral traits like fak...
Source: The Health Care Blog - December 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Patients racial bias The OpEd Project Yolonda Wilson Source Type: blogs
