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ARTArticle***5 Simple Steps For Ridding Yourself Of Back PainMillions of people suffer from back pain unnecessarily when there is actually a very simple solution, according to Jesse Cannone , certified personal trainer and back pain specialist. "Unfortunately, many people are led to believe that back pain is normal and were all supposed to experience ...ARTArticle***A Healthy Marriage Doesn’t Happen Out of the Blue: Five Must-Do Secrets that Really WorkWe seem to prepare for everything in our life – jobs, exams, etc. Why then don’t we prepare for a successful marriage? According to divorce statistics, it is estimated that between 40 and 50 percent of first marriages end in divorce in the United States. Without realizing it, most couples have unrealistic ideas about marriage perpetuated by fairy tales, movies, and fantasy novels. These misconceptions about love can render a couple helpless to resolve conflict, creating trouble and havoc when it suddenly appears in the marriage.ARTArticle***Can a Democrat Stay Happily Married to a Republican?In these tough times of economic and political turmoil, with a critical Presidential election right around the corner, everyone is talking politics. Hot political debate is being fueled around the dinner table, over coffee, over drinks, and at parties. The upcoming election is in the air!
But what about couples who are in different political parties with opposing points of view? Can they live happily ever after?
It depends on several issues:ARTArticle***Has Your Spouse Become Your Enemy?3 Steps to Resolving Your Fights and Loving Each Other AgainARTArticle***What is a Herniated Disc, how is it different from a Bulging Disc, and what you can do about it?So what in the world is a Herniated Disc??? Well, rather than confuse you more, I am going to give you my simple, easy to understand definition…n na herniated disc is simply a protrusion, or sticking out of the disc. Think of a disc as a balloon being held in place between your hands… if you ...ARTArticle3 Stress-Busting Tips Learned From Celebrity MeltdownsI was recently asked to comment on the topic of stress relief for an article about celebrity breakdowns. It got me thinking about what we can learn from the celebs' all-too-public reactions to stress.
Here are three tips that will help you (and any celebrity friends you many have) to reduce ...ARTArticleA Few Simple Ways to Boost Your Immune SystemBy Peggy SealfonARTArticleA Fire in the BasementFrom the book "Contemporary Parables"nby Robert Elias Najemy
Some of us prefer to hide our problems from ourselves and others. Because it is too painful to deal with them, we lock them up in our subconscious mind and pretend that these problems or feelings do not exist and that all is ...ARTArticleA Nature MeditationYou are sitting by a quietly flowing stream in the countryside. It is spring and life is green and moist? Sitting on a rock, the sights and sounds of the flowing water begin to work their mysterious way into your nervous system.
Gradually, with the simple repetition of the water’s song and the ...ARTArticleA New Journey Begins: Anxious? Overwhelmed? Stressed? Don't Give Up!A New Journey Begins: Anxious? Overwhelmed? Stressed? Don't Give Up!
September: the month of change. Kids start a new grade orembark on their university or college careers while newgraduates seek their first full-time job and adults start anew job or project. Emotions run high during this time ...ARTArticleAbuse By ProxyIf all else fails, the abuser recruits friends, colleagues, mates, family members, the authorities, institutions, neighbours, the media, teachers – in short, third parties – to do his bidding. He uses them to cajole, coerce, threaten, stalk, offer, retreat, tempt, convince, harass, communicate ...ARTArticleAches, Pains, and InjuriesBeing a Personal Fitness Professional, I hear from many people who are suffering from various aches and pains, and unfortunately are misinformed. One thing I am constantly hearing from people is "I've got a bad back," or "just my old tennis elbow acting up". This frustrates me because these ...ARTArticleAches, Pains, and InjuriesBeing a Personal Fitness Professional, I hear from many people who are suffering from various aches and pains, and unfortunately are misinformed. One thing I am constantly hearing from people is "I've got a bad back," or "just my old tennis elbow acting up". This frustrates me because these ...ARTArticleAches, Pains, and InjuriesBeing a Personal Fitness Professional, I hear from many people who are suffering from various aches and pains, and unfortunately are misinformed. One thing I am constantly hearing from people is "I've got a bad back," or "just my old tennis elbow acting up". This frustrates me because these ...ARTArticleAddiction and PersonalityA voluminous literature notwithstanding, there is little convincing empirical research about the correlation between personality traits and addictive behaviors. Substance abuse and dependence (alcoholism, drug addiction) is only one form of recurrent and self-defeating pattern of misconduct. ...ARTArticleAddiction in the WorkplaceIs an Addiction a Safety Risk in the Workplace?
I was talking to a human resource manager a few weeks ago about an employee who worked in his company. This employee was driving a company car and there had been numerous complaints from other employees that this man had alcohol on his breath at ...ARTArticleAllergy And Mental DiseaseThe following will come as a surprise to most people, including most medical doctors.
Most mental disease is caused by unsuspected brain allergies!
This fact was illuminated for me by Dr Marshall Mandell in the early 80’s. He appeared on the Phil Donahue show, and had videos of ...ARTArticleAmbient AbuseAmbient abuse is the stealth, subtle, underground currents of maltreatment that sometimes go unnoticed even by the victims themselves, until it is too late. Ambient abuse penetrates and permeates everything – but is difficult to pinpoint and identify. It is ambiguous, atmospheric, diffuse. Hence ...ARTArticleAnger Management:: You Have To Own It To Manage ItPeople don’t fall into neat little categories no matter how hard we try to classify them. Still, in my psychotherapy practice I do notice a strong correlation between folks with chronic anger management problems and those who exhibit self defeating personality traits. These clients’ identities are often organized around a core belief that they are “victims” by virtue of the fact that they continue to suffer from parental improprieties long after growing up and leaving home.ARTArticleAre We Afraid To Talk About God? (Or do we just not like Him any more?)In God we trust, or so says our currency for now. No doubt much like the pledge of allegiance and prayer in public schools or even the 10 Commandments in front of our court houses, we seem to be removing God and prayer from everything. Even in our 12-step meetings there is an unfortunate ...ARTArticleAre You Courageous Enough to Do This?Imagine finding yourself on an early morning flight. 5 am. Which means being at the airport by 4 am.
The plane boards and takes off, the pilot turns off all the interior lights. It is completely dark.
And you’re awake. Wide awake. And you want to work.
But working means turning on a light. And turning on a light means disturbing other people.
For the next 10 minutes, you agonize over whether you should turn on an overhead light.
Then you think,ARTArticleAutism Improvement Using NTOnly in the past few years have some Neurofeedback (NFB) clinicians worked with autistic children. Success has been rare. Few parents can afford the horrible cost, and few clinicians are willing to take on an autistic child, because of the difficulties involved.
1. How do you attach ...ARTArticleAvoidant Personality DisorderPeople suffering from the Avoidant Personality Disorder feel inadequate, unworthy, inferior, and lacking in self-confidence. As a result, they are shy and socially inhibited. Aware of their real (and, often, imagined) shortcomings, they are constantly on the lookout, are hypervigilant and ...ARTArticleAvoiding Injury: Don’t OvertrainEverybody knows that to improve your performance you've got to work hard. However, training hard breaks down tissue in a process called catabolism. Physiological improvements occur during the rest period as a result of the body’s adaptation to intense training. This is the anabolic or ...ARTArticleAvoiding Your Abuser - The Conflictive PostureThere is nothing special about the body language or behavior patterns of the abuser. If your abuser is a narcissist, his pathology is evident on first sight (read "How to Recognize a Narcissist"). But not all abusers are narcissists. Regrettably, most victims find themselves trapped long before ...ARTArticleAvoiding Your Abuser - The Submissive PostureThere is nothing special about the body language or behavior patterns of the abuser. If your abuser is a narcissist, his pathology is evident on first sight (read "How to Recognize a Narcissist"). But not all abusers are narcissists. Regrettably, most victims find themselves trapped long before ...ARTArticleAvoiding Your Paranoid ExIf at all possible, put as much physical distance as you can between yourself and the stalker. Change address, phone number, email accounts, cell phone number, enlist the kids in a new school, find a new job, get a new credit card, open a new bank account. Do not inform your paranoid ex about ...ARTArticleBASIC BELIEFS OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE LESSON OF LIFE1. We are totally responsible for the reality we experience.
2. We are immortal, inherently divine beings in a process of evolution.
3. This evolution and our emotional and spiritual maturation occur through a learning process stimulated and sometimes forced upon us by life's events and ...ARTArticleBASIC RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMSWHAT HAPPENED?
We were so suited for each other, so in love, so happy together. We had so many dreams. Our first moments together were full of joy, happiness and the excitement of being close to someone who loved us and understood us. We were so sure that we would live "happily ever after." We ...ARTArticleBefriending The SystemIn the process of mediation, marital therapy, or evaluation, counselors frequently propose various techniques to ameliorate the abuse or bring it under control. Woe betides the party that dares object or turn these "recommendations" down. Thus, an abuse victim who declines to have any further ...