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Achieving Career Success as a Migraine Sufferer: the Ten Principles
Migraine sufferers can have successful and meaningful careers on their own terms. They can obtain the additional satisfaction of overcoming a serious health handicap in doing so. Migraineurs have made great contributions to society - see http://www.migraines.org/myth/mythgood.htm. I flourished in my first career as an actuary and a financial services executive, despite continual battles with migraine. Now I serve other migraine sufferers who are ready to achieve more of their potential.
Make Peace, not War: How to Reverse Your Suffering from Migraines
Migraine has a double-sided effect - pain and suffering. Pain is biological...it is the physical "it hurts' part. Suffering, on the other hand, results from the interpretation our brains attach to the pain signal. You have the power to choose to alter that interpretation, and then your quality of life will begin to improve. This article explains where and how that power to re-interpret begins, and gives strategies to implement the change.
How Migraine Sufferers Can Regain Their Ability to Plan Ahead
“A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.” --- Confucius The progress of the human race and of individuals depends on their ability to plan ahead, to prepare for those future moments which have the potential to further develop our lives. We lose a key dimension of our existence if we do not plan. Planning is an essential skill.
Migraine Sufferers: Opportunities to Seize Control Again
Your life has had many turning points - your first day of school, for example. Later on, you had a more direct role when you chose the location for your first home or on your first day of full-time work. Now, as a long-term migraine sufferer, a crucial tipping point has arrived. You are on the verge of declaring: "I no longer wish to live like this, as a passive victim of migraine. I intend to improve how I relate to myself, to others, and to my community. And I am going to act on this immediately, and gain control of my life."
A New Beginning for Migraine Sufferers: Developing True Hope
"Once you choose hope, anything's possible."rn-- Christopher Reeve Hope is a limited emotional resource. There are a lot of migraine sufferers who have not been successful with medical or alte ative options for pain relief. They have all but abandoned any hope that their quality of life will ever again improve. If you can access the inner resources which allow you to create hope again, you can start down a constructive path which will help you A) to regain control of your life, and B) to reduce your migraine-related suffering.
Eggs for Brain Development
You may know the phrase -- an apple a day keeps the doctor away. At this time, you will be astonished to learn what eggs could do to the human brain growth. No doubt, eggs will be the most easily accessible foods. But they might assist? According to a study published in the American journal of Clinical Nutrition, an experiment followed around 2500 men for Around 22 Decades ago It was found that those who ate at least one egg didn't have a greater risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Eggs are a super food that has large quantities of minerals and vitamins.
Healthy Vs Unhealthy Diet: Here’s what you should know to have a great health
Who says a diet plan needs to be fun-less and taste-less?! A healthy and a well-rounded diet is ideally the one that maintains your energy levels throughout the day, improves overall health and ensures an alert mind. The post here tries to put all the conceptions (or misconceptions) about a diet to a test and provide the readers with factual information about what makes a nutritious diet. Here you go:
Stethoscope Cleaning Practices that You Must Know
Just like surgical equipment and medical tools, keeping your stethoscope clean and sterilized after every use is highly important for a medical practitioner. With bacteria all around, a stethoscope can become the perfect target for these microorganisms. If a bacteria infected or dirty stethoscope is used to diagnose a patient, then this can result in an allergic reaction to the patient or even to the doctor.
***Migraines and Sleep
It’s one of those nasty truths that migraine sufferers know all too well: when you don’t sleep well, you get migraines, and when you have migraines, it’s often really hard to sleep. So the question becomes: What can I do? I personally have always had the kind of migraines that chain for at least 2 – 3 days, often for weeks on end. Sometimes you get rid of it in the afternoon or evening and think maybe you’ve gotten clear, only to wake up in the middle of the night with one. Or even when you don’t wake all the way up, your sleep is disturbed by the pain.