The wayward electrical pathways can also occur in the atria or the ventricles. In the atria, the result is atrial fibrillation, which causes the heart to beat irregularly and usually rapidly, sometimes seeming to quiver. This problem occurs most often in people who have high blood pressure, heart failure, or damaged heart valves. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
Heart Palpitations. Part 2
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011Heart Palpitations. Part 1
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011You don’t usually notice the beating of your heart, except on those rare occasions when it seems to skip a beat or flutter. Sometimes, the effect is dramatic: People say it feels as though their heart is about to fly out of their chest.
Keeping Baby Warm
Friday, November 11th, 2011Now that fall is here, many of you may be faced for the first time with dressing your baby for colder weather. The temptation is to bundle baby up, but remember that your baby can’t tell you when he’s too hot. An overheated baby can be in more danger than a cold baby! (more…)
Flower Essences: The Language of Flowers. Part 2
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011We all have difficulty with accepting that which we do not understand or may even come to fear. We tend to act as if we are all form Missouri. The “show me state”. Believing is seeing! I had that belief. I first used the essences at the advice of a NATUROPATH. For some emotional distress. (more…)
Flower Essences: The Language of Flowers. Part 1
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011The flower is the crowning achievement of nature. The plants announcement to our world “I bring color and life to you”. God’s gift to all of us to enjoy, observe, and learn from. It is the latter that stuns and mystifies us. Medicine of emotion and spirit, right under our noses and tongue.
vCJD may Have Infected far More People than Previously Thought
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011Scientists at the National CJD Surveillance Unit at the University of Edinburgh say that thousands may be infected with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) without showing signs or symptoms.
The researchers carried out tests on more than 12,000 tissue samples from tonsils and appendices removed in operations between 1996 and 1999, all from patients aged 20 to 29. (more…)
No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability
Thursday, October 27th, 2011No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability is thrilled to be featured performers at Higher Ground, Adelaide’s newest Fringe venue. Higher Ground (the old IMAX cinema at 274A Rundle Street, Adelaide) is a fully-accessible and disability friendly venue.
Between February 24th and March 12th, we’ll be performing four short plays under the collective title 2connect.
Each 15-minute play is performed in a different area of Higher Ground, and the journey throughout this exciting new venue will be an adventure in itself.
2connect will amaze you! It’s disability theatre at its best — varied, lively, entertaining.
EARLYBIRD SPECIAL
We are offering a special Earlybird Ticket Discount of only $8 per person for any group of 6 or more paying persons (carers are free) if booked and paid by Friday 17th February.**
Arrange your group booking now! Booking sheet and flyer with complete details are attached. Complete the booking form and return it to us at your earliest convenience by fax, email or post.
Health and Fertility
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011Although we can try to eat healthy and exercise, our bodies may not always function properly. If you’ve seen our previous post on a healthy pregnancy , you know that it’s important to make good choices for your body if you are trying to conceive or are already pregnant. However, what if your body doesn’t produce enough eggs to conceive or you have some other fertility problem? (more…)
Almost Everyone in Town has a Secret of Some Kind
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011Secrets are so common in Genoa City these days that you wonder if there is anyone who isn’t keeping one! Let’s see if we can spill a few!
Lauren and Isabella are keeping the fact that Isabella is pregnant a secret from Paul. They are keeping it from every one in fact. Just how long can Lauren keep quiet around her very good friend Paul? And Isabella will be showing sometime, how will she explain that? And what about Michael? He is sure to find out sooner or later too. (more…)
Stretch Out
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011This month’s goal: Do 10 minutes of stretching three times per week
By now you’ve discovered why stretching is so sweet—you ease tension, get out kinks and enjoy better workout results. Want to loosen up even more? Deepen your stretches. (more…)
