Strategies for Alleviating the Boredom Associated with Exercise

Just about every expert in the ADD field will tell you that
exercise is one of the best ADD management strategies there
is. According to the book Delivered from Distraction:

When a person exercises, she sets in motion a cascade of
events that her brain loves. She sends more blood to her
brain. With more blood comes more oxygen. Exercise also
stimulates the release of a plethora of nutrients,
hormones, chemical precursors of neurotransmitters, growth
factors and cleansing agents that bathe the brain in
precisely what it needs to function at its best.

From Delivered from Distraction by Edward Hallowell, M.D.
and John Ratey, M.D. Copyright 2005. Page 219.

And in addition to the health and focus benefits, exercise
feels good. So why do we not do it more?

For many adults with ADD, the answer to that question is
"boredom". When exercise becomes boring for an ADDer, it
becomes something to avoid.

Here are 4 strategies for alleviating the boredom
associated with exercise:

1. Get out of the Gym
Many ADDers join gyms with a lot of excitement, only to
find that their enthusiasm wears out quickly. Being on a
stationary bike, treadmill, or stair climber for 30 minutes
begins to seem like torture after a while.

Instead of feeling forced to get your exercise at this gym,
take these activities outside. Walk or bike around the
neighborhood, or find some real stairs to climb! Change of
scenery goes a long way in alleviating boredom.

2. Follow the Seasons
Find seasonal activities that you might enjoy. In the
winter, skiing, ice skating and snow showing are great
forms of exercise. In the summer, the choices are almost
limitless: team sports, swimming, rollerblading, biking,
etc.

3. Join an Activity Club or Take a Class
A great way to ensure that you get regular exercise is to
follow some pre-set structure. Exercise classes that meet
once or twice a week for an hour or so will really help you
shape up. Try dance or martial arts classes for a good
workout!

Or, if there is a physical activity that you really love,
but never allow yourself the time to enjoy, give yourself
permission to join an activity club. You'll meet new
people, spend more time on what you enjoy, and get your
exercise in the process.

4. Use Music
If you must go to the gym, bring along some headphones and
some fun music. It will keep your energy level up, and
will allow you to focus on something a little more
interesting than the wall in front of your exercise
equipment.

Exercise is an excellent tool for managing ADD. It offers
many physical and mental health benefits, and it can be a
lot of fun! Remember, when an ADDer starts to get bored
with exercise, it is time to mix it up.

Note: Always check with your doctor before beginning a new
exercise routine.

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Jennifer Koretsky is the Founder and Chief Visionary
Officer of the ADD Management Group, LLC. Jennifer and her
team work with ADD adults who are overwhelmed with everyday
life in order to help them simplify, focus, and succeed.
For free resources and more information, visit
http://www.ADDmanagement.com .

Focal Infection Theory Supported by Other Medical Doctors.

It was Billings who coined the term focal infection.
Because so many illnesses wee chronic streptococcal
diseases, such such disease involvement became known as the
Billings-Rosenau syndrome. In a way it is fortunate the
teeth and tonsils are the primary source of these secondary
infections, as their accessibility and removal prove a
relatively easy solution compared to surgery on major
organs.

A strange paradox exists in that a patient who has a severe
intestinal or heart problem readily submits to spectacular
types of corrective surgery, when it would be far simpler
and less costly to remove the possible infected tooth,
tonsil, or other mouth foci. In Dr. Billings' time, 53
percent of patients who had tonsillectomies required
reoperation.

Then, too, the dental profession is generally unaware that
the first millimeter (less than a sisteenth of an inch) of
bone which holds the tooth in its socket can be loaded with
bacteria which should be removed at the time of the
extraction. This procedure will prevent the formation of
jaw bone infections( cavitations). You will find the
extraction surgical protocol covered in Chapter 25.

Paul S Rhoads, M.D., and George F. Dick, M.D. Should you
find it difficult to accept the fact that 53 percent of
tonsillectomized patients required reoperation, let me add
the even more troublesome findings of Drs. Paul Sl Rhoads
and George F. Dick Which appeared in the Journal of the
American Medical Association: 91, 1149, in 1928. To quote
this article directly:

It is shown by this work that tonsillectomy as usually done
even by specialists fails to accomplish this end in 73
percent of cases because of incomplete removal of infected
tonsillar tissue. In many instances the condition resulting
from incomplete tonsillectomy is worse than that existing
before operation. Patients who had systemic disease
attributable to faci of infection but failed to improve
after their original tonsillectomy, improved strikingly
after removal of the pieces of tonsillar tissue remaining
from the first operation.

What is so tragic about these surgical failure is that the
"stumps" left after tonsillectomy were found to harbor more
bacteria per gram than the tonsils which were removed.
Assuming patients were advised to have their tonsils
removed because infected tonsils were causing illness, not
removing all the infected tissues accomplished worse than
nothing. When these patients then reported tissues
accomplished worse than nothing. When these patients then
reported the tonsil removal did not help, they were usually
told by the doctor their illness must be something else.

Many of these patients were even accused of being neurotic
and were put on drugs for the mentally ill. Because this
study by Drs. Rhoads and Dick was reported in the A.M.A.
journal in 1928, we can assume techniques for doing
tonsillectomies have improved since then. Those who have
undergone this surgery and find the glands in their neck
are still enlarged and perhaps tender, and the tissues
about the tonsillectomy scar appear inflamed or are
distended, would be wise to to consult a surgeon
experienced in removing these stumps or tags, as many
doctors are not experienced in carefully dissecting out the
remaining infected tissue.

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Cleansing Herbs

Things like pesticides, herbicides, radiation and
preservatives leave toxic residues contaminating water,
food, and air. The natural detoxification mechanisms of the
body get damaged with exposure to these contaminants which
creates chronic diseases like cancer, arthritis, chronic
fatigue syndrome, depression, and attention deficit
disorder.

The skin, the kidneys, the bowels, and the liver are the
cleanser organs of the body. Cleansing is facilitated by
daily elimination, plenty of water, skin brushing, regular
physical exercise, and good nutrition.

Cleansing herbs set right the digestive functions of the
body. Common cleansing herbs are: carqueja, fedegosa,
dandelion, burdock, and garlic. Milk thistle, picrorhiza,
carqueja or fedegoso are good for treating liver diseases
while Ayurvedic practitioners use Phyllanthus amarus and
Triphala to keep proper functioning of liver and GI health.

Carqueja, has 400 species including Baccharis
genistelloides, B. triptera, and B. trimera. Carqueja is
found throughout the Amazon rainforest in Peru, Brazil, and
Colombia, as well as in tropical parts of Argentina,
Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Carqueja is used for dyspepsia, gastroenteritis, liver
diseases, diarrhea, strengthening stomach and intestinal
function, and to purge the liver and gallbladder. Carqueja
also treats malaria, diabetes, stomach ulcers, sore throat
and tonsillitis, angina, anemia, diarrhea, indigestion,
hydropsy, urinary inflammation, kidney disorders,
intestinal worms, leprosy, and poor blood circulation.
Carqueja is so effective because of the flavonoids which
contain liver-protective properties.

Fedegoso Senna occidentalis/Cassia occidentalis, has
medicinal properties with its roots used as diuretic
against fevers. The seeds of fedegoso are brewed to treat
asthma, and the flower of fedegoso is used against
bronchitis.

The roots of fedegoso are used for fevers, menstrual
problems, tuberculosis, anemia, liver complaints, and as
tonic for general weakness and illness. The leaves of
fedegoso are used to treat gonorrhea, fevers, urinary tract
disorders, edema, and menstrual problems.

The tea of fresh/dried crushed fedegoso leaves is applied
externally for skin disorders, wounds, skin fungus,
parasitic skin diseases and abscesses. A fresh plant
decoction of fedegoso is used against constipation in
babies. The leaf tea is used for stomach colic; the
crushed fresh leaves of fedegoso are taken to expel
intestinal worms and parasites.

Other cleansing herbs include the dandelion (Taraxacum
officinali) which is yellow and is a member of the
Compositae family. Its root and the leaves are used as
cleansing herbs being rich in bitters, vitamin C,
potassium, and enzymes which stimulate the liver helping
proper fat digestion and the diuretic properties stimulate
kidney function. Arctium lappa, or burdock is another
member of the Composite family, that also acts as cleansing
herbs with dry scaly skin conditions like psoriasis or
eczema. It also is a medicine for pre-mature baldness,
rheumatism, arthritis, and acne. Garlic (Allium sativum)
is bile-stimulating, and one of the blood cleansing herbs.

Milk Thistle or Silybum marianum has a protective effect on
the liver. It increases tissue regeneration in liver. It
treats hepatitis, cirrhosis, and fatty liver. It also is
effective against gallbladder and bile-duct inflammation by
increasing the flow of bile from the gallbladder.
Phyllanthus amarus is remarkably effective against
hepatitis B carrier cells. Triphala, also known as Trifal,
is a combination of Terminalia chebula, Terminalia
bellerica, and Phyllanthus emblica. it improves both
digestion and elimination without irritating the bowels.

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Patricia McDougall B.Sc. is a Chartered Herbalist and
graduate of the Dominion Herbal College, British Columbia,
Canada. Originally from Peru, Patricia is the Director of
Research and Development for Amazon Botanicals LLC of
Newark Delaware.
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Upper Lid Blepharoplasty in Asian Patients

For the last few years, I have seen more and more Asian
patients asking for an "occidental" lid crease in the upper
lid and that is why I developed a specific technique for
these patients. Moreover, most Asian patients are very
specific and concrete about their desires and expectations.
Some of them do not have any lid crease at all and just
want a (typically) low Asian fold in the upper eyelid: they
desire a double eyelid without changing the ethnic
character of it. Other patients want a complete
occidentalization with a high lid crease and a resection of
prolapsing orbital fat pockets. Indeed they frequently
complain of lid heaviness. Furthermore there is a third
group of patients with a true blepharoptosis, i.e. with a
real lower lid margin that (partially) covers the pupil.
These patients may just want their eyelids to be lifted
without altering the character of the lids. Here the skin
incision must be lower, either in a preexisting crease or,
if the patient does not have a crease at all, no higher
than 4 to 5 mm above the lid margin. Also the contralateral
lid crease incision must be measured and reproduced
exactly. So the procedure must be individualized for each
patient and his desires must be discussed before surgery.
It is also important that the patients know the limitations
of the intervention; on the other hand in most cases small
changes will already give excellent results. So I recommend
only subtle, very natural changes in the height and contour
of the upper lid crease.

With the patient in upright position the upper lid incision
and skin resection is demarcated. Then the patient is put
in supine position and a subcutaneous infiltration with
anesthetic is performed. All incisions are done with a
Radiosurgical unit because in this way the incision is
pressureless and that gives the best results especially for
the delicate skin of the upper eyelid.. Moreover,
Radiosurgery limits the bleeding and swelling during and
after the surgery what results in faster recovery. Asian
patients may have greater propensity for hypertrophic
scarring and that is another reason to use Radiosurgery
instead of a scalpel or a CO2 laser. Contrary to
conventional surgery I do not begin the intervention with a
deep skin-muscle resection but only perform a very
superficial skin excision. After that, I switch to a
different radiosurgical wave , not only to contract the
underlying orbicularis muscle to accentuate the lid crease
but also to push the fat pockets back into the orbit. Only
in very rare cases the orbicularis muscle is incised to
perform a conservative fat resection.. The muscle is
sutured with a few absorbable Vicryl 6/0 sutures. The skin
is closed with separate Prolene 6/0 sutures that can be
taken out after 6 days. We put a cooling mask on the eyes
to prevent swelling and eventual postop bleeding. The
surgery itself only takes about 45 minutes. The patient
stays in our recovery room for another 30 minutes and then
returns home. Patients acceptance of this type of surgery
is excellent and because in most cases the muscle does not
need to be incised, the risks and complications of the
Radiosurgically assisted upper lid blepharoplasty are
minimal.

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Peter Raus MD is the head of Miró, a centre for
Ophthalmology, Oculoplastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine
of the face. Peter was trained in Belgium, Spain, Egypt and
the USA and is an expert in dry eyes therapy and surgery.
http://www.dry-eyes-therapy.com