Is there scientific evidence of whey protein side effects?

Whey protein is in simple terms liquid globular part of milk. It is obtained when cheese is separated from milk. It is commercially used as food supplement especially among body builders. The protein can also be used to manage protein malnutrition condition and other immune deficiencies. This is because this supplement is rich in proteins, mineral salts and residual lactose. Proteins are the component of food that is used to build or repair body cells. It is the primary input in growth and development.

They are large molecules which can be broken down to peptides, and further into amino acids. There are twenty amino acids that are used in formation of body parts. There are however only a few of them that is essential. These are the ones that cannot be manufactured by the body from other acids. Their metabolism results in production of a number of metabolites that may also have side effects.

Whey proteins side effects have been investigated by several nutritional and biochemical experts. The most comprehensive pre-clinical studies have been conducted on rodents serving as guinea pigs. These studies focused on identifying the side effects arising from the byproducts of its metabolism. Naturally, any protein molecule ingested is taken through the protein metabolism cycle that begins at the mouth with release of proteases. The byproducts include the carbohydrate skeletal structure, some fatty acids and peptides. The peptides are further broken down into amino acids. Some of the amino acids may form compounds with other amino acids, carbon structures and fatty acids to generate free radicals that produce negative side effects. However, every metabolism process that is aimed at releasing energy through the ATP pump, will inevitably release free radicals. The formation of undesired compounds and release of free radicals is what may be considered whey protein side effect.

Whey protein has been thought to inhibit the functions of glutathione peptide. It causes whey protein side effect by inhibiting the functions of glutathione as an anti-oxidant. The absorption of free radicals in the cell environment is therefore inhibited. Free radicals may cause side effects by ‘punching holes’ on other cell membranes. The result of pre-clinical studies on rodents did not reveal adequate evidence to substantiate the claim that whey protein may cause side effects of the same magnitude in humans.

In conclusion, there is no substantive evidence to link whey protein supplement to side effects. It is a safe product for body builders and patients of malnutrition.

If one word could define America that word would be freedom. Arguably, no other concept in the history of man courses through his veins more than the ideal of being free, unrestrained and unencumbered, especially from external rule, such as that of monarchs, kings, queens, oppressive governments and their oppressive rules.

The American Declaration of Independence of 1776 established a foundation of freedom for a new country, a country whose magnetic pull of being free and independent has drawn people to itself from the four corners of the world.

In numerology, the number representing freedom is the number 5. It is no coincidence that not only is the Declaration of Independence a 5 energy, but the United States of America has a 5 Lifepath (4 July 1776) as well as a 5 Material Soul. Additionally, the letters U.S.A. combine to create a 5. In simple terms, The lifepath of the United States of America, her deepest desires, her founding document and even her initials are massively saturated with the very essence of freedom.

The number 5 is the midpoint of the alpha-numeric spectrum of the numbers 1 to 9 and, hence, 5 is the fulcrum of all people since every person is defined by one of the numbers 1 to 9. Thus, 5 is the Number of Man. It is therefore logical that freedom is intrinsic to each individual, regardless of culture, color, country, gender, nation or political system. America, being saturated with 5 energy, naturally draws all people unto herself and, hence, is a melting pot of all races, religions, cultures and colors.

Freedom is certainly a blessing. The rub, however, is that everything in this universe has two sides, just as every coin has two sides. Every number also has two sides – one positive and one negative. The danger of the 5 energy is in people not realizing this fact of the duality of its nature. Frighteningly, the opposite side of freedom is slavery, and if people are not careful in exercising their freedom wisely, they could easily become enslaved by the very essence of that freedom.

How can this be, that man runs the risk of becoming enslaved by his own freedom? The reason is that people often misunderstand freedom and the wisdom, strength, courage, restraint, responsibility and sacrifice necessary to insure it. Freedom is not license carte blanche – the ability to act without consequence. True freedom is action taken in consideration of consequence. As everything in this universe has two sides, every action has its equal and opposite reaction; every cause has its equal and opposite consequence. The reaction and consequence of unrestrained freedom is slavery.

The number 5 not only rules freedom, it rules the 5 senses, sensuality, experimentation and exploration. Misunderstanding the dual aspect of freedom, people often venture into the dangerous territory of the five senses, especially that of recreational drug usage, the infestation and infection of which has become a veritable plague in America. Such behavior does not support freedom, it destroys it. It is no secret that millions of American citizens, expressing their freedom, are sliding into the dark side of its energy, becoming slaves of their own free-spirited indulgence. If America’s violation of the principle of freedom persists unchecked and uncorrected en masse, especially if the plague of recreational drug usage continues unabated, it will destroy her, as it has so many of her citizens already, and her people will have no one to blame but themselves.

This reality of the duality of this world is echoed in the words of Twentieth Century Saint, Charan Singh, who stated, (Worldly people) do not realize that no matter how great the pleasures of the world may be, they are not only short-lived but also have equally unpleasant reactions at some time or another. Therefore, it’s impossible to escape the negative consequences of worldly pleasures. It would be wise to remember that unrestrained pleasure leads to addictions which entrap the soul and turn freedom upside down, revealing its dark side, slavery. As the 13th Century poet and mystic, Rumi, says, I plot to get what I want and end up in prison.

Summary

America’s lifeblood of freedom is both a blessing and a curse. The reality of life is that nothing is free. Everything has its price. The price of unrestrained freedom is slavery, its opposite side. The price of unrestrained sensual indulgence, especially in the use of recreational drugs, is that one becomes captivated and enslaved by them. Once enslaved, it is virtually impossible to be free. Such is the curse of the number 5, a curse facing America and her grand experiment into the landscape of personal freedom. Will she survive? It depends on her and the wisdom of her citizens. Will they ultimately choose to wantonly indulge themselves in destructive poisons and behaviors for the sake of ephemeral pleasures while exercising a myopic understanding of freedom, or will they exercise temperance and restraint, realizing that the critical nature of the fabric of freedom also houses the enslaving depravity of shackles and chains?

~finis

Copyright by Richard Andrew King

The Most Absurd Truth… Or Is It?

Little did I know what my endless quest for truth and knowledge would lead me to. It is true what one Japanese Buddhist monk once said, “We must always be disturbed by the truth.” Why is that I wonder? Well, looking from my own experience throughout my life, I would have to say it is because of the conditioned mind frame we are born into through different cultures, traditions, or religion in their diverse versions of “truth”. Later when faced with a truth that has come only when one has aligned or attuned themselves to a point of further comprehension, truth can be very different than what one once believed was true. In my journey thus far, I have realized that truth seems to be like a puzzle of dimensions. In the expanding process of individual growth, the pieces seem to fit together and layer themselves into deeper and deeper levels.

So what then is truth and where does it begin? Is truth something that humanity creates for itself to run a conducive and obedient society by means of consequence and fear? I do believe in the law of cause and effect, don’t get me wrong, but at what cost are we learning our lessons to become better individuals? What lessons are we teaching our children? Are we teaching them to be afraid, obey the laws, or else? Perhaps in the line of evolution such a practice has some value for the process of growth, but can we as humanity move beyond this? Is world peace yet a dream, or is it a deeper level to our existence? Why not teach our children that they are the magnificent creators of their lives? Why not show them the powerful and amazing beings they really are by allowing them to have experience without judgment? What world would we live in if we all took responsibility for the effects of our own actions without putting superiors above ourselves to judge and punish us when we have stepped outside of the boundaries of the established way that things are “said” to be done? Whose laws are these anyway? Are these the laws of men or God?” Perhaps this process is one of the many layers of truth, but what lies beneath? What if we allowed ourselves to realize the possibility that there is more?

What if there is one of you who would wish to reason with your own mind? Reason is the one thing which allows man to act as God unto himself with an inward conscious knowing. “Blasphemy!” you say. “What? Did you say we are not to look to God, but to our own selves for wisdom? How absurd!” you say. Yet what if in looking to ourselves, we are in fact looking to God?

I hear your voices, for they have been my own as well. Yet still I could not ignore the call of my inner voice, and the “reasoning” power of my mind to urge me to ask the question, “Is there more?” The ability to reason raises us above our automated reaction we often project from our emotions, which when deliberately applied, forces us to think before we act, therefore guiding ourselves in a conscious and deliberate way. Reason is the only aspect of man which separates our intelligence from the intelligence of an animal. Therefore God, it would seem has a “reasonable” nature, and we cutting ourselves off from our own reasoning capability, in turn are cutting ourselves off from God.

Perhaps you are one who wishes to step outside of these illusionary boundaries to experience the causes and effects of your life in a conscious and deliberate manner. What if you, taking your deliberate and courageous step forward, dare to think a different thought than you have ever thought before, expanding the possibilities and wonders of life? Do you think this is what would happen, or do you feel your being shrink back in fear? Can you consciously hear the voice that is chattering endlessly from a programmed perception as it immediately warns you to get back into the place where you belong? Is the fear that is bred from your ever protective ego so engrained that you obediently close off once again to a yet unknown flow of intelligence of which you are a part of?

Why is it that every time you attempt to think a new unpracticed thought of something different than you have ever known, that this voice of fear seems to always interfere? What does it have to hide from you? What is it afraid that you will find out? Perhaps the voice of fear is only your programmed ego who is afraid of the extinction of its existence within you once you have realized your true being of power. Yet it is not for us to banish our ego from our beings. Instead, we follow the universal law of inclusion by soothing our emotion with our reasoning mind, joining it one with us, thus creating our feeling of wholeness instead of separation. If you listen carefully, you will hear two voices, one voice emanates from fear, and one comes from a source we all inherently know but have yet to remember. Are you the person that follows along, or do you reason for yourself? Do you dare to challenge the voice of fear, or do you think it is the voice of God that warns you to stop thinking for yourself and go along as you have always been told in blind faith? Jesus said “What doth it profit a man say he hath faith, and not works? (James 2:14)

From personal experience I know that it was not an easy path to trust in my own guidance that came from within after the many years of structured and cultural conditioning from society and religion. Attempting to make a connection to that God for ones own self is seemingly admonished by our so called leaders, yet when one does so it is only accepted if it is done in the structured and said manner of the “Superior” belief system which appears to govern our actions and even our thoughts. When will our thoughts be our own again? What will it be like when we know our every thought is an actual thing being projected, beginning a creation? When will we know that we do not know everything about our world? What will it be like when we find out we are not the most evolved beings which have existed here upon the earth or that there are mysteries within our world that would rifle even the best science fiction story? When will our cynical beliefs we have thought of over and over again be opened up to allow more? Does not all expand? Even in our daily lives do we not see evidence that after time and time again with the same unwanted experience that we evolve into a greater knowledge and understanding from this actual personal experience?

What if you were to have an experience, that you could not imagine or deny, an experience directly between you, God and beings yet unseen or acknowledged by most of the whole of humanity? Would it not seem reasonable to think with our own God given and capable minds that such a thing could be possible if the courage could be summoned by the will of our being to open, expand, and allow ourselves such an thing? Yet warning bells go off immediately to shut the mind from thinking anything which will require a change in our comfortable places. We seem content to live in the miserable beliefs of a world where we are victims of chance and horrible possibilities of disease, fear and death, all of which we are susceptible to if we do not abide by the laws given by man. In this, we have given up our powerful selves. We give it to those that lead us, never daring to question, nor having the slightest inclination to question anything specified. I have found that exact truth is found within ones own being, propelled by a knowing one must come to remember.

We are forewarned of the great danger which lies in unknown places, and counseled to keep our minds protected from such follies that could possibly lead us astray. Such are the cattle which blindly go along in fear of straying from the path, and in their repetition of thought they have brought such things to show evidence that their way is truth, not knowing that they are their own creator of cause and effect. In their conviction they defend and oppress others from walking their own path, admonishing them to think as they think, condemning any that would dare look to their own guidance within as they ask the daring question, “Is there more?” Scoffed are those who have ventured into the unknown world bringing back new wisdom and knowledge. Life replicates life and one day of course like we do now we will look back and understand through our trial and error the truth of what was given. Mostly unknown they walk among us aligning with others who are like them, their truth kept deep and hidden yet free for any who would venture on the quest.

Can you ask yourself if it could be possible to take that first trusting step inward and know that you have a powerful God given power within you to discern and know the light from the dark? Whether you call this power within you the Holy Ghost, your Inner Being,or your Emotional Guidance System, there can be many names. But in knowing that this power is within and a part of who you are is a key to knowing the mysteries and wisdom of the Cosmos. Is it not reasonable to think that the path to greatness must be experienced and achieved by ascending oneself through individual experience? There is not only one path, but many paths that can lead to the goal when one is guided from within, judging and weighing ones own being through the focal point of our connection to that which we are at our deepest core. It is said that one can know all things and be “perfect even as our Father which is in heaven is perfect.” (Matt 5: 48) Jesus did not tell us this to stress us out or make us think that we had to live a difficult life filled with guilt and shame in our continual strife to achieve something that one might feel is an impossible goal. He told us this to help us realize who we are, where we came from, why we are here. He wanted to show us our possibility of expansion.

There is only life emanating life, consciousness expanding into further consciousness, all things done in wisdom and order playing its unique part in creation. Thus, life can be the greatest joy and adventure one could ever dream, due only to the way one might choose to view, or “think” of their world, thus creating a vibrational flow, drawing to themselves that which their focus is upon.

There are symbols and clues all around us that help to crack away at the hard shell of our present perception. We have life to experience and observe as we watch nature and the creatures of the earth. Are we so unlike the caterpillar who transforms seemingly magically into a beautiful butterfly? What promoted this transformation? What desire, intention, projection of focus, created a butterfly from a slowly crawling caterpillar? How long did the caterpillar think it had to stay there on the ground because it was just a caterpillar after all, and to dream of someday flying above the plants and flowers, was only yet a dream? Surely if the other insects had had the ability to use a reasoning mind, they would have laughed and scoffed at such a thing. Yet perhaps it is because there was no one there to tell the caterpillar that it could never fly, that it set its powerful intent and went on to create the miracle that we trivially accept without wonder or thought. Are we just seeing with our eyes, yet not truly seeing? What level of truth do we allow ourselves to ponder here?

Perhaps we are like the baby chick who in its shell pushes and strives to break free of its increasingly confining space. How is it the chick senses that there is something “more,” outside the comfort of all that it has ever known? Yet surely it would wither and die without further nourishment once its small home had served the purpose it had provided in the cycle of the chick’s creation. Even in embryo the small pulsing life was connected to its source of nourishment, instinctively expanding, evolving to point after point of growth where it eventually uses its expanded strength to break free into a world yet unknown.

We standing on the outside know of the newborns evolution and watch for its arrival. We see its struggle, its moments of rest, and then its relentless quest, which finally brings it forth into a new plane of existence. Does one dare to ask the question, “What then is observing us, and our evolution?” We know if we were to pull the shell away from the chick, to help ease its struggle, that it would then be too weak and unprepared for what new experience this new world would bring. We know that even when the little bird has conquered the shell of its previous perception of life, gaining much strength, that yet someday it must also realize its expanded potential and fly.

Do you think the baby bird ever questions its earthly evolution, or does it just know deep within who he is? Does it doubt his ability or compare itself to the other birds? There is no one there to say he cannot do it. There is no one to laugh or condemn, and so never giving up, the little bird tries until it has achieved the thing he knows it is. Expansion seems to be the way of all creation, even the Universe, perhaps even God. “What?” You say again. Another challenging thought perhaps. Most of humanity upon hearing this thought will immediately recoil and pronounce this to be truly absurd…but a reasoning mind will think again and ask the question…”Is it possible?”

Would it not seem reasonable to think with our own God given and capable minds to “reason” for ourselves that all things begin with a thought? We do not seem to use the imagination of which we are capable of to enlighten ourselves any further than our present state. We can only “know” this inner wisdom through our own experience, also receiving validation of it by observing the evidence which comes into material form from the effects which we set up every time we think a thought. Thus is creation brought from the immaterial to the material form. This is our own personal evolution.

It has been said that a belief is just a thought one thinks over and over again until truly it becomes manifest in material reality and from the observation of it by those who witness the effect from a cause created by the thought. And so it seems all things come back again to the original thought. A wondrous thing this is to unravel for it seems to be the key of wisdom to the truth of all creation. We then are creators are we not? For we are beings capable of deliberate and focused thought. We are told in many places in the Bible that we are Gods. “Ye are God’s; and all of you are children of the most High.” (Psalms 82:6)

I do not think it is blasphemy to allow ourselves to rise up from our graveling place like unto the caterpillar, to step forth from the veil of darkness into the light of truth. Was this not how all things were created from the beginning? It has been said in the Bible that we are the offspring of God. ” For in Him we live and move and have our being, as certain also of your own poets have said, for we are also his offspring.” (Acts 17:28) Jesus told us, “At that day ye shall know that I am in the Father, and ye in me, and I in you.” (John 14:20) Therefore is it so strange to think that we too are as God, even extensions of God? Would it be so preposterous to think that as we evolve, so does God?

Are we so unlike the caterpillar or the baby chick? Even in our own observation of everything in our physical world, do we not see the similes that reflect the harmonious laws of God? If God is a being of order, would it not be reasonable to think that the Cosmic laws would be inclusive and expanding, not man made laws that exclude and shut out, coming from a basis of fear? Do we not see the symbol of our journey through our own physical birth, moving from the womb, to the struggle through the birth canal, to our carefully prepared emergence into the physical plane? Do we see our own cycle of creation through our continual expansion in life? Just because some have not yet remembered our life before this experience here on the material plane, does not mean there was no preparation or expanding that brought us up to this point. Upon pondering this point, it raises the question, “So why should life stop expanding now?” Has life ever just stopped expanding? Is there an end to progression? I think not. The questions that come after these realizations come naturally, leading us to open ourselves to new and wondrous thoughts, for we begin to sense that there is truly more to the story of heaven, earth, and death.

We are like the leaf of the tree, drawing our expansion through the earth in a continuous cycle, being a part of everything, yet focused in a specific purpose of our choice from thought. Reaching upward the tree acts as an extension of the earth, that great being from which it came, and the leaf is the extension of the tree, yet all are a part of the same being, extending itself in oneness, for further expansion through the joyous cycle of life. Even in death the fallen leaf returns to the whole, which in truth it was never separated from, and again begins a new expansive cycle of life.

Have we not yet to fly and continue our expansion as well? I see no end, no finality. I see expansion in our mighty beings, potential yet untapped, spaces unexplored, thoughts yet unimagined, possibilities yet to attain. I see the quivering nucleus of a single thought that I deliberately think as it builds in crescendo through the Cosmos, reasoning, creating through order and harmony in waves of living light that resonate in harmonious vibration, expanding and joyously dancing through the songs of colors yet unknown.

Every day I try to think a thought I have not yet thought before. Looking back in my present life cycle I can see my personal evolution and see with expanding clarity the experiences I have lived and the role that each life drama has played in my life to create the powerful desires which have burst from my being. I see my connection to my true self, and in knowing who I am, I unlock treasures untold from within. Mystery is only hidden knowledge attainable to any who keeps their eye on the goal. Long have I sought for wisdom, knowing no place of ending, for I know that before me is the ever receding goal that I seek to attain. Truth is expansion and it seems that even infinity is moving onto some unthinkable end. Therefore, I AM, forever and ever, expanding, creating, and I am here in this eternal now moment, loving the feeling that fulfills me as I bask in the sweet appreciation that I know this. I believe I will ever aspire in the delicious yearning for that something out there that is yet unknown to me, yet somewhere inside I will know that it is out there somewhere, even if I create it myself. Knowing this, I feel the eternal spark in my being that whispers that I am yet something more.

“It is given unto you to know the Mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but unto them it is not given. Therefore, speak I to them in parables; because they seeing, see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.” (Mathew 13: 11,13,16)

Soybeans and soy-derived products have become insanely popular in the USA today, despite known dangerous side effects of soy products. Well, maybe not known, at least to most of us. But the industry knows, and they’re doing their best to conceal soy’s dangerous side effects.

How can you tell? Well, look at advertising for soy products. Unless it’s soy protein powder specifically marketed to bodybuilders, you never see men in soy advertisements. That’s because soy is much more dangerous to men than it is to women, though it’s bad for both.

Here are the three big nasties about soy that no one will tell you:

· Soy has an extraordinary amount of estrogen in it – every 100 grams of soy protein you consume has as much estrogen as a high-dose birth control pill! This is especially damaging to infants, making soy formula particularly vital to avoid, but it’s dangerous to men – I believe it’s responsible for the recent rash of “man-boobs” hitting America – and women (in whom it can cause early menses, PMS, and other hormone-related issues).

· Soybeans contain phytic acid (as do normal beans and grains if you don’t soak them well before you cook them). Phytic acid has all kinds of negative effects on your body, but chief among them is that it eats away vitamins and nutrients that your body has stored in it’s muscle and bone tissue, making soybeans actually negatively nutritionally valuable.

· Finally, soybeans contain chemicals called trypsin inhibitors that prevent your stomach from breaking down proteins – so the big benefit of soybeans (the high protein content) is negated by another chemical that occurs naturally in soybeans themselves.

There is no good reason to consume soy products – with one exception: soy products that have been fermented, like real Chinese tofu, tamari soy sauce, and Japanese natto, don’t have any of these problems. Several other common foods have similar health effects, but there are experts out there who have put the warnings together for you.

Have you ever thought about writing a song? Do you love music? We all know that a song is so much more than the musical background you hear throughout. No, the whole song comes together with the lyrics. The lyrics make the song it makes the music. Typically, the lyrics are written before the melody and music are added. The lyrics and the idea behind the lyrics lay the ground for the music to come afterwards.

Think about your favorite songs. Why are they your favorite? For many people, the words within the song grab their attention. For me personally, my favorite songs are those that have meaning. Rather, it evokes a particular feeling within me or it tells about a specific time in my life. The lyrics tell a story. They can tell any story, rather it be about love gone bad, an ever-lasting love, a person, a group of people, or a time in ones life. You are telling a story to the listeners and hoping they can relate to that story in some way.

Getting Lyrical Ideas

Most lyrics you hear in song come from the everyday life of the lyricist. It’s a good idea, if you are serious about writing song lyrics, to get yourself a journal and keep it with you throughout the day, jotting down your ideas. You never know when a lyrical idea will come to you. Be watchful and mindful of your interactions throughout the day. Some areas that may bring you ideas for lyrics may include:

. General conversation – While speaking to anyone throughout the day, such as friends, family, or colleagues, you may find that something they have to say gives you an idea.

. Happenings in your surroundings – Your environment can tell as story as well. While you’re in the cab, while walking down the street, on the subway, or anywhere you might be. Something might occur, even the slightest thing, which could jog a lyrical idea.

. Newspaper – Current events, articles, or even advertisements.

. Magazines – Real life stories, fashion, and other events could spark an idea.

It is important to keep in mind that your lyrics should have meaning to you. They should flow in a seamless way. You see, as mentioned earlier, lyrics tell a story. Therefore, treat your lyrics as a story first. Write your story, then you can begin to break them up in to song lyrics with rhyming other important aspects after your story is finished.

Lyrical Tools

Throughout the years, lyricists have relied mostly on the trusty old pen and paper to write lyrics. To many, they will not use anything but pen and paper to write their lyrics. However, in the computerized world of today, more and more lyricists are turning to the computer to write songs.

There are a variety of tools available to any songwriter on the computer and off. For example, rhyming dictionaries are great when you are having troubles coming up with rhymes to specific words. On the computer, rhyming and replacing words is extremely easy, and most often performed with a simple click of the mouse. Many programs such as Microsoft Word and other specific songwriting software programs offer an integrated thesaurus that is perfect for coming up with alternative words and phrases to increase the impact of your lyrics.

However, the most important tools are your own thoughts and ideas. You can choose the pen and paper method or the computerized method; however, your ideas are what make the lyrics to begin with.

Crafting Your Ideas Into Song Lyrics

You have your ideas; you’ve chosen your method of writing, now what? Now it is time to start forming your lyrics. This is likely the hardest part of writing the song, much harder than coming up with ideas. Now you have to work verses and choruses to form your songs. Rhyming is ultimately important. This is where your rhyming dictionary comes in handing.

Typically, the end of the second line rhymes with the end of the first. However, in some cases, the end of the third line will rhyme with the first.

For example:

As we grow older,

The world gets colder,

Because the love is gone

Though we keep going on

And keep our love in a song.

Don’t forget your chorus; this is what brings the song together. You decide where your versus go and where the chorus comes in and repeats. Writing lyrics to a song is a wonderful way to express yourself. It tells a story in the way you see it and feel it.

There are a lot of different ways for people to express themselves. Of course, not everybody has the time and resources to create a giant marble statue or write a series of novels. For most people, self-expression can be a matter as simple as putting on a particular kind of shirt, or wearing an interesting hat. For some people, self-assertion can go a little further than simply accessorizing and can be a little more… permanent.

Part of the appeal of body art like tattoos and body piercings, is that they can declare a person’s sense of identity and point of view, even when they’re going au natural. Between these two forms of body art, more people tend to do body piercing than tattoos though; especially since piercings are usually easy to do than tattoos.

As far as the question of how to take care of body piercing is concerned, barring infections or any other kinds of problems, it’s usually pretty easy. The body piercing side effects, on the other hand, can range from completely negligible, to excruciatingly painful. Of course, these depend on where the piercing will be located.

If you’re willing to take the pain that can come with piercing and the subsequent healing process, you can have piercings just about anywhere in the body. You can even have your genitals pierced; if that’s the way you want to express yourself.

Not very many people in Westernized societies are inclined to do this, but those who do often claim that the pierced erm… areas enjoy enhanced sensitivity and that the sexual experience is improved.

Uh. OK.

It might be worth it for some people, but for a lot of others, the unbelievable pain that, say, a Prince Albert or an Isabella might involve, simply doesn’t have enough of a payoff to make up for the horror of having your sensitive bits get stabbed through with a needle or a piercing gun. And that doesn’t even take into account the recovery periods that these piercings require.

On the issue of how to take care of body piercings in these places, a Prince Albert, which is a piercing through the head of a man’s… man-bits, has a healing period of two to four weeks. The Isabella piercing, which goes through the shaft of a woman’s clitoris, has one that is two to three months long.

Of course, there are a lot of other, less sensitive places to get piercings.

The most common and socially acceptable places for people -women in particular- to get piercings are on the lower lobes of the ears. These spots are pretty easy to take care of, and since ear lobes are mostly fatty tissue with hardly any nerve endings anyway, they hardly hurt at all, once the deed has been done. Other common places to get body piercings are on the nostril, the lip, belly button, and eyebrows.

Regardless of where you want to puncture that hole in your anatomy, once the deed is done, you will have to watch out for body piercing side effects, like the swelling that might initially happen during the healing process.

When you get pierced, usually, to make sure that the hole created by the needle or gun keeps, a piece of jewelry is placed there to make sure that the piercing keeps. This piece of jewelry is normally a stud or a barbell, which you may have to get replaced every now and then, especially if the area around the piercing swells too much.

Once your piercing starts healing, a white or yellowish discharge might show up on your jewelry. If there isn’t too much pain or swelling, you don’t have to worry; this is a normal part of the healing process. If there’s a lot of pain, and the area swells up a lot though, you might have an infection on your hands, and when this happens, it’s a good idea to get it checked by a doctor.

To keep infections and other problems, like blood-transmitted diseases, from happening, make sure that you get pierced by a professional who uses sterile instruments and practices good hygiene. You’ll also want to make sure that your piercing heals properly by keeping it clean with soap and water (never alcohol or hydrogen peroxide; these may kill germs, but they dry out the skin and slow down the healing process, too) and taking zinc and iron supplements, which will help your body heal more quickly.

Wherever you get your piercing; be it as innocuous as pierced ear lobes to something as radical as an Isabella, you will still always have to be careful so that you won’t have to suffer through body piercing side effects like infection, excessive swelling, or allergic reactions. You will have to learn how to take care of body piercings.

Anyone who is thinking about smoking should not think twice. There will be side effects, differing in intensity, depending upon how deeply a particular smoker is addicted, the smoker’s physical condition, and hereditary predispositions.

The Cons: Difficult Side Effects of Giving Up Smoking

Irritability: Many smokers took up the habit to combat stress and found a form of comfort in smoking. This mental addiction can be every bit as powerful as the physical, or even more powerful. Quitting smoking will remove this sense of false comfort abruptly, usually leading to irritability. A positive mindset is very powerful in overcoming the habit. The false feeling of euphoria that smoking grants will bring a feeling of lethargy after a period of time without a cigarette. It is at times like these when the support of friends and family is most necessary.

Weight Gain: Nicotine raises the sugar levels in the body, which in turn suppresses appetite, so smokers tend to eat less. Without nicotine, after quitting, the body is not used to releasing glucose into the blood on its own. Those trying to quit smoking often feel hungrier and eat more as a result, leading to overeating and weight gain.

The Pros: Beneficial Side Effects of Giving Up Smoking

Improved Health: Even just a few hours after giving up smoking, the body will already be on the way to repair. The respiratory and circulatory systems will start to repair themselves, making breathing easier. This effect will be noticeable relatively quickly, most likely in a matter of days.

Improved Senses: Tastes and smells will become more intense, and it will not be necessary to eat stronger foods anymore. Natural foods will simply taste better.

Improved Bank Account: Smoking is an expensive habit and quitting will save an ex-smoker a lot of money. There are much better things to spend money on, anyway.

Improved Relationships: Those who do not smoke do not find the smell of cigarette smoke terribly appealing. Most will shy away from it, as a matter of fact. Once the smell of smoke is no longer present on the skin and clothes, relationships are sure to improve – not only friend and family, but romantic relationships as well.

Those who are afraid to quit because of the negative side effects should take a good look at the positive effects. Build a good support network of friends and keep very busy for those first critical days, and the possibility of quitting for good becomes very high. The most difficult part doesn’t last for long.

The US and Developed Nations scientists have tried their best to control the growing menace of obesity cases as a result of irresponsible lifestyle. Tasty foods, energy concentrated meals accompanied with little physical activities have lured a lot of people into acquiring pun shapes. An accumulation of fatty acids and glycerol takes place gradually. Slowly, the affected person starts to take an irregular body shape and issues like breathing problems start to emerge. Running for some few meters becomes a nightmare. The body becomes a ‘burden’ to the spirit. The spirit may be willing but the physical body doesn’t allow.

A combination of some two components, P amurense and Magnolia Officinalis, in a certain herb was worked on and a resultant product known as Relora was created. Extensively, this unique supplement has worked well in abating anxiety levels in humans. There is a direct relationship between stress levels and weight gain. A stressed person would resort to eating a lot, smoking and drinking alcohol which eventually leads to high Body Mass Indices (BMIs). Cases like restlessness, emotional flaws and irritation are handled by Relora. Corticos hormones are some of contributing factors leading to high levels of glucose in the body thus obesity issues.

Relora side effects are revealed in the following ways: interference with normal functioning of the Central Nervous Systems, drowsiness and small decreases of systolic blood pressure levels (mild hypotension). On the contrary, diastolic pressure levels remain unchanged. The consumers of these products for the first time experience drowsiness majorly because of the binding factor of Relora on CNS relaxation and anxiety receptors hence a free system that manifest itself as sleepiness. There are other Relora after-consumption effects known as uncommon side effects. Namely they are: shaking of upper limbs, thyroid impairment, nausea and sexual disconfiguration. Extreme use of these belly-fat and stress depressants also cause diarrhea in animals although it has not yet been proven on human beings.

The doctors would advise the patients, who want to use Relora, to consider carefully the other medical prescriptions they are entitled to. Relora has histamine and anxiety resistant properties which may have inherent undesirable additive side effects especially when taken with drugs of similar nature. Another group of users, who are at risk of complicating their situation once Relora is administered to them, is the expectant and lactating women niche. Considering the sensitive issue of blood pressure during the gestation period, stress relieving depressants such as Relora should not be taken by pregnant women. Similarly lactating women and people who are allergic are not spared too. Since it helps in improving “sleep” life, many women would be enticed to use it to increase their chances of having a relaxed spell during pregnancy.

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Hearing loss is commonly associated with mental and emotional health. Realising that you are gradually losing your hearing and may not be able to listen to your favourite music, communicate with your loved ones and engage in one-on-one or group conversations can leave you in a shock.

It often takes a long time, sometimes 4-5 years for some people to realise that their hearing is impaired. From the onset of the condition to finally getting it treated, the sufferer undergoes varied emotional stages, which manifest their sentiments about their condition.

IGNORANCE

Hearing loss in many people goes undetected and untreated because they keep ignoring the signs. While young children are usually unable to realise their hearing impairment until they are clinically assessed, many adults tend to overlook significant signs that indicate towards hearing loss.

Not getting the right help in the right time can cause permanent damage to your ears and affect your quality of life.

DENIAL

Why are you mumbling? Can you turn down the background music so that I can hear you guys better? Can you please repeat what you said? The audio of the TV must be set too low, I can’t hear fine what they’re saying properly?

Denial is a natural reaction to hearing loss but a temporary stage that occurs due to the fear of embarrassment. It seems convenient for some people to alter their environment to compensate their hearing loss.

ANGER

The phase of denial advances and lead the sufferer to a stage where they start blaming others out of frustration and anger. Family members or near ones may mock or laugh at their inability to hear clearly, which annoys the person with impaired hearing and they lash out in anger to defend their inability.

WITHDRAWAL

Eventually when temporary defence (the stage of denial and anger) is replaced with partial acceptance, the sufferer begins to cut themselves out of family gatherings and social events to avoid embarrassing situations.

They start to evade one-on-one interactions and group conversation in the fear of having people know about their hearing issue.

DEPRESSION

All the stages together automatically cause the person suffering from hearing loss to isolate themselves, ultimately leading to depression.

Isolation and the loss of social activity and interaction create a feeling of low self-esteem, which prevent the sufferer from getting help and care they need.

ACCEPTANCE

After all the ignorance, denial, frustration and isolation, there comes a phase when the individual with impaired hearing gets tired of missing out on things they once use to enjoy.

The stage leads them to seek professional help and find a suitable hearing device to improve their hearing and the quality of life.

A visit to an experienced, reputed audiologist is the first step in the stage of acceptance. A hearing specialist examines your hearing to determine the cause and degree of your hearing loss so that they can offer a solution that best suits your condition and needs.

Many hearing centres and clinics offer a free introductory hearing assessment to their clients followed by a full hearing evaluation. The results of these hearing assessments help the audiologist suggest a suitable treatment for your hearing impairment.

Furthermore, using a digital hearing device for the first time can be a bit challenging initially. The wearer will hear sounds they haven’t heard for a long time, which may feel unusual and strange in the beginning. Remember that it will take some time for your ears to adapt to the new hearing device.

Remember that success with hearing aids relies largely on personal care and motivation. A positive attitude and a little effort on the user’s part can go a long way to speed up the adaption process and improve the listening experience. It is advisable to learn about care and maintenance of your hearing device and hearing aid batteries to get the most out of your device and experience.