Menopause & Physical Fitness

 During the lifetime of a woman, her body will encounter many changes. She will experience her menstrual cycle, one or more pregnancies, and menopause.  With each of these conditions, she will experience a different change in her body, which will be both physical and psychological.

    If the woman doesn’t adequately care for her health, she could become seriously ill. When experiencing menopause, it is helpful to visit with other women, who have experienced this medical ordeal. The best care is to have a good diet, that consists of plenty fruits, and vegetables. Drink lots of nutritious liquids and water.  Including Vitamins & Minerals in the diet, are helpful. Rest as often as possible, and exercise daily.

About Menopause

Menopause, is the cessation of menstrual cycles. It occurs between the age of 35 and 58 years of life. A woman’s menstrual cycles may stop suddenly, or there may be a decrease in flow each month, until there is a final cessation, or the interval between periods may be lengthened, until complete cessation has been accomplished.

Some Symptoms To Look For
Feeling hot and cold
Weakness
Nervousness
Depression

   The best advice I can offer, is how I prepared myself for menopause. It is definitely an experience, that every woman should begin preparing her body for, in early twenties. Most women think that menopause, won’t began until around the age of 50. And they won’t prepare many years earlier. When they began feeling some of the symptoms, they start buying vitamins & minerals, and exercising. Physical fitness, is more than exercising.

_ Ellen J. Barrier

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Medical Professional
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Diabetes

Chapter 5: Volume 2
The Cause of Sicknesses and Diseases
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Diabetes affects the very young as well as the old. There are several kinds of diabetic diseases: brittle, bronze, insipidus, juvenile-onset and mellitus.  Treatment consists of diet, insulin and exercise. With the proper care those who have diabetes, can function as well as, those who don't have it. They have the adequate education to understand their body and the disease.  For those who don't have the information they need, and for those who are some-what careless, with their health, the outcome could be a life threatening situation.


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Fibromyalgia

__ Ellen J. Barrier
Medical Professional / Product Consultant


Fibromyalgia affects an estimated 5.8 million Americans.  Symptoms include chronic pain in  muscles, fatigue, stress, painful and tender points in certain parts of the body.  Pain and other symptoms can be relieved through medications and changes in lifestyle. Having a diet and exercise regimen is important, to aid in proper nutrition and stress management.  Another term used for Fibromyalgia is FMS, (Fibromyalgia Syndrome).  Listed below are books on this medical condition.

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The Other Faces of Addiction

 Ellen J. Barrier

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When most people hear the word addiction, they associate it with heroin, and cocaine. They don't consider the facts behind addiction, those are the other faces. There are other people who are addicted to other things that many of us would think are harmless, which are misguided beliefs. Anything that one feels they can't live without, that satisfies them, and gives them a sense of comfort and security, is an addiction.

The faces behind this kind of addiction are people of all ages, and nationalities, professionals, and nonprofessionals. This kind of addiction, can trick the individual into thinking they are not addicted. And that they are different from those who are using heroin or cocaine. Be it heroin, cocaine, prescription drugs, caffeine, alcohol, tobacco or others, any kind of an addiction is very serious.

My Story:

I once was addicted to crushed ice. I went to bed with a bottle of crushed ice, and I woke up with a desire for my crushed ice. I had to have my crushed ice, throughout the day, and night. I realized that this was not any different than any other addiction, and I prayed to God to help me to get rid of this addiction, and he did. It took me a while, but I defeated that overwhelming desire to have crushed ice.

My problem was so serious, I would freeze a bottle of water, and rap it against the kitchen sink, until the ice was very soft.  (That was a noisy process.)  My husband and children teased me about my ice eating habit. But that didn't bother me, I didn't care. The thing about any addiction is that the individual becomes insensitive to others. Crunching on ice, and making loud noises while breaking the ice into pieces in the bottle was rude, but I was addicted to crushed ice.

I didn't realize any of those things I was doing were wrong. It all seemed harmless. In my weakness, I judged myself, and made the decision that this was O.K., because I wasn't hurting anyone. We all have to have a spiritual awakening before we can come face to face with our weaknesses, in order for us to overcome them.

__ Ellen J. Barrier

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"How to Trust God When All Other Resources Have Failed"   Rating *****
Authors: George C. Barrier Sr., & Ellen J. Barrier
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Depression

__Ellen J. Barrier  
Author / Medical Professional / Product Consultant
                                                                                                                       
I'm going to address stress, because  it is the cause of depression and anxiety. It  is a mental or emotional pressure within the mind that is the root cause of mental disorders. As a nurse I worked with both young and older patients who suffer from mental disorders. Many of the medications, dosage had to be increased due to after a period of time, the present dosage no longer helped. Then there were times when the patient became over medicated and became too drowsy. And of course, some of the medications didn't help any.

Symptoms of Depression:                                 Symptoms of Anxiety:
Worrying                                                              Worrying, irritability
Low energy level                                                  Fear for no reason
Low sexual interest                                              Pounding heart
Forcing oneself to get things done                       Frequent head aches
Irritability                                                               Trouble sleeping
Poor concentration                                              Restlessness
Feeling of hopelessness                                      Poor concentration
Depressed moods                                               Indigestion
Difficulty sleeping                                                 Dizziness

Recommended to read: Chapter 14
"How To Deal With Stress"

How To Trust God When All Other Resources Have Failed

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ISBN: 978-0-9794043-0-6

Copyright© 1994

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Obesity in Childhood

                                            

 
Ellen J. Barrier

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What's Really Causing the Childhood Obesity Epidemic?
                                                                                                                 

There are preventative measures that parents can take to prevent childhood obesity. Three things that can be watched closely are, diet, exercise and scheduling. These things should begin when the child is brought home from the hospital. The one thing to keep in mind is every time the baby cries, he or she is not hungry.

 Overfeeding is not healthy.  Sticking to a schedule is very important in the early years of childhood, because it prevents snacking in between meals in later years that can lead to overeating. Most family’s meals are Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Preventive measures to take to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Diet:  

Bread

Cereal

Fruit

Milk & Dairy  

Meat (lean meat, poultry, fish)

Vegetables (dark green vegetables, orange vegetables, dry beans, peas, and other nutritionals such as corn and potatoes) Teaching a child to eat in small portions is very important. If they want more after eating the smaller portion, they should be able to have more. Overeating and too many snacks between meals are problems to avoid. A few healthy snacks between meals should be allowed if the child is hungry.

Exercise:

From crib to adult years exercise is very important. When babies are placed on a quilt on the floor, they can move around easier, and have closer contact with the parents and family. This aids in crawling and walking a lot sooner. There are many things parents can do to help their children get the proper exercise they need.

Bicycling

Dancing

Gymnastics

Hockey

Jogging

Jumping rope

Playing balls

Soccer

Swinging

Swimming

Tennis

Tricycle

Walking

Scheduling:

Having a set time for each meal is very important, it prevent snacking before meals that can prevent eating the most important food. If a child is not hungry during the meal because they are filled from snacks, they aren’t going to eat, or if they are encouraged to eat, this will add extra calories and will lead to weight gain.  And it sends a message to the brain to eat, even though the child isn’t hungry, that is carried through teenage years and into adult years.

 How we prepare meals and scheduling are examples we set for our children.  Keeping a cookie jar and candy in the house was never something I have done. It was not a traditional thing in my childhood. As parents, we pass much of our cultural traditions to our children. We have to be careful to determine what is good and what is not. I have shared with you the things that have worked for my family and myself, that prevented obesity in our childhood and in our adult years.

By:  Ellen J. Barrier
Published Author/ Medical Professional

Books on Childhood Obesity

Overweight: What Kids Say:
What's Really Causing the Childhood Obesity Epidemic
By Robert A. Pretlow MD

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Autism

__ Ellen J. Barrier
Author/Medical Professional /


Autism is one of a group of serious developmental problems called autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that appear in early childhood — usually before age 3. Though symptoms and severity vary, all autism disorders affect a child's ability to communicate and interact with others.

The number of children diagnosed with autism appears to be rising. It's not clear whether this is due to better detection and reporting of autism, a real increase in the number of cases, or both.

While there is no cure for autism, intensive, early treatment can make a big difference in the lives of many children with the disorder.

Social skills

Fails to respond to his or her name

Has poor eye contact

Appears not to hear you at times

Resists cuddling and holding

Appears unaware of others' feelings

Seems to prefer playing alone — retreats into his or her "own world"

Children with autism generally have problems in three crucial areas of development — social interaction, language and behavior. But because autism symptoms vary greatly, two children with the same diagnosis may act quite differently and have strikingly different skills. In most cases, though, severe autism is marked by a complete inability to communicate or interact with other people.

Some children show signs of autism in early infancy. Other children may develop normally for the first few months or years of life but then suddenly become withdrawn, become aggressive or lose language skills they've already acquired. Though each child with autism is likely to have a unique pattern of behavior, these are some common autism symptoms:

Some researchers have suggested environmental factors may play a larger role in triggering autism than was previously thought.  

Written by: Ellen J. Barrier

07/7/2011 12:15 P.M

                                       

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