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7 reasons why a positive frame of mind is essential when experiencing social anxiety.

August 8th, 2010
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From time to time life might be hard going. Regrettably trials, tribulations and problems are part and parcel of live that has an effect on all of use. Experiencing issues is not always a bad thing, what is important is the approach we take to handle them. For this reason a positive frame of mind is really important.

1. Fact: A positive mindset is a direct result of increased levels of nerve transmitters similar to serotonin that manage the part of the brain that is responsible for your performance skills. It is just a bodily process which can be stimulated by yourself.

2. Fact: Positive thinking is proven to boost productivity and performance in all aspects of life. We often think more actively and perform better if we are feeling positive and well.

3. It can result in improved health, not just better mental health but better in the body sense. This is because of the increase to the immune system that a positive mindset can give you from positive hormones.

4. It provides you with a can do attitude. Individuals that remain positive are far more likely to see challenges instead of problems or possibilities rather than complications.

5. A positive frame of mind is not an attribute for a privileged few. It is something that is available to everybody. Anyone, that is, who is willing to put in the necessary work to achieving it.

6. Developing a positive mindset is not some new aged trend. For hundreds of years spiritual men and scholars alike sought out and developed techniques to harness their inner tranquility.

7. One of the most efficient ways to overcome social anxiety is with a positive frame of mind, it will allow you to reprogram your attitude to the world around you and that means individuals in it as well. The way you are with other people will affect the possibilities you get offered.

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The contents of this article is taken from my experience of social anxiety and how I was able to overcome anxiety by understanding the cause. I am not a medical expert so must advise that you consult a doctor before acting on any medical advice given.

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Thinning Hair in Women

January 20th, 2010
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It is common and even accepted for men to be bald. Although it is accepted it does not stop some men feeling embarrassed about their baldness and start looking for a way how to prevent hair loss. So can you imagine how it must be for a woman as their hair is one of the main areas that makes a woman feel attractive, and when it starts to fall out confidence can go with it too.

As a female, if your hair does start to have bald patches in it you should just quickly check a couple of things before coming to the overall conclusion that your hair is actually thinning. You should take time out and think about lifestyle really, are you stressed or is your diet poor? What about your hairstyle have you been wearing a style that pulls on your hair or getting lots of colors done? Although things like this may not seem relevant, they are and can have an effect on your hair.
Now of course non of these things may be happening in your life, and you are actually losing more hair than any of the above would warrant, well if that is the case there is a strong possibility it could be a hormonal issue, as changes in hormones can hugely effect the growth of your hair.

Following are some of the common things that can happen to a woman to adjust hormones and interfere with the hair growth.

The first thing to consider is if you are going through the menopause. If you are then there is a high probability that your hormone production is slowing down. This is probably more common than you would imagine and can effect up to about two thirds of women and leave them with bald patches of some degree in their post menopausal stages. Probably one of the most common ways this is treated by the medical profession is with HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy). The actual hormone imbalance that occurs in the female during menopause which can cause hair loss can be explained as follows:-

Basically, before menopause a women will produce both estrogen and testosterone hormones. But the estrogen will not allow testosterone to be converted and move around the body as it acts in a way like a barrier. When the menopause starts, the production of estrogen diminishes and this can allow testosterone to have a bit more of a free reign. This in turn can turn into DHT which is a high amount of testosterone and if there are areas of the scalp sensitive to this then this can lead to hair loss.

If a woman is unfortunate enough to have to undergo a hysterectomy, then this too can be a bit like going through the menopause as again there is really little or no estrogen being produced, and this too is going to lead to a higher probability of hair loss.

The final big upheaval in a woman which causes massive hormonal change is pregnancy, and this can really play tricks with the hair. When a woman becomes pregnant there are huge amounts of changes that start to occur within the body as you can probably well imagine. It is extremely common during pregnancy for hair to just seemingly take on a life of its own. It can go thinner and fall out, it can become thicker, curly hair can straighten and straight hair can go curly. This is down to the massive hormone changes which take place within a woman when they are pregnant, and for some women after having a child, their hair is never the same again.

This is not an exhaustive list of hormone changes that can cause hair loss in women but it covers the most common, however remember if you are not menopausal, pregnant or had a hysterectomy and are losing hair, then remember to check your lifestyle, particularly your stress levels and diet and you may want to think about having some vitamins for good hair growth.

 

 

 

 

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