This is downright hypocritical for me to write - but moms MUST de-stress. Personally, I battle with mothering, working, and housekeeping stresses just as much as the next woman. I'm the type of gal you could call a worry-wart. Plus, I seem to perpetually set my standards too high (for myself, not others, of course). The result? Ironically, even making time for my own leisurely interests has become a source of stress.
You would think that I'd know better. Afterall, I wrote a graduate dissertation, and published a paper in the Journal of Neuroscience on the effects of chronic stress on brain function. Yeah, that's right. Chronic stress alters brain function, and not just momentarily. Stress actually changes the numbers of particular receptors and the activity of specific brain regions for an indeterminate amount of time. Science is showing us every day that stress was never intended to be chronic, and that persistent stress can result in a staggering number of ailments. Plus, stressed moms pass that lifestyle on to their children - not exactly something to win you the Mother of the Year t-shirt this May.
So, here's an article with some bits of advice for moms. Not every tip may work for you, but investing time into solutions for your stress will bring great returns...
5 Ways Moms Can Find More Time
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
The truth about diet soft drinks
Check out the article below published on Yahoo! about the health effects of artificial sweeteners.
Artificial sweeteners were originaly developed with Type I diabetics in mind. These are the diabetics who have a genetic alteration that prevents the pancreas from creating enough insulin. Typically, this disease devlops early in life, and because of the poor insulin production, sugar poses a risk to these individuals. Artificial sweetenrs became a way to "sweeten" the world of the diabetic without affecting blood sugar levels.
Artificial sweeteners have been increasing in popularity as long as individuals have been looking for ways to trim their waistline. These low-calorie options have flooded the grocery store shelves, without consumers really understanding the potential health risks.
One of the research citations in this article points out that artificial sweeteners can still raise insulin levels in healthy people. This effect would be inconsequential to a Type I diabetic, but can have very real consequences to a healthy individual. Read about the other most important scientific articles that every diet soft drink user should know. You may think twice about what you drink...
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/7739012/is_your_diet_soft_drink_making_you.html?cat=5
Artificial sweeteners were originaly developed with Type I diabetics in mind. These are the diabetics who have a genetic alteration that prevents the pancreas from creating enough insulin. Typically, this disease devlops early in life, and because of the poor insulin production, sugar poses a risk to these individuals. Artificial sweetenrs became a way to "sweeten" the world of the diabetic without affecting blood sugar levels.
Artificial sweeteners have been increasing in popularity as long as individuals have been looking for ways to trim their waistline. These low-calorie options have flooded the grocery store shelves, without consumers really understanding the potential health risks.
One of the research citations in this article points out that artificial sweeteners can still raise insulin levels in healthy people. This effect would be inconsequential to a Type I diabetic, but can have very real consequences to a healthy individual. Read about the other most important scientific articles that every diet soft drink user should know. You may think twice about what you drink...
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/7739012/is_your_diet_soft_drink_making_you.html?cat=5
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