Lists Of Contents Tagged With "Health"
Normally, the first year of life can be and is one of the happiest of the life span. The dependency of young babies makes them appealing to children as well as to adults. Most children like to play with them, while adults not only want to cuddle and love them but are happy to tolerate their crying and the other ...
There are four common psychological hazards that frequently arise in relation to emotional development during the babyhood years. It would be impossible to rate these in order of their seriousness as hazards to good personal and social relationships as babies grow older. All are serious if they develop into habits during the babyhood years. On the other hand, if they ...
Because babyhood is the foundation age, it is an especially hazardous time. The hazards may be physical, psychological, or both, as is true of infancy. For example, excessive crying is both physically and psychologically damaging to the baby and to the home atmosphere. It leads to gastrointestinal disturbances, regurgitation of food, night walking, and general nervous tension. Furthermore, excessive crying ...
Babyhood is one of the two periods of rapid growth during the life span; the other comes at puberty. During the first six months of life, growth continues at the rapid rate characteristic of the prenatal period and then begins to slow down. In the second year, the rate of growth decelerates rapidly. During the first year of life, the ...
“At night, it feels like my feet are on fire. Is this from diabetes?”
A burning sensation in your feet could be due to nerve damage from diabetes called peripheral neuropathy. About 50 percent of people with diabetes develop nerve damage, and peripheral neuropathy is the most common kind, affecting toes, feet, legs, hands, and arms.
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Salads are a healthful choice, right? Not always. Use these tips to ensure your salad is filled with balanced and carb-smart ingredients.
If you’ve never bought scallops, clams, or a new type of fish, we have a few tips to help you shop smart.
Buy dry-packed sea scallops (not bay scallops) that are sized U/15 or U/10. For fresh clams, ask if they’ve been cleaned or if you should do it yourself. Live clams should be closed ...
According to the Journal of Diabetes & Metabolism, yoga’s benefits go well beyond the physical. Studies show that regular yoga practice has a positive effect on mental health, including relaxation, improved breathing, and calming of the nervous system. The journal further reports that yoga may improve nerve damage and cognitive functions in people with diabetes, which may benefit management of ...
As young adults change their role from that of student and dependent, characteristic of adolescence, to that of independent adult, they establish new patterns of living, assume new responsibilities, and make new commitments. While these new patterns of living, new responsibilities, and new commitments may change later, they form the foundations on which ...
The early adult years present many new problems, different in their major aspects, from the problems experienced in the earlier years of life. With the lowering of the age of legal maturity to eighteen years, in 1970, young adults have been confronted with many problems they are totally unprepared to cope with. While they ...
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