The hypocrisy in handling cigarette smoking prevention

September 29, 2015

The hypocrisy in handling cigarette smoking prevention: The ever ending pain

The hypocrisy in handling cigarette smoking prevention is one that can be very complicated more so because many smokers knows the dangers but do little to solve the problem

There is no doubt that cigarette is one of the most abused substances in our time. And that notwithstanding both users and the medics are very much aware of the devastation that comes with cigarette smoking. The irony in this case is that authorities are spending billions of money in trying to bring this disturbing behavior to manageable levels and at the same time they are also dissing out licenses for people to do business in tobacco products businesses. This is the greatest hypocrisy I have ever seen or heard of and that is why we want to engage the experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center to help us understand the hypocrisy in handling cigarette prevention. Dear friend the truth of the matter is that cigarette smoking kills many people globally. America is one of the biggest victims when it comes to cigarettes addiction today and if we are still going to be kind with cigarette for whatever reason be it for revenue reasons or fear of loss of employment opportunities, then I can confirm to us that we will not be sincere with our efforts. Am saying this because you do not worn a child about the dangers of any poison then you serve him or her with the same poison.

In our previous article I did ask “what is wrong in listing cigarette as one of the illegal substance like cocaine, heroin and the likes.” I hope that someday this question will be responded to boldly and without any fear but for now the rate of hypocrisy in handling the matter will still continue.

The hypocrisy in handling cigarette smoking prevention: The derivatives found in tobacco

It is true that most people are well informed of the dangers of smoking including the serious effects it will has on their health by increase once risk of contracting serious health complications like cancer and also cause problems during pregnancy and make you more likely to suffer from a stroke or heart attack. And so, when making emphasis on the hypocrisy in handling cigarette smoking we understand the real consequences of burying our heads in the sand. The impact of cigarette smoking will not only be visible on the basis of the life threatening health conditions, but also from very simple elements that you are likely to ignore. Like for instance, the byproducts found in tobacco products will deprive the skin of oxygen and vital nutrients. This deprivation can lead to a pale and uneven skin tone. It therefore means that if you begin smoking at a tender age, changes in your skin can begin to be seen sooner than you can imagine. For instance when you take a puff of cigarette stick, in essence you’re causing permanent damage to your skin. This habit can cause early wrinkles, and it accelerates the overall aging of your skin. After only 10 years of smoking, it’s already possible to see the effects in the faces of young adults. Now from that explanation you can see that such people will dig deep into their finances to correct the facial and harm caused by the smoke while at the same time bracing themselves for the major consequences of cigarette smoking like the skin cancer and other cancerous effects that are associated with this habit. We are being hypocritical in dealing with this substance usage because we can narrate vividly the dangers, we can make financial cost estimations, loss of manpower during working hours while smoking and the list is endless yet we have refused to be bold enough to classify this substance as an illegality in our laws of the land.

The hypocrisy in handling cigarette smoking prevention: Craggy and wrinkled Skin

In connection to the above point, there is no doubt that smoking causes more harm than good to the skin, and in fact smoking is one of the major reasons why we have wrinkled skin, this normally happen by reduction in size of the blood vessels in the outer layers of your skin. The consequence of this reduction is that there will be inadequate flow of blood to the skin thereby reducing the quantity of oxygen supplied to the skin and not forgetting the reduction in supply of the essential nutrients to the largest organ of the body.

Experts are a worried lot because they know that smoking damages important connective fibers like collagen and elastin, causing permanent wrinkles. It is really beat the logic seeing one spending heavily on cosmetics products to improve the looks on their skin while at the same time puffing up to three packets of cigarette. Do you want to justify that as being ignorant? I disagree and to me it is pure hypocrisy. I know that we can do better than this irrespective of the addictive nature of this substance. The slogan “yes we can” is applicable hear and the sooner we face the facts right the better for all of us. Doctor Dalal Akoury says that if nothing is done in good time, then we are likely to see the significance of the damage in our skin in just less than ten years. It therefore means that if you started smoking at the age of ten then inside your teen years you will begin seeing the formation of wrinkles in your body, on the face, neck and even on your lips. And remember that if this trend continue for another 10 years smoking at least 10 sticks of cigarettes or more daily, you’re more likely to develop deeply wrinkled, leathery skin and a yellowish complexion.

It is important to know that it does not take you to do big things for the damage to be observed, even the little things you do when you puff can contribute to skin damage. For instance when you purse your lips to inhale or squint to keep smoke out of your eyes, you are adding even more stress to your skin. These actions create crow’s feet around your eyes and deep lines on the sides of your mouth. And remember that the damage doesn’t stop at your face. According to AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, various studies have established that smokers will often show signs of accelerated aging below the neck and even on their inner arms. Nonetheless you can correct all these by seeking for professional help by calling doctor Dalal Akoury (MD) who is an addiction expert of several decades and also the founder of the hole of all addiction solutions (AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center) for an appointment so that all your cigarette addiction concerns can be addressed professionally.

The hypocrisy in handling cigarette smoking prevention: The ever ending pain

Fighting addiction begins in the brain effectively

September 28, 2015

Fighting addiction begins in the brain effectively: To fight addiction, feed your brain

Fighting addiction begins in the brain effectively and this must be done with utmost care owing to the sensitivity of the brain. Essential nutrients must never be in luck

As the nerve center of human life, the brain is very essential in very many ways. Nothing will happen in the body without it being registered in and from the brain. The brain therefore plays an integral function in keeping the body communications to various parts of the body. Having known the importance of the brain, we now want to narrow our discussion to some of the specific role the brain play in fighting addiction. Therefore the focus of our discussion is going to be on the topic “fighting addiction begins in the brain effectively.” That topic begs to ask how is this possible and what do we know about the brain, addiction and effects of addiction to the brain? These are very fundamental questions of concern which we want to address progressively as we settle into the discussion. To help us in this, we are going to seek the professional opinion of experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury (MD) and founder of the same. To start us off, doctor Akoury shares with us her personal experience with her clients over the years as follows.

Fighting addiction begins in the brain effectively: Denial and denying the brain essential fats

As we have said time and again that denial is the biggest problem we all face when dealing with addiction, that fact is very evident in most clients that I have been privileged to help get through their addictive situations. At one point I was attending to a client who for purposes of confidentiality I will refer to as Miss XYZ. Ideally if you met Miss XYZ, you might presume she had everything to live for. And just to share briefly about her in her early thirties she was doing well as a junior executive who was married with two young children. Yet when XYZ opened up as she sat on my couch during a session, she narrated to me how her troubles at home and work had brought her, more than once, to put a killer knife at her wrist and imagine ending her emotional pain forever.

For over a decade Miss XYZ disorderly drank bottles of wine every night and regularly smoked marijuana alongside taking pain killers. Even though she knew her actions she denied it first to herself, her family and to me (her doctor) that substance abuse was a part of her problem. “I’m not an alcoholic,” she said with a lot of confidence. Because she was such a long way from even addressing her (conventional) addictions, I inquired about what else she was ingesting and so I ask “What did you eat for breakfast?” That question revealed to me that she wasn’t just intoxicating her brain but she was also starving it of the essential nutrients. It was almost a routine for her skipping breakfast most days and when she took it will be only a cup of coffee or glass of juice once in a while. According to her, she put soy milk in her coffee because she thought that all dairy and meat products were unhealthy. She also avoided fat in all her foods because she believed fat would make her fat (are you like her?). What she didn’t know is that the brains rely on healthy fats for their functioning and for that reason two fats, EPA and DHA, are particularly known for their mood-boosting qualities. By avoiding any fats she was literally avoiding foods that would provide her brain with these naturally essential and therapeutic molecules.

Doctor Akoury continues that realizing all these she asked her to go to a local lab for some blood test. We talked about her making some dietary changes, especially the merits of nutrient-rich brain foods, such as eggs and fish. She admitted in a guilty whisper, “I’ve been craving a hamburger” and you will agree with me that wasn’t really surprising. Like a good number of other women of reproductive age, her there was great deficiency of iron in her blood further explaining what was lucking in her body to function well. With this deficiency she actually felt listless; she lacked the energy to cope with her demanding job and a family as well.

Fighting addiction begins in the brain effectively: Certifying the brains nutrient needs

With so many challenges standing in the way of recovering from addiction, the simplest first step is to stop depriving your brain of good and necessary food and nutrients. Experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center are very categorical that recovery will partly depend on developing new chemical pathways by which the brain overcomes habitual behaviors. This we want to emphasis that you owe it to your recovery as it will nourish the brain to poise it for better learning, stable moods and less intrusive cravings. Even though there are so many bad things Miss XYZ did, the good news is that eating to support recovery need not be a deprivation: It can be delicious and remember that when you feed your brain with essential nutrients from their natural sources, you are taking better care of yourself, which is a fundamental step in rebuilding your brain and your self-esteem. A diet geared to stabilize mood and minimize cravings will be high in omega-3 fats from fatty fish, folates from leafy greens, vitamin B12 from eggs and meat, and the many brain-healthy nutrients amply found in colorful fruits and vegetables. Instead of the sugar (dopamine) rushes from eating simple carbohydrates, the sustained feeling of fullness from healthy foods can fortify you in your recovery.

Finally when Miss XYZ changed her diet, her moods stabilized and her suicidal thoughts dissipated. The killer knife was now used properly for cutting meat, fish, and vegetables. The conclusion of my therapy with her was that a better-nourished brain and taking control of her eating habits were very instrumental steps in addressing her alcohol and drug problem. At this point she could now listen to the concerns of family members about her addiction. She became more responsible and registered with a support group. She stuck with her diet and got in the habit of regular exercise instead of daily sugar or alcohol. Miss XYZ is now celebrating many years of sobriety a recovery journey that began when she took her first bite of real food for breakfast. You can also benefit from the same by scheduling for an appointment with doctor Dalal Akoury today for the commencement of your recovery program.

Fighting addiction begins in the brain effectively: To fight addiction, feed your brain

Keeping your brain healthy to eliminate addiction

September 26, 2015

Keeping your brain healthy to eliminate addiction: Finding solutions of addiction from the brain

Keeping your brain healthy to eliminate addiction will require serious soul searching so that your motivation to food will be right and to the correct and healthy foods only.

Did you know that life stop the moment the brain stops? Many people often feel the heart to confirm death of a person but the heart is not driving your life. In fact the functions of your life heavily rely on proper functionality of the brain. It therefore means that the brain is the center of everything that makes us alive and healthy. We want to use this plat form to educate us about the need of keeping your brain healthy to eliminate addiction. We are also aware that addiction is a serious threat to health and life in general and the sooner we find means of dealing with it the better for our health and that of our societies. Now we want to invite you to join us in the discussion as we engage the services of addiction expert of several decades doctor Dalal Akoury (MD) and also the founder of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center. Ideally this facility was formed out of the deepest concern doctor Dalal Akoury after seeing and attending to many addicts of different substances. You can therefore become a part of the solution to this problem by calling doctor Dalal Akoury for a more in-depth and professional redress.

Doctor Akoury reiterates that the concerns of many people are that for any addictive behavior, a good place to start the journey of recovery is and should always be at the end of your fork. Remember that any effort towards beating an addiction and staying committed to sustained recovery will heavily depend on your optimal and perfection of your mental health, besides that there are scientific evidence that your mental health will be powerfully affected by what you feed on. A path to recovery from destructive addictions, including those to drugs, alcohol, compulsive eating or gambling, could start at your next meal. It is therefore very important that no time is wasted in dealing with all manner of addiction. The moment you notice signs of addiction, it is only fear that you seek for treatment immediately before it is too late to make any significance change.

Keeping your brain healthy to eliminate addiction: Effects of relapse to addiction

In my several decades of working with patients, I have seen how the 12-step approach can be very effective more so when there is willingness to be helped. Alongside that I have also established that without dietary changes being implemented on the part of the victim, any attempt of abstinence and recovery is needlessly more vulnerable to relapse. At the heart of the problem are a new set of dietary choices. And because many people are currently feeding on highly-processed foods, foods which are not originally designed by nature but designed in the laboratories, this can cause life to be very complicated in the long run. Remember that the main ingredients of such foods are sugar, refined carbohydrates, and vegetable oils and besides, the producers of such foods have designed them primary to taste good and appealing to the eye for the purpose of luring client into more consumption that is to say they are more of profit oriented than health. Professionally doctor Akoury is of the opinion that feeding on this kind of food will only succeed in lighting up the same pleasure-rewards areas in our brains that are activated by drugs like cocaine and heroin as well as by a variety of addictive behaviors. Ingesting dopamine-triggering foods, in other words, subjecting your brain to the ups and downs, highs and lows, of any addictive substance or activity since you are stirring the same neurochemical pot (no pun intended).

Keeping your brain healthy to eliminate addiction: Nutritional deficiency by substance abusers

Even as we progress into the discussion, it will interest you to note that many substance abusers deeply hooked on drugs and alcohol suffers from serious nutritional deficiencies that magnify the effects of their addictive illness. Alcohol dependency, for example, can lead to thiamine deficiency, and increases the risk of deficiencies of vitamin B12, vitamin D, and magnesium which are all very significant nutrients needed for optimal brain function. Professional nutritionist will tell you that all the processed foods, in particular, have been taken through various stages of manufacturing thereby stripping them of much of their natural nutritional value, so they fail to supply the essential nutrients our bodies need in general and all the more so when substances further deplete our body’s stores. It is also very important to appreciate that the other nutritional deficiencies can also result in the victims feeling rundown, foggy-brained, distractible and depressed. Take note that any diet of junk food combined with addictive tendencies is a combination that robs you of the neurochemical ingredients you need to function, and thus to bring your full capacities to recovery.

Finally in keeping your brain healthy to eliminate weight you will need a lot of commitment and determination if this exercise is to yield any meaningful truth. We appreciate that once addicted, denial and shame of being embarrassed will be a hard nut to crack, but remember that it is your health that is at stake here and the sooner you comes to the realization of the facts as they are the better. Remember that with addiction, there is no element of discrimination; everybody is vulnerable in almost equal measure. Therefore doctor Akoury registers that for us to be of help to you, the very first thing to do is to acknowledge that you have a problem, when this has been done then you can now schedule for an appointment with us for further deliberations. And up on visiting our facility at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, we will professionally carry out an evaluation to your individual health or addiction complications and based on the outcome of the tests and through evaluation, treatments can now be allowed.

Keeping your brain healthy to eliminate addiction: Finding solutions of addiction from the brain

Initial training of children on healthy lifestyle

September 26, 2015

Initial training of children on healthy lifestyle: Protecting children from the danger of food addiction

Initial trainings of children on healthy lifestyle

Initial training of children on healthy lifestyle is very important if we want to protect them from future complications on their body organs including the brain

Is your child professing some signs of addiction to what goes round in the environment? How well do you know what your child feeds on and do you ever impact on them positively to live their lives in a health way? These are some of the concerns that we find ourselves struggling with in our day to day life. We are actually living at a time when life demands and work commitments have taken most of our time and so we often have very little time for ourselves and our families. Experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center have established that in our quest of providing good life for our family by working hard or do I say by spending more than three quarter of our time at our work stations, we often put our children on the sport light thereby subjecting them to the danger of embracing acts that can only lead them to living a very unhealthy lifestyle in the future. It is because of this fact that we want to focus our discussion in this article on the initial training of children on healthy lifestyle. Doctor Dalal Akoury a veteran addiction expert of more than two decades laid a foundation in correcting this problem by establishing a medical center whose main objective is to transform each individual’s life through increasing awareness about health and wellness and by empowering individuals to find their own inner healing power.

She says that empowering people is very instrumental in unlocking the stalemate of addiction and this should begin at the very initial stages of a child’s life. In our previous postings we highlighted some of the techniques available for preventing childhood addiction on food and as we progress into this, we just want to encourage you to make reference to that. In the meantime I want to pose a challenge to you by asking that “are you living a life that can be seen as healthy and that when your child emulate he/she will be proud that I am healthy today because I learned it from my parents?” like I had mentioned more than 75% of our time we spend at work and we have left our children in the care of teachers and housekeepers who may not be doing a good job in training our children to feed on healthy food. To complicate the matter further we ourselves we don’t lead by example. The kind of food we stock at home are loaded with tones of calories. Because of this habit we all need help to bring radical change in the life of our children. This is what doctor Dalal Akoury and her team of experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center does best. It will however interest you to note that Dr. Akoury’s practice focuses on personalized medicine through healthy lifestyle choices that deal with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of patching up symptoms. This is the kind of professional you need in situations like this and therefore if this description suits your case, then you can call doctor Akoury on telephone number 843 213 1480 and schedule for an appointment with her for further professional deliberations. In the meantime, let us narrow our discussion to some of the significant elements that you can adopt to help you train your child on healthy living and more so in the line of eliminating the dangers of food addiction. The following guidelines could work for you:

Initial training of children on healthy lifestyle: Encourage new foods in your menu

This you can do by embracing the following:

Serve a new food with one your child likes.
Being patient and keep offering new foods, even if they are rejected at first and assume that your child will like new foods.
Offer new foods in a relaxed environment.
Don’t use food as a reward, pacifier or punishment.

Initial training of children on healthy lifestyle: Make mealtimes a positive experience

Mealtimes should be relaxed and happy. Suggestions include:

Let your child explore food by touching and expect some mess.
Let children feed themselves and give help if needed.
Enjoy family meals together at a table, so children can watch and copy others, try the family foods and enjoy company while eating.
Keep mealtimes relaxed. Don’t have too many distractions like the TV on.
Offer encouragement, but don’t argue or force your child to eat.
Talk pleasantly to your child at mealtimes, not just about food.
Don’t ask your child to eat quickly.

Initial training of children on healthy lifestyle: Safety suggestions

To reduce the risk of choking, safety suggestions may include the following:

Always supervise young children when they are eating.
Encourage your child to always eat sitting down to prevent falls and reduce the risk of choking.
Avoid small hard foods such as nuts, raw carrot, hard lollies and popcorn. Offer lightly steamed vegetable sticks instead.

Initial training of children on healthy lifestyle: Drinks for children

It is very important that you offer all drinks to your children in a cup. Sometimes children fill up on drinks, particularly sweet ones like juice, and this leaves less room for foods. This you can avoid by:

Offering up to three cups of milk only each day, with water at other times for thirst. Full fat milk should be given up to two years of age and then reduced fat may be given.
Remember that juice and sweetened drinks are unnecessary.

Initial training of children on healthy lifestyle: Seeking for professional help

Many parents worry about their children’s eating at some stage, particularly in younger children when food intake and appetite appear to change daily. Therefore if this concerns you, then you should ask for professional help if:

You have concerns about your child’s growth
Your child is unwell, tired and not eating
Mealtimes are causing lots of stress and anxiety.

Finally remember that good training on healthy feeding and acceptable healthy lifestyle are the foundations that will make children grow up in resistance to the temptation of wrong food stuff that can be very addictive and injurious to their general well-being. This should be the desire of all parents so that together we can bring up young and vibrant healthy society now and in the future.

Initial training of children on healthy lifestyle: Protecting children from the danger of food addiction

Understanding the basics of eliminating substance abuse

September 25, 2015

Understanding the basics of eliminating substance abuse: What to do in the process

Understanding the basics of eliminating substance abuse is very important and this can effectively be done at the support group levels.

One of the most important basics in fighting drug addiction is the acquisition of knowledge about what can be done in situations where addiction is knocking on the door of your life. Ideally this is not going to be the very first time for us talking about this topic, but because of the nature of addiction and the seriousness with which it affects our lives, we will be doing ourselves a lot of injustice if we don’t face this problem head on. In doing so, we want to focus this discussion on the power of understanding the basics of eliminating substance abuse in our lives. And to help us in doing that we are going to relay on the professionalism of experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury.

Just to bring you up to speed with the person behind the formation of this undisputable health institution, it will further interest you to note that after making critical observation on the sufferings of people from all walks of life, doctor Dalal Akoury made an informed decision to formulate a medical center whose main objective is to transform each individual’s life through increasing awareness about health and wellness and by empowering individuals to finding their own inner healing power which is very essential for any meaningful treatment program. Alongside with the aforementioned it is worth bringing to your attention that doctor Akoury’s practice focuses primarily on personalized medicine through healthy lifestyle choices that deal with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of patching up symptoms. Over this discussion we are going to share with you some of the things that you need to do to have this scourge kicked out of your life in its entirely. We therefore request you to remain with us on the link and for you to get the best applications in this fight. In the meantime if this description suites you then you can reach out for help from doctor Dalal Akoury on the telephone number 843 213 1480 to schedule for your appointment with her in the most professional way.

Understanding the basics of eliminating substance abuse: Reach out for support

When considering this, it is important that the approach should be very inclusive and that is to say that the treatment approach you choose should have a solid support system. Remember that the more positive influences you have in your life, the better your chances for recovery. Recovering from drug addiction isn’t easy, but with inclusivity you can turn to experts for encouragement, guidance, and a listening ear, this way it becomes a little less tough. The following are some of the hints you could adopt for a break through:

Lean on close friends and family – Having the support of friends and family members is an invaluable asset in recovery. If you’re reluctant to turn to your loved ones because you’ve let them down before, consider going to couples counseling or family therapy.

Build a sober social network – If your previous social life revolved around drugs, you may need to make some new connections. It’s important to have sober friends who will support your recovery. Try taking a class, joining a church or a civic group, volunteering, or attending events in your community.

Consider moving in to a sober living home – Sober living homes provide a safe, supportive place to live while you’re recovering from drug addiction. They are a good option if you don’t have a stable home or a drug-free living environment to go to.

Make meetings a priority – Join a recovery support group and attend meetings regularly. Spending time with people who understand exactly what you’re going through can be very healing. You can also benefit from the shared experiences of the group members and learn what others have done to stay sober.

Understanding the basics of eliminating substance abuse: Learn healthy ways to cope with stress

Even once you’ve recovered from drug addiction, you’ll still have to face the problems that led to your drug problems in the first place. Did you start using drugs to numb painful emotions, calm yourself down after an argument, unwind after a bad day, or forget about your problems? After you become sober, the negative feelings that you used to dampen with drugs will resurface. Doctor Akoury recommends that for treatment to be successful and sustain sobriety, you’ll need to resolve these underlying issues progressively. Remember that conditions like stress, loneliness, frustration, anger, shame, anxiety and hopelessness will always remain in your life even when you’re no longer using drugs and so you must devise healthy ways of dealing with them from time to time. The good news is that this time you will be in a much healthier position to finally address them and seek the help you need.

Understanding the basics of eliminating substance abuse: Build a meaningful drug free life

Doctor Akoury advices that as a recovering addict you can support your drug treatment and protect yourself from relapse by engaging in healthy activities that provide meaning to your health. It’s important to be involved in things that you enjoy and make you have the sense of belonging. When your life is filled with rewarding activities and a high self-esteem, your addiction will lose its appeal and the following can be of help to you as well:

Get involved in your community – Replace your addiction with drug-free groups and activities. Volunteer, become active in your church or faith community, or join a local club or neighborhood group.

Look after your health – Regular exercise, adequate sleep, and healthy eating habits help you keep your energy levels up and your stress levels down. When you feel good, drugs are much less of a temptation. The more you can do to stay healthy, the easier it will be to stay sober.

Pick up a new hobby – Do things that challenge your creativity and spark your imagination, something you’ve always wanted to try.

Adopt a pet – Yes, pets are a responsibility, but caring for an animal makes you feel loved and needed. Pets can also get you out of the house for exercise.

Set meaningful and realistic goals– Having goals to work toward and something to look forward to can be powerful antidotes to drug addiction. It doesn’t matter what the goals are whether they involve your career, your personal life or your health, just ensure that they are important to you. Finally if after doing all these you still find drawbacks, then you can seek for more professional input by scheduling for an appointment with doctor Dalal Akoury today and all your concerns will be addressed effectively.

Understanding the basics of eliminating substance abuse: What to do in the process

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