You can minimise the amount of distress at separation in a number of ways. First, you should acknowledge that for toddlers in particular, some initial and usually transient distress is developmentally normal and appropriate. In fact, we would be a bit concerned if the young child did not exhibit some feelings at initial separation. Second, [...]
This is a very important point. Many people do not give their recovery priority. Although everyone wants to recover, there can seem a million more important things to be done first. Our recovery has to become the most important thing in our life. Our loyalty has to be to ourselves. This can be very difficult [...]
Sleep disturbances are common with babies. They are so common that ma parents are reluctant to define their situation as a “problem.” A baby seems to change every day; as she grows and learns, parents expect that she will learn to sleep when she is able. Some babies learn on their own. Some do not. [...]
Things that are nothing to do with cancer such as nervous tension, migraines and sinus problems can of course cause headaches in people with cancer, just as they can in anyone. However, the cause we will discuss here is the one that is likely to worry you the most—cancer in the brain or cerebro-spinal fluid [...]
Most diagnoses are made on the history alone but the majority of the others require a physical examination as well. Few diagnoses require the use of special tests such as X-ray or blood tests, which are more often of use to confirm or deny a diagnosis already made or to establish the extent of the [...]
Heavy bleeding, which has many causes, is NOT good for a woman — she may become anaemic from the repeated heavy losses of blood, and may not be able to replace this blood loss by the production of new red-blood cells. The emotional upset of a girl changing jobs or having a tiff with her [...]
Over the past ten years it has become apparent that a number of health problems which cause heart attacks are found together in many people. These include high blood sugar levels, high blood fat levels (especially triglycerides), overweight, high blood pressure and increased blood clotting. When these are found together they are referred to as [...]
Summary of main points. • There are a number of critical periods throughout life where gains and losses in body fat and body weight are likely to occur. • Some of these are due to physiological causes, others to behaviour and/or periods of high stress, crisis or grief. • Restrained eaters may be likely to [...]
There is some inter-conversion between nutrients such as protein being converted to glucose (gluconeogenesis) for release into the bloodstream, but under normal conditions, the capacity to convert one nutrient into another for storage is very limited. Also, humans have little capacity to ‘waste’ extra energy by burning it off. This process, which has been termed [...]
Tuberculosis is a serious destructive infection of the lungs. In years past it was a significant cause of death in the community. But in recent times, with improved conditions and especially with improved forms of treatment, it is now rarely seen. However, it must never be dismissed, for it still exists in this country, and [...]