There is Actually Alone One Way to Accurate Accurate Adulation - Brainy Bloom Research

What is the purpose of life? The alone purpose that makes rational faculty is to accurate adulation to all active entities. All added purposes are apprenticed to be selfish, with a "getting" motive attached. The acquaintance of accurate adulation seems to appear rarely on our planet, as adumbrated by the abrogating altitude of humans and situations worldwide. The superior of our abundance and brainy bloom depends on our alertness to accurate adulation to the activity about us.

Many may be abashed to ascertain that accurate adulation is not a claimed resource. I accept no adulation of my own, nor do you, or anyone else. There is alone one way we can accurate accurate adulation to the activity about us, that is by consistently acting on what is absolutely right.

Here is accession shocker; to act accurately a getting cannot be acting selfishly. That agency that he or she cannot be acting from a egocentric or blowhard intention. It agency that a getting cannot be in a egocentric authoritative or artful mode, and cannot be acting to get something for self.

The announcement of accurate adulation requires that our intentions be pure; that we be aboveboard will to accord with no strings attached. We have to aswell be accommodating to act in acquiescently amenable ways, which includes getting accommodating to accurate accuracy as we apperceive it in adapted ways. In a egocentric environment, the announcement of accuracy can sometimes be alarming so acumen is in order.

At the affection of the activity of cogent accurate adulation is a aboveboard alertness to accurate love. Without that willingness, whatever comes alternating shall be some anatomy of egocentric action.

Here is an analogy:

Think of a animal getting as a "garden hose," and his or her will as the "faucet" absorbed to the ancillary of a house. The "water" is love.

In adjustment for us to acquaintance or accurate love, we have to accessible our claimed "faucet" (will) and be accommodating to acquiesce baptize to breeze (express love). If we are accommodating to accurate love, "water" flows through us and we feel acceptable (we acquaintance love). In addition, those about us get "wet" (are loved).

On the added hand, if we selfishly and defiantly debris to accurate love, we accumulate our claimed "faucet" shut so that no "water" can breeze through us. Like an bare garden corrupt larboard out in the sun, it anon dries out and begins to decay.

Fish Oil for Affection Bloom and Affection Bloom Research

Fish oil for affection bloom is a hot topic. And for acceptable reason.

You can't aces up a bi-weekly or annual after analysis account about the amazing bloom allowances of angle oil for affection health. Doctors acclaim it. Nutritionists acclaim it. Trainers and exercise buffs acclaim it. Even my vet afresh recommended angle oil capsules for the affection bloom of my amber lab, Phyto.

Although a lot of humans accept heard of the outstanding cardiovascular bloom allowances from omega 3 angle oil, few apperceive about all of the agitative accurate studies of accurate after-effects abaft the angle oil for affection bloom craze.

A address appear in Circulation, the official account of the American Affection Association, gives a absolute briefing on how omega 3 blubbery acids from angle improves apportionment and why angle oil works so able-bodied for the bloom of your affection and cardiovascular arrangement in abundant ways.

This abstraction shows that angle oil blubbery acids advice your affection by blurred cholesterol, preventing aberrant baby and abbreviation claret clots. It aswell decreases claret pressure, lowers triglycerides, balances HDL and LDL, relaxes the arterial walls and prevents the accumulation of new applique and inflammation, vasoconstriction, platelet accession and abundant more. [Vol. 106:2747]

Wow! Some scientists even announce that, back omega 3 angle oil helps humans affected depression, it can alleviate a torn heart.

One accumulation of doctors appear a abstraction in the Account of the American Medical Association about all of the abounding absolute furnishings that college angle oil burning has on blurred a man's accident of coronary affection ache (CHD). However, back added women die of affection ache than any added cause, the scientists capital to acquisition out if angle oil offers the aforementioned bloom allowances for women as they do for men.

After afterward 84,688 women for 16 years, these doctors assured that women who eat 5 or added servings of angle a anniversary accept abundant beneath accident of CHD or dying from a affection advance than women who eat beneath fish. [Vol. 287, No. 14]

If you ask me, it doesn't get any clearer than this. Angle oil for affection bloom is awfully important. But how abundant do you need? A lot of recommendations advance 5 or added servings of oily, algid baptize angle a week. This is abundant and will absolutely advice advance affection health, but it may not be enough. Abounding studies acclaim 1 to 3 grams of angle oil circadian for a advantageous cardiovascular system.

A Look At Biscuit And Affection Bloom Research

While, there is no accurate hotlink amid biscuit and affection health, there are several affidavit that friends, ancestors and even those in the bloom industry may advance biscuit for affection health.

If you are absorbed in affection health, you should aboriginal accept the controllable accident factors. Blazon II, developed access or diabetes mellitus, obesity, ailing cholesterol levels, concrete cessation and top claret burden are a part of the accident factors that are brash controllable. This agency that with able diet, exercise and, in some cases, medication these factors can be brash or controlled.

Clinical trials in Europe in 2003 and 2006 abutment the use of biscuit to lower claret glucose levels in patients with type-2 diabetes. Since this is one of the accident factors for developing affection disease, these studies may accept advance to the advance of biscuit for affection health.

There is some abashing over which blazon of biscuit was acclimated in the trials. There are several types. In the United States, the a lot of accepted blazon awash for additive is cassia. Some bloom agencies accept brash adjoin arresting top amounts of cassia, because of a basic begin in the bulb which is baneful to the alarmist and kidneys.

Cinnamon is broadly acclimated in "fat-burners". You accept apparently apparent them advertised in magazines on the internet or TV. They are about awash in bloom supplement stores. These articles are declared to admonition you lose weight by allowance your physique bake added fat. There is no bright accurate affirmation that they will plan for everyone, but some analysis does abutment their use and some humans affirm by them.

The American Affection Association and added groups complex in accession and researching admonition accompanying to affection bloom has this admonition about weight. If you are overweight, it is important for the bloom of your affection to lose the weight. But, it is aswell actual important to accumulate the weight off. Gaining and accident twenty or thirty pounds over the advance of your lifetime is believed to be unhealthy, possibly as ailing as abiding obesity. If anyone has recommended that you try biscuit for affection bloom and you are overweight, it may be because of cinnamons accessible fat-burning attributes.

A abstraction appear in the Indian Journal of Experimental Biology in 1999 seems to abutment the use of biscuit as a fat burner, possibly acknowledging a hotlink amid biscuit and affection health. In this study, the blazon of biscuit acclimated was Cinnamomum Verum, sometimes referred to as "true cinnamon". Southern India is one of the places area this bulb was originally cultivated. Unlike cassia, no bloom risks are associated with the use of cinnamomum verum, but it may be harder to find.

In the study, rats were fed a diet top in fat, complemented with cinnamon. Researchers did not see the accepted access in cholesterol levels in the claret stream. This may announce that biscuit can admonition abate or ascendancy ailing cholesterol levels, but added analysis is needed.

Resillence

The term “resilience” is a word and concept that often gets thrown around in a variety of contexts within the mental health field. Despite the prevalence of the terminology, it is frequently unclear as to what professionals are trying to capture through the use of this construct. The multitude of definitions and interchangeability of resilience with other constructs (such as recovery) make it difficult to establish a common language among mental health providers, particularly with regard to interventions and research designed to facilitate resiliency. In Ungar’s 2004 article on resilience, he points out the “definitional ambiguity in the resilience construct.” Through this article I hope to provide a brief overview of the etiology and evolution of resilience while highlighting some of the past and recent research. Hopefully this information will help to inform our future application and efforts to foster resiliency in our own lives and those around us.
Historical accounts date the origin of resilience from between 1620-30 C.E. with the Latin root “resiliens,” meaning to “spring back” or “rebound” (Friesen, 2005; Luthans, Vogelgesand, & Lester 2006; Online Etymology Dictionary, 2008). The resilience that we now associate with mental health became a prominent construct in the 1970s when researchers began to examine individuals who were able to follow a positive developmental trajectory despite the presence of high-risk conditions or adversity (Luthar & Zigler, 1991). Since that time, there have been three recognized waves of research involving resiliency, “resilient qualities,” “the resiliency process,” and “innate resiliency” (Richardson, 2002).
Resilient qualities research has sought to identify particular traits or characteristics that have helped them survive some form of adversity. Various studies have identified these protective factors to include items such as gender, tolerance, achievement orientation, good communicator, altruism, self-efficacy, future orientation, high expectations, good self-esteem, happiness, faith, creativity, and morality, among others (Baumeister & Exline 2000; Buss, 2000; Myers, 2000; Simonton, 2000; Werner, 1982; 2005; Werner & Smith 1992). These specific developmental assets remain of interest to resiliency researchers while an emphasis on the process involved in fostering resilient responses has gained even greater attention.
The resiliency process research has sought to view resiliency as more of a dynamic developmental process between person and environment while reflecting some positive adjustment despite some form of adversity (Friesen, 2005; Edeschi & Kilmer, 2005). This movement within the field of resilience has sought to transform the construct from a trait to be expressed into a state that is either developed or elicited within particular context (Lussier, Derevensky, Gupta, Bergevin, & Ellenbogen, 2007). The exploration of the interactional and environmental nature of resiliency welcomed another wave of research into how resilience might be fostered, developed, and learned.
Innate resiliency research drew into question many of the assumptions that had previously been made about the resilience construct. Resilience was beginning to be viewed as no longer an either yes or no condition that individuals were predetermined to have (or not), but a construct that falls along a continuum and may be continually enhanced (Cairns-Descoteaux, 2005). This further development also began to draw into question the necessity that there be the presence of some stressor or adversity (to overcome) in order for their truly to be a resiliency process in effect.
Many current explorations of resiliency have begun to view resiliency as something innate to us all. In Bonnie Benard’s The Foundations of the Resiliency Framework emphasizes the “process of connectedness” within resiliency and the importance of the how we do what we do, trying to move our focus in mental health from our fixation on the content of what we do and instead on the context. This concept is further elucidated (within an educational context) by Dr. Truebridge’s in her blog Resilience, Research, and Educational Reform resilience-research-and-educational-reform/) in which she discusses the importance of change in the person delivering a particular service and the way it is delivered (and not necessarily the service itself) in terms of facilitating resilience in those with whom we come in contact. These recent examinations have helped to highlight the role of our own beliefs (and those within the broader social context) as a crucial element in creating resilience.
As can be seen by the previous review of resiliency literature, the construct remains somewhat of an enigma. The many various interpretations and understandings of resilience has led to much of the ambiguity in the term and has led some researchers to draw into question the utility of the construct itself in meaningfully contributing to the research and literature. Through my own research of resilience I tried to address this issue through the process of a meta-synthesis of other resiliency studies in the hopes of identifying common themes and creating a more meaningful understanding of the construct. The results of the study suggested the presence of eight core processes within resiliency of internal locus of control, reconstruction of the narrative, altruism, acceptance, flexibility, optimistic outlook, interpersonal effectiveness, and social support (Nebel, 2008). Resilience remains a prominent issue of debate within the clinical and research fields of psychology. Hopefully this blog was able to provide a brief overview of some of the current views and applications of the resiliency construct in mental health while highlighting the ongoing need for continued dialogue and research.

By Scott Nebel, Psy.D.

• Scott is a Psychologist on MHCD’s Intensive In-Home Treatment Team and collaborates with the MHCD Research Institute.

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Our Role in Preventing Suicide…

With the recent untimely death of Broncos WR Kenny McKinley and tragic loss of several college youth across the nation this question has been thrust into our community’s collective conscious. Sadly, suicide has become an all too common occurrence within our society, while at the same time remaining a rather taboo subject for our own interpersonal relationships. Despite our frequent reluctance to discuss this issue with those that we care about, there are vey few of us who have not had our lives directly touched by suicide, whether through a child, parent, sibling, relative, neighbor, coworker, or acquaintance. We’re often left with lingering existential questions that challenge our own sense of meaning in life... Why? How could someone with seemingly so much going for them take their own life? What could lead a person to believe that suicide was an option in their situation? What could I have done differently or how could I have known this was going to happen? Perhaps the most important question we can ask ourselves, as we seek to move forward and create meaning from such a seemingly senseless act, is what can we do to reach out to those still suffering in silence to help prevent suicide from taking another life? Through this brief post I hope to review current research to provide some context to the national suicide epidemic, dispel some myths about suicide, and empower you with some tools and resources to make a positive impact on the struggle against suicide.Colorado consistently has one of the highest suicide rates in the nation, with suicide representing the 7^th leading cause of death across all age groups and the 2^nd leading cause of death for young people ages 10-34. Just last year Colorado had its most deaths by suicide on record at 940. Nationally, death by suicide claimed the lives of 34,598 people in 2007. It is estimated that another 11 suicide attempts occur for every 1 death by suicide. These are staggering and heartbreaking statistics that highlight the all too prevalent nature of suicide within our nation and immediate community. For more information on some of the national suicide statistics you can visit the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) or see the Suicide in Colorado report for information specific to this State.

             Given the widespread nature of suicide within our communities, one might think that this issue would be a more frequent topic of conversation and routine preventative effort by nearly all people. Unfortunately, some of the myths and stigma surrounding suicide has prevented this from becoming the case and we all too rarely openly discuss or ask about suicide until the topic has been thrust before us by the loss of someone we love or a prominent public figure. By then it’s already too late. Our own fears, assumptions, and false beliefs about suicide often get in the way of reaching out to those in need around us.

• How can I possibly say anything that might be helpful to someone considering suicide? People contemplating suicide are just like you and me. We have all been through some difficulty in our own lives and share a common humanity which gives us the capacity to help someone who is depressed or thinking of taking their own life.
• If I say anything it might make the person upset or give them an idea that makes them more likely to hurt themselves. This is actually the opposite of what research has found to be true. Being direct with someone about suicide generally lowers their anxiety and sense of isolation that has been created by the stigma surrounding suicide. By opening a line of communication we can cue in to any warning signs and decrease the risk of an impulsive act. Additionally, if you’re worried that someone you know might be considering suicide, it’s nearly a guarantee that they’ve already at least thought about this themselves.
• People who consider suicide keep their plans to themselves. This is another common misperception that has been debunked by the literature. Psychological autopsies on those who have completed suicide found that approximately 95% of these individuals had in some way communicated their suicidal intent.
• People who talk or joke about suicide don’t actually do it. As previously highlighted, nearly all people who attempt suicide convey their intentions in some way. Increased talking about death or suicide is a frequently evident precursor in individuals who try to take their own life.
• Once people make up their mind to complete suicide there’s no way to stop them. Most people have conflicting feelings about suicide and are generally ambivalent about their decision to complete the act. Interviews with Golden Gate Bridge survivors indicated that one of the most common thoughts that entered their minds after jumping from the bridge was “I wish I hadn’t done it.” This is also why the vast majority of people convey their intentions in some form or another before performing a suicidal act. People generally want help but don’t know how to ask. Suicide is the most preventable cause of death and any positive action you take may save a life.

            I know how incredibly difficult it can be to break the circle of silence surrounding suicide. I live with my own painful reminder of how I was unable to do just that with an acquaintance during my sophomore year of college. However, as I’ve learned to break that silence and reach out to those in both my personal and professional lives (as both a crisis helpline worker and therapist) I’ve come to appreciate the incredible power of a simple question or gesture of support to someone contemplating suicide. Whether a person is actually considering suicide or not, the mere act of asking a question offers a tremendous opportunity to create a profoundly meaningful connection with another person that you may find not only has a significant impact on that person’s life but on yours as well.

            So what can we do to help? Everyone can play an important role in suicide prevention by being mindful of several simple things and being willing to reach out to others whenever warning signs arise. Moreover, we can all work together to help break the silence and lower the social stigma surrounding suicide.

• Be attuned to any suicide cues or warning signs in those around you. Listen for direct verbal cues (e.g. I wish I were dead, I’m going to kill myself, I’m going to end it all) and indirect verbal cues (e.g. I’m tired of life, You won’t have to worry about me much longer, You’d be better off without me anyway, I just want out of it all).
• Be on the lookout for behavioral cues (e.g. previous suicide attempts, giving away possessions, sudden disengagement, making arrangements for an absence, acquiring a weapon, storing large quantities of pills). Symptoms of depression and drug/alcohol abuse are present in approximately 90% of instances of suicide.
• Also, be mindful of times in which previously depressed individuals seem to be getting better or have an increased level of energy as they may now feel as though they have the resources to carry out the act they have been thinking about for so long. Moreover, as counterintuitive as it may sound, the hours preceding an attempt may involve an air of happiness or calm as the person has resigned themselves to death.
• Check-in with people following any major life changes that may represent a situational cue for suicide (e.g. loss of job, end of a significant relationship, death of a family member or friend, difficulties at school, serious medical condition).

            Whenever you have any concerns the most important thing you can do is simply ask if someone is considering suicide, or if you’re unable to then find someone who can. Ask the question and then listen. Listen without judging and then ask if you can help them get connected with resources to help. For additional information on suicide and how you can help people struggling with this issue checkout the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center.

By Scott Nebel, Psy.D.

• Scott is a Psychologist on MHCD’s Intensive In-Home Treatment Team and collaborates with the MHCD Research Institute.

Books on Suicide and Depression:

Suicide: The Forever Decision by Paul Quinett

Darkness Visible by William Styron

Night Falls Fast by Kay Redfield Jamison