Routine Irregular

late 40s or early 50s, you are approaching the point when your hormone levels will no longer stimulate menstruation. However, this can mean many years of seemingly inexplicable changes occurring within your body, as it begins to adjust to its new routine. Menopause does not always occur naturally. A full hysterectomy – that removes both the uterus and your ovaries – will induce menopause. Because this change occurs rapidly as opposed to the natural biological reduction of hormone…

Anxiety may cause irregularities in cardiovascular system such as irregular heart rate and hypertension. Music therapy has shown to decrease heart rate and lower blood pressure (Hosseini, S. E., Bagheri, M. & Honarparvaran, N., 2013). Additionally, music therapy and music intervention have shown an increase in pain…

to encourage the healthy eating behaviours of nurses so that they may maintain their health and wellness. As healthcare professionals, nurses face certain risk factors for unhealthy dietary behaviours and obesity. These risk factors may include irregular meal schedules, long work hours, and high stress levels, all of which may come as a result of the job (1). High stress levels may be caused by the heavy workload and emotional aspects of nursing, as well as the unpredictability and…

Maria Konnikova’s article “Snoozers Are, in Fact, Losers” examines the relationship between humans’ biological and social sleep; in other words, how do humans’ natural circadian rhythm conflict with their routine? Konnikova claims that it is better to wake up naturally than to hit the snooze button. Waking up after having just fallen back asleep is detrimental to one’s ability to perform basic functions as well as one’s long term health. The act of waking up suddenly causes sleep inertia; when…

and toes; along with feeling cold are signs of reduced oxygenation. There may also be swelling of the legs, a sign of fluid retention and edema. An enlarged liver may also be a sign of fluid retention. During the physical, the physician may hear irregular heart sounds, gallops, a raid heart rate and murmurs of the heart valves (Davidson, 2015). Diagnostic testing includes: chest x-ray, electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), stress test, blood tests, ultrasound, CT and MRI, coronary catheterization, and…

Better Health with Pilates Fluidity as last principle of Pilates, a synthesis of all previous conceptions. If you controlling your movements, run from the center of power, you're focused on the proper conduct of the exercise, breathe deeply and completely and accurately move, achieve fluidity of movement. After 10 sessions You will feel the difference, after 20 you will see the difference and after 30 training you will have a whole new body. With these words Joseph Pilates, the founder of…

stores. According to the website Statista, the average consumers' weekly grocery shopping trips in the United States, as of 2016, was 1.6 ("Consumers' weekly"). Since the majority of Americans are going to the store almost twice a week, there is a routine people have established. They encounter cashiers, designated aisles, and one of the smaller details, buggies. As people walk in, the first thing they do, out of habit, is grab a grocery cart. I can almost guarantee that when a person selects…

Did you know that High Blood Pressure was the number one factor for a stroke and major risk factor for heart disease? High blood pressure also known as hypertension is an often-silent cardiovascular condition that may lead to heart attack, stroke and major organ failure. Today, I would like to discuss what high blood pressure is and some of the signs and symptoms, what causes high blood pressure, and I would like to share some information in how to prevent hypertension. The first thing I would…

In Joe Wenderoth’s “Letters to Wendy’s” and Ottessa Moshfegh’s “Disgust”, sex is a reoccurring motif that is used to create an absurd and taboo atmosphere and cause the reader to become desensitized to the idea of sex, and also depict a larger idea. In “Disgust”, Mr. Wu uses sex to establish power over women and to feel stability in his life. He is a lonely, self-conscious man, which is evidenced by when he pays women to have sex, he “insisted on getting underneath the sheets to take off his…

1. Read the article and click through the 11 slides in the slideshow. 2. According to the article, what is the relationship between creative genius and mental illness? According to the article, creative genius and mental illness seem to live coherently with each other. From the various famous artists, painters, and musicians with mental disabilities; it is said that “madness may lurk where creativity hides.” 3. List 3 famous artists from the slideshow/article. What did you learn about…