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We’re also under pressure to multi-task – and tax our brains by going from one job to another and expecting to do them all perfectly. It would be easier if we didn’t have so many outside distractions, but with cell phone and other interruptions, no distraction is a thing of the past.

Our brains, just like the rest of us, can be trained to respond faster and more effectively when called upon and to remember things more easily.

Since our brains are comprised of about 90% water, it’s imperative that we hydrate them regularly and often by drinking lots of water -- especially during stressful situations.

Sometimes, memory loss and lack of ability to concentrate is blamed on aging, but if the brain is challenged on a regular basis it remains strong. The brain can be challenged or exercised in many different ways, including puzzles (crosswords and Sudoku), games and reading.

Memory loss and lack of concentration is sometimes due to a new medication’s side effects. Be sure and check with your pharmacist or health professional about any prescriptions you take that might be the cause of memory problems.

Diet and physical exercise is also important when fighting memory loss. Eat a diet that’s healthy, including lots of fruits, fish (and lots of protein) and vegetables. Keeping in shape will also help to keep your brain in working order.

Try something new – like taking a class at the local college or taking up a sport such as golf. Your brain will react by expanding its ability to concentrate and to take on new projects. You’ll also feel proud of yourself and in better spirits if you succeed in learning something new.

Suffering from memory loss can be annoying and sometimes devastating, depending on how severe the symptoms are.

If you notice that your memory loss is more abrupt than gradual, see a health professional to get tests that will determine if you’re suffering from a medical problem such as Alzheimer’s or another type of degenerative disease.

If you’re suffering from severe memory loss, it’s important to get a diagnosis as soon as possible.

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1 cup nonfat milk
1 cup vanilla low fat frozen yogurt
3 dates, pitted and chopped
1/8 teaspoons ground cloves
1/8 teaspoons ground cardamom
1/8 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Blend all ingredients until smooth. Serve.

SPINACH SMOOTHIE
1 blender container loosely filled with spinach
1/2 banana
3/4 to 1 cup soymilk
1/4 of a 12 ounces can frozen dole pineapple juice concentrate
Ice (optional)
Blend until smooth.
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1 banana
4 strawberries
1/2 cups skim milk
1/2 cups apple juice
put all ingredients into blender.
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What Is The Physical and Emotional Toll of Hormone Imbalance for Women?

When that happens, this health issue can cause disruption physically as well as emotionally.

There are numerous things that can lead to a hormone balance - including seasons of life change such as menopause as well as certain medications or a lack of important nutrients in your diet.

Hormone Issues Resemble Other Ailments and Are Often Missed The problem with hormone issues is that they can be difficult to diagnose. Some women report that years go by before they get a proper diagnosis. The reason for this is because a hormone problem can mimic other conditions.

Because a hormone imbalance can have several symptoms, doctors sometimes fail to look at all of the symptoms as a whole and instead focus on each individual symptom.

That’s why it’s up to you to make sure that you’re tracking what’s going on with your own body.

You can start by keeping a detailed record of all your symptoms - even if you think it’s completely unrelated. You should track your monthly menstrual cycle by recording the date that it starts and the date that it ends.

When tracking this, it’s important that you indicate whether your flow was normal or not.

Doing this can help a doctor pinpoint if there’s a problem with your estrogen, since an imbalance in this hormone can lead to heavier flow even if you’ve always had normal menstrual cycles.

Keep records concerning your moods as well. While the emotional aspect might not seem that important, it can offer clues. Women who experience hormone imbalance can suddenly have trouble with mood swings.

This is often one of the first clues a woman recognizes - especially if she’s someone who has an upbeat personality and she suddenly finds that she’s feeling down a lot.

This can signify that a hormone imbalance is affecting her moods.

Sometimes, the symptoms of a hormone imbalance makes one physical issue more prominent than others. You can experience dry skin, fatigue, weight gain or frequent urination as part of a long list of symptoms associated with a hormone imbalance.

If you go to the doctor for frequent urination without all of the other symptoms, the first thing he’d check would be fore for an infection or for diabetes. Many women with a hormone imbalance will notice that their hair begins to thin.

If you go to the doctor and you’re older, many of them will often dismiss the thinning hair as being a sign of aging or a lack of vitamins.

But if you have a detailed record where you’ve recorded thinning hair along with mood swings and other issues, it gives your doctor a better overview of what’s going on with your body.

When it comes to hormones, you have to be proactive and pay attention to even the smallest change going on with your body physically or emotionally. Because if you catch a hormone imbalance quickly, you can stop it from getting worse and causing you to suffer.

It’s important that you know how to be your greatest health advocate and the more you know about your health as well as the effects of a hormone imbalance, the quicker you can get back on the road to feeling better.

Getting Tested for Vital Hormone Levels

If it’s suspected that you might have a hormonal imbalance, this can sometimes be tested using bloodwork - because your hormone level can be identified in your blood. However, more often than not, you could need more than blood tests.

Your doctor may order more testing because there can be reasons behind the imbalance that need further evaluation. Some of these reasons include thyroid malfunction, adrenal fatigue, or pituitary gland problems.

When you get tested for a hormonal imbalance, it’s important that you have an accurate and up to date list of anything you’re taking - including natural supplements - because the ingredients in medications, supplements and vitamins can affect your hormone levels.

When blood is drawn, the doctor is looking for hormone levels within your thyroid, your adrenals, pituitary and he’s also looking specifically for your estrogen level as well as what your cortisol level might be.

The reason for this is because cortisol, which is the stress hormone, can cause you to have little energy and can mimic the same symptoms as menopause.

The bloodwork could include an FSH test, which checks for how much follicle stimulating hormone you have.

This is an important hormone related to reproductive health and if it’s out of balance, it can cause heart palpitations, night sweats and mimic the symptoms of menopause.

If the bloodwork comes back with the hormone levels between the lab mandated range, but on the low end, the doctor may go ahead and order more testing such as imaging for the pituitary gland, thyroid, adrenal glands or abdomen so he can check your ovaries.

If the tests show that you’re too low or two high in some hormones, you may need to take medication to restore the balance. Instead of bloodwork, some doctors may prefer to have a patient undergo a saliva test.

To perform this test, the patient spits saliva into the provided container and it’s then sent to the lab for testing.

The doctor might instruct you to spit at certain points during the day so that there’s an accurate measure of what your hormone level should be.

Your body is supposed to have higher levels of certain hormones in the morning than during other times of the day. If your level is low, then the doctor will be able to better determine what’s going on with your imbalance.

What he’s looking for with a saliva test is whether or not your estrogen and progesterone levels are within normal range.

He’s also checking for your cortisol and the hormone DHEA. Abnormal levels of DHEA can lead to mood swings and cause a disruption in menstrual cycles.

Interpreting Your Results and Demanding an Action Plan for Relief

You can take a DIY test to check your levels yourself if you suspect that you may be experiencing a hormonal imbalance.

This at home testing can alert you as to whether or not certain key hormones aren’t in the range that they should be.

There are various at home testing kits that you can order, and many of them are pretty inexpensive.

After you buy one and receive it, you follow the instructions. The instructions will differ between the tests, but it’s important that you follow these carefully.
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This in turn alerts your body and puts it in starvation alert - meaning it slows down metabolism to make all the use it could get with the minimized ration of calories given it.

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If you're taking multi-vitamins, keep at it. Studies have shown a correlation between weight loss and constant intake of multi-vitamin supplements. Though there seem to have no conclusive report yet, it would not hurt to give it a try.

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It is important to try to keep everything you eat in balance. Remember that And if you have eating food with low calorie counts do not necessarily mean that you should eat significantly less amount of food. You can still enjoy your favorite dishes by tweaking them a bit.

Try substituting grilling or broiling to deep frying or maybe switch the high-calorie ingredients with their low calorie counterparts. You can experiment with this and have fun with it at the same time.

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Another component to weight loss is movement. You have to be active to burn all excess calories. But you don't need to punish yourself by running marathons on the treadmill; you can start by having a relaxing walk.

Remember, that we're aiming for gradual weight loss and walking will help you lose weight gradually.

Also it is something pretty simple to do and you can do it anytime. Not to mention the peace of mind that walking so often gives. But if you want to have more fun, you could sign up for yoga or dance classes.

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Another important component for this system to work is your own mind. I don't want to sound new age but it is the truth. Training and exercising your mind can greatly help you in achieving your goal.

Try to set aside a time once a day, maybe 10 minutes, where you will do absolutely nothing but listen to yourself breathe in and out. This exercise builds your concentration and makes you more aware of your body and it's subtle hints. Try it as a daily exercise.

It could help you reduce stress and tension. It will take quite a while before you get a hang of this but once you get to know your body, you'll be more aware when you're hungry and when you're full, thus eliminating overeating and binges.

Be aware though that this could probably the hardest part to do. It is best to have someone to help you though this to coach you on and give you the support you need.

Trying to lose weight is and to become fit is hard work but once you reach your goal, you are not only rewarded with a gorgeous body, you are also given the benefit of a longer life. Yet, with all that said, remember to love your beautiful yourself as you are.

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A college drama group presented a play in which one character would stand on a trap door and announce, “I descend into hell!”

A stagehand below would then pull a rope, the trapdoor would spring, and the actor would drop from view.

The play was well received. When the actor playing the part became ill, another actor who was quite overweight took his place.

When the new actor announced, “I descend into hell!” the stagehand pulled the rope, and the actor began his plunge, but became hopelessly stuck. No amount of tugging on the rope could make him descend.

One student in the balcony jumped up and yelled: “Hallelujah! Hell is full!”

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One day Mrs. Jones went to have a talk with the minister at the local church. “Reverend,” she said, “I have a problem, my husband keeps falling asleep during your sermons. It’s very embarrassing. What should I do?”

“I have an idea,” said the minister. “Take this hatpin with you. I will be able to tell when Mr. Jones is sleeping, and I will motion to you at specific times. When I motion, you give him a good poke in the leg.”

In church the following Sunday, Mr. Jones dozed off. Noticing this, the preacher put his plan to work. “And who made the ultimate sacrifice for you?” he said, nodding to Mrs. Jones.

“Jesus!”, Jones cried as his wife jabbed him the leg with the hatpin.

“Yes, you are right, Mr. Jones,” said the minister. Soon, Mr. Jones nodded off again. Again, the minister noticed. “Who is your redeemer?” he asked the congregation, motioning towards Mrs. Jones.

“God!” Mr. Jones cried out as he was stuck again with the hatpin.

“Right again,” said the minister, smiling. Before long, Mr. Jones again winked off. However, this time the minister did not notice. As he picked up the tempo of his sermon, he made a few motions that Mrs. Jones mistook as signals to bayonet her husband with the hatpin again.

The minister asked, “And what did Eve say to Adam after she bore him his 99th son?”

Mrs. Jones poked her husband, who yelled, “You stick that goddamned thing in me one more time and I’ll break it in half and shove it up your ass!”

“Amen,” replied the congregation.

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This is the best one.

A little girl was sitting on her grandfather’s lap as he read her a bedtime story.

From time to time, she would take her eyes off the book and reach up to touch his wrinkled cheek. She was alternately stroking her own cheek, then his again.

Finally she spoke up, “Grandpa, did God make you?”

“Yes, sweetheart,” he answered, “God made me a long time ago.”

“Oh,” she paused, “grandpa, did God make me too?”

“Yes, indeed, honey,” he said, “God made you just a little while ago.”

Feeling their respective faces again, she observed, “God’s getting better at it, isn’t he ?”

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