Friday, June 11, 2010

Miscarriage Risk



When a female who happens to be close to you, has discovered a joyful news, such as she learned that she is pregnant, it could be the most euphoric and happy news ever. When this news is learned and spread throughout the entire family, it is time now for her to take really good care of her baby who lives within the tummy.

But there is some kind of saying which goes like, “women are unpredictable”. Yes indeed, such statement is very true enough as biologically, females experience ups and downs most of the time, and hence renders them becoming somewhat emotional at times. Such phenomenon is totally different from what we could see in a man. When a female gets pregnant, such highs and lows are even more visible.

Thus, at many points under such circumstances, pregnant ladies tend to try various ways in order to curb their depression while they are bearing a child. Many times, these ladies will go for antidepressants so that they would feel better and ease their mind a little. But be cautious that antidepressants might weight risks in miscarriage. There is an evidence to this as according a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), it is found that there is a 68% increase in the overall risk of miscarriage in pregnant women using antidepressants. But many mothers-to-be are still taking it because as far as medication is concerned, the risk of birth defects and other problems for babies of mothers who take antidepressants during pregnancy is low.

Still, the existing risks cannot be neglected. Taking antidepressants during pregnancy may pose health risks for your baby, but in the contrary if you stop taking it, it may pose risks to you instead! So, what way should it be? If you ask a loyal consumer of GTF Products, they will definitely tell you the good things about how such magnificent products involving in managing depression of uncountable individuals. Due to the existence of trivalent chromium, such substances can effectively improve the mood of individuals through a series of chemical processes.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Connect with the Nature



In this sophisticated society which is fulfilled by many sophisticated people, for example professionals, business persons and other individuals, people tend to get more and more occupation-oriented. Without apparent realization, human who works full time in hoping to get a good income become more and more sluggish over time. This resulting in a very common phenomenon which everyone knows, which is lack of exercise. But there is one more equally important aspect all of us might have neglected previously.

That is, the importance of nature. Surprisingly, according to what Journal of Environmental Psychology, the nature plays a very effective role in preventing people becoming sluggish in their life. A professor of psychology from University of Rochester, Richard Ryan mentioned that nature resembles fuel which exists in a human body. According to him, connecting to the nature energize us, and it gives effects even better than a cup of boosting coffee as it improves us mentally and also physically.

A test was conducted to witness their postulations. Specific experiments were carried out to test on this. Over four days or two week-time, students who participated were asked to write a diary on their own. This very diary must include whether they exercise, their social interaction, outdoor activities, exposure to the outer environment, such as plants. Such diary was meant to measure their energy level as well as their mood.

Result showed that the students felt more energetic when they were exposed to the nature. According to Ryan, with just a mere 20-minute of nature exposure, human feels extremely vitalized. Breathe in some fresh air outside your office some time, it might give you a big hand to achieve greater success in the near future!