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posted on 14 January 2013
I stay healthy through taking 30 minutes each day to practice deep breathing. I breathe through my nose slowly until I cannot bring in anymore air and feel the very top of my lungs full. Then I release this breath in half the time until I feel my lungs are completely empty of air. Usually a good rule of thumb is 10 seconds inhale through the noes and release the breath out through the mouth for 5 seconds. I repeat this for thirty minutes concentrating on keeping this breathing steady and consistent. It's important to maintain a straight back with shoulders back and relaxed. I usually do this cross-legged on the floor in complete silence. Sometimes I will listen to music quietly without words. Baroque music is a good choice because it helps keep the heart beating at 60 beats per minutes. After a week of practicing this breathing I found I had more energy, better concentration, and felt generally happier. Next week I'm going for live blood testing in London to get more insight into my health. |
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posted on 6 November 2012
Dentists - a fear of mine. My sister's just completed research into cross infection in dentistry, so I guess that didn't help quell my fears either. My least favorite part of the dentist's office was the scraping tool that the hygienist would use. I wish that I knew the actual title of the tool, but I have never known anyone to enjoy this part of the dentist. They take that piece of jagged metal and scrape it along your teeth. I was always afraid of my hygienist poking my gums with that tool. As much as I dreaded this part, I have learned that it is not always so terrible. I went to a new hygienist. She was extremely gentle. The entire time, I felt relaxed. I did not tense up. I was not afraid of being poked. My experience was a million times better! I had no idea that I could sit through the scraping tool without a feeling of terror welling up. I learned that the hygienist can actually be an entirely positive experience! Now, I do not mind going to the dentist’s office at all.
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posted on 14 September 2012
My brother works in the UK - for a Harley Street cosmetic dentist, and we often get onto the subject of dentistry. I see if from the patient's point of view - he from the practitioner. The one theme that comes up is my own little crush on a dental assistant at my local dentists in the US.
I have been going to the same office for about 10 years now. I am not going because of the dentist so to say, but for the dental assistant. Since I have been going I have been sharing every detail of my current and past relationships with her. We began talking one day because she was extremely attractive and as a 15 year old male I constantly tried to hit on her. So we began striking up a conversation and eventually it leads to what kind of girl I would like to marry. She's artistic, plays a musical instrument, brunette hair, not from the south, and so on. This continues for every 6 months up until now. Throughout the years she has known things about my relationships that not even my own parents know. It is weird to think about it. However, I have since moved away from my quaint little town in Georgia to far up north in Michigan. Yet I still find my self scheduling to go back to the dentist every time I visit back home. It is sort of a ritual. She has since been married and I am in a committed relationship and we still continue to discuss every little detail no matter what it is. |
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posted on 3 August 2012
Nowadays, I actually look forward to visiting my dentist - I go to get teeth whitening in Harley Street done. But I didn't always feel so enthusiastic about dentistry.
When I was in Grade 3, around 9 years old, I had to have teeth braces installed. One of my canines was revolting and wanted to go in an entirely different direction. That was during the late 1980s when teeth braces generally involved extracting two to four teeth to make space for moving tooth around. I had three removed and obviously it did not leave a good impression on me. Regular visits to my dentist then for routine check up and tightening of the braces generally left me drained and aching. My dentist also had this irritating dental assistant who kept muttering comments. Safe to say, I usually dreaded going to the dentist for my visits. I had to endure around 3 years of that before I had my braces finally removed. But in perspective, decades after my having braces removed, I appreciate the fact that my parents forced me to have them. Friends and family would often compliment me on my nice teeth and nice smile. So where ever my dentist is now, I thank him for my nice set of teeth.
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posted on 22 July 2012
My experiences of going to the dentist are typical. The day that the appointment comes up, I get those nasty jitters and literally look for any reason not to go. A recent trip to my affordable implant dentist in London was no different.
This usually ends up with my wife telling me to "suck it up, your five year old daughter takes it better than you!". It's very hard to argue with her when she's right. I am far more terrified of the dentist than my youngest and this often convinces me to go. By the time I get there though, my hands are already drenched in sweat and I am dreading them calling my name. Usually the thought crosses my mind that "maybe they will just forget I am here and they will have to reschedule." Of course, it never actually works out like that and it most likely never will. Then, they actually do call me back and lead me to the room. Once I get this far my jitters seem to have worked themselves out. I've gone to the same dentist since I was a kid and this calms my nerves somewhat. Before you know it, I am done and walking out the door with a brighter, whiter, and cleaner smile. Now that wasn't nearly half as bad as I had thought it would be. Then again, I say this every time. |
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posted on 3 June 2012
Most people have the mistaken idea that aromatherapy is strictly for relaxation, but different scents can stimulate different moods. Some scents are great for calming the nerves and relaxation, while other scents can stimulate create brain activity. One can use scented candles for aromatherapy, but for the full benefit, one can purchase essential oils to produce a stronger aroma of the desired scent. My experiences with aromatherapy are from the utilization of both methods. Scented candles can set a mood of relaxation, which is calming, while the use of scented oils provides a stronger impact upon the senses. It is relaxing the sit in a heated whirlpool with lighted, scented candles, or some hydrosols, while also enjoying the essence of scented, essential oils. Some aromas stimulate, rather than relax, however, and these can be useful in the work place or anytime one wants to stimulate alertness and creativity. I have found that aroma therapy aids in relaxation prior to sleep, but it also helps me to rejuvenate and energize my creative forces. I would recommend aromatherapy to anyone not allergic to the essential oils utilized either alone or to scent their aromatherapy candles.Other Sources: yellowpages.com | rottentomatoes.com | www.baseformula.comFurther Research: gorillaleak.com | urbandictionary.com |
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posted on 15 February 2012
As I sell wholesale gift bags, I've got some insight into gift giving. Over the years, the key thing I've learnt is that a good gift is either practical, unusual, or experiential. For practical, well - you probably know this already. Getting your keen-gardener dad some tools for his shed (that he hasn't got already of course) is an example of a practical gift. An unusual gift? These are harder to identify due to their unusual nature. One example though: I bought my parents these Thai aromatherapy candles - all carved in animal shapes like tigers, elephants etc - they loved them. Experiential gifts are things like - tickets to the theatre, a day out at the zoo, a meal, a holiday - that kind of thing. People remember memories from these events more than physical gifts. Whatever you do, don't buy the typical gifts - it makes you look like you haven't tried.More on this Topic: wellsfargo.com | www.incauk.com
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posted on 9 February 2012
I know a lot of people absolutely dread the idea of going to the dentist - certainly I get that kind of feedback on my health directory - and that just the thought of that black leather chair and the little parabolic mirror on the end of a cold, metallic probe is enough to make some people physically (or even temporarily mentally) ill but I can't say that this is the feeling I have towards it. I have been going to the dentist regularly for as long as I can remember but I have never had a bad experience with it. I haven't had any treatment, which could explain why I feel like this but for me it is not traumatic at all and not something that I dread in the slightest. I have always taken pride in my teeth and the cleaning of them, for me as a child the dentist was always a person I wanted to impress so I religiously brushed my teeth to keep them in good shape. I loved to receive his approval that my teeth were in good condition and I liked to please him in this way, and have ever since. |
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posted on 7 February 2012
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posted on 21 January 2012
Recently I went to the dentist, and while waiting in the lobby, I realized that a visit at the dentist has become a completely different experience over time. (I'm now 23) When I was in primary school, the dentist seemed to be a mystical person, as it was not uncommon to be affraid of visits to the dentist, and you'd often brag about to your friends afterwards. My mom always used to take me and my brother to the dentist, which was a special experience due to two conflicting facts. On the one hand it was cool, since dentist appointments were always during school time so it was somewhat of a "get-out-of-jail-free-card" like with monopoly, but on the other hand the visit itself was initially always a little bit frightening - and I was only going for checkups too - nothing like dermal fillers or anything. The dentist himself was a somewhat mysterious person, with his white long coat and low voice, asking "Have you been good, brushing your teeth frequently?" And then when he would check your teeth, you`d have to keep your mouth open as far as possible while hearing strange sounds coming from the weird-looking metal instruments, like your whole jaw was being rebuild, resisting the urge to clam your mouth shut. The only sound missing from a Frankenstein movie, would be an evil laugh as coming from an mad scientist. Not to forget the awful taste of the fluorsolution, me and my brother always regretted, that one had to bite into for 15 minutes to get stronger teeth. Though, not everything was bad. If you were lucky, you would be treated by the blond and beautiful nurse-like dentist-assistant, who had a smile that immediately made you completely willing to suffer the horrors of any treatment. But no really, it wasnt all that bad. After the visit your teeth would feel really fresh with a menthol taste, stronger than any chewing gum one could get a hold of. And often after the visit, we would not go directly back to school but first do a quick visit to get a delicious cheese bread at the baker, and talk about what we were doing at school that day. Though, one thing, most of all, always made the visit to the dentist worthwhile. Our dentist always had a huge glass jar full of small toys, including animals, dinosaurs, racecars and rubber jumping balls. After every visit we could pick one toy out of that jar, making it a quest on its own, to collect as much different dinosaurs, cars or jumpingballs as possible. Looking back, nowadays my visit to the dentist is not that special anymore. In order to visit the dentist I no longer get a get-out-of-jail-free card, but have to schedule around my study and work hours, to have my teeth checked. Ive grown too old for the toys of the big glass jar, while the temptation of the toys still remains, even if its only from a nostalgic point of view. The construction work being done in my mouth with all the weird looking instruments is no longer exciting or frightening, but a mere boring moment looking at the bright lamp above my head, thinking about everything you still have to do for that day. Though, the feeling of fresh, clean teeth remains. And now, when my dentist informs me that I dont have any caveties, I am even more grateful that my mother always dragged me to the dentist. Even the aweful fluor-solution now makes sense, because I now have strong and healthy teeth that can last me a lifetime. So, in conclusion, going to the dentist was not that bad. In fact, it was actually pretty awesome. |
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