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Today’s topic is the cost of being neurotic.

In a Dutch study found that people with higher degree of neurosis cost the company $12.32 a day while a normal person only costs $3 a day. This we were able to establish considering the substance abuse, absenteeism from work, somatic complaints, medical assistance, among other factors.

It’s amazing the cost of mental health on society, in a past post had only 2% of resources allocated to health were for psychological disorder. Based on these data we can see that it is really small compared to the benefits it could bring us a greater investment in this area.

For those who are leaders, to take into account that employees will cost much less if they are happy and feel good, have fewer failures and be more productive. If you are a worker begins by being content and happy in your work in this way to spend less, one way to do this is to take a psychological therapy in a preventive way (something we should all do).

Not being able to sleep can become a torture for many people, is annoying and if you sleep with a partner can cause many problems later on, the stress level increases and becomes something desirable. Fortunately, many people throughout history have developed various remedies to combat it.

Insomnia was caused the logic and reasoning of the brain is still functioning and many of the remedies that are dedicated to numb the area, count sheep, think about something dull, pray, are some things to combat insomnia. There are also substances that numb the brain such as warm milk, lettuce and of course sleeping medication.

A researcher found a new approach is it possible that brain activity increases the temperature of the head and that creates insomnia? To find out gave volunteers with insomnia cap with water to cool down their head. Fell asleep 13 minutes faster than normal people did (16 minutes).

So this discovery helps us to sleep, the next time you put a cap insomnia with water to lower the temperature of the head and you can sleep easier, I hope this serves you and you can sleep more easily.

You may have noticed the amount of news generated in the last few months of breastfeeding! And, recently, the Director General of Public Health released a report U.S. Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding (Call to Action in Support of Breastfeeding), detailing how we can support mothers who choose to breastfeed their children. In addition, the report Healthy People 2020 (Healthy People 2020) has increased the expectations for both mothers and babies in this regard.

We know that most mothers want to breastfeed their babies – recent data show that 82% of mothers in Massachusetts began breast-feeding their children. But the truth is that the number of mothers who continue breastfeeding is drastically reduced in the months after delivery. Within two months, only 47% of children are exclusively breastfed, which means you eat only breast milk and consumes no formula milk.

As many mothers can attest, this surprising change has much to do with the lack of support that exists for nursing mothers. The fact that many mothers start breast-feeding shows that they know is a good choice. However, many mothers may also add that breastfeeding is not easy at first. Sometimes the lack of support can be a mother to question whether it can proceed. Read the rest of this entry »

Dental caries is an infectious microbiological disease that destroys calcified dental hard tissues (enamel, dentin, cementum).

Tooth decay caused by bacterial acid production manifested by the progressive darkening and softening of the tissue. The restoration of decayed teeth is very necessary, since the loss of a tooth can lead to deterioration not only aesthetic but to alterations in speech, mastication and the temporomandibular joint.

Dental plaque is a soft, translucent, white adhered to the surface of the teeth, consisting of bacteria and their products, macroscopic, is developed in small cracks and defects of the enamel surface, microorganisms are mainly coconuts initiators . Bacteria in the mouth interact with the particles retained between the teeth to produce substances capable of dissolving the enamel. Bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates (sugars, glucose, sucrose) of food, produce acids that work to destroy the tooth surface.

Carious lesions usually start in a pit, fissure or smooth surface of the enamel.

The initial lesion appears as a white, matte, which represents the beginning of enamel demineralization.

Decay progresses gradually and acquires a light brown color due to the presence of pigments that come with certain foods and the irreversible destruction of the enamel crystals. Read the rest of this entry »

The power of lived experience is what makes the wisdom and memories of older adults are supportive and are both at times painful. Some parents complain that their grandparents rather than help hinder and spoil the child, which ultimately will be detrimental to social development. When this happens, let them do the right thing in private is to avoid hurting his feelings and never in front of the grandchild.

He can explain that if you live surrounded by people who delight in his slightest wish, you run the risk of isolated, enclosed in a medium if either at the moment gives you pleasure in the long run make him a misfit be and dependent, unable to resolve on its own even their most basic needs. The spoiled child, overprotected, you’ll be devastated when he’s away from loved ones will always ask for help and depend on others to tackling the problems presented to it in life.

Grandparents are a vital link in the family continuity. They can convey their grandchildren family traditions and expectations, as well as love and care. Our culture and our values are reported often more easily through the grandparents to parents, because the role of the past is filled with the rigors of daily life. Children tend to listen and adapt more easily to the elderly. However, by offering this continuity, they should remember that children assimilate more through imitation of advice. Read the rest of this entry »