What Is Addiction?
Addiction is a chronic, but treatable, disorder. People who are addicted find themselves unable to control their need for alcohol or other drugs, even when they are aware of the negative health, social or legal consequences. This lack of control is the result of changes in the brain that are induced by alcohol or other stimulants. These changes, in turn, cause changes in the person’s behaviour.
Drugs, including alcohol, affect the parts of the brain that control pleasure, motivation, emotion, and memory, these changes can lead to the diseases of alcohol addiction and drug addiction. Using these drugs repeatedly over a period of time changes brain structure and function in fundamental and long-lasting ways and these changes can persist long after a person stops using the substances concerned. However, with treatment and prolonged abstinence, some of the brain changes caused by specific drugs may be reversible, which is one reason why effective addiction treatment is essential.
Facts You Should Know About Second Hand Smoke
Second hand smoke is a toxic cocktail consisting of poisons and carcinogens. There are over 4000 chemical compounds in second hand smoke; 200 of which are known to be poisonous, and upwards of 60 have been identified as carcinogens.
When a cigarette is smoked, about half of the smoke is inhaled / exhaled (mainstream smoke) by the smoker and the other half floats around in the air (side stream smoke).
Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) plays a part in more health problems than you might realize. The following facts point out why it is so important to have smoking bans in place. No one should be forced to breathe in air tainted with cigarette smoke.
Healing Problem Houses
We’ve all heard someone say ‘that’s a sad house’. Either more than one person living in the house has passed on, or people become sick. Perhaps the house has seen more than its fair share of divorces or arguments. It may be known locally as a ‘haunted house‘. The atmosphere surrounding the house is negative, and no-one seems to know why. Maybe you own such a house and want to sell. Or maybe you’re tired of being sick all the time. The good news is: there is a cure, and it will work.
The Clifton Clinic
The Clifton Clinic offers a different type of Drug and Alcohol Counselling. We are not what you might expect from a Rehab Clinic.
Vegan Cosmetics
There is undoubtedly an increase in the number of people who class themselves as being vegan – that is living a lifestyle which avoids the use of animal products in any way. This increase has seen a corresponding growth in the number of online shops catering for customers for these vegan products. One such website that carries exclusively vegan products is veganhealthandbeauty.com.
Vitamins and Supplements
When buying vitamins and supplements it is important to be assured of the quality of the products that you are buying. It is certainly possible to buy cheap vitamins and supplements, but if these are poorly formulated or are not in the best form for the body to utilise then you could be wasting your money entirely and may as well not be taking any supplements at all.