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Renowned Heart Surgeon Tells the Truth About Heart Disease

By
Elizabeth Williams

The medical community has been largely undivided in their claims that elevated blood cholesterol is the main cause of heart disease.

For years the world’s most distinguished physicians insisted that low fat diets and medications for lowering cholesterol are the only accepted therapy for combating heart disease, with any deviations from these established practices considered a heresy or even malpractice.

This notion has now been openly challenged by a Dr Dwight Lundell, a world renowned heart surgeon who recently wrote an article in which he dismisses the abovementioned dietary recommendations and the cholesterol theory as ‘no longer scientifically or morally defensible’ and points to inflammation in the artery wall as the real cause of heart disease.

To support his claims, Dr Lundell points out the daunting statistics from the American Heart Association which found that despite the reduced fat content in their diets and the increased uptake of expensive statin medications, more Americans will succumb to heart disease this year than ever before.

In other words, Dr Lundell pinpoints these recommendations and the ‘cholesterol theory’ as part of the problem rather than the solution.

 Low fat diet – which is high in polyunsaturated fats and carbohydrates – as well as foods containing omega-6 oils for long shelf life cause repeated injury to the blood vessels, leading to chronic inflammation in the artery wall and subsequently to heart disease, stroke, diabetes and obesity. 

Inflammation occurs when the human body is being invaded by bacteria, viruses, toxins or foods that it cannot process. This in turn causes cholesterol to accumulate and clog the blood vessel, leading to heart disease and strokes. A healthy artery would not obstruct the cholesterol’s flow throughout the body and thus would not cause these potentially fatal diseases.

Dr Lundell offers a rather plastic example on how foods loaded with sugar can lead to a potentially fatal case of inflammation.

When a person consumes simple carbohydrates, the level of sugar in the blood rises rapidly, causing the pancreas to secrete insulin in order to force the sugar into each cell where it is ‘stored for energy’. A cell already full with glucose will reject the ‘extra dosage’ and cause blood sugar to rise, which in turn prompts the body to produce more insulin and to convert the glucose into stored fat.

But how does this link to inflammation? Because blood sugar is controlled in a very narrow range, extra sugar molecules attach to a number of different proteins that cause injuries to the blood vessel wall. Over time, these repeated injuries are likely to set off inflammation and subsequently heart disease or stroke. Dr Lundell compares the excessive intake of sugar to ‘taking sandpaper to the inside of your delicate blood vessels’.

Another major cause of chronic inflammation in the artery wall is the imbalance between the intake of omega-6’s – which are part of every cell membrane— and omega-3’s.

The excessive consumption of omega-6, commonly found in soybean, causes the cell membrane to produce a chemical called cytokine – a known agent that causes inflammation.

According to Dr Lundell, the modern day American diet produces an ‘extreme imbalance’ of these two fats in a ratio ranging from 15:1 to a whooping 30:1 in favor of omega-6. To illustrate the severity of the problem, it is worth mentioning that a 3:1 ratio is considered to be optimal and healthy.

What can we do to lessen the risk of inflammation? Dr Lundell strongly recommends that we avoid consuming sugar rich foods and processed foods ‘soaked’ in omega-6 oils (such as corn and soybean oil), and to increase the intake of proteins, animal fats and complex carbohydrates found in colorful fruits and vegetables.

In conclusion, it is clear that the now disputed cholesterol theory led to the creation of the very foods that cause an epidemic of arterial inflammation and heart disease.

All we can do is eliminate the consumption of inflammatory foods and get back to the foods our grandmothers used to serve. This, according to Dr Lundell, would reverse ‘years of damage’ in our arteries caused from consuming today’s mainstream American diet.

Source: www.myscienceacademy.org

How Being An Empath Can Lead To Adrenal Fatigue, Insomnia And Exhaustion

By
Elizabeth Williams

One of the characteristics of being an empath is that they’re feeling a lot more than common people do, no matter how sensitive and emotional we think we are. Often, being alone is more relaxing than being with someone for an empath.

The reason for that lies in the energy people are transferring to empaths. All the negative emotions and thoughts transferred to the other can drain their energy and be exhausting for them.

Not many people are aware that they’re transferring their negative and positive vibes to the others. In the case of an empath, they receive every feeling and thought, bad or good. Imagine an empath in a room full of people.

The chances that there is someone feeling down around them are high. The chances that the empath will feel the same feelings afterwards are as high.

Everyone has negative thoughts and emotions sometimes. Usually, we process those emotions and let go of them during the day. If we don’t do that, we experience mind hyperactivity during the night.

You know those nights when you just can’t fall asleep no matter how tired you feel? This feeling can be dreadful and tiring, especially when you don’t know how to get rid of it.

The result of it is emotional and physical fatigue. We need time to recharge the batteries after an experience like this. We need a restart button.

Emotions and thoughts caused by past experiences can cause feelings such as anxiety, uneasiness, fear and even panic.

These feelings make our brain think that we are under threat, so the brain activates in order to help us by sending signals for hormone production. This results in an increase of the energy levels.

If we have other sources of stress and anxiety at the moment, it only increases the hormone release and makes everything worse.

When our body is under stress, the adrenal glands release hormones to save us from the danger the brain thinks we are in. These hormones help us deal with the challenges we are facing.

The problem occurs when these adrenal glands are stimulated extensively. Then, they produce a lot of energy and we have problems with our sleep because we feel hyperactive. This can be harmful for the glands and cause them to burn out.

Malfunction of the adrenal glands causes lack of energy and in an attempt to solve this, we consume food that contains high level of refined sugar and salt.

However, although these types of food give us instant energy, they don’t work long-term. And then, you crave for more and more and you’re left with low energy and hungry.

But, why do we crave for junk food when our energy levels are low? It turns out our body knows that we need sugar or salt. The problem is in the type of sugar and salt we take.

The refined sugar and salt that can be found in the processed food do not provide us with sufficient energy. Instead, natural sources of sugar and salt give a lot of energy and replenish the adrenal glands.

Apart from refined sugars and salts, coffee seems to be our savior when we want to stop feeling exhausted. The problem with coffee is that it can just worsen the situation by irritating the adrenal glands.

This results in energy imbalance throughout the day. Instead of feeling energized, we end up feeling more exhausted and not ready to face stressful situations because of the malfunction of our adrenal glands.

All of these problems can be solved with positive attitude, active lifestyle and healthy food choices. Sleep is an important factor here because when we sleep, the hormone release by the adrenal glands grows.

That’s why we feel refreshed and replenished in the morning. On the other hand, when our adrenal glands are exhausted, especially during stressful periods, one can wake up in the middle of the night or have difficulties to fall asleep.

Fully repairing the adrenal glands can take some time, but it’s not something anyone can’t do. Have in mind that some changes can be noticed immediately. Very soon, you will start to feel more energized and more positive.

Your sleep will improve and you will get more things done during the day as a result. Experts recommend having nutritional diet and eating organic food.

Improving the work of the adrenal glands can also be helped by meditation, since it helps us stay calm and relax.

Other activities that can be positive are also spending time with loved ones and doing enjoyable things, such watching a favorite movie or riding bicycle in nature.

When we are happy, our body is also happy and everything in it is balanced, including the adrenal glands.

One has to be careful about overdoing anything, even when it comes to exercising and dieting. Overdoing it can cause stress, which can have negative effect at the end.

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If You Love Yourself, Get Out Of The Comfort Zone

By
Elizabeth Williams

You may have asked yourself what has gone so wrong for you to end up in a mess. It’s true, you haven’t done anything wrong to anybody to deserve such chaos in your life. You know it, and still think that it must be something wrong you have caused that lead you to this situation.

Well the answer doesn’t lie there. Stop blaming your ‘possible’ outward-directed behavior and ask yourself how much you have affected (and harmed) yourself to get dragged there ‘so instantly’.

And this is not something that you would even think is a choice, as you are not aware of the broad effect one habit of yours can have on your whole life.

That one habit might as well be responsible for the situation you are currently in, and we all are. There is not a single person in the world who is not facing the same challenge as you are facing. But the fact that ‘you are not alone’ doesn’t change the reality you are coping with.

That habit is your comfort zone creating wizard that turns on too often, and won’t turn off so easily. Everything we do in life is connected to creating a sort of ‘comfort’ zone. Really, in many cases ‘being comfortable’ with something, doesn’t necessarily make it comfortable by nature.

In fact, that ‘comfort’ you have created is only an adaptation to the environment that conditions you to ‘cope with it’ and many other things.

The comfort zone is your worst enemy when it comes to personal growth. And where there’s no growth (and it’s needed), there is usually a problem – a rot.

If you simply look at all the nature around you, everything living evolves and grows. Every animal naturally changes the location if the circumstances don’t allow for a fertile life, or they go extinct.

If you don’t get out of the comfort zone you have created out of an unhealthy environment, you will also go (figuratively speaking) extinct.

Imagine you are sitting on a surface that’s heated just high enough for you to endure the pain. You will eventually get used to it, of course.

But where there’s pain, there’s an indicator that something’s not right. So, the heat will start burning out your skin and get you in serious trouble.

This analogy is not something you should disregard, as it’s just too real. The circumstances will always try to put you in a mode of accepting harm.

Well, it’s really you who put yourself in that mode. And with this, you are creating a cage full of needles around you and you eventually become numb to the feeling that gives off warnings.

Loving yourself means accepting that in many cases, changes are needed. It’s really changes that keep us going as a species. Otherwise, we would have died off a long time ago. You haven’t affected anything on the outside, and you think you haven’t done any harm.

The truth is that you have done the greatest harm you could – and you did it onto yourself.

Well if that doesn’t matter, then how much love have you given to yourself? Loving yourself means being brave enough to jump out of the false comfort zones that lead you to start rotting.

Every circumstance leads to a stale environment, because it’s just that – an environment.

You are the most mobile guest in that room full of things you don’t have control over. The reality is that the only thing you will ever have the chance to have control over IS YOU. Loving yourself means accepting and understanding the comfort zone and finally letting go.

So love yourself and get the heck out of that comfort zone that has started driving you crazy and lose touch with your real self.

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7 Practical Tips For Writing a Research Paper

By
Elizabeth Williams

Yes, there are many website that writes essays for you that are quality driven. You certainly need to pay price but the problem is that you will have to spend a lot of time trying to test the credibility of the thousands of custom writing platforms. But before moving ahead we need to see some practical tips for writing a research paper.

A research paper is a work reflecting the results of the research activity of the author (authors). For research papers characterized by complex sentences ,Information is presented clearly, specifically in detail.

1. Tasks are actions necessary to achieve the goal. You can form such tasks:

  • The actualization of statistical data for a period;
  • construction of a mathematical model; estimation of adequacy.
  • models using different evaluation criteria;
  • construction of the forecast for 2 periods ahead.

In general, the tasks respond to the question: “what needs to be done to achieve the goal?”.

2. Structure of the research paper

To write an article laconically and in a logical sequence the work must be structured. The structure of the research paper is as follows: the title of the article; Information about authors; abstract; keywords; introduction; main part; conclusion, list of used literature. The content of the article depends on the chosen topic.

3. Choose a topic for a research paper

Choosing a topic for research is a very important moment. The topic should be relevant, meet new trends. Viewing papers on the Internet are the most common and convenient way to analyze information and select a topic. Any research process is a creative process. Therefore, the topic should be interesting to you and fascinating. Usually, the volume of a research paper is 8-10 pages, therefore the selected topic should be narrowly focused, touching upon a specific problem.

4. When using materials from the Internet

Remember that the information on the network is often of an advertising nature. For a general study of the issue that interests you, expanding your own horizons and choosing the direction of research, this method is quite suitable.

5. The standard font used in the article is Times New Romans, size 14, the line spacing is 1.5 (1.5), the paragraph indent is 1.5 cm.

The lists can be arranged in numbers and dots. The tables are aligned in the middle of the sheet, the title of the table is aligned to the right and placed above the table. At the beginning of the title is the word “Table” with the sequence number of the attachment.

Another thing is with the drawings, they are aligned in the middle, but the captions to the drawings are placed under them and also aligned in the middle. Diagrams and graphs are best done in the form of drawings, so you definitely will not go wrong.

6. The coordination of the plan is necessary in order not to rewrite the research paper several times.

A plan is a kind of task. The task must be clearly and clearly stated. Write a plan, specify what will be in the main part (for example, the relevance and a couple of words about it), describe how you see the main part (for example, which authors will investigate which research will be conducted).

7. Conclusions

A description of the results of the study, a summary of all that was written in the main part. Conclusions need to be formed in such a way as to prove that the goals and objectives set were realized, that the result is obtained, and it has value (economic, social, sectoral, etc.).

 

35 Things No One Tells You About Parenting A Teenage Boy

By
Elizabeth Williams
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If you remember the time when you were a teenager, you know it was also a time when you probably made the worst judgments and took the worst risks you could ever take.

It was time of challenges and powerful emotions and a period of doubt and confusion. Back then, the adults would just blame the hormones for everything you did. Everyone lived through these struggles.

Now, you see what was actually all about. Finally you understand what were you parents feeling and thinking when you were in your teenage years.

Being a mother of a teenage boy is exciting, to say the least. It can be rewarding, but there are some things that nobody tells you when it comes to parenting a teenager.

ignoring parentThese are the truths you’ll learn by yourself when parenting a teenager.

1. Don’t expect him to open up to you. You’ll be grateful if you have a conversation in the car or while he helps you when you’re shopping for groceries.

2. There will be time when he will be dumped and you will feel angry about it. Of course, your anger will be directed towards the girl. But you will have to keep it to yourself.

3. Just as you helped your parents when they couldn’t handle something modern, you will constantly ask him for help with the TV/laptop/smartphone.

4. Don’t worry, the bad music, the “unique” hairstyle and the obsession about that girl are just temporary.

5. Mothers are never cool, but they’re always beloved, although it may not look like that.

6. You will be talking about his childhood like it was a long time ago, even though he is still a kid to you.

7. The fact that he is 15 doesn’t mean that he doesn’t enjoy his favorite ice-cream anymore. Or any other food for that matter.

8. You will feel relieved for not worrying about R-rated films like before.

9. Your hopes about becoming best friends with him will increase every day.

10. Don’t worry about him sleeping too much. Sleeping will become his main occupation.

11. Since sleeping is his only job besides school, he’ll often be bored.

12. You will see him trying to grow beard although you can count all of his facial hair.

13. Every month, you will wonder how could his data usage be so huge.

14. However, his favorite stories will still be the ones about his birth and the first steps he made.

15. You used to spend hours talking on the house phone, but not him. Are you sure he even knows how to use one?

16. He won’t admit it, but he sees you as his crying shoulder whenever he needs it.

17. He will try to act tough and independent, but actually, he needs you more than you think.

18. As every teenager today, he will accept a social media challenge and he will try to do a trick to impress the others (and get more likes).

19. In the morning, he will be angry without a reason and then he’ll be happy in the afternoon. Even he will not be able to explain why.

20. You will love him more and more every day.

21. He will watch cartoons, just as you do.

22. He will make stupid mistakes and you cannot prevent him from doing them.

23. He will show you his love and appreciation for you in unexpected ways.

24. He will want to be independent and isolated from you. He will stay in his room all day long.

25. He will spend more money than before.

26. He will be noisy in every possible way. It’s better to get used to his noises.

27. Even after spending the day outside, he will still come home to have the dinner you prepared.

28. He might still be your boy, but he is old enough to understand everything that’s going on.

29. Sometimes, you will be angry at the others for not treating him good enough.

30. He will have the appetite of a lion.

31. He will stay loyal to his closest ones no matter what.

32. You’ll wish to go back in time when he was just a crying baby.

33. After long discussions and lectures, his defense mechanism will only consist of “I don’t care”.

34. You’ll realize he is procrastinating a lot.

35. But every day, you’ll wake up knowing that you’re a parent of the greatest person you know. And you will be proud of him.

4 Movies That Have Inspired Real Life Change

By
Elizabeth Williams

We go to the movies to be entertained. However, sometimes as we sip on our soda and chomp down on our popcorn, our lives are utterly changed. Some movies have the power to inspire moviegoers and encourage them to go out and make the world a better place. Check out four of these motivational movies that have used fiction to change the world for the better.

V for Vendetta Inspires Hacktivists

A masked vigilante known as V fights the oppressors of a dystopian, futuristic London in James McTeigue’s V for Vendetta. In the movie, he gave the oppressed a voice and in real life, he gave rise to a similar movement. The internet hacktivist group known as Anonymous uses V’s mask in the movie as a symbol of their organization. Anonymous gets together and protests many international issues, giving voices to the oppressed via the internet. They have taken down discriminatory sites, child pornography and terrorist sites to help prevent violence and the atrocities that would’ve otherwise gone unnoticed.  

Bambi Creates Animal Lovers

Bambi was a truly magnificent wonder created by Walt Disney. However, its influence goes past entertainment and into the real world of animal activism. In the movie, Bambi is suffering from the death of his mother by a hunter’s bullet. Apparently, this crushing scene left a mark on its viewers and people actually stopped hunting because of Bambi’s cute image. According to some reports, the number of deer hunted in the US decreased by roughly half during the years following Bambi’s release.

Sugar Fight for the Homeless

1.3 million kids in the United States are homeless and the 2013 movie Sugar produced by Broidy exposed this awful truth. The movie follows a homeless girl in the artsy town of Venice Beach, California and her struggle with the true crime, drugs, and death of the streets. After the release of the movie, people learned more about homelessness in teens and the National Homeless Youth Awareness Month promoted change. They created an Indiegogo Campaign with the goal of feeding 10,000 homeless youth, draw awareness to homelessness, and provide a safe haven for teens on the street.

The Day After Tomorrow Teaches Global Warming

In this futuristic blockbuster hit, we watch as a tidal wave devours New York City and hailstones demolish Tokyo. These climatic moments created great action scenes for the movie, but it also put some movie-goers into action. According to Yale researchers, The Day After Tomorrow increased awareness about global warming and climate change. It helped people learn about the effects of global warming and encouraged people to consider how their actions could lead to a similar crisis.

Although movies seem to be objects of fiction, they can ultimately make a difference in the world. These movies use entertainment to promote positive change and inspire individuals everywhere. 

8 Simple Rules To Have The Relationship Everyone Wants To Have

By
Elizabeth Williams

Can you remember the first few months of your relationship? I bet it was romantic. Your head was always in the clouds and you felt like you’ve got everything you need in life.

Every relationship is like this at the beginning and it’s clear why. You and your partner are attracted to each other and with every new thing you learn about them, you feel that you connect more and your relationship is growing. It’s exciting.

The bad thing is that this feeling of excitement usually diminishes after some time. Once the relationship has become serious and developed, the problems start to arise.

There are still moments with your partner that you cherish and there are days when you feel like at the beginning, but they become rarer with time. After years spent with the person, you feel that you know everything about them and that you have explored everything there is to explore. But, is it really like that?

Sure, being in a long-term relationship is demanding and needs work, but it doesn’t mean that it also needs to get boring and monotonous.

The beauty in being with someone for so long is in the small things you do for each other. It’s in the communication you maintain and in the moments you share.

As hard as it may seem it is to maintain a long-term relationship, as rewarding it can be at the end. After all, the person next to you is the person you love the most and you want to see them happy.

What can you do to make your relationship last?

  1. Have a common dream and plan ahead

After the long working hours and the many house chores you do on a daily basis, who can think of something else but rest and sleep at the end of the day? In order not to lose yourself among the responsibilities, it’s important not to forget about your common plans and dreams.

You remember the things you used to daydream about together with your partner? Therapists advice keeping those dreams alive even after years spent in a relationship. Setting common goals represents a foundation for the life that you’re building together.

2. Don’t give up on intimacy

It’s easy to stop being intimate after years of marriage. The physical attraction that used to be present is just not the same. It feels that something is missing. It’s up to you to get the missing part to its place.

It’s more difficult to spark the passion compared to the beginning of a relationship, but it’s far from impossible.

Being intimate is an important part of every relationship. Thus, you need to make it a priority. Overcoming the obstacles will be much easier when you’re physically intimate with your partner.

3. Never stop communicating

Many would agree that continuous communication is vital for a relationship. That’s true for every phase of a relationship – no matter if you’re at the beginning or you’ve known them for years.

Once you’re in a long-term relationship, you have to share everything with that person – problems, thoughts, bills, fails, as well as successes and rewards. It’s vital to share those moments and emotions with your partner in order for them to share everything with you.

Effective communication is about being honest and feeling close to them – so close you want them to know all about what’s happening to you.

4. Appreciate the good things

Nobody is perfect and after some time, you start to notice both the bad sides and good sides when it comes to your partner. We already established on the importance of honesty and communication. But apart from being honest about the flaws, it’s as important to underline the perks.

Do they kiss you every day before they leave for work? Tell them how much you appreciate that. It’s important for them to know what are the things you like about them.

Often, relationships become monotonous and couples get apart because they don’t encourage the good things in the other person.

  1. Expect them to change and be ready to embrace it

Scientists agree that people change once in every 7 or 8 years. It may be a minor change with the hairstyle or clothing, but it also may be a drastic change in the mind of the person. When this happens, it’s vital for the partner to be the support instead of the critic. It’s important to allow the change to happen and embrace it. Of course, it’s important to communicate about this with the partner, just to make sure you’re both on the same page and in order to let them know that you’re together with them in this.

  1. Compromise when needed

Compromising is inevitable when you spent a lot of time with someone. It’s normal not to share the same views about certain things. Actually, that shows they’re not fake, but they’re completely honest and real with you.

When disagreements occur, it is only acceptable to discuss about it in a calm way. Let them speak and hear them out instead of yelling at them for disagreeing with you. Even if you can’t understand their reasoning, it’s smart to learn to compromise.

  1. Learn to say sorry

Everybody is wrong at least once in their life. Most of us have made many mistakes that we’ve felt sorry about later, but not many have been brave enough to admit it and apologize for their mistakes. In a relationship, it’s important to be honest no matter what. If you’ve done something wrong and you know about it, there is no reason why you shouldn’t apologize to your partner. Stubbornness is your enemy here. Forget about the pride and make an effort to apologize for your mistakes.

On that note, also learn to accept an apology and move on.

  1. Never give up

No matter what happens, you’re the person who decides whether the relationship is going to succeed or not. There will be difficult times when they’ll need your sacrifice and support. But all of those are totally worth it for the times when you realize how lucky you are that you have them.

It won’t be easy to overcome every obstacle that comes on your way, but remember that no relationship is perfect, no matter how great it looks. Every challenge you face will bring you closer and make your love stronger.

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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Greek Mosaics In Pristine Condition, There’s Nothing Like It

By
Elizabeth Williams

Everyone is curious to find out and learn something more about the past. Just imagine how exciting would it be if you uncovered something which was created thousands of years ago.

Professor Kutalmış Görkay of Ankara University and his team of archaeologists experienced such thrill. They had the honor to uncover three ancient Greek mosaics created 2,220 years ago.

The mosaics were uncovered in the Turkish city of Zeugma located not far from the border of Syria.

Archaeologists were in a hurry to find out what was there to be found because back in 2007 a flood was expected in Zeugma because of a construction of a dam.

The team of archaeologists were worried that the flood will destroy the ancient treasures of Zeugma and got busy immediately.

During this quest of uncovering ancient treasures, they came across three ancient Greek mosaics dating back from the 2nd century BC. Amazingly, the uncovered mosaics were almost intacted.

Even though the city of Zeugma is now 80 percent covered with water, the team continues to search, hoping to uncover more hidden artifacts.

See some of the beautiful artifacts uncovered by the team.

In the mosaic above you can admire the beauty of the nine Muses: Terpsichore, Ourania, Clio, Thalia, Melpomene, Erato, Euterpe, Calliope and Polymnia. During the period of the Renaissance, artists had the nine Muses as an inspiration since they were the first ones to discover many art forms.

In order to show appreciation and recognition of the nine Muses a great number of artists did art works on them.

In the mosaic above you can see Oceanus- the divine embodiment of the sea, together with his sister, Tethys-personification of the waters of the world.

Professor Görkay says that in the 2nd century BC there was at least one mosaic in many homes. Owning a mosaic in your home was helpful for holding social aspect.

Whenever people were guests in a house they would look at the mosaics, marvel at the beauty of these works of art while sipping wine and having a conversation with the host.

It was carefully considered by the homeowners which mosaic is suitable for which room. For instance a mosaic which portrayed lovers like Telete and Eros could be found in the bedroom.

The mosaic of Thalia- the muse of comedy and idyllic poetry is perfectly preserved. According to experts, Thalia’s face consists of special pieces of glass used only for the face of this mosaic. The mosaic of Thalia looks so lively and is a beautiful piece of art uncovered by the archaeologists. 

In this mosaic you can see Poseidon, the Greek God of the sea.

The city of Zeugma was a very important city back in the early BCs because of its location. It was located on the borders of the Greco-Roman world and the Persian Empire and had the role of a bridge which everybody had to cross.

Finally, after the fall of the Roman Empire, Zeugma city declined too. Zeugma finally fell in AD 253 when the city was attacked by Sassanids from Persia.

Since then the city was completely forgotten until the late expeditions conducted by professor Görkay and his team of archaeologists when incredible buried treasures were uncovered.

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3 Reasons To Use An Online Doctor 

By
Elizabeth Williams

From saving time to saving face, there are all kinds of reasons why some of us might find it preferable to turn to an online doctor rather than have to schlep it down to our local doctor’s surgery.  

Care Quality Commission-regulated online pharmacies ensure a professional and reliable service, such as what you should expect of the NHS, and one that is operated by experienced NHS GPs who are registered with the General Medical Council.  All this means that a trusted online pharmacy is approved to sell medicines online by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. 

So having established that trustworthy online consultation and pharmaceutical services are available, what are the advantages to using an online doctor? 

1.Round-the-clock availability

An online service allows you to submit your queries and information at any time of day. So if you wake up in the middle of the night having suddenly decided that you’d like to buy Viagra online, you can complete an online questionnaire and then all you have to do is wait for the online GP’s response. This service is completely confidential, time-efficient and highly practical. You may have limited mobility, you may have a busy work schedule, you may simply not fancy leaving the house – all great reasons for using an online doctor. 

2. Completely discreet

Whether you have an appointment with a doctor in person or online, you are always entitled to 100% confidentiality. Nevertheless, there are many of us who are dissuaded from seeing our GP on account of our feeling uncomfortable discussing a health problem in a face-to-face meeting. There are so many reasons for us to get shy, embarrassed or upset – rightly or wrongly – about seeing our doctor. Sensitive personal issues include skin problems, infections and erectile dysfunction or other sexual health issues. Patients often find consulting an online doctor much easier, far less stressful, and so much more effective. 

3.Home delivery

An online doctor and pharmacy can prescribe and then have delivered your medicine. This is carried out in a sensitive and discreet manner so that the patient’s privacy is protected, with zero indication on the outer packaging of the delivery of what the contents are, or where the package has come from. So no queuing or braving the early morning frost to pick up your prescription – it can come straight to your door. 

In the era online shopping, doesn’t it make sense that our medical services are also improved by high speed internet access, accessibility and efficiency?  

Gentle Cosmetic Surgery without Being Put to Sleep

By
Elizabeth Williams

In the continuing search for the safest, most effective, and least complicated ways to improve one’s appearance and regain one’s once youthful vibrance, science is pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved aesthetically without rendering the patient unconscious.

Individuals who go under the knife with general anesthesia are often left with a lot of systemic complications. Now is the time that patients understand that it is at all possible to undergo gentle cosmetic surgery without being put to sleep.

The principles of surgical treatment are essentially the same. It all depends on the healthcare status of the patient undergoing cosmetic surgery using local anesthesia.

Patients are subjected to a comprehensive battery of tests to determine compatibility with the anesthetic agent to be used as well as establish any other factor that may play a role in the success or failure of the procedure.

Of particular importance is the patient’s ability to tolerate the peculiar environment of the operating room theater including the sounds and smells as well as the pulling sensations that they will be going through since they are fully awake during the said procedure.

Of equal importance is the method of delivery of the local anesthetic. Traditionally, anesthetic agents are delivered locally to the site being treated. However, newer methods like tumescence are able to deliver higher concentrations of local anesthetic agents without the much dreaded toxicities.

This means the procedure can guarantee better results with very minimal side effects. And one of the much-dubbed clinical outcomes is the inclusion of underlying tissues in tightening procedures.

When patients require a face lift using the new procedure, not only is the affected skin tightened but the tissues underneath it are tightened as well.

There is another important issue to the use of newer locally delivered anesthetic agents. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons strongly recommends seeking such services only from reputable doctors who are also board certified by their respective professional organizations.

It is inadvertent that, because of the growing popularity of the procedure, there will be certain individuals who may want to take advantage of this opportunity.

As such, the public is cautioned against seeking such services from non-board certified and unlicensed cosmetic surgeons.

It is now entirely possible to undergo cosmetic surgery with you fully aware of what’s going on. However, as there are certain issues that need to be addressed, it is best to consult with your trusted cosmetic surgeon about it.

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