Learning Disability - Dysgraphia

Dysgraphia is a writing disability in which the individual's writing is incorrect or distorted. It can show itself as difficulties with poor handwriting, spelling, that is, wrong spelling and difficulties in putting their thoughts on paper. These individuals generally have a higher than average IQ. Dysgraphia is a neurological disorder. It is either non-specific or specific. Non-specific Dysgraphia may be owing to the individual being mentally retarded, poor attendance in school or psychosocially being deprived. Specific Dysgraphia arises from motor coordination problems, and in spelling and language disabilities. Dysgraphia can be categorized into three subtypes: Motor Dysgraphia - This is due to poor muscle tone, deficient fine motor skills, poor dexterity and motor clumsiness.

Learning Disability - Dyscalculia

Dyscalculia is a lesser known but a specific learning disability associated with difficulties in Mathematics. These difficulties normally vary from individual to individual. Reading problems associated with Dyslexia correspond to mathematical problems associated with Dyscalculia. Individuals who suffer from Dyscalculia are of normal intelligence. In Dyscalculia, Dys in Greek means "badly" and Calculia in Latin means "to count" which adds up to "counting badly". Recent studies show that Dyscalculia is genetically linked and not as originally thought to occur only in individuals who had arithmetic disabilities owing to specific regions of the brain being damaged.

4 Surprising Benefits of Drinking Plenty Of Water

The benefits of drinking water could easily number in the hundreds. But the most popular reason for drinking water may not be widely known. If this one fact was common knowledge, women and men would crowd around the water cooler day and night and everybody would have water bottles attached to their bodies. What is this great benefit of drinking water? Drinking Water Revs up the Metabolism German researches reported that after test subjects drank two cups of water, their metabolism soared by 30% and stayed elevated for 30-40 minutes. Drinking 10-12 glasses of water a day can help you lose weight. Now how is that for a benefit.? What that means in weight loss terms is that drinking water increases the calories you burn while exercising.

We Need to Take Better Care of Our Feet!

If there's one area of a child's growth parent's pay particular attention to it's the feet. Nationwide, Mums and Dads ensure their little ones get properly fitted shoes as they develop. Unfortunately, in many cases this 'foot care' is not carried through into adulthood and it's thought that between 50-70% of all adults either don't know their actual shoe size or they wear the wrong size on purpose to either make their feet look bigger or smaller. Either or, wearing the wrong shoe sizes is bad for the feet period. Unless you have to wear a dress shoe, it's recommended that you try to wear sneakers or running shoes as often as possible as they are much kinder to our feet overall.

How To Get Rid Of A Cold Sore - 5 Natural Remedies

Have you also had cold sores? You want to know how to get rid of a cold sore, because there is no cure, as we all know... Just remedies untill the next break out. I have tested out 5 different products, so here is my take on them and how they might be useful to you. Note I am not a doctor, but some of these might help you ask the right questions to the right people. 1- Natrum muriaticum. This is also known as Nat mur. I would recommend it if you have cold sores in the early stages. The early stages being before any white liquid starts to show. I found it caused me to have chapped lips, but was very very good. Although it was not a really fast remedy. 2- Sepia.

Herbal Remedies for Gout

Millions of Americans suffer through gout, and the number keeps growing every year. An estimated two million Americans know the pain in the joints and the swelling of the extremities only too well. For many of these patients, medication is expensive. However, thanks to an increased interest in home remedies, there are now herbal remedies one can use to ease the pain. Gout pains Gout is caused by the deposition of monosodium urate, or uric acid, crystals in the joints of the body. Usually, this crystallization occurs in the outer extremities, specifically in the feet. Studies have shown that since there is less blood circulation in the feet, the purging of the uric acid crystals is less efficient in these parts of the body.

Yin vs. Yang - What Does it Mean?

The Yin vs. Yang concept I have researched books over the years, searching for books that could explain Oriental medical philosophy in understandable terms. The closest I have come so far is a book called Between Heaven and Earth by Harriet Beinfield, L.Ac. and Efrem Kornfold, L.Ac., O.M.D. and Practical Feng Shui by Simon Brown Personally, I don't think Oriental philosophy should be so daunting but it sure seems to be! I think everyone should work towards understanding each other's cultures so we can integrate and utilize information better and with more clarity. I like using whatever works, no mater where it comes from and I think we can integrate all kinds of techniques.

5 Small Steps For a Longer and Healthier Life

This is a time of the year when many of pledge to live a better and healthier life. We are here to show you, how you can make small changes in your life and live healthier. Step One: Get Serious About Dental Hygiene This means getting regular with dental check ups, brushing and flossing twice daily. Brushing alone can't clean the spaces between teeth. You need to floss. Research has established a link between bad oral hygiene and heart disease. It may also have serious implications if you're pregnant. In fact, the American Academy of Periodentology has linked gum disease to premature births and low birth weight infants. Step Two: Get Serious About Supplements While it's true that swallowing a supplement isn't a substitute for a balanced diet, how many of us actually take the time to plan and eat healthy.

Cleanse The Body-Rejuvenate The Mind-Detox Naturally

Are toxins poisons? Maybe not, but they are poisonous - let me explain. Most of us live surrounded by a huge number of pollutants, just consider air pollution in today's big cities and towns. I remember sailing a yacht just off the coast and looking back at a city of 250, 000 inhabitants and was struck by the brown layer in the atmosphere that lay over the town. You would not have recognised this layer had you been walking through the streets of the town but there it was nevertheless. The pollutants are minute, almost invisible microbes able to penetrate our bodies through the pores of our skin and are sucked into our lungs as we breathe. If germs can enter your body through very small openings, how much more the exposure where viruses can easily enter?

Pinworms: Intestinal Parasites

Pinworms are also called seat worms, or threadworms (species Enterobius, or Oxyuris, vermicularis). They belong to the order Oxyurida (phylum Aschelminthes). Pinworms are common human intestinal parasites and are also found in other vertebrates. Male pinworms are about 2 to 5 mm (0.08 to 0.2 inches) long while the female ones range from 8 to 13 mm. Pinworms are basically small, white worms that live in the intestines. The name reminds us of the long tails of the worms which gives them a pin like appearance. Pinworm infections are quite common in young children and are easily treated. Pinworms usually occur in the large intestine but sometimes are also found in the small intestine, the stomach, or farther up the gastrointestinal tract.