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Movies Can Make Domestic Violence Look Glamorous To Teens
Popular films, particularly films that are geared at teenagers can have a major impact on emerging value systems and a teen's sense of what's proper and what's not. Unfortunately, movies like Twilight promote abusive relationships and even make them look glamorous. This is not only confusing to minors, but can actually encourage them to seek out relationships in an effort to model these behaviors.
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Alcoholism: Disease Or Spiritual Crisis?
It may be appalling to watch high school students or college kids getting wasted. And it's easy to wonder how grown adults can cling to a habit as destructive as alcoholism. But drinking in excess has an important role in our culture. For many people, alcohol plays its first important role as a social lubricant. People who are shy discover their outgoing side under the influence of alcohol. People who feel the need to fill every moment of silence with talk can suddenly find peace by being quiet. Uncoordinated individuals dance, and folks who lack a sense of humor are able to laugh.
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Bioidentical Hormones And Aging Gracefully
There's a lot of hype around bioidentical hormones these days. Hormone treatments promise to diminish the signs of aging and maintain youthfulness longer than thought possible 20 years ago. Hormone replacement therapy has been in use since the 1930's, helping women overcome some of the discomforts associated with menopause, but these days doctors recognize that men go through hormonal changes that are equally disconcerting. These hormonal changes are known as “andropause” for men.
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How Important Is The Teen Peer Group?
Teens place a lot of emphasis on their peer group in our Western society. Indeed, the peer group is an important source of support and identity for young people. But parents should not underestimate their role in their child's life. Parents can't necessary replace peers, but a teen's relationship with his or her parents is an important source of identity development as well.
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Healing Yourself
As much as we know about modern medicine and the way the human body works, there is still a lot that science cannot explain. Patients on their death bed have been known to “will themselves to live” and be up gardening by the end of the week. Patients with serious, debilitating diseases have, without treatment of any kind, healed themselves. There are skeptics in the medical community as well as scientists who actively embrace the role that our minds and our will play in healing. Ultimately, however, it's up to you to decide what you believe.
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Mental Health Issues Melt Away With Yoga
Anxiety and depression can both take the zest out of your life. If you've been on medication, worked on your nutrition, and tried everything else from mental health diets to pet therapy, you may want to give yoga a try. Yoga has been around for centuries and there are many benefits to doing this activity. Yoga stretches and strengthens the body. It purports to build up your body's “prana” or life force. And yoga also endeavors to get your breathing under control, which can help you with all kinds of mental health issues.
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