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A
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1122717/?tool=pmcentrez
Language of Self Harm is Somatic and Needs to be learnt
Andrew Clark
March 30, 2002
This article discusses how self harm is its own somatic language, and it needs
to be learnt so that healthcare professionals can better help their patients. Many
staff in accident and emergency centers believe that resources spent on self harm
victims is a waste. Generally health care proffesionals are not trained to understand
the language of self harm, and can only interpret signs or information about self
harm that is communicated verbally. The problem is that most victims of self harm
are too nervous to speak about it or even feel it might be too dangerous. Instead,
their body language is used as an alternative way of communicating their feelings.
The outward behavior of a self harm victim is their way of converting the intense
emotional pain that they are feeling.
Healthcare professionals tend to reject issued relating to self harm. The
author of this article believes it is because they are being communicated to in a
language that they have not been trained to understand. If healthcare professionals
were trained to understand that outward signs are a representation of inner
thoughts, they could treat their patients in a more beneficial way. One way the
article mentions that healthcare staff could improve is by teaching those who may
be working closely with self harm victims about the body language of self harm.
Another thing that could be done is to teach staff to reflect on their own emotions on
self harm so that they can learn to not displace their emotions on to the patient.
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Diet and Alzheimers Disease
Mabel, Blades
March 2015
This article, written by Mabel Blades, makes a link between a nutritious diet
and the possible prevention or slowing down of progression of alzheimers disease.
Raised blood cholesterol levels, hypertension, obesity, and type 2 diabetes are all
risk-factors that can increase the likelihood that one develops alzheimers. One diet
that has been linked to lower a risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and
alzheimers disease is the meditteranean diet. The Meditteranean diet is based on
natural fats and sugars such as nuts, olive oil and fruits as well as fish, poultry,
vegetables and limited amounts of dairy. This diet is low in saturated fats, high in
antioxidants, olive oil, and oily fish which provide omega 3s which are essential to
the reduction of cardiovascular risk. Coconut oil has also been recently recognized
to bring benefits to those suffering from alzheimers, and more research is being
done to find a more direct link between the two. For those with early alzheimers an
anti-alzheimers milkshake is recommended to slow the effects of alzheimers. The
product, which contains omega 3 fatty acids, choline, uridine, b vitamins and
antioxidants is though to have a reparative effect on the brain synapses.
Some foods that this article recommends avoiding are sweets and red meats.
Red wine is considered good but too much alcohol can have a negative effect.
Problematically, one of the effects of alzheimers is problems involving eating and
drinking. Although a healthy diet is very important for people with alzheimers, often
times alzheimers patients end up with malnutrition. Dysphagia, which is linked to
alzheimers, makes it hard to swallow food, therefore, its difficult for people to get
the nutrients they need. Right now around 44 million people have been diagnosed
with alzheimers but it is estimated that the number will rise to 150 million by 2050.
Although substantial research efforts are being made it is still important that
individuals are taking care of them selves and eating the right foods to give them the
best chance of avoiding this disease.