Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Physical Harmful Effects of Drug Addiction

The physical effects of drug abuse on the body may be different and it depends on the method of drug use, and it depends on duration and frequency of drug, this is revealed by National Institute on Drug Addiction.

Hallucinations, paranoia, aggression, memory problems, seizures, depression, brain damage and stroke are caused by drug abuse. Effects on respiratory by drug abuse are emphysema, asthma and lung cancer. Abnormal heart beat, collapsed veins and heart attack, these are cardiac effects caused by drug abuse. Effects on unborn babies such as premature birth, miscarriage, low birth weight and behavioral problems, these are caused by drug abuse. Gastrointestinal effects of vomiting or nausea, kidney and liver damage, pain. Shortness or hormonal problems are resulted by drug abuse during childhood.

As per the National Institutes of Health, after just one time of using drugs, physical effects of drug may occur. After the first use of narcotics like cocaine, it may result in a fatal heart attack. There are short term effects of drug use like increased appetite, blood pressure, long term physical effects such as chronic cough,which may be week or months and cancer or organ damage has permanent effects.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Types of Gifts Presented During Recession

Due to up’s and down’s in the economics, there will be reduction in the economic activity for some period of time. During that period, income of the persons will get reduced, sometimes even the person becomes unemployed.

But, there are some situations where you have to attend the party compulsorily either it may be of a close friend, or a relative or the occasion of your own family members. Then during those cases it is necessary to attend the party and should present a gift to them.


So, these are the general types of gifts, which are used for presenting during the recession period.


Present the thoughtful gifts:
These types of gifts are generally inexpensive and they just need the creative work. By using the creative attitude you can make the gift effective. If you are presenting a gift to your sibling then collect all the photos right from heir childhood and paste them in an order, in a photo book. These types of gifts resemble memories and they cost nothing. By using the inexpensive frames you can remodel the photos and you can present them. Even the books, cooking supplies (ingredients) for preparing the food, can be gifted.


Gifts can be re-gifted: Generally, these are recycled gifts. These are gifts, which you have received before. These are practical and they are to be stored neatly and they should be not used by you. It should be as new as if you bought the new one. If the gifts are used then you cannot present them.


Gift the free items: If the free items are valuable items then they can be gifted. Some of the samples, which are given during the promotion of the company can be gifted if they are not used. Make some decorations to make the gift look much more effective.


These are some of the ideas of presenting the gifts during recession.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Meditation for Beginners

In this competing world, every person is working under stressful conditions. To lessen this burden or stress, many people are trying meditation. The beginners are facing many troubles while meditating. Meditation is a very old ancient practice. There are different types of meditations, but the ultimate goal is common.

So, for the persons who have decided to start meditation, they have to remember few points like
  • Firstly, one has to choose which method is suitable for them, based on the interest. One has to make sure that they will not be disturbed during meditation. So, it is advised to sit in a peaceful place.
  • It is important to keep in mind that one should not expect instantaneous results while meditating.
Breathing Exercise
The Breathing exercise is a famous technique in meditation. In this method, you must take care of selecting place, environment, sitting in a comfortable position. Because these mainly influence the meditating person.

Word/ Mantra Exercise
In the word exercise, the meditator must take care of choosing the mantra or word and language while meditating, as the meditating person might experience difficulty if the mantra is long or in a unknown language. The meditator will find it difficult to repeat.

A Visualization Exercise
In this process a person the meditator must be careful about the distance between the object and the person and also the person should take care of surroundings as any attractive object can distract the concentration.
  • Ultimately, the goal of all these exercises is to increase the concentration during meditation.
Now-a-days, meditation has become a part of daily-lifestyle.