In 1988 folic acid was added to bread, pasta, cereal, cookies and crackers as required by federal law. Folic acid is a form of vitamin B, to be specific vitamin B9.
Folic acid can be easily found in natural foods such as – leafy vegetables, okra, beans, mushrooms, brussel sprouts, broccoli, tomato juice, orange juice, eggs, animal liver and kidney.
Folic acid deficiencies include – extreme tiredness, lack of energy, mouth ulcers, muscle weakness, heart problems, psychological problems such as depression, confusion and neural tube defects.
CDC implores women to consume 400 mcg of folic acid for those considering reproduction in order to prevent birth defects such as anencephaly and spina bifida.
A research study finds that folic acid reduces incidents of neural tube defects in infants.
Probiotics have become so popular these days. The word probiotic comes from a Greek language which means “for life”. It was coined by Gibson and Roberfroid in 1995.
Probiotics can be defined as live microbial feed supplements which have a beneficial impact on the host animal by improving it’s microbial balance.
Blood holds ample information and insight into not only our physiological but psychological status as well.
Using blood tests in measuring psychological issues can help the clinicians in better understanding your concerns as well as give relevant details as well as plan treatment accordingly.
3 best blood tests which are well-validated in clinical diagnosis and stress-reactive induced both psychological and physiological disorders are:
1. Hormone —testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), estradiol, thyroid and cortisol.
It’s always a good idea to have an early diagnosis which is not just based on one mode but is comprehensive to have a better treatment plan and rule out possible medical conditions.
The world of cinema has made attempts in capturing and raising awareness about suicide.
Here is a list of eye-opening movies that draws our attention towards the causal factors and possible reasons what causes suicide. In some cases, helps us build awareness about the magnitude of the problem.
1. Perks of Being a Wallflower
This movie is which talks about a socially awkward teenager Charlie (Logan Lerman) who is a wallflower who meets a free-spirited Sam (Emma Watson) and her stepbrother Patrick (Ezra Miller). Both of them help Charlie discover the joys of friendship, first love, music and more. However, as his new friends prepare to leave for college, Charlie’s inner sadness threatens to shatter his newfound confidence.
2. 13 Reasons Why
It is a Netflix original series in which Newcomer Katherine Langford plays the role of Hannah, a young woman who takes her own life. Two weeks after her tragic death, a classmate named Clay finds a mysterious box on his porch. It is not only explores the meaning of life (and of a possible afterlife) but also suicide.
3. The Dreamseller
It is based on The Bestselling Book “The Dreamseller” written by world renown Brazilian psychiatrist and psychotherapist Augusto Cury. In this movie a disillusioned psychologist tries to commit suicide until he strikes up a friendship with an unlikely savior who teaches him a new way of living.
4. 3 idiots
It’s a bollywood movie. The movie centers around the lives of three students in one of the most famous engineering colleges in the country (India). While two of them barely scrape by in their exams, the third one, Rancho, always tops the class in every subject. Those students who are constantly bogged down by the pressures of these colleges sometimes even take steps as drastic as suicide.
5. The S Word
A documentary on suicide attempt survivor is on a mission to find fellow survivors and documents their stories of courage, insight and humor. Along the way, she discovers a rising national movement transforming personal struggles into action.
I hope these help you understand how suicide is far more than a single word. Not only it impacts the individual but those around them.
Before beginning to work on punctuality, it is essential that you understand what is making you late. Watch yourself and your routine carefully to identify what really is making you late. DeLonzor author of Never Be Late Again says – many late people — including herself — are likely to have an aversion to leaving the house. To combat this she uses a mantra of sorts: “When I catch myself doing this, I’ll snap or clap and say ‘This can wait.”
This article is not here to make you feel bad about your lateness or to say lateness makes you the worst of all. It is just to help you to work it out, if this is one.
Firstly, If you want to begin with identifying, have a look at DeLonzor who identifies fourtypes of persistently late people
The Crisis Maker
The Defier
The Dreamer
The Perfectionist
I am refraining to crowd this article with too much information so you can go ahead find your type.
Secondly, your motivation is with you. Find. Find Find. because it helps when you have a reason to be on time, it can be anything. I can give you an example here – Reach to work early and head home early to spend time with yourself, your family, or your pet.
Thirdly, begin with declutter. The thing is we unnecessarily clutter our lives with all things, thoughts and what not. Take an example of your cupboard, how easy it gets when you keep things in place, you find them early.
And, lastly, take responsibility. Know what makes you late, it can even be spending too much time in front of the cupboard every morning just to finalise what you’d want to wear today. Take notice of where you are investing too much time where it is not even required. Decide it the night before or wake up early.
End note – You are too amazing to put a blame on yourself for being late. Cultivate an attitude of punctuality, even if it is 10 minutes in prior.
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