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     Tempurpedic mattresses are a popular choice for consumers looking for a bed with comfort and added back support. The memory foam in Tempurpedic mattresses was first developed by NASA. However, despite the advanced technological research that went into developing memory foam, there are many unhealthy side effects of Tempurpedic mattresses. These unhealthy side effects affect not only your health but the environment as well.

   Heightened Body Temperature

   • Tempurpedic mattresses are weight and heat sensitive. They are made with open cell technology, which is said to increase airflow throughout the entire mattress. However, some consumers report that the open cell technology present in Tempurpedic mattresses causes them to have an increase in their body temperature. Though this poses no serious health risk, it can be irritating and may contribute to sleeplessness and night sweats. Make sure you are used to your Tempurpedic mattress before you sleep on it during hot summer nights.

   Chemical Allergies

   • Memory foam gets its signature properties through a series of chemical processes used in manufacturing. Some people may experience an allergic reaction to the chemicals present in Tempurpedic mattresses. These allergy symptoms include sleeplessness, itchy eyes, rashes, nausea and headaches. People who have chemical allergies should not buy Tempurpedic mattresses, since these symptoms are unlikely to lessen over time.

   Environmental Hazards

   • Tempurpedic mattresses are produced without chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). However, all Tempurpedic mattresses are produced with petroleum-based chemicals during the manufacturing process. Petroleum is a major contributor to harmful emissions that ultimately lead to pollution of our environment and the depletion of fossil fuels and natural resources.

   Odors

   • Numerous complaints about Tempurpedic mattresses and memory foam are about the odor. The manufacturing proccess of Tempurpedic mattresses involve harsh chemicals like polyurethane, which leave behind foul odors that can last for weeks. All products that use polyurethane have a similar odor, but the density of memory foam will hold the odor for even longer. This odor may be unpleasant and cause headaches, nausea and may contribute to sleepless nights.

1. • Psychiatrists are board-certified medical doctors whose primary focus is on providing mental health care. Psychiatrists may treat patients through medication, hospitalization, psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Psychiatrists are often primarily responsible for the prescribing of psychiatric medication to treat chemical imbalances in psychiatric patients. Psychiatrists also are often considered the primary treating clinician and therefore are often in leadership roles. Psychiatrists need to hone specific skills to fulfill these various responsibilities.

   Communication

   • Being able to effectively communicate with patients is an important tool for psychiatrist. For instance, psychiatrists conduct interviews in order to assess patients, such as intake interviews. The goal of an interview is to assess and diagnose patients; however, good communication skills can enhance patient care. According to Michela Rimondini and colleagues in the 2006 issue of "Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics," particularly younger psychiatrists often need to improve their active listening skills and focus more on patient emotions. These skills help the patient feel heard, but also can improve diagnostic and treatment decisions.

   Ethics

   • According to Lara Weiss Roberts in the December 2002 issue of "Psychiatric Times," ethics in psychiatry is both an incredibly important and complex tool. For instance, since psychiatrists work with people who are mentally ill, psychiatrists may be ethically concerned with respecting patient's human dignity, individual values, life experience and autonomy. This may be a challenge when a patient's behaviors and choices may be influenced by her mental illness. Other ethical considerations for psychiatrists may include clinical competency, confidentiality and respect for the law.

   Collaborating with Treatment Teams

   • Treatment teams are groups of mental health-care providers that work with psychiatrists to provide treatment to patients. Being able to collaborate with team members is an important tool for psychiatrists who wish to provide the best patient care. Psychiatrists may assist teams in helping patients by educating the team about specific mental disorders and treatments and providing consultation to help team members struggling with a specific patient. Psychiatrists may also show leadership by taking on patients who are a particular challenge to staff.

Deciding what cereal to eat for breakfast is an example of a minor decision. Deciding whether to move across the country to accept your dream job, at the expense of everyone and everything you know, is a major decision. You'll encounter difficult decisions somewhere during your lifetime. Use a few tips to your advantage to overcome indecisiveness about life's big decisions.

1. Trust Your Instincts

   • Chances are, you immediately selected one of the choices facing you without thinking too hard - and your indecision is the result of time to reflect on the alternatives - and their positive and negative attributes. Acknowledge the decision you made instinctively. Pay attention to what your gut tells you. Very often our gut instincts serve us well. Ask yourself why your instinct led you to that particular decision.

   List Pros and Cons

   • List all of the advantages you can think of for each alternative, followed by all of the disadvantages. Cross-check each list of pros and cons and analyze your breakdown. Find out which alternatives have the most pros, and which have the most cons. Decide which advantages and disadvantages have the biggest impact on each of your choices.

   Sleep On It

   • When faced with a big decision, you'll probably have more than five minutes to make a choice. Leave your indecisiveness alone for a night, and see how you feel when you wake up the next morning. Ask yourself which choice you naturally lean towards, and whether your instinctual feelings about the decision have changed or remained the same in the time you've had to leave them alone.

   Ask For Advice

   • Discuss your indecisiveness with someone you trust, such as a close friend, parent or therapist. Describe the dilemma and explain the choice you have to make. You may find that their insight and life experience can help you reach a decision that you couldn't have made on your own. This is essential when a decision you're making impacts other people in your life.

   Imagine the Possibilities

   • Envision your life as it would look if you selected one alternative. Now envision your life if you were to select the other alternative. Picture your life one year, five years and ten years from the present. Decide what you want to happen in your life and how each of the choices facing you can help or hinder the reaching of your goals.

Seroquel is an antipsychotic medication prescribed to treat mental illnesses, including depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Seroquel is only FDA-approved for use in patients age 18 and older, but one of its off-label uses is to treat mental illness in children and adolescents. This is a fairly common practice in the medical field. Although it is not FDA-approved for children, many of its effects in the younger population are known, and the benefits of taking Seroquel to treat mental illness outweigh the risks in some children and adolescents. It is not known precisely how Seroquel works to treat mental illnesses, but it is believed to affect brain receptors.

1. Suicidal Thoughts

   • Seroquel and other antidepressants are known to increase the odds of suicidal thoughts and actions in children, teens and young adults. If a patient taking Seroquel presents suicidal behaviors or tendencies, a doctor should be contacted immediately.

   Worsening Mood

   • In rare cases, children and young adults taking Seroquel may begin to exhibit worsening symptoms of depression, including aggressive behavior, agitation, impulsiveness, panic attacks, anxiety attacks and hallucinations. Any changes or worsening of a patient's original symptoms should be reported to a doctor.

   Neurological Effects

   • Some neurological effects of Seroquel could indicate potential complications in some patients. Trembling, confusion, difficulty speaking or concentrating, difficulty swallowing, uncontrolled muscle spasms or movements, seizures, memory loss, facial twitching, numbness or tingling and chronic headaches or dizziness should be reported to a doctor.

   Other Serious Side Effects

   • Other serious side effects possibly developed by children and young adults taking Seroquel include irregular or rapid heartbeat, fever or other flu-like symptoms, muscle pain or weakness, swelling of the feet, hands and legs, increased saliva or drooling and changes to the menstrual cycle. Such symptoms should all be reported to a doctor.

   Less Serious Side Effects

   • Sore throat, nasal congestion, constipation, dry mouth, upset stomach or vomiting, fatigue, weakness or weight gain are all known side effects of Seroquel, but these are not considered cause for concern.

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1. • Once cut, most flowers benefit from a sugar solution in their water. Design Pics/Valueline/Getty Images

     When you buy cut flowers at the grocery or florist, it is likely they have been treated with a flower food that contains sugar. Although flowers in the garden with intact root systems cannot use sugar as a nutrient, cut flowers can take it up through their open stems.

     If you cut your own flowers or buy them at a farmers market, you may want to use sugar in their water. Sugar has several effects on cut flowers.

   Sugar Provides Nutrients

   • Use a teaspoon of sugar for each quart of water. cristal-glass sugar-bowl and white sugar image by Maria Brzostowska from Fotolia.com

     Once they're cut and brought inside, flowers can't get their food from the sun. This is because of the low levels of light in most indoor rooms and also because we usually remove most or all of the leaves on cut flowers. The University of Massachusetts Extension office recommends using a teaspoon of sugar for each quart of water used for cut flowers. The optimal amount may vary according to the flower. Gladiolas may require more sugar, while zinnias may require less. Roses and hydrangeas may not thrive at all unless sugar is provided in their water.

   Sugar Benefits

   • Buds will continue to bloom if they are provided with sugar. flower bud image by wang dongmei from Fotolia.com

     For the longest possible vase life, flowers are often cut before they are in full bloom. This limits the unpredictable effects of wind and weather on the exposed leaves of mature flowers. Sugar allows the flower to continue developing once they have been cut.

   Affects of Bacteria

   • Use a few drops of bleach in the water for cut flowers. medicine dropper image by jimcox40 from Fotolia.com

     When a flower is cut, bacteria immediately start forming around its stem end, which has become accessible because of the break in the plant's natural protective barrier. According to the University of California (Davis) Department of Horticulture, the stem should be cut again to eliminate the bacteria. Sugar in the water provides encouragement to new bacteria and accelerates their growth. To retard bacterial growth, always use a few drops of chlorine bleach as well as sugar in the water for cut flowers.