Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. (Tuggle)

What Is A Cerebral Palsy? What Harm Can It Caues?

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Deon

Cerebral palsy is a group of motor and physical disorders that are connected to a brain injury. These problems result in uncontrolled movements and muscle spasticity. It can affect part of or the whole body. What are the causes of Cerebral Palsy. The cause of cerebral palsy is a brain injury that occurs before birth, during birth, or within the first few years of life. It can be due to prematurity, lack of blood and oxygen, infection, and genetics. The exact cause is unknown. What are the symptoms of Cerebral Palsy. Symptoms vary from person to person. They usually affect the body s movements. Some people may limp, while others have to use a wheelchair. Some have no control over parts of their bodies, such as the arms and legs, which can shake a lot and make walking and simple movements hard to do. Seizures are common in severe cases of cerebral palsy. It does not get worse over time, but symptoms can change. How is Cerebral Palsy diagnosed. A physician asks the parents what they have observed of their child s developmental progress. Then they do a physical...

Using A Stun Gun Taser For Self Protection

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Goldie

A stun gun taser is a relatively inexpensive, convenient and powerful way to ward off attackers. The sight and sound of a stun gun taser going off is usually enough to scare an attacker away. Stun gun tasers repel your attacker with high voltage yet low amperage shock. You cannot be shocked even if you are touching the attacker. A stun gun taser looks like a pistol but uses compressed air to fire two darts that trail electric cable back to the handset. When the darts strike, a five-second 50,000-volt charge is released down the cable, causing the suspect s muscles to contract uncontrollably. Electrical signals -Taser waves or T-Waves - overpower the body s normal electrical signals, temporarily confusing the nervous system. A laser helps target the suspect and the Taser works at ranges up to 21 feet. Stun gun tasers come in compact sizes for your convenience and usually have safety switches and wrist straps. You need to supply batteries strong enough to power your device. Get familiar with your stun gun taser before you might need to use it on an assailant...

Do You Have Stubborn Fat?

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Esperanza

Everyone walking on the face of this earth has an abundance of fat cells throughout their bodies. In fact, if you re a healthy adult with normal body composition, you have approximately 30 billion fat cells. This is an astronomical number when you think about it. Did you ever wonder why you have so many. Have you ever wondered what those fat cells are for. The answer is, fat cells are part of our genetic code and they allowed us to use stored energy when food was scarce. This survival mechanism is very much the same today as it was 10,000 years ago. However, today our needs have changed. There is an abundance of food in modern society today. When you consume too many calories, your body goes into storage mode for that rainy day, so to speak, but the rainy day does not happen. So your body simply stores those extra calories as fat. When you eat less calories then your body demands your cells release stored fat for energy. Pretty simple equation, however it does not appear that all fat is the same. The placement of fat deposits on our bodies varies depending on...