No One Feels Happy All The Time

Feeling sad sometimes is normal.  But you shouldn't feel sad or low most of the time.  This is depression.

It can also manifest itself in feelings of emptiness, hopelessness, worthlessness and guilt. You may lose interest in things you once enjoyed, your sleep pattern changes, you feel perpetually tired, cannot concentrate, over-eat or starve yourself.  Depression is a genuine mental illness.   It's surprisingly common amongst women, twice as often as men.

Making changes to your lifestyle can help.  Exercise, particularly vigorous activities that make you slightly short of breath causes a rush of endorphins, the brain's own natural mood-lifters;  the right diet high in carbohydrates and low in protein can increase levels of serotonin in the brain.  Omega 3 fatty acids helps too.

Treatments include antidepressants (SSRIs - selective serontonin uptake inhibitors, and tricyclics) and "talk therapies".   Counselling focuses on you talking and thinking your way through a problem.  Psychotherapy works on a deeper level, helping you to understand your depression better and to alter the way you think and feel.  Dr Rosemary Leonard

Cellulite

Eighty percent of women have cellulite, including really slim models.  So it's normal.  It's that dimpled-looking skin that can occur anywhere on your body, but mostly on your buttocks and thighs.

Cellulite are fat cells, interspersed with bands of fibrous tissue that run up to the skin, giving it the dimply effect.  Whether you have it or not depends on the thickness of your skin and the thickness of the fibrous bands, which are determined by your genes.  Despite anything you may have read, it is not caused by toxins that have built up under your skin, nor poor circulation.

Cellulite tends to form at a time of hormonal change - at puberty and during pregnancy.  It gets worse if you put on weight, because the fat cells enlarge and bulge more against the fibrous bands.  It also gets worse with age, as the skin becomes thinner and less well supported.  Dr Rosemary Leonard

Why Am I Bloated ?

Do you know one woman who doesn't complain about bloating?

Eating well is the largest component of fixing the GI tract problem.  You must identify the foods you are allergic to, unable to process. Avoid them and the problem begins to dissipate.  Another factor is stress, which can be partly resolved through adequate sleep. Exercise, avoid chemicals to self-medicate, recolonize your intestines regularly and daily with acidophilus.

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