Voice therapy has several applications to maintain or improve the voice. To maintain proper phonation as a personal or professional preference, and to address specific expectations of improvement, voice therapy for singers is necessary. The singer’s voice and their related speaking voice represent different features and often, the two modes may not even sound like the same person. This is due to mechanical and laryngeal differences between ones … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2014
Food for Energy Tips
Many individuals struggle with a lack of energy at different points throughout the day. Some may experience it all day whilst others may hit a slump just of an afternoon. There is no set diet or food that will guarantee a fix for your low energy levels. There is however particular nutrients and types of food that will definitely help! So you should take a look at your diet to see if you are receiving enough of these. Food for energy Iron The … [Read more...]
Shifting Paradigms: Chronic Disease and Wellness
About chronic disease and wellness Did you know that energy field disturbance is a nursing diagnosis? Nurses recognise the way in which energy manifests has an impact on the health of our patients. Rising health care costs and increased care needs of the general population require us shift our health attention to wellness. It all starts with changing our health perceptions and beliefs. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the … [Read more...]
Multiple Sclerosis Day: About MS
What is MS? May 28 is World MS Day. MS stands for multiple sclerosis. The term ‘Sclerosis’ is a Greek word that translates to ‘hard tissue or scar’. Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease. The nerves of the brain and the spinal cord are damaged by a person’s own immune system. This is why MS is known as an autoimmune disease. The body’s immune system usually serves to destroy foreign substances in the body. In MS, the system mistakenly … [Read more...]
Multiple Sclerosis and Speech
May 28 is World MS Day. MS stands for multiple sclerosis. The term ‘Sclerosis’ is a Greek word that translates to mean ‘hard tissue or scar’. Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease. The nerves of the brain and the spinal cord are damaged by a person’s own immune system. This is why MS is known as an autoimmune disease. How can Multiple Sclerosis affect speech? It is estimated that 41-51% of people with MS will experience speech … [Read more...]
Multiple sclerosis and diet
Multiple sclerosis May 28th is world MS day. Multiple sclerosis is a disease that affects the central nervous system. In young Australian’s, it is the most common chronic disease of the central nervous system. The symptoms experienced will differ between each individual. Treatment is aimed at managing symptoms and also slowing the progression of the disease. There is no special diet for people who have Multiple Sclerosis (MS). However, if you … [Read more...]
The Lure of Forbidden Food
By TARA PARKER-POPE, NYT How hard will your child work for food? In an experiment, researchers at Pennsylvania State University gave preschool children the opportunity to “work” for a food reward. All the child had to do was click a computer mouse four times to earn a cinnamon-flavored graham cracker. But earning additional treats required progressively more effort. A second treat required eight clicks. Then 16. Then 32. Some children … [Read more...]
Marine sponge research may help scientists understand Parkinson’s disease
Researchers are using a new technique to find a compound in a type of marine sponge that may help in the fight against Parkinson's disease. Scientists at Queensland's Griffith University tested more than 200 sea sponges and identified a compound that caused changes in cells extracted from Parkinson's disease patients. It is the start of a program using the new method to test more than 200,000 natural compounds. Researcher Professor … [Read more...]
Studies still looking for link between cell phones and brain tumors
(Reuters Health) - The heaviest users of cell phones may be at higher than average risk of being diagnosed with a brain tumor, according to a recent French study. But for most people, it’s still not clear if there’s added risk, the authors say. Plus, the devices and the way people use them keeps evolving so that more research is needed going forward, they add. This isn’t the first study to point to a tumor risk with heavy cell phone … [Read more...]
Low dietary intake of seafood linked to cognitive decline
New research, presented at the Experimental Biology 2014 meeting, finds that low dietary intake of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids can predict cognitive decline. Previous studies have shown that long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are important for good brain health. Researchers from Tufts University in Medford, MA, wanted to see whether the PUFAs alpha-linolenic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexanoic acid (DHA) … [Read more...]
