The autonomic nervous system (ANS) controls the automatic functions of the body (visceral functions) such as the heart rate, breathing, perspiration, eye pupils, the digestive system, urination and more. The ANS trunk runs directly adjacent to the spinal column. It consists of sensory and motor neurons that interact with the brain stem that is located at the base of the skull emerging from the spinal column. The brain stem is also found in lower life forms such as lizards, crocodiles...

Drug addiction can turn an individual's life into something so awful that it in no sense can be tolerated. Not only physical, drug addiction leads to the degradation of the addicted person in every sphere of life be it psychological, legal, social or financial. So, if you have seen any of your relatives or friends falling prey to drug addiction then the primary responsibility on your part will be to lead them to the drug rehab centers . These rehab centers are specialized to help the...

Do you believe in clairvoyance? Personally, I would have to say that I do believe in this ability or gift, though I don't always admit it because there is no fact upon which to base its existence. Why do I believe in clairvoyance? My mother is not the type to fabricate stories and she is usually skeptical of anything that has to do with clairvoyance, tarot cards, ghosts or anything outside of the norm. We were discussing the topic of psychic ability years ago, when she decided I might...

Children are highly impressionable. Perhaps this is one of the reasons they seem so open to the world around us and maybe even the world beyond us. It might just be my husband and myself, but my five-year-old daughter seems to have a sixth sense at times. Maybe we are more in tune to the idea since his mother was said to have psychic ability. We've had two deaths and a cancer diagnosis in our family over the past four years. It seems to be obvious now when something sad is about to...

Panic consists of a bunch of sensations and scary thoughts, all rushing through in a fraction of a second.  It's important to learn that panic arises from our survival instinct and that it is never dangerous.  But that intellectual knowledge just isn't enough when four sensations are triggering four scary thoughts all at the same moment.

Believe it or not, panic is a lot like a pie.  Taken all at once, it's overwhelming.  But taken one slice at a time, it's...

Getting addicted to alcohol is quite easier than recovering from this addiction. But if there is a strong will inside to get over the addiction, then a goodalcohol recoveryprogram and family support can help anybody to get rid of the alcohol addiction. This article will discuss these recovery programs and their effectiveness on the addicts.

Alcohol recoveryprograms have different impact on different people. However, there are few standard methods that can be applied to anybody in...

The sixties saw the rising popularity of mind numbing drugs and other hallucinogenic substance abuse among the youth. This remarkable social illness was accompanied by host of other anomalies like gang violence, sexual promiscuity, teenage rebellion and many more. The dismantling of conventional family structure also played a major role indrug abuse preventionefforts.Drug abuse preventionamong the youth is a challenging task. Drug abuse is a social evil and it can affect any of...

How to meditate for beginners may seem complicated but it's not that hard at all. If you want to make meditation a part of your life you will need to go to a seminar (this is often rather expensive) or get a course online this is often much cheaper and it hands you the opportunity to learn the basics and lets you find out if meditation is really something for you before you decide to attend a seminar.

Take these 4 steps as an introduction to meditate for beginners.

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swami ramdev medicines for brain and memory imporvement in the beginning is not easy to understand due to all the "strange terminologies" but once you get used to it, it does become easier. Ayurveda has its roots in an ancient religion. That religion is Hinduism. To begin with and then for many years the practices of Ayurveda was passed down via word of mouth. When it was first written it was originally written on palm leaves and then it was later recorded into manuscripts....