Rumus Menghitung Berat Badan ideal

Hampir setiap orang di dunia ini ingin memiliki berat badan yang wajar tidak lebih dan tidak kurang, namun banyak hal dan faktor yang menyebabkan keinginan itu sulit untuk terwujud. Berikut ini adalah rumus cara menghitung berat badan normal dan berat badan yang ideal versi indeks broca. Gunakan timbangan berat badan yang masih berfungsi dengan baik dan akurat.
1. Berat Badan Normal
Berat Badan Normal = Tinggi Badan - 100
Contoh :
Jika tinggi kita dari ujung kaki hingga ujung kepala adalah 160 cm maka berat badan normal kita adalah 160 - 100 = 60 kg.
2. Berat Badan Ideal
Berat Badan Ideal = (Tinggi Badan - 100) - ( 10% tinggi badan -100)
Contohnya : Jika tinggi badan kita adalah setinggi 150 cm, maka berat badan ideal kita adalah (150 - 100) - (10% x (150 - 100) = 50 - 5 = 45 kg.
Dari hasil tersebut dapat kita ketahui apa yang terjadi dengan diri kita dengan membandingkan hasilnya berikut di bawah ini :
- Kelebihan Berat Badan / Overweight = Hasilnya 10% s/d 20% lebih besar
- Kegemukan / Obesitas / Obesity = Hasilnya lebih dari 20% dari yang seharusnya
- Kurus = Hasilnya 10% kurang dari yang seharusnya.
Jika ada kesalahan mohon maaf dan tolong dikoreksi. Thanks.

Newer 'Pill' May Raise Blood Clot Risk

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Birth control pills with newer types of progestogen hormones (drospirenone, desogestrel or gestodene) are more likely than others to cause serious blood clots, a new study confirms.

These new pills -- marketed as Yaz or Yasmin, among other brand names, in North America -- are popular, although the risk of serious blood clots, also known as venous thromboembolism (VTE), has been noted before. Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a cautionary note warning of raised odds for blood clots in women taking the newer form of oral contraceptives.

In the new study, researchers reviewed data on all Danish women, ages 15 to 49, not pregnant between January 2001 and December 2009. During that time, over 4,200 first episodes of VTEs occurred.

Women taking birth control pills with a newer progestogen hormone had twice the risk of VTE compared to those who took pills with an older progestogen called levonorgestrel.

Compared to women who did not use birth control pills, the risk of VTE was three times higher among those who used pills with levonorgestrel and six times higher among those who took pills with drospirenone, desogestrel or gestodene.

But the absolute risk of VTE associated with taking the newer pills is relatively low, about 10 per 10,000 women, according to the University of Copenhagen researchers.

For every 2,000 women who switched from using newer pills to pills with levonorgestrel, there would be one less case of VTE a year.

The study was published online Oct. 26 in the BMJ.

While some doctors may choose to prescribe birth control pills with a lower risk whenever possible, it is crucial not to exaggerate the risk of VTE, Dr. Philip Hannaford of the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, wrote in an accompanying editorial.

"Oral contraceptives are remarkably safe and may confer important long-term benefits in relation to cancer and mortality," he said in a journal news release.

More information

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has more about birth control pills.

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More Evidence Shows Newer Forms of 'Pill' Raise Clot Risk, FDA Says

THURSDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it "remains concerned" that a newer generation of birth control pills may raise the odds for serious blood clots more than older forms of the Pill.

The announcement concerns oral contraceptives containing a newer type of progestin hormone called drospirenone, which includes Bayer's Yaz or Yasmin. According to the FDA, the new study found a higher risk of venous thromboembolisms (VTEs) -- potentially dangerous clots -- in women on the drospirenone-containing pills vs. those on older forms of oral contraceptives.

The FDA-funded review involved the medical histories of more than 800,000 American women, all of whom were on some type of birth control between 2001 and 2008. The study found that women taking the newer oral contraceptives experienced a higher rate of clots than women on older forms of the contraceptive pill.

The review also found that women on two other forms of birth control -- the Ortho Evra patch from Johnson & Johnson and the NuvaRing vaginal ring from Merck -- had a higher rate of clots.

For now, the FDA is not advising that most women switch to another form of contraception. "If your birth control pill contains drospirenone, do not stop taking it without first talking to your health care professional," the agency said. "Contact your health care professional immediately if you develop any symptoms of blood clots, including persistent leg pain, severe chest pain or sudden shortness of breath. If you smoke and are over 35 years of age, you should not take combination oral contraceptives because they increase the risk that you could experience serious cardiovascular events, including blood clots."

Thursday's announcement was not the FDA's first word on this issue, nor is likely to be the last. The agency issued a similar warning in September, and in a statement released Thursday said that, "given the conflicting nature of the findings from six published studies evaluating this risk, as well as the preliminary data from the FDA-funded study," it plans to host a public meeting on the issue on Dec. 8.
The announcement Thursday comes a day after the release of a study in BMJ that also found newer birth control pills were tied to a higher risk for clots.
In that study, researchers reviewed data on all Danish women, aged 15 to 49, who were not pregnant between January 2001 and December 2009. During that time, more than 4,200 first episodes of VTEs occurred.
Women taking birth control pills with a newer progestin hormone had twice the risk of clots compared to those who took the older form of contraceptive pills.
Compared to women who did not use birth control pills, the risk of VTE was three times higher among those who used pills with levonorgestrel and six times higher among those who took pills with drospirenone, desogestrel or gestodene.
But the absolute risk of VTE associated with taking the newer pills remained relatively low, about 10 per 10,000 women, according to the University of Copenhagen researchers.
For every 2,000 women who switched from using newer pills to pills with levonorgestrel, there would be one less case of clots a year.
While some doctors may choose to prescribe birth control pills with a lower risk whenever possible, it is crucial not to exaggerate the risk of VTE, Dr. Philip Hannaford of the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, wrote in an accompanying editorial in the journal.
"Oral contraceptives are remarkably safe and may confer important long-term benefits in relation to cancer and mortality," he said in a journal news release.
Dr. Glenn Jacobowitz, vice chair of the division of vascular surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City, said: "The information for Yaz is not new. That has recently already been shown in studies to have an increased risk of blood clots than other oral contraceptives. The information on NuvaRing and Ortho Evra would be a new, but similar finding. This is certainly worrisome, particularly for women over age 35 and for smokers."
More information
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has more about birth control pills.

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Some birth control shows higher clot risk: US

Some birth control products, including contraceptive pills, rings and patches for women, carry a significantly higher risk of blood clot than low-dose medications, US regulators said Thursday.

The US Food and Drug Administration said in its review of studies that have included more than 800,000 women that the higher risks are posed by products such as the pill Yaz, the transdermal Ortho Evra patch, and the NuvaRing vaginal insert.

All three methods are "associated with an increased risk of VTE (deep venous thrombosis) relative to the standard low-dose" pills, the FDA said.

Featured in the study were pills that contain drospirenone, as opposed to another type of progestin known as levonorgestrel. Some brand names include Yaz, Yasmin, Beyaz, Ocella, Loryna, Gianvi, Safyral, Syeda and Zarah.

Yaz is the second biggest selling product made by the German pharmaceutical giant Bayer, with 1.56 billion in global sales.

NuvaRing is a once-a-month vaginal insert made by Merck pharmaceuticals, and the weekly Ortho Evra patch is made by Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
The finding about clot risk associated with patches and rings are new and need to be replicated, the FDA said. A full discussion on the matter is scheduled for December.
These "continuous exposure" birth control methods "potentially result in higher sustained exposure to estrogen and hence, increased thromboembolic risk," the FDA warned.

The European Medicines Agency concluded on May 27 that such birth control pills carry a higher risk of venous thromboembolism and that warning labels should be updated accordingly.

However it noted the overall risk of blood clot from any birth control method remains small and stopped short of advising women to stop taking pills containing drospirenone.
The pills have been the focus of numerous lawsuits, including one lodged earlier this year on behalf of a teenager who died from a blood clot allegedly linked to the German chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer's Yaz contraceptive.
Michelle Pfleger, an 18-year-old college student in North Carolina, died of cardiac arrest last September after taking Yaz, also known as Yasmin or Ocella, to treat acne, according to the complaint.
Two studies out this year in the British Medical Journal found that drugs like Yaz and Yasmin increase the risk of serious blood clots three-fold or two-fold compared to earlier-generation oral contraceptives.
The official Yaz website says the drug is associated with "increased risks of several serious side effects, including blood clots, stroke, and heart attack."
According to Glenn Jacobowitz, vice-chair of the division of vascular surgery at New York University Langone School of Medicine, doctors have been aware of the risks of Yaz and similar pills for some time.
"The information on NuvaRing and Ortho Evra would be a new, but similar finding. This is certainly worrisome, particularly for women over age 35 and for smokers," he said.

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Scientists Identify Gene Linked to Cold Sores

FRIDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified a certain gene associated with susceptibility to herpes simplex labialis, more commonly known as cold sores.

People who carry this gene may have more frequent and severe outbreaks of the small blister-like lesions that appear around the mouth, the new study said. The researchers noted that their findings could lead to the development of new treatments for the herpes simplex virus type 1, which infects 70 percent of the U.S. population, according to a news release from the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

In the study, investigators identified an area on human chromosome 21 among 618 people from 43 large families where six genes that have been previously linked to cold sores are located. They found one gene in particular, known as C21orf91, was linked to more frequent outbreaks.

"While these findings await confirmation in a larger, unrelated population, these findings could have important implications for the development of new drugs that affect determinants of the cold sore phenotype," study author Dr. John Kriesel and colleagues at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City and the University of Massachusetts Medical School explained in the release.

In an editorial accompanying the study, published online Oct. 28 in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, Australian scientists noted that if the findings are confirmed, more research could also begin to investigate whether this gene also plays a role in genital herpes.

More information

The U.S. National Library of Medicine has more about cold sores.

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More evidence that coffee cuts skin cancer risk

More evidence that coffee, particularly among female drinkers, has a positive effect against the most common form of skin cancer worldwide was released Monday at a major US medical conference.

Women who drank more than three cups per day of caffeinated coffee saw a 20 percent lower risk of getting basal cell carcinoma (BCC), a slow-growing form of cancer, than those who drank less than a cup per month.

Men who drank the same amount saw a nine percent lower risk, said the research presented at the 10th American Association for Cancer Research International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research in Boston.

"Given the nearly one million new cases of BCC diagnosed each year in the United States, daily dietary factors with even small protective effects may have great public health impact," said researcher Fengju Song, a postdoctoral fellow in the department of dermatology at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

"Our study indicates that coffee consumption may be an important option to help prevent BCC."

The data was derived from the Nurses' Health Study (Brigham and Women’s Hospital) and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (Harvard School of Public Health).

The nurses study followed 72,921 participants from June 1984 to June 2008. The health professionals study tracked 39,976 participants from June 1986 to June 2008.

Basal cell carcinoma was the most frequently diagnosed skin cancer in the groups, totaling 22,786 cases.

The benefits of coffee drinking were not seen against the next two most prevalent types -- squamous cell carcinoma (1,953 cases) or melanoma (741 cases).

Basal cell carcinoma is a non-melanoma form of skin cancer, and is the most common cancer in the United States. Seventy-five percent of all skin cancers are basal cell carcinomas, according to the American Cancer Society.

It is most common in people with light hair and green or blue eyes, and can manifest itself as a skin sore that bleeds and doesn't heal, though it rarely spreads to other parts of the body.

Previous studies have shown coffee drinkers tend to have fewer incidences of breast, uterine, prostate and colon cancers, but the beneficial effects are not seen in people who drink decaffeinated coffee.

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Most Women Who Get Yearly Mammograms Will Face A False Alarm

Of women who get yearly mammograms, 61 percent will have at least one false-positive result over a decade, a new study shows.

And because of these 'false alarm' test results — which seem to indicate cancer but further tests reveal not to be tumors —7 to 9 percent of women will be recommended to get a biopsy.

If women are instead screened every other year, only 42 percent will have a false positive over a decade, but this lengthened screening interval brings a small increased risk of getting a later-stage cancer diagnosis, the study showed.

"We hope that by helping women know what to expect in terms of false-positive results, they'll be less likely to experience anxiety when they are called back for a repeat screening or biopsy," said study researcher Rebecca Hubbard, an assistant investigator at the Group Health Center for Health Studies in Seattle.

The study researchers say they recommend that women and their doctors develop a screening plan based on the patient's individual risk factors for breast cancer and her tolerance for dealing with such false alarms.

The study will be published online tomorrow (Oct. 18) in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.

Mammogram recommendations

The topic of how often women should get mammograms and at what age they should start has been controversial. The American Cancer Society recommends all women with average risk of breast cancer get a yearly mammogram starting at age 40, and the National Cancer Institute recommends women age 40 and older get a mammogram every year or two.

On the other hand, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued new recommendations in 2009 that women should wait until age 50 to begin the screening, and should have a mammogram every other year, citing false detections, and the unnecessary biopsies and anxiety they can bring.

The new findings emphasized the importance of radiologists being able to review a patient's previous mammograms because it "may halve the odds of a false-positive recall,'' the researchers wrote. Though recommendations for for further testing — fine-needle aspiration or surgical biopsy — are less common than false positives, they can lead to unnecessary pain and scarring. The additional testing also contributes to rising medical costs.

"We conducted these studies to help women understand that having a false-positive result is part of the process for mammography screening," Hubbard said.

The researchers used data from seven mammography registries in the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium, a comprehensive breast cancer registry. They looked at data from nearly 170,000 women from seven regions around the United States, and almost 4,500 women with invasive breast cancer.

Mammograms are going digital

A second study compared digital mammograms with the older technology, film mammograms. Digital mammograms are increasingly being used, the researchers said.

That study included data nearly 330,000 women between the ages of 40 and 79, also from the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium.

The researchers found that digital and film mammography were equally effective for women over age 50, but for women ages 40 to 49 — especially those with dense breast tissue — digital mammograms were slightly more likely to find a cancer. However there was also an increased risk for false positive results for these younger women.

The researchers found that for every 10,000 women 40 to 49 who are given digital mammograms, two more cases of cancer will be identified for every 170 additional false-positive examinations.

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Cara Menumbuhkan Bulu

Bulu (rambut), telah dikaruniakan Tuhan kepada kita guna memeperindah diri kita, bahkan melindungi diri kita dari sengatan sinar ultraviolet.

Banyak dintara pria yang merasa kurang perkasa, dengan tidak tumbuhnya bulu-bulu, baik berupa kumis, jampang, janggut, ataupun bulu-bulu yang tumbuh dibagian terlarang di tubuhnya.

Pertumbuhan rambut terangsang oleh beberapa faktor, diantaranya faktor turunan. namun rambut juga bisa terangsang tumbuh dengan upaya-upaya sehat yang bisa dilakukan.

Berikut adalah tips menumbuhkan rambut (bulu) yang cukup mudah dilakukan, dengan menggunakan bahan-bahan yang alami, sehingga tidak ada efek samping dikemuian hari.

Ambilah sebuah pepaya yang sudah matang, (kupas sampai bersih).

Pisahkan antara Buah dan bijinya. (yang kita pakai adalah bijinya).

Kemudian biji pepaya tersebut kita keringkan dengan cara dijemur.

Apabila sudah kering, tumbuk biji tersebut sampai halus.

Bakar 1 Buah kemiri, kemudian bakar sampai keluar minyaknya.
Ambillah minyak tersebut, dan campurkan dengan biji pepaya yang telah ditumbuk tadi.

Oleskan campuran tadi pada bagian yang diinginkan sebelum anda tidur.

Cara Meluruskan Rambut dengan daun seledri.

Rambut yang lurus kini memang sedang menjadi trend, baik laki-laki maupun perempuan berbondong-bondong untuk pergi ke salon hanya untuk meluruskan rambut, padahal harganyapun sangat mahal dan tidak alami pula, rambutpun malah menjadi rusak. Agar rambut menjadi lurus dengan cara yang alami dan tentunya murah BGT, ada tipsnya loh! Mau?? Caranya>>> Ambil beberapa daun seledri yang masih segar lalu tumbuk hingga hancur dan beri sedikit air. Setelah itu peras dan ambil sari airnya, lalu masukan kedalam botol dan inapkan hingga semalam. Pagi harinya baru dapat dipakai sebagai Cream Bath(dengan cara dipijat-pijat hingga merata keseluruh kulit kepala), kemudian bilas dengan air dan keramas dengan shampo yang cocok.

Gampang BGT kan tipsnya?? Ada yang lebih gampang juga loh!! Mau tahu?? Ya ngasih komentar.. Gampang dan bermanfaat!! Saya tunggu ya komentar dari kamu-kamu semua!

Cara Menyuburkan Rambut dengan Telur Udang.

Bahan-Bahan :Udang besar yang mengandung telur ............. 3 ekor
Cara Pembuatan :Ambillah telur udang tersebut dan letakan dalam sebuah wadah.
Aturan Pakai :Gosok-gosokkan telur udang tadi pada bagian yang botak atau pada bagian yang kurang subur tumbuh rambutnya pada sore. Lakukan hal tersebut sebelum menjelang tidur. Biarkan demikian selama satu malam. Pada pagi harinya, cucilah bersamaan dengan waktu mandi pagi.

Kenali Penyebab Rambut Rontok

Tips Kesehatan, Jakarta - Memiliki rambut sehat dan Indah, jika tidak dijaga, bisa berakhir dengan kerontokan. Sebelum itu terjadi pada Anda, kenali dulu hal-hal yang membuat rambut Anda rontok!

Ada banyak faktor yang mengakibatkan rambut jadi kusam dan rontok. Jika setiap hari rambut mengalami kerontokan dengan jumlah di atas 50 helai sehari, maka Anda patut waspada. Apalagi kalau kerontokan yang terjadi mencapai 100 helai/hari. Ini merupakan tanda awal dari kebotakan. Anda tentu tidak mau sampai botak, bukan?

Sebelum membereskan masalah ini. Anda harus tahu dulu jenis kebotakan dan kerontokan seperti apa yang Anda miliki.

Kebotakan karena Hormon

Kebotakan ini disebabkan oleh hormon androgen atau alopecia androgenic, biasa dialami oleh kaum pria. Tapi jangan senang dulu, karena masalah ini juga bisa terjadi pada wanita terutama dalam masa menopause.

Kebotakan Setempat

Kebotakan ini disebut juga alopecia areata, yaitu kerontokan yang terjadi terutama pada wanita yang tengah hamil, pasca demam tinggi atau pasca operasi.

Penyakit Kronis

Penyakit kronis ini biasanya berupa jamur dan bakteri pada kulit kepala, penanganan rambut yang salah, hingga obat-obatan.

Apabila kerontokan telah mencapai ketiga kondisi di atas, maka penanganannya harus ditangani oleh dokter ahli.

Penggunaan bahan-bahan kimia yang salah malah akan semakin memperparah kondisi rambut. Dan tentunya Anda harus bersabar karena pengobatan itu akan bertahap dan memakan waktu tidak sebentar. Tapi, demi rambut tebal, indah dan berkilau, mengapa tidak? [inilah]

Tips Menyuburkan Rambut

Tips Kecantikan kali ini tentang rambut. Banyak orang yang ingin menumbuhkan rambut dengan cepat atau menyuburkan rambut dan bulu lainnya. Banyak faktor yang menyebabkan lebat tidaknya rambut seseorang. Nah, bagi anda yang ingin menumbuhkan rambut dengan cepat, simak artikel ini.

Sebenarnya saya sudah sering memberikan tips-tips seputar rambut, seperti beberapa tips kecantikan rambut berikut (klik pada judul untuk membacanya!):

Cara Mengatasi Bau Mulut

Pernah mengalami masalah dengan bau mulut? Pastinya membuat anda kurang percaya diri kan! Apalagi saat bulan puasa seperti sekarang. Walau bau mulut saat puasa bernilai pahala, tapi tetap saja cukup risih.

Sebenarnya apa penyebab bau mulut?

Bau mulut (halitosis) dapat muncul akibat tidak teraturnya kegiatan membersihkan gigi. Bisa juga merupakan pertanda adanya masalah kesehatan serius, seperti liver, lambung, saluran pernapasan serta ginjal akut. Sedangkan penyakit gigi dan mulut penyebab napas tak sedap di antaranya gigi berlubang, radang gusi, gingivitis karena karang gigi, dan periodontitis. Bau mulut juga bisa muncul gara-gara makanan yang anda konsumsi dan kebiasaan tidak sehat lain, seperti merokok.

Bagaimana cara menyembuhkan bau mulut?

Cara paling mudah untuk menghilangkan bau mulut selama berpuasa tentu saja rajin membersihkan gigi, terutama setelah makan sahur. Karena setelah 30 menit tak makan, keasaman mulut akan meningkat karena sisa asam tidak diangkat. Selain dengan menjaga kesehatan gigi dan mulut, berikut beberapa tips mengatasi bau mulut:

• Perbanyak konsumsi air putih.
• Perbanyak konsumsi buah-buahan pengusir bau mulut seperti apel, bengkuang dan wortel.
• Stop merokok dan minum alkohol.
• Periksa ke dokter gigi anda minimal enam bulan sekali.

Berikut cara tambahan untuk mengobati bau mulut secara alami:

Bahan:

- Cengkih (3-5 biji)

- Air (secukupnya)

Pemakaian:

Ambil 3-5 biji bunga cengkih. Seduh dengan air secukupnya kurang lebih 5 menit, lalu dinginkan. Gunakan air ini untuk berkumur.

Semoga semua tips untuk mengatasi dan menghilangkan bau mulut diatas bisa bermanfaat bagi anda yang mengalami bau mulut tidak sedap.

How to Avoid Feeling Stressed

I received an email from a college student who told me she was feeling overwhelmed by the very heavy demands of school and social life. She wanted to know how to avoid feeling "stressed out."
We all know how it feels to be stressed, but what does it mean to be stressed out?

Where does stress come from?
You probably know about the "fight or flight" response--that's the adrenalin kick we get when we're either very excited or in mortal danger and must mobilize our mental and physical resources to defend ourselves.
But what happens when the danger is "merely" looming, and not immediate? There's nothing to fight and nowhere to run. This, in biological terms, is what is meant by stress. And in order to cope with prolonged threat or privation, the body begins to shut down some systems in order to conserve its resources.
College students, for example, tend to start their new semesters, with a rush of excitement, in anticipation of the joys and terrors just ahead--both kinds of excitement come with that animating surge of adrenalin. The feeling of being "stressed out" generally starts sometime after the first week, when the adrenalin wears off but the exciting opportunities and daunting demands remain. But now, without the adrenalin surge, where is the energy to take all that work and play on? The body can't continue to pump out adrenalin, so it shifts into conservation mode, which leaves one feeling stressed--under siege by social and academic demands but lacking the resources to cope.
This feeling of high stress may begin to subside if mid-term exams and social activities go well, because by then the student has acquired some evidence that he or she can cope with the demands of school.

Two strategies for handling stress
No one likes to feel stressed, but perhaps there's another way to look at this problem. The key word in the first paragraph above was "avoid." Stress, it's important to realize, isn't always something to avoid.
Stress can mean 1 of 2 things. The first thing a prolonged sense of stress can mean is that one is genuinely overwhelmed. But feeling overwhelmed is not a reason to avoid the stressor; on the contrary, this distressing feeling is a sign that the life circumstances causing the stress must be dealt with. How? Either by eliminating those conditions altogether, or by reducing their effect on you. You might be able to alleviate the effects somewhat by better balancing work and play, or by increasing your exercise or meditation times, or by talking with friends or a counselor.
The second thing stress can mean is that you have come up against a challenge that you need to overcome. Soldiers walk bravely into high-stress situations when they go to boot camp or to war; young doctors in some specialties compete for the honor of entering the most stressful internships. Students challenge themselves by juggling a heavy course load and an active social life. Why? Because stress is also a sign that one is being presented with an opportunity for growth. To feel stressed--and yet to win the struggle against the forces that caused it--is to gain mastery and maturity and confidence.

Learn more?
Two Web sites that have all sorts of good information about stress are eMedicineHealth and How Stuff Works.
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