Daily Living Tips for Adult ADHD
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Make a New "To Do" List Every Day
Start Organizing -- One Room at a Time
Don't be intimidated by the idea of "getting organized." Start by putting things back where they belong and throwing away things you don't need.
- Tackle one room at a time -- start with the easiest. Divide the room into sections if you need to.
- Schedule organization time in your planner. Use a timer to manage your work sessions.
- Ask yourself whether you want to keep items or toss them. If you're not sure, put them in a separate box to go through later.
Don't think of it as cleaning up. Think of it as following your organization plan:
- If you keep items, they should have a home. Use filing cabinets, labels, clear storage boxes, and over-the-door organizers.
- Take 10 minutes each day to pick up and return items to their proper places.
- If you take it out, put it back.
- Keep a box for loose papers and other mislaid items to be put away. Go through it at the end of every day.
Place a small table or bookshelf near the entryway of your home. Put a tray or basket on top of it to hold important items such as keys, wallets, watches, glasses, and phones. You can also use this area to hold other items you want to remember, such as lunchboxes, briefcases, important papers, or outgoing mail.
Have a Rotating Menu
Planning regular meals for the entire family may be a challenge. Create a "Top 10" dinner list or regular rotating menu of dishes that you can cook easily. Try to keep those ingredients on hand, or list the ingredients on index cards that you can take with you. Don't carry the burden of feeding everyone yourself: Have a floating "free" night when you order takeout, or share the kitchen responsibilities with other family members.
Follow a Mail Routine
Develop a system for checking and sorting mail every day. One idea is to create a special area to hold all important mail, such as bills, insurance information, checks, and bank statements. Review this pile at least once a week, sorting bills into a pile to be paid, and filing other important documents where they belong. Stop junk mail from coming to your house by taking your name off mailing lists
Write Down What You Spend
Managing money can be difficult for people with ADHD, especially if you tend to make impulse purchases. Carry a notebook or use an electronic device or financial website to keep track of everything you buy -- even very small purchases. Knowing how much you spend each month -- and on what -- will help you manage your money
Use Electronic Reminders
Forgetting meetings, deadlines, medications, or other responsibilities can create problems at work and in your personal life. For help, turn to computer programs and other electronic devices to remind you of appointments and deadlines. For example, set your computer or smartphone to alert you five minutes before every event in your calendar.
Tune Out Distractions at Work
Distractions at work can be a big challenge for adults with ADHD. Try these strategies:
- Route your calls to voicemail, then check it only at set times during the day.
- Ask for a quiet cubicle or office at work, so you aren’t distracted by others.
- Use a "white noise" machine or listen to earphones to drown out other sounds at work.
- Stick to doing just one task at a time.
Many people with ADHD get bored easily -- especially during routine tasks or paperwork. This can make it difficult to stay focused at work. Try these tips:
- Break up big tasks into smaller tasks.
- Between tasks, take a walk or get fresh air.
- Take notes in meetings.
Organizing and simplifying your surroundings will help you reduce clutter, keep track of your belongings, and remove some of the distractions that prevent you from focusing.
Simplifying can work for your schedule, too. Don't start a new project or task until you've finished the current one. Try not to overschedule yourself with too many projects or tasks at once. You may need to practice saying no to new tasks to stay focused.
Get More Exercise
Regular exercise may help manage your ADHD symptoms. At the very least, it can help you channel extra energy. But regular exercise and team sports can also help you work together with others, learn to set and meet goals, and feel better about yourself. Some research suggests that physical activity may stimulate parts of the brain associated with ADHD. Activities like yoga and karate may be better for ADHD because they offer opportunities for memorizing movements.
Start Tasks With 15-Minute Blocks
When you're having trouble starting a project, try this exercise:
- Set a timer for 15 minutes.
- For those 15 minutes, focus on that one task only.
- When the time is up, decide if you can keep going for another 15 minutes.
- If you can, reset the timer. Keep going at 15-minute intervals for as long as you can.
- If you can't do any more, stop and try again later or the next day.
Colored files, folders, and notes can help you stay better organized. Here are a few examples:
- Use color-coded files to keep track of different types of expenses, such as groceries, auto, entertainment, and utilities.
- Use different colored pens or highlighting in your planner to separate work, personal, and family commitments.
If you see a lot of unfinished tasks left on your "to-do" lists, try to figure out why. Did you try to get everything done at one time? Did you list big tasks that could have been broken down into smaller ones? Or did distractions keep you from completing your tasks? Use this information to help arrange future "to-do" lists, or to find ways to work more efficiently.
POLEMIK ISU MELAYU
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Siapa Melayu? Melayu Pendatang? Kebangsaan Melayu rasis dan asobiyyah?
POLEMIK ISU MELAYU: 1. Siapa Melayu sebenar? 2. Melayu Pendatang? 3. Memperjuangkan hak Melayu adalah perkauman sempit dan rasis? 4. Semangat kebangsaan Melayu adalah bersifat 'asobiyyah jahiliyyah?
Mengapa Aku Keluar Dari Syiah - Sayyid Husain Al-Musawi
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Sayyid Husain Al-Musawi bukanlah nama yang asing di kalangan Syi'ah. Dia adalah ulama besar Syi'ah yang lahir di Karbala dan belajar di Hauzah hingga mendapat gelaran mujtahid.Dia juga mempunyai kedudukan yang istimewa di sisi Imam Ayatullah Khomeini.
Setelah melalui pengembaraan spiritual yang panjang,dia akhirnya keluar dari Syi'ah,kerana menemukan begitu banyak penyimpangan dan kesesatan.
Subhana Allah, Sacred Texts in Human Chromosome
Is Facebook More Memorable Than Faces?
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The quick updates that most of us post on Facebook throughout the day are usually meant to share a funny story or let our friends know what we are up to. But be careful what you post. New research has found that it's those little passages that we read during our social networking sessions that tend to stick with us longer than nearly anything else we see or read.
The study, a combined effort by scientists at the University of California San Diego and the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, showed that Facebook statuses and posts are more memorable than other sentences or people's faces.1 Sadly, they were remembered one and a half times better than sentences in published books and two and a half times better than people's faces. Is that significant? According to the researchers, that difference is roughly equivalent to the gap between someone with normal memory function versus someone with amnesia.
The subjects were 280 undergraduate students at the University of California San Diego. The participants were subject to several kinds of memory testing, measuring not only their recall ability, but how certain they felt about their recall. The participants were split into two groups and shown either 100 sentences posted on Facebook or 100 sentences that appeared in books. All of the sentences in both categories were relatively short, with the longest running 25 words, and the Facebook statuses actually averaged a few words longer than the book sentences. >
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12 Makanan menguatkan tenaga batin
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
اذا كنت تبحث عن حياه جنسيه سعيده انتبه لصحة قلبك, وكن على علم بأن الطريق لحياه جنسيه سعده للاناث والذكور هو تدفق دموي جيد يصل للاعضاء التناسلية, ولقرون عديده اعتبر الطعام برائحته وطعمه وشكله من اهم العوامل المثيرة للعواطف وتعتبر بعض الاطعمة محفزات لتدفق الدم الي الاعضاء التناسلية فتحسن من الاداء الجنسي وتزيد من المتعه, وسنعرض عليكم اهم الاغذية المحملة بالفيتامينات والمعادن التي تساعد علي افراز الهرمونات الجنسية وتنشيط الدوره الدموية في الجسم لتصل لكافه الاعضاء
1. العسل, ويحتوي العسل على العديد من الفيتامينات والاملاح المعدنية ومضادات الاكسدة
2. الشكولاتة , فاثبتت البحوث ان المرأة التي تتناول جرعه يوميه من الشكولاتة يكون لديها رغبات جنسيه اكثر, فتحتوي الشكولاتة علي phenylethylamine التي تحفز من انتاج هرمون السعادة والذي يفرز تلقائيا اثناؤ ممارسه الجنس وتوجد تلك الماده بنسبه اكثر في الشكولاتة التي تحتوي علي نسبه عاليه من الكاكاو ” الشكولاتة الغامقة”
3. الافوكادو, وهو غني بنسبه عاليه من الدهون الغير مشبعه ونسبه قليله جدا من الدهون المشبعة مما يجعل الافوكادو مفيد جدا لصحه القلب والشرايين وبالتالي يساعد علي تدفق الدوره الدموية للاعضاء التناسيله
4. اللوز, يعتبر اللوز من المحفزات الجنسية ويحتوي علي العديد من الاملاح المعدنية الهامه للصحه الجنسية كالزنك والسلينيوم وفيتامين E
5. الفراولة, اللون الاحمر وحده معروف بالاثارة, بالاضافة الي ان الفراولة غنيه بحمض الفوليك اسيد ومجموعه فيتامين B
6. المأكولات البحرية, يعتبر المحار اقوي المصادر للزنك المسؤول عن زياده الرغبة الجنسية, وبالاضافة للانواع البحرية الاخري الغنيه بالـ أوميجا 3 والفسفور الذي يساعد علي تنشيط الدوره الدموية
7. الجرجير, يحتوي الجرجير علي العديد من الاملاح المعدنية والفيتامينات ومضادات الاكسدة والتي تمنع امتصاص بعض الملوثات البيئية التي تقلل الرغبة الجنسية
8. التين, ويعتبر التين من اكثر انواع الفواكهه المثيرة للرغبه الجنسية, ويحتوي علي نسبه عاليه من الالياف الطبيعية المفيدة لصحه القلب والتدفق الدموي
9. الفواكه الحمضية, فهي غنيه بفيتامين C واحماض الفوليك اسد ومضادات الاكسده وهي من اكثر الفواكه المفيدة لصحه الرجل وزياده قدرته الجنسية
10. الريحان, للريحان رائحه مميزه تعد مهدئه للاعصاب وتزيد من الرغبة الجنسية عند الرجل بالاضافة الي انه منشط عام للدوره الدموية مما يساعد وصول الدم الاعضاء التناسلية 11.
الهيليون ( الاسبراجوس), يعتبر بمثابه مقوي عام ويزيد من تدفق الدم ويمنع خطر التعرض للامراض القلبية وينشط من الدوره الدموية في الجسم
12. الموز, يحتوي الموز علي الياف طبيعيه بالاضافة الي احتوائه علي نسبه عاليه من الاملاح المعدنية ويعتبر مصدر هام للبوتاسيوم والفسفور والماغنسيوم اهتم بنظامك الغذائي لتنعم بحياه جنسيه سعيده اعداد سارة
صلاح فريق كل يوم معلومة طبيةالمقالة الأصلية: http://www.dailymedicalinfo.com/2012/11/food-spicier-sex-life.html
حقوق الملكية لمدونة كل يوم معلومة طبية
David vs. Monsanto—The Story of How a Lone Farmer Prevailed Against One of the Most Powerful Companies on the Planet
Monsanto has long been trying to establish control over the seeds of the plants that produce food for the world. They have patented a number of genetically altered food crops, which can only be grown with proper license, and the seeds for which must be purchased anew each year.
Alas, genetically engineered (GE) crops cannot be contained. And rather than being found guilty of contaminating farmers' property, Monsanto has successfully sued hundreds of unsuspecting farmers for patent infringement when unlicensed GE crops were found growing in their fields. Many farmers have subsequently, quite literally, lost their farms.
Percy Schmeiser of Saskatchewan, Canada, is but one of Monsanto's victims, but contrary to so many others, he refused to quietly tolerate the injustice. In a classic case of David versus Goliath, Schmeiser fought back against one of the most powerful businesses in the world. >
Eating Loads of Carbs May Cause You to Lose Your Mind
Your brain is intricately linked to your diet. You know this is true if you've ever found yourself foggy-headed and unable to concentrate because you've gone too long without eating.
Yet, changes in your cognitive abilities as you get older are generally not attributed directly to your food choices, the way some other diseases, like heart disease and type 2 diabetes, often are.
This may soon change, and rightly so, as a growing body of research is highlighting the drastic effect your diet plays in your future brain health, such as significantly raising your risk of cognitive impairment. >
Do E-Books Make It Harder to Remember What You Just Read?
I received a Kindle for my birthday, and enjoying “light reading,” in addition to the dense science I read for work, I immediately loaded it with mysteries by my favorite authors. But I soon found that I had difficulty recalling the names of characters from chapter to chapter. At first, I attributed the lapses to a scary reality of getting older — but then I discovered that I didn’t have this problem when I read paperbacks.
When I discussed my quirky recall with friends and colleagues, I found out I wasn’t the only one who suffered from “e-book moments.” Online, I discovered that Google’s Larry Page himself had concerns about research showing that on-screen reading is measurably slower than reading on paper. >
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How to Avoid Computer Eye Strain
Ever spent more than two consecutive hours looking at a computer screen? Us too. Computers can make us more productive, but the bad news is that too much screen time can also lead to something called computer vision syndrome (CVS). Recognizable as that tired, strained feeling your eyes get after a day in front of a computer screen, CVS affects some 64% to 90% of office workers.
The condition likely doesn’t cause permanent eye damage, but it can still affect computer users’ comfort. The most common symptoms of CVS include eye strain, redness, irritation or dryness, a burning feeling in the eyes, blurred or double vision after computer use, headaches and neck and shoulder pain. >
Analysis Finds Flu Vaccine Efficacy Lacking, as Flu Vaccines are Suspended Across Europe and Canada
By Dr. Mercola
With flu season just around the corner, health agencies are telling Americans to just "get your flu shot," assuring everyone that it's safe and effective. Many, like MedicineNet.com,1 chalk up any and all safety concerns as "myths." >
How Science Can Deceive You about Your Cell Phone
Friday, December 21, 2012
In an interview with ElectromagneticHealth.org, Magda Havas, PhD, associate professor of Environment & Resource Studies at Trent University,1 Canada shares many of the deceptions surrounding cell phone science.2
As an expert in radiofrequency radiation, electromagnetic fields, dirty electricity and ground current, she is uniquely qualified to shed light on why it may appear as though cell phones are perfectly safe, when in fact the science itself shows the radiation cell phones emit is anything but … >
Researchers Shocked by Mushroom Study Results
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
By Dr. Becker
In a study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine and published recently in an open-access article in the journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine1, dogs with hemangiosarcoma -- an aggressive, malignant cancer that develops in the cells of blood vessels – were given a compound derived from a type of mushroom, Coriolus versicolor.
According to researchers, the patients given this compound had the longest survival times ever reported for dogs with this form of cancer. This is certainly promising news, as this mushroom compound could offer an alternative to chemotherapy or a complementary treatment to traditional cancer therapies for dogs and people. >
Aspartame Associated with Increased Risk of Blood Cancers in Long-Term Human Study
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
By Dr. Mercola
Aspartame is an artificial sweetener used in diet soda and over 6,000 other sugar-free or "diet" products. New research1 linking aspartame to cancer in some individuals has sparked a flurry of commentary, including an "apology" from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a Harvard University teaching facility, for promoting the results2.
I first found out about the study when ABC News contacted me and requested that I provide them with a comprehensive analysis of this 40-page study within an hour. Fortunately, I have extensively reviewed this topic and was able to provide their requested review.
Funding was provided by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
The Harvard hospital originally sent out a press release with the headline: "The truth isn't sweet when it comes to artificial sweeteners." Alas, just half an hour before the release of the study, the hospital suddenly got cold feet, issuing the following statement: >
Toxicology Expert Explains Why Aspartame is so Dangerous to Your Health
Monday, November 12, 2012
By Dr. Mercola
Aspartame is the technical name for the brand names NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, and Equal-Measure. While it's one of the most commonly used artificial sweeteners in the world, it's also one of, if not THE most dangerous food additive on the market today.
Aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of the adverse reactions to food additives reported to the FDA. Many of these reactions are very serious, including seizures and death.
In this interview, Dr. Woody Monte, professor emeritus at Arizona State University in food and chemistry, sheds light on what makes aspartame so hazardous to human health.
Dr. Monte, who also authored the book While Science Sleeps: A Sweetener Kills, is well-known as a world expert on the toxicities of methanol as it relates to aspartame, having studied it for the last three decades. >
When You Heat Natural Plant-Based Foods You Can Get Cancer-Causing Acrylamide
Sunday, November 11, 2012
By Dr. Mercola
Acrylamide, a cancer-causing and potentially neurotoxic chemical, is created when carbohydrate-rich foods are cooked at high temperatures, whether baked, fried, roasted, grilled or toasted.
Some of the worst offenders include potato chips and French fries, but many foods cooked or processed at temperatures above 250 F/120 C may contain acrylamide.
As a general rule, the chemical is formed when food is heated enough to produce a fairly dry and brown/yellow surface … so if you're eating cooked foods that contain this characteristic, even if it was once a "healthy" natural food, like a sweet potato, it could be increasing your risk of cancer significantly. >
The Everyday Drink that May Contain Blood, Pus and Drugs
By Dr. Mercola
For all of us who love, respect and share our lives with animals, it is devastating to see this appalling abuse of dairy farm animals.
This video was produced by the non-profit organization Animals' Angels, an internationally active non-profit organization based in Germany, whose mission is to end the abuse of livestock animals and improve the conditions at auctions.
Unfortunately, this video is not one of a kind.
Many other disturbing videos can be found online, documenting animal cruelty by the food industry and others valuing profit above all else.
Why suggest watching such horrible images?
The videos about cruelty are, unfortunately, a necessary evil as they inform concerned citizens about what is endured by animals entrusted to our care.
Without seeing it, many would simply be unable to believe it exists.
And seeing it has a far more visceral impact and is harder to ignore than reading about it.
Awareness is always the first step toward positive change, and GREAT change is needed to improve the lives of these farm animals.
The main points the film makes are quoted and expanded upon below. >









