Aquarium Medications; the Proper Use of Antibiotics, Antimicrobials, Herbal and Chemotherapeutic Aquarium Treatments

This article (which will continue to grow with information) is informational about different aquarium (and pond) treatments. I give the gram negative or gram positive applications where they apply.

When you have fish that are sick (bacterial, fungal, protozoan, or other parasites), you want to try and isolate them in a hospital aquarium whenever possible. Regular water changes before each treatment allow for a more effective treatment, especially when treated in the display aquarium.

Sponge Filters work well in hospital aquariums. Remember to remove carbon, as carbon will remove many medications. Also note that silicone in the aquarium will absorb malachite green , methylene blue, and copper sulfate. Most corals (crushed and otherwise), and ceramic decorations will also absorb medications such as malachite green, methylene blue, and copper sulfate.

Proper calcium levels are important, as calcium also helps in healing and stress, and without proper calcium levels healing may be diffficult or impossible. The addition of antibiotics (such as Tetracycline) will lower calcium absorbtion.

For more infomation about calcium, see this article: CALCIUM, MAGNESIUM, AND KH IN AQUARIUMS

\\\”Medicated Wonder Shells\\\” deliver medication for ich and fungus treatment and control kH (Calcium) levels.

TRIPLE SULFA (Sulfamerazine, Sulfamethazine, Sulfathiazole):

Sulfas are all antibacterials. These drugs produce are bacteriostatic, meaning they inhibit the growth of the bacteria but do not kill them.

Sulfa drugs arrest cell growth by inhibiting the synthesis of folic acid, a component required for growth by bacteria. Folic acid is a large molecule and is unable to enter bacterial cells, so the bacteria must synthesize the compound intracellularly. Animal cells are unable to synthesize folic acid and it must be provided in the diet. For this reason sulfa drugs are not toxic to animal cells.

USE: A broad spectrum antibacterial medication, fin and tail rot, mouth fungus and collapsed fins, columnaris, and hemorrhagic septicemia. Also useful for damaged fins caused by fin nipping. An old standby that is still usefull and can be used in combination with Malachite Green or Acriflavin (do not combine with copper sulfate). Sulfas are more effective at higher pH levels.

DOSAGE: 250 mg per 10 gallons every 24 hours with a 25% water change before each treatment. Treat for a minimum of 10 days.

TETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE:

USE: Treatment of bacterial infections mostly gram-positive and some gram-negative infections such as fin and tail rot (split, ragged and deteriorating fin and/or tail), Popeye (protruding eyes, may be cloudy or hazy), gill disease (swollen, discolored gills, gasping for air and a decrease in activity) and secondary infections. It interferes with the production of proteins that the bacteria need to multiply and divide (bacteriostatic). Tetracycline Hydrochloride mode of action is as a protein synthesis inhibitor via an aminoacyl-tRNA binding mechanism to the 30S subunit. Mode of resistance is the loss of cell wall permeability. Note, Teracycline can lower red blood cell count, because of this I would not use with injured fish.

DOSAGE: 250- 500 mg per 20 gallons of water. Every 24 hours with a 25% water change before each treatment. This product will not work in water with a ph above 7.5- NOT FOR MARINE USE!

QUININE SUFATE:

USE: Resistant strains of Ich (especially on scale less fish). Protozoan, sliminess of the skin and Rams disease (whirling disease). Also good for resistant strains of Hexamita when combined with Metronidazole.

DOSAGE : 250 mg per 10 gallons of water. Once a day for 4-5 days. Do a 25% water change before each treatment.

OXYTETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE:

USE: Gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Marine ulcer disease, cold water disease, bacterial hemorrhagic septicemia (Symptoms: Red streaks in body and fins, or redness in the body. Open sores or loss of scales) and mouth fungus.

DOSAGE: 250- 500 mg teaspoon per 20 gallons every 24 hours with a 50% water change before each treatment. This antibiotic is best used mixed in with food, especially if your ph is above 8.0..

NITROFURAZONE:

USE: Bactericidal for some gram-positive and many gram-negative bacteria causing disease in fresh water and marine fishes. This antibacterial is effective for control of flexibacter/columnaris- (Symptoms: Fuzzy, thin, white coating on the body and fins. Looks like a fungus) -works well with Kanamycin for this, Aeromonas (Symptoms: fish have blisters forming on the skin that are full of a clear to yellowish fluid. The blisters may turn into large sores.), Vibrio and related species. Nitrofurazone is particularly useful for control of minor topical skin infections of marine fishes that have not become systemic. Effective against marine ulcer disease and protozoan. Also useful in treating furunculosis found in Koi.

Serious adverse events related to nitrofurans are very rare. Acquired resistance of bacteria to nitrofurans during therapy has been rare and has not appeared on a significant scale in over 50 years of use. Do not use in the presence of invertebrates.

Nitrofurazone is more effective at lower pH levels.

DOSAGE: 250- 500 mg per 20 gallons. Treat every 24 hours with a 50% water change before each treatment. Treat for 10 days.

NEOMYCIN SULFATE:

USE: Gram-negative bacteria (Pseudomonas- Open red sores or ulcerations, fin and tail damage,fins and tail are eaten away, in severe cases, down to the body- treat with Kanamycin for this) and tuberculosis; gram-positive, and possibly mycobacterium. Works well in freshwater or saltwater aquariums.

DOSAGE: 250 mg per 10 gallons of water. Treat every 24 hours with a 25% water change before each treatment. Treat for 10 days. For tuberculosis, use for up to 30 days.

METRONIDAZOLE:

USE: Hole in the head disease (hexamita), chilodonella, plistophora (parasite disease usually seen in neons and cardinals that causes loss of color, darting, and eventually death), salt water ich, bloat.

DOSAGE: 250-500 mg per 20 gallons. Treat every 24 hours with a 25% water change before each treatment. Treat for 10 days.

KANAMYCIN SULFATE;

USE: It is used to treat many sensitive gramnegative and some grampositive bacteria. Works especially well in salt water aquariums. Works well combined with Nitrofurazone for flexibacter (columnaris) (Symptoms: Fuzzy, thin, white coating on the body and fins. Looks like a fungus). Also useful for Pseudomonas-Open red sores or ulcerations, fin and tail damage,fins and tail are eaten away, in severe cases, down to the body. Kanamycin is very effective in high pH applications, especially vibrio, making it useful for brackish and marine treatments.

Kanamycin can be effective for whirling disease , suspected kidney disease and dropsey.

Kanamycin sulfate appears to prevent bacteria from making their cell walls, so the cells die.

DOSAGE: 250-500 mg per 20 gallons. Treat every 48 hours with a 25% water change before each treatment. Treat for 10 days.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF AEROMONAS, VIBRIO, & SEPTICEMIA

ERYTHROMYCIN:

USE: Fin and tail rot, infections attributed to kidney disease (often not true kidney infections), pop eye. Most gram-positive and some gram negative bacteria and fungus. Neon Tetra disease (faded color). Black Molly disease.

DOSAGE: 250- 500 mg per 20 gallons every 24 hours with a 25% water change before each treatment. Treat for 10 days.

TRICHLORFON (Dylox)

Dimethyl (2,2,2,Trichloro-1-Hydroxyethyl) Phosphonate:

Trichlorfon is an Organophosphate and degrades rapidly (approximately 99% of applied degraded in 2 hours) in alkaline pond water (pH 8.5) at room temperature. but remains stable in the same pond water held under acidic (pH 5.0) conditions for 2 hours.

Trichlorfon is very highly toxic to invertebrates.

DO NOT USE ON FISH THAT ARE CHEMICALLY SENSITIVE such as: Silver Dollars, Rays, Bala Sharks, Arowanas, Tinfoil Barbs, Hemiodus, Piranha, Most Silver Scaled Fish, Marine sharks, Lion Fish.

See methylene blue if Dylox treatment is not available or viable

USE: Trichlorfon is useful for treatment of: Hydra, Lernia (Anchor Worms), Parasitic Copepods, Monodigenetic and Digenetic Flukes, Fish Lice (Argulus), Leeches

CLOUT contains Trichlorfon (Dimethyl (2,2,2,Trichloro-1-Hydroxyethyl) Phosphonate), as well as; 4-[P-(dimethylamino)-O-phenylbenzylidene]-2, 5-cyclohexadien-1-xylidene dimethylammonium chloride, 1,2,dimethyl-5-nitroimidazole

DOSAGE: There is no recommended dosage (other than Freshwater fish acute toxicity= 1.6-180 ppm), refer to manufacturers directions for all products containing Trichlorfon.

PENICLLIN, AMPICILLAN;

USE: Belonging to the group of beta-lactam antibiotics, ampicillin is able to penetrate Gram-positive and some Gram-negative bacteria.

Even though this a commonly used antibiotic family in humans and other warm blooded animals, this is a family of antibiotics that has shown to be generally useless in fish. About the only effectiveness comes in the treatment of some fungal eye infections. All medications, antimicrobials, antibiotics, chemotherapeutics work differently in differently in different organisms, even if the processes are similar. An example I often use is for Quinine Sulfate; this is a generally safe and effective treatment for fish, but not at all for invertebrates.

ISONIAZID 300 mg:

USE: Treatment for tuberculosis (Symptoms: the fish have been sick for several months. The fish is lethargic, anorexic, has fin or scale loss and a sunken stomach) in susceptible fish such as Discus. Can be combined with kanamycin.

This is a difficult disease to treat, as treatment can go on for more tha a month.

Also note that this is caused by a very similar bacterium in human TB, but is not the same, and the only danger to humans is to a open wound exposed to the bacterium, which then only causes a localized rash.

DOSAGE: 1 tablet per 20 gallons, every other day for 14- 30 days

METHYLENE BLUE (Zinc Free) 2.303% :

USE: Fungus on eggs, Ich, fungus and some bacteria. Effective in gill disease. Transports oxygen. Some protozoa, sliminess of the skin and oodinium. Great for use as a 30 minute dip at double dose.

Great when used as a dip for topical treatment of parasites, bacterial, and fungal infections. When dylox is not available, this can a useful treatment for anchor worm (especially in goldfish); first carefully remove the anchor worm with tweezers, then dip the affected fish in Methylene blue. When used with a UV sterilizer to kill the swimming stage of the female anchor worm (the female is the parasite), this can be an effective treatment. (Tank can also be treated with Malachite green or malachite green combination during this time for improved effectiveness).

Also useful as a dip for ammonia and nitrite poisoning.

DOSAGE: 1 teaspoon of a 2.303% solution per 10 gallons every other day for 10 days with water changes before each treatment. BEST USED IN A HOSPITAL TANK. Methylene blue can destroy nitrifying bacteria and plants in the display aquarium.

ACRIFLAVIN HYDROCHLORIDE 3.84% solution:

USE: An antiseptic agent for the skin and mucous membranes. It is known to inhibit mitochondriogenesis. Generally used treatment of mild bacterial and fungal infections such as mouth fungus, fin and tail rot, fungus, saproglenia; skin parasites such as oodinium (velvet), sliminess of skin, and ich (although a very mild treatment for ich, FW or SW)

DOSAGE: 1 teaspoon of a 3.84% solution per 10 gallons every other day for 10 days. Combines well with copper sulfate and malachite green.

MALACHITE GREEN;

USE: For treatment and control of various external parasites of freshwater and marine fishes. When used as directed the medication will control or prevent the following common protozoan parasites:

*Ichthyophthinus (freshwater Ich) exhibited as fine \\\”salt like\\\” white spots that usually first appear on the fins.

*Costia (Ichthyobodo). Not to be confused with ich, is a parasite that can live dormant on healthy fish (primarily their gills), then under certain conditions (poor water conditions, stress, ECT), reproduce rapidly. Symptoms of an outbreak include Heavy and labored \\\”breathing\\\” flashing and rubbing, skin cloudiness caused by excess mucus.

*Chilodonella, *Ambiphyra, *Cryptocaryon (marine Ich), *Epistylis, *Oodinium and Trichodina, *Plistophora (best combined with formalin at 1/2 strength)

Malachite Green is also effective against common external fungal infections of fishes and eggs which include Achlya and Saprolegnia.

DOSAGE: 1 teaspoon of a 0.038% solution per 10 gallons every other day for 10-14 days. Or 1 drop of .50% solution per gallon every other day for 10- 14 days. 25% water changes are recommended before each dose. Use half dose for scale-less and delicate fish such as Clown Loaches and Neon Tetras. Double dose for marine aquariums.

Note; malachite green is more toxic at higher ph.

Can be combined with Formalin or Acriflavin.

FORMALIN (3% formaldehyde):

USE: For treatment and control of the diseases caused by fungi, protozoan and monogenetic trematodes of freshwater and marine aquarium fishes. Formalin will control or help prevent diseases of fishes caused by the following disease organisms: *Ichthyophthirius (freshwater \\\”ich\\\”), *Costia (Ichthyobodo), *Chilodonella, *Ambiphyra, *Cryptocaryon (marine \\\”ich\\\”), *Epistylis, *Oodinium, *Amyloodinium, and *Trichodina.

DOSAGE: 1 teaspoon of a 3% solution per 10 gallons every other day for 10 days. Combines well with malachite green.

Formalin can deplete oxygen in an aquarium, so consider adding an airstone or a power head with an air diffuser.

COPPER SULFATE:

USE: For treatment freshwater and marine ich, Oodinium, external parasites, fungus and even algae. Very effective when used properly and carefully.

DOSAGE: Treat according to your solution to bring your copper level to .15 -.20 ppm. Sequestered Copper (often called chelated, but that is incorrect, chelated means inactivated) sulfate works best (citric acid help achieve this). Soluble copper salts work well in freshwater only. Do use with snails and other invertebrates, do not use in reef aquariums, and note; when uses as an algaecide, the copper is absorbed by the algae then released when it dies. Removal of sequestered copper can be difficult, only EDTA (Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acidic Acid) and water changes remove it, NOT carbon.

ORGANIC MEDICATIONS:

There are three organic or \\\”homeopathic\\\” treatments that I have used;

PIMENTA EXTRACT (PIMAFIX);

USE: Pimenta extract is effective for a broad range of bacterial and fungal diseases that typically afflict fish and other aquatic animals. Fish diseases that may be treated in accordance with this include bacterial fish diseases, such as fin and tail rot, mouth fungus (often caused by the bacterium Flavobacterium columnaris); fungal fish diseases (such as those caused by microorganisms of the genera Saprolegnia and Achyle) and the like.

Pimafix has also shown effectiveness in the treatment of Dropsey caused by aeromonas or pseudomonas (a disease of the Kidneys that causes bloating and distending of the scales, and is often fatal).

DOSAGE: Refer to Pimafix instructions

USNEA LICHEN;

USE; Usnea is a lichen of the family Parmeliaceae that grows in damp temperate woodlands.

I have found it effective for bacterial (generally gram negative), fungal and even parasites such ich. This remedy is still in the testing phase, but early results are promising. The Usnea Lichen is proving to be the most effective natural remedy early in my testing

This lichen is boiled like a tea then added to the aquarium.

DOSAGE: None established yet. I boil one small sprig in 6 oz. of water and add this to every 10-20 gallons of water every day until cure is effective +2 days

MELALUCA TEA (MELAFIX):

USE: Repairs damaged fins, ulcers, and open wounds.

Promotes re growth of damaged tissue and fins.

DOSAGE: Refer to Melafix instructions

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Hypnotherapy for Procrastination – Just Another Time Waster!

I know some hypnotherapists will hate me for saying this but hypnotherapy for procrastination is a total waste of time! I am sorry to those that believe this but people who procrastinate will look for any way to overcome their problem without them having to do anything about it and being hypnotized to suddenly transform your habits, fears, and poor time management is just another way to procrastinate and waste your time.

Every products or service involving hypnotism promises the world but delivers very little; it is a placebo for the gullible, the new magic pill cure for any modern “disease” you can name.

There are no easy solutions to breaking habits and stopping procrastination, instead you must take practical steps to change your lifestyle and the way you do things starting with developing good time management and often ending up looking deep within yourself and finding subconscious fears and barriers that need to be broken down before you can really achieve the life you want.

Here is a small list of common reasons for procrastination that you can see need more than hypnotherapy to overcome.

Fear of failure – Why try when you might fail!
Fear of success – I can’t handle the responsibility of success!
Poor time management skills – I just can’t find time to do anything!
Lack of direction in life – I don’t know where to put my efforts!
Lack of priorities – Smoking pot is so much more important than studying!
laziness – I just can’t be bothered …

Do you think a man with a candle or a swinging watch can solve these problems?

So please leave the hypnotherapy for procrastination in a dusty old box next to other quackery like leeching blood, shock therapy and exorcism and get real with your attempts to better yourself!

How Does Alternative Cancer Treatment Work?

Until 200 years ago what is now labeled ‘alternative treatment’ was based on the words of Hippocrates, the “Father of Medicine”. Hippocrates is famously quoted as saying “Let food be your medicine.” It is a compelling quote which encapsulates the very simple, very common sense idea that the most efficient healer we know, or will ever know, is a correctly functioning natural immune system. In modern cancer research this common sense approach is not only ignored it is actively forbidden by the AMA for doctors to prescribe alternative medications to fight cancer. Doctors are allowed to prescribe natural remedies to treat the side-effects of the drugs which are used to fight cancer, but not allowed to treat cancer itself with anything other than the prescribed, orthodox treatment.

The purpose of this article is not to examine the state of affairs which sees natural substances shunned in favor of expensive, and often harmful medications, but to examine what you can expect to happen and receive should you elect an alternative treatment course to deal with cancer.

One of the biggest problems with discussing alternative cancer treatments is that it covers a huge amount of ground. Anything which is outside the mainstream practice(which will usually include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatment) is, by definition, ‘alternative’. As such the ‘alternative’ label is often attacked broadly based on the ineffectuality or indeed harmfulness of specific treatments. For instance treating cancer by putting leeches on the skin to draw blood is not a mainstream medical response to cancer so it would be labeled as ‘alternative’ even though most alternative treatment providers would be horrified with the concept. Attacking unorthodox treatments broadly for the practices of a few extreme treatment providers is clearly not a rational response, yet it is exactly the line which has successfully kept alternative cancer treatment on the sideline for so long.

For the purpose of this article we will discuss the type of healthcare that Hippocrates was a strong supporter of and apply to it the broad label ‘alternative’. This form of alternative treatment works on a few basic fundamental ideas.

The first is the concept that the most efficient entity at healing a body is itself. The human body is a miraculous thing and even as we learn more and more about what the body does to treat disease we are still often left mystified by the how. The body will respond to a foreign organism long before medical tests discover it, and in fact this is usually how the problem is first bought to the attention of doctors. Diseases do not have ‘tiredness’ causing properties, this is the bodies natural response to an invasion – it attempts to enter a restive state where it can more effectively fight the invader.

A primary focus of alternative cancer treatment then is not the direct battle against the cancer and the tumor itself, but a strengthening of the bodies defenses and natural ability to fight disease. This is done via strengthening the immune system. Vitamin C is known to have strong immunity building properties and was shown by Linus Pauling (Two time Nobel prize winner) to be an effective cancer treatment by itself. In fact it was over thirty years ago that Pauling and his research partner Ewan Cameron MD showed that just 10 grams of Vitamin C taken intravenously each day would extend a cancer patient’s life 6 times longer than chemotherapy treatment. It is also worth noting that while Vitamin C builds up the immune system, chemotherapy breaks it down, which means that where chemotherapy is used it becomes the only defense the body has against cancer – the only way of continuing to fight the cancer is to continue chemotherapy. The clear conclusion is that Vitamin C is a more efficient treatment than Chemotherapy and has none of the debilitating side effects.

Alternative treatment providers have been able to use this type of research as a base for formulating a case by case plan to restore the bodies balance and fight cancer. The fact that it is ‘case by case’ is also another important component of alternative treatments. It has to be recognized that no two cases of cancer are going to be identical because there are two many different varying factors. The type of cancer it self is considered, the location of the cancer and the size of the tumor will all effect how the treatment is administered. The patients only physical state must be considered two and this will usually involve a detailed look at their body, diet and lifestyle. Everybodies DNA is different and some people are more likely to respond positively to some treatments.

This critical fact is often what is left out of a full assessment of alternative cancer treatments. Just because one person responds to a specific course of treatment does not mean another will get the same result. Imagine an auto repair shop. If you said to your mechanic that your car isn’t working he will not simply change the oil and give you your keys back. That may well work for some cars, but it will most definitely not work for them all. Your mechanic will ask you questions about what is wrong with the car. He will ask for the symptoms and from these discern the cause. Only then is any attempt made to ‘cure’ the car. Now compare that approach to the approach of orthodox medicine that will change the oil and water, give you a new set of tires and tune the engine. Too bad if you went in because your brakes didn’t work.

In most cases an alternative treatment is going to require some type of detoxification process. In modern society we are exposed to more harmful substances and processed foods that at any previous point in history. These toxins can dwell in our system for a long time and are often part of the cause of a disease. At the very least the body is wasting resources fighting them that could be assisting in it’s fight against cancer. The detoxification is an ongoing process, particularly if the other treatments are effectively killing cancer cells. The death of a cancer cell actually introduces more toxins to the system and in large doses these can be extremely harmful and even fatal. This is why all cancer treatments are undertaken gradually – because a treatment that killed all cancer cells immediately would release a massive toxic load into the system and put it in even more danger.

Alternative Cancer Treatment also puts a huge amount of emphasis on a patients diet. Conventional medicine ignores this and most orthodox cancer treatment will result in a serious loss of weight. Forty Percent of cancer patients die not from cancer but from malnutrition so it is vital to ensure that a healthy and regular diet is followed. The correct balance in the body is also going to mean less nausea and other symptoms associated with cancer treatments.

This article has touched on what you can expect in an alternative health treatment for cancer, but it must be stressed that it only touches the surface of the options available. There are over 300 treatments that have been shown to be effective in the treatment of cancer but are not part of mainstream medicines response. The important thing is not knowing how many options there are out there but knowing which options, and combinations of options are going to work in any individual case. Alternative Cancer Treatment takes a holistic approach to the treatment of cancer and seeks to assist the sufferer not just in overcoming their cancer but also in enjoying their life and living well while they do. A cancer survivor who beats cancer using alternative medicine will not just be alive, but they will be alive and healthy. This increased quality of life, both throughout the treatment and after it, is an essential element in what makes alternative cancer therapy such an attractive option to those with the good fortune to explore it.

ATE2D (attitude) Virus causes increase in presenteeism

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This is B. Raking News reporting from WWRN—that’s Whatever Works Right Now! The station that sounds great but never gets results.

While hackers worldwide are circulating the internet and invading your computer, the AtE2D Virus is infecting your employees. Business owners and managers representing organizations of all sizes across the country are reportedly under attack from a new virulent strain of the AtE2D, commonly referred to as the Attitude Virus.

Experts in employee motivation and attitude report that this virus can be difficult to diagnose in its earliest stages.

But according to Dr. Mo T. Vation, “The virus is everywhere. It’s contagious, and it can spread in minutes before anyone knows what has happened.”

Early estimates on lost productivity and profits due to the effects of the Attitude Virus are in the billions of dollars. Dr. Mo T. Vation warns that non-performing and poor performing employees carry the virus, and innocent and misinformed managers have been identified as hosts. The Attitude Virus, Mo T. Vation continues, infects the healthy worker and threatens the bottom line in a short time. Motivational regulatory agencies around the world recommend immediate immunization to cure Negativity in the Workplace through rapid onset retention programs.

This is B. Raking News reporting from News Central.

What is going on in the workplace today?

The Attitude Virus seems to be everywhere. We know that there are lots of layoffs, morale is down, and productivity is suffering. We see the symptoms every day as rudeness, poor service, lack of motivation, and increased job stress. Managers feel the pain of the long-term effects of the Attitude Virus with employee turnover, lost productivity, customer complaints, increased worker and consumer liability, and a drain on profits. But the greatest damage the virus has is that it leaves the workplace vulnerable to other attacks and opens the back door for healthy workers to escape.

Employees, managers, and owners with bad attitudes seem to spend the better part of each day figuring out ways to avoid work, complaining about the work they have, or redoing work. These behaviors have recently been reported in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine as a workplace condition called presenteeism—showing up for work but not being very productive. It’s like absenteeism … but worse. With presenteeism, employees are still showing up and still receiving a full paycheck. But they likely are disrupting and demoralizing the other workers and not doing the jobs they are being paid to do.

The cost of this presenteeism in the U.S. alone is in the hundreds of billions of dollars and results in over 2.5 billion lost workdays per year.

Who are these workers infected by this Attitude Virus? Depending upon the strain of the virus, these workers show up as any of these culprits.

Perfectionist: the worker or supervisor who can never be pleased

Resister:the employee who puts all his or her efforts into resisting any improvement or change Not-

My-Jobber: who refuses to do any task, no matter how simple

Rumor-Monger: who delights in spreading baseless, negative rumors

Uncommitted: whose indifferences place additional workloads on the other employees

Pessimist: who sees doom everywhere and works very hard at making everyone around feel down and gloomy

The Prevention and the Cure

Teaching supervisors to manage and motivate effectively is then the prevention and the cure for improving employee retention. Most supervisors have the skills to handle day-to-day activities, but only the top performers have the talent needed to avoid the things that derail most people. The missing skills that derail supervisors are the weak links in an organization that leaves the organization vulnerable to more attacks and employee turnover.

What can an organization do to immunize the workplace and end bad attitudes?

1. Diagnosis. Recognize that there is an attitude problem. This requires an honest assessment of the organization from the top down and collaterally including vendors, suppliers, and customers. Acknowledge any underlying causes of the Attitude Virus and take responsibility for removing them.

2. Test. Select only supervisors who have the skills or potential to manage and arm them with the tools and training they need to detect the infected worker and new hire before they leech out the morale and motivation from the healthy workers. Effective supervisors hold the keys to employee retention and profitability.

3. Therapy. Take responsibility for upgrading the skills of your first line of defense, the front-line supervisors and managers who fight the “infection” and “exposures” on a daily basis. Develop and train supervisors to have the skills to “treat” or quarantine the infected workers and coach them back to health. The virus is mutating almost daily, and continuous learning is crucial.

4. Monitor, monitor, monitor. Taking a weight loss class and not changing your eating habits but still expecting the pounds to drop off is ludicrous. Taking skills training without reinforcement and feedback and re-assessing is equally bad. Identify the skills that differentiate your highly effective managers from the average performers, develop training that is specific and responsive to those specific skills, and provide ongoing feedback and post-assessment to monitor progress and ensure protection.

Now is the time to attack the Attitude Virus and to immunize your organization. Attitude Virus-free organizations grow and prosper because they select positive workers, quarantine their infected employees and either nurture them back to health or “delete” them before they infect other workers. A work culture clean and free of the Attitude Virus is rewarded with a healthy bottom line, high rates of employee retention, and continuous productivity improvements.

Exotic beauty products from the Dead Sea

Without a doubt  one of the liveliest business and investment ventures rocking the health and beauty industries today is the ancient, venerable Dead Sea. From mineral rich black mud body masques to health treatments in thermo mineral springs and the Dead Sea brine, the region’s abundant cosmetological and therapeutic natural resources are truly legendary. Cleopatra knew well the value of the naturally beautifying and restorative products that came from the Dead Sea region. She so coveted the bounty of the mineral-laden bath salts, the skin-revitalizing mud baths and the intoxicating balsamic perfumes extracted from the oases that her lover, Marc Anthony, led his troops into a fierce and bloody war to secure the region for his beautiful Queen. And Cleopatra herself built the very first Dead Sea cosmetic facilities. Visitors to Ein Bokek and the Biblical, historic Ein Gedi can still see the bones of those factories today. What makes Dead Sea products so clinically beneficial is their source — a unique mix of solar radiation, an oxygen-rich atmosphere and geological features unlike any other on earth. Flanked by mountains to its east and west, the heavily saline Dead Sea is cradled in a deep, sealed basin with hot, arid air above its surface. More than 400 meters below sea level, the Sea takes in water and mineralized run-off from mountain streams and alluvial springs, but loses the water rapidly to evaporation. The resultant residue of leeched minerals and thick salts has long been used the world over to relieve the effects of muscle pains, psoriasis and other human ills. The mineral cocktail produced in the Dead Sea waters and absorbed into the human body is believed to help skin to literally regenerate. Today, the Dead Sea’s reputation as a healer, revitalize, replenished and therapy treatment is thriving. Visitors travel to the Holy Land the year-round to bask on the sunny beaches and luxuriate or heal at one of the many top-quality day spas and treatment centers. Today’s Dead Sea products aficionados are finding that Cleopatra was right on the target about the value and effectiveness of the region’s bounty! Based on years of scientific testing, manufacturers report their products will smooth wrinkles, revitalize the skin’s appearance, relieve muscle tension and cure acne. There are also products to stimulate, cleanse and tighten skin, shrink large pores, rejuvenate hair luster, moisturize dry skin and give a healthy glow to whatever body part is enjoying treatment. Among the many different types of Dead Sea beauty and pharmaceutical products marketed today are 8226; Therapeutic Black Mud masks, soaps, hair restorer, body cleansers, pain relievers, dry-skin treatments and scalp treatments. Many firms also market the mineral-rich mud as a topical application to relieve soreness caused by inflamed muscles.  8226; Dead Sea mineral-based shampoos, conditioners and anti-dandruff treatments 8226; Dead Sea bath gels, shower gels, foot spas, foot creams, sun screens, skin toners, and astringents for oily skin 8226; Dead Sea chloride salts rich in potassium, calcium, magnesium, iodine and bromide 8226; Balsam-based cosmetics, perfumes and medicines. Did you find this article useful? For more useful tips, hints, points to ponder and keep in mind, do please browse for more information at our websites.

Exotic beauty products from the Dead Seas

Without a doubt, one of the liveliest business and investment ventures rocking the health and beauty industries today is the ancient, venerable Dead Sea.

From mineral-rich black mud body masques to health treatments in thermo-mineral springs and the Dead Sea brine, the region’s abundant cosmetological and therapeutic natural resources are truly legendary.

Cleopatra knew well the value of the naturally beautifying and restorative products that came from the Dead Sea region. She so coveted the bounty of the mineral-laden bath salts, the skin-revitalizing mud baths and the intoxicating balsamic perfumes extracted from the oases that her lover, Marc Anthony, led his troops into a fierce and bloody war to secure the region for his beautiful Queen.
And Cleopatra herself built the very first Dead Sea cosmetic facilities. Visitors to Ein Bokek and the Biblical, historic Ein Gedi can still see the bones of those factories today.

What makes Dead Sea products so clinically beneficial is their source — a unique mix of solar radiation, an oxygen-rich atmosphere and geological features unlike any other on earth.

Flanked by mountains to its east and west, the heavily saline Dead Sea is cradled in a deep, sealed basin with hot, arid air above its surface. More than 400 meters below sea level, the Sea takes in water and mineralized run-off from mountain streams and alluvial springs, but loses the water rapidly to evaporation.

The resultant residue of leeched minerals and thick salts has long been used the world over to relieve the effects of muscle pains, psoriasis and other human ills.

The mineral cocktail produced in the Dead Sea waters and absorbed into the human body is believed to help skin to literally regenerate.

Today, the Dead Sea’s reputation as a healer, revitalizer, replenisher and therapy treatment is thriving. Visitors travel to the Holy Land the year-round to bask on the sunny beaches and luxuriate or heal at one of the many top-quality day spas and treatment centers.

Today’s Dead Sea products aficionados are finding that Cleopatra was right on the target about the value and effectiveness of the region’s bounty!

Based on years of scientific testing, manufacturers report their products will smooth wrinkles, revitalize the skin’s appearance, relieve muscle tension and cure acne.

There are also products to stimulate, cleanse and tighten skin, shrink large pores, rejuvenate hair luster, moisturize dry skin and give a healthy glow to whatever body part is enjoying treatment.

Among the many different types of Dead Sea beauty and pharmaceutical products marketed today are:

•    Therapeutic Black Mud masks, soaps, hair restorer, body cleansers, pain relievers, dry-skin treatments and scalp treatments. Many firms also market the mineral-rich mud as a topical application to relieve soreness caused by inflamed muscles.
•    Dead Sea mineral-based shampoos, conditioners and anti-dandruff treatments
•    Dead Sea bath gels, shower gels, foot spas, foot creams, sun screens, skin toners, and astringents for oily skin
•    Dead Sea chloride salts rich in potassium, calcium, magnesium, iodine and bromide
•    Balsam-based cosmetics, perfumes and medicines.

How to Cure Leucoderma Naturally

Disorder leucoderma generally appears due to inactivity of melanocytes cells which stop melanin production and the actual cause is related to autoimmunity. Autoimmunity is a condition in which body’s protective mechanism starts to destroy its own cells. The behind reasons includes abrupt food combinations, insecticide treated green vegetables, unnatural life schedule & hereditary factors etc.

Basically Leucoderma is an autoimmune disorder as Leucoderma is termed as its cause may be accidental as the cause may be internal as autoimmunity. So, for cure medicines are needed to actually treat the root cause and root-cause removal cannot be found in any other treatment system except ayurvedic.

Ayurvedic is an Indian form of medicine that combines herbal/natural remedies with surgery to treat vitiligo. In the ayurvedic approach to treatment, the digestive track is instantly targeted. It is all about using an alternative approach to treat leucoderma. First, the proper diet is suggested with a strict elimination of salt. The approach is to remove the toxens and then purifying the body with oils, heat therapy and puragation. Blood is removed during a procedure called venipuncture. Organic herbs are administered and sometimes even leeches are applied to the affected areas. Ayurvedic is a different approach to medicine, but some health care professionals highly recommend it.

Eat figs, walnuts and basil regularly, natural medicines that help to purify the blood, detoxify the system and help to heal leucoderma.

Include turmeric in your diet, either through extract or raw turmeric form. Turmeric is a peppery spice that can be easily included in your regular meals. Not only does turmeric taste great, it is an age-old natural medicine in both the internal and external treatment of leucoderma.

Eat celery. Celery contains psoralen and psoralen has been known to increase the skin’s natural reaction to sunlight.

Common Causes of White Patches overall On Skin: –

Excessive mental worry
Heredity
Chronic gastric disorders
Burn injuries
Jaundice
Presence of parasites in the alimentary canal
Defective perspiratory mechanism

Leucoderma, or white skin, is the name given to a skin disease, wherein there is a gradual loss of the pigment, melanin, from the skin layers, resulting in the appearance of white patches. Though the disease does not cause any organic harm, the patches surely look ugly and upsetting. Leucoderma can affect people of any age and sex and can be seen on any kind of skin.

Like sufferers of any other disease, sufferers of leucoderma have other health problems present whether directly associated with the disease or not. Different practitioners have mentioned such diseases according to their experience and observations. Common diseases which may be present along with leucoderma include the following: –

* Hypotension. I have noticed it in majority of the cases.
* Subnormal body temperature. Almost always noticed.
* Alopecia (Loss of hair)
* Premature graying of hair
* Halo Nevus
* Anemia
* Diabetes Insipid
* General weakness and lassitude
* Sensitivity to cold

Pigmento tablets are the blessing of ayurveda that is being created after extensive researches done by well renowned Ayurvedic doctors and research scholars. Pigmento is extremely effective in treating problems like leucoderma, white patches, virtiligo and uneven pigmentations that is making you appear bad and exceptional among many.

The Important Role of Soy in Menopause

Soy and products made from it are considered to be very effective in alleviating most of the symptoms of menopause. This is because of its high concentration of phytoestrogens. These phytoestrogens are compounds derived from plants that contain estrogenic activity, thus having great effects on addressing menopausal symptoms.

Here are among the most important things that you should know about soy and its value in menopause:

A Natural Remedy to Decrease Menopausal Effects

A lot of research has been conducted on the benefits of soy to the cardiovascular system as well as its positive effects on the health of the bones and on cholesterol.  

* Scientists discovered that the soy chemicals called isoflavones could prevent bone calcium leeching, which is a common occurrence among people who usually take in red meats.

* The use of a soy supplement could alleviate hot flashes, which is linked to the decrease of the levels of estrogen in the body. This is because of the estrogenic effects of the isoflavones that could be found in soy.

In fact, in Japan where soy foods are also known to be among the staple in their menu, women are said to be one-third less likely to experience menopausal symptoms compared with women from Canada and the U.S. Studies show that women who take in soy flour every day experience an estimated 40 percent decrease of menopausal symptoms.

This research could mean great possibilities when it comes to alternatives to the conventional hormone replacement therapy. This is especially true for women who are not comfortable with synthetic therapy for the replacement of hormones, which calls for the introduction of synthetic and foreign substances into their bodies.  

Relief for Night Sweats and Hot Flashes

To relieve frequent occurrences of night sweats and hot flashes, it is best to have a high intake of soy with its component of isoflavones. An estimated 50 grams of soy protein taken in every day is said to be helpful in alleviating these menopausal symptoms for a maximum of two years. When taken over a long period of time, soy could have positive effects on the bones and on the levels of cholesterol in the body.

A Great Antioxidant

The great thing about soy is that it does not work only at alleviating menopausal symptoms. It also has two compounds known as daidzein and genistein that work greatly as antioxidants in the body. Because of the high antioxidant effects of these two compounds in a woman’s body, cancers associated with hormones like breast and uterine cancer are greatly reduced.

Based on research, it is said that while plant estrogens like the ones found in soy are basically weaker than natural estrogen by a thousand times, their circulation levels in the blood is also a thousand times higher than the estrogen naturally found in women.  

If you have been searching for natural treatments against menopausal symptoms, consuming a diet infused with soy or soy supplements would be very beneficial. Aside from this, soy could even be a great addition to a woman’s diet for the prevention of cancer because of its antioxidant properties.