If Your Kids Could Make The Rules of Divorce
Posted by admin on Jan 3, 2012 in Divorce | 0 comments
These top ten rules were the most commonly wished for, compiled from the many times Kara Bishop, the author, has conducted this exercise (3 times a year for the last 5 years). Read more.
Marriage–Is it Worth It?
Posted by admin on Aug 16, 2011 in Divorce, Related Relationship Articles | 0 comments
By L. B. Thornton, Esq.
Author of Divorce: An Essential Guide to the Inevitable Questions
Love, lust, cohabitation, marriage, divorce…relationships, like people can be complicated. Most of us want to be in a good relationship, but it is often hard to know when we are in one. Oftentimes, we can’t even decide if we are in love or in lust. Many of us question ourselves, our mates, and what we want. We compare what we experience with what we know of the relationships of our parents, friends and others we have seen, perhaps in movies or on television. Many of us have never observed or personally experienced a good relationship. This can foster a belief that they may not exist at all. This is reflected in the marriage statistics. In the United States today, the marriage rate is the lowest it has been in many years and about 46% of the adult population is single. Yet, most people want to be in committed relationships.
With such strong desires for committed relationships why is the American divorce rate nearly 50% of all first marriages, 60% for those who try for a second marriage, and 75% for those who go for three times around? The number of couples co-habiting has increased dramatically in the last 30 years. Couples use the “try it out” method of relationship to see if they are compatible, and with an 85% failure rate, it has the worst odds of all. Cohabitation actually increases the chance of failure if the couple does marry. What’s going on?
No one enters into a relationship with a plan for failure. Many do enter into it for wrong reasons, no reasons or with a naïve idea of what it means to be in a relationship. First marriages are usually between young people who have no idea who they are much less what they want from a relationship. Let’s face it. A good relationship is not easy to come by. It takes work on the part of both partners. What if you are trying and your partner is not or vice versa? What if today you try and get nowhere and give up, and then tomorrow your partner tries and you have none of it? This scenario is very common and will lead directly to the divorce courts.
Don’t Let Divorce Stress You Out—Proper Nutrition Can Help
Posted by admin on Jun 17, 2011 in Divorce, Related Nutrition & Fitness Articles | 0 comments
By Dr. Carolyn Dean
Divorce and/or separation can be an extremely stressful time in your life. Feelings of nervousness, irritability and being unable to relax affect one’s ability to sleep and add to your stress levels. These feelings which are generally stress related have a biological effect which involves the influx of calcium into your cells, resulting in a temporary, drastic change in the cells’ internal magnesium-to-calcium ratio. Normal cells at rest contain 10,000 times more magnesium than calcium. If the amount of cellular magnesium falls however, calcium flows into the cell when NOT required. Such an imbalance, puts the cell into a hyperactive state leading to nervousness, inability to relax and a hard time falling asleep.
Magnesium is the anti-stress mineral and is known as a sleep aid which has proven to alleviate stress, anxiety, insomnia and even depression. One of the most absorbable forms of nutritional magnesium is magnesium citrate powder which can be taken with hot or cold water just before bedtime and can be found in most health food or vitamin stores.
In a recent study entitled: “Changes in brain protein expression are linked to magnesium restriction-induced depression-like behavior” published in Amino Acids magazine, 2011 Apr edition, the findings provide evidence of low magnesium-induced alteration in brain protein levels and biochemical pathways, contributing to depression like behavior.
In another study published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society, Jan 201 edition entitled “The effect of melatonin, magnesium, and zinc on primary insomnia in long-term care facility residents in Italy”: a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial found that the administration of nightly melatonin, magnesium, and zinc appears to improve the quality of sleep and the quality of life in long-term care facility residents with primary insomnia.
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