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Understand Your Menopause Symptoms

02/12/2012 7:15:00 PM

If you know exactly what is going on with your body, menopause treatment is much easier for you to find.  In some cases women go through menopause because they have had a hysterectomy while others will go though it naturally.  Either way, it can be uncomfortable and in some cases, embarrassing. 

There are supplements you can take that will help balance out your body and work with your body’s natural healing process to lessen the menopause symptoms you are dealing with.  Night sweats, hot flashes, lack of concentration; these are only a few of the symptoms you might encounter during menopause.

Eating a well-balanced diet every day and maintaining a healthy exercise program combined with a vitamin supplement can help to decrease the symptoms you experience with menopause.  You may not be able to completely get rid of the menopause symptoms, but you can do a few things that can keep the symptoms from being so severe.


What are Hemorrhoids?

02/12/2012 7:13:00 PM

Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the anal canal or surrounding the anus.  They are red, itchy and in some cases can be extremely painful.  For the most part, hemorrhoids do not pose any kind of health risk for the person who has them.  Hemorrhoids can sometimes bleed, but generally once the swelling of the hemorrhoid goes down, the bleeding will stop.

A hemorrhoid is caused by excessive straining either during a bowel movement or by lifting something heavy.  Women who are pregnant sometimes suffer from hemorrhoids because of the added pressure that the baby inflicts.  It is important that you maintain a healthy diet that includes foods high in fiber so that you can keep your bowels moving and you won’t put as much pressure on the veins around the anus and can avoid a hemorrhoid altogether.

It isn’t always possible to avoid getting hemorrhoids and when you find yourself with one, it is important to know that there are different types of hemorrhoids treatment options available to you.  Choose the one that is right for you by making an educated decision based on your own research.


BOOM TO BUST – THE DECLINE OF THE COTTON INDUSTRY

12/28/2011 8:33:00 PM

In 1912 the cotton industry in Britain was at its highest producing 8 billion yards of cloth, but the outbreak of the First World War spelled disaster for textiles in the north west.

During the war, cotton could no longer be exported to foreign markets and these countries, particularly Japan, to create their own factories.

Not only were the countries that produce their own clothes, they were making it cheaper than the UK.

In 1933, Japan had introduced 24 hours cotton production and became the world’s largest cotton producer.

The demand for British cotton and shrunken cotton mill owners put workers on short time or closed mills altogether.

In-between the wars, leaving 345,000 workers in industry and 800 mills closed.

“Trouble at Mill ‘

Trouble brews in the Mill
India accounted for half of Britain’s cotton exports, but as part of his campaign for Indian independence, Gandhi called for a boycott of imported Lancashire cotton.

The boycott had devastating effects on the Lancashire and in Blackburn, with 74 mills closing in less than four years.

First World War may have spelled the beginning of the end of the textile industry, but World War II led to a short postponement.

Lancashire mills were hired to make parachutes and uniforms for the front, and the mill owners were forced to pick up new recruits.

In the 1950s and 60s there was a large influx of workers from the Indian subcontinent, who were encouraged to seek work in Lancashire.

An increased workforce allowed mill owners to introduce a third shift or night shift to work routines, although many workers were less than satisfied with the changing hours.

Too little, too late

End of King Cotton
Resurgence in the textile industry was short-lived and in 1958 became the country that gave birth to the textile industry net importer of cotton cloth.

The Cotton Industry Act of 1959 intended to help modernize and consolidate the industry.

Mill closures have taken place across Lancashire, but the cost savings did little to improve the industry’s profits. Lancashire was still unable to compete with foreign competition.

During the 1960s and ’70s, mills were closed across Lancashire with a speed of nearly a week.

In the 1980s the textile industry of the North West had all but disappeared. Only the empty factories and northern towns that sprang up as a result was left – a relic from an industry that was once the pride of Britain.

Significant events in the northwestern part Textile Industry

Pre 1760 – Cotton is spun by hand at home

1760 onwards – The emergence of the factory system.

1803 – Cotton overtakes wool as Britain’s largest export

1820 onwards – The era of the machine – steam power gives machine-led production in industry

1825 – George Stephenson builds the first public steam railway – the Stockton to Darlington line

1833 – The first Factory Act is passed regulating child labor

1847 – The Government passes the ten-hour law. The 70-hour workweek is 55.5 hours

1912 – The industry reached its peak, producing 8 billion yards of fabric

1914 – World War One – cotton can no longer be exported to foreign markets. These countries set up their own factories.

1933 – Japan launches 24 hours cotton production and become the world’s largest cotton producer

1950 – Huge influx of workers from the Indian subcontinent provides extra shift

1958 – Britain becomes a net importer of cotton cloth

1959 – The Cotton Industry Act has gone to help modernize and consolidate the industry

1960s/70s – Mills are closed over Lancashire at a rate of almost one week

1980s the textile industry of the North West is over