How Does the Diaphragm Work?

How Does the Diaphragm Work?

The diaphragm, also known as the thoracic diaphragm as a nod to the fact that humans also have another muscle with a similar name, is a layer of muscle positioned within and across the bottom of the rib cage. Shaped similarly to an open parachute, it separates the thoracic cavity of the rib cage, in which the heart and lungs are situated, from the cavity in the abdomen that houses the stomach, liver, and other organs. It also functions to control breathing, as its contraction and relaxation are what allow air to be drawn into the lungs and then expelled, respectively.

Convex as the bottom wall of the thoracic cavity and concave as the ceiling of the abdominal cavity, this muscle originates in several locations. The top starts on the xiphoid process at the tip of the sternum, or breastbone. From the lower six ribs arises the middle portion, while the lower portion originates on both the lumbar vertebrae of the spine as well as on the lumbocostal arch, the rim of the opening in the diaphragm, through which the psoas major, a hip flexor muscle, passes. It should be noted that the this muscle has several holes in it at points where vertical structures, including the spine, the psoas major and quadratus lumborum muscles, the esophagus, and several major arteries pass through.

This muscle is most significant for its role in helping humans breathe. Whereas the abdominals, particularly the transverse abdominus muscle, assist in exhalation by placing pressure on the thoracic cavity, the diaphragm makes inhalation possible. To do this, it contracts, which reduces pressure on the thoracic cavity and allows the lungs to expand. This produces suction, which further allows air to be drawn in. This relationship between the two muscle groups, with the abdominals opposing the action of the diaphragm, is known in anatomy as antagonistic.

Another role of the muscle is related to its function in the abdominal cavity. As intra-thoracic pressure is reduced during diaphragmatic contraction, pressure in the abdominal cavity is subsequently increased. Therefore, this muscle contracts to increase this intra-abdominal pressure during activities like vomiting, urination, and defecation. Similarly, it places pressure on the esophagus during contraction, which helps to prevent stomach acid from traveling back upward into the thoracic region of the esophagus, a condition known as acid reflux. It is also responsible for hiccups, which are caused by spasms in the muscle, often the result of eating too quickly.

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In the next few days of your earthly time, there will once again occur a grand celestial event in your skies as major celestial bodies move into place to form a six pointed star. Another portal will once again open and bring with it a strong infusion of light onto this planet.

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For me a major personal positive shift i noticed within the collective consciousness experience hit Thursday & Friday. Now this, below. Sorry, i couldnt keep up with being functional to send this out any sooner. Hope it helps. 

In the next few days of your earthly time, there will once again occur a grand celestial event in your skies as major celestial bodies move into place to form a six pointed star. Another portal will once again open and bring with it a strong infusion of light onto this planet. This is the time that all of you will be able to fully, consciously and collectively connect yet again to the divine. Coupled with the energies that all of you have collected and have hibernated within your vessels for the last few weeks, the energy that will be unleashed onto GAIA will have tremendous power to break down the old systems and to transform all that stands in its way.

And so we ask that all of you, with all of you might and desire for change, connect to the divine and allow your bodies to become light anchors, pillars of light, through which the pure cosmic energies of love, peace, serenity, tranquility and understanding can pass through and into the very depths of your planet.

We ask that as this energy passes through you, for you to completely merge with the energies and to monitor your thoughts continuously for 3 days. One day prior to the portal, during the portal and the next day after the closing of the gates.

You shall become PURE channels of this energy, for all the darkness shall be transformed to light, doubts and fears into confidence and peace. Bear in mind that as this energy passes through you, and cleanses your very being, you may experience various energy fluctuations throughout the 3 day cycle. Please understand that this shall be a natural state, for your bodies will be transformed FOR THE DURATION OF 3 DAYS (24-26)  - YOU SHALL BECOME PURE PILLARS OF LIGHT. Your senses will heighten. Your vision will sharpen. Your hearing will significantly improve. Each word you utter will carry tremendous power within. Your thoughts will quickly manifest into your reality and so we ask all of you to be increasingly aware of these processes and to carefully monitor each and every thought, word and action, for you must think love, breathe love, BE LOVE. You must completely transform yourselves into pure VIOLET FLAME.

Allow the energies to permeate through your body and if you begin to feel anything but love, peace, tranquility and joy, simply shift your focus back to love and light. Remember to keep your thoughts positive, do not allow any negativity to seep through. Simply shift your focus and know that for these 3 days you are an immensely powerful being, carrying pure, crystalline consciousness of the universal truth within your vessel and delivering it to mother GAIA.

And so on the 25^th of your August you are to sit in a meditative state and imagine and see and feel and sense yourself to be a pure, pillar of violet flame. See yourself connecting with your crown chakra to the Source. Be sure to “imagine” that your link to The Source is completely protected in golden light as it travels down from The Source into your Crown chakra, going all the way down the center of your body and exiting your body through your base chakra and going all the way down to the very core of the earth. Sit still and breathe deeply in and out. With every breath that you take pull more and more violet flame through your crown chakra, down your body and out of your base chakra into the heart of the earth, from where it shall envelope the whole planet and be distributed to each and every soul that dwells therein. All the while feeling LOVE, COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING, PURITY, TRUTH, JOY, CONFIDENCE, AND ETERNAL BLISS.

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8 Signs He Is Having An Emotional Affair

By Adrienne Mansfield 1 Comment

An affair can be either physical or emotional since it is any relationship with someone outside the relationship that has an impact on the intimacy and overall dynamic of the relationship.
An emotional affair is an affair that often begins with an innocent friendship, and although lacks physical intimacy, includes an emotional intimacy that can be just as damaging.
The signs of an emotional affair are just as telling as those of a sexual affair, but they may be a bit more subtle.
If you think your man may be having an emotional affair, here are some signs to watch out for and some questions you can ask yourself to determine whether or not your man is having an emotional affair.
1. Excessive or inappropriate time spent with someone else
Does your man spend an inordinate amount of time with another woman and confide in her more than he does with you?
Does he share intimate emotional feelings and have secrets with this woman that he does not share?
Has your man been investing emotionally with this other woman more than he does with you and your relationship has suffered because of it?
2. Deception or secrecy
Does your man try to downplay the amount of time he spends with the other woman or does he lie about spending time with her?
If you answered yes, it shows that the emotional affair has reached a level where your man believes he is doing something wrong and needs to conceal it. If the relationship were an innocent friendship, there would be no reason to lie about it.
3. More concern about physical appearance than usual
Does your man spend extra time getting ready before meeting up with the other woman? Does he exercise more than usual, buy new clothes, or change his appearance to be more attractive to the other woman?
In many emotional affairs, there is an unspoken attraction to the other person. His concern about physical appearance may show that your man wants the emotional connection with the other woman to turn physical.
4. Withdrawal and lack of affection
Has your man been acting more withdrawn and preoccupied than usual? Does he avoid engaging in activities together?
Does he spend longer at work than usual to avoid spending time with you or to cover up time spent with the other woman?
Does he lack interest when you initiate physical contact and avoid initiating contact with you?
5. Increased phone activity
Does your man obsessively anticipate phone calls, texts, or emails and deny you access to his phone? Does he carry the phone at all times and talk or text often? Does he lie about who is calling or texting?
Have you noticed that the phone bill is higher than usual this month?


6. Increased fighting
Has your man’s relationship with the other woman caused a strain on your relationship, causing you to fight more often?
Does he start fights about trivial things and make you feel like you are always wrong? Have you gotten into fights about how much time he’s been spending with the other woman?
7. Emotional triangle
Has your man tried to keep you from spending any time with the other woman? He may be caught up in an emotional triangle that is only known to him. If this is the case, he may be trying to prevent you from seeing her to keep you from finding out about the impact of the emotional affair.
8. Denial
When you ask your man about his relationship with the other woman, does he insist that they are just friends? Does he refuse to admit there is anything inappropriate about the relationship?
He may actually be in denial that there has been an affair at all because of the lack of a physical relationship with the other woman.
When Does Friendship Cross The Line Into An Emotional Affair?
A close, intimate friendship with another woman can evolve into an emotional affair. Although there may not be a physical affair, the emotional intimacy can be of such an intensity that it is just as damaging to the relationship as a physical affair.
When your man develops an emotional connection with somebody else, that detracts from the intimacy that rightfully belongs in your relationship. When the emotional connection with the other woman starts to have a negative impact on your relationship, that is when it has crossed the line into an emotional affair.
There may be a thin line between a healthy friendship and an emotional affair. If you confront your man, he will likely insist that they are just friends and say it should be okay to have a friend of the opposite sex.
Having friends of the opposite sex is perfectly acceptable, but it is when he starts going to the other woman to get fulfillment that he is not getting in the relationship that the friendship has crossed the line.
Emotional fulfillment and intimacy is very important in a relationship, and when your man is going outside the relationship for it, that’s when you can classify it as an emotional affair.

A Fine Romance Lyrics - Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald A Fine Romance Lyrics

Songwriters: KERN, JEROME / FIELDS, DOROTHY

A fine romance, with no kisses
A fine romance, my friend this is
We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes
But you're as cold as yesterday's mashed potatoes
A fine romance, you won't nestle
A fine romance, you won't wrestle
I might as well play bridge
With my old maid aunt
I haven't got a chance
This is a fine romance

A fine romance, my good fellow
You take romance, I'll take jello
You're calmer than the seals
In the Arctic Ocean
At least they flap their fins
To express emotion
A fine romance with no quarrels
With no insults and all morals
I've never mussed the crease
In your blue serge pants
I never get the chance
This is a fine romance

Hand Fractures

Hand Fractures by AAOS
 Fractures of the hand can occur in either the small bones of the fingers (phalanges) or the long bones (metacarpals).

They can result from a twisting injury, a fall, a crush injury, or direct contact in sports.

Symptoms: Signs and symptoms of a broken bone in the hand include: Swelling Tenderness Deformity Inability to move the finger Shortened finger Finger crosses over its neighbor when making a partial fist Depressed knuckle A depressed knuckle is often seen in a "boxer's fracture."

This is a fracture of the fifth metacarpal, the long bone below the little finger.

Diagnosis A physical examination is done to check the position of the fingers and the condition of the skin. The examination may include some range of motion tests and an assessment of feeling in the fingers.

This will ensure that there is no damage to the nerves. X-rays identify the location and extent of the fracture. More Here: http://bit.ly/1cZlqFD

Day 1: You’re Doing It Wrong! 3 Simple Steps To Anger Management - Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement

Day 1: You’re Doing It Wrong! 3 Simple Steps To Anger Management - Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement


Face

Face your feelings. Don’t focus on who made you feel the way you’re feeling, but be aware of your emotions (especially if you expect to redirect them).
If your boat was flooding with water, you’d care about plugging the leak, not who made the hole. Own your feelings. No matter who may have helped you into a negative state, the only one who can change it is you.
Embrace
Embrace your feelings by internally thanking the other person or situation for triggering your emotions.
Sound crazy?
At their core, most people have a fear of not being good enough, or that they aren’t truly loved. But in gratitude there can be no fear. See the other person as your child, or as your child self. Experience what they are feeling.
Instead of focusing on what they did to trigger you, understand how bad they must feel inside to be acting out. It’s really not about you, it’s about them and their internal pain.
Once you thank them for helping you surface deep-rooted feelings, you can diffuse their power by accepting them as a part of you.
Erase
Once you’ve faced and embraced your feelings (and thanked the person who brought them to you), you can lay the rest down. There’s really nothing else to do.
Reaction will only bring more negative energy to the situation. Turning a blind eye is telling yourself you aren’t worthy of more. But facing and embracing can eliminate the worst without any effort from you.
Keeping the focus on you means loving yourself. No one is perfect, and m
ost people do their best with what they have. Love yourself for every thing you do right and every thing you do wrong…because that’s what makes you, YOU.

I AM the FRIEND who Will drop Everything to attend the Next Adventure, Networking meeting, sunrise, sunset, Dance, Swim, BBQ, phone chat etc... THANKS for each of you having done that for me too!!!!

READ  THIS VERY SLOWLY... IT'S PRETTY PROFOUND.

Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, didn't know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine.

I got to thinking one day  about all those people on the Titanic who passed up dessert at  dinner that fateful night in an effort to cut back. From then on,  I've tried to be a little more flexible.


How many women out there will eat at home because their husband didn't suggest going out to dinner until after something had been thawed?  Does the word 'refrigeration' mean nothing to you?


How often have your kids dropped in to talk and sat in silence while you watched ' Jeopardy ' on television? 



I cannot count the times I  called my sister and said , 'How about going to lunch in a half  hour?' She would gas up and stammer, 'I can't. I have clothes on the  line.  My hair is dirty. I wish I had known yesterday, I had a late  breakfast, It looks like rain' And my personal favorite: 'It's  Monday.'  She died a few days ago. We never did have lunch together.


Because we cram so much  into our lives, we tend to schedule our headaches....  We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect! 



We'll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Steve toilet-trained. We'll entertain when we replace the living-room carpet.  We'll go on a second honeymoon when we get two more kids out of college.


Life has a way of  accelerating as we get older.  The days get shorter, and the list of  promises to ourselves gets longer.  One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of 'I'm going to,' 'I plan  on,' and 'Someday, when things are settled down a bit.'


When anyone calls my 'seize the moment' friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips.  She keeps an open mind on new ideas.  Her enthusiasm for life is contagious.  You talk with her for five minutes, and you're  ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of Rollerblades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord.



My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years. I love ice cream. It's just that I might as well apply it directly to my stomach with a spatula and eliminate  the digestive process. The other day, I stopped the car and bought a  triple-decker. If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happy. 



Now....go on and have a  nice day.  Do something you WANT to...not something on your SHOULD DO list.  If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say?  And why are you waiting?  I had a friend from high school that I was always going to call and never did. The other day her name was in the obituaries so we never had that chat.

Make sure you read this to the end; you will understand why I sent this to you.



Have you ever watched kids playing on a merry go round or listened to the rain lapping on the ground?  Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight or gazed at the sun into the fading night? Do you run through each day on the fly?  When you ask, 'How are you?' Do you hear the reply?


When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the next hundred chores running through your head?  Ever told your child, 'We'll do it tomorrow.' and in your haste, not see his sorrow?  Ever lost touch? Let a good friendship die? Just call to say 'Hi'?



When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift....Thrown away.... Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song  is over. 



Show your friends how much you care.. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND including me if you consider me a friend. If it comes back to you, it affirms your circle of friends.


To those I have sent this  to... I cherish our friendship and appreciate all you do. 


Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while we are here we might as well  dance!