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This post is in collaboration with StressHealth.org. All opinions are my own.

Have you ever been the victim of toxic stress? Toxic stress can result from Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and can affect lifelong behavior and even have lasting and tragic consequences. Not every child has the perfect upbringing. Sometimes it may look perfect to outsiders, but when you look inside, a different truth emerges.

Growing up, I went to a private school, had friends, always had plenty to eat; on the outside it looked like the perfect life. But inside, it was different. My parents fought a lot when I was young and I couldn't stand the screaming. I used to hide in my room because it was heard through the house. To this day I get nervous when people start raising their voices around me.

Then when I was a teenager, my mom started drinking. When she would drink, she would get mean and make me feel badly for how I looked. I didn't like seeing my mom drink. I remember pouring her bottles of wine down the kitchen sink. She always promised she would stop drinking, but she never did.

Experiences like these can result in toxic stress that is carried on into adulthood. Sometimes it's hard to let go of the baggage you've carried for all those years.

In my late teenage years, all of the fighting and drinking finally started giving me panic attacks. It also made me very antisocial. I wanted to be away from everything and everyone. For the most part, I stayed in my room because that was my safe haven.

Toxic stress can happen at anytime during your childhood. When I first watched this video from StressHealth, I immediately understood how the young boy felt. In the video, he is stuffing all the baggage from his bad childhood into the closet. And that's how so many of us treat our past, too. We bottle everything up inside until it has nowhere to go.

My experiences as a kid taught me about what type of parent I did NOT want to be. There is no yelling in our house and no alcohol is allowed either. My husband and I don't drink and I am proud to say that I have never taken a sip of alcohol in my life. I learned at a young age what it could do to a family.

If you think you might be suffering from toxic stress, you can learn more about it at www.stresshealth.org

Urinary incontinence affects over 200 million people worldwide, and more than 75% of them are women. Some women feel that their incontinence prevents them from living an active fulfilling life. There are ways that can reduce the symptoms, and prevent leakage, allowing you to live however you choose.

Products And Suppliers

One of the most important things in dealing with urinary incontinence is having the right products and using the right supplier.Some people prefer to order their products direct from the supplier. Suppliers like HARTMANN Direct are able to deliver these products direct to your door. You also need to use the right product for your size, leakage, and gender. Not all incontinence products are identical. Size is important, because ill fitting products can leak. The absorbency is crucial, because the products needs to be able to cope with the amount of leakage. Your gender is also important because men and women need more support in different areas.

Once you have found the right product, you should keep an emergency kit. You can pack a bag with any emergency supplies you might need, such as:

Change of clothes
Products
Underwear
Plastic bag for soiled clothes
Any medications you take

Pelvic Floor Exercises

The pelvic floor is the sheet of muscles that support the bladder and bowel. If the muscles are weak, you can experience urine leakage, a frequent need to urinate, or a sense of urgency to urinate. You can strengthen these muscles by performing pelvic floor exercises. A review of various studies in urinary incontinence found that people who practice these exercises were much more likely to recover.

Experts suggest that you should perform pelvic floor exercises every two hours during your waking hours. There are two types of pelvic floor exercises - slow contraction, and fast contraction. Slow contraction means that you keep the pelvic floor muscles contracted for at least ten seconds, then relax for ten seconds. Fast contraction means that you hold the muscle contraction for one second.

Bladder Training

Bladder training is a non surgical method of managing urinary incontinence. Some physicians suggest combining bladder training with Kegel exercises for maximum success. The idea behind bladder training is to increase the time between your trips to the bathroom. Women with urinary incontinence tend to visit the bathroom more frequently than they need, to avoid accidents. This can be a learned behaviour, rather than a need. However, it can actually cause the bladder to become more sensitive, and over active.

Bladder training means that you will schedule your bathroom trips. You will gradually increase the time between the visits. Also, if you do feel the urge to urinate, try to delay going by about five minutes. Of course, before you undertake any kind of program, you will need to discuss it with your health-care provider.

Limit Some Liquids

Some drinks, such as alcohol, and caffeine, increases the amount of urine your bladder produces. Most health-care professionals will advise people with urinary incontinence to avoid them, or limit their consumption. A study showed that there is a link between the amount caffeine consumed and urinary incontinence in women.

You should drink at least six to eight glasses of water per day to keep your body hydrated. However, if you have issues with overnight incontinence, then you should limit your liquid intake after a certain time in the afternoon.

Exercise

A study by the University of California, San Francisco showed that exercise can help to reduce the symptoms of urinary incontinence. The research showed that people who participated in an exercise routine specifically designed for pelvic health experienced a reduction in their symptoms by up to 70%. There are a few possible explanations for this.

Firstly, incontinence is often linked with other conditions like anxiety, depression, and stress. Exercise can help alleviate the symptoms of these conditions, which in turn, alleviates incontinence. Secondly, exercise on a regular basis can help strengthen the pelvic floor muscles.

Surgery

For some people surgery can seem like an extreme solution, and it may not be a suitable solution for everyone. However, a review of all medical papers related to urinary incontinence written from 2005 to 2015 found that surgery is the most successful method of treating incontinence. It was found to be successful in 82% of cases, although other methods of managing urinary incontinence are not to be discounted. The review found that a pelvic floor exercise program is successful in 53% of cases, while drug treatments have a 49% success rate.

Two months ago, we posted about getting a dental discount plan from DentalPlans.com. Now I want to share how to use that plan!

When using a dental discount plan, you will be given a fee schedule with the exact prices you will be charged for services. Some dentists don't discuss the billing part with you so it can be a bit hard to see what your final price will be. So when using a dental discount plan, I suggest using a dentist that tells you the prices and codes before any work is done. For our family, we use Aspen Dental because you have a free consultation and the dentist will tell you their recommendations. Then you'll go into the billing room and they will tell you the exact prices of everything with your discount plan.

My husband was able to successfully use our Careington Care 500 Series plan from DentalPlans.com for his treatment. His treatment plan included having two wisdom teeth removed at an oral surgeon, a root scaling treatment, fixing ten cavities, a crown and a root canal. Before using the dental discount plan, their estimate for his care was almost $7,000. But after we applied the Careington Care 500 Series plan, it knocked our final cost down to $2,995! That final price was much more payable for us. Another wonderful part of the discount plan is that on your fee schedule they give you, you will be given the dental codes (ADA codes) with the prices. When my husband's dentist suggested a crown on his treatment plan, I looked up the code on our fee schedule to see the price. The crown she suggested was over $800, but there were other crowns on the fee schedule that were around $100 instead. So I was able to ask her to change out that crown for a less expensive one. That's another perk of having the fee schedule because you can ask the dentist to change certain things if the prices are too high.

Overall we are super impressed with DentalPlans.com and how their dental discount plans have really helped us get dental work done without insurance.

If you want to check out DentalPlans.com, make sure to use my special Promo code: LULLABY (for 15% off any dental savings plan). You can also call them at 844-779-1016 .

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