Feeling of inadequacy and exhaustion felt in mind before starting a job; procrastination due to above feeling; wants tonics to augment his strength; boasts of his strength and capacity for work before others to camouflage his innate desire for more strength. HORNBEAM is connected with the soul potential of inner vitality and freshness of mind.

In the positive HORNBEAM state one has cool confidence that he will be able to do the job, even if it looks formidable.

But in the negative state the reverse is the case. The person is afraid of the work to be done. He feels weariness and a feeling of inadequacy in his mind before starting the job. He procrastinates. He doubts if he would be able to accomplish the work. “How can I do that work? “It is not one man’s job” “Even if I start the job I will not be able to accomplish it”. Such are thoughts that assail him, and because of which he procrastinates starting to work.

But all this weakness lies in his mind. His physical side is alright. Once the mind orders the physical body to start the work, the work is accomplished without difficulty. This in essence is the true negative state of Horn Beam—the patient feels tired and inadequate before starting the job, but once he starts it, he completes it without difficulty.

Not that negative Horn Beam State is a permanent feature in some characters and it does not assail an ordinary person.

When an office-goer wakes in the morning and thinks of the dull routine that lies ahead, the ‘MOST URGENT’ marked files lying on his office table, the appointment with his dentist, he feels himself unequal to the task and becomes sad. This may be a temporary phase, because after some time when he puts himself in the routine of life, he does the work himself without any difficulty.

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Physicians are taught that a seizure lasting more than thirty minutes can do permanent damage to the brain. The medical literature says that as many as half of the patients with status epilepticus die or are left with

permanent brain damage. But sometimes the things we think we know are not true!

Recent evidence suggests that it is not the seizures but the cause of the seizures that does the brain damage. Status epilepticus can be a consequence of infection of the brain, such as meningitis or encephalitis. It can be a consequence of head trauma, brain tumors, or other serious causes. When status epilepticus is “symptomatic”—due to something serious—usually it is the “something serious” that does damage to the brain and causes the status epilepticus. It is this symptomatic status that may result in death or permanent brain damage. Whether the seizures themselves cause further damage is much less clear.

Status epilepticus may occur as the first seizure a child experiences and in that case is often the only seizure he ever has. Whether the patient’s first seizure is status or a brief, generalized, tonic-clonic seizure, most children (70 percent) never have another episode. Although there are many different causes of status epilepticus, in most children the cause remains unknown. When status epilepticus is of unknown cause or is part of a seizure disorder, it rarely causes permanent brain damage.

There are many causes of status epilepticus; whatever the cause, it is important to stop the prolonged seizures as promptly as possible. It is also crucial to evaluate each child and each episode of status to identify any underlying cause that may require specific treatment.

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What is the “right” diet for someone with diabetes? That is a question that has been debated for thousands of years. The diet now recommended for people with diabetes is basically the same as the healthy diet recommended for everyone. It contains about 50 percent carbohydrates (including foods with plenty of natural fiber, such as fruits and whole-grain cereals), about 20 percent proteins, and 30 percent or less fats. People with diabetes should try to avoid refined sugars, such as table sugar, which pass quickly into the blood.

The amount of food that a person with diabetes eats is particularly important, both for those taking insulin and for those being treated with diet alone. There should be enough food to provide nourishment without causing weight gain (except in actively growing children). Obese people need a diet that will help them lose weight, because in Type II diabetes lowering the weight to normal will often decrease or even eliminate the need for any other therapy.

Many people with diabetes go to a dietitian or a nutritionist to help them develop a dietary program. A dietitian may be recommended by a physician or local diabetes group such as the American Diabetes Association.

Helpful diet plans for treating diabetes have been drawn up. These plans operate on the basis of “exchanges,” portions of foods that are equivalent in type and amount of nourishment. Substitutions may be made within exchange groups. For example, a person might eat a portion of cereal or spaghetti instead of bread. An ounce of lean beef could be exchanged for an ounce of fish. Some of the equivalents are not so obvious—starchy vegetables like peas, for example, are more similar in nutrient value to breads and cereals than to vegetables like green beans. The diet may allow larger amounts of leafy green vegetables, which are very low in calories and carbohydrates, and high in fiber.

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