Commodities - It's What's For Trading

Investors in the United States are still very much embedded in a long-standing equity culture. They have become more sophisticated over the years, and conduct their own technical and fundamental research of specific stocks in order to make thought-out investment decisions. However, investors of all types are quickly seeking opportunities outside the equity realm as their confidence in their investment and trading skills continues to grow. Those investors are now turning to commodities in record numbers, and they're using every possible financial instrument to gain exposure to physical commodity prices.

Commodities have been available to investors for decades, but why has their popularity grown so rapidly in recent years? The appeal is attributable to a variety of conditions, all of which will eventually make commodity trading as simple as buying and selling stocks, if it has not achieved that level simplicity to some degree already. Here's why:

1. Well-known media outlets provide heavy coverage of commodity prices

2. Certain commodities are affected by geo-political risk and natural catastrophes, and are therefore newsworthy

3. Investors want to diversify their portfolios into non-equity asset classes

4. Data has become cheaply and readily available

5. Brokerage provide extensive research coverage

6. Online brokerage firms are expanding into futures with reduced commissions

What's driving demand?

Investors continue to seek new opportunities beyond traditional equity offerings, but there have always been barriers to their participation in commodity markets. A general lack of understanding, inefficient access, and high agency costs for commodity investments have caused investors to look for opportunities in more traditional asset classes. However, those barriers are quickly disappearing, and commodity investments are beginning to be considered mainstream investments. Contributing to this effect are financial media outlets, the brokerage community, and growing concerns about current events.

Financial media outlets have become a source of information for retail investors, but have also become a source of entertainment. Some financial news channels may appear more professional than others, but they all have content that appeals to a wide range of viewers - from the novice investor to the sophisticated trader. Those media outlets help popularize commodities by focusing on spot prices, economic data, and exchange activity all throughout the day.

In addition to financial news reporting, media outlets provide continuous coverage of geo-political tension as well as natural catastrophes occurring all over the world. Investors can quickly gather detailed news about such events via the Web and television, allowing them to develop logical conclusions regarding the near-term impact on certain commodity prices. Those factors, combined with the underlying perception that emerging economies will require greater commodity consumption, will result in accentuated volatility in commodity prices.

Research coverage of commodities by major brokerage firms also helps promote commodities. Whether that coverage is in the form of equity-based sectors (i.e., stocks that derive their revenue primarily from activity in specific commodities) or in various instruments that provide exposure to commodity prices, investors are the target audience. Sell-side research is still very influential even after the Internet stock craze highlighted conflicts of interest. That is because such conflicts do not exist, or are not as apparent, in commodity markets.

Competition among brokers will also add to the promotion of commodities as investments. That competition will be based on their ability to provide customers with access to new investment opportunities, as well as tools that allow customers to make informed investment decisions. Commodity investment represents a new frontier for brokers because it allows them to expand beyond their traditional stock and bond offerings and into a complementary asset class. Brokers can expect to find a very receptive audience because investors are growing weary of stock performance.

How do we gauge demand?

Demand for commodities has become easier to quantify than ever before. It is exhibited through the success of "proxy" products, including mutual funds, equity index funds, equity index options, and commodity futures. Popular investments in the U.S. include the PIMCO Commodity RealReturn Strategy funds (symbol, PCRDX), the Energy Select Sector SPDR (symbol, XLE), StreetTRACKS Gold Shares (symbol, GLD), and more recently, commodity pools like the United States Oil Fund (USO). On the trading side, there are dozens of derivatives ranging from traditional commodity futures contracts, to options on equity indexes that track the performance of specific commodity sectors.

The PIMCO fund is a traditional mutual fund that passively tracks the performance of the Dow Jones AIG Commodity Total Return Index. The index covers the combined performance of a basket of commodities via their associated futures prices. The fund uses derivative instruments to gain direct exposure to that index. As of November 2008, the PIMCO funds had assets of over $7 billion since their inception about 4 ½ years ago,(1) well off its highs of over $12 billion earlier this year when commodity prices were rising in unison, but still an impressive amount. As of November 2008, there were at least 132 commodity-focused mutual funds with total assets of over assets of over $35 billion.(2) While mutual funds are good places to invest, they do not address the needs of more active traders. That's where Exchange-Traded-Funds (ETFs) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs) come into play.

Partial List of Commodity-Focused Mutual Funds

Fund Name (symbol)_________________________Focus_________Net Assets ($, billion)____Inception Date

Vanguard Energy (VGENX)_____________________Energy________$4.97_________________5/23/84

PIMCO CommodityRealRet Strat Instl (PCRIX)______DJ-AIG Index___$3.88_________________6/28/02

T. Rowe Price New Era (PRNEX)________________Energy________$3.69_________________1/20/69

Vanguard Energy Adm (VGELX)_________________Energy________$3.37_________________11/12/01

Ivy Global Natural Resources A (IGNAX)___________Energy________$2.07_________________1/2/97

PIMCO CommodityRealRet Strat A (PCRAX)________DJ-AIG Index___$1.76_________________11/29/02

Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining (VGPMX)_____Metals________$1.69_________________5/23/84

Fidelity Select Energy (FSENX)__________________Energy________$1.58_________________7/14/81

Fidelity Select Energy Service (FSESX)____________Energy________$1.01_________________12/16/85

RS Global Natural Resources (RSNRX)___________Energy________$0.92_________________11/15/95

Source: fund sponsor's websites and Yahoo! Finance, data as of October 31, 2008

Until recently, the only way for most individual and institutional investors to quickly access the commodities markets was to purchase stocks that focused on specific commodity sectors. That strategy was made much more efficient with the arrival of ETFs, which hold baskets of stocks in specific sectors. Low brokerage commissions, abundant liquidity, and all the efficiencies of an electronically traded product helped ETFs gain in popularity as both investable and tradable instruments. Even so, the funds are less than perfect proxies for commodities because they still carry the corporate risk of stocks they hold. The companies in a fund may also be engaging in hedging activity that dampens the correlation between their stock price returns and the commodities they produce. This paved the way for a new breed of exchange-traded instrument; one that attempts to securitize commodity prices and which is still available through ordinary stock brokerage accounts.

The StreetTRACKS Gold Trust, often referred to as the "Gold ETF," is a trust that primarily owns gold bullion. This is one of the best examples of how Wall Street is repackaging commodities into equity-like instruments. The investment objective of this trust is to issue shares that reflect the price performance of gold. The shares trade under the ticker symbol GLD on the New York Stock Exchange. The trust was launched in November 2004 by the World Gold Council, and by October 2008, it had net assets of about $17.6 billion.(3) But that is just one of a new stream of exchange-traded trusts and funds. Over the past year, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, and others have begun to roll out products in the energy sector as well as other metals. Even agricultural commodities such as corn and wheat are available to trade as stocks in regular brokerage accounts. Currently, there are at least 130 ETFs, trusts, and ETNs that track commodity price performance by way of holding stocks that produce those commodities, physical commodities, or futures contracts.(4) As of October 2008, those products represented almost $50 billion in assets.(5) Similar to the commodity-focused mutual funds, AUM levels for those products have also declined, not only because of redemptions in the funds but because certain commodity prices have plummeted. Even so, the sharp spike in asset growth up until mid-year underscores investors' interest in the asset class as well acceptance of fairly new instruments like ETNs.

Partial List of Commodity-Focused ETFs, ETNs & Trusts

Fund Name (symbol)___________________Focus________Fund's Holdings____Net Assets ($, billion)____Inception Date

streetTRACKS Gold Shares (GLD)_________Gold_________Phys. gold________$17.60________________11/18/04

Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE)__________Energy_______Energy stocks_____$5.13_________________12/22/98

iShares Silver Trust (SLV)________________Silver________Phys. silver________$2.01_________________4/21/06

Oil Services HOLDRs (OIH)______________Energy Oil_____Stocks___________$1.86__________________2/6/01

iPath DJ-AIG Commodity Index (DJP)_______Mixed________Derivatives________$1.85__________________6/6/06

iShares COMEX Gold Trust (IAU)__________Gold_________Phys. gold_________$1.49__________________1/21/05

PowerShares DB Commodity Fund (DBC)___Mixed________Derivatives_________$1.26__________________2/3/06

PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA)____Ags__________Derivatives_________$1.17_________________1/5/07

United States Oil Fund (USO)_____________Energy_______Derivatives_________$0.80_________________4/10/06

United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)_____Energy________Derivatives_________$0.79_________________4/18/07

Source: fund sponsor's websites as of October 31, 2008 or later

Securitized exposure to commodity prices is not unique to the U.S. To be sure, the London Stock Exchange (6) currently lists over 120 Exchange Traded Commodities while Deutsche Börse lists over 110 such products.(7) Every major stock exchange now lists some form of open-ended fund-like instrument.

In addition to the various funds and trusts available to investors, US options exchanges further expand the menu of choices by offering cash-settled options on indexes that focus on specific commodity sectors. From the Philadelphia Stock Exchange's PHLX Oil Services Index (symbol, OSX) to the International Securities Exchange's ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index (symbol, FUM), investors have additional flexibility to execute complex spreads quickly and cheaply. Although options now exist on some of the trusts and commodity pools listed above, cash-settled options on indexes themselves offer additional flexibility in how investors tailor their exposure to commodity price movements.(8) For example, an investor employing a strategy that involves selling in-the-money options will not have its position altered by being assigned. Rather, the European-style exercise of those index options will ensure that the position remains intact.

While there may be dozens of commodity-based funds and index options listed on exchanges over the next few years, let's not forget old-fashioned futures - the instrument of choice among hedge funds all over the world, as well as the core holding of many of the new commodity-based ETFs. Energy futures products have gotten a much needed facelift over the past three years, largely due to the demand from hedge funds as well as retail investors. That demand has futures exchanges scrambling to compete for those new customers.

In 2003, the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) began offering reduced-value versions of its energy futures contracts in an effort to target smaller investors. The contracts were branded "miNY" to capitalize on the popularity of reduced-value index futures called "E-mini".(9) In order to further capitalize on the burgeoning retail interest, NYMEX made the products available on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (CME) GLOBEX platform so that they may be traded electronically - well before its acquisition by the CME. Here's where the competition kicked into high gear.

In early 2005, the InterContinental Exchange (ICE) fired the first direct shot with its electronically-traded, and cash-settled WTI crude oil contract - the flagship benchmark of NYMEX. The listing of that product was in addition to its own crude oil benchmark, Brent crude, which was already an actively traded contract in Europe. Volume in the ICE's Brent contract is currently about 175,000 contracts per day while its WTI contract trades almost 283,000 contracts per day year-to-date.(10)

NYMEX responded, albeit slowly, by listing its full-size products on GLOBEX. Since their initial listing on CME, trading in the energy complex has grown from just under 100,000 contracts per day on average to currently about 550,000 contracts per day year-to-date.(11) However, trading in its Brent contract is virtually non-existent.

How can you practice trading?

Unfortunately, there are no "do overs" in your brokerage account, so where can you test your commodity trading strategies online? Investors may want to visit a "virtual trading" website to test trading strategies with real market data before putting real money at risk. Some virtual trading websites combine the functionality of a brokerage platform with order matching logic of an exchange. Traders can go long or short and accumulate virtual dollars. Traders can also hone their skills by competing with others in contests. In sum, virtual trading websites combine simulated trading and real entertainment to create a unique educational tool.

What happens next?

The number of investment vehicles and tradable instruments is truly astonishing, and there is no sign of slowing down. Investors can expect to see new products proliferate through the entire commodity spectrum, and a quick review of prospectuses on the SEC website already reveals many new products just waiting for regulatory approval. But that seems like only the tip of the iceberg when one considers the pipeline of new ideas being developed by investment firms of all sizes. So while you will have a hundred ways to trade crude and natural gas, all you fans of the movie "Trading Places" can take solace in that it won't be long before you can trade frozen concentrated orange juice - just as you would in any stock or index fund. In the meantime, check out a virtual trading site to get your feet wet in the virtual commodity pits before you start putting your real money to work.

Notes:

(1) See fund profile at the Alliance site.

(2) See fund summaries at the website of Lipperweb.

(3) See data from website of State Street's Streettracks' goldShares. State Street is the marketing agent for the fund.

(4) From fund sponsor's websites.

(5) From fund sponsor's websites.

(6) From the website of the London Stock Exchange

(7) From the website of Deutsche Borse

(8) Options on the streetTracks Gold Shares, GLD, were only available on options exchanges earlier this year in 2008 after the SEC and CFTC came to an agreement to allow trading in the products. However, at the time this paper was written, options trading on the iShares Silver Trust, SLV, as well as another gold trust, have yet to be permitted.

(9) "E-mini" is the name of a reduced-value futures contract branded by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME); it was created to appeal to smaller investors, to be traded electronically as opposed to manually on an exchange floor.

(10) Statistics for ICE energy contracts are shown at the website of the Intercontinential Exchange.

(11) Statistics for NYMEX energy contracts are shown at the website of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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Commodities - It's What's For Trading

Investors in the United States are still very much embedded in a long-standing equity culture. They have become more sophisticated over the years, and conduct their own technical and fundamental research of specific stocks in order to make thought-out investment decisions. However, investors of all types are quickly seeking opportunities outside the equity realm as their confidence in their investment and trading skills continues to grow. Those investors are now turning to commodities in record numbers, and they're using every possible financial instrument to gain exposure to physical commodity prices.

Commodities have been available to investors for decades, but why has their popularity grown so rapidly in recent years? The appeal is attributable to a variety of conditions, all of which will eventually make commodity trading as simple as buying and selling stocks, if it has not achieved that level simplicity to some degree already. Here's why:

1. Well-known media outlets provide heavy coverage of commodity prices

2. Certain commodities are affected by geo-political risk and natural catastrophes, and are therefore newsworthy

3. Investors want to diversify their portfolios into non-equity asset classes

4. Data has become cheaply and readily available

5. Brokerage provide extensive research coverage

6. Online brokerage firms are expanding into futures with reduced commissions

What's driving demand?

Investors continue to seek new opportunities beyond traditional equity offerings, but there have always been barriers to their participation in commodity markets. A general lack of understanding, inefficient access, and high agency costs for commodity investments have caused investors to look for opportunities in more traditional asset classes. However, those barriers are quickly disappearing, and commodity investments are beginning to be considered mainstream investments. Contributing to this effect are financial media outlets, the brokerage community, and growing concerns about current events.

Financial media outlets have become a source of information for retail investors, but have also become a source of entertainment. Some financial news channels may appear more professional than others, but they all have content that appeals to a wide range of viewers - from the novice investor to the sophisticated trader. Those media outlets help popularize commodities by focusing on spot prices, economic data, and exchange activity all throughout the day.

In addition to financial news reporting, media outlets provide continuous coverage of geo-political tension as well as natural catastrophes occurring all over the world. Investors can quickly gather detailed news about such events via the Web and television, allowing them to develop logical conclusions regarding the near-term impact on certain commodity prices. Those factors, combined with the underlying perception that emerging economies will require greater commodity consumption, will result in accentuated volatility in commodity prices.

Research coverage of commodities by major brokerage firms also helps promote commodities. Whether that coverage is in the form of equity-based sectors (i.e., stocks that derive their revenue primarily from activity in specific commodities) or in various instruments that provide exposure to commodity prices, investors are the target audience. Sell-side research is still very influential even after the Internet stock craze highlighted conflicts of interest. That is because such conflicts do not exist, or are not as apparent, in commodity markets.

Competition among brokers will also add to the promotion of commodities as investments. That competition will be based on their ability to provide customers with access to new investment opportunities, as well as tools that allow customers to make informed investment decisions. Commodity investment represents a new frontier for brokers because it allows them to expand beyond their traditional stock and bond offerings and into a complementary asset class. Brokers can expect to find a very receptive audience because investors are growing weary of stock performance.

How do we gauge demand?

Demand for commodities has become easier to quantify than ever before. It is exhibited through the success of "proxy" products, including mutual funds, equity index funds, equity index options, and commodity futures. Popular investments in the U.S. include the PIMCO Commodity RealReturn Strategy funds (symbol, PCRDX), the Energy Select Sector SPDR (symbol, XLE), StreetTRACKS Gold Shares (symbol, GLD), and more recently, commodity pools like the United States Oil Fund (USO). On the trading side, there are dozens of derivatives ranging from traditional commodity futures contracts, to options on equity indexes that track the performance of specific commodity sectors.

The PIMCO fund is a traditional mutual fund that passively tracks the performance of the Dow Jones AIG Commodity Total Return Index. The index covers the combined performance of a basket of commodities via their associated futures prices. The fund uses derivative instruments to gain direct exposure to that index. As of November 2008, the PIMCO funds had assets of over $7 billion since their inception about 4 ½ years ago,(1) well off its highs of over $12 billion earlier this year when commodity prices were rising in unison, but still an impressive amount. As of November 2008, there were at least 132 commodity-focused mutual funds with total assets of over assets of over $35 billion.(2) While mutual funds are good places to invest, they do not address the needs of more active traders. That's where Exchange-Traded-Funds (ETFs) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs) come into play.

Partial List of Commodity-Focused Mutual Funds

Fund Name (symbol)_________________________Focus_________Net Assets ($, billion)____Inception Date

Vanguard Energy (VGENX)_____________________Energy________$4.97_________________5/23/84

PIMCO CommodityRealRet Strat Instl (PCRIX)______DJ-AIG Index___$3.88_________________6/28/02

T. Rowe Price New Era (PRNEX)________________Energy________$3.69_________________1/20/69

Vanguard Energy Adm (VGELX)_________________Energy________$3.37_________________11/12/01

Ivy Global Natural Resources A (IGNAX)___________Energy________$2.07_________________1/2/97

PIMCO CommodityRealRet Strat A (PCRAX)________DJ-AIG Index___$1.76_________________11/29/02

Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining (VGPMX)_____Metals________$1.69_________________5/23/84

Fidelity Select Energy (FSENX)__________________Energy________$1.58_________________7/14/81

Fidelity Select Energy Service (FSESX)____________Energy________$1.01_________________12/16/85

RS Global Natural Resources (RSNRX)___________Energy________$0.92_________________11/15/95

Source: fund sponsor's websites and Yahoo! Finance, data as of October 31, 2008

Until recently, the only way for most individual and institutional investors to quickly access the commodities markets was to purchase stocks that focused on specific commodity sectors. That strategy was made much more efficient with the arrival of ETFs, which hold baskets of stocks in specific sectors. Low brokerage commissions, abundant liquidity, and all the efficiencies of an electronically traded product helped ETFs gain in popularity as both investable and tradable instruments. Even so, the funds are less than perfect proxies for commodities because they still carry the corporate risk of stocks they hold. The companies in a fund may also be engaging in hedging activity that dampens the correlation between their stock price returns and the commodities they produce. This paved the way for a new breed of exchange-traded instrument; one that attempts to securitize commodity prices and which is still available through ordinary stock brokerage accounts.

The StreetTRACKS Gold Trust, often referred to as the "Gold ETF," is a trust that primarily owns gold bullion. This is one of the best examples of how Wall Street is repackaging commodities into equity-like instruments. The investment objective of this trust is to issue shares that reflect the price performance of gold. The shares trade under the ticker symbol GLD on the New York Stock Exchange. The trust was launched in November 2004 by the World Gold Council, and by October 2008, it had net assets of about $17.6 billion.(3) But that is just one of a new stream of exchange-traded trusts and funds. Over the past year, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, and others have begun to roll out products in the energy sector as well as other metals. Even agricultural commodities such as corn and wheat are available to trade as stocks in regular brokerage accounts. Currently, there are at least 130 ETFs, trusts, and ETNs that track commodity price performance by way of holding stocks that produce those commodities, physical commodities, or futures contracts.(4) As of October 2008, those products represented almost $50 billion in assets.(5) Similar to the commodity-focused mutual funds, AUM levels for those products have also declined, not only because of redemptions in the funds but because certain commodity prices have plummeted. Even so, the sharp spike in asset growth up until mid-year underscores investors' interest in the asset class as well acceptance of fairly new instruments like ETNs.

Partial List of Commodity-Focused ETFs, ETNs & Trusts

Fund Name (symbol)___________________Focus________Fund's Holdings____Net Assets ($, billion)____Inception Date

streetTRACKS Gold Shares (GLD)_________Gold_________Phys. gold________$17.60________________11/18/04

Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE)__________Energy_______Energy stocks_____$5.13_________________12/22/98

iShares Silver Trust (SLV)________________Silver________Phys. silver________$2.01_________________4/21/06

Oil Services HOLDRs (OIH)______________Energy Oil_____Stocks___________$1.86__________________2/6/01

iPath DJ-AIG Commodity Index (DJP)_______Mixed________Derivatives________$1.85__________________6/6/06

iShares COMEX Gold Trust (IAU)__________Gold_________Phys. gold_________$1.49__________________1/21/05

PowerShares DB Commodity Fund (DBC)___Mixed________Derivatives_________$1.26__________________2/3/06

PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA)____Ags__________Derivatives_________$1.17_________________1/5/07

United States Oil Fund (USO)_____________Energy_______Derivatives_________$0.80_________________4/10/06

United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)_____Energy________Derivatives_________$0.79_________________4/18/07

Source: fund sponsor's websites as of October 31, 2008 or later

Securitized exposure to commodity prices is not unique to the U.S. To be sure, the London Stock Exchange (6) currently lists over 120 Exchange Traded Commodities while Deutsche Börse lists over 110 such products.(7) Every major stock exchange now lists some form of open-ended fund-like instrument.

In addition to the various funds and trusts available to investors, US options exchanges further expand the menu of choices by offering cash-settled options on indexes that focus on specific commodity sectors. From the Philadelphia Stock Exchange's PHLX Oil Services Index (symbol, OSX) to the International Securities Exchange's ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index (symbol, FUM), investors have additional flexibility to execute complex spreads quickly and cheaply. Although options now exist on some of the trusts and commodity pools listed above, cash-settled options on indexes themselves offer additional flexibility in how investors tailor their exposure to commodity price movements.(8) For example, an investor employing a strategy that involves selling in-the-money options will not have its position altered by being assigned. Rather, the European-style exercise of those index options will ensure that the position remains intact.

While there may be dozens of commodity-based funds and index options listed on exchanges over the next few years, let's not forget old-fashioned futures - the instrument of choice among hedge funds all over the world, as well as the core holding of many of the new commodity-based ETFs. Energy futures products have gotten a much needed facelift over the past three years, largely due to the demand from hedge funds as well as retail investors. That demand has futures exchanges scrambling to compete for those new customers.

In 2003, the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) began offering reduced-value versions of its energy futures contracts in an effort to target smaller investors. The contracts were branded "miNY" to capitalize on the popularity of reduced-value index futures called "E-mini".(9) In order to further capitalize on the burgeoning retail interest, NYMEX made the products available on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (CME) GLOBEX platform so that they may be traded electronically - well before its acquisition by the CME. Here's where the competition kicked into high gear.

In early 2005, the InterContinental Exchange (ICE) fired the first direct shot with its electronically-traded, and cash-settled WTI crude oil contract - the flagship benchmark of NYMEX. The listing of that product was in addition to its own crude oil benchmark, Brent crude, which was already an actively traded contract in Europe. Volume in the ICE's Brent contract is currently about 175,000 contracts per day while its WTI contract trades almost 283,000 contracts per day year-to-date.(10)

NYMEX responded, albeit slowly, by listing its full-size products on GLOBEX. Since their initial listing on CME, trading in the energy complex has grown from just under 100,000 contracts per day on average to currently about 550,000 contracts per day year-to-date.(11) However, trading in its Brent contract is virtually non-existent.

How can you practice trading?

Unfortunately, there are no "do overs" in your brokerage account, so where can you test your commodity trading strategies online? Investors may want to visit a "virtual trading" website to test trading strategies with real market data before putting real money at risk. Some virtual trading websites combine the functionality of a brokerage platform with order matching logic of an exchange. Traders can go long or short and accumulate virtual dollars. Traders can also hone their skills by competing with others in contests. In sum, virtual trading websites combine simulated trading and real entertainment to create a unique educational tool.

What happens next?

The number of investment vehicles and tradable instruments is truly astonishing, and there is no sign of slowing down. Investors can expect to see new products proliferate through the entire commodity spectrum, and a quick review of prospectuses on the SEC website already reveals many new products just waiting for regulatory approval. But that seems like only the tip of the iceberg when one considers the pipeline of new ideas being developed by investment firms of all sizes. So while you will have a hundred ways to trade crude and natural gas, all you fans of the movie "Trading Places" can take solace in that it won't be long before you can trade frozen concentrated orange juice - just as you would in any stock or index fund. In the meantime, check out a virtual trading site to get your feet wet in the virtual commodity pits before you start putting your real money to work.

Notes:

(1) See fund profile at the Alliance site.

(2) See fund summaries at the website of Lipperweb.

(3) See data from website of State Street's Streettracks' goldShares. State Street is the marketing agent for the fund.

(4) From fund sponsor's websites.

(5) From fund sponsor's websites.

(6) From the website of the London Stock Exchange

(7) From the website of Deutsche Borse

(8) Options on the streetTracks Gold Shares, GLD, were only available on options exchanges earlier this year in 2008 after the SEC and CFTC came to an agreement to allow trading in the products. However, at the time this paper was written, options trading on the iShares Silver Trust, SLV, as well as another gold trust, have yet to be permitted.

(9) "E-mini" is the name of a reduced-value futures contract branded by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME); it was created to appeal to smaller investors, to be traded electronically as opposed to manually on an exchange floor.

(10) Statistics for ICE energy contracts are shown at the website of the Intercontinential Exchange.

(11) Statistics for NYMEX energy contracts are shown at the website of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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Commodities - It's What's For Trading

Investors in the United States are still very much embedded in a long-standing equity culture. They have become more sophisticated over the years, and conduct their own technical and fundamental research of specific stocks in order to make thought-out investment decisions. However, investors of all types are quickly seeking opportunities outside the equity realm as their confidence in their investment and trading skills continues to grow. Those investors are now turning to commodities in record numbers, and they're using every possible financial instrument to gain exposure to physical commodity prices.

Commodities have been available to investors for decades, but why has their popularity grown so rapidly in recent years? The appeal is attributable to a variety of conditions, all of which will eventually make commodity trading as simple as buying and selling stocks, if it has not achieved that level simplicity to some degree already. Here's why:

1. Well-known media outlets provide heavy coverage of commodity prices

2. Certain commodities are affected by geo-political risk and natural catastrophes, and are therefore newsworthy

3. Investors want to diversify their portfolios into non-equity asset classes

4. Data has become cheaply and readily available

5. Brokerage provide extensive research coverage

6. Online brokerage firms are expanding into futures with reduced commissions

What's driving demand?

Investors continue to seek new opportunities beyond traditional equity offerings, but there have always been barriers to their participation in commodity markets. A general lack of understanding, inefficient access, and high agency costs for commodity investments have caused investors to look for opportunities in more traditional asset classes. However, those barriers are quickly disappearing, and commodity investments are beginning to be considered mainstream investments. Contributing to this effect are financial media outlets, the brokerage community, and growing concerns about current events.

Financial media outlets have become a source of information for retail investors, but have also become a source of entertainment. Some financial news channels may appear more professional than others, but they all have content that appeals to a wide range of viewers - from the novice investor to the sophisticated trader. Those media outlets help popularize commodities by focusing on spot prices, economic data, and exchange activity all throughout the day.

In addition to financial news reporting, media outlets provide continuous coverage of geo-political tension as well as natural catastrophes occurring all over the world. Investors can quickly gather detailed news about such events via the Web and television, allowing them to develop logical conclusions regarding the near-term impact on certain commodity prices. Those factors, combined with the underlying perception that emerging economies will require greater commodity consumption, will result in accentuated volatility in commodity prices.

Research coverage of commodities by major brokerage firms also helps promote commodities. Whether that coverage is in the form of equity-based sectors (i.e., stocks that derive their revenue primarily from activity in specific commodities) or in various instruments that provide exposure to commodity prices, investors are the target audience. Sell-side research is still very influential even after the Internet stock craze highlighted conflicts of interest. That is because such conflicts do not exist, or are not as apparent, in commodity markets.

Competition among brokers will also add to the promotion of commodities as investments. That competition will be based on their ability to provide customers with access to new investment opportunities, as well as tools that allow customers to make informed investment decisions. Commodity investment represents a new frontier for brokers because it allows them to expand beyond their traditional stock and bond offerings and into a complementary asset class. Brokers can expect to find a very receptive audience because investors are growing weary of stock performance.

How do we gauge demand?

Demand for commodities has become easier to quantify than ever before. It is exhibited through the success of "proxy" products, including mutual funds, equity index funds, equity index options, and commodity futures. Popular investments in the U.S. include the PIMCO Commodity RealReturn Strategy funds (symbol, PCRDX), the Energy Select Sector SPDR (symbol, XLE), StreetTRACKS Gold Shares (symbol, GLD), and more recently, commodity pools like the United States Oil Fund (USO). On the trading side, there are dozens of derivatives ranging from traditional commodity futures contracts, to options on equity indexes that track the performance of specific commodity sectors.

The PIMCO fund is a traditional mutual fund that passively tracks the performance of the Dow Jones AIG Commodity Total Return Index. The index covers the combined performance of a basket of commodities via their associated futures prices. The fund uses derivative instruments to gain direct exposure to that index. As of November 2008, the PIMCO funds had assets of over $7 billion since their inception about 4 ½ years ago,(1) well off its highs of over $12 billion earlier this year when commodity prices were rising in unison, but still an impressive amount. As of November 2008, there were at least 132 commodity-focused mutual funds with total assets of over assets of over $35 billion.(2) While mutual funds are good places to invest, they do not address the needs of more active traders. That's where Exchange-Traded-Funds (ETFs) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs) come into play.

Partial List of Commodity-Focused Mutual Funds

Fund Name (symbol)_________________________Focus_________Net Assets ($, billion)____Inception Date

Vanguard Energy (VGENX)_____________________Energy________$4.97_________________5/23/84

PIMCO CommodityRealRet Strat Instl (PCRIX)______DJ-AIG Index___$3.88_________________6/28/02

T. Rowe Price New Era (PRNEX)________________Energy________$3.69_________________1/20/69

Vanguard Energy Adm (VGELX)_________________Energy________$3.37_________________11/12/01

Ivy Global Natural Resources A (IGNAX)___________Energy________$2.07_________________1/2/97

PIMCO CommodityRealRet Strat A (PCRAX)________DJ-AIG Index___$1.76_________________11/29/02

Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining (VGPMX)_____Metals________$1.69_________________5/23/84

Fidelity Select Energy (FSENX)__________________Energy________$1.58_________________7/14/81

Fidelity Select Energy Service (FSESX)____________Energy________$1.01_________________12/16/85

RS Global Natural Resources (RSNRX)___________Energy________$0.92_________________11/15/95

Source: fund sponsor's websites and Yahoo! Finance, data as of October 31, 2008

Until recently, the only way for most individual and institutional investors to quickly access the commodities markets was to purchase stocks that focused on specific commodity sectors. That strategy was made much more efficient with the arrival of ETFs, which hold baskets of stocks in specific sectors. Low brokerage commissions, abundant liquidity, and all the efficiencies of an electronically traded product helped ETFs gain in popularity as both investable and tradable instruments. Even so, the funds are less than perfect proxies for commodities because they still carry the corporate risk of stocks they hold. The companies in a fund may also be engaging in hedging activity that dampens the correlation between their stock price returns and the commodities they produce. This paved the way for a new breed of exchange-traded instrument; one that attempts to securitize commodity prices and which is still available through ordinary stock brokerage accounts.

The StreetTRACKS Gold Trust, often referred to as the "Gold ETF," is a trust that primarily owns gold bullion. This is one of the best examples of how Wall Street is repackaging commodities into equity-like instruments. The investment objective of this trust is to issue shares that reflect the price performance of gold. The shares trade under the ticker symbol GLD on the New York Stock Exchange. The trust was launched in November 2004 by the World Gold Council, and by October 2008, it had net assets of about $17.6 billion.(3) But that is just one of a new stream of exchange-traded trusts and funds. Over the past year, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, and others have begun to roll out products in the energy sector as well as other metals. Even agricultural commodities such as corn and wheat are available to trade as stocks in regular brokerage accounts. Currently, there are at least 130 ETFs, trusts, and ETNs that track commodity price performance by way of holding stocks that produce those commodities, physical commodities, or futures contracts.(4) As of October 2008, those products represented almost $50 billion in assets.(5) Similar to the commodity-focused mutual funds, AUM levels for those products have also declined, not only because of redemptions in the funds but because certain commodity prices have plummeted. Even so, the sharp spike in asset growth up until mid-year underscores investors' interest in the asset class as well acceptance of fairly new instruments like ETNs.

Partial List of Commodity-Focused ETFs, ETNs & Trusts

Fund Name (symbol)___________________Focus________Fund's Holdings____Net Assets ($, billion)____Inception Date

streetTRACKS Gold Shares (GLD)_________Gold_________Phys. gold________$17.60________________11/18/04

Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE)__________Energy_______Energy stocks_____$5.13_________________12/22/98

iShares Silver Trust (SLV)________________Silver________Phys. silver________$2.01_________________4/21/06

Oil Services HOLDRs (OIH)______________Energy Oil_____Stocks___________$1.86__________________2/6/01

iPath DJ-AIG Commodity Index (DJP)_______Mixed________Derivatives________$1.85__________________6/6/06

iShares COMEX Gold Trust (IAU)__________Gold_________Phys. gold_________$1.49__________________1/21/05

PowerShares DB Commodity Fund (DBC)___Mixed________Derivatives_________$1.26__________________2/3/06

PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA)____Ags__________Derivatives_________$1.17_________________1/5/07

United States Oil Fund (USO)_____________Energy_______Derivatives_________$0.80_________________4/10/06

United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)_____Energy________Derivatives_________$0.79_________________4/18/07

Source: fund sponsor's websites as of October 31, 2008 or later

Securitized exposure to commodity prices is not unique to the U.S. To be sure, the London Stock Exchange (6) currently lists over 120 Exchange Traded Commodities while Deutsche Börse lists over 110 such products.(7) Every major stock exchange now lists some form of open-ended fund-like instrument.

In addition to the various funds and trusts available to investors, US options exchanges further expand the menu of choices by offering cash-settled options on indexes that focus on specific commodity sectors. From the Philadelphia Stock Exchange's PHLX Oil Services Index (symbol, OSX) to the International Securities Exchange's ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index (symbol, FUM), investors have additional flexibility to execute complex spreads quickly and cheaply. Although options now exist on some of the trusts and commodity pools listed above, cash-settled options on indexes themselves offer additional flexibility in how investors tailor their exposure to commodity price movements.(8) For example, an investor employing a strategy that involves selling in-the-money options will not have its position altered by being assigned. Rather, the European-style exercise of those index options will ensure that the position remains intact.

While there may be dozens of commodity-based funds and index options listed on exchanges over the next few years, let's not forget old-fashioned futures - the instrument of choice among hedge funds all over the world, as well as the core holding of many of the new commodity-based ETFs. Energy futures products have gotten a much needed facelift over the past three years, largely due to the demand from hedge funds as well as retail investors. That demand has futures exchanges scrambling to compete for those new customers.

In 2003, the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) began offering reduced-value versions of its energy futures contracts in an effort to target smaller investors. The contracts were branded "miNY" to capitalize on the popularity of reduced-value index futures called "E-mini".(9) In order to further capitalize on the burgeoning retail interest, NYMEX made the products available on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (CME) GLOBEX platform so that they may be traded electronically - well before its acquisition by the CME. Here's where the competition kicked into high gear.

In early 2005, the InterContinental Exchange (ICE) fired the first direct shot with its electronically-traded, and cash-settled WTI crude oil contract - the flagship benchmark of NYMEX. The listing of that product was in addition to its own crude oil benchmark, Brent crude, which was already an actively traded contract in Europe. Volume in the ICE's Brent contract is currently about 175,000 contracts per day while its WTI contract trades almost 283,000 contracts per day year-to-date.(10)

NYMEX responded, albeit slowly, by listing its full-size products on GLOBEX. Since their initial listing on CME, trading in the energy complex has grown from just under 100,000 contracts per day on average to currently about 550,000 contracts per day year-to-date.(11) However, trading in its Brent contract is virtually non-existent.

How can you practice trading?

Unfortunately, there are no "do overs" in your brokerage account, so where can you test your commodity trading strategies online? Investors may want to visit a "virtual trading" website to test trading strategies with real market data before putting real money at risk. Some virtual trading websites combine the functionality of a brokerage platform with order matching logic of an exchange. Traders can go long or short and accumulate virtual dollars. Traders can also hone their skills by competing with others in contests. In sum, virtual trading websites combine simulated trading and real entertainment to create a unique educational tool.

What happens next?

The number of investment vehicles and tradable instruments is truly astonishing, and there is no sign of slowing down. Investors can expect to see new products proliferate through the entire commodity spectrum, and a quick review of prospectuses on the SEC website already reveals many new products just waiting for regulatory approval. But that seems like only the tip of the iceberg when one considers the pipeline of new ideas being developed by investment firms of all sizes. So while you will have a hundred ways to trade crude and natural gas, all you fans of the movie "Trading Places" can take solace in that it won't be long before you can trade frozen concentrated orange juice - just as you would in any stock or index fund. In the meantime, check out a virtual trading site to get your feet wet in the virtual commodity pits before you start putting your real money to work.

Notes:

(1) See fund profile at the Alliance site.

(2) See fund summaries at the website of Lipperweb.

(3) See data from website of State Street's Streettracks' goldShares. State Street is the marketing agent for the fund.

(4) From fund sponsor's websites.

(5) From fund sponsor's websites.

(6) From the website of the London Stock Exchange

(7) From the website of Deutsche Borse

(8) Options on the streetTracks Gold Shares, GLD, were only available on options exchanges earlier this year in 2008 after the SEC and CFTC came to an agreement to allow trading in the products. However, at the time this paper was written, options trading on the iShares Silver Trust, SLV, as well as another gold trust, have yet to be permitted.

(9) "E-mini" is the name of a reduced-value futures contract branded by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME); it was created to appeal to smaller investors, to be traded electronically as opposed to manually on an exchange floor.

(10) Statistics for ICE energy contracts are shown at the website of the Intercontinential Exchange.

(11) Statistics for NYMEX energy contracts are shown at the website of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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Advantages of Functional Medicine for Chiropractors, Naturopaths, Acupuncturists and Medical Doctors

For health care practitioners hoping to carve out a reputation for achieving remarkable results with patients, a relatively new diagnostic paradigm called Functional Medicine provides a promising route. Because training in this approach builds on a practitioner's previous medical education, just six to eight months is enough for new Functional Medicine graduates to begin building a reputation for helping patients who had nearly given up hope.

By looking at the whole patient and at data from advanced laboratory tests, Functional Medicine practitioners can frequently diagnose and treat difficult cases that have stumped other health care professionals. Their success rate with hard cases in turn leads to strong patient loyalty and increased referrals from patients and other practitioners. It's also relatively easy for graduates to receive local media coverage because this modality is relatively new to the general public.

Practitioners act like medical detectives, many times finding that conditions in one bodily system produce puzzling symptoms in what appears to be a very different system. In addition, their laboratory tests and medical histories often show that what brought about a certain set of symptoms in one patient was totally different from what brought on very similar symptoms in a second patient. Only after tracing a health problem back to its cause do Functional Medicine practitioners prescribe treatment.

Treatments in this system aim at reversing symptoms through diet, exercise, stress reduction, detoxification, lifestyle changes and other custom-designed interventions. In contrast to many holistic practitioners who base their treatments on traditions passed down through the generations, these practitioners derive their medical recommendations from intensive study of scientific journals - especially research that questions established protocols for drugs or surgery.

Training typically involves rigorous modules on the GI system, the effects of stress, the immune system, the endocrine system, inflammation, detoxification and more. Continuing education credits are available for chiropractors, naturopaths and acupuncturists, among others.

Functional Medicine is particularly helpful for chronically ill patients who have been to a succession of specialists, who each conclude "No problem" and have no answer for the question, "Then why do I feel so terrible?" No wonder patients are uncommonly grateful to have found someone who adheres to this philosophy, and no surprise that patients are often willing to travel long distances and wait several months to see a Functional Medicine practitioner.

For someone drawn to health care out of a desire to help people and alleviate suffering, Functional Medicine offers rich rewards.

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Advantages of Functional Medicine for Chiropractors, Naturopaths, Acupuncturists and Medical Doctors

For health care practitioners hoping to carve out a reputation for achieving remarkable results with patients, a relatively new diagnostic paradigm called Functional Medicine provides a promising route. Because training in this approach builds on a practitioner's previous medical education, just six to eight months is enough for new Functional Medicine graduates to begin building a reputation for helping patients who had nearly given up hope.

By looking at the whole patient and at data from advanced laboratory tests, Functional Medicine practitioners can frequently diagnose and treat difficult cases that have stumped other health care professionals. Their success rate with hard cases in turn leads to strong patient loyalty and increased referrals from patients and other practitioners. It's also relatively easy for graduates to receive local media coverage because this modality is relatively new to the general public.

Practitioners act like medical detectives, many times finding that conditions in one bodily system produce puzzling symptoms in what appears to be a very different system. In addition, their laboratory tests and medical histories often show that what brought about a certain set of symptoms in one patient was totally different from what brought on very similar symptoms in a second patient. Only after tracing a health problem back to its cause do Functional Medicine practitioners prescribe treatment.

Treatments in this system aim at reversing symptoms through diet, exercise, stress reduction, detoxification, lifestyle changes and other custom-designed interventions. In contrast to many holistic practitioners who base their treatments on traditions passed down through the generations, these practitioners derive their medical recommendations from intensive study of scientific journals - especially research that questions established protocols for drugs or surgery.

Training typically involves rigorous modules on the GI system, the effects of stress, the immune system, the endocrine system, inflammation, detoxification and more. Continuing education credits are available for chiropractors, naturopaths and acupuncturists, among others.

Functional Medicine is particularly helpful for chronically ill patients who have been to a succession of specialists, who each conclude "No problem" and have no answer for the question, "Then why do I feel so terrible?" No wonder patients are uncommonly grateful to have found someone who adheres to this philosophy, and no surprise that patients are often willing to travel long distances and wait several months to see a Functional Medicine practitioner.

For someone drawn to health care out of a desire to help people and alleviate suffering, Functional Medicine offers rich rewards.

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Advantages of Functional Medicine for Chiropractors, Naturopaths, Acupuncturists and Medical Doctors

For health care practitioners hoping to carve out a reputation for achieving remarkable results with patients, a relatively new diagnostic paradigm called Functional Medicine provides a promising route. Because training in this approach builds on a practitioner's previous medical education, just six to eight months is enough for new Functional Medicine graduates to begin building a reputation for helping patients who had nearly given up hope.

By looking at the whole patient and at data from advanced laboratory tests, Functional Medicine practitioners can frequently diagnose and treat difficult cases that have stumped other health care professionals. Their success rate with hard cases in turn leads to strong patient loyalty and increased referrals from patients and other practitioners. It's also relatively easy for graduates to receive local media coverage because this modality is relatively new to the general public.

Practitioners act like medical detectives, many times finding that conditions in one bodily system produce puzzling symptoms in what appears to be a very different system. In addition, their laboratory tests and medical histories often show that what brought about a certain set of symptoms in one patient was totally different from what brought on very similar symptoms in a second patient. Only after tracing a health problem back to its cause do Functional Medicine practitioners prescribe treatment.

Treatments in this system aim at reversing symptoms through diet, exercise, stress reduction, detoxification, lifestyle changes and other custom-designed interventions. In contrast to many holistic practitioners who base their treatments on traditions passed down through the generations, these practitioners derive their medical recommendations from intensive study of scientific journals - especially research that questions established protocols for drugs or surgery.

Training typically involves rigorous modules on the GI system, the effects of stress, the immune system, the endocrine system, inflammation, detoxification and more. Continuing education credits are available for chiropractors, naturopaths and acupuncturists, among others.

Functional Medicine is particularly helpful for chronically ill patients who have been to a succession of specialists, who each conclude "No problem" and have no answer for the question, "Then why do I feel so terrible?" No wonder patients are uncommonly grateful to have found someone who adheres to this philosophy, and no surprise that patients are often willing to travel long distances and wait several months to see a Functional Medicine practitioner.

For someone drawn to health care out of a desire to help people and alleviate suffering, Functional Medicine offers rich rewards.

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Catastrophic Medical Events - Ten Ways to Prevent Catastrophic Health Care

My family and I were celebrating the launching of an exciting joint family business venture. A nine hour ride, talking, planning, forecasting all the "next step" moments. We arrived in the city, and literally, just put suitcases in the house, and the phone rang. The news of a catastrophic illness, emergency operation, unexpected death are almost too large to digest in the mind, heart, and spirit. All are life altering, only the intensity of the situation changes.

My brother suffered a tragic head injury that the doctors expected to result in death immediately. It did not. Life changed dramatically for all of us who touched his life. We entered the world "called hospitals and medical professionals." Certainly this scenario isn't unique for my family only. I could be comforted if it were just us alone, as I'm not a proponent of misery loving company. But perhaps, we are not the only ones for whom sickness and/or disease has or is currently making massive withdrawals from the emotional, mental, and spiritual resources of people with an ill loved one. What do you do next? How do you continue breathing when you want to collapse also? How can you be supportive, an advocate, or coordinate medical care when all of your thoughts are on the "what if" question?

These are a few of the steps I took that made a drastic difference for all of us, starting first with his long road to recovery. Emotions: -- horror, terror, fear, anger, premature grief, paralysis are disconnected and certainly not uniform in either their appearance or length of stay. Give yourself permission to feel your emotions. However, don't expand the permission to be consumed by them. That's a luxury you don't have right now. Get two journals or notebooks-one to record all of the emotions that will regularly threaten to overflow your cup. Write! Write uncensored; just write. The second one is to keep track of procedures, services, medications, etc. You and your journal will become the bridge that ensures continuity of care between shifts, specialists, and possibly facilities.

The event itself is intimidating, and the first response is to retreat in deference to the expertise and training of the medical professionals in charge. This is the first error. The medical staff are not in charge. You are! Is this scary? Possibly. Is this a sign of mistrust of doctors or nurses? Absolutely NOT! This stance is clearly stating that you are a proactive participant and neither a spectator nor a bystander. This stance forces a conversation of more depth and discussion about choices, outcomes, and "what if" scenarios. You want conversations and a lot of them!

Now that conversations, not one, but many are beginning, what do you do next? You establish the expectation that you want them to make every detail painfully clear in a manner that you can understand. What if there are words, phrases that you don't understand like DNR, full code, palliative care, ICU, SICU, MICU, step down unit, occlude, SNF, acute hospital, {the list of medical jargon is virtually exhaustive}? What if your own career, professional training, or experience isn't in the health care field, how will you be an effective participant? Doctors and nurses provide patient care. Patient care includes providing clear information for the patient and/or caregiver to make informed choices. If something must be said multiple times for clarity, then they must say it multiple times, without the necessity of an apology from you for taking their time. I personally, rejected some treatments, and delayed others until I had absolute clarity about both the procedures and expected outcomes-positive and negative.

How do you accelerate your knowledge base rapidly and responsibly participate in managing the health care needs and services for a loved one or yourself? Do your own research. This is absolutely critical. Research falls into three categories, medical terms-diagnosis, medical terms-services, and medication. Use the internet between moments at the hospital to research information. Wikipedia.com does a nice job in providing an overview of medication and medical terms. Get a pocket pharmacology dictionary. This will be invaluable. If you can't leave the hospital, contact a local library and talk with a reference librarian. Give him or her the information you are seeking. They can convey it to you over the phone, fax it, copy it for you to pick up. I have found that librarians love to help others acquire information.

Relationship building with the nursing staff provides a fast and accurate way to learn quickly. Talk to them, not at them. You'll be amazed at the amount of time they will spend with you and their willingness to answer your questions. They know your first priority, and where your immediate focus lies. But, what a change in their attitude, tone, and conversation, when you take a moment to inquire about their well being also. My mother always said, "please and thank you will take you a long way in this world." Nurses, like doctors handle not just life and death circumstances daily, but life and death. A small seed of compassion for the weight they carry will reap more than a garden of benefits for you. LPN's and RN's, if you take the time to get to know them, will be priceless resources.

What if I want to consider alternative natural sources in addition to the prescribed course the doctor is following? Individuals each day face this question? They diligently seek information on other options when challenged to grapple with chronic medical needs, long term recovery, medication-benefits and side effects, less than favorable prognosis, and even alternative safe trusted homeopathic {natural} choices. It can be both a scary and difficult position, but one that doesn't have to either consume or overwhelm you. I think I must have unconsciously began to consider this option from the onset. So in addition to standard medical care, I decided to also use some safe reliable natural treatments while in the hospitals and longterm health care facilities.

Can you make certain that a catastrophic medical event doesn't result in catastrophic care? The answer is yes! One situation and one day at a time. You learn to pick your teams, dismiss teams, run countless "what if" scenario treatment options, and a host of other things OJT-while you're actively in the midst of everything. It was and still is on some days, tough. I took charge, or stated another way, took massive and immediate action, because this is what I do. This is what I assist others to do in both their personal and business lives. But the most important reason, is because my brother was counting on me. He knew I would be an immovable force on his behalf. Perhaps someone is counting on you. And, similarly, you won't let him or her down, either.

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Catastrophic Medical Events - Ten Ways to Prevent Catastrophic Health Care

My family and I were celebrating the launching of an exciting joint family business venture. A nine hour ride, talking, planning, forecasting all the "next step" moments. We arrived in the city, and literally, just put suitcases in the house, and the phone rang. The news of a catastrophic illness, emergency operation, unexpected death are almost too large to digest in the mind, heart, and spirit. All are life altering, only the intensity of the situation changes.

My brother suffered a tragic head injury that the doctors expected to result in death immediately. It did not. Life changed dramatically for all of us who touched his life. We entered the world "called hospitals and medical professionals." Certainly this scenario isn't unique for my family only. I could be comforted if it were just us alone, as I'm not a proponent of misery loving company. But perhaps, we are not the only ones for whom sickness and/or disease has or is currently making massive withdrawals from the emotional, mental, and spiritual resources of people with an ill loved one. What do you do next? How do you continue breathing when you want to collapse also? How can you be supportive, an advocate, or coordinate medical care when all of your thoughts are on the "what if" question?

These are a few of the steps I took that made a drastic difference for all of us, starting first with his long road to recovery. Emotions: -- horror, terror, fear, anger, premature grief, paralysis are disconnected and certainly not uniform in either their appearance or length of stay. Give yourself permission to feel your emotions. However, don't expand the permission to be consumed by them. That's a luxury you don't have right now. Get two journals or notebooks-one to record all of the emotions that will regularly threaten to overflow your cup. Write! Write uncensored; just write. The second one is to keep track of procedures, services, medications, etc. You and your journal will become the bridge that ensures continuity of care between shifts, specialists, and possibly facilities.

The event itself is intimidating, and the first response is to retreat in deference to the expertise and training of the medical professionals in charge. This is the first error. The medical staff are not in charge. You are! Is this scary? Possibly. Is this a sign of mistrust of doctors or nurses? Absolutely NOT! This stance is clearly stating that you are a proactive participant and neither a spectator nor a bystander. This stance forces a conversation of more depth and discussion about choices, outcomes, and "what if" scenarios. You want conversations and a lot of them!

Now that conversations, not one, but many are beginning, what do you do next? You establish the expectation that you want them to make every detail painfully clear in a manner that you can understand. What if there are words, phrases that you don't understand like DNR, full code, palliative care, ICU, SICU, MICU, step down unit, occlude, SNF, acute hospital, {the list of medical jargon is virtually exhaustive}? What if your own career, professional training, or experience isn't in the health care field, how will you be an effective participant? Doctors and nurses provide patient care. Patient care includes providing clear information for the patient and/or caregiver to make informed choices. If something must be said multiple times for clarity, then they must say it multiple times, without the necessity of an apology from you for taking their time. I personally, rejected some treatments, and delayed others until I had absolute clarity about both the procedures and expected outcomes-positive and negative.

How do you accelerate your knowledge base rapidly and responsibly participate in managing the health care needs and services for a loved one or yourself? Do your own research. This is absolutely critical. Research falls into three categories, medical terms-diagnosis, medical terms-services, and medication. Use the internet between moments at the hospital to research information. Wikipedia.com does a nice job in providing an overview of medication and medical terms. Get a pocket pharmacology dictionary. This will be invaluable. If you can't leave the hospital, contact a local library and talk with a reference librarian. Give him or her the information you are seeking. They can convey it to you over the phone, fax it, copy it for you to pick up. I have found that librarians love to help others acquire information.

Relationship building with the nursing staff provides a fast and accurate way to learn quickly. Talk to them, not at them. You'll be amazed at the amount of time they will spend with you and their willingness to answer your questions. They know your first priority, and where your immediate focus lies. But, what a change in their attitude, tone, and conversation, when you take a moment to inquire about their well being also. My mother always said, "please and thank you will take you a long way in this world." Nurses, like doctors handle not just life and death circumstances daily, but life and death. A small seed of compassion for the weight they carry will reap more than a garden of benefits for you. LPN's and RN's, if you take the time to get to know them, will be priceless resources.

What if I want to consider alternative natural sources in addition to the prescribed course the doctor is following? Individuals each day face this question? They diligently seek information on other options when challenged to grapple with chronic medical needs, long term recovery, medication-benefits and side effects, less than favorable prognosis, and even alternative safe trusted homeopathic {natural} choices. It can be both a scary and difficult position, but one that doesn't have to either consume or overwhelm you. I think I must have unconsciously began to consider this option from the onset. So in addition to standard medical care, I decided to also use some safe reliable natural treatments while in the hospitals and longterm health care facilities.

Can you make certain that a catastrophic medical event doesn't result in catastrophic care? The answer is yes! One situation and one day at a time. You learn to pick your teams, dismiss teams, run countless "what if" scenario treatment options, and a host of other things OJT-while you're actively in the midst of everything. It was and still is on some days, tough. I took charge, or stated another way, took massive and immediate action, because this is what I do. This is what I assist others to do in both their personal and business lives. But the most important reason, is because my brother was counting on me. He knew I would be an immovable force on his behalf. Perhaps someone is counting on you. And, similarly, you won't let him or her down, either.

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Catastrophic Medical Events - Ten Ways to Prevent Catastrophic Health Care

My family and I were celebrating the launching of an exciting joint family business venture. A nine hour ride, talking, planning, forecasting all the "next step" moments. We arrived in the city, and literally, just put suitcases in the house, and the phone rang. The news of a catastrophic illness, emergency operation, unexpected death are almost too large to digest in the mind, heart, and spirit. All are life altering, only the intensity of the situation changes.

My brother suffered a tragic head injury that the doctors expected to result in death immediately. It did not. Life changed dramatically for all of us who touched his life. We entered the world "called hospitals and medical professionals." Certainly this scenario isn't unique for my family only. I could be comforted if it were just us alone, as I'm not a proponent of misery loving company. But perhaps, we are not the only ones for whom sickness and/or disease has or is currently making massive withdrawals from the emotional, mental, and spiritual resources of people with an ill loved one. What do you do next? How do you continue breathing when you want to collapse also? How can you be supportive, an advocate, or coordinate medical care when all of your thoughts are on the "what if" question?

These are a few of the steps I took that made a drastic difference for all of us, starting first with his long road to recovery. Emotions: -- horror, terror, fear, anger, premature grief, paralysis are disconnected and certainly not uniform in either their appearance or length of stay. Give yourself permission to feel your emotions. However, don't expand the permission to be consumed by them. That's a luxury you don't have right now. Get two journals or notebooks-one to record all of the emotions that will regularly threaten to overflow your cup. Write! Write uncensored; just write. The second one is to keep track of procedures, services, medications, etc. You and your journal will become the bridge that ensures continuity of care between shifts, specialists, and possibly facilities.

The event itself is intimidating, and the first response is to retreat in deference to the expertise and training of the medical professionals in charge. This is the first error. The medical staff are not in charge. You are! Is this scary? Possibly. Is this a sign of mistrust of doctors or nurses? Absolutely NOT! This stance is clearly stating that you are a proactive participant and neither a spectator nor a bystander. This stance forces a conversation of more depth and discussion about choices, outcomes, and "what if" scenarios. You want conversations and a lot of them!

Now that conversations, not one, but many are beginning, what do you do next? You establish the expectation that you want them to make every detail painfully clear in a manner that you can understand. What if there are words, phrases that you don't understand like DNR, full code, palliative care, ICU, SICU, MICU, step down unit, occlude, SNF, acute hospital, {the list of medical jargon is virtually exhaustive}? What if your own career, professional training, or experience isn't in the health care field, how will you be an effective participant? Doctors and nurses provide patient care. Patient care includes providing clear information for the patient and/or caregiver to make informed choices. If something must be said multiple times for clarity, then they must say it multiple times, without the necessity of an apology from you for taking their time. I personally, rejected some treatments, and delayed others until I had absolute clarity about both the procedures and expected outcomes-positive and negative.

How do you accelerate your knowledge base rapidly and responsibly participate in managing the health care needs and services for a loved one or yourself? Do your own research. This is absolutely critical. Research falls into three categories, medical terms-diagnosis, medical terms-services, and medication. Use the internet between moments at the hospital to research information. Wikipedia.com does a nice job in providing an overview of medication and medical terms. Get a pocket pharmacology dictionary. This will be invaluable. If you can't leave the hospital, contact a local library and talk with a reference librarian. Give him or her the information you are seeking. They can convey it to you over the phone, fax it, copy it for you to pick up. I have found that librarians love to help others acquire information.

Relationship building with the nursing staff provides a fast and accurate way to learn quickly. Talk to them, not at them. You'll be amazed at the amount of time they will spend with you and their willingness to answer your questions. They know your first priority, and where your immediate focus lies. But, what a change in their attitude, tone, and conversation, when you take a moment to inquire about their well being also. My mother always said, "please and thank you will take you a long way in this world." Nurses, like doctors handle not just life and death circumstances daily, but life and death. A small seed of compassion for the weight they carry will reap more than a garden of benefits for you. LPN's and RN's, if you take the time to get to know them, will be priceless resources.

What if I want to consider alternative natural sources in addition to the prescribed course the doctor is following? Individuals each day face this question? They diligently seek information on other options when challenged to grapple with chronic medical needs, long term recovery, medication-benefits and side effects, less than favorable prognosis, and even alternative safe trusted homeopathic {natural} choices. It can be both a scary and difficult position, but one that doesn't have to either consume or overwhelm you. I think I must have unconsciously began to consider this option from the onset. So in addition to standard medical care, I decided to also use some safe reliable natural treatments while in the hospitals and longterm health care facilities.

Can you make certain that a catastrophic medical event doesn't result in catastrophic care? The answer is yes! One situation and one day at a time. You learn to pick your teams, dismiss teams, run countless "what if" scenario treatment options, and a host of other things OJT-while you're actively in the midst of everything. It was and still is on some days, tough. I took charge, or stated another way, took massive and immediate action, because this is what I do. This is what I assist others to do in both their personal and business lives. But the most important reason, is because my brother was counting on me. He knew I would be an immovable force on his behalf. Perhaps someone is counting on you. And, similarly, you won't let him or her down, either.

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Anxiété attaquer les médicaments, la meilleure aide pour l'anxiété et les attaques de panique

Vous les appelez hypocondriaques ? Le médecin a dit vous à plusieurs reprises qu'il n'y a rien de mal avec vous et vous retrouvez essoufflé, accompagnée d'autres symptômes comme des douleurs à la poitrine et chaude ou froide clignote, étourdissements très souvent ? Do you feel like mourir ? As-tu peur de sortir et même peur de rester enfermé dans une petite pièce ? Vous ne pouvez pas hypocondriaques. Peut-être vous souffrez d'attaques de panique. Quoi qu'il en soit, vous devriez visiter certains psychanalyste et obtenez cochée. Faire, mais ce que vous ne devez pas aller à l'auto médication. Certains de l'anxiété attaquent les médicaments, vous pouvez faire plus de mal que de bien.

Il y a beaucoup d'aide pour les attaques de panique sous forme de forums en ligne et des conversations en ligne. Vous devez atteindre ces gens et prendre tous les conseils dont vous avez besoin. Toutefois, vous devez penser deux fois avant de vous engager anxiété attaque de médicaments par Internet ou de la pharmacie. L'apport de médicaments d'attaque anxiété à la pharmacie ou la CAN internet s'interroge également, mais vous devez faire beaucoup de recherche afin de trouver les meilleurs médicaments pour vous quelques bonnes recherche vous pouvez rechercher les. :

* Internet
Livres médicaux
Revues médicales

Alors pourquoi contacter avec eux ? Ces gens offrent de l'aide pour les attaques de panique de plusieurs façons. Vous recevrez alors un pouvoir énorme lorsque vous savez que vous n'êtes pas seulement que vous n'êtes pas fou ou anormale d'aucune façon. Il est utile de savoir que votre attaque de panique aussi naturel que toute autre maladie, est que vous ne devez pas cacher de la société. Il est bon de savoir que beaucoup de gens ont surmonté attaque de panique et donc vous pouvez si vous. bref, ce genre de forum vous aide à résoudre les crises de panique plus efficacement. Vous devez également rechercher sur internet ? livres médicaux et des magazines en savoir plus sur l'attaque de panique.

Par conséquent, si vous vous sentez souvent soudaine et discrete période d'intense peur et montage d'anxiété qui peut vraiment voir un psychiatrique ne sont définis. N'oubliez pas ; Si vous avez besoin de prendre l'anxiété de médicaments prescrits obtenir par avec une psychiatrique ou un MD antonyme. Ils peuvent seulement prescrire ces médicaments. Certains des médicaments sont très addictifs et si vous devez être très prudent de prendre des médicaments, à moins qu'une personne compétente, elle écrit. D'autres peuvent seulement la thérapie trouble anxieux.

Il existe de nombreux médicaments de trouble d'anxiété sur le marché, qui vous fournira avec soulagement de 100 %. Après la prise de médicaments, vous ne devez pas reposer. Vous devez aider votre état mental en améliorant l'il. Vous pouvez choisir le traitement de troubles anxieux et vous certainement quelque soulagement de cet terrible état mental. Beaucoup croient que cette condition ne peut être corrigée. Dans une certaine mesure, il est vrai. Un soulagement pour les personnes souffrant de troubles anxieux, toutefois, est que vous pouvez garder sous contrôle.

Cependant, le diagnostic prend souvent plus longtemps que la cure parce que les symptômes donc très semblables à celles d'autres affections. Il arrive souvent, qu'un patient à la situation d'urgence de panique attaquer au lieu du département de psychiatrie. Il ne peut pas pu arriver à vous, mais il le fait souvent. Voici une liste de certains symptômes courants, dont au moins quatre doit s'accompagner d'une attaque de panique typique :

essoufflement o
o la transpiration
palpitations o
o nausées ou maux d'estomac
douleurs à la poitrine o ou inconfort
o se sentir étourdi et lumière hearted et faible
o Trem et en agitant
o engourdissement ou picotements
o chaude ou froide clignote
o sentiment d'unreal ou détaché de l'environnement
o la peur de mourir
peur de perdre le contrôle et crazy o

Il y en a plus que la même personne peut s'effritent sous la pression situation causée des dégâts considérables à l'opération. Une chose qui doit être comprise par tous les gens qui souffrent de crises d'anxiété est qu'ils doivent s'abstenir de situation de pression et de leur vie, comme il le fait normalement. Cela peut être très frustrant pour les patients souffrant de crises d'anxiété. Cependant, est un fait et la personne qui devrait panique ou l'anxiété s'attaque à venir au terme de cette réalité.

Parfois les médicaments d'attaque anxiété peuvent être très addictifs et par conséquent ils ne doivent pas être pris sur leur propre sans consultation psychiatre Ant. Aussi, n'oubliez pas de cette substance comme la caféine, l'alcool et les drogues illicites aggravent la situation et par conséquent ils devraient être évitées à tout prix. Vous pouvez communiquer avec ces associations et forums qui aident pour trouble panique. Vous obtenez beaucoup de stimulation morale de la connaissance, il y a d'autres personnes comme vous, et beaucoup d'entre eux déjà avec le traitement de droite ont surmonté.

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Anxiété attaquer les médicaments, la meilleure aide pour l'anxiété et les attaques de panique

Vous les appelez hypocondriaques ? Le médecin a dit vous à plusieurs reprises qu'il n'y a rien de mal avec vous et vous retrouvez essoufflé, accompagnée d'autres symptômes comme des douleurs à la poitrine et chaude ou froide clignote, étourdissements très souvent ? Do you feel like mourir ? As-tu peur de sortir et même peur de rester enfermé dans une petite pièce ? Vous ne pouvez pas hypocondriaques. Peut-être vous souffrez d'attaques de panique. Quoi qu'il en soit, vous devriez visiter certains psychanalyste et obtenez cochée. Faire, mais ce que vous ne devez pas aller à l'auto médication. Certains de l'anxiété attaquent les médicaments, vous pouvez faire plus de mal que de bien.

Il y a beaucoup d'aide pour les attaques de panique sous forme de forums en ligne et des conversations en ligne. Vous devez atteindre ces gens et prendre tous les conseils dont vous avez besoin. Toutefois, vous devez penser deux fois avant de vous engager anxiété attaque de médicaments par Internet ou de la pharmacie. L'apport de médicaments d'attaque anxiété à la pharmacie ou la CAN internet s'interroge également, mais vous devez faire beaucoup de recherche afin de trouver les meilleurs médicaments pour vous quelques bonnes recherche vous pouvez rechercher les. :

* Internet
Livres médicaux
Revues médicales

Alors pourquoi contacter avec eux ? Ces gens offrent de l'aide pour les attaques de panique de plusieurs façons. Vous recevrez alors un pouvoir énorme lorsque vous savez que vous n'êtes pas seulement que vous n'êtes pas fou ou anormale d'aucune façon. Il est utile de savoir que votre attaque de panique aussi naturel que toute autre maladie, est que vous ne devez pas cacher de la société. Il est bon de savoir que beaucoup de gens ont surmonté attaque de panique et donc vous pouvez si vous. bref, ce genre de forum vous aide à résoudre les crises de panique plus efficacement. Vous devez également rechercher sur internet ? livres médicaux et des magazines en savoir plus sur l'attaque de panique.

Par conséquent, si vous vous sentez souvent soudaine et discrete période d'intense peur et montage d'anxiété qui peut vraiment voir un psychiatrique ne sont définis. N'oubliez pas ; Si vous avez besoin de prendre l'anxiété de médicaments prescrits obtenir par avec une psychiatrique ou un MD antonyme. Ils peuvent seulement prescrire ces médicaments. Certains des médicaments sont très addictifs et si vous devez être très prudent de prendre des médicaments, à moins qu'une personne compétente, elle écrit. D'autres peuvent seulement la thérapie trouble anxieux.

Il existe de nombreux médicaments de trouble d'anxiété sur le marché, qui vous fournira avec soulagement de 100 %. Après la prise de médicaments, vous ne devez pas reposer. Vous devez aider votre état mental en améliorant l'il. Vous pouvez choisir le traitement de troubles anxieux et vous certainement quelque soulagement de cet terrible état mental. Beaucoup croient que cette condition ne peut être corrigée. Dans une certaine mesure, il est vrai. Un soulagement pour les personnes souffrant de troubles anxieux, toutefois, est que vous pouvez garder sous contrôle.

Cependant, le diagnostic prend souvent plus longtemps que la cure parce que les symptômes donc très semblables à celles d'autres affections. Il arrive souvent, qu'un patient à la situation d'urgence de panique attaquer au lieu du département de psychiatrie. Il ne peut pas pu arriver à vous, mais il le fait souvent. Voici une liste de certains symptômes courants, dont au moins quatre doit s'accompagner d'une attaque de panique typique :

essoufflement o
o la transpiration
palpitations o
o nausées ou maux d'estomac
douleurs à la poitrine o ou inconfort
o se sentir étourdi et lumière hearted et faible
o Trem et en agitant
o engourdissement ou picotements
o chaude ou froide clignote
o sentiment d'unreal ou détaché de l'environnement
o la peur de mourir
peur de perdre le contrôle et crazy o

Il y en a plus que la même personne peut s'effritent sous la pression situation causée des dégâts considérables à l'opération. Une chose qui doit être comprise par tous les gens qui souffrent de crises d'anxiété est qu'ils doivent s'abstenir de situation de pression et de leur vie, comme il le fait normalement. Cela peut être très frustrant pour les patients souffrant de crises d'anxiété. Cependant, est un fait et la personne qui devrait panique ou l'anxiété s'attaque à venir au terme de cette réalité.

Parfois les médicaments d'attaque anxiété peuvent être très addictifs et par conséquent ils ne doivent pas être pris sur leur propre sans consultation psychiatre Ant. Aussi, n'oubliez pas de cette substance comme la caféine, l'alcool et les drogues illicites aggravent la situation et par conséquent ils devraient être évitées à tout prix. Vous pouvez communiquer avec ces associations et forums qui aident pour trouble panique. Vous obtenez beaucoup de stimulation morale de la connaissance, il y a d'autres personnes comme vous, et beaucoup d'entre eux déjà avec le traitement de droite ont surmonté.

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Anxiété attaquer les médicaments, la meilleure aide pour l'anxiété et les attaques de panique

Vous les appelez hypocondriaques ? Le médecin a dit vous à plusieurs reprises qu'il n'y a rien de mal avec vous et vous retrouvez essoufflé, accompagnée d'autres symptômes comme des douleurs à la poitrine et chaude ou froide clignote, étourdissements très souvent ? Do you feel like mourir ? As-tu peur de sortir et même peur de rester enfermé dans une petite pièce ? Vous ne pouvez pas hypocondriaques. Peut-être vous souffrez d'attaques de panique. Quoi qu'il en soit, vous devriez visiter certains psychanalyste et obtenez cochée. Faire, mais ce que vous ne devez pas aller à l'auto médication. Certains de l'anxiété attaquent les médicaments, vous pouvez faire plus de mal que de bien.

Il y a beaucoup d'aide pour les attaques de panique sous forme de forums en ligne et des conversations en ligne. Vous devez atteindre ces gens et prendre tous les conseils dont vous avez besoin. Toutefois, vous devez penser deux fois avant de vous engager anxiété attaque de médicaments par Internet ou de la pharmacie. L'apport de médicaments d'attaque anxiété à la pharmacie ou la CAN internet s'interroge également, mais vous devez faire beaucoup de recherche afin de trouver les meilleurs médicaments pour vous quelques bonnes recherche vous pouvez rechercher les. :

* Internet
Livres médicaux
Revues médicales

Alors pourquoi contacter avec eux ? Ces gens offrent de l'aide pour les attaques de panique de plusieurs façons. Vous recevrez alors un pouvoir énorme lorsque vous savez que vous n'êtes pas seulement que vous n'êtes pas fou ou anormale d'aucune façon. Il est utile de savoir que votre attaque de panique aussi naturel que toute autre maladie, est que vous ne devez pas cacher de la société. Il est bon de savoir que beaucoup de gens ont surmonté attaque de panique et donc vous pouvez si vous. bref, ce genre de forum vous aide à résoudre les crises de panique plus efficacement. Vous devez également rechercher sur internet ? livres médicaux et des magazines en savoir plus sur l'attaque de panique.

Par conséquent, si vous vous sentez souvent soudaine et discrete période d'intense peur et montage d'anxiété qui peut vraiment voir un psychiatrique ne sont définis. N'oubliez pas ; Si vous avez besoin de prendre l'anxiété de médicaments prescrits obtenir par avec une psychiatrique ou un MD antonyme. Ils peuvent seulement prescrire ces médicaments. Certains des médicaments sont très addictifs et si vous devez être très prudent de prendre des médicaments, à moins qu'une personne compétente, elle écrit. D'autres peuvent seulement la thérapie trouble anxieux.

Il existe de nombreux médicaments de trouble d'anxiété sur le marché, qui vous fournira avec soulagement de 100 %. Après la prise de médicaments, vous ne devez pas reposer. Vous devez aider votre état mental en améliorant l'il. Vous pouvez choisir le traitement de troubles anxieux et vous certainement quelque soulagement de cet terrible état mental. Beaucoup croient que cette condition ne peut être corrigée. Dans une certaine mesure, il est vrai. Un soulagement pour les personnes souffrant de troubles anxieux, toutefois, est que vous pouvez garder sous contrôle.

Cependant, le diagnostic prend souvent plus longtemps que la cure parce que les symptômes donc très semblables à celles d'autres affections. Il arrive souvent, qu'un patient à la situation d'urgence de panique attaquer au lieu du département de psychiatrie. Il ne peut pas pu arriver à vous, mais il le fait souvent. Voici une liste de certains symptômes courants, dont au moins quatre doit s'accompagner d'une attaque de panique typique :

essoufflement o
o la transpiration
palpitations o
o nausées ou maux d'estomac
douleurs à la poitrine o ou inconfort
o se sentir étourdi et lumière hearted et faible
o Trem et en agitant
o engourdissement ou picotements
o chaude ou froide clignote
o sentiment d'unreal ou détaché de l'environnement
o la peur de mourir
peur de perdre le contrôle et crazy o

Il y en a plus que la même personne peut s'effritent sous la pression situation causée des dégâts considérables à l'opération. Une chose qui doit être comprise par tous les gens qui souffrent de crises d'anxiété est qu'ils doivent s'abstenir de situation de pression et de leur vie, comme il le fait normalement. Cela peut être très frustrant pour les patients souffrant de crises d'anxiété. Cependant, est un fait et la personne qui devrait panique ou l'anxiété s'attaque à venir au terme de cette réalité.

Parfois les médicaments d'attaque anxiété peuvent être très addictifs et par conséquent ils ne doivent pas être pris sur leur propre sans consultation psychiatre Ant. Aussi, n'oubliez pas de cette substance comme la caféine, l'alcool et les drogues illicites aggravent la situation et par conséquent ils devraient être évitées à tout prix. Vous pouvez communiquer avec ces associations et forums qui aident pour trouble panique. Vous obtenez beaucoup de stimulation morale de la connaissance, il y a d'autres personnes comme vous, et beaucoup d'entre eux déjà avec le traitement de droite ont surmonté.

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