THE VOICE OF ENCOURAGEMENT BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER

THE VOICE OF ENCOURAGEMENT BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER, WHAT IS IT? THUY NGUYEN

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Biometeorology, the study of weather's impact on living organisms including concludes that specifically dramatic shifts in weather, can impact physical and even mental health.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER People tend to have depression in the cold, dark winter months, suicides around the globe, with no exception, most commonly occur during the late spring and early summer.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Several studies report that atmospheric pressure may influence serotonin metabolism, a major neurotransmitter involved in mood regulation and dysregulation.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Several studies have found evidence that the weather especially changes in atmospheric pressure can cause joint pains, migraine headache, and other discomforts.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Common symptoms of Barometric Pressure Affective Disorder (BPAD) include: • continual head pain that lasts between 4 hours and 3 days • sensitivity to sounds and smells • abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation • low thyroid

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Symptoms (continued) • numbness in the face and neck • pressure or tightness anywhere in the face and neck regions • mood or emotional changes, often depressive or anxious • dizziness or light-headedness • distorted vision

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Symptoms (continued) • slurred speech or thick tongue • memory difficulties • aura or the appearance of a ring of light or energy around objects • difficulty concentrating • craving for specific foods • sudden and temporal blood sugar drop

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Symptoms (Continued) • nausea and vomiting • increased sensitivity to light • numbness in the face and neck • pain in one or both temples • skin irritation and irritability • ear ache

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Symptoms (Continued): • allergies • flu or cold like symptoms which usually don’t last long • extreme fatigue • sleep disturbance and disorder • nerve sensitivity and pains

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Symptoms (Continued): • sudden and temporal chillness or hot flash • increased need to urinate • more frequent yawning • sweat and swollen hands • low energy • low immune system

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Air pressure according to barometer reading of 30 inches is considered normal

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER A study found that every 10 -degree drop in temperature corresponded with an incremental increase in arthritis pain. Low barometric pressure, low temperatures and precipitation can increase pain.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Arthritis patients feel an uncomfortable pressure in their joints on days of high humidity and low barometric pressure, especially just before a storm.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Why do I hurt so much when it rains? • A drop in barometric pressure often precedes a storm. A decrease in the air pressure can cause the tissues around the joints to swell, causing arthritic pain.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER How long do tension headaches last for? • Tension headaches can last from 30 minutes to 7 days. If you have a headache on 15 or more days each month over a 3 -month period, you may have chronic tension headaches that may be stress and depression related.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER • If the same happened in the area around an arthritic joint, the expansion or swelling could irritate the nerves, causing pain.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER How does a change in air pressure affect the weather? • Atmospheric pressure is the weather indicator. Low-pressure system leads to cloudiness, wind, and precipitation. Highpressure systems lead to fair, calm weather.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER What are high pressure systems associated with? • High-pressure systems are associated with light winds at the surface and subsidence through the lower portion of the troposphere, and bring clear skies.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Why does barometric pressure affect arthritis? • Joint pain level based on the local weather. Low barometric pressure, temperatures and precipitation can increase pain.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Why does my scar hurt when it rains? • The drop in barometric pressure that comes with a storm causes soft tissue and fluid around joints to expand, irritating nerves and causing pain, especially at the sensitized site of an arthritic joint or an old injury.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER You know what? 60% of Germans claim to be weather sensitive but only 30% of Americans do, and hardly any citizens of other countries do.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Why? Perhaps the greater awareness of weather sensitivity in countries such as Germany and the US allows their citizens to speak out without fear of ridicule.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Conclusion: A weather-sensitive person reacts with varying intensity to changes in weather elements, such as air pressure, temperature and humidity. These changes can affect a person’s wellbeing and may worsen the symptoms of existing disorders, in particular pain.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Stress can weaken our immune system. Change in the weather, may influence on how we feel. Even healthy people experience discomforts. Stressful people are more sensitive to sudden weather changes.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER What is hypersensitivity? It is an extreme physical sensitivity to particular substances or conditions.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER What can you do about weather sensitivity symptoms? Some antidotes may be helpful such as…

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Watch out for iodine deficiency that promotes weather-sensitivity.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Iodine deficiency in the body can bring in various symptoms such as: • Goiter, or enlargement of the thyroid gland • Fatigue • Weight gain • Weakness • High cholesterol • Depression • Rapid heart beat • Appetite fluctuations

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Cut out drinking caffeinated beverages. Support your immune system with adaptogens such as ginseng, Chinese magnolia vine, vitamins C and E.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Physical activity will do you good, like jogging and walking that fortify the blood vessels to a great extent and strengthen the nervous system. Alternating shower is also an excellent training for the blood vessels.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER • Spend as much time as possible in the fresh air. • If you have hypertension, keep yourself as warm as possible in cold and windy weather. • If you have hypotension, start your day with physical exercises to boost your blood circulation.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Avoid slimming diet and overeating. Add into your regular diet: • beet, • raisins, • dried apricot, • dried plums, • oranges, • nuts, • onion, • honey.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Other typical supportive nutrients for iodine deficiency: • Fish: Salmon, Tuna, Cod • Boiled eggs • Poultry: Turkey breast • Fruits: Banana, strawberry, pineapple, cranberry • Veggies: green beans, navy beans, watercress, corn • White bread • Himalaya Crystal Salt

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Today we are no longer trained to cope with weather stress like in the old days. Therefore, the best advice is to harden your senses by exposing them to the elements.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Spend more time outdoors, in all kinds of weather. European medical professionals recommend stronger stimulants, such as saunas or alternating hot and cold showers.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER However we are more susceptible to getting sick from the germs in the colder weather, therefore a sensible and wellbalanced life style is highly recommended.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Can cold weather make you sick? • We could get sick after a rapid drop in temperature than after a rapid increase in temperature, because viruses themselves can survive longer in the cold

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER What foods make arthritis worse? Inflammatory foods such as: • Fried and processed foods • Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) • Sugars and refined carbs. • Dairy products • Alcohol and tobacco • Salt and preservatives • Corn oil.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER The following may also ease a tension headache: • Apply a heating pad or ice pack to your head for 5 to 10 minutes several times a day. • Take a hot bath or shower to relax tense muscles. • Improve your posture. • Take frequent computer breaks to prevent eye strain.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER What help with arthritis pain? • Hot and cold therapy such as long, warm showers or baths — especially in the morning helps ease stiffness in your joints. Use an electric blanket or moist heating pad at night to keep joints loose.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER What is the best painkiller for arthritis pain? • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs called NSAIDs help relieve joint swelling, stiffness, and pain. They are known as Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Motrin, or Advil.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Barometric Pressure Affective Disorder (BPAD) is not Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) because it can happen all year around. This is a physical, mental, emotional, psychological, and spiritual condition.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER What does the BIBLE say about “Barometric Pressure Affective Disorder” (BPAD)?

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER The Bible characterizes “disorder” as “restlessness”, which means state of being unable to rest, either physically or mentally. Restlessness can be caused by physical conditions such as too much certain food or caffeine, or by emotional stressors such as anxiety, exhilaration, or apprehension. Synonyms like unease and discontent.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER God’s curse on Cain for murdering his brother Abel was this: “You will be a restless wanderer on the earth” (Genesis 4: 12). Cain would never find rest and peace in any one place.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER When we lose REST and PEACE, we become disordered or dysfunctional. Disorder or dysfunction can be caused by stress, negative emotions, inflammatorily activating food. OR/AND a SEPARATION from GOD, our Selves and other human beings.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER The danger of BPAD is that it makes us feel like we are weatherly/ climately controlled; and there is nothing we can do about this condition. “Under the weather” is the expression!

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER We feel so helpless and surrendering to “mother nature”. Conceptually, we perceive that being “under the weather” is a “natural” condition; and we are positioned to be under the control of the weather.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER The longer we suffer from BPAD the more severe the symptoms become. And we simply take the medications such as painkillers, antidepressants, or allergic pills to deal with the symptoms because they are very similar to arthritis, depression, and allergies.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER We must deal with the roots of BPAD like we do with other sickness and disorder

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER “And as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water and in danger. And they went and woke Him, saying, “Master, we are perishing!” And He awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm. He said to them, “Where is your faith? ” And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that He commands even winds and water, and they obey Him? ” (Luke 8: 24 -25)

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER What had changed in the disciples when they became so much afflicted by the storm? • Their DNA, which stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, and it makes them unique.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Can we be controlled by the weather? Yes we can if we allow fear and unbelief change our DNA

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit. ” (James 5: 17 -18)

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER We may not yet be able to control the weather like Elijah did, but certainly we can control the affectiveness of the air pressure, temperature, or humidity impacted our spirit, soul, and body.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER GOD The Father might have sent the sea storm so Jesus could teach His disciples a lesson about Faith, however the Devil used the storm to impact their DNA negatively that brought them fear, worry, stress, and unbelief.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Jesus teaches us to fight against all weather change impacts with the Faith that He is always on the life boat with us.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER He knew that a furious storm was about to happen but He went to sleep because His Trust was in GOD The Father.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER WHO controls the weather? GOD does! “He gives rain on the earth and sends waters on the fields. ” (Job 5: 10)

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER “At this also my heart trembles and leaps out of its place. Keep listening to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth. Under the whole heaven He lets it go, and His lightning to the corners of the earth. After it His voice roars; He thunders with His Majestic Voice, and He does not restrain the lightning when His voice is heard. God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things that we cannot comprehend. …” (Job 37: 1 – 24)

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Who influences human mind? The Devil does. “Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples, ” (Luke 22: 3)

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Does GOD intentionally send bad weather to particularly make me suffer from BPAD? Definitely NO!

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER “So that you may be the children of your Father Who is in Heaven; for He makes His sun rise on those who are evil and on those who are good, and makes the rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous [unrepentant}” (Matthew 5: 45)

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER In 2 Kings 2, Elijah went up in the storm to the Heavens. Did GOD punish him? No! GOD awarded him to go to Heavens without being dead.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Can our DNA be changed? Yes, it can be changed by toxic thoughts and negative emotions.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER “ 75% to 95% of the illnesses that plague us today are a direct result of our thought life. What we think about affects us physically and emotionally. It's an epidemic of toxic emotions. ” Dr. Caroline Leaf.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER “Through an uncontrolled thought life, we create the conditions for illness; we make ourselves sick! Research shows that fear, all on its own, triggers more than 1, 400 known physical and chemical responses and activates more than 30 different hormones….

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER “…there are INTELLECTUAL and MEDICAL reasons to FORGIVE! Toxic waste generated by toxic thoughts causes the following illnesses: diabetes, cancer, asthma, skin problems and allergies to name just a few. Consciously control your thought life and start to detoxify your brain!” Dr. Caroline Leaf.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER “Consciously controlling your thought life means not letting thoughts rampage through your mind. It means learning to engage interactively with every single thought that you have, and to analyze it before you decide either to accept or reject it” Dr. Caroline Leaf.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER “And now, dear ALL, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. ” (Philippians 4: 8)

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Thought control is mind control, it can be either helpful or hurtful. Philippians 4: 8 is literally a medicine for BPAD.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER We have learned how the atmospheric and temperature changes may affect our body and mind in a negative manners, and why we feel what we feel when the weather changes.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER But Biblically, we do have the power and authority to reject what are not workable for us.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Reject BPAD because it makes you sick! BPAD is a product of the Devil. “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. ” (James 4: 7)

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Affectiveness or affective- disorder is a mind control that is similar to an addiction, which is executed by a substance, and in BPAD, the weather change is the substance.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER When we are sensitively “affected” by the barometric and atmospheric pressure changes, our mind becomes conditioned to believe that those elements have the power to control our wellbeing.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER We become more and more “affected” and “addicted” to what our mind believes. We use “under the weather” as a diagnose and excuse for our un-wellness.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Stress is a good contributor to BPAD because stress weakens our immune system and makes us more susceptible to sickness and disorder.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Like any addiction BPAD is a severe loss of self-discipline, which makes us become controlled by a substance. We grow to be preoccupied with a mind control.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. ” (2 Timothy 1)

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Fighting against BPAD is fighting against stress, mind control theology and belief, and immune system deficiency.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Just like the disciples should reject fear and doubt when they encountered the sea storm while Jesus was on the boat with them.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER We have the Mind of Christ. And GOD is our Mind Controller, not the weather!

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER “For who has known the mind of the Lord, that He may instruct him? But we have the Mind of Christ. ” (1 Corinthians 2: 16)

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER “The glory that You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be One even as We are One, I in them and You in Me, that they may become perfectly One, so that the world may know that You sent Me and loved them even as You loved Me. ” (John 17: 22 -23)

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER “Let this Mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. ” (Philippians 2: 5)

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER If you have BPAD, be gentle to how you feel right now. Do not feel “guilty” or “sinful” because we are sensitive to the barometric pressure change.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER However, do not believe that BPAD is a disease or a mental condition with no cure.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER While we can’t control the weather and its impacts; we can definitely control how we react to the changes of the barometric pressure.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER We need to attack BPAD holistically with our body, soul, and spirit.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER To treat, lessen, and minimize the symptomatic influence of the BPAD, we can apply the sensible and healthy antidotes as mention above

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER For example developing a supportive diet with good nutrients to help eliminate what may contribute to low thyroid, arthritis elevation, etc…

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Because BPAD is a hypersensitive reaction to the change of the barometric pressure…

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER We must learn how to DESENSITIZE the hypersensitivity we have toward the barometric pressure change.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Psychologically, Desensitization is defined as the diminished emotional responsiveness to a negative, aversive or positive stimulus after repeated exposure to it.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Medically, desensitization is a method to reduce or eliminate an organism's negative reaction to a substance or stimulus.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Medical desensitization therapies may decrease or eventually eliminate the mental and physical responsiveness to the barometric pressure changes.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Intellectually and physiologically, desensitization is filtering and altering toxic thoughts and negative emotions. It’s a detoxification of the mind

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER However, do not leave the mind vacant! Replace the toxic thoughts with Godly thoughts and emotions.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Emotionally, desensitization centers on incorporating positive emotions and contributive behaviors.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Spiritually, desensitization means keeping Faith and Trust in GOD Who is the Creator and Controller of all things in the Universe including the weather.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER We can develop individual mechanisms to desensitize the hypersensitive reaction we respond to the barometric pressure change that causes BPAD

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Until we can proudly declare that we are TOTALLY INSENSITIVE to the Barometric Pressure Change.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER There are several types of desensitization therapies, and you can search for the appropriate and applicable one(s) on the internet.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER Friends, take MORE good care of your body that is the Temple of The Holy Spirit with good nutrients and good exercises. Keep your unshaken belief that GOD is for us and with us.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTIVE DISORDER THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY! JESUS LOVES YOU AND SO DO WE!