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Thu, October 2, 2008 10:08 am By James Coolridge  Printer friendly version
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 Water is an essential element for life as it keeps you healthy. It has lot of medicinal value. Factually the average 150 lb. adult body contains 40 to 50 quarts of water. Almost 2/3rds of our body weight is “water weight”: The average healthful adult should be drinking at least one eight-ounce cup an hour, in order to replace the amount of water that is lost through exercise and other works. The other benefits of water are:
Allows for proper digestion
Water is indispensable for your body to digest and absorb vitamins and nutrients. Well-hydrated body cells function generally and efficiently. Fiber alone cannot aid proper digestive function by itself. In fact, without water as its partner, good fiber goes bad, causing constipation and extreme discomfort.
Keeps your heart healthy
The findings of a six-year study of more than 20,000 healthy men and women aged 38-100, found that women who drank more than five glasses of water a day were 41% less likely to die from a heart attack during the study period than those who drank less than two glasses. Water Keeps Cardio Vascular system healthy. Researches have revealed that, drinking water regularly reduces the risk of heart diseases. So drink water and keep your heart healthy.
Helps you to loose weight
developing a good water drinking habit is good for achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. Yet another benefit of drinking water is that it can help you to lose weight. If you drink water every time you’re hungry instead of eating, it can often substitute for high calorie food which you might intake. So drink more and stay fit.
Keep Skin Healthy and Glowing
A well-hydrated skin prevents dry skin. Increased water intake moisturizes the skin from inside. It maintains the young looks. Drinking water not only moisturizes skin it acts as a toner and a cleanser too. It can also reduce wrinkles. Because when skin loses its moisture, it becomes dehydrated, and ultimately becomes wrinkled. So, drink water and maintain that charm of your skin.
Improve Your Energy level
We lose a certain amount of water each day through urination, respiration, and perspiration. If you’re dehydrated, your blood is thicker, and your body has to work much harder to circulate it to other parts of the body. As a result, the brain becomes inactive, and it’s hard to concentrate, and your energy level goes down. So to keep ourselves healthy and lively we need to replace it with drinking more and more water.
Remove Toxins & Waste Products from body
Water helps in expelling waste products produced in the body during the process of metabolism. It also detoxifies the liver and kidneys, and carries away waste from the body. Hence its essential to drink water everyday, as it helps to keep you alkaline.
Tags: water, benefits, healthy, medicinal value
Wed, June 25, 2008 1:27 pm By Justin Palmer
 Arsenic, which is a natural component of the earth’s crust, is considered to be a deadly heavy metal. Arsenic is a natural water contaminant found in drinking water supplies such as wells. The heavy metal occurs in forms- trivalent and pentavalent. Both the forms of arsenic are considered to be hazardous to human health. The trivalent form of arsenic is quiet dangerous to human health.
You won’t be able to make out whether your drinking water is contaminated with arsenic because the heavy metal is both tasteless and odorless. However, you can know about how arsenic enters the drinking water supplies and contaminates them. Read on.
Arsenic normally enters the drinking water from industrial, agricultural and natural usage. The gateways for arsenic to enter and pollute the drinking water are atmospheric deposition, pesticides, disposed chemicals, natural leaching (from dumps and mining) natural erosion and mining tailings.
The heavy deadly metal is affects the health in many ways. Arsenic is considered to be a major contributor for the development of immune and respiratory disorders, damage in nerve function. Arsenic also damages the function of arteries, and causes damage to many other vital internal organs. Arsenic present in drinking water gets circulated by the bloodstream once it is absorbed by the human body.
The higher levels of arsenic in drinking water should be removed because, the intake of higher doses of arsenic can cause diarrhea, nausea, discoloration and thickening of the skin, numbness in the feet and hand and decrease in the production of blood vessels.
Higher arsenic levels in the human body can be reduced to smaller amounts. Arsenic is removed through swear, hair, nails and skin.
Since prevention is better than cure, it is better to minimize the risk of health diseases caused by the arsenic present in drinking water. If there are chances of arsenic deposits contaminating the drinking water supplied in your locality, immediately contact your nearest public health office. Install water purifier system at your home as well.
Tags: water, death, Arsenic, Healthcare, hazards, drinking
Tue, June 24, 2008 1:27 pm By Justin Palmer
 Cholera is diagnosed as an acute diarrheal illness that is caused by the infection of intestine by bacterium called Vibrio cholerae. A person gets cholera by consuming water or food that is contaminated with Vibrio cholerae. The disease is common in many parts of the world including India and sub-Saharan Africa. However, cholera is not a major threat in the United States because of advanced water and sanitation systems.
According to scientists, aquatic environments serve as the reservoirs of the bacteria causing cholera. The disease can quickly spread in areas with inadequate treatment of sewage and drinking water. Contaminated public wells are also considered to be the root cause of large-scale cholera outbreaks. Consumption of raw shellfish, uncooked fruits and vegetables can also harbor the bacteria causing cholera. It has been found out that raw and unpeeled fruits and vegetables are major sources of cholera infection in the places where the disease is endemic.
According to a study conducted by few scientists, shell fish eaten in the raw form has been found out as a source of cholera. Many people living in the United States have been reported as suffering from cholera after eating raw or undercooked shellfish from the Gulf of Mexico. Oysters and crab from the Gulf of Mexico and seafood transported or smuggled from the countries where cholera is endemic have been considered to be one of the major reasons for most cases of cholera occurring in the United States since 1970s.
Tags: water, terminal, Cholera, fatal, third world countries, borne
Sat, June 14, 2008 4:45 am By James Coolridge
 Speeding up your metabolism is the fastest way to loose extra pounds. Fat loss is impossible if metabolism is slowing down. There are certain eating and training patterns to have a super-charged metabolism. Here are they.
Eat a lot of healthy food:
Slowing down of metabolism is as a result of using the muscle tissue for energy. You should prevent this from happening by eating adequate food on time. It is a bad idea to drastically cut down the calories. If at all you want to loose the extra ugly fat, try to eat less than 15 calories per pound of your bodyweight per day, but don’t go below 12 calories per pound of your bodyweight.
Strength training exercises:
More muscles in our body gives way to faster metabolism and thereby making it easier loose fat. Strength training is essential to speed up the metabolism.
We would suggest you to stick to the basics such as the Chin Ups, Push Ups, Pull down, Bench Press and Leg Press.
Cardio exercises:
The cardio workout should be intense, which means a 10 minutes intense workout that keeps you wheezing for air and struggling to finish off. The result is beneficial. You will be able to stimulate your metabolism that stays for the next 48-72 hours after the workout. Hence, you will be able to burn more calories than you usually would.
Tags: Cardio, metabolism, water, food, eat
Fri, May 9, 2008 4:44 am By James Coolridge
 Nutritious food has direct impact on your body’s immune system. If you have proper intake of these nutritious food, then you will be actually increasing your immune system to fight off ailments such as common cold. Here is a list of some of the great foods that you need to include in your diet not only to fight off cold and flu, but also to maintain your overall health.
Water: Inculcate the habit of drinking plenty of water. It becomes vital if you are suffering from common cold because, your body gets dehydrated. As a result, it becomes easier for the germs to take hold. So, drink clear bottled mineral water. Remember, your water should be CLEAN!
Garlic: If you get the initial feeling of common cold, count on garlic which has a lot of health benefits. Garlic has the ability to banish common cold during initial stages. Garlic produces a chemical called allicin which has anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties to ward off common cold. Get the most of it by eating one or two cloves of raw garlic.
Withdraw solid foods: If you have reached the acute stage of cold and when fever is present, you should avoid eating solid food. Instead, drink fruit and vegetable juices diluted with water.
Seeds, nuts: If you have surpassed the acute symptoms, you can eat a balanced diet. Include seeds, nuts, vegetables, fruits and nuts. Avoid meat, fish, eggs and starchy foods.
Oranges: Who can forget oranges when it comes to common cold? They are effect weapons to fight colds. The credit goes to its high content of Vitamin C which is regarded as the best Vitamin to fight cold and flu. An orange a day keeps common cold away! When you feel cold coming on, drink a full glass of fresh orange juice to frighten away the cold.
Tags: water, garlic, oranges, Vitamin C
Tue, April 29, 2008 1:27 pm By Todd Milak
 The right amount of nutrition is the need for every sport. The diet plan varies for every sport. When it comes to Baseball, the diet plan for a Baseball player should contain all the essential nutrients. Here is know- how about the basic nutrition which is required by every baseball player.
Nutrition is undoubtedly the key aspect of athletic performance. The basic requirements of Baseball are strength, power and explosiveness. Nutrition is the one-stop solution to build your muscles.
A sharp mind and a healthy physique are essential to develop high proficiency in the game. For this you need to feed your body with the nutrients necessary for many processes including biosynthesis of hormones, muscle building, bone formation and many other functions. For this, you need to know about the intake of calories that is, the energy you receive from eating food.
The six basic classes of nutrients include Proteins, Carbohydrates, Fats, Vitamins, Minerals and Water.
Proteins: Proteins are the building blocks of life. Protein makes up many structures within the body including your muscles, skin and organs. Enrich your diet with food containing sumptuous amounts of protein including milk, eggs and fish. The amount of protein varies in every food.
The nutritional value of proteins according to the doctors is 4 calories per 1 g of protein.
Carbohydrates: Many people have the misconception that carbohydrates are out enemies. But, the truth is- NO. They are rather our friends when it comes to efficient and powerful energy. They are the most important macro nutrients. The amount of carbohydrates fluctuates according to the needs of the athletic performance.
You can get good amount of carbohydrates from the sources of simple carbohydrates such as Monosaccharide (Glucose, Fructose and Galactose) and Disaccharides (Maltose, Sucrose and Lactose).
On the other hand, Complex carbohydrates are found in whole wheat bread, whole wheat pasta, yams and oats. Complex carbohydrates are basically large chains of Monosaccharide joined to form one huge molecule.
Fibers are a form of carbohydrate. Fibers help protect the body against bacterial infection, reduce the risk of colon cancer and coronary heart disease and helps stop hemorrhoids and constipation. Vegetables, whole wheat pasta, oats and whole wheat bread contain good amount of fiber.
Fats: We often consider fats as bad and chuck them out of our diets. But the truth is that we should rather eat a ton of fats! I am not joking anyway! Although there are fats which definitely harm the body, there are good fats that are essential foar our body. Good fats when digested are broken down into fatty acids which play many roles in our biology.
Good fats provide a lot of dense energy; make you feel fuller and are major components of cell membranes.
Good fats include Saturated fats (fats that contain saturated fatty acids). They are solid at room temperature and can be found in foods such as animal meat. Saturated Fats are important in the production of testosterone.
Essential Fatty Acids are fatty acids which we must get from our diet or cannot make in sufficient quantities (similar to essential amino acids). EFA help with the body’s immune system, help regulate blood pressure, reduce infection, manage blood lipids, and helps with the creation of blood clots. You can get sufficient amount of essential fatty acids in fish and fish oil.
The nutritional value of fat as per the doctors is 9 calories per 1 g of fat.
Water: Last but not the least; water is pro-athletic performance. Drink beer mugs of water and you will get to know that water clears out toxins, makes the water soluble vitamins function properly, causes cell volumization, helps regulate body temperature and the list goes on. The recommended intake of water is 4-8 L a day and 1-2 L during the game.
Make sure that your diet contains all the above essential nutrients to perform well in Baseball.
Tags: carbohydrates, proteins, water, baseball players, fats
Mon, April 28, 2008 1:27 pm By Brett Roberts
 Allergies come up with different types of food and from different seasons. It is very important to detect the sources of the allergy to get the nutrition you need in food.
There are several natural things that you can do to change the body’s reaction to the substances that are in your system. This can be done by eating a variety of different supplements. By doing this, it will cause the chemicals in your body to stop reacting as much. Drinking water, eating more fruits and vegetables, white fish, turkey and almonds, walnuts and sunflower seeds make the chemicals in your body to slow down and minimize the allergic reaction. Green Tea, licorice root are other options.
Look for some vitamin supplements in the chemist that will reduce allergies. These include Vitamin C, Vitamin A, and Vitamin E, copper, magnesium and Zinc. These help balance your body and prevent it from allergies.
If you know what is causing the allergy and then use the proper reaction to it will combat your allergies. Then you can start with a nutritious lifestyle.
Tags: Lifestyle, Food allergy, water, vitamin supplements
Tue, April 1, 2008 3:41 pm By James Coolridge
Water is the most essential part of our body. Not only does it replenish, but also it helps in flushing out the toxins from our body. This process is called detoxification. Watch this video to know how water is of utmost importance for being in good health. It is also a beauty enhancer, gives to glowing skin and also helps you reduce weight! Now that’s more than what we asked for!
Tags: Health, water, detox, detoxification
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