Where does all that water come from? It comes from the fluids you drink. This goes to show that drinking water while pregnant is extremely important. Your health, and the health of your baby, depend on it. To help you stay hydrated during the day, here are five tips for drinking water while pregnant. Here’s a fun fact: that little bundle of joy growing inside you is 75% water. As your baby grows, that number can…
Several elements are needed for a man to achieve and maintain an erection. A breakdown in one or more of these steps means he may not be able to achieve an erection that is firm enough for sex. It is possible for a person’s hydration levels to influence temporary ED. A lack of sufficient body water can affect a person physiologically and mentally. The process includes: sexual arousal, or the messages sent to the brain that…
Astoundingly, 75% of Americans are dehydrated, yet proper hydration is at the core of every process in our body and is crucial to staying sharp and primed both mentally and physically! Water accounts for 60 percent of your body (or about 11 gallons or 92 pounds in a 155-pound person) and is essential to every cell. So it’s not to surprising that new research — reported on at a recent British Psychological Society Annual Conference —…
Let’s get some basic parameters set up before we dive too deeply into this. After even just a few hours outside on a sun-drenched summer day, there’s nothing at all that tastes quite as refreshing to me as a cold, crisp glass of water. But for plenty of others, literally anything else to drink is preferable. But how could this be? Who are these people? Why is it that some people don’t like the taste of…
Did You Know Water is life. You need water to eliminate toxic substances, produce digestive enzymes, maintain healthy skin, hair and organs, and to help your body absorb essential vitamins, minerals and natural sugars. Water also regulates body temperature, stimulates metabolism and helps promote regularity. Fluids other than pure water don’t act the same as water in your body, and they don’t meet your needs for hydration like water does. Most people are slightly dehydrated from…
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A healthy person needs 30 to 50 ounces of fluid per day. Older adults often don’t get enough fluids and risk becoming dehydrated, especially during summer when it’s hotter and people perspire more. “Older people don’t sense thirst as much as they did when they were younger. And that could be a problem if they’re on a medication that may cause fluid loss, such as a diuretic,” says Dr. Julian Seifter, a kidney specialist and associate…
Eggs are the best source of protein. The egg whites are also rich sources of vitamin D, selenium, B6, B12, and minerals, such as iron, zinc, and copper. Although in the past, eggs have been blamed for raising cholesterol levels in an unhealthy manner, the benefit of eating eggs cannot be overlooked according to the researchers at Peking University Health Science Center, who have found that eating eggs go a long way in protecting the health…
These days our lifestyles are writing checks our bodies can’t cash. That’s because every day our immune system takes hits like a piñata in birthday season: free radicals, stress, poor nutrition, lack of sleep… They’re all lining up, and they’re taking their swings. So suit up your insides and block the body blows: CoreAO boosts your immunity with the world’s most powerful disease-fighting super-nutrients: mangosteen, açai, arginine, bilberry, grape-seed extract, catechins and more—all in a tiny stick-pack…
Protecting muscle and strength should be a chief priority for anyone who is concerned about their health. For older adults, it’s vital for keeping up with the physical demands and physical mobility. For these reasons, it’s thought that maintaining muscle mass and strength may even be more important than losing weight with age. However, being overweight or obese can also leave older adults at greater risk of muscle loss, lack of mobility, frailty, and disability. Following…