Water is an important structural component of skin cartilage, tissues and organs. For human beings, every part of the body is dependent on water. Our body comprises about 75% water: the brain has 85%, blood is 90%, muscles are 75%, kidney is 82% and bones are 22% water. The functions of our glands and organs will eventually deteriorate if they are not nourished with good, clean water.
The average adult loses about 2.5 liters water daily through perspiration, breathing and elimination. Symptoms of the body's deterioration begins to appear when the body loses 5% of its total water volume. In a healthy adult, this is seen as fatigue and general discomfort, whereas for an infant, it can be dehydrating. In an elderly person, a 5% water loss causes the body chemistry to become abnormal, especially if the percentage of electrolytes is overbalanced with sodium. One can usually see symptoms of aging, such as wrinkles, lethargy and even disorientation. Continuous water loss over time will speed up aging as well as increase risks of diseases.
If your body is not sufficiently hydrated, the cells will draw water from your bloodstream, which will make your heart work harder. At the same time, the kidneys cannot purify blood effectively. When this happens, some of the kidney's workload is passed on to the liver and other organs, which may cause them to be severely stressed. Additionally, you may develop a number of minor health conditions such as constipation, dry and itchy skin, acne, nosebleeds, urinary tract infection, coughs, sneezing, sinus pressure, and headaches.
So, how much water is enough for you? The minimum amount of water you need depends on your body weight. A more accurate calculation, is to drink an ounce of water for every two pounds of body weight.
The Formula to calculate water you need as follows:
If Your Weight = X
Water Need = 0,033 * X Liter
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Heart Attacks First Aid
Heart attacks can happen anytime and anywhere, even when person is sitting relaxed or a walk. Many people who died because of late to help. For that, you should know exactly how long time available to do relief against heart attack patients.
"Critical time (time window) which is owned by the patient heart attack to give immediate relief is 90 to 120 minutes after the attack occurred, 'said Prof.. Dr. Dr. Teguh Santoso, SpPD, KKV, SpJP, FIHA, FACC, FESC in seminar treatment of coronary heart disease using the technique 'Sequent Please ', in Medistra Hospital, Jakarta, Thursday (19/11/2009).
Reveals time is included travel from home to hospital, the traffic to help decide what should be taken against patients. The success of the rescue of a heart attack is also depending on how many areas are experiencing blockages. The less of blocked area is greater the possibility of recovery.
"For the first aid to heart attack patients assisted by providing a chewable aspirin, because this medicine will work faster. Aspirin is useful for helps thin the blood, "said Teguh. Coronary heart disease or heart attack is the most widely disease caused sudden death. According to WHO data until the year 2008, coronary heart disease stills the main cause of death in the amount of 12.2 percent or approximately 7.2 million deaths worldwide.
A heart attack itself is caused by a atherosclerosis, hardening of blood vessels due crust is attached. Crust is getting more and more stacking which can clog blood vessels coronary causing people to become quickly exhausted and shortness of breath.
"Patients who had a heart attack are usually felt pain around the breastbone and the center of this pain spread up to the neck and left arm, "says expert cardiology and intervention in this disease.
Chest pain due to reduced blood flow can be very affect the quality of life. Various studies
showed chest pain in heart attack can resulted in several organs in the body can not be
function properly.
A heart attack can result in sudden death usually caused by the closing of blood vessels totally. The average heart attack patient who died by delays in aid, heavy attacks and patient’s ability to issue operations.
"Critical time (time window) which is owned by the patient heart attack to give immediate relief is 90 to 120 minutes after the attack occurred, 'said Prof.. Dr. Dr. Teguh Santoso, SpPD, KKV, SpJP, FIHA, FACC, FESC in seminar treatment of coronary heart disease using the technique 'Sequent Please ', in Medistra Hospital, Jakarta, Thursday (19/11/2009).
Reveals time is included travel from home to hospital, the traffic to help decide what should be taken against patients. The success of the rescue of a heart attack is also depending on how many areas are experiencing blockages. The less of blocked area is greater the possibility of recovery.
"For the first aid to heart attack patients assisted by providing a chewable aspirin, because this medicine will work faster. Aspirin is useful for helps thin the blood, "said Teguh. Coronary heart disease or heart attack is the most widely disease caused sudden death. According to WHO data until the year 2008, coronary heart disease stills the main cause of death in the amount of 12.2 percent or approximately 7.2 million deaths worldwide.
A heart attack itself is caused by a atherosclerosis, hardening of blood vessels due crust is attached. Crust is getting more and more stacking which can clog blood vessels coronary causing people to become quickly exhausted and shortness of breath.
"Patients who had a heart attack are usually felt pain around the breastbone and the center of this pain spread up to the neck and left arm, "says expert cardiology and intervention in this disease.
Chest pain due to reduced blood flow can be very affect the quality of life. Various studies
showed chest pain in heart attack can resulted in several organs in the body can not be
function properly.
A heart attack can result in sudden death usually caused by the closing of blood vessels totally. The average heart attack patient who died by delays in aid, heavy attacks and patient’s ability to issue operations.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Sterile Environment to Children Risk to Diseases
Parents who get their children live too sterile should think again. A recent study in the United States indicates, too clean lifestyle makes children become vulnerable to heart disease.
The experts claim, the trend of the use of antibacterial soaps could actually trigger the children become vulnerable in the future. In fact, exposure to germs every day is useful for disease prevention.
The Research published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences is the first to show how germs exposure to childhood can affect the immune system response against diseases associated with aging in adulthood.
Opposite with the assumptions related to previous studies, the research indicates that in ultra-clean environment or ultra-hygienic for childhood can trigger higher levels of inflammation (inflammatory) in adulthood, resulting in increased risk of many diseases, as research by Thomas McDade, an associate professor of anthropology at Northwestern University's Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and the Institute for Policy Research.
McDade indicates, exposure to the bacteria that causes infections in childhood very useful because it provides protection against the threat of someone from the risk of cardiovascular disease at death. According to the theory of the researchers, the human body's inflammatory system requires a higher exposure to the bacteria and microbes to achieve an ideal development.
The experts claim, the trend of the use of antibacterial soaps could actually trigger the children become vulnerable in the future. In fact, exposure to germs every day is useful for disease prevention.
The Research published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences is the first to show how germs exposure to childhood can affect the immune system response against diseases associated with aging in adulthood.
Opposite with the assumptions related to previous studies, the research indicates that in ultra-clean environment or ultra-hygienic for childhood can trigger higher levels of inflammation (inflammatory) in adulthood, resulting in increased risk of many diseases, as research by Thomas McDade, an associate professor of anthropology at Northwestern University's Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and the Institute for Policy Research.
McDade indicates, exposure to the bacteria that causes infections in childhood very useful because it provides protection against the threat of someone from the risk of cardiovascular disease at death. According to the theory of the researchers, the human body's inflammatory system requires a higher exposure to the bacteria and microbes to achieve an ideal development.
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