Before heading off for a day at the beach this summer, it s worth making sure you ve packed all the essentials. Beach towel check; sunscreen check; snacks check; a magazine check. But wait; aren t you forgetting the most important item of all. Your blood is made up of 92 percent water, the brain and muscles consist of 75 percent water, and your bones consist of 22 percent. This simple liquid is essential for healthy breathing, absorbing nutrients, oxygenating cells, protecting organs, metabolizing food, cushioning joints, and eliminating waste. Of course, our water needs change with the seasons. Particularly in summer, when people spend more time in the sun, dehydration becomes a threat. Children, athletes and exercisers, outdoor workers, and the elderly are most susceptible to this danger. By following some basic hydration tips, there s no reason you can t enjoy a safe, sunny season. H 2 0 on the Go Schedule regular drink breaks throughout the day mid morning, at mealtimes, mid afternoon, and before bed. Keep a portable water bottle or...

Hypoglycaemia is a commonly used or coined medical jargon for a serious body state or situation when the amount of glucose or sugar in the bloods stream falls to a much lower level than the normal average level. The term hypoglycaemia originated in the UK, and in modern American terms is spelled differently, hypoglycemia. The term hypoglycaemia in literal translations means or is referring to low blood sugar. Hypoglycaemia produces various manifestations and symptoms. The effects and results of hypoglycaemia arise from inadequate or insufficient glucose supply. Glucose is important because it serves somehow as fuel or energy source to the brain. Thus, less glucose transported to the brain will result in a function impairment of the brain. When the brain malfunctions due to reduced glucose supply, the person can apparently feel bad, uneasy and deranged. The person, if the case become severe, could also potentially suffer from a coma, which if left untreated would even result to death. Hypoglycaemia is caused by a variety of factors. Symptoms...

People normally think of osteoarthritis, both in the knee and the hip, to be a rare disease that only afflicts aging people. However, recent reports have shown that osteoarthritis not only affects the elderly, it can also be acquired by people in their middle ages or even earlier. Osteoarthritis is one of the major factors of disability for aging people in various countries worldwide as it is the most common kind of diseases of the joints. People usually associate osteoarthritis as an effect of the joints wearing and tearing over time an unavoidable part of aging, however this is not entirely true. In recent times health experts are realizing that not only the aging are susceptible but people of any age as well. Aside from the usual wear and tear that comes with age, osteoarthritis whether in the knee, hips or other joints, is caused by a wide array of factors that can affect individuals at any age including genetics, diet, bone density, hormones in females, physical activity, occupational activity, injury, and mechanical environment...

We can change our circumstances by a mere change of our attitude. - William James, 19th Century American psychologist and philosopher I ve noticed I often take myself, my work, and my life way too seriously. I blow events out of proportion, demand perfection, and generally behave as if my needs are at the center of everything. I agonize over small decisions, worry about personal interactions, wrestle with each word of a simple e-mail, and wake up at night with my heart pounding in anticipation of tomorrow s presentation or with angst about what happened today. How can I get this right for a change. The minutest detail is not too small to escape scrutiny when I m in this frame of mind - when life becomes very, very serious. When this happens I lose my self, my center, and my perspective. I step out of the precious present moment and into anxiety about the future or the past. I forget that there s nothing I can control except right now, right here, this moment and my availability to it. Happily, remembering this personal truth is what shifts...

If you ve already tried a variety of the stop smoking aids, and you ve tried quitting smoking without any help at all, you may think it s just not meant to be. If you haven t tried quit smoking hypnosis, you should take a minute to consider the possibility. When the word hypnosis is mentioned, many people immediately conjure up images of the comedic hypnotists that make unsuspecting participants quack like a duck or perform some other ridiculous action. Hypnosis stop smoking programs are serious help for those with a serious desire to quit smoking cigarettes. There s no doubt that suggestion is a powerful tool. If you doubt that, just think about the amount of money spent on advertising. While it s not hypnosis in the purest sense of the word, there s no doubt that advertising works because we are open to suggestion. This is the first major step before turning to hypnosis as quit smoking help you have to believe that hypnosis will work and open yourself to the power of suggestion. Smoking cessation is undeniably difficult. One of the most...