When to drink water

WHEN TO DRINK MORE WATER?

We all know that water is important but I never know about the special times to drink it.

Do you? Here are some tips on drinking water a friend of mine mailed to me....

Drinking water at the correct time maximizes its effectiveness on the Human body:

2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs
1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal (not after) - helps digestion
1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure
1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart attack

Breathing Therapy

The nose has a left and a right side; we use both to inhale and exhale.

Actually they are different; you would be able to feel the difference.

The right side represents the sun, left side represents the moon.

During a headache, try to close your right nose and use your left nose to breathe. In about 5 Mins, your headache will go?

If you feel tired, just reverse, close your left nose and breathe through your right nose. After a while, you will feel your mind is refreshed.

Right side belongs to 'hot', so it gets heated up easily, left side belongs to 'cold'.

It is said that most females breathe with their left noses, so they get "cooled off" faster. Most of the guys breathe with their right noses, they get worked up. (I doubt so actually....)

Do you notice the moment we wake up, which side breathes faster? Left o! r right? ?

If left is faster, you will feel tired. So, close your left nose and use your right nose for breathing, you will get refreshe d quickly.

This can be taught to kids, but it is more effective when practiced by adults.

I receive an email from a friend telling me about his friend using the "Breathing Theraphy":

My friend used to have bad headaches and was always visiting the doctor.

There was this period when he suffered headache literally every night, unable to study.

He took painkillers, did not work.

He decided to try out the breathing therapy here: closed his right nose and breathed through his left nose.

In less than a week, his headaches were go! ne! He continued the exercise for one month.

This alternative natural therapy without medication is something that he has experienced.

So, why not give it a try? =D

Are you drinking too much water?

I never know that taking more water can cause problem...a friend send me this but its a very old news....posted on THE NEW PAPER on 22 Nov 2007...wow...

In the paper its states that a 26 year old lady drinks 7 litres of water a day to "detoxify and reduce her blood pressure.

But she fainted after continuing the habbit for 3 months and doctors said that her condition is known as "chronic water intoxication"

The amount of water was 3 times more then the recomended daily intake.



I also thought that the more water you drink the better it is for your body! But accoring the the news report, too much water consume causes hyponatremia, a condition where there is insufficient sodium in the blood.

As a result of the extra intake of water, it has caused the lady who is not named to have swelled brain cells and in turn leading to increase of pressure in her brain.

It is said by Dr Jiang "The sodium in our blood maintains our cell metabolism rate. But once you drink too much water, the sodium ions will decrease, causing the brain cells to swell"

Drinking water is good, but we must remember too much of something is always no good....

Here's a list of timings that a friend of mine mailed to me:

Correct timing to drink water, will maximize its effectiveness on the Human body.
Two (02) glass of water - After waking up - Helps activate internal organs
One (01) glasses of water - 30 minutes before meal - Help digestion
One (01) glass of water - Before taking a bath - Helps lower blood pressure
One (01) glass of water - Before sleep - To avoid stroke or heart attack

Power Over Cervical Cancer campaign

Do you know that Cervical Cancer can be vaccinated against?

This month, Power Over Cervical Cancer (POCC) will be rallying for the support of bloggers to help raise awareness for the only vaccine-preventable cancer.

Thanks to Nuffnang, I get to learn about the campaign to protect all the women namely, Power Over Cervical Cancer (POCC)...Cervical Cancer is really a cancer of neglect. Although Cervical Cancer is the only female cancer that can be prevented, however, only two percent of Singapore's women are vaccinated against this fatal disease.

Support the POCC Now! Give your pledge at www.POCC.sg/pledge to support this cause!

So what is cervical cancer?

A woman's cervix is located at the lower part of the womb and consists of millions of tiny cells. Sometimes, changes can occur in these cells. In many cases, the cells spontaneously recover. However, in some cases, these changes in the cells develop into cancer. Cervical cancer can be prevented if these precancerous changes are detected and treated.

According to Health Promotion Board (Singapore):

Cervical cancer is the 5th most common cancer among Singaporean women. Every year, about 200 women are detected with cervical cancer and about 100 die from the disease.

The incidence of cervical cancer in Singapore has declined from 18.1 in 1968 to 10.6 per 100,000 women in 2002. Among the three major ethnic groups in Singapore , Chinese has the highest incidence rate of 11.5 per 100,000 women per year, followed by the Malays and Indians at 7.4 and 6.1 per 100,000 women respectively.

You can find out more information about Cervical Cancer by visiting www.pocc.sg

Do you know that?

1) A pap smear.
Cervical Cancer can take anytime from 10-20 years to develop but before that, pre-cancer cells develop and CAN be detected by a Pap smear. A pap smear can help detect any abnormality. This is really important as detection in the early stages can help prevent cancer. Cervical cancer CAN be treated if detected early.

2) A HPV vaccination

A Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination helps stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies that protect against HPV types which causes cancer.
What can you do about it?
1.) Start with YOURSELF
2.) Go for Pap smears every 1-3years and protect yourself with a Cervical Cancer vaccination.
3.) Consult your family doctor on getting vaccinated against Cervical Cancer or you may also go to www.pocc.sg to check out a list of doctors that provide this.

Power Over Cervical Cancer is a campaign that aims to make Singapore the country with the lowest incidence of Cervical Cancer and they need your help to spread the word. Pledge your support for this cause and protect those you care about by telling them about Cervical Cancer. Together, we have POWER Over Cervical Cancer. Click the button below to begin!

Do you know? - You must air the car before switching on the Air Condition?

Do you know? - You must air the car before switching on the Air Condition?

Any new car's booklet specifically states that one should open car windows for 5 minutes + to air the car before switching on the Air Condition I wondered why.

No wonder more folks are dying from cancer than ever before. We wonder where this stuff comes from but here is an example that explains a lot of the cancer causing incidents. Hmmm. Many people are in their cars first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, 7 days a week.

As I read this, it makes me feel guilty and ill. Please pass this on to as many people as possible. Guess its not too late to make some changes Car A/C (Air Conditioning) MUST READ!!!

Please do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car.

Open the windows after you enter your car and turn ON the AC after a Couple of minutes.

Here's why:

According to a research, the car dashboard, sofa, air freshener emit Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin (carcinogen - take time to observe the Smell of heated plastic in your car).

In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anemia ad reduces white blood cells.

Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer.

Can also cause miscarriage.

Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50 mg per sq. Ft. A car parked indoors with windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene.

If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level.

People who get into the car, keeping windows closed will inevitably Inhale, n quick succession, excessive amounts of the toxin..

Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and liver.. What's worse, it is Extremely difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.

So friends, please open the windows and door of your car - give time for Interior to air out -dispel the20deadly stuff - before you enter.

First Aid - Oil burnt

After the accident of having splashed oil over my hand...There are a few things that I realise we must take note when having such accidents.

To treat oil burn there are lots of conflicting opinions, e.g some people say that you are suppose to use tooth paste place it on your skin for at least 4 hours or rubbing yourself with fish soya sauce. I never tried them, but I suspect its not a good idea...

My hand had recovered with no blisters. Guess the first aid method I used should be passible, or the oil that splashed on my skin is not as hot (mentioned by Jac) Some things that I learnt that can be done:

1. The moment you get burnt by the oil, you should place your burnt area under running water, wait till the pain subside then move away from it. (actually I heard that its preferably 15mins - at least)
2. Another thing that is good to use, dumping lots and lots of ice into a pail, submerge and soak your burnt area into the pail. Keep splashing the ice cold water on skin, till your skin feels numb. (It is advised that you should never use ice directly on the skin cos it will cause more harm then helping you, I asked the doctor and she confirms that).
3. You should use mild soap to wash off the oil (as the oil will still be stuck on your skin after you splah water on it), which I should have done it before everything else sigh..
4. What helps to relief the burning pain use aleo vera (if you have planted aleo vera, comfirmed by the doctor, its good to use aleo vera), since I don't have any the next best is the aleo jelly, which I use excessive aleo gelly on my skin. (I felt cooling sensation after just applying a thick layer of it over my burnt area, the best is to use air conditioned to blow on the burnt area)

The whole night after the burn is the worst nightmare...oh if you go straight to the doctor's most likely the doctor is going to apply silver on your skin to help cool your skin down...what it will do is that its going to cause your skin to change color (turn black?).

Sigh...my skin peeling...and feels very itchy...itchy means good...means that my skin is healing...feels like a snake now...

Looking at Breasts is Healthy

Can you imagine this crap?

Came out in this "Healthy Website" : wholefitness.com....Heard about it and a research about it??OMG!!!

According to German research published in New England Journal of Medicine, men staring at women's breasts in fact prolong their lives with years.

"Just 10 minutes of looking at the charms of a well-endowed females is equivalent to a 30-minute aerobics work-out," said author Dr. Karen Weatherby, a gerontologist.

The team led by Weatherby was made up of researchers at three hospitals in Frankfurt, Germany, and found this results after monitoring for 5 years the health of 200 male subjects, half of whom were asked to look at busty females daily, while the other half had to abstain from doing so.

For five years, the breasts oglers presented a lower blood pressure, slower resting pulse rates and decreased risk of coronary artery disease.

"Sexual excitement gets the heart pumping and improves blood circulation. There's no question: Gazing at large breasts makes men healthier. Our study indicates that engaging in this activity a few minutes daily cuts the risk of stroke and heart attack in half." said Weatherby, who even recommends that men aged over 40 should spend at least 10 minutes daily admiring breasts sized "D-cup" or larger.

All the more give the "aligators" out there an excuse huh??!



Well does it really work?



Well copied from the website...guys for the seek of your health:

I guess the best thing is to have this as your screen saver or wall paper?