How often do you wash your towel? Some people wash once a week, while some, once a year. The towel is a fertile breeding ground for millions of microbes, especially those found on human skin and on the gut. No wonder the towel is one of the objects that facilitate fecal-oral contamination (literally connecting the two ends of the gut). Worse still, most people keep towels in the bathroom (near the toilet). Every flush of the toilet sends mist with millions of microbes, ranging from H.pylori, salmonella and other deadly bacteria and viruses. When you wash your hands ready for a meal, and dry them with your body towel, there's high chance you are directly ingesting your fecal matter, or, if in a shared lavatory, someone else's faeces. Unless cleaned well, viruses such as human papillomavirus (causes warts, anal cancer and cervical cancer) can be transmitted when towels are shared with infected individuals. So, what to do? 1. Launder towels once a week. 2. Use hot water and det...
Do you know that its very good and essential to always drink water whether thirsty or not before and after eating?
Drinking enough water had numerous benefits but am gonna explain the key ones here.
The key benefits of water to the human body is the fact that it can help to boost the amount of calories you burn.
According to studies, it can boost metabolism by 24-40% over a period if 1-1.5 hours. This can amount to 96 additional calories burnt if you drink 2 litres (68 oz) of water per day.
The best time to always drink water is half an hour before meals. A study proved that half a litre of water drank 30 minutes before each meals, helps greatly in weights.
Key importance of water:
1) Water helps make breathing easier
2) It helps the body to absorb food nutrients
3) It helps in the conversion of food to energy.
4) Water helps remove waste from the body.
5) It cushions and lubricated bone joints.
6) Water helps in the transportaion of energy to cells
7) It protects vital organs.
8) Water helps cells respond to environmental stimuli
9) Detoxification
10) Water contributes to circulation
11) Water helps protein to form amino acid chains into the functional structures
13) Water helps to make enzymes
14) Water produces lymph fluid which transport vital white cells and nutrients throughout the body.
15) Water helps prevent constipation.
Facts About Water:
1) Water maked up 84% of blood
2) Water composes 25% of bones.
3) Water composes 75% of human brain.
4)Water makes up 75% of the muscles
Avoid Dehydration:
Certain activities can induce dehydration. Dehydration can simply be defined as the loss or lack of water in the body.
Activities that can induce dehydration included strenuous exercise, traveling by airplane, or working outside on a hot day. Eating of certain foods like dry or processed foods can absorb water.
Drink up.! Don't get dehydrated, its risky!.
CAUTIONS:
Low water intake increases the risk of kidney stones, bladder, bladder and colon cancers, and other health issues. Your urine should be light medium shade of yellow, a deep yellow to almost orange is something to be concerned about. Also, supplements tends to cause urine urine decoloration.
Don't often confuse thirst with hunger, if you feel the urge to deal on snacks or eat, think about the last time you drank something. Most times, your body would be telling you to hydrate(drink water) not to eat exactly.
Don't chug down water during meals, as it would dilute important digestive enzymes that are trying to help you digest your food.
If you have experienced digestive upset after eating, try not drinking during meals.
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