Just as you are heading back in from lunch you are informed that you have a meeting in exactly 20 minutes. Present will be the company bigwigs, and since you are on the fast track for promotion, you want to make the best impression possible. Impeccably dressed, and facts in hand you pass by the kitchen when suddenly it hits you: is your breath fresh?

Even though you might have brushed your teeth after lunch, there is still that little nagging doubt that leaves you wondering if the coffee or the cigarette enjoyed after lunch will …

1. Dressing for cold weather:

* Wear several layers of loose fitting, lightweight clothing.
* Wear mittens instead of gloves.
* Wear a hat.

Remember that entrapped, insulating air, warmed by body heat is the best protection from the cold.

2. Avoid Overexertion:

The strain from cold temperatures and heavy labor such as shoveling, pushing a car, or walking in deep snow may cause a heart attack in older and less physically fit individuals.

3. Winterize Your Vehicle Early:

* Avoid automobile gas line freeze ups by keeping your tank greater than half full at all times.
* Make sure that your car has …

Kidney stones are painful. They occur due to disruption in the normal balance between salt, minerals, water, and other materials that are found in the urine. The kidney stones that develop are in a calcification form due to the urine changes. It is noted that certain medical conditions, lack of drinking water, heredity, or overproduction of the parathyroid glands, although rare, can cause them.

Symptoms of a kidney stone are pain, nausea, vomiting, blood in the urine and frequency. Diagnosis of a kidney stone is made by urine and imaging tests. …

Magnesium is an important mineral in the daily metabolic processes in all of us. The mineral is needed in every cell of the body. About half of the stores are found in cells of the organs and tissues and the other half is in the bones where it combines with phosphorus, calcium and K2 to form bone.

Magnesium happens only in 1% concentration in the blood and the body has to work very hard in order to keep levels constant. It is required to carry out a variety of biochemical functions including enzymatic …

Do you know what a kidney stone is? These are minerals are salts that are found in your urine and when it hardens, it becomes a stone. Most of the time, these are very small that it does not cause any harm but if they get bigger or it builds up, then there is a problem.

Kidney stones do not just stay in the kidney. It can move to other parts of the body. When that happens, you will feel certain symptoms. You could feel pain coming from your back or pelvis, experience spasms, notice bloody, …

Most people who are trying to quit smoking are faced with the challenges of overcoming a physical and psychological addiction that has ruled their lives. The nicotine which causes the physical addiction makes several biochemical changes in the body which gives the smoker a small benefit of a suppressed appetite.

For years the common believe was that the oral gratification that the smoker received from lighting up was what was keeping them from eating. But recent research has shown that nicotine impacts the way in which insulin is used in the body and increases …

by Warren Matthews of Xtend-Life

Over the years I have repeatedly warned against drinking water straight from the tap. This is because of the presence of contaminants within most water supplies. I have also written about deformed fish being found in San Francisco Bay due to actions of pharmaceuticals which are present in the bay’s water.

Well, the situation concerning drinking water continues to get worse according to a probe carried out by AP (Associated Press). They did investigative research and found pharmaceuticals present in drinking water right across the USA. (Note: this problem …

We’re all familiar with summer thirst and I’m quite sure we’ve all been told and have read about how good water is for you and how the majority of us simply do not drink enough.

But, if you’re thirsty and water isn’t cutting it, what do you do? Well, for me that answer would be Coca Cola – ice cold, of course. For some it’d be a frost-brewed beer and others would opt for lemonade. But what’s the healthy choice here to both quench thirst AND aid our body’s health?

According to Jane Claxton-Oldfield, good old-fashioned soda …

Going on a trip is usually thought of as a wonderful experience, one that you and your family may have planned and looked forward to for some time.

To have the most fun – to get the most out of the experience – it’s important that you and your loved ones have the means to overcome those little ailments and discomforts that can make the experience range from mildly unpleasant to downright unbearable.

How can we include a little ‘Trip Insurance’ to our already overstuffed carry-ons or mini-vans? Aromatherapy has an answer with some readily-available essential oils.

Motion …

Water is the most abundant substance in the human body. It is a component of virtually everything, except tooth enamel and bone. We are about 70% WATER, 25% PROTEIN and 5% MINERALS.

You can regard the body as being water, thickened with protein, which prevents us from “running away”. This gelatinous mass is then hung on a skeleton made up of minerals. Not a very flattering analogue. But it does put things in perspective.

Water performs many functions.

A few of the more important ones follow:

1. Most reactions in our bodies (of which there are millions every second) …