Water: Pure and Simple

Written by Tamara Hanson


Water: Pure and Simple

Thirsty? Before you reach for that soda, beer or sports drink, how about reaching for something that has been around sincerepparttar beginning of time—water. Water is one ofrepparttar 114952 most pure, most essential nutrients onrepparttar 114953 face ofrepparttar 114954 earth. We drink it, wash with it, swim in it and spend nine months developing in it. Every living thing consists of water: plants, animals and humans; each one of us is made up of approximately 70% water.

Water is an important and precious commodity. It’s so important that only 1% ofrepparttar 114955 earth’s water is drinkable.

This clear, wonderful fluid is so effective that it can fulfill many tasks. It hydrates and replenishes lost nutrients; it carries waste fromrepparttar 114956 body, balances body temperature, and keepsrepparttar 114957 skin elastic. Not only does it increase mental and physical alertness, but it can also provide a person with increased energy and help prevent illness by flushing toxins out ofrepparttar 114958 system. That cool, clear substance is also critical to our survival; we can go for weeks without food but only days without water.

For weight management, water is essential. Documented inrepparttar 114959 article, Weight Control Begins with Hydration by Linda McDonald, RD, water can decrease a person’s appetite because thirst is usually mistaken for hunger. Those late night stomach rumblings can be easily quelled by indulging in a glass of H2O. Water can help reduce fat deposits and eradicate excess fluids and waste, which, in some cases, people believerepparttar 114960 opposite. The assumption is that too much ingestion of this pure liquid leads to water retention. This is a fallacy. Linda indicates that whenrepparttar 114961 body is deprived of water, it will hold on to it because it perceivesrepparttar 114962 body is in danger of dehydration, hencerepparttar 114963 swollen hands, legs, and feet. If water is consumed properly, it is able to do its job effectively.

Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, MD, author of Your Body’s Many Cries for Water, has studiedrepparttar 114964 effects of dehydration andrepparttar 114965 miracles of water consumption for over 20 years. His studies suggest that many degenerative diseases and medical maladies arerepparttar 114966 result of dehydration. He also points out that pain, not a dry mouth, is a strong indicator of being thirsty. He maintains that a well-hydrated body can help cure, prevent and control a number of medical conditions, such as: diabetes, asthma, angina, migraines, arthritis, high blood pressure, heartburn, high cholesterol, kidney stones, and even morning sickness.

Fronting - How to Determine When You Are Being Set Up For an Assault

Written by Carl Cestari


The purpose of this article is to provide you with another tool to use with your study of combative arts. We hope you enjoy what we have to say and I hope you find it helpful.

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The following was posted by Carlrepparttar internet a few years ago. Enjoy, Damian ”Fronting": The dodge to get in close to you. The frontal assault, as opposed torepparttar 114951 ambush. Fronting can be either a direct confrontation (intimidation) or it can make use of "artifice", i.e. "got a light?", "gotrepparttar 114952 time?", "how do I get to such and such?" Anything "innocent" to throw you off your guard and allowrepparttar 114953 assailant to "get into your safety zone". That isrepparttar 114954 area where action is ALWAYS faster than re-action. The key here is NEVER TRUST anyone’s "intention", NEVER! Maintainingrepparttar 114955 "reactionary gap" isrepparttar 114956 single most important "thing" in this situation. In order for ANY attack to be optimally effective three things must "work" inrepparttar 114957 attackers favor: Time - Distance - Opportunity.

NEVER "allow" anyone within arms distance. If they are close enough to simply reach out and touch you, you have a BIG PROBLEM. How did you get there? I wish I had a dime for every self-defense "expert" that starts with this line - OK,repparttar 114958 bad guy throws a punch...............WHAT? Did he just appear in a cloud of smoke? Simply materialize from nowhere? What preceded this "punch"? How did he approach you and manage to get into your safety zone? Is it an "ambush"? How did you wind up dealing withrepparttar 114959 attack? The equation for dealing with this is NOTrepparttar 114960 "defense", it's understanding our "triad", TIME - DISTANCE - OPPORTUNITY.Increaserepparttar 114961 TIME necessary forrepparttar 114962 assailant to be effective. Decreaserepparttar 114963 TIME necessary for YOUR attack to be effective.Increaserepparttar 114964 DISTANCE necessary forrepparttar 114965 assailant to be effective.

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