As the summer sun heats the Northern Hemisphere, getting enough water can be difficult. Recommendations for the amount of water you should drink have changed. Instead of the 8 glasses of water a day, the guidance now is to follow your body’s signals that it needs water–thirst. And take note of the color of your urine, if your urine is dark, you...
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Below is a guest post by Melissa Adams VanHouten who suffers from gastroparesis. But first… What is Gastroparesis? Gastroparesis [GP] is a serious disorder in which the stomach does not empty its contents into the small intestines. Normally, the vagus nerve stimulates the stomach muscles to churn and break up food we eat. That food then moves on to...
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Our Lovely Watery World Although more than 70% of the earth is covered with water, most of it, 97%, is salty and must be treated to be used for drinking or growing crops. Much of the freshwater is locked in glaciers and the polar ice caps. Humans are 60% Water In the US, a recent spill of a toxic chemical, made tap water unusable for 300,000 West Virginia...
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