Did you know what cause Dehydration ?

Did you know what is dehydration?

Dehydration occurs when the amount of water leaving the body is greater than the amount being taken in. The body is very dynamic and always changing. This is especially true with water in the body. We lose water routinely when we:

• breathe and humidified air leaves the body;
  
• sweat to cool the body; and
  
• urinate or have a bowel movement to rid the body of waste products.

Because water is a critical element of the body, and adequate hydration is a must to allow the body to function. Up to 75% of the body's weight is made up of water. Most of the water is found within the cells of the body (intracellular space). The rest is found in what is referred to as the extracellular space, which consists of the blood vessels (intravascular space) and the spaces between cells (interstitial space).
Total body water = intracellular space + intravascular space + interstitial space

Did you know that in a normal day, a person has to drink a significant amount of water to replace this routine loss?

Did you know that if intravascular (within the blood vessels) water is lost, the body can compensate somewhat by shifting water from within the cells into the blood vessels, but this is a very short-term solution?

Did you know that the body lives within a very narrow range of normal parameters, and signs and symptoms of dehydration will occur quickly if the water is not replenished?

The body is able to monitor the amount of fluid it needs to function. Did you know that the thirst mechanism signals the body to drink water when the body is dry? As well, hormones like anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) work with the kidney to limit the amount of water lost in the urine when the body needs to conserve water.

Did you know what causes dehydration?

Dehydration occurs because there is too much water lost, not enough water taken in, or most often a combination of the two.

• Diarrhea: Diarrhea is the most common reason for a person to loose excess amounts of water. A significant amount of water can be lost with each bowel movement. Worldwide, more than four million children die each year because of dehydration from diarrhea.
  
• Vomiting: Vomiting can also be a cause of fluid loss and it is difficult for a person to replace water by drinking it if they are unable to tolerate liquids.
  
• Sweat: The body can lose significant amounts of water when it tries to cool itself by sweating. Whether the body is hot because of the environment (for example, working in a warm environment), intense exercising in a hot environment, or because a fever is present due to an infection; the body uses a significant amount of water in the form of sweat to cool itself. Depending upon weather conditions, a brisk walk may generate up to 16 ounces of sweat (a pound of water) to allow body cooling, and that water needs to be replaced.
  
• Diabetes: In people with diabetes, elevated blood sugar levels cause sugar to spill into the urine and water then follows, which may cause significant dehydration. For this reason, frequent urination and excessive thirst are among the early symptoms of diabetes.
  
• Burns: Burn victims become dehydrated because the damaged skin cannot prevent fluid from seeping out of the body. Other inflammatory diseases of the skin are also associated with fluid loss.
  
• Inability to drink fluids: The inability to drink adequately is the other potential cause of dehydration. Whether it is the lack of availability of water or the lack of strength to drink adequate amounts, this, coupled with routine or extraordinary water losses can compound the degree of dehydration.

Did you know that fluid replacement is critical to replace fluids lost when exercising?

Did you know that drinking pure water exclusively isn't the safest choice for those who participate in very strenuous or long-duration exercise?

Did you know that when significant amounts of fluid are lost through high-intensity exercise, replacement with water alone can lead to a chemical imbalance in the body and deficiencies in electrolytes, which are nutrients critical for organ functioning?

Did you know that the electrolytes in our body include sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium and phosphate, but sodium is the substance of most concern when replacing fluids lost through exercising?

Did you know that Hyponatremia is a condition in which the body's stores of sodium are too low, and this condition can result from drinking extreme amounts of water?

Did you know that Hyponatremia can lead to confusion, lethargy, agitation, seizures, and in extreme cases, even death? 

Did you know that early symptoms are nonspecific and subtle and may include disorientation, nausea, or muscle cramps?

Did you know that the symptoms of hyponatremia may also mimic those of dehydration, so athletes experiencing these symptoms may be given more water to drink, further worsening the condition?

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Did you know what Anorexia nervosa?

Did you know what Anorexia nervosa? Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that involves limiting the amount of food a person eats. It results in starvation and an inability to stay at the minimum body weight considered healthy for the person's age and height.

Did you know that persons with this disorder may have an intense fear of weight gain, even when they are underweight? Not eating enough food or exercising too much results in severe weight loss.




Did you know that  Isabelle Caro  French model  died from Anorexia nervosa she was 28?

Did you know the exact causes of anorexia nervosa are unknown? Many factors probably are involved. Genetics and social attitudes toward body appearance may play a role. Some experts have suggested that conflicts within a family may contribute to this eating disorder.

Did you know that Anorexia is more common in people who have relatives with the disorder.

Did you know that risk factors include:

• Accepting society's attitudes about thinness
• Being a perfectionist
• Being female
• Experiencing childhood anxiety
• Feeling increased concern or attention to weight and shape
• Having eating and gastrointestinal problems during early childhood
• Having a family history of addictions or eating disorders
• Having parents who are concerned about weight and weight loss
• Having a negative self-image

Did you know that eating disorder is seen mainly in Caucasian women who are high academic achievers and who have a goal-oriented family or personality?

Did you know these Symptoms?

People with anorexia may severely limit the amount of food they eat, or eat and then make themselves throw up. They may also use water pills (diuretics) and laxatives to lose weight.
Most individuals with anorexia nervosa do not recognize that they have an eating disorder.
Behaviors that may be noticed in a person with anorexia include:

Did you know that these are Symptoms of Anorexia nervosa may include:

• Blotchy or yellow skin
• Confused or slow thinking
• Dental cavities due to self-induced vomiting
• Depression
• Dry mouth
• Extreme sensitivity to cold (wearing several layers of clothing to stay warm)
• Fine hair
• Low blood pressure
• No menstruation
• Poor memory or poor judgement
• Significant weight loss (15% or greater below normal weight)
• Wasting away of muscle and loss of body fat

Did you know that a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa is not made until other causes of weight loss are ruled out?  For example, extreme weight loss could be due to:

• Addison's disease
• Celiac disease
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Other metabolic, endocrine, digestive, or nervous system disorders

Treatment

The biggest challenge in treating anorexia nervosa is having the person recognize that the eating behavior is itself a problem, not a solution to other problems. However, most persons with anorexia nervosa deny that they have an eating disorder. Individuals often enter treatment when their condition is fairly advanced.
The goals of treatment are to first restore normal body weight and eating habits, and then to address the psychological issues.
A hospital stay may be needed if:

• The person has lost a lot of weight (below 30% of their ideal body weight for their age and height)
• Weight loss continues despite treatment
• Medical complications, such as heart rate problems, changes in mental status, low potassium levels, or mental status problems, develop
• The person has severe depression or thinks about committing suicide

Other treatment may include:

• Antidepressant drug therapy for depression
• Behavioral therapy
• Psychotherapy
• Supportive care

Severe and life-threatening malnutrition may require feedings through a vein.

Prognosis

Anorexia nervosa is a serious and potentially deadly medical condition. By some estimates, it leads to death in 10% of cases. Experienced treatment programs have a good success rate in restoring normal weight, but relapse is common.
Women who develop this eating disorder at an early age have a better chance of complete recovery. However, most people with anorexia will continue to prefer a lower body weight and be preoccupied with food and calories to some extent. Weight management may be difficult, and long-term treatment may be necessary to help maintain a healthy body weight.

Complications

Complications can be severe. A hospital stay may be needed.
Complications may include:

• Appearance of fine baby-like body hair (lanugo)
• Bloating or edema
• Electrolyte imbalance (such as potassium insufficiency)
• Decrease in white blood cells which leads to increased risk of infection
• Heart arrhythmias
• Osteoporosis
• Severe dehydration, possibly leading to shock
• Severe malnutrition
• Seizures due to fluid loss from excessive diarrhea or vomiting
• Thyroid gland problems, which can lead to cold intolerance and constipation
• Tooth erosion and decay

When to contact a doctor

Talk to your doctor if your child is restricting his or her food intake, over-exercising, or excessively preoccupied with weight. Getting early medical help before abnormal patterns are established can reduce the severity of an eating disorder.

Prevention

In some cases, prevention may not be possible. Encouraging healthy, realistic attitudes toward weight and diet may be helpful. Sometimes, counseling can help.

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Did you know Taylor Swift was the youngest artist to win Album of the year?

Did you know that Taylor Swift is the youngest artist in history to win the ACM Album of the Year award? 

Did you know that As of late April 2009, Swift has sold more than 14 million downloads, as well as three Gold Mobile Ringtones.^[67]

Did you know that Swift ranks in the the Top 10 Artist on the Internet  chart with more than 46 million song played?

Did you know that Swift at the age 14, became the  youngest staff songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Tree publishing house?

Did you know that her debut album spent eight consecutive weeks at the top of the Top Country Albums charts  and remained at the top for 24 out of 91 weeks?  The only other country artists this decade to achieve the number-one  sales position for 20 weeks or more are The Dixie Chicks and Carrie Underwood.

Did you know that in 2008, her albums sold a combined four million copies, making her the best-selling musician of the year in the United States?

Did you know according to Nielsen SoundScan. Forbes ranked Swift 2009's 69th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $18 million?

Did you know that In January 2010 Nielsen Sound Scan lists Swift as the top-selling digital artist in music history with over 24.3 million digital tracks sold?


Did you know that Swift was the first artist in the history of Nielsen Sound Scan to have two different albums in the Top  10 on the year end album chart?

Did you know that she was the first album by a female artist in country music history  to log eight weeks at #1 on The Billboard 200. In mid-January 2009?

Did you know that  Swift became the first country artist to top the 2 million mark in paid downloads with three different songs?

Did you know to date, she has sold over 10 million albums worldwide.?

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Did you know who was meant to be Bond's regular girlfriend?

Did you know that in the Bond series of films, that three actresses have made reappearances as different Bond girls?

Martine Beswick From Russia with Love as the fiery gypsy girl, Zora, Paula Caplan in Thunderball.

Nadja Regin both first appeared in  From Russia with Love, as the mistress of Kerim Bey, and then appeared in Thunderball and Goldfinger respectively.

Maud Adams played Andrea Anders in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) and the title character in Octopussy (1983); she also is an extra in A View to a Kill (1985).

Did you know that  several actresses also have been a Bond Girl more than once?

 Ursula Andress in Dr. No (1962) and Casino Royale (1967),

 Angela Scoular, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) and Casino Royale (1967)

Valerie Leon in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Never Say Never Again (1983).

 Did you know that the character of Sylvia Trench is the only Bond Girl character who recurs in a film, (Dr. No and From Russia with Love (1963))?

Did you know that she was meant to be Bond's regular girlfriend, but was dropped after her appearance in the second film?

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Did you know that Myocardial Infarction is?

Did you know that (Myocardial Infarction) is another name for a Heart Attack?

Did you know that one of the major causes of sudden death is heart attack, a.k.a. myocardial infarction?

Did you know that the (heart muscle tissue) the myocardium  supplies blood and it's where the pressure generated by the heart is greatest?

Did you know that the blood vessel that carries blood under pressure from the heart to the rest of the body is called the artery?

Did you know when cholesterol deposits (plaques) form on the inner surfaces of the arteries, it will obstruct the blood flow when the blood clots on the roughened plaque?

Did you know that this condition of the artery is called atherosclerosis and myocardial blockage may cause heart attack.

Did you know that  myocardial blockage mortality rate is high and even presently, 10-30% of sufferers have died?

Did you know when you're suffering from heart problems, it is preferable to perform a Coronary catheterization (crown artery diagnosis) to prevent myocardial blockage from occurring?

Did you know that most doctors advise you not to take fatty foods and take more rest to avoid accumulating cholesterol in the blood?
 Did you know that spasm or convulsion along the blood vessels surrounding the heart are often the cause of heart failures due to stress and fatigue?

Did you know most patients who experienced this phenomena complained toothache, stomachache, shoulder pain, back pain, stiff neck, and ringing in the ears, rather than anything in the heart? 

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Did you know who was the first black golfer to make it to the hall of fame?

Did you know who was the first black golfer to play the PGA and the first to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame? 

That would be Charlie Sifford, as a African-American he broke barriers all his life. 

Did you know that in 1947 planned his footsteps and began to compete in golf?

Did you know with out  Sifford who opened professional golf to blacks more than four decades ago, Tiger Woods would probably not have been able to make his own impact on the golfing world?

Did you know that Sifford won the National Negro Open five straight times from 1952-1956?

Did you know that despite pushing golf's color boundaries, he did he earn a PGA player card until 1960, and he was 39?

Did you know that in 1961 pressure from the California attorney general, forced the PGA of America, which then ran the Tour, dropped its "Caucasian only" membership clause?

Did you know that he twice won on the PGA Tour, at the 1967 Greater Hartford Open and the 1969 Los Angeles Open?

Did you know that Sifford, won the 1975 PGA Seniors' Championship, went on to become an original member of the Champions Tour, where he won the Suntree Classic?

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Did you know that you can email a text message from you computer?

Did you know what SMS means? SMS stands for short message service. SMS is also often referred to as texting, sending text messages or text messaging.

The service allows for short text messages to be sent from one cell phone to another cell phone or from the Web to another cell phone. 

Did you know how to send a text message from your computer?

1.  First you need to find out who the cell phone carrier.  Go to this site http://www.fonefinder.net/ enter the 10 digit number and it will give you the carrier.
2. Simply follow the direction for these carriers and you can send your text message. 
   
   Alltel
   [10-digit phone number]@message.alltel.com
   Example: 2125551212@message.alltel.com
   
   AT&T (formerly Cingular)
   [10-digit phone number]@txt.att.net
   Example: 2125551212@txt.att.net
   For multimedia messages, use [10-digit-number]@mms.att.net
   Example: 2125551212@mms.att.net
   
   Boost Mobile
   [10-digit phone number]@myboostmobile.com
   Example: 2125551212@myboostmobile.com
   
   Cricket Wireless
   [10-digit phone number]@sms.mycricket.com
   Example: 1234567890@sms.mycricket.com
   For multimedia messages: [10-digit phone number]@mms.mycricket.com
   Example: 1234567890@mms.mycricket.com
   
   Nextel (now part of Sprint Nextel)
   [10-digit telephone number]@messaging.nextel.com
   Example: 7035551234@messaging.nextel.com
   
   Sprint (now Sprint Nextel)
   [10-digit phone number]@messaging.sprintpcs.com
   Example: 2125551234@messaging.sprintpcs.com
   
   T-Mobile
   [10-digit phone number]@tmomail.net
   Example: 4251234567@tmomail.net
   
   Verizon
   [10-digit phone number]@vtext.com
   Example: 5552223333@vtext.com
   
   Virgin Mobile USA
   [10-digit phone number]@vmobl.com
   Example: 5551234567@vmobl.com

Did you know these are Other U.S. and Canadian carriers:?

Bell Canada: [10-digit-phone-number]@txt.bellmobility.ca
Centennial Wireless: [10-digit-phone-number]@cwemail.com
Cellular South: [10-digit-phone-number]@csouth1.com
Cincinnati Bell: [10-digit-phone-number]@gocbw.com
Metro PCS: [10-digit-phone-number]@mymetropcs.com or [10-digit-phone-number]@metropcs.sms.us
Qwest: [10-digit-phone-number]@qwestmp.com
Rogers: [10-digit-phone-number]@pcs.rogers.com
Suncom: [10-digit-phone-number]@tms.suncom.com
Telus: [10-digit-phone-number]@msg.telus.com
U.S. Cellular: [10-digit-phone-number]@email.uscc.net

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