LIFE is totally
dependent
on water
We live in our own sea made up of salt water and other electrolytes.
Water maintains homeostasis—providing the balance of life.
Water us used in all aspects of the chemistry of life—digestion, absorption, utilzation of nutrients, and to maintain
thermoregulation.
We are what we drink
We are 57% water. A 70kg (154lb) person is approximately 40 liters (quarts) water.
Daily requirement is ½ your body weight in ounces. A 160-pound person needs 80 ounces, or 5 pints, of water per day.
ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 22 Number 3
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Scalp Wounds
/in Scalp/by WMN EditorsJuly/August 2009 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 22 Number 4
By Frank Hubbell, DO
Don’t we just love to hit our heads on Read more
Antibiotic Ointments
/in Medications, OTC, Rash, Skin itching/by WMN EditorsJuly/August 2009 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 22 Number 4
By Frank Hubbel, DO
Antibiotic ointments
All of the medications reviewed in this Read more
H₂O and You
/in Drowning, Environemtal Injuries, Hydration, Water disinfection/by WMN EditorsLIFE is totally
dependent
on water
We live in our own sea made up of salt water and other electrolytes.
Water maintains homeostasis—providing the balance of life.
Water us used in all aspects of the chemistry of life—digestion, absorption, utilzation of nutrients, and to maintain
thermoregulation.
We are what we drink
We are 57% water. A 70kg (154lb) person is approximately 40 liters (quarts) water.
Daily requirement is ½ your body weight in ounces. A 160-pound person needs 80 ounces, or 5 pints, of water per day.
ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 22 Number 3
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Swine Flu
/in Diarrhea, Fever, Nausea, Swine Flu/by WMN EditorsMay/June 2009 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 22 Number 3
By Frank Hubbell, DO
With the recent press and concerns over the “Swine Flu,” it seems appropriate to discuss influenza.
Influenza (flu) occurs in annual cycles infecting millions of people and causing hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide. In the US, during a normal season, the flu infects hundreds of thousands of people, resulting in approximately 35,000 deaths. Click here for a Q&A information on the flu from the Centers for Disease Control.
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