Saturday, February 12, 2022

Warm Water or Cold Water- Which is Better for Us?

This is part of an article I read a while back, I thought it might be of interest. 

How do you start your day? Do you drink a glass of cold water, or maybe a cup of warm tea or hot coffee? Drinking water in the mornings brings a number of health benefits. However, whether to drink cold or hot water? It looks like a glass of warm water on an empty stomach is way better for health in general. The Reasons Warm Water on an Empty Stomach is good for you. Improves Bowel Movements 

Drinking a glass of water improves digestion at any time of the day. Actually, there was a study about the effects that warm water has on achalasia patients. These are patients who have issues with the travelling of the ingested food. Their esophagus cannot relax at all times. According to the results of the study, there were notable improvements in 58% of the participants after they drank a glass of warm water. Additionally, it improves the absorption of the ingested food. 

Drinking a glass of warm water on an empty stomach is going to promote blood circulation. According to research, exposing the body to warmer temperature leads to significant improvements in the blood flow. If you want to promote blood flow, you need to warm your body from the inside.

Friday, January 28, 2022

Walking - I'll do my walking


I’ve been trying to get back into a regular 3 day a week walk. As I normally walk in the afternoons. the hot afternoon’s we've been having lately I put it off until the next day, thinking it might be cooler. consequently it doesn't, and with visitors and going places, my walking has been very much a hit and miss. 
 I know you gonna say walk in the mornings, and you're right, but as I've said before I've always walked in the afternoons after I get home from work, so walking in the morning is a totally different story to me. 

But in saying that I thought I’d give it a go. I did try a few times in my early life but it just didn’t feel right. Now my life has changed like getting older and retired, and time is my own, it might be different. 

To my surprise, I adjusted to it quite well. After coming home and getting into a shower, then breakfast. I feel very pleased with myself for making the effort. As the saying goes nothing ventured nothing gained. 

So my morning's procedure is, after getting out of bed it's going to the bathroom, then have a wash, Do a stand-up stretch, then get dressed, go to the kitchen and have a glass of water, put my shoes on, and by then my body is usually awake Ha. Get the front door key then I'm off. 

P/S - I might go back to afternoons in the winter.

Sunday, March 1, 2020

40 Unbelievable Uses

 

Vicks VapoRub - Saw this article on “YouTube”, had a good look through it and was amazed at how many uses “Vicks” VapoRub has. I saved it onto my Blog so I can refer back to it at any time.