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Can Drinking Water Worsen Dehydration?
By Desiree Lotz · 13 years ago
Absolutely! I have been helping people with their nutrition for many years and the main issue that comes up every single day with almost everyone I see is dehydration. When I tell them "dehydration", they ...
Restless Leg Syndrome – What is it Actually?
By Desiree Lotz · 13 years ago
RLS is a condition described as a neurological disorder characterized by unpleasant sensations in the legs and an uncontrollable urge to move when at rest in an effort to relieve these feelings. RLS sensations are ...
More About Hormones?
By Desiree Lotz · 14 years ago
Each hormone has a different shape as it has to be able to "dock" into the "receptor site" of the target organ. Not only does this hormone have to "dock" into the receptor site but ...
What Have Sunburn & Herpes Breakouts Got in Common?
By Desiree Lotz · 14 years ago
The answer is a deficiency of tissue calcium. Here’s how it works. There is some relatively unknown data about sunburn that I’d like to share with you in the hope that it will help if ...
How to Handle Growth Spurts in Children
By Desiree Lotz · 14 years ago
During growth spurts, children are more susceptible to colds, ‘flu, childhood diseases - and even polio! Why is this? Believe it or not, a calcium deficiency (actually a calcium bi-carbonate deficiency – note this is ...
Tips For Handling Sleep Problems
By Desiree Lotz · 14 years ago
A lot of people have sleep problems and for many this is very debilitating, affecting their relationships, ability to function properly and they very often feel depressed and just not interested in life. Your body ...
A Winning Combination for Sports Men and Women!
By Desiree Lotz · 14 years ago
I’m feeling very philosophical because of the World Cup Soccer fever. There are so many teams involved from all the continents of earth and the whole focus is on a game that will result in ...
PMS and Menopause
By Desiree Lotz · 14 years ago
Approximately ten days prior to menstruation, when your ovaries are least active, your blood calcium drops steadily and progressively. This results in premenstrual tension, nervousness, headaches, insomnia, and mental depression. Because the decreased blood calcium ...
Why Is Calcium So Important As To Have Its Own Regulating Gland?
By Desiree Lotz · 14 years ago
Calcium is the only mineral to have its own regulating gland, the parathyroid glands (they are the glands near the thyroid but have nothing to do with the thyroid)! The reason they are called the ...
Colds, ‘Flu and Polio
By Desiree Lotz · 14 years ago
Did you know that the hard water containing calcium bicarbonate (the kind that leaves a calcium deposit in your teakettle) is the best for drinking? As annoying as it is to have those deposits, you ...
What is pH Actually?
By Desiree Lotz · 14 years ago
pH is an abbreviation for the "power of the concentration of the Hydrogen ion" present in a solution. It is expressed as a number on a scale of degrees of pH, from 0 to 14. ...