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Archive for August, 2009

I am not really a motorbike rider but I can drive one.  Actually I have one but I seldom drives it (I prefer to be a backrider hehehe).  Maybe it’s because I had a phobia from an accident years back.  But I have to admit that it is more practical riding on a bike because it is economical and not time consuming.  But must bring tools and motorcycle jack always to prevent hassle if problem arise.

Think You’re Drinking Enough Water?

If you’re not, you could end up with excess body fat, poor muscle, digestive complications, muscle soreness — even wter-retention problems.

Next to air, water is the element most necessary for survival.  A normal adult is 60 to 70 percent water.  We can go without food for almost two months, but without water only a few days.  Yet most people have no idea how much water they should drink. 
 
In fact, many live in a dehydrated state.

Without water, we’d be poisoned to death by our own waste products. When the kidneys remove uric acid and urea, these must be dissolved in water.  If there isn’t enough water, wastes are not removed as effectively and may build up as kidney stones.  Water also is vital for chemical reactions in digestion and metabolism.
It carries nutrients and oxygen to the cells through the blood and helps to cool the body through perspiration.  Water also lubricates our joints.

We even need water to breathe:  our lungs must be moist to take in oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide.  It is possible to lose a pint of liquid each day just exhaling.

So if you don’t drink sufficient water, you can impair every aspect of your physiology.  Dr. Howard Flaks, a geriatric (obesity) specialist in Beverly Hills, Calif, says, “By not drinking enough water, many people incur excess body fat, poor muscle tone and size, decreased digestive efficiency and organ function, increased toxicity in the body, joint and muscle soreness and water retention.”

Water retention?  If you’re not drinking enough, your body may retain water to compensate.  Paradoxically, fluid retention can sometimes be eliminated by drinking more water, not less.

“Proper water intake is a key to weight loss,” says Dr. Donald Robertson, medical director of the Southwest Geriatric Nutrition Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. 
 
“If people who are trying to lose weight don’t drink enough water, the body can’t metabolize the fat adequately.  Retaining fluid also keeps weight up.”

The minimum for a healthy person is eight to ten eight-ounce glasses a day,” says Dr. Flaks.  “You need more if you exercise a lot or live in a hot climate.  And overweight people should drink in an extra glass for every 25 pounds they exceed their ideal weight.  Consult your own physician for their recommendations.

At the International Sports Medicine Institute, we have a formula for daily water intake: 1/2 ounce per pound of body weight if you’re not active (that’s ten eight-ounce glasses if you weigh 160 pounds), and 2/3 ounce per pound if you’re athletic (13 to 14 glasses a day, at the same weight).

Your intake should be spread throughout the day and evening.  You may wonder:  If I drink this much, won’t I constantly be running to the bathroom? 
 
Yes.  But after a few weeks, your bladder tends to adjust and you urinate less frequently but in larger amounts.

And by consuming those eight to ten glasses of water throughout the day, you could be on your way to a healthier, leaner body.

I was able to visit Manila Ocean Park last February of this year when I accompanied my son on his fieldtrip.  As I roamed inside the park I was mesmerized by all the different kind of sea creatures, by the gigantic size of aquariums and its cool ambiance in general.  I wonder if this is how the Ocean Park in Hongkong looks like which I always dream to visit???

One attraction of the park is when you see scuba divers cleaning the aquariums. Yes! It’s like they’re diving in the ocean.  Bet they have a heap amount of aquarium and pond supplies to maintain the area.  There’s only one thing I didn’t agree with their rule.  The park has 2 floors, if you decided to exit the ground floor to the second floor, you can’t go back to the ground floor. What if you want to go back? You have to buy ticket again??? Why is that?

The 58th Miss Universe Pageant will be held at the Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009 and will be aired in the Philippines on Aug. 24 (Monday) 9:30 a.m over ABS-CBN.  Miss Pamela Bianca Manalo will represent the Philippines on the said pageant.  I’m sure for the past months the contestants did the preparation which includes taking of the best weight loss products and did their beauty regimens religiously to be astounding on the said event.

Pamela Bianca Ramos Manalo from Manila was crowned Bb. Pilipinas 2009-Universe on March 7, 2009 in Araneta Coliseum.  She was born on August 30, 1986 (same birthdate as mine ) and stands 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in).  During the Bb. Pilipinas 2009 pageant, she won  numerous special awards like best in swimsuit, Miss Natasha, Ms. Philippine Airlines and Manila Bulletin’s Reader’s Choice Award.  She really is a charming and smart lady.

At the time of this writing, I heard that she is one of the darling of the crowd among the women from 84 countries and territories who will compete for the title.  For you Bianca, may the grace of the Lord be with you.  Goodluck and Mabuhay!!!

A Florida couple, both well into their 80s, go to a sex therapist’s office.  The doctor asks, ‘What can I do for you?’   The man says, ‘Will you watch us have sexual intercourse? ‘   The doctor raises both eyebrows, but he is so amazed that such an  elderly couple is asking for sexual advice that he agrees.  When the couple finishes, the doctor says, ‘There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the way you have intercourse. ‘   He thanks them for coming, he wishes them good luck, he charges them $50 and he says good bye. 

 The next week, the same couple returns and asks the sex therapist to watch again. The sex therapist is a bit puzzled, but agrees.   This happens several weeks in a row.  The couple makes an appointment, has intercourse with no problems, pays the doctor, then leave.

 
Finally, after 3 months of this routine, the doctor says, ‘I’m sorry, but I have to ask. Just what are you trying to find out?’  The man says, ‘We’re not trying to find out anything.   She’s married so we can’t go to her house.  I’m married and we can’t go to my house.

The Holiday Inn charges $98. 

The Hilton charges $139.

We do it here for $50, and I get $43 back from Medicare.

Hehehe…