Water For Health

If you think men are more vulnerable to coronary disease than women, think again. Don’t wait for a warning sign – start looking after your heart today.

Statistics show one in three Australian women is at risk of heart attack, angina, stroke and peripheral vascular disease (PVD). Worse still, two thirds of women who die from a sudden heart attack have had no previous symptoms, according to The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health. Age, smoking, a lack of exercise, weight gain, diabetes and a poor diet all increase your risk of cardiovascular disease, as can family history.

The good news is that simple lifestyle changes can lower your chances of having a stroke or heart attack, says Professor Susan Davis, chair of Women’s Health at Monash University in Melbourne.

Regular exercise

Regular exercise is an extremely important factor in women’s health. Daily exercise can help control your weight and sugar levels, strengthen your heart, lower blood pressure, raise HDL (good) cholesterol and lower LDL (bad) cholesterol. “Women need to do moderate, endurance-type exercise for at least 40 minutes, three times a week, and include more activity in their everyday lives,” says Professor Davis.

Healthy heart diet

Eating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables that are high in antioxidants and vitamins such as folate is also crucial for heart health. There is evidence that replacing unhealthy fats with polyunsaturated fatty acids found in oily fish, leafy plants, canola and linseed oil can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Give Up Smoking

Giving up smoking will also improve your heart health. Nearly 40 per cent of smoking related deaths are caused by cardiovascular disease, according to NSW Health. This is because smoking increases an artery-clogging process called atherosclerosis.
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If live in a rural area and your water supply comes from a well, you might think that you’re protected from pollutants, but nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, well water pollution is one of the major reasons for illness, because the water can be contaminated from nearby farms through such things as animal excrement or fertilizer runoff. Therefore, it’s likely that you need well water filtration systems to make sure that you have the cleanest and vast drinking water possible.

Here are three things you should know about well water filtration systems:

They’re not all the same

Some water filtration systems are meant to filter out relatively large particulates. This is probably okay if you live in the city where your own city has its own filtration system in place, so that you may just need to refine drinking water for chlorine taste or to make it more palatable.

However, if you live in the country, you’ll likely need something a little more involved. First, get your water tested to see what contaminants it has in it.

Reverse osmosis can be done if the water is particularly bad or if it has cysts, which are parasites that cause problems especially in people with fragile immune systems. In addition, lead content will be reduced by 99% or better. This may be what you need if you live near farms where fertilizer or animal waste runoff is a problem. In addition, to further purify water, you may want to consider ion exchange filtration to balance mineral content and normalize the pH level.

Whole house, or point of use filtration?

If your water is very bad, you may want to consider whole house filtration. This is especially useful if, for example, your water has a high iron or rust content in addition to other difficulties. Having high iron or rust in the water can make hair and clothes take on an unpleasant color, and these things can also be absorbed through the skin in the shower.

However, if your situation is such that your water only needs to be filtered for drinking and cooking, you can install “point of use” filters at your kitchen sink and in your refrigerators water and ice dispensers, as applicable. Whole house filtration will be much more expensive, but it can be considered to offset the expense of having clothes and hair ruined with rust or iron laden water, or the illness that might happen if you are absorbing contaminants through your skin.

Should you rent, or should you own your water filtration system?

This is a good question, since many companies will simply charge you a monthly service fee to come out and replace filters for free and to service your unit when it needs to be. Depending on where you live, this may be more cost-effective than owning your unit and having to pay for repairs and filter replacement yourself. Check online to see which companies offer the best price and service — but don’t assume that buying is always better than renting. In fact, renting may be the better deal overall.

enefits of Cold Drinking Water

In today’s market, when you are thirsty there are a multitude of companies that want you to use their beverage to quench your thirst.  They use a variety of ways to persuade you to buy their products, like celebrity endorsements, flashy packaging, promise of great taste, and, in many cases, a strong dose of caffeine.  While many of these drinks may taste good and give you a boost, they are usually over priced and somewhat unhealthy.

Caffeine especially tends to dehydrate your body, which causes you to be energetic for a while, and then feel completely drained. Next time you need something to drink, consider cold drinking water.  Water is much better for you than any caffeinated products on the market, and, is usually cheaper. 

Cold Drinking Water Is Better For Your Body

While any water you drink is good for you, there are additional benefits associated with cold drinking water.  Cold drinking water is not only more refreshing after working out or other physical activity; it is also more easily absorbed into your bloodstream than warm or hot water.  Also, because your body is constantly regulating your temperature, your body actually uses extra energy to bring cold drinking water up to 98.6 degrees.  This means burning additional calories to heat this cold water in your stomach. Not only does cold drinking water help burn calories, it does not bring any additional calories into your system, unlike many other drinks on the market.  Most drinks will load your body down with extra calories and pull the water out of your blood stream, making it more difficult to shed those extra calories.

In fact, for years experts have recommended that everyone drink about eight glasses of water a day to stay completely hydrated and promote good health.  Because water is so important to your health, it should not be overlooked, especially in the case of children.  Since children are still growing and developing, it is all the more important that they have cold drinking water.  Being healthy at this age, as well as learning healthy nutritional habits early on, will help them grow into healthy adults.