It flavors food and is used as a binder and stabilizer. The human body requires a small amount of sodium to conduct nerve impulses, contract and relax muscles, and maintain the proper balance of water and minerals. It is estimated that we need about mg of sodium daily for these vital functions. But too much… Read More: Can water dilute the sodium in your diet? »
With the heatwave in full swing, dehydration symptoms are imminent. Doctor Naomi Newman-Beinart gives us the lowdown on the importance of H2O and why we should be drinking more of it It is sweltering in the U.K. right now and we are not a country that is prepared for this kind of heat. Am I… Read More: Dehydration symptoms? 5 signs you aren’t drinking enough water »
The small group of swimmers stood in the pale light of morning waiting to disrobe. Like a tribal elder, the man they’d been waiting for joined them on the beach. A round of applause and cheers greeted his arrival. It was good to have him back. es Scanlon has been swimming at Bray Beach for… Read More: Long time, no sea: The joys of being back in… »
By Clare Wilson Illustration of the device used in the Revita procedureFractyl A bizarre diabetes treatment seems to destroy cells lining the gut to change people’s hormonal response to food. The technique involves putting a tube down someone’s throat and into the first part of their small intestine, called the duodenum, while they are sedated. Known as… Read More: Experimental diabetes device works by killing gut cells with hot… »