This is really a very important TipTow eZine so dont overlook it because it could save your life. With the summer months upon us it is really important to recognize the warning signs of heat related injuries. If you havent had the chance to get any training in first aid or CPR, I certainly suggest you find your local Red Cross Chapter and get some education but here are some very big warning signs and general treatment for heat related injuries.
Heat related symptoms include:
Early Stages:- Severe Cramps- Moist, pale, ashen or flushed skin- Weakness- Heavy Sweating
Late Stages:- Red, hot and dry skin- Vomiting- Changes in Levels Consciousness
Obviously the best thing you can do to prevent heat related emergencies is to exercise a little caution and respect the power of sudden heat illnesses.
Here are some simple rules to follow that will help keep you safe this summer.
Posted on June 7th, 2005 by Stop Being Overweight News
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Has everyone lost their minds and gone insane?
Let me show you how to choose a weight loss plan that will help you permanently lose body fat! Remember I speak from experience; it’s only been a few years since I lost 100 lbs.
You know it is a bad health and diet program when..
1. You are told that certain food groups won’t add body fat. So - let me get this straight. That means when a person gets the Gastric by-pass surgery, the procedure only stops a specific fat causing food group like Carbohydrates, right? WRONG! No the gastric by-pass helps you lose weight by restricting all your food groups. In fact, the gastric by-pass plan will ask you choose leaner food groups.
The reason this topic aggravates me so much right now is because I just got off the phone with a client of mine who is obese and has Type2 Diabetes and he was told in his support group that if he had the gastric by-pass, his Type2 Diabetes would magically go away.
Now, a by-product of having your calories restricted may reduce your sugar levels but the surgery isn’t what causes a persons sugar levels to come under control. If your total calorie consumption is less, guess what? Your intake of any sugar spiking food group is reduced too. EVERYTHING IS REDUCED!
Posted on June 7th, 2005 by Stop Being Overweight News
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