Article: Did You Know - August 2003
Did You Know - August 2003
by: Dr. Janet Starr Hull, Ph.D., CN
http://www.sweetpoison.com/newsletter/
* Symptoms of mercury poisoning include headache, depression,
insomnia, anemia, and blue-black lines at the base of the teeth.
* One of the first symptoms of Fibromyalgia is a change in normal
sleep patterns. Persons with FMS generally have interrupted sleep
where they never get to Delta sleep, a state where the muscles
repair
themselves.
* Alcoholic drinks aggravate asthma due to sensitivity to the
alcohol
itself, and also due to the many non-alcoholic components which
determine the flavor and character of the drinks such as sulfites
and histamine.
* A low back pain prevention program includes stretching the
hamstring
and hip muscles, performing strengthening exercises of the abdominal
muscles, and possibly the most important preventative being aerobic
activity. When getting started on an exercise program when
experiencing low back pain, whichever movements that provide the
greatest
range of motion with the least pain are the types of exercise
that
should be instituted at the start of a back rehabilitation program.
* Cancer mortality studies examining solar ultra-violet-B radiation
between 1970 and 1994 showed solar ultraviolet-B radiation was
associated with a reduced risk of cancer of the breast, colon,
ovary,
and prostate as well as non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
