Good Thing To Know! From The Mayo Clinic.

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Good Thing To Know! From The Mayo Clinic.   How many folks do you know who say they don't want to drink anything  before going to bed because they'll have to get up during the night!!   Heart Attack and Water - Drink 1 glass of  water before going to bed avoids stroke or heart attack! I never knew all of this!  Interesting...   Something else I didn't know .... I asked  my Doctor why people need to urinate so much at night time. Answer from my Cardiac Doctor: Gravity holds water in the lower part of your body  when you are upright (legs swell).  When  you lie down and the lower body (legs and etc) seeks level with  the kidneys, it  is then that the kidneys remove the water because it is  easier.   I knew you need your minimum water to help flush the toxins out of  your body, but this was news to me.   Correct time to drink water... Very  Important. From A Cardiac Specialist!   Drinking water at a certain time maximizes  its effectiveness on the body:   2  glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal  organs   1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps  digestion   1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood  pressure   1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart  attack   I can also add to this... My Physician told me that water at bed  time will also help  prevent night time leg cramps. Your leg  muscles are seeking hydration when they cramp and wake you up with a Charlie Horse. Mayo Clinic on Aspirin -   Dr. Virend Somers is a Cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic who is the  lead author of  the report in the July 29, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American  College of Cardiology. Most heart attacks occur in the day, generally  between 6 A.M. and noon. Having one during the night, When the heart should be  most at rest, means that something unusual happened. Somers and his colleagues have  been working for a decade to show that sleep apnea is to blame.   1. If you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a day, take it at  night.   The reason: Aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life"; therefore, if most  heart attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the Aspir n would be strongest in your system.   2. Aspirin lasts a really long time in your medicine chest; for  years. (when it gets old, it smells like vinegar).   Please read on.   Something that we can do to help ourselves  - nice to know.   Bayer is making crystal aspirin to  dissolve instantly on the tongue.  They work much  faster than the tablets.     Why keep Aspirin by your bedside? It's  about Heart Attacks -   There are other symptoms of a heart  attack, besides the pain on the left arm. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea  and lots of sweating;  however, these symptoms may also occur  less frequently. Note: There may be NO pain in the chest during a  heart attack.   The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during  their sleep did not wake up.   However, if it occurs, the chest pain may  wake you up from your deep sleep. If that happens, immediately dissolve two aspirins  in your mouth and swallow them with a bit of water. Afterwards: - Call 911. - Phone a neighbor or a  family member who lives very close by.   Say "heart attack!" - Say that you have taken 2 Aspirins. - Take a  seat on a chair or  sofa  near the front door, and wait for their arrival and  ..... DO NOT LIE DOWN!   A Cardiologist has stated that if each person after receiving this  e-mail, sends it to 10  people, probably one life could be  saved! I have already shared this information. What about  you?   Do forward this message. It may save lives!   "Life is a one time gift" (Let's forward and hope this will help save some!)