Rev Your Health

Children: Nutrition, Behavior and Health—Part One We all know that nutrition plays a big role in a child’s health. But how much of a role does nutrition play in children’s behavior? The answer is: much bigger than most realize. It may amaze parents to know that much of the undesirable behavior—which is also a sign [...]

Probably one of the most surprising energy zappers commonly consumed is coffee!!!   The caffeine, especially when combined with added sugar (most ladies like their coffee sweetened), causes blood sugar to go on a roller coaster ride. Additionally, caffeine is a nervous system stimulant, giving a “pick me up” effect by stimulating the central nervous [...]

Many people see health as a very complicated thing. Figuring out what’s wrong with them seems like an almost impossible task. Then, when told that their problem could be as simply corrected as drinking more water, they don’t believe it! It’s gotta be something more complicated like replacing all their mercury fillings, or some obscure [...]

Dehydration and Acid Reflux: Actually, the title of this article could be “Dehydration and Digestive Problems”, since so much of the digestive and eliminative process depends on and requires tremendous amounts of water. But for the purpose of this article, we’ll confine our discussion primarily to acid reflux. What causes acid reflux? How is it [...]

One of the problems that shows up in chronic dehydration is constipation, or other digestive ills. This is because water plays a huge part in digestion and elimination… or peristalsis. Peristalsis is the rhythmic contraction of the intestines to push food and waste through, to be ultimately eliminated from the body. Many people don’t realize [...]

One of the most common and overlooked causes of disease is dehydration. People don’t usually think of water as an essential nutrient, but after oxygen, it is the most essential nutrient our body needs to survive, not to mention thrive. Our bodies are 80 to 90% water by volume at birth, but many people are [...]