Sunday, November 1, 2009

Drowning and The Marathon


Rehydration stands © 2009 Am Ang Zhang


As the New York Marathon went underway, I am reminded of our much respected professor in medicine, Old Mac.

“It took 5 minutes to drown and 20 days to die from dehydration.”


Paula at 49.38 © 2009 Am Ang Zhang

Behind Paula© 2009 Am Ang Zhang
It is amazing that after over 40 years they are just beginning to realise that. Research on Marathon runners showed that many had low sodium, a sure sign of over-hydration.

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Loquat, Winter Melon & Sapote


49.38 © 2009 Am Ang Zhang

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