How to Beat Hard Water Hair.

Hard Water can cause great problems to your hair and skin.

When people travel from city to city or province to province they begin to notice the change in water softness. Soft water is great for skin, great for hair, and (perhaps most importantly) great for overall health. With a first shower in hard water you will notice that your hair will begin to behave quite strangely. It will feel dry and straw-like, brittle and lifeless. It will appear extremely knotty and almost sticky to the touch. Most people have no idea what is going wrong, until they begin to realize it is the change in the water.

Hard water is water that contains a large amount of minerals. Mineral content in water can vary from province to province – even from city to city. While it’s not harmful to your health, hard water can bring serious problems to your skin and hair, adding to them a buildup of minerals and drying them out. If you’ve ever moved from a soft water city to a hard water city, you can relate to this experience. But don’t fret, because hard water does not have to ruin your life!

The key is to install a whole home water filtration system from Eagle Industries Corp. Eagle Industries Corp represents a premium line of water treatment equipment from Eagle Water Treatment Systems. This equipment has been specifically engineered to remove harmful contaminants from the water and soften the water with a whole home water conditioning system. The unique equipment design from Eagle Water Treatment allows for efficient water use which will save on your monthly water bills and has been designed to handle municipal and well water applications. Give us a call today at 1-866-222-9308 or visit us at 2191 Dunwin Drive in Mississauga Ontario for all of your water treatment needs.  

Make sure to take plenty of water with your medicine.

 

Do you know how much water or other fluid should be taken with medicines that are swallowed? For some medicines, a small sip may not be enough. The amount and type of fluid that is best for you will depend on the properties of your medicine and on the particular diseases or conditions that you have.

Taking a lot of medications without drinking enough water could put a strain on your kidneys, whose job it is to remove waste from the blood. Water helps to flush out these wastes (another plus is that it can lower your chances of getting kidney stones and infections).

For instance, if you take over-the-counter or prescription painkillers containing ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Aleve) or acetaminophen (Tylenol), it’s advisable to wash them down with a large glass of water to help eliminate the drug from your kidneys.

Water helps medicine pass from your mouth to your stomach and small intestine and to be absorbed to give the desired action. Swallowing medicines without enough water may prevent the medicine from acting properly and may even lead to undesired side effects in some cases. One example is the class of drugs known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs). Some commonly used NSAIDs are acetylsalicylic acid (also called ASA or Aspirin), ibuprofen, and naproxen. Taking NSAIDs without enough liquid or taking them on an empty stomach can increase your chances of experiencing irritation of the esophagus or stomach or even ulcers. Another example is a class of drugs called bisphosphonates, which are used to treat or prevent osteoporosis. These medicines are usually taken on an empty stomach. To reduce your risk of experiencing irritation of the esophagus, it's important to take these medicines with plenty of water, and to avoid lying down for at least half an hour after taking them.

The amount of water needed can also depend on the dosage form. For example, you may need to swallow more water with a large tablet or capsule than with a small tablet or a liquid medicine. Always carefully read the label of your medicine and any information that comes with it. Find out how much water you need to take with your medicine. The right amount of water for you will depend on which medicines you are taking and the medical conditions that you have. If you are not sure how much water you should drink, ask your pharmacist or other healthcare provider.

When taking water with medicine make sure you are drinking filtered water to avoid adding any unwanted contaminants to your medicine. Eagle Industries Corp has been helping customers purify and filter their drinking water for many years. We have hundreds of satisfied customers across the Halton and Peel regions in Southern Ontario. Give us a call today and we will be glad to do a complimentary water quality analysis on your drinking water. Call 1-866-222-9308 today.

Control Your Allergy Symptoms - Another Good Reason to Drink Water.

Drink plenty of water which may help prevent higher histamine production

At Eagle Industries Corp we know how essential water is.  It’s vital to almost every body function – from suppressing appetite to regulating temperature to aiding digestion.  A body well-hydrated with water just works more efficiently. Of course that means that not being well hydrated, more commonly known as being dehydrated, means “your body doesn’t have enough water and other fluids to carry outs its normal functions.” What we may not know is that drinking water may help fight allergy symptoms.

A 2010 Yale University study even found that people taking antihistamines on a regular basis were heavier than those who did not (they did not conclude that they actually caused weight gain, the study was observational only).  Given all the possible side effects of pharmaceutical aids it seems that anything one can do to naturally prevent allergy attacks is prudent.  So:

• Drink plenty of water which may help prevent higher histamine production.
• Eat plenty of foods containing natural anti-histamines – they’re good for your general health as well.
• Keep all-natural allergy relief handy .

Dehydration can result in some very serious health problems. One can live much longer without food than water.  Other less well known effects of chronic dehydration may include hypertension, asthma, allergies and migraine headaches.  So what exactly is the connection between allergies and water? The answer is histamines.

Allergies are caused by a histamine reaction in the body. If you suffer from hay fever for instance, your body views pollen as a dangerous invader and over reacts and causes your immune system to produce histamines to fight the irritants. This results in the watery eyes, runny noses and sneezing associated with seasonal allergies. In other words, the annoying symptoms of allergies are actually our bodies fighting off the “invasion” of pollen, or mold or dust.

Histamines also have other functions, including regulating the body’s water supply.  A 1995 Dutch study confirmed that dehydration triggers histamine production as a defensive mechanism to preserve water remaining in the body as well as to prevent future loss. When we are dehydrated, histamine production increases and can cause us to have the symptoms of seasonal allergies such as runny nose, sneezing, and itchy eyes.

Revving up histamine production for lack of water is easily avoided by drinking more.  Thirst is one of the last signs of dehydration and since dehydration can cause the brain to become a little confused, we often mistake the “thirsty” signal for a “hungry” signal.  So we reach for food instead of water – not what the body really needs.  Try a glass of water first.  It may also thin nasal mucus which can provide allergy relief.  Hot steaming drinks also help – but stick with healthy teas and broths.

By installing a Drinking Water filter in your home, you will have pure, great-tasting water straight from your tap, making your teas and broths taste a lot better. Few people actually like the taste of municipal drinking water. Adequate water consumption is the foundation for any good healthy lifestyle. Give us a call today at 1-866-222-9308 for your free water quality evaluation from eagle Industries Corp located at 2191 Dunwin drive in Mississauga Ontario.

(with files from aedrops.ca)