HEALTH & BEAUTY
By Rowena Kitchen
water must be replenished when it is lost through sweat and other excretions. Becoming dehydrated is a serious thing. Your skin will let you know its time for some water, by thirst or/and by having a pounding heart, crashing headache, aching limbs and an inability to concentrate. Replacing lost fluids is easy – drink water, of course, but any liquid will do and eat fruits and vegetables - they are mostly composed of water. If you apply your moisturisers to damp skin then you trap that water, which is then absorbed so keeping your skin plumped up is simple and inexpensive. This is especially the case if you have been soaking in the bath, your skin has absorbed some of the water as well as some being on the skin’s surface. Slather on that body lotion quick! our skin is covered in a fine film known as the acid
mantle, which is there to protect us by stopping bacteria, viruses and other nasty things entering the body. This is self-governed by the skin which replaces it if it is broken down due to excessively harsh soaps and so on. Becoming OCD about germs and constantly washing your hands will result (ironically) in a way for germs to sneak in. Bacteria love a warm damp area to set up camp in so drying your hands properly is vital. Temperature control is one of the great things the skin
does. It keeps us warm by making the fine hair, found all over our body, stand up; by alerting the teensy tiny muscles attached to each and every hair. This traps a layer of warm air around the body. People who are very thin will have more of this hair present as the body tries desperately to off set the lack of a fat layer to insulate it. Blood is cleverly diverted to protect the internal
organs, which is why you look pale when you are very cold. When it’s hot, our skin keeps us cool by sweating; the sweat evaporates on the surface and lowers our temperature. You look red or flushed as blood heads for the surface to get cooled down. Amazing. The skin tells us if something is hot or cold by touch
and we react accordingly unless our skin is compromised. Test the water before getting into the bath! Your skin is always striving to do the best job it can so
pay attention to what it is telling you and give it a helping hand occasionally. Happy Trails, Readers, Happy Trails.
SPORTS INJURIES CLINIC PHYSIOTHERAPY & DARTMOUTH
KEVIN MATTHEWS MCSP I.I.S.T SRP F.A.Dip
“Over 14 year’s Hands-on experience in
Professional/Amateur Sports and Private Healthcare environments”
I offer treatments and advice for: Frozen Shoulder – Sciatica – Rotator Cuff
Problems - Sprained Ligaments – Tendonitis – Strained Muscles -Tension – Scar Tissue – Overuse injuries- Stress - Gait Problems – Muscle bruising – Back Problems Mobile Treatments Available
Appointments either at
THE COVE, HAULEY ROAD, DARTMOUTH or
DARTMOUTH GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
For more information or to book an appointment, call
07974 399648
Member of The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy The International Institute of Sports Therapists and The Health Professions Council HPC No:- PH76151
REGISTERED
CHIROPODIST PODIATRIST Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Cathy McDonnell
Tel: 01803 839 562 Ground Floor, The Anzac Club Limited Collaford Lane, Dartmouth TQ6 9DJ
77 BSc. (Hons),
M.Ch.S, R.G.N.
Official 2012 Olympics Physio
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