Tag: illness

 Since we are rapidly approaching the flu season, I'd like to answer common questions I hear about influenza and the flu shot.

I’m often asked by patients how much water they needs to drink each day. The Institute of Medicine has calculated that men need about 13 cups or 3 quarts of liquids and women need about 9 cups or 2 quarts of liquids daily. We also ingest approximately 2 ½ cups, or 20% of our daily intake of liquids from food, especially fruits and vegetables. In addition, beverages that we commonly drink such as coffee, juice, milk and soda are composed mostly of water.

The benefits of exercise are no longer theoretical. All recent studies concerning exercise and its effect on people, conclusively state that exercise will help most people live longer and healthier lives.  Whether you are young or old, overweight or underweight, or even if you have a disability, exercise will benefit you.