Note from Linda Farina

 I asked my Doctor why do I & other people urinate (pee) so much at night time.

Answer from my Cardiac Doctor = Gravity holds water in the lower part of your body when you are upright.

When you lie down & the lower body (legs & other things) seeks level with the kidneys it is then that the kidneys remove the water because it is easier.

This then ties in with the last statement!
I knew you need your minimum water to help flush the toxins out of your body, but this was news to me.
Correct time to drink water... very Important. From A Cardiac Specialist!
Drinking water at a certain time maximizes its effectiveness on the body:
2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs
1 glass of water 30 min before a meal - helps digestion
1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure
1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart attack
Please pass this to the people you care about......

I can also add to this... My Physician told me that water at bed time will also help prevent night time leg cramps.

Your leg muscles are seeking hydration when they cramp & wake you up with a Charlie Horse.

 Thanks Linda! That's nice to know...Now if I can just remember it.  Think I'll write it down.

Been trying to get to know and understand my new computer this morning.  For a while, the keyboard keys and places where I was attempting to type started jumping all over the place like it had a mind of its own.  I won't repeat the words that were coming out of my mouth.  Certainly wasn't in the mood to lose control of something I had just spent hundreds of dollars on. 

I knew there was going to be a tough learning cycle, though, so I'll just remember to be patient.  Yeah, we all know how good I am at that activity.  At any rate, I'm feeling better today. Not 100% but I can't recall the last time I ever felt 100%.  Maybe never.  Ha!

Lookin' mighty cold out my window.  I am thinking about browsing Goodwill and Serenity House for a stereo but we'll see.  Maybe I'll hear from somebody who has one I can borrow. Worked on a jigsaw puzzle yesterday and sewed a few quilt squares together. Didn't have the energy to do much of anything else.

Well, time to get off now. Had to ramble on a bit to see if my keyboard is behaving. Have Paula Deen show on and she's making me hungry.  Cooking shows are fun to watch.

Later....
Just ran a few errands. Stopped at a new thrift store and found a stereo with the kind of jacks in the back I need. Have to get it cleaned up a little but we did test it and it appears to play tapes okay.  That will be a project while I'm housebound because of the snow we're supposed to get in a few days.

I stopped by Radio Shack to price adaptors for my old keyboard to this laptop or a new wireless keyboard and wireless mouse.  All $20 a piece. I'll wait on those. Not necessary now anyhow.