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  2. Chumash traditional medicine - Wikipedia

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    Women were kept isolated during menstruation and prohibited from eating meat or drinking cold water for three days. They also could not bathe, despite daily bathing being common in Chumash culture. Instead, they used the leaves of Wooly Bluecurls as douches. White sage was used to control heavy bleeding.

  3. Nothing by mouth - Wikipedia

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    Pre-surgery NPO orders are typically between 6 and 12 hours prior to surgery, through recovery suite discharge, but may be longer if long acting medications or oral post-meds were administered. It is not uncommon for the food NPO period to be longer than that for liquid, as the American Board of Anesthesiology advises against liquid NPO periods ...

  4. Childbirth in Haiti - Wikipedia

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    Mothers are also encouraged to drink a special tea made from the same mixture. The second bath occurs after the three-day mark for another three days where the mother bathes in herb-fortified water that is warmed by the sun, not boiled. The third bath occurs at the one-month mark and is a cold bath, the first one the mother takes since delivery.

  5. Eight hidden dangers of drinking ice water - AOL

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  6. Hot toddy. Green tea. Cocoa. Warm drinks offer comfort in ...

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    With few calories, the drink offers a hydrating alternative to water on chilly days. Lemon juice is a rich source of vitamin C, providing about 25% of the daily recommended intake per ½ lemon ...

  7. 5 Ways Drinking Water Can Help You Lose Weight - AOL

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    The effect started kicking in 10 minutes after drinking water and reached its peak in 30 to 40 minutes. In absolute terms, the number of calories burned by doing this wasn’t extreme, but on a ...

  8. Nutrition and pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    During pregnancy, a woman's mass increases by about 12 kg (26 lb). [40] The European Food Safety Authority recommends an increase of 300 mL per day compared to the normal intake for non-pregnant women, taking the total adequate water intake (from food and fluids) to 2,300 mL, or approximately 1,850 mL/ day from fluids alone. [41]

  9. Preoperative fasting - Wikipedia

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    Preoperative fasting is the practice of a surgical patient abstaining from eating or drinking ("nothing by mouth") for some time before having an operation.This is intended to prevent stomach contents from getting into the windpipe and lungs (known as a pulmonary aspiration) while the patient is under general anesthesia. [1]