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In most climates, 8 to 10 glasses of water per day is recommended for adults. The best indicator for adequate fluid intake is frequent, clear urination.
The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.