If you are one of the 1 in 4 women suffering with incontinence or overactive bladder disorder there is some very encouraging medical news. Until now your only choice was to wear protective undergarments, take medication or have surgery to relieve your symptoms. But, in the May 2009 Journal of Urology, researchers at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine published results of a study that suggests listening to an audio recording with a series of relaxation and visualization exercises at home, twice a day for two weeks may substantially reduce the symptoms of overactive bladder. Cognitive therapy worked because the women in the study were motivated to make a change and get control over their bodies -- brain over bladder.
Are you gross? What I mean is: Do you pee in the shower? Almost 75% of the 1000 women polled in a recent Glamour Magazine survey said they have relieved themselves in the shower at least once. I know that urine is non-toxic and sterile but, do you really want to stand in it? Is that healthy? Holistic health practitioners who endorse urine therapy believe that applying urine directly to your feet helps treat athlete’s foot and other fungal infections. And who can forget the 1997 episode of Friends where Monica is stung by a jellyfish and Chandler urinates on her to relieve the pain. And now some conservationists, distressed because 27% of the water used in our homes is flushed down the toilet, are encouraging the habit of peeing in the shower to protect the health of our planet. Okay -- I have reduced my consumption of bottled water, I recycle everything and I limit my use of gasoline and electricity in an effort to reduce my carbon footprint. But honestly – I do not/will not pee in the shower.
Sing in the shower, pee in the toilet and make the time to be good to you.
Good Health!
Terry
“When you know better, you do better.”
~Maya Angelou
Are you gross? What I mean is: Do you pee in the shower? Almost 75% of the 1000 women polled in a recent Glamour Magazine survey said they have relieved themselves in the shower at least once. I know that urine is non-toxic and sterile but, do you really want to stand in it? Is that healthy? Holistic health practitioners who endorse urine therapy believe that applying urine directly to your feet helps treat athlete’s foot and other fungal infections. And who can forget the 1997 episode of Friends where Monica is stung by a jellyfish and Chandler urinates on her to relieve the pain. And now some conservationists, distressed because 27% of the water used in our homes is flushed down the toilet, are encouraging the habit of peeing in the shower to protect the health of our planet. Okay -- I have reduced my consumption of bottled water, I recycle everything and I limit my use of gasoline and electricity in an effort to reduce my carbon footprint. But honestly – I do not/will not pee in the shower.
Sing in the shower, pee in the toilet and make the time to be good to you.
Good Health!
Terry
“When you know better, you do better.”
~Maya Angelou
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