Drinking Pickle Juice Might be the New Sports Drink

Many sports athletes in the past have drank pickle juice to help stop and relieve cramping. Some believed it whereas some thought it was just phooey. But now many athletes are taking to it and taking to it big time. Why? In the past many used it because they had the belief that it would help them to relieve cramping, but now a test that was recently conducted at the university of BYU has proven this theory to be fact.

What is truly remarkable is pickle juice actually has been shown that within 85 seconds of drinking it the cramping stops. The reason for this is because pickle juice is a natural source of sodium and it also contains other electrolytes that are beneficial. So if you are a serious athlete and you want to prevent cramping just go to the refrigerator open the door and down some pickle juice.

Vitamin D-When and Why to Take

Those are some good questions to ponder: When and why do you take vitamin D? Most Americans have a vitamin D deficiency. The body creates it normally through sunlight however as we approach the winter months sunlight becomes scarce and the body may not be able to keep up with creating enough vitamin D naturally to sustain you body properly. 

When and why is vitamin D needed?
It is needed at all times but there may be times when you really need to have it in your system. It can help you in these areas:

• It can prevent and/or treat osteoporosis
• Can help control high blood pressure
• Can serve as a protection against certain kinds of cancers
• For women it can help in losing weight
• Can strengthen your heart by a large margin

How to take Vitamin D
So it is recommended that you make sure that you get enough vitamin D in your body. You can take supplements such as vitamin D3, or you can consume these foods that are rich in vitamin D:

• Orange juice
• Fortified milk
• Eggs
• Fish such as Macerel
• Cod liver oil

Take a vitamin D dose that is between 600 IU and 2000 IU but don't exceed 10,000 IU because this can create vitamin D toxicity. I would recommend that you visit your doctor and have a blood test done to see if you need vitamin D and if you do, they can then tell you how much based on your deficiency, weight, and other parameters. Don't neglect vitamin D, that's for sure!

Something Cool Involving Math and Radioactive Decay

If you are interested in science and the field of Radioactivity, you can do a search on Google for the term: 'cool math-radioactive decay calculator' and you will find a method that is used to figure out how to find the decay of certain types of matter. I'm no scientist and so it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. I'm sure it involves radioactive elements, isotopes, and ions. But that type of information is not familiar to me at all! But it could prove to be interesting to you.

Marie Curie and 2 Elements on the Periodic Table

First off, who is Marie Curie? Marie was a chemist and a physicist who lead research in the realm of radioactivity. She was given 2 Nobel Prizes for her work in developing a technique to isolate radioactive isotopes. She also discovered 2 elements that we currently have on our periodic table: Radium and Polonium. (You remember the chart of elements we had to study in school don't you?)

Science: The Big Bang Theory Cast

I'm not talking about the type of science that you would observe at a museum or the kind of science that requires projects. I'm talking about the science involving the TV show The Big Bang Theory series. Have you watched it? My favorite cast members are Sheldon, who is played by Jim Parsons. He is so funny!! Bazzinga! Ha-ha. My next favorite person on the show is Penny who is played by Kaley Cuoco. She is hot looking!