Is Drinking a Gallon of Water a Day Good or Bad for You? Emilia Benton
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How much water is too much?
Scroll through social media, and you ll probably come across a celebrity toting the latest fitness accessory du jour.
Nope, it s not cute yoga pants or a brightly colored headband that keeps frizz from sticking to your sweaty face.
It s not even a cute water bottle, but you re getting closer.
The trendy accessory in the world of the rich and famous? A half-gallon water bottle.
It seems like an OK idea at the outset. After all, experts like to remind us to drink enough fluids. You ve probably heard the recommendation to drink eight glasses of water a day.
NBC: Wear A Mask While Exercising And Showering. Maybe Even Two
March 13, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rolled out some guidelines for exercising, and this week NBC News explained them for us. Among the most notable guidelines, as NBC emphasized, is the charge to wear a mask while you’re exercising inside at the gym.
Based on a study of a gym-related COVID-19 breakout in Chicago in the late summer of 2020, the CDC concluded, “To reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission in exercise facilities, employees and patrons should wear a mask, even during high-intensity activities (10) while ≥6 ft apart.”
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Double masking for COVID-19: CDC recommends wearing two masks at once
Two masks are the new mask and we explain how to double mask properly. Listen - 04:22 Kilito Chan/Getty Images For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website.
Two masks are better than one. The new guidance for slowing the spread of COVID-19 is to double mask. First, Dr. Anthony Fauci endorsed it because it just makes common sense, the chief medical adviser to the president told NBC News Today. Now, the CDC recommends the same.
According to findings from a CDC study, wearing a cloth mask on top of a surgical mask helps improve the fit of the surgical mask. The closer-fitting the mask is your face, the fewer gaps there are between the mask and your face where respiratory droplets carrying the coronavirus can enter. The study found that, The re