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Progeria ( Hutchison-Gilford Syndrome)

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Just before his passing on January 10, 2014, Sam Berns was a Junior at Foxboro High School in Foxboro, Massachusetts, where he achieved highest honors and was a percussion section leader in the high school marching band. He also achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. Sam was diagnosed with Progeria, a rare, rapid aging disease, at the age of 2. He is featured in the Emmy award-winning documentary Life According to Sam, which premiered on HBO on October 21, 2013, 2 days before his 17th birthday. He just turned 17. A few years ago,before his freshman year in High School, he wanted to play snare drumin the Foxboro High School Marching Band, and it was a dreamthat he just had to accomplish. But each snare drum and harness weighed about 40 pounds each, and he have a disease called Progeria . So just to give you an idea,he weigh only about 50 pounds. So, logistically, he really couldn't carrya regular sized snare drum, and because of this the band directorassign...
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Importance of water to maintain health

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Importance of water to maintain health What is chemically composed of two molecules of hydrogen and one molecule of oxygen? It has the chemical formula H2O. Water has a molecular weight of 18.0 1534 and a melting point at 1 atmosphere of 0.00-degree centigrade and boiling point of hundred degrees. It exists in three forms of gas liquids and solids. A large amount of water is present in different vegetables and fruits for example cucumber and watermelon. Foods rich in water are fruits, vegetables meat milk, and beverages such as coffee carbonated drink and-lassi-. NATURE OF WATER IN FOOD. Water exists in food as free and physically and chemically bound water. The free water as found in tomato and orange juice is available for chemical and biological reactions as well as for use by microorganisms. This water can be frozen or removed from the food system. In physically the bound water the process that is involved is of the physical nature. Physical bonding may predominant in the ...
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HOW IMPORTANT YOUR HEALTH IS?

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HOW IMPORTANT YOUR HEALTH IS? Your health is the greatest blessing of nature. NO other blessing is greater than it. Everyone wants to enjoy good health so that one may do the best in one's life. therefore to have our maximum output, we must have a healthy body. Happiness is nothing more than good  health  and a bad memory. Albert Schweitzer. ... However, because of many reasons, people are ignoring their health and falling prey to many diseases. Many of these diseases could not be cured. Therefore we have to take care of our health.   WHAT YOU NEED TO MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH? It  is probably the most searched item on the internet although most people know what is needed to maintain good health. Our daily diet must have protein, carbohydrates, and lipids in small quantities. But everybody must have a different diet plan according to the opinions of experts.  Nutritionists ask people to drink a lot of water , have protein, carbohydrates, lipids, and vitamins in their...
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