Silent Killer

Most of us don't drink before sleeping because we want to avoid
frequent trips to the bathroom.

SILENT KILLER: What u need to know about NIGHTMARE !

Got this information from a US-based pharmacist who is a cousin of a
colleague. It seems only MALES are afflicted with this. We had a
co-staff/driver who died last month from supposedly the silent killer
in sleep -- leaving a housewife and 3 very young kids.

IMPORTANT: Never go thirsty when going to bed and be sure you have
plenty of water during your 8-hour rest... Nightmare has killed a male
nurse . It is sudden death in adults which cause them to die while
sleeping. Many theories have been put forward as its cause. However,
here is an article which sheds some light to the cause of this malady.
Please read on:

Article from THE PHILIPPINE STAR:
The reported cause of actor Rico Yan's death is nightmare or
bangungot. Medical investigators in China , Japan and several Asian
countries who performed autopsies on persons who died from "acute
hemorrhagic pancreatitis" found out that the majority of them had
eaten NOODLES as their supper.. This was a startling finding. However,
it wasn't the noodles that caused nightmares but DEHYDRATION. Imbibing
even with a few drinks of alcohol or just eating noodles immediately
before bedtime compound this on an empty stomach will trigger an
electrolyte imbalance and other factors that causes a person to
dehydrate or lose water.. It is therefore advisable for a person to
take several glasses of water before bedtime if he had a few or
several alcoholic drinks. Avoid eating noodles before bedtime, but if
you can not avoid it, allow at least two hours for the body to digest
the noodles before hitting the sack and drink plenty of water. The
most important thing is, never go thirsty when going to bed and be
sure you have plenty of water during your 8-hour rest.

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From: mikemiraflor@yahoo.com