Travel Essentials

April 8, 2009 0 Comments 10 tags

Medicine: Insect repellent Aspirin Bandages Water purification tablets (such as iodine tablets) Prescription medicines and copies of prescriptions (including for eyeglasses) Sunscreen Malaria pills, such as Mefloquine, taken once a

Vitamins and Supplements

April 7, 2009 0 Comments 8 tags

Vitamin: An Organic nutrient (as opposed to a Mineral, which is inorganic) essential for normal physiological and Metabolic functions of the body. Most vitamins cannot be synthesized by the body

Mountain Miseries

April 7, 2009 0 Comments 7 tags

A Guide to the Effects of Cold and Altitude Each year, several visitors to our mountains die needlessly. They fall victim to the problems discussed here because they didn’t know

Avoid the Pain of Ankle Sprains

April 7, 2009 0 Comments 7 tags

PREVENTING AND TREATING INJURY Here are some tips to help you avoid ankle sprains, as well as steps for treating the inevitable… Use common sense, and apply any or all