How to Hold Your Breath under Water Posted: 15 Aug 2016 05:00 PM PDT Whether you want to hold your breath to impress your friends or be a faster swimmer, you'll need to practice holding your breath for long periods of time. Proper breathing techniques will help you be able to stay underwater longer without needing air. This skill is useful for diving, surfing, swimming, and any water activity that requires you to be underwater at any given time. EditBuilding Your Lung's Capacity - Sit or lie down on solid ground. Find comfortable ground to lay down on or sit upright on your knees.[1] Practice holding your breath for long periods of time out of water first so you can practice proper breathing techniques.
- Relax your mind and body. While lying down or sitting, focus on clearing your mind of all extra thoughts and worries. Don't move your body around; sit as still as possible. This lowers your blood pulse. A lowered pulse means your body is using less oxygen.[2]
- Your body needs oxygen to move and function. The less you move, the less oxygen your body will need.
- First, practice holding your breath without moving. Then, add in simple, slow movements like walking to train your body to conserve oxygen. This will prepare your body to dive and swim with less air.
- Inhale slowly using your diaphragm. You should feel your belly rise instead of your shoulders if you're using your diaphragm to inhale. Your diaphragm is the muscle attached to the bottom of your lungs that helps expand your lungs to hold more oxygen.[3]
- Start inhaling for 5 seconds at a time. Then, increase by a few seconds every time you inhale. You will be stretching out your lungs and increasing their ability to hold more air.
- Puffing up your cheeks does not mean that you have enough oxygen. It makes you use face muscles that spend oxygen instead or conserving it.
- Exhale a little at a time. While you hold your breath, let out little puffs of air at a time. You will feel your body try and force you to exhale completely. These little convulsions are your body telling you that carbon dioxide is building up in your lungs.[4]
- Push out as much air as possible when you've finished to get rid of any extra carbon dioxide.
- As you hold your breath, your body turns oxygen into carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is toxic to your body and can cause you to pass out.
- Once you get past the convulsions, your spleen releases more oxygen-filled blood into your bloodstream. Hold your breath past this point to be able to hold it even longer.[5]
- Repeat inhaling and exhaling. Every time you repeat a breath cycle, push yourself to go a little longer each time. Breathe in and out for two minutes at a time, keeping yourself at a calm and even pace. You are training your body to handle being without oxygen.
EditGoing Under Water - Breathe correctly several times. Before going underwater, spend five minutes breathing in and out slowly like you've practiced. Relax your body as well while sitting or standing in the shallow end of a pool or body of water.
- Dive slowly below the surface. Take one deep breath through your mouth and lower yourself below the surface of the water. Keep your mouth and nose closed while underwater.
- Use your fingers to hold your nose shut if you need.
- Staying relaxed is important since there is more risk in holding your breath underwater than on land.
- Resurface slowly. Once you've reached your body's limit, swim or push yourself to the surface. Blow out any extra air as you rise so that you can take a fresh breath immediately.
- Before diving again, take another two to five minutes to do a few breath cycles to get your body back to normal oxygen levels.
- If you begin to panic at any moment, relax and surface. Panicking can lead to accidental inhalation underwater, which can cause drowning.
- Add in movement once you're comfortable. Swimming and forcing your body to dive deeper will use up more oxygen. Don't try to exert yourself right away.
- When diving, you want to remain as relaxed and calm as possible, keeping your pulse low.
- Swimming is the complete opposite. Your pulse will be high and your muscles moving quickly.[6]
- Measure your progress by distance and not time. As you begin to go longer without breath, avoid using a timer or counting seconds because you will mentally psych yourself out.[7] Instead, measure how far you can swim across the pool or how deep you can go before needing air.
- If you want to keep track of your time, have a friend time you instead.
EditStaying Safe - Have another person nearby while you practice. Practicing alone is dangerous because you cannot help yourself to safety if you pass out or begin choking or drowning. To be extra safe, make sure that your partner is CPR trained so if there's an emergency, they're able to help you out.
- Stay in shallow waters at first. This way you can stand or sit while going underwater. Treading water requires extra energy that uses your precious oxygen. It's also easier to get to the surface quickly in case you need air or have an emergency.
- Listen to your body. If you're vision begins to fade or you feel light-headed, go to the surface immediately. Risking your personal safety is not as important as a few extra seconds underwater.
- Look up free diving classes if you're interested in going deeper and longer with your dives. This way you'll be learning from a professional.
- Practice breathing on land every day to stretch your lungs.
- Wear goggles or nose plugs if you're unaccustomed to being underwater for long periods of time.
EditThings You'll Need - A pool or body of water
- A friend who knows CPR
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How to Exfoliate Lips Posted: 15 Aug 2016 09:00 AM PDT Exfoliation can help remove the dry, dead skin covering the soft lips underneath. Regular exfoliation can help dry lips become moist and plump. If you want great lips, then this is the method for you! EditFirst Method: Toothbrush - Take an old toothbrush (preferably one with straight bristles which are very soft) and put a bit of petroleum jelly on it.
- Rub the toothbrush on your lips in circular motions.
- Leave on the petroleum jelly to rehydrate your lips.
EditSecond Method: Sugar-Based Scrub - Mix a little bit of olive oil with some sugar in a small bowl. Experiment with the quantities until the mixture is pasty in consistency.
- Gently rub the mixture on your lips with a washcloth, massaging in circular motions. The longer you rub in the mixture, the more intensely you will exfoliate your lips.
- Rinse the mixture off with warm water (try cupping your hands). Because all of the ingredients are non-toxic, swallowing a small amount of the scrub is not dangerous.
- Remember to rehydrate the sensitive skin you just exposed by putting on your favorite lip balm to finish it off. Your lips should feel soft and silky smooth.
EditThird Method: Baking Soda Scrub - Take some baking soda and mix it with water to form a gritty paste.
- Use an old toothbrush (with soft and straight bristles!) or washcloth to rub the paste across your lips in circular motions.
- Rinse off your lips.
- Remember that baking soda and water do not moisturize your lips at all, so be sure to apply a moisturising lip balm when done.
EditFourth Method: Honey Sugar Scrub - Take sugar and honey (less sugar than honey) and mix it all together. Then apply it in a circular motion and leave it for a couple minutes or so.
- Wash it off and rub with a gentle cloth.
- You can leave it on for a whole night and sleep with it if you wish, but remember to put a strip of paper towel on your lips, lightly push, and keep your head upright. This works well for back sleepers. In the morning, remove paper strip, and wash it off.
- Make sure to moisturize your lips frequently to maintain soft lips.
- Do not lick your lips. It will only further aggravate them.
- You should moisturize your lips with lip balm/chapstick or petroleum jelly after exfoliating.
- You can always substitute olive oil with coconut oil.
- Whenever you feel the urge to lick your lips, put on some chapstick.
- You can use olive oil instead of a moisturizer — it also is great on your hair!
- If you use the first method, some of the sugar might fall off, so you might want to do it over a sink.
- If you add cinnamon to any of the above mixtures, it will serve as a natural lip plumper. However, be careful because cinnamon can irritate your lips, making them itchy and chapped.
- Be gentle with your lips. Scrubbing too hard or for too long will leave them sore and chapped.
EditThings You'll Need - Sugar
- Water
- Olive oil
- An old toothbrush with soft bristles
- Petroleum jelly
- Honey
- Cinnamon (optional)
- Lip balm
- Baking soda
- Gentle cloth
- Paper towel
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How to Treat Botulism in a Duck Posted: 15 Aug 2016 01:00 AM PDT Botulism Type C is one of the major diseases that affects wild and domesticated ducks. Mostly, you must let the disease run its course, with the exception of removing diseased ducks from the rest of the flock. In addition, you can take steps to help prevent the disease. EditTreating Botulism in Ducks - Watch for the symptoms. Botulism poisons the duck, causing what's sometimes known as "Limberneck Disease." It causes paralysis, starting with the duck having trouble taking off or going under the water. The duck's legs will be paralyzed, and you may see the duck trying to move only with its wings. The duck's eyelids and neck will droop. The paralysis may also be accompanied by diarrhea.[1]
- Move the duck. Once you realize a duck is sick, move it away from the area where it was infected. You should provide some basic shelter for the duck. Leaving the duck where it is means the duck will continue to be infected with the bacterium. You have to move it away from the source if it's going to recover.[2]
- However, not all ducks will recover. Only a duck that didn't get a lethal dose of the bacterium will be able to recover.[3]
- Provide plenty of fresh water. When you first notice the symptoms, it's important to provide fresh water for that duck. The water may help flush out the bacterium.[4]
- If the duck won't drink, use a syringe to give the duck fresh water.[5]
- Give an antitoxin. The two main antitoxins are Trivalent (A, B, E) Botulinum Antitoxin and Heptavalent (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) Botulinum Antitoxin. You can get the first from the CDC (your local office), and you will likely need to get the second through a vet, who will get it from the CDC.[6] The second is recommended for more types of botulism.[7]
- Ducks are most often affected by Type C Botulism, which generally doesn't cause problems for people, dogs, or cats.[8] Sometimes, they are affected by Type E Botulism.[9]
- Generally, this treatment is not used. It's not very practical, as it must be given early on, when symptoms aren't as obvious.[10]
- Treat wounds. Botulism can sometimes be caused by a wound that lets the bacterium into the blood. If your duck has wounds, you should have a vet look at them, as they may need to be treated surgically.[11]
- Wait 2 days. Most ducks who are going to recover from botulism will do so withing 2 days. If your duck makes it that long, it will likely be fine.[12]
EditPreventing Botulism in Ducks - Understand how botulism is produced. Often, ducks get botulism from living, drinking, and eating in stagnant water. The water grows the bacterium, and the ducks ingest it.[13]
- Ducks can also get botulism from eating from eating small, dead invertebrates, as well as maggots that feed on the carcasses.[14]
- Bad food and dying plant life can also give botulism to ducks.[15]
- Control the fly population. Limiting flies limits the number of maggots in the area, which can carry the bacterium. Flies can spring up for a number of reasons, especially if the ducks are being raised around other livestock.[16]
- Control manure. Manure is one of the biggest fly attractions. Make sure to remove manure at least 2 times a week. It's also important to dry out manure, as the moisture attracts flies. To dry it out, spread it out thinly in a sunny area, and then scoop it up once it's dried.[17]
- Clean up spills quickly. Both feed spills and manure spills can attract flies. Clean them up to help keep flies at bay.[18]
- Avoid having drainage ditches with weeds. These murky areas can attract flies.[19]
- Introduce fly-eating species. For instance, a small form of wasp, the fly parasitoids, has young that eat the pupa of flies, and they don't bother humans.[20]
- Remove carcasses. If several ducks have died of botulism, it's important to remove the animals quickly. Other ducks can catch it from the dead animals, and it can infect the water even more.[21]
- The best solution is to burn the animals or bury them away from other ducks.[22]
- Remove dead fish. Dead fish can cause some of the same problems as dead ducks. If dead fish are in a pond with the ducks, it's best to remove them if possible.[23]
- Take care of shallow water. Shallow water tends to be stagnant, and in warm weather especially, it can breed botulism. It's best to either drain the water off or flood the area to avoid these shallow breeding grounds.[24]
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