Again I’ll start with the disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. However, I have done my best to check out what follows. If anyone can improve this by pointing out genuine errors of omission or commission I would be grateful if they would comment or email me. Oxygen is distributed around your body by [...]
Archive for October 31st, 2006
How to avoid the rampaging trots
Now first things first: I am not a medical professional of any sort. The following is just based on my own experience travelling the world a lot over many years. Use it at your own risk. I have seen many a person lose dives because of the trots but, with a bit of knowledge, it [...]
An old hand’s top tips
 Baby shampoo. A small bottle of this is cheap and it is perfect for cleaning the inside of a mask before diving. Just rub it in and rinse for perfect underwater vision. Xylitol. A natural sugar with five carbon atoms instead of six, so your body doesn’t digest it (handy for diabetics). It kills bacteria, [...]
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