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Koox Diving Have Opened A New Dive Centre In Cancun

March 11th, 2020
Koox Diving Have Opened A New Dive Centre In Cancun It’s official – Koox Diving have opened a new dive centre in Cancun! Did you know that scuba diving in Cancun offers you an amazing range of dive sites where you can swim with turtles, dolphins, and even whale sharks? Look at the locations where some of the best scuba diving, snorkelling, and cave diving can be found… Cancun Tours Highlights Whale shark snorkel tours Want to swim with the largest living fish on the planet? The whale shark – known as the gentle giant – will give you an...   Continue Reading...
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Can You Scuba Dive With High Blood Pressure?

February 28th, 2020
Can You Scuba Dive With High Blood Pressure? High blood pressure – or hypertension – is a common condition when the force of the blood pushing against the blood vessel walls is consistently too high. This can cause harm as it increases the workload of the heart – making it labour and work less efficiently. Over time force and friction damage the arteries which can lead to a stroke or heart attack. If you love going on underwater adventures and knowing these facts you may want to learn more about high blood pressure and scuba diving. Can you scuba dive...   Continue Reading...
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Can You Swim with Contacts?

February 25th, 2020
Can You Swim with Contacts? Contact lenses can be a great alternative to glasses but it's important that you know how to use them safely. One of the areas where questions often come up are around contact lenses and water, specifically, can you swim with contacts? As any optician will tell you, you can but it's a really bad idea. Contact Lenses and Water Contact lenses, especially soft lenses absorb any water around them, This alters their shape making them uncomfortable to wear and irritating to your eyes. Eye doctors even advise against showering while wearing contacts. Rigid gas porous...   Continue Reading...
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How Soon After a Tattoo Can You Swim?

February 17th, 2020
How Soon After a Tattoo Can You Swim? Heading to the beach and admiring some of the gorgeous tattoos you'll see there might well inspire you to add to or start your own body artwork. Great idea but wrong time and wrong place. Unless you're happy to spend the rest of your holiday deep in the shade and out of the water, this is not the time to get a new tattoo. Here's why. Tattoos and Sunshine The site of any new tattoo is vulnerable to sunburn, UV rays cause fresh ink to fade and sunscreen isn't good for new...   Continue Reading...
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Can You Swim With Stitches?

February 12th, 2020
Can You Swim With Stitches? Healing after surgery with stitches depends on your general health and the type of surgery you had. Large incisions can take up to eight weeks to properly heal – and if you have additional medical problems this can take even longer. If the skin gets broken the wound provides germs with a direct entrance into the body, making it prone to infection. Infected stitches can be caused by bacteria, and the wound site will become inflamed and tender. A frequently asked question is can you swim with stitches? Read on to find out more… Preventative...   Continue Reading...

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