Winter time can bring around as many people suffering from dehydration as summer time can. One of the big problems is that the air is so dry, when you sweat you doesn’t feel it because it evaporates so quickly. We go more into this in last week’s newsletter so go to that one for more info and the first 6 signs of dehydration.
Here are more signs we will start out with some for young kids.
1) Tear-less crying. Infants can loose water to sweat just like adults and because they can be so active we may not recognize how much fluid they need.
2) Fever in both adults and children can be present due to dehydration. However this is more the persistent constant dehydration Definitely drink water when you have a fever but also Vit C
3) Too many dry diapers. Toddlers should not go longer than 8 hours without a wet diaper. If yours is going longer it could be dehydration.
Here are a few more for adults:
4) Dizziness. Mayo clinic lasts dizziness as a symptom of dehydration. Without enough fluid, the bran function can be compromised.
5) Blood pressure drop. Dehydrated people may feel faint when they stand up.
6) High Blood pressure. Dehydration can cause high blood pressure because the blood vessels will constrict if there isn’t enough fluid.
7) Dry Skin. If you’re low on water, the skin is the first organ to suffer. The dry skin will be a problem because the oil will still be produced and the dry skin will cause pimples.
If any of these are a concern for you take a look at your water consumption. My best advice is take your body weight and divide that in half. That’s the number of ounces that you should be drinking each day. If you aren’t anywhere that amount, don’t just go straight there, go half way for a few days then depending how far away you were, you may need to go ½ way again. Within a week you will be there. Maintain that for 3 weeks or so and see what happens to your symptoms
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