I just wanted to touch base with everyone about the current heat wave and dehydration. A simple self test to be sure you are hydrated is as follows:
Pinch the skin on the top side of your hand and watch if it snaps back or if it takes alittle time. Test both hands. If it doesn’t immediately snap back, you need fluids. There is a misunderstanding about hydration. Some people believe if they drink 64 to 128 ounces of water a day they cant get dehydrated. NOT TRUE! Dehydration can sneak up on you and if you don’t keep a proper balance of calcium, magnesium, manganese, and potassium, you will not hold the water in your cells like you need to. If your bowels are loose due to a bug or stress, you are depleting your hydration balance.
A healthy bowel is the most important step in this function. If you have a slow or fast bowel take measures to balance it. I highly recommend a probiotic daily in this situation. If that doesn’t balance you out, contact me directly.
To boost your electrolytes taking a supplement like electromix or cliff’s Shot Blocks, adding bananas and avocados will also bring up your potassium.
So have a fun summer, swim, fish, boat, take walks in the woods or a local park, relax and enjoy all the summer life around you. KEEP drinking lots of fluids between meals, and contact me for further information if you need help.
every morning my wife runs to the bathroom after she eats. She usually has yogurt. A little over two years ago, she was admitted to the hospital because of extreme diarrhea and stayed there for over a week. Although she stabilized, they never found what caused it. Her symptoms have returned, but not as severely. I do not know if electromix would agree with her as so many things don’t. Thank you so much jme3850