How Hydration Can Impact Health
LACEY (WA) – Let’s start with something super basic. Hydration. As you may already know your body changes as we age (that’s something we are likely too aware of). Did you know the communication between your brain and the receptors that detect dehydration become less sensitive as we age? I often hear the words, “I’m not thirsty” from my 40+ clients to which I have to respond, “If you are thirsty, you are already dehydrated.” Try to plan out when you can drink your 8-10 glasses of water a day. An easy tip to implement is have a large glass of water ready to drink for when you wake up. Having been dehydrated throughout the night, the glass of full water can help in a variety of ways. Then try to have 4 glasses by early afternoon. Importance of Hydration What does water do for you physically? If you have back pain but; drink your 8-10 glasses of water a day, you will find that you feel less back pain over time when you wake up. The increased water helps clear inflammation. Increased hydration flushes the entire system. The discs will often swell from inflammation at night if you have not had enough water to drink during the day and create more pain when you wake up. Hydration also affects physical performance and mood. Mild levels of dehydration can produce disruptions in mood and cognitive functioning. Mild dehydration produces alterations in a number of important aspects of cognitive function such as concentration, alertness’ and short… Read More