Water - The Basis of All Life
Water is the life blood of all living things. For us humans, hydration is not only essential for life, but is critical for optimal function of the body and mind. The bodily percentage of water in humans is said to range 45 – 75% with a more average between 60% - 75%.
#NationalHydrationDay is celebrated on June 23
in honor of football coach Victor Hawkins, who invented a hydrating mouthguard for his players to use while playing on the football field.
Water - Water Everywhere - body plasma 92% - blood 90% - brain and heart 73% - kidneys and muscle 79% - lungs 83% - skin 63% - bone 31%
Essential Functions - building material and energy for every cell - temp regulator via sweat and breath - nutrient, hormone, immune transporter - waste flusher - lubricates joints - shock absorber for brain, spinal cord - carry nerve impulses throughout the body
Other Excellent Benefits:
helps the brain function - its naturally anti-aging - helps weight loss and maintain a healthy weight
Dehydration It is highly common for Americans to be chronically dehydrated, especially in older adults.
Dehydration Symptoms - every 1% of dehydration = 10% energy loss in every cell - 1% water deficiency causes thirst - 5% causes fever - 10% causes mood alteration (less focus, tired, irritable etc…) - 20% water loss can lead to death
Signs of Severe Dehydration - dry mouth - headache - constipation - depression - fever
Hydration
(It's more than water!)
- In nature, water movement breaks down rock into soil (natures way of extracting minerals, creating energy and cleaning the water) which feeds life.
- If admitted to a hospital with dehydration, you typically are not given a glass of water to drink but rather IV fluids that contains water with sodium chloride solution (less then 1%). Why?? because a proper balance of both are needed to hydrate cells without drowning them.
- Too much water without an electrolyte balance such as provided with air-dried natural salt, can have dangerous effects: seizures, coma and even death.
Life is All About Balance!
(Begin Your Daily Hydration Regime)
- 24 – 40 oz water container (that doesn’t leak toxins): preferably stainless steel or glass
- filtered water: preferably reverse osmosis
- 1/8tsp Premier Air-Dried Salt contains over 80 useable trace minerals and electrolytes to hydrate and feed your body (click here for more information)
If you are not use to drinking water, start slow and increase your consumption every 3 days to approximately ½ your body weight in ounces. This will fluctuate based on the foods you eat, the activity of your day (including talking) and the temperature of your day.
Cheers to a Happy Hydrated Body & Mind!
Tracy Coe, CPT-PMA, C-QRA Functional Health & Nutrition Practitioner CoeDynamics
424.903.3104
Tracy Coe is a certified QRA functional health and nutrition practitioner who’s passion is to support the community in educating and providing professional documented and researched options of whole foods, cleansing, and toxicity prevention to support short/long term health and vitality for the individual and family. For more information email pilates@coe-dynamics.com or call 424.903.3104
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References
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK555956
https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/water-you-water-and-human-body
https://www.webmd.com/diet/what-is-too-much-water-intake
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