Lettuce greens contain 94% water. Add hydrating fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes, celery, cucumbers, bell peppers and carrots.
Salads are hydrating.
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Fruit is good for hydration.
Watermelon, grapes, grapefruit, strawberries, blueberries, peaches and other juicy fruits will increase hydration.
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Drink more milk!
Low-fat or fat-free milk is an option for hydration if you don’t like to drink water. Milk hydrates better than water or sports drinks due to its protein, carbohydrates, calcium and electrolyte content.
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Eat more oatmeal!
Oatmeal is a surprising option for hydration. Oats expand and absorb water.
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Stay hydrated!
The dangers of dehydration are real. Symptoms of dehydration include confusion, muscle fatigue, tiredness, dizziness, headaches, cramping, anxiousness, increased thirst and decreased or dark urine. Infants and children along with the elderly, people with chronic diseases and those who exercise or work out of doors in the heat are at risk.
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Watch for Dehydration in Your Older Relatives and Friends
It’s important to make sure older adults drink enough water every day.
Older people often do not feel thirst as quickly as a younger person does. Older adults who have difficulty communicating, should be watched for the signs of dehydration because they cannot communicate their thirst to caregivers.
If your older adult needs assistance to drink, make sure that you have glasses that are not too heavy, or too difficult to hold, and straws are sometimes ncessary to facilitate drinking without choking.
Medications such as diuretics which are commonly prescribed to older adults, can lead to dehydration.
Older adults who have a sudden change in behavior, especially if they become non-communicative, should be evaluated for dehydration. All too often dehydration is misdiagnosed as dementia.
Make sure your older adult drinks at least 8 glasses of 8 ounces of fluids a day, even if it means more trips to the bathroom. Good urine output is a sign that dehydration is being reversed.
Dehydration in older adults can be deadly. Once organ failure sets in, approximately 50% of older adults will die from it.
Drink up! Push the fluids. Save your older relative or friend’s life.
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Reasons to Drink Lemon Water #4
Your liver is the key to good digestion and adequate nutrition because the enzymes produced in the liver aid in the metabolism of proteins. The liver produces more enzymes from water with lemon than from any other food.
Reasons to Drink Lemon Water #3
Warm water with lemon contains citric acid which interacts with other enzymes and acids which easily stimulate the secretion of gastric juice thereby aiding digestion.
Healthy Hydration in the Fall and Early Winter
As the weather grows cooler, it is easy to be fooled by how much water you still need to maintain muscle health.
Adequate hydration is necessary to keep your muscles functioning with cramps and pain, because water is what keeps nutrients flowing into the muscle and waste products flowing out.
Because the temperatures are cooler, you may not be sweating as much but you still require about 8 ounces of water for every hour that you are awake.
A pinch of good ocean sea salt dissolved in your water a few times per day will help replace the electrolytes that create the electrical charge your muscles need to flex or contract.
Maintain Hydration as the Weather Cools
As the weather becomes cooler it’s important to keep your hydration levels up. It’s easy to backslide after a long summer of outdoor sports
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