Dehydration Part 2

Here are three mild to moderate consequences of dehydration:

1) Headaches ­ The brain is 75% water so even moderate dehydration can cause headaches and dizziness. In addition dehydration causes your liver be become overloaded, which can mean at any one time more toxins are present in your body. Your liver is the body’s chemical processing organ, so everything we ingest or absorb into the body goes through the liver to be purified. Water helps flush toxins, such as alcohol, chemicals and solvents present in food and the environment, through the liver more easily as it dilutes them.

2. Lethargy and lack of concentration - These symptoms can be linked to a sluggish liver. The more water you drink, the more efficiently the body can detoxify. If you are dehydrated you will find your liver becomes slowed down by the extra workload and so can’t eliminate as many toxins, making you feel less energetic. In addition reduced oxygen to the muscles and brain through lack of water in the blood may also add to lethargy and lack of concentration.

3. Bad breath - Bacteria builds up in the mouth because waste products that are normally washed out of the body are left in a higher concentration in the throat and mouth. It is also more likely that you will catch a cold if you are dehydrated because cold and flu bacteria are allowed to lurk for longer in the mouth and throat.

Stay Healthy,
John K Russell
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