A very unknown factor is that drinking water can dehydrate you. If you know these data you can avoid the problems associated with dehydration.
Symptoms of dehydration
Dehydration can manifest itself in many different ways. This makes it vital to know what the symptoms are.
Most people know when they are in the heat outside that they are warming up and they usually make up for it with some kind of liquid. However, there is an unknown and hidden source of dehydration that most people do not even know about. Spending too much time in heated or air-conditioned rooms, even airplanes, is an even greater source of dehydration.
What most people don’t realize is that the job of air conditioning is to remove moisture from the air and it does that very well. That is why air conditioning and heating are a problem. They suck the moisture out of you because the human body is the largest moisture-carrying object in the room.
You can test this by placing a container of water in an air-conditioned or heated room and seeing how many hours or days pass before there is no water left in the container.
Here are the symptoms of dehydration, but it’s critical to understand that drinking too much water makes dehydration worse.
Some symptoms of dehydration:
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extreme thirst
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fuzzy thinking
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nausea
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Diarrhea
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constipation
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sinus problems
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metabolism problems
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aggravated asthma or chest discomfort
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throat pain
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allergies
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coughing
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headaches or migraines
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Colds and flu
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sneeze
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excessive sweating
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excessive urination *
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blood pressure problems **
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sore muscles
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dizzy or lightheaded
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tired / fatigued
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lack of energy
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I can not sleep
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nervous I can’t relax
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Depressed
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feeling upset or tearful
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loss of appetite
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urine, dark in color
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cold, clammy skin
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dry mouth
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redness of the skin (not blushing but redness in other parts of the body)
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Dry Skin
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headstrong
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Accelerated heart
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increased body temperature
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headaches – mild to extreme
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tingling in the limbs
* Excessive urination: If you hold a very dry sponge under the tap and turn it on, the water basically runs straight through with very little getting into the sponge. This is a simple example to explain the phenomenon that cells are so dehydrated that the water just runs straight. The water just passes through you, just like the water through the sponge. What it does is carry minerals and other water-soluble vitamins. This only makes the problem of dehydration worse.
** Blood pressure: The adrenal glands are responsible for contracting and relaxing the blood vessels leading to the heart, which is why they are involved in controlling blood pressure. In order for them to carry out this function, they need salt, potassium, calcium and magnesium. If they have an adequate supply of these minerals, they can do their job.
Symptoms of severe dehydration (urgent medical attention is needed)
If someone shows any of these symptoms, don’t waste your time, get them to the emergency room quickly. Severe dehydration can lead to death.
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Confusion
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dim vision
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labored breathing
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sixteenths
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chest and abdominal pain
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unconsciousness
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muscle spasms
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racing pulse
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wrinkled skin
Believe it or not, unrefined sea salt is the solution. You can watch a short video / slideshow at the link below for the full explanation. This information is vital for everyone to know.
There is more information to see at this link which will go into this in more detail. The purpose of this particular page is to list the main symptoms of dehydration.
Dehydration is dangerous!
This is not primarily due to the harmful effects it creates, which do present some danger.
It’s more because of the way dehydration mimics other illnesses and how treating them as such can only make things worse, take you further away from resolution, and put you at risk for more intense health problems and malfunctions.
In other words, not recognizing dehydration as dehydration only exacerbates dehydration.
Besides drinking too much water, there are other factors that dehydrate you.
Drinks: Some of the main culprits for dehydration are the things we drink that draw water out of the body, such as:
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Caffeinated drinks, such as tea or coffee.
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Caffeinated and / or carbonated soft drinks.
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Juices with high sugar content.
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Alcohol.