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Warning signs of dehydration for adolescent/adult: extreme thirst, decreased urination, dark colored urine, dizziness, fatigue, confusion, muscle cramps. I won't go into the severe heat stroke s/s/txt.
Breathing and sweating are two ways that you lose fluids, besides bowel and bladder elimination. So when you're working out, keep this in mind. Dehydration & heat exhaustion can be prevented and treated in a few ways. Many people may choose the sports drink choices, which can help and are ok, however, not necessarily the best. Research, personal experience, personal lab reports and giving to my own children during sports activities, I can attest to an alternative option. Along with water, a wonderful replacement of fluids with powerhouse ingredients such as potassium, sodium (sea salt specific as this provides many minerals) and high Vit C is a product called "Adrenal cocktail" by Jigsaw. It's highly effective in supporting the adrenal glands, improving thyroid and kidney function, improving insulin resistance, and helps prevent/reverse effects of heat exhaustion. If you want information on this, please reach out to me as there are some tips I can give you on this product. Lemon water is great for hydrating, muscle recovery and liver support, plus it's great for those that want something different than just plain water without adding sugar.
Balanced diet; stay active; proper amount of sleep. These can greatly support our hormones which help control many functions within our bodies such as sleep, blood pressure and sugar regulation, stress control, mood, fluid and electrolyte balance, growth and development, body temperature and responses, kidney function, digestion, inflammation and pain, just to name a few.
Remember, you are what you eat! However, life, stresses, autoimmune diseases and many other scenarios can alter our bodies to work effectively. Many times vitamins and minerals can be imbalanced and we may not even know it. If you have any questions or are struggling with anything, it may be a good idea to get these levels checked with your provider. The orchestrated balance of vitamins and minerals play a key part in feeling good and performing at our best. I have many personal stories to attest to this as well.
