Category Archives: Dehydration
Avoid Dehydration During a Workout
To hydrate the body must be able to recognize: what needs to drink?, When? and why? Keep in mind that some drinks provide fluid, such as “water”, but not energy, while others for their energy if they are composed. Drinks taken by athletes during the practice of an activity must meet the energy needs and [...]
What Is Dehydration?
Dehydration: In humans, dehydration triggers something similar to what happens to plants when they do not irrigate, the skin becomes less elastic, dry and wrinkled by the lack of liquid. The golden rule to keep the body hydrated is “drinking water”. When the body loses only 1% of liquid is the sensation of thirst, when [...]
Water and Dehydration
A very simple but important for a healthy life and a strong body is to drink pure water frequently. One, within the great benefits of drinking water aguatrae is dragging the impurities from the body, taking the poisonous matter from the stomach and thoroughly clean the kidneys. In addition to dragging the waste from the [...]
Dehydration in a child must be controlled
Many parents choose to give sports drinks or soft drinks (cola, for example) to prevent dehydration that can occur product of gastroenteritis (vomiting, diarrhea, etc …). Only oral rehydration solutions are dispensed by pharmacies contain the optimal level of glucose and mineral salts. When a child has gastroenteritis and consequently, they lose water and electrolytes, [...]
Notions on Dehydration
Pathophysiology of dehydration Overall the body absorbs water and salts needed by the body (absorption) of beverages and foods. Loses water and salts (excretion) in the faeces, vomit, urine and sweat. When the bowel is functioning normally, water and salts are absorbed and enter the blood. However when there is alteration in the metabolism of [...]