MICRO POST – One Trick to avoid Dehydration from Caffeine or Alcohol

Having lived in Arizona for a long while, dehydration is an issue I don’t take lightly.  There are multiple levels of dehydration from severe to mild – and conversely good habits that aid in extra hydrating to ensure salubrious results.

Technically dehydration is described as a bodily imbalance between the fluids consumed for healthy processes and those same fluids that are lost.  Many people who live in Arizona are lucky enough to leave during the hottest months, but millions must stay and deal with excessive heat day after day.  It’s brutal.  But you don’t need Arizona summer to cause poor hydration.  Generally folks exposed to these conditions learn that by the time you FEEL a symptom of dehydration it is often past the point when you have a reasonably adequate level of fluids.  You may feel nauseated first, or just dizzy and weak; your mouth or skin can feel dry and your eyes scratching. All this can happen before you even say to yourself ‘I am thirsty.’  I had one friend collapse while hiking and drinking from two water bottles. Another barely made it home from her walk before she realized what was happening.  It hits you fast.

When it comes to hydrating the body, all beverages are not equal, and some like alcohol and caffeine can exacerbate the action of dehydration.  Caffeine of any kind has diuretic effects, increasing urine output and thus losing more fluid.  Alcohol (liquid, wine or beer) blocks a hormone called ADH (antidiuretic hormone) – a hormone needed to help water reabsorption. Aside from female enhancer pills or capsules, there are certain creams that claim to have the issue. pharmacy cialis When a man goes through heart problem, his circulatory system does not show work efficiency and eventually man has viagra cost india to face this problem. As a result they have been utilized by thousands of discount cialis women all over the globe for getting cured from erectile dysfunction. Also one must understand that taking viagra viagra buy improves sexual function in those experiencing dysfunction secondary to depression.  Additionally, while hopefully rare, vomiting brought on from too much alcohol intensifies the dehydrating action.  Thus neither alcohol nor caffeine are healthy hydrators of the body, but alcohol is the worst of the two culprits.

One Little Trick.   No one who drinks alcohol or consumes caffeine is going to give it up on the off chance of dehydration.  So let’s just improve the situation.  Here is my little trick that you may wish to adopt.  WHENEVER you have a drink of alcohol, whether at home or out make sure you have a glass of water or seltzer next to it.  Order it at the same time.  Drink the water along with the alcoholic beverage (sip–after-sip style).  Even better is if you can have another glass of water immediately after.  The same trick applies to coffee (especially if you drink more than 2 cups of coffee/day).   It’s an easy technique to help stay hydrated.   Cheers!

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