How important is water to us? What happens if we run out of it? Let’s take a brief look at what an extreme case of dehydration does to the human body. It has been said that man can only survive 3 days without water. After 1 day, the person feels lightheaded and dizzy as his saliva slowly disappears and he begins to feel extreme thirst. By the second day they become extremely uncoordinated and have trouble concentrating. As dehydration takes its toll, cramps begin in the muscles of the arms and legs as the person types in pain. By the third day, the lips get dry enough to start to crack. The skin also dries out and begins to wrinkle as it loses its elasticity. Due to the lack of water in the body, his blood thickens. The thickening of the blood prevents the heart from pumping it at full capacity. Deprived of the vital flow of oxygenated blood, the brain’s neurons fail and the organized electrical activity that drives the conscious mind begins to lose its grip on reality. The hallucinations begin when the subject goes into a coma until the inevitable.
Sorry about that, it’s just to prove a point how important water is to the human body. When one is thirsty without cooling off, dizziness and confusion set in. Then follow muscle cramps and pain. Due to the lack of blood flow to the brain, it cannot function at its maximum capacity, hence the pain, fatigue and dizziness. See what I mean?
How much water do you need in your body to be able to perform daily routines without problem? Science tells us that our body is made up of 75% water. So you can imagine how important it is to maintain that level on a daily basis. 75%?? We lose water from our bodies every day through simple activities like sweating, breathing, and urination. As our activity increases, so does our level of water loss. Going to McDonald’s for a #3 with fries and a Coke isn’t helping the water loss situation. Drinking a coffee, beer and/or soft drinks is the opposite of what your body needs to satisfy itself, because they actually suck the water away from you. The only way to provide a healthy remedy for everyday life is to simply drink pure water! Guess where else you get your water from? Yes, fruits and vegetables! Here we go again! The feeling of being thirsty should never really come into play. We should all be drinking constant enough water to stay hydrated enough that we never feel thirsty. Of course, we cannot always be in situations where water is always available. Or can we? It is so important that we must treat this as if our life depended on it.
Now let’s talk about fibromyalgia
Have you ever heard of a disorder where the patient is primarily dealing with chronic pain, chronic fatigue, and memory loss? How about a disorder that causes severe pain and discomfort in muscles and joints throughout the body? How about a disorder where your symptoms also include trouble sleeping, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, dizziness, abdominal pain, and even vision problems? And that’s just some of them. How about a disorder that affects more than 5 million people in the United States today! It’s called fibromyalgia (FMS, fibromyalgia syndrome) which has become so widespread that doctors have begun to classify it as a syndrome, meaning that its symptoms and traits occur together. These symptoms can put one into a very restrictive lifestyle due to the intense pain., discomfort and feelings of despair. Unable to understand what has become of themselves and their ongoing symptoms associated with FMS, anxiety and depression can also take their toll on anyone who can’t seem to find solutions to overcome this horrible syndrome. People live with joint and muscle pain, wake up in the morning looking like they haven’t slept at all, and experience what’s known as “brain fog,” short-term memory loss accompanied by an inability to concentrate. So the main symptoms are pain, fatigue and lack of concentration. These and other symptoms associated with fibromyalgia cause what seems like a never-ending battle for a normal life.
So, the problems that accompany dehydration are:
Muscle pain, fatigue, dizziness/confusion, headaches, vision problems, abdominal pain, nausea, constipation.
Fibromyalgia problems are:
Muscle pain – fatigue – dizziness/confusion – constipation – headaches – weight gain – indigestion – vision problems – abdominal pain – nausea – insomnia,
Do you get the point?
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