Transcript Hidden Dehydration Underlying Your Symptoms?

Could Your
Health Problems
Be Related to
Dehydration?
A presentation based on the writings of Desiree Lotz, Developer of
Instant CalMag-C mineral supplement.
In this presentation
you will learn…
 What is dehydration?
 Misconceptions about it
 What causes it?
 Common culprits
 Dehydration symptoms
 Conditions caused by it
 How to prevent and remedy it
 Things you never knew about it
 Facts that will surprise you
What exactly IS dehydration?
 Dehydration occurs when more water and fluids are exiting the
body than are entering the body.
 From the Greek hydor - water and the Latin prefix de- indicating
deprivation, removal and separation
True or False?
Drinking Too Much
Water Can
Dehydrate You.
True or False?
Drinking Too Much
Water Can
Dehydrate You.
You may not believe it, but it’s TRUE!
Drinking too much water can dehydrate
you because of principles you will learn
later in this presentation.
What CAUSES dehydration?
 Obviously it’s a lack of water but its ramifications run much deeper.
 It is essentially an imbalance or deficiency of minerals which
inevitably causes this condition and its symptoms.
 It often goes undetected or is wrongly-classified and hence it is
improperly remedied.
The main culprits of dehydration…
MOST COMMON CULPRITS
LESS KNOWN CULPRITS
 caffeinated drinks
 air-conditioning
 sodas, coffee, tea
 heat or cold
 high-sugar juices
 climate
 many sports drinks
 overexertion without hydration
 alcohol
 too much water without minerals
Other dehydrating
manifestations...
Dehydration can also be brought on by:
 excessive sweating
 diarrhea
 vomiting
 fever
 hot flashes
 exercising
 hard physical work
Common dehydration symptoms
 extreme thirst
 sneezing
 fuzzy thinking
 achy muscles
 sinus problems
 dizzy or light-headed
 metabolism problems
 tired
 aggravated asthma or chest complaints
 lacking energy
 sore throat
 can’t sleep
 allergies
 nervous, can’t relax
 coughing
 head mass
 headaches
 a bit depressed
 colds and ‘flu
 feel upset or tearful
Understanding Your Body’s
Electrical ‘Wiring’ System
What can you learn from the electricity in your house about dehydration?
Your body uses
electrical power…
 The nervous system operates similar to
the electricity in your house.
 Power enters your house is channeled
through electric wiring to feed lights and
appliances plugged into the outlets
which should then run properly.
 Faulty wiring or decreased supply of
power can cause lights to flicker and
appliances to malfunction. In a
blackout, nothing works at all. Either can
be quite uncomfortable.
 The same can be said about your body.
The body’s electric
power supply…
 The human body requires power to
function properly.
 All body functions are monitored by the
brain which uses electrical current to
send ‘messages’ to the body’s organs.
The organs send ‘feedback’ and that
completes a circuit.
 The conduit is a network of nerves that
carry electricity like wires in your house.
 Power outages have many sources but
dehydration – lacking minerals & water –
hinders proper electrical flow.
The Body’s Power Supply:
Electrolytes. But, What Are They?
Advertisers have told you that you need them, but do you know scientifically what they are?
Who supplies the
power to your home?
 Power only flows through your
house when supplied by your
electric supplier
 Before it is supplied, power must
be GENERATED & CONDUCTED
 Various fuels combine to make a
chemical REACTION
 This reaction gives off ENERGY
 Energy is then converted to
ELECTRICITY and CONDUCTED via
channels to FLOW along wires
which carry power to you
Mineral “Electrolytes”
are your Power Plant
 Similar to a power plant reaction,
mineral compounds break down
in bodily fluids
 Called “electrolytes” these
minerals separate and become
able to generate electric currents
 These are sodium, potassium,
magnesium, calcium and others
 This process is a major force in
controlling body fluid balance
 So, proper hydration is more than
“drinking plenty of fluids”
Electrolytes Defined… FINALLY!
 Electrolytes: Physiology – any of certain inorganic [not containing
carbon] compounds, mainly sodium, potassium, magnesium,
calcium, chloride, and bicarbonate, that dissociate [separate] in
biological fluids into ions [electrically-charged particles] capable of
conducting electrical currents and constituting a major force in
controlling fluid balance within the body.
Source: dictionary.com
Not so technically
speaking, electrolytes…
 Are compounds containing minerals
such as sodium, calcium, potassium,
magnesium, etc. which…
 Separate in bodily fluids, then…
 Become electrically charged, then…
 Can conduct current and…
 Are a major force in fluid level control
 Are not just a marketing campaign for
sports drinks – they are VITAL!
True or False?
Drinking Beverages
With Electrolytes
Keeps You Hydrated.
True or False?
Drinking Beverages
With Electrolytes
Keeps You Hydrated.
Most people who ask this question are
speaking of the best-marketed sports drinks
they see their favorite athletes drinking.
Most often such drinks are loaded with other
things that can actually dehydrate you.
The answer is to get informed on the subject
of Proper Hydration.
Is Your Environment
Secretly Dehydrating You?
Is living or working in a “climate controlled” environment enough to avoid dehydration?
It doesn’t have to be
desert-hot climate to
cause dehydration
The difference is not the weather
outside. Someone could dehydrate in
freezing weather. It is factors within
the body that are key.
The environment itself can fool you
into thinking you are hydrated and so
classify any symptoms you may
experience as something else.
Indoor dehydration
can be more serious
than outdoor
Your air conditioner can give you a false
sense of security when it comes to being
properly hydrated.
Feeling cool in the air-conditioned spaces
you visit can make you feel like all is ok.
Air conditioning, however, also removes
moisture from the environment and the
foremost source of it may be YOU!
Keeping cool includes attention to
environment AND the body.
Air conditioning is so NOT Cool…
 Air conditioning ironically can be a major culprit in dehydration,
found nearly everywhere: your car, schools, hotels, airports, etc.
 Anything that extracts moisture (humidity) from the environment
unfortunately does not discriminate between moisture sources.
 Bodies, being predominantly water, are a prime target.
 You may feel cooled off but at what expense? Air Conditioning can
be useful, but do not assume it is an end-all solution to the heat.
An Air Conditioning
Experiment. Try It
Yourself At Home!
Hang a wet towel in an air-conditioned
room. Check it periodically. A short time
later, it will be bone-dry, moisture having
been sucked out of it.
Water levels in plants and fish bowls also
will keep dropping due to evaporation,
sped up by air-conditioning or heating.
When it runs hot and
cold on you…
 Heat and Cold: Of course, it is obvious
that heat will cause dehydration but
the cold can also cause it.
 The reason for this may or may not be
obvious but in colder parts of the
world, we generally run heaters, make
fires and use central heating which in
turn can dehydrate as well.
 Dehydration tends to be associated
with hot climates or the body getting
overheated, so cold tends to give a
false sense of security.
An Observation
About Climate
Change
- Desiree Lotz, creator of Instant
CalMag-C mineral supplement
“In helping many sufferers
find nutritional resources, I
have witnessed all manner of
dehydration symptoms.
“It can be common
especially with such drastic
change as moving to a hot,
humid climate from a milder
one. Symptoms abound.
“I have often seen this affect
metabolism, comfort, sleep,
energy, all kinds of things. ”
How Can Proper Hydration
Be Achieved?
What are the factors of proper hydration that keep the body working?
Hydration requires
water and salt
 In order for your body to get
hydrated, it needs both water and
salt. That’s right – salt!
 Salt is so vital that you would die
without it. This is not referring to the
white refined salt you get in the
supermarket or sea salt tablets,
which are only sodium chloride and
a very small part of what real salt
required by your body actually is.
Salt: It’s in your blood!
 If you’ve tasted a drop of your blood
or sweat, you may have noticed that
they are salty. Tears are salty too
 The chemical structures of blood and
sea water are very similar. Laboratory
comparison of sea water and blood
would show up many similarities
 Severe dehydration cases in hospitals
are put on a saline (salt water) drip. It
can be a matter of life and death
 Salt-depletion symptoms can range
from slight tiredness or headaches to
much more life-threatening ones
What Does Real
Salt Consist of?
What Does Real
Salt Consist of?
Real (unrefined) salt contains dozens of
minerals or electrolytes – 60 or more. It
even contains potassium.
A History of Salt
 History of salt: The word 'salary' derives from the Latin word salārium,
possibly referring to money given to soldiers so they could buy salt.
 In earlier times, people traveled vast distances to get to sea ports to
get salt. You couldn’t live without it then nor could you now.
 Unfortunately, refining of elemental products such as salt in
modern-day culture has created much false data, making certain
health symptoms mysterious and chronic.
Proper supply of
unrefined sea salt
 The best way to get salt is by taking
unrefined sea salt, such as Real,
Himalayan or Celtic, whenever you
drink water.
 You can either add just enough to your
drinking water so it tastes pleasant or
take a pinch of it each time you drink
water or add it to your food. Be aware
and make sure you get it daily.
 NOTE: Real salt will not cause high blood
pressure. Only refined salt does.
True of False?
If you’re not thirsty
you’re definitely
not dehydrated
True of False?
If you’re not thirsty
you’re definitely
not dehydrated
FALSE! Dehydration can have many
faces or manifestations, thirst not always
being a symptom.
Be on the lookout for ALL symptoms.
Remember: Water is
NOT the sole solution
 Drinking water may actually
worsen the dehydration problem
UNLESS you’re also replenishing
your minerals (like real sea salt).
 The more water you drink, the more
you sweat or urinate, the worse the
condition gets due to mineral loss
via sweat or urine.
 Dehydration is a condition due to
lack of water and salt.
Suggested Measures Against Dehydration
 Drink water and take real sea salt with it.
 Do not take dehydration lightly. IF YOU BECOME DEHYDRATED, CONSULT A DOCTOR!
 Do NOT drink excessive amounts of water without also taking correct amounts of salt or
another good source of minerals in their natural state. You need both water and salt.
 You may find proper salt in the bulk section of your health food store. It is not very costly.
 Do NOT use refined table salt (sodium chloride), known to cause high blood pressure.
 Remember: Though salt is essential, ALL minerals must be in balance.
 In addition to the salt and water, Instant Calmag-C is recommended, calcium being the
most abundant mineral in the body with magnesium not far behind.*
*This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. No medical claims are made and Instant CalMag-C is not
intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease.
Today’s Presentation Brought to You by
Helping Hands Life Improvement Center USA Inc
an Exclusive Distributor of
Instant CalMag-C
Did you know a drop in your Calcium and
Magnesium levels can result in…
 Sleep problems?
 Fatigue, Exhaustion and Low Energy?
 Pain, Discomfort?
 Muscle Tension, Cramps?
 Stress, Anxiety, Nervousness?
 Dehydration?
Try Instant CalMag-C, a fast-absorbing easy-tomix drink to help avoid or alleviate any
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Stay Hydrated!
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