The title sounds like a SciFi horror movie doesn't it? In truth, the idea is a bit scary. Here is the introduction to an article titled,
Your Brain On: Dehydration:
Call it “dry brain.” The moment your noodle feels even mildly parched, a bunch of its most important functions tend to go haywire. From the way you feel to the power your mind has to process info and memories, dehydration does immediate damage to your mental abilities. It even shrinks your brain, research shows. [read more here]
I have a tendency to forget to drink water. The author says that if you feel thirsty, you’ve already waited too long to drink some water. Ouch. He gives us a few hints about how to know if we are getting dehydrated. Read the article and please, do not stay thirsty my friend.
The Dehydrated Brain
Thank you. I seldom drink water during the day because I am not thirsty so I forget. I end up drinking a lot of lemon water in the evening because that is when I am thirsty. Heading over to your links now!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome Debby. I started drinking more water when we got a new fridge last year. The water just seemed to taste a bit better.
DeleteDon carries a water bottle around and does drink water...I tend to do mine in a glass...and a lot of ice tea..does that count! HaHa
ReplyDeleteI think that ice tea and coffee counts Wanda. After all, they are both just flavored water. :)
DeleteI make a pitcher of water infused with fruit to get Jack to drink more water. It's good stuff!
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious Michelle!
DeleteMy wife freezes fruit juice (mango is my favorite) and makes cubes out of it then adds it (with ice) to a large drinking water jar, which I take to work and sip throughout the day. She also adds mint leaves into the frozen cubes, for the slightest hint of exotic flavor. Makes the water much more interesting.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy cycling and have been told when you are cycling you should be sure to drink water every 15 minutes or so, even if you don't feel thirsty. Once (on a 206-mile ride, the Portland-to-Seattle) I neglected this device, despite the heat. My electrolytes started to slide out of whack, and soon I was too nauseated to drink. The problem grew worse and worse until I stopped at a stop, lay down on the ground in the shade, and couldn't get up due to the muscle spasms wracking my body. That was at the halfway point and I was unable to finish the race. Lesson learned!
I meant, Seattle-to-Portland! (The STP ... I have completed it successfully two other times.)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these comments Larry. I have had spasms when dehydrated. Not fun.
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