Hydration is the ingestion of water, in the amounts needed, to replenish the water in the body. Water in the body affects almost everything, from skin health and body weight to neurological and gastrointestinal functioning.
Proper hydration can also help prevent the development of chronic disease.
HOW I USE HYDRATION
As a woman with Multiple Sclerosis (MS),I use Hydration to help manage my MS. When I discovered that inflammation causes MS relapses, with relapses being the worsening of current or creation of new MS symptoms, I incorporated Hydration into my beneficial diet to do the following:
- Maintain my health and help prevent the development of chronic disease, which is a major source of inflammation.
And managing inflammation helps manage my MS.
I ingest roughly a gallon of water per day to maintain my health.
I also suffer from bladder dysfunction which makes me susceptible to urinary tract infections (utis), another source of inflammation. Keeping hydrated helps minimize the occurrence of utis.
When I turned 50 yrs old, and entered menopause, I developed dry eyes. And I discovered that keeping hydrated helps manage my dry eyes, as well.
CAUTION
Ingesting large amounts of anything can be harmful, even water, so I always consume in moderation.
-Jen, aka. Power Chair Dorothy
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