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9. Eczema: Your body needs enough moisture to sweat 20-24 ounces of water, the
amount necessary to dilute toxins so they do not irritate the skin.

10. Cholesterol: When dehydration causes too much liquid to be removed from inside
the cells, the body tries to stop this loss by producing more cholesterol.

11. Cystitis, urinary infections: If toxins contained in urine are insufficiently diluted,
they attack the urinary mucous membranes.

12. Rheumatism: Dehydration abnormally increases the concentration of toxins in
the blood and cellular fluids, and the pains increase in proportion to the concentration of
the toxins.

13. Premature aging: The body of a newborn child is composed of 80% liquid, but
this percentage declines to no more than 70% in an adult and continues to decline with
age.

Hydration & Stress

Limiting the consumption of caffeinated beverages, sugary drinks and alcohol is a good
place to start when dealing with dehydration. All these liquids contribute to dehydration
because it takes the body even more water to process and neutralize strong acids or high
sugar content.

“Studies have shown that being just half a liter dehydrated can increase your cortisol
levels,” says Amanda Carlson, director of performance nutrition at Athletes’
Performance, a trainer of world-class athletes. “Cortisol is one of those stress hormones.
Staying in a good hydrated status can keep your stress levels down. When you don’t give
your body the fluids it needs, you’re putting stress on it, and it’s going to respond to that,”
Carlson said.

Dr. Lawrence Wilson says, “An excellent idea is to drink about a quart of water upon
arising and at least half an hour before breakfast. This will usually provoke a bowel
movement and gets the day off to a good start. When you wake up, just sit and drink a
quart of water. Do it in your near infrared sauna, ideally, or even better, while the sauna
is heating up. You may feel a little like you are floating away, and you will urinate more
than usual until it has passed from your system, but it is often the best way to make sure
you drink enough water all day.”

Wilson insists that the best time to drink a lot of water is when you first wake up. “Adults,
preferably drink about 1 quart or 1 liter of water upon arising. Then wait at least half an
hour to 45 minutes before eating breakfast. This is ideal. Do your best with this. You will
still need to drink during the day, but you will have a good start on drinking 3 quarts or 3
liters of water each day. The only problem with drinking in the morning before breakfast
is you will need to urinate a few times in the early morning, which is difficult for some
people who commute,” he concludes.

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