Myth #1 Caffeine Dehydrates You
The International Bottled Water Association has called coffee and soda pop “dehydrating beverages” and has warned consumers: “Don’t substitute caffeinated coffees, teas, and sodas for water.” Well - researchers at the Center for Human Nutrition in Omaha says otherwise. They have completed many studies on hydration and various beverage options. In one study they put men in their twenties and thirties on various fluid regimens—water only; equal amounts of water and caffeinated soda; or water, caffeinated soda, and coffee. Then they collected every drop of urine. They evaluated various components of their urine and blood to check their hydration status. The result: the volunteers remained in the same state of hydration no matter which beverages they drank. Now that doesn’t mean reach for any sugary caffeinated drinks. Just know healthy caffeinated drinks can beneficial in multiple ways and they won’t dehydrate you. Lets move on…Myth #2 Lemon Water Dehydrates You
You’ve likely heard lemon water is great for the body. And that is 100% true. Lemon water can help digestion, it’s a good source of vitamin C, it supports weight loss and a number of other things. But there has also been talk of lemon water dehydrating you. Well - it’s time to dive into the science and see if this is true. After scouring the research and studies it turns out the science is lacking. Here’s the deal with the so called claim that lemon water can dehydrate. Lemons and vitamin C has been thought to act as a diuretic. Meaning it makes you pee. And if you pee more then you would be flushing out water from your body along with beneficial electrolytes. But there is zero science that proves lemon water or the small amount of vitamin C found in lemons is going to dehydrate you. So - drink away, there are far more benefits to drinking lemon water than drawbacks. AlrightMyth #3 You Can Only Hydrate by Drinking Liquids
If you’re eating all the wrong foods than you may be missing some very important nutrients including about 20% of your water intake. Certain foods like fruits and vegetables are loaded with water. And with the right diet you should be consuming about 20% of your water intake through food. In fact - foods like watermelon and spinach are nearly 100% water by weight. Other great hydrating foods are celery, radishes, cucumbers, grapefruit, cantaloupe strawberries and grapes. These are just some of the great foods you can be eating to help stay hydrated. Now - on the other hand if you eat a lot of salty foods high in sodium you could be dehydrating yourself. The body maintains balance of water and sodium both in the cell and outside the cell. If you eat foods high in sodium it can draw water out of the cell to balance out the levels. This can actually dehydrate the cell causing it to shrink crushing vital internal machinery. So - try to avoid really salty foods. Or if you do go crush a plate of Mexican food and feel extremely thirty make sure you suck down a lot of water to help balance things out.Improve Your Hydration
Learn More About Hydration Sauce and Electro SauceMyth #4 To Avoid Dehydration, Drink as Much Water as You Can
You’ve likely heard some athlete say just drink more water. Well - this can actually cause some serious problems. In fact - you may just cause your cells to burst. There’s a fine balance of water and sodium both in your cells and in the fluid outside your cells. And if that balance is out of whack you can cause serious harm to your body. If you chug water all day long you can actually decrease your blood sodium level so low you cause what’s called hyponatremia. According to research published in the American Journal of Medicine in August 2016, Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte disorder. It’s particularly common among endurance athletes who drink large volumes of water before, during, and after exercise: In fact One study suggests 13 percent of participants in the 2002 Boston Marathon experienced hyponatremia. Here’s how hypontremia works.When the amount of sodium in fluids outside cells drops below normal, water moves into the cells to balance the levels. Hyponatremic cells swell as they draw too much water in, which eventually causes the cell and organelle membranes to burst, spilling the contents into the surrounding environment and killing the cell. Just as this sounds, hyponatremia is bad. So - you want to make sure to drink adequate water, but also make sure you consume adequate electrolytes specifically sodium. Our athletes use Electro Sauce to maintain proper electrolyte balance. You can check it out at CellSauce.com/Electro On to Myth #5.Myth #5 Clear urine is a sure sign of hydration.
We’ve heard this for years. But just as we talked about in Myth #4 over hydration is bad. And one sign you may be over hydrated is clear urine. Now - if you have clear urine once during the day you’re likely in the clear. But if you’re chugging water all day long and not getting adequate electrolytes, continuous clear urine can be a bad sign. By drinking excessive amounts of water you can dilute your sodium levels and flush your body of key electrolytes and salt. If you do this - you’re right back to the problem we discussed in Myth #4 - Hyponatremia. And I’m pretty sure you don’t want to cause your cells to explode nor deal with symptoms like- Nausea and vomiting.
- Headache.
- Confusion.
- Loss of energy, drowsiness, fatigue.
- Restlessness, irritability.
- Muscle weakness, spasms or cramps.
- Seizures.
- or a Coma.
