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Episode 10: Water Down Your Stress With Some H20
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One of the reasons you may find yourself so effing stressed is that you are not drinking enough water. It’s an Essential, with a capital E, component in our stress management toolbox! Its impact on both mental and physical health is fundamental. Water is also the most important nutrient you can consume, as our bodies are made up of anywhere from 40-70% water! In this episode of Why Am I So Effing Stressed? We hear all about water. What it is, how our bodies regulate and manage fluid levels, and what happens when we go into different states of dehydration. Annemarie ties together how dehydration affects our levels of stress, and how it’s crucial to stay hydrated in order to live life at optimal levels in both mental and physical aspects. Not drinking enough water? Don’t stress about it, go grab a glass of H-2-O, and tune in now!
Key Points From This Episode:
- What is water?
- The role water plays in our bodies as humans.
- Annemarie goes over data points from a research article published in 1945.
- Two types of thirst generated by our bodies when we don’t maintain appropriate hydration.
- What happens when our body loses [too much] fluids and becomes dehydrated.
- Annemarie discusses mild, moderate, and severe dehydration symptoms.
- What happens to your body when it is dehydrated and how it’s related to stress.
- A look at two published articles on the relationship between water consumption and stress.
- How dehydration affects the release of cortisol, the stress hormone.
- The importance of staying adequately hydrated to maintain optimal bodily function.
- Areas [of life] affected when we are not able to function at optimal levels.
- How living in a state of chronic stress affects your dehydration.
- Annemarie goes through 15 benefits of drinking water and how it ties to stress management.
- How to enjoy water, it is not boring! Experiment with it.
- Make drinking water a habit; if you can remember to wait in line for your favorite coffee drink, you can remember to drink water!
- How much water is enough?
- Why you should NOT over-hydrate!
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
'The Chemical Composition of the Adult Human Body and it’s Bearing on the Biochemistry of Growth'
'Drinking plain water is associated with decreased risk of depression and anxiety in adults: Results from a large cross-sectional study'
'Basal Mild Dehydration Increase Salivary Cortisol After a Friendly Match in Young Elite Soccer Players'
15 Benefits of Drinking Water
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