Humans are made up of roughly 70% water, so when we are dehydrated, it can effect every system in our body. From our skin to our gastrointestinal tract, lacking sufficient amounts of water can cause all sorts of symptoms and bring on all sorts of ailments. Here’s a symptom we do not usually associate with dehydration: hunger. Next time you…
I want to talk about dehydration today because it is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. My Angel Pie, Rebecca, suffered with dehydration that went undiagnosed for way too long and it caused devastating damage to her body and to her life. Now her situation was unique, of course, because she had a condition called Cerebral Salt Wasting as a result of where the cancer had been and…
Back in August 2020, I began having these horrible muscle aches in my legs and especially my arms. My limbs would not only feel achy, but heavy and trembling so much that I could not walk properly because I didn’t think I had the stability to hold myself up. I was hunched over, grabbing on to counters and furniture just to get…
As we continue to talk about nutrition, I am going to bring in hydration also this week. It is amazing that with such a small volume of liquid, we can get a big punch of healthy nutrients that our bodies will use to thrive. We will start tomorrow as I share…
We will talk more next week about nutrition and hydration, but I want to leave us with these three important things…
It is vitally important to get all our nutrients from foods that are as closely God made as possible. But it is also important HOW we cook those foods too. Overcooking our veggies and meats for a long time, at a high temperature can actually start to…
We should aim to get all our nutrients from God made ingredients. This is not only true about fiber, but of course, it holds for our vitamins and minerals too. Rather than just taking supplements, eating as close to what God created as possible, naturally provides us with all the necessary vitamins and minerals we need to be as healthy as possible. The issue is that all these healthy nutrients work best in conjunction with one another in the vessel that God made. If we just take…
