Comments on: How do I know I’m hydrated? http://mystrongmedicine.com/2008/06/12/how-do-i-know-im-hydrated/ The adventures of a male nurse navigating through life, staying fit, surviving the journey. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:23:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Larry Austin http://mystrongmedicine.com/2008/06/12/how-do-i-know-im-hydrated/#comment-75 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:42:06 +0000 http://2bestrong.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/how-do-i-know-im-hydrated/#comment-75 Greetings,
I agree with your analysis of the urine test. It’s simple and right there in front of us (guys). Your point #5 in the post above is actually very important. Drinking more water on a constant basis will get your body used to the availability of this primary biological element, and won’t try to retain so much. This is a good thing for helping your body remove toxins.
As a new resident of Las Vegas, NV, proper hydration has become a major concern of mine. And with this, I’ve been studying alkaline ionized water. Learning that disease thrives in an acid body environment, I’m hoping to avoid disease with a diet of alkaline water. The ionization of water is supposed to make water better hydrating, as well.

Larry

]]> By: 2bestrong http://mystrongmedicine.com/2008/06/12/how-do-i-know-im-hydrated/#comment-74 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:46:35 +0000 http://2bestrong.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/how-do-i-know-im-hydrated/#comment-74 @Tom A very positive way at thinking about your increased urination! I’m stealing that idea!

]]> By: Tom Parker http://mystrongmedicine.com/2008/06/12/how-do-i-know-im-hydrated/#comment-73 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:30:18 +0000 http://2bestrong.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/how-do-i-know-im-hydrated/#comment-73 I’m a big fan of the urine test to measure my hyrdration levels. I usually stay pretty well hydrated (I carry a 500 ml bottle with me and refill it regularly) but sometimes in the morning my urine is a lot darker than usual. I do find that drinking more water does make you want to pee more. However, at work this acts as a very good mini-break allowing me to rest my eyes, have a short walk to stretch my legs and just get away from the work for a couple of minutes. It’s actually quite refreshing ;-)

]]> By: 2bestrong http://mystrongmedicine.com/2008/06/12/how-do-i-know-im-hydrated/#comment-72 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:16:06 +0000 http://2bestrong.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/how-do-i-know-im-hydrated/#comment-72 @Ken Unless you have an underlying medical condition you’re body will accomodate naturally for the flux in electrolytes. Of course you must take into consideration your activity level and food/caloric intake. Sodium is never a problem usually, especially with processed foods and most soft drinks.
By the way HOOO RAH Devil Dog. Semper Fi, from a fellow former marine. ;)

]]> By: Ken Stewart (ChangeForge) http://mystrongmedicine.com/2008/06/12/how-do-i-know-im-hydrated/#comment-71 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:04:13 +0000 http://2bestrong.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/how-do-i-know-im-hydrated/#comment-71 How about electrolytes? I was in the USMC and found out first hand how just water alone isn’t enough – but this was in the context of buring 6000+ calories a day and drinking up to 13 quarts of water.

I was interested in how a normal person accomodates for an appropriate amount of electrolyte intake – or if the normal amount of sodium in the day is generally enough?

]]> By: 2bestrong http://mystrongmedicine.com/2008/06/12/how-do-i-know-im-hydrated/#comment-70 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:35:50 +0000 http://2bestrong.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/how-do-i-know-im-hydrated/#comment-70 @MizFit Heh heh Thanks for visiting

]]> By: MizFit http://mystrongmedicine.com/2008/06/12/how-do-i-know-im-hydrated/#comment-69 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:37:19 +0000 http://2bestrong.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/how-do-i-know-im-hydrated/#comment-69 I laugh that I live in such a hot clime Im always peeking at my urine to see where I am hydrationwise…now my TODDLER peeks as well.

oops :)

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