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What is the big idea for hydration?
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Water is the most common nutritional deficiency in the American population.
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What are the roles of water in the body?
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improves oxygen delivery to cells, transports nutrients, enables cellular hydration, moistens oxygen for easier brething, cushions bones and joints, absorbs shocks to joints and organs, regulates body temp, removes wastes, flushes toxins, prevents tissues from sticking, lubricates joints, improves cell-to-cell communications, maintains normal electrical properties of cells,
empowers the body’s natural healing process. |
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What are the early signs of dehydration?
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fatigue, anxiety, irritability, depression, cravings, cramps, headaches.
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What are the late signs of dehydration?
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heartburn, joint pain, back pain, migraines, fibromyalgia, constipation, colitis.
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Describe and perform the functional evaluation for hydration:
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hands by side, check/palpate veins on hand, with opposite hand at heart level, slowly raise the right hand so it is level with the left, check and palpate veins again.
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Describe and perform the functional evaluation for kidneys:
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Chapman reflex kidney (over, up 1” from L&R of umbilicus), pea size points, on top of abdominal muscles, single finger palpation A-->P
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