Why Water Alone Is Not Enough We’ve all heard the standard advice that drinking 8 to 10 glasses of water a day can boost hydration. But drinking water alone is not going to solve your body’s dehydration issues. Your hydration needs depend on your age, body weight, medical conditions, medications, activity levels, diet, alcohol intake and environmental conditions. In addition, travel and altitude can cause dehydration. And just boosting your intake of water doesn’t ensure that the electrolytes and nutrients are adequately absorbed into the bloodstream, interstitial cavities and cells. Drinking water alone does not replace all the electrolytes your...

If you suffer from red, irritated dry eyes and are trying to figure out what is causing the pain, redness and irritation, take a look inside your medicine cabinet. Prescription drugs are one of the primary causes of dry eye disease. That’s according to Dr. Jenna Zigler, an optometrist and co-founder of Eye Love, an organization whose mission is to heal 1,000,000 dry eye sufferers naturally, who recently posted an article about the five worst drugs which cause dry eye disease Prescription Drugs & Dry Eyes Prescription drugs have become a common cause of dry eye disease, which affects nearly...

When most of us think about hydration or feeling dehydrated, we often default to the commonly held advice of "drinking 8 to 10" glasses of water a day. Now, there is mounting evidence that proper hydration isn't just about drinking more water; it's about delivering water and electrolytes at the cellular level through cellular hydration. What Is Cellular Hydration? Cellular hydration occurs when electrolytes and fluids travel through cell linings and blood vessels into interstitial and intracellular regions of the entire body. To understand how cellular hydration works, let's take a typical example. For most of us, our most common...

From his college years as a rugby and football player at Yale University to tennis, sailing, and golfing and traveling around the world, 79-year-old Lee Marsh has always maintained an active and vibrant lifestyle. "In my early years, I was always in excellent health. I was a football and rugby player in high school and college. Then I did a lot of sailing, tennis, and golf to be social with friends and old roommates when we got together for reunions." Lee said. Lee was also an active world traveler and has visited more than 80 countries, including Alaska, Italy, China,...

While it's not something that men and women like to talk about vaginal dryness caused by chronic dehydration can cause your sex life and intimacy to suffer. Around 17% of women aged 18-50 experience problems with vaginal dryness during sex, even before menopause. And nearly one-half of all post-menopausal women experience vaginal dryness. The most common symptoms of vaginal dryness are not only a dry vagina but also irritation and pain during sexual intercourse. Like many products designed for women's health, topical treatments and creams only offer a temporary relief. The don't get to the root cause of the problem,...