Not in Sandy, Oregon, the deadly summer sun is shooting its heat rays again. Do you know the signs of de-hydration? The heat claims the lives of many spry athletes every year. A person can train for cold or train for elevation, but no one can train for fluid loss–fluids must be replaced. Here is a link to my 5 Deadly signs of Heat Exhaustion. If you don’t know the signs of heat exhaustion, I urge you to read it. It could save your life.

Thank goodness drinking water or juices isn’t the only way the way to replenish fluids.

I addition to drinking water, eating wet foods alleviates fatigue, headaches and muscle aches brought on by dehydration. Here are some excellent re-hydration foods.

Fruits

• Watermelon
• Strawberries
• Oranges
• Catalope

Vegetables

• Cucumbers (97% H20)
• Zucchini (95% water)
• Eggplant (92% water)

Weird Bonus Food you Probably didn’t cosider:

• Warm Soup. Any watery broth based soup is good–clam chowder would not be so good.

I’m writing a post about electrolyte imbalance/post run nasties. I suffered from a mild case after a 9 mile run a few weeks ago. I was NOT dehydrated. I had plenty of water. I lost something else. Luckily, I discovered an easy fix.

 

 

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