Hydration - how to get it right: the life saving power and perils of fluid balance

Saving Lives In Slow Motion - A podcast by Dr Ayan Panja - Fridays

Hydration is something many of us take for granted but in this episode I bust some myths around hydration, cover why it is important to give it some thought and why urine colour is not the best measure of how hydrated we are. Too much vs too little: https://www.instagram.com/drayanpanja/p/C16g1vfI3ZP/BUY THE HEALTH FIX NOW: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Fix-Transform-Your-Weeks/dp/1914239296/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=1ba53367-030f-4f3f-ad09-4a1fc81eadf5Plethysmography: https://www.healthline.com/health/plethysmographyWater intoxication: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/water-intoxicationDiarrhoeal disease and oral rehydration therapy (ORT): https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/diarrhoeal-diseaseORT: https://ourworldindata.org/oral-rehydration-therapy8 glasses of water a day?: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-63755475#Overhydration dangers: https://www.healthline.com/health/overhydrationDelirium: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/delirium/symptoms-causes/syc-20371386What hydrates us: https://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/healthy-beveragesExcessive thirst: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/thirst/Tap water: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/tap-water-uk-safe-to-drink-b2600254.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.