Water Is Complicated

Episode Highlights With Dr. Dana

• How much water do we actually need?
• The reason low level dehydration ages us and increases instances of chronic disease according to a new study from the NIH
• How not hydrating can increase the chance of diabetes and Alzheimer's
• You can’t detoxify without water
• The different types of energy in the body and how hydration affects them all
• What the fourth phase of water is and why there might be 14 different types
• Why studies show that hydration helps weight loss
• Mouth breathers tend to lose more water at night and how to learn to nasal breathe at night
• We do most of our detoxifying during sleep and why this is so important
• How we can hydrate from foods and how the fourth phase of water relates to this
• A fascinating study that talks about the benefits of over 30 plants per week
• Fascia and hydration
• What an optimal day of hydration looks like: front loading water, water before meals, getting enough vegetables, green smoothies

Resources We Mention

• Quench by Dana Cohen, MD
• LMNT
• Eidon - silica and electrolytes
• 590: Dr. Andy Galpin on Fat loss, Hydration, Human Performance, and Raising Strong Kids
• 638: Dr. Chris Masterjohn on Understanding Key Nutrients: Biotin, Sodium, Potassium, and Omega-3s
• 380: How to Use CARs: My Secret for Mobility and Strength (+ HRV, FRC & Kinstretch) With Hunter Cook
• Kettle and Fire Bone Broth
• Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
• Stay Young & Sexy with Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement: The Science Explained by Jonathan V. Wright

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