Summer can be a good season for slimming those extra pounds that we have, but we should know how to prevent heat affect our diet. For this it is essential that we know how to prevent dehydration.
One of the complications of the heat is dehydration, which can sometimes be aggravated by certain diets cleansing and diuretic. Therefore, it is important to prevent the dehydration and prevent heat affects our diet and health.
How to prevent dehydration while on a diet?
If you are taking herbal teas or drinks with diuretic properties, it is important to always have at hand a small bottle of water (bottle with half liter capacity or 500 cc). This bottle size is easy to carry and allows you to drink a sip of water so often. If the heat is short, you can put the water bottle in the freezer until it turns to ice. As time passes this will melt and you’ll have fresh water.
It is important that you have in account that when you remove liquid or a cleansing diet and/or diuretics, you also eliminate minerals. The natural way of recovering these minerals is through fruits and vegetables, so always keep on hand a fruit or a vegetable (tomato, carrot sticks or celery sticks) to prevent the loss of these minerals.
Isotonic drinks that you rehydrate are very useful, and also you can always have them at hand. You can even prepare them in a home, mixing the juice of two lemons, a tablespoon sea salt, a teaspoon honey and a teaspoon baking soda. This drink also to prevent dehydration, has alkalizing properties that may help you lose weight faster.
Dehydration can cause low blood pressure, tiredness and fatigue. It is therefore essential to prevent it, especially if you’re doing a restrictive diet and cleansing.
Keep in mind that it is always advisable that if you do want to lose weight as a balanced and medical supervision. Thus avoid different complications such as dehydration.
