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Dehydration

Dehydration occurs when the level of water content in the body is too low. This condition can be prevented by increasing fluid intake. Symptoms of dehydration include headache, dizziness, lethargy, melancholy, low-power response, the channel dry nose, lips dry and cracked, body weakness urine is too yellow or dark, fatigue, and hallucinations. Finally, unable to remove the urine, renal failure to work, and the body is unable to remove the remnants of toxic metabolic processes. And even in extreme conditions can lead to death already.

Some causes dehydration such as :
a) Increased production of sweat because of hot weather, humidity, exercise, or fever.
b) Lack of drinking water.
c) Lack of body signals a good working mechanism in the elderly, so seniors sometimes do not feel thirsty despite being in a state of dehydration.
d) Increased output of urine due to hormone deficiency, diabetes, are in treatment or kidney disease.
e) Experiencing diarrhea or vomiting.
f) Being in the healing of burns.

When are we need more drinking water ?

If you do not drink enough water then the risk of kidney stones in women will increase and the risk of urinary tract infections will increase. There is also some evidence of increased risk of several types of cancer including bladder cancer and colon cancer. The condition of shortage of drinking water will also reduce physical and mental performance and salivary gland function.

The people who need more water intake, including :
a) They have a diet high in protein.
b) Those who undergo high-fiber diet, as fluids help prevent constipation.
c) They are including children. Those who suffer from vomiting or diarrhea disease.
d) Those who are physically active.
e) Those who have to deal with weather conditions and temperature of warm or hot.
f) They are included dehydration unconditioned older.

Older people tend to be at risk of dehydration, because of :
a) Changes in kidney function with age.
b) Hormonal changes.
c) Often do not feel thirsty (because the thirst mechanism signals the body that does not work optimally with age).
d) Being in treatment (eg treatment of diuretics and laxatives).
e) Suffering from chronic diseases.
f) Mobility is very low.

Dehydration In Infants And Children

Children can be very susceptible to dehydration conditions, especially if sick. Examples include vomiting, fever, and diarrhea can quickly dehydrated babies. This condition can be very dangerous for the safety of the baby. If you know the state of dehydration in young children or babies, then immediately take it to the nearest hospital.
Some symptoms of dehydration in children, such as :
The skin feels cold,
lethargic,
Mouth dry,
The condition of the bone anatomy of the head (fontanelle) depressed,
A little blue colored skin due to stagnant circulation.

Excess Water Intake (Hyponatremia)

Compare with the above conditions, drinking too much water also can damage the body and cause hyponatremia. This condition is known as a decrease in sodium levels in the blood to extremely low levels and dangerous. Sodium is needed in muscle contraction and nerve impulse transmission. If you drink too much water, the kidneys can not remove enough fluid. Excess water can cause headaches, blurred vision, cramps (and eventually convulsions), brain swelling, coma, and eventually death.

Reaching the level of excess, may cause over-consumption of water to several liters per day. excess water conditions occur commonly in people suffering from specific diseases or mental (for example, in some cases of schizophrenia) illness in infants who were fed with food baby too much liquid.

Humans can survive for weeks without food, but only lasts a few days without water. The human body consists of 55-75 percent water. Water became one of the basic building block of blood, digestive enzymes, urine, sweat, and even contained in muscle tissue, fat, and bone.

Because the body can not store water, we need to intake of fresh water to replace water that has issued various vital organs of the body to sweat, urine, feces, and others. Total intake of water we need depends on our body's metabolism, temperature, weather, the food we eat and of course the level of activity we do.

Facts on Body Water Content.
Here are some water facts contained in the human body:
a) The water content in the body is more in men than women and decreased with age.
b) Most adults spend about 2.5 to 3 liters of water per day from his body. water expenditure will grow in hot weather conditions and a long training time.
c) The people who are older spent about 2 liters of water per day from his body.
d) Passenger air transportation will lose 1.5 liters of water during the first three hours of air travel. Loss of fresh water must be replaced.
e) Generally foods contain about 1 liter of water and rest must be obtained from the beverage.

Various Body Functions Require Water

Water as vital nutrients needed for :

a) Maintaining the health and integrity of every cell in the body.
b) Keeping the flow rate of liquid to facilitate the flow of blood through blood vessels.
c) Helps eliminate the remnants of the body's metabolism, excess electrolytes, for example sodium, potassium, and urea which is the residual processing of food proteins.
d) Regulate body temperature through perspiration.
e) Keeping humidity mucous membranes, such as those found in the lungs and mouth.
f) Lubricate and protect joints. Reduce the risk of cystitis by keeping the bladder disease free from bacteria.
g) Helps digestion and prevents constipation.
h) Working as a moisturizer to improve skin texture and appearance.
i) Bringing a variety of nutrients and oxygen in the blood cells.
j) Working as a damper on the organ bearing the eyes, spinal cord and amniotic sac fetus in pregnancy.

Water Content In Foods

Generally foods contain water, even that looks hard and dry though. The body can obtain up to one third water intake needs from food. The digestive process itself also produces water as a result of waste and can supply about 10 percent of the body's need for water. Needs the rest must be obtained from the fluid.

Formula milk is not good for toddlers, but that does not mean school kids do not need to drink milk. Good drinking milk for school children because it can minimize the risk of colon cancer in adulthood by 40 percent.

Children who consumed half a liter of milk a day had a strong protective effect against the disease. And one key to success is the anti-cancer effects are obtained if the child is drinking milk for several years as a child.

Researchers found school children have 20 percent lower risk tumors as an adult if she drank milk every day for 4-6 years, and has a 40 percent lower risk if he drank milk more than 6 years as a child.

Experts predict the long-term dairy consumption can increase the intake of calcium in the body that can protect the intestine against damage and kill cancer cells before they form tumors.

Professor Brian Cox of Otago, New Zealand says more research needs to further prove that the milk can reduce the risk of cancer in future generations. The results of this study are reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

"Consuming milk when school is very important because it ensures the children have adequate nutrition intake. Also a glass of milk has the same amount of calcium contained in a kilo of spinach," says Dr Judith Bryans, director of the Dairy Council, as quoted from Dailymail, Saturday (02/12/2011).

Colorectal cancer occurs as a result of abnormal cell growth in colon cancer. Signs or symptoms that appear are the defecation (BAB) bloody, hard to BAB and pain in the lower abdomen that does not go away.

In addition to diligent when mash-fed child, some things can be done to reduce the risk of colon cancer such as maintaining body weight to stay healthy, avoid alcohol, consumption of fiber and physical activity.

When there is milk contains bacteria, people panic because to some extent will have an impact on health. Another case with Kombucha tea that is mixed with bacteria, this herb is claimed even more nutritious than regular tea.

The content of bacteria and yeasts in Kombucha tea drinks cause it feels a bit sour because of the fermentation. There is also a call tea fungus or mushroom tea, because it is brewed plate actually consists of colonies of bacteria and fungi that are symbiotic with each other.

Kambucha name taken from a Korean physician, Dr. Kombu which brings the traditional ingredients of more than 2,000 years old was to Japan in the 5th century. This herb far imported from China as an offering to the ruler of Japan at that time, Emperor Ingyoo.

Since then, Kombucha tea began to be known as a health drink and spread rapidly to all corners of the world. Now the drink is popular in many areas including Russia, Europe and various countries in Asia.

Various claims arose, some say Kombucha tea can lower cholesterol and treat cancer. Some even put it on the scalp to overcome baldness, so nicknamed as well as a wonder tonic.

Still, not everyone believes in the usefulness. Experts in the disease from the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Brent A Bauer, including one health practitioner who doubted the various claims about Kombucha tea which he somewhat exaggerated.

"Until now there has been no single human clinical trials that prove the benefits of Kombucha tea. Not that there is no benefit, but for now claims it has not had a scientific basis," he said as quoted from MSN Health, on Thursday (02/10/2011 .)

Let alone benefit, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States would never report a poisoning victim of Kombucha tea. In April 1995, 2 women admitted to hospital due to acidosis or excess acid in body fluids.

Both victims were drinking tea regularly every day, since 2 months previously. One of the two patients eventually died, while the other one can be saved even in the treatment of heart had stopped.

Metabolic acidosis or increased levels of acidity in body fluids is one of the side effects of Kombucha tea. Other side effects have ever been reported is the poisoning and liver damage due to forced sbekerja harder to metabolize acids.

Yet there has never been an appeal from related parties not to drink Kombucha tea. Food and Drug Administration in the United States only appealed to the tea drunk in a reasonable amount, approximately not more than 4 ounces (120 mL) per day.

Childrens in almost all regions in Indonesia are usually most like to play under a cherry tree or the Cherries that grow on the roadside. This sweet little fruit turns a lot of benefit healthy.

Children usually will reap the fruit of cherries and eat them immediately. Because not had time to wash the child's abdominal pain is often so many parents forbid their children to eat fruit Cherries. Moreover, eating fruit Cherries addictive because of the high sweetness.

But make no mistake, though many live alongside a road, Cherry fruit is a lot of benefits. As long as they clean all the good eaten with the fruit Cherries compounds could be useful for the body. Cherry Cherries Fruit is not often used as a cake decorator.

Research shows the fruit of this Cherries have many important compounds that are useful to the body. As revealed by Julia F Morton in his book 'Fruits of Warm Climates (1987)' that was launched hort.purdue.edu, Wednesday (02/09/2011) there are 12 important compounds from the fruit of Cherries.

In every 100 grams of cherry fruit contains:
Water (77.8 g)
Protein (.324 g)
Fat (1.56 g)
Fiber (4.6 g)
Calcium (124.6 mg)
Phosphorus (84.0 mg)
Iron (1.18 mg)
Carotene (0.019 mg)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) (0.065 mg)
Riboflavin (0.037 mg)
Niacin (0.554 mg)
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid or antioxidants) (80.5 mg)

High nutrient content of cherry fruit, making this sweet little fruit has many health benefits, among others:
Antiseptic or antibacterial
Antispasmodik (spasms of the gastrointestinal tract which may be due to diarrhea, gastritis)
Relieve headaches
Relieve the symptoms of flu and colds early
Anti-diabetes
Anti-inflammatory (anti-inflammatory)

Cherry or talok often found alongside a road-pingir and used as a shade plant. Scientifically, cherry fruit called Muntingia calabura L., which includes plants in the family Elaeocarpaceae.

Besides Indonesia, cherry is also much cultivated in warm regions around the world, like India, Southeast Asia, Malaya, Indonesia, the Philippines and in many other places.

Cherry fruit in different countries have their local designation, such as capolin, palman, ladies (Mexico), capulin blanco (Guatemala and Costa Rica), capulin de Comer (El Salvador), or ta JOC takop farang farang (Thailand), kakhop (Cambodia), cay ca Trung (Vietnam), cherry fruit, kerukup Siam (Malaya), Jamaican cherry, Panama berry, cherry Singapore (English), Chinese or Japanese cherry cherry (India).