Water Retention: Is That Bloated and Puffy Feeling Anything To Worry About?
January 5, 2009 by Carrie Tucker
Filed under Detoxing, Foods For Fluid Balance, Harm of Low Level Oxygen, Nutrition, Water Retention
“Everyone gets a little bloated and puffy feeling, right? It’s a bit annoying to get up and use the toilet all night long, but no worries…..right?”
If your doctor isn’t concerned, why should you be?
It’s just a little water retention.
There Are Reasons YOU Should Be Concerned About Excess Fluid:
- Your body becomes completely out of balance when it holds on to fluid in an effort to protect you.
- Any excess fluid interferes with absorption of OXYGEN and NUTRITION!
- The sooner you achieve a healthy fluid balance, the less damage will be caused to your kidneys, heart and other vital organs.
- Rapid accumulation of fluids can be life threatening.
- Not using water effectively stresses your body.
- If you use water more effectively you will use oxygen, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients more effectively.
Creating a healthy fluid balance may be as simple as reducing your exposure to toxins, making better food choices, or supplementation with the right amount of the right nutrient.
Feeling better may be within your grasp.
Water, Precious Water!
Your body needs water! It is an important component of every one of the trillions of cells that makes up your body.
As well as carrying nutrients and oxygen to the cells, water eliminates waste products from your body.
When your body loses the ability to maintain your fluid balance, you are on a slippery slope of deterioration.
- At first you may notice it in your skin and hair
- Then you will start noticing it in your energy level
- Your mental clarity and attitude will suffer as well
The most likely cause of early water retention is foods you eat frequently.
When your daily favorites start to cause an allergy or sensitivity related histamine release, you will retain water.
Do you eat out frequently?
How Important Is Oxygen?
November 12, 2008 by Carrie Tucker
Filed under Asthma, Breath Building, COPD- Lung Disease, Choice, Diagnostics, Foods For Fluid Balance, Harm of Low Level Oxygen, Heart, Oxygen, Relax, Sleep Apnea
If you have low oxygen levels you are dying.
Denial is not effective treatment for low oxygen levels. Even if you “feel okay”.
Oxygen hitches a ride on your red blood cells in order to travel around your body. If your oxygen level is too low (below 92%) the oxygen molecules can’t make the leap. The pressure is too low.
When your oxygen level is below 92%, the oxygen that is in your blood cruises around in your circulation but the pressure isn’t high enough for it to actually get where it is needed.
Want to improve low oxygen levels? Read more
Exercise With Oxygen Can Help You Kick Ass In the World, Got Oxygen?
October 22, 2008 by Carrie Tucker
Filed under Asthma, COPD- Lung Disease, Depression, Diabetes, Harm of Low Level Oxygen, Heart, High Blood Pressure, Sleep Apnea, fitness
Feeling like there is lead in your shoes?
Whether you just want more energy or you are bed ridden wanting to have a life again. Exercise with oxygen can benefit you.
Let me tell you about Mr. K, one very charismatic patient I used to care for.
Mr. K used to ‘bout kill himself on his exercise bike. I’m telling you! I had to beg the guy to stop.
“Please, don’t harm yourself while I’m here! At least wait until I leave!”
He was a bit offended by my remarks. I really didn’t think he would listen to a thing I said. I was so surprised when the next time I saw him, he was my biggest fan! Read more
If My Doctor Says I No Longer Need Oxygen, Do I Need a Second Opinion?
October 13, 2008 by Carrie Tucker
Filed under Breath Building, COPD- Lung Disease, Diagnostics, Harm of Low Level Oxygen, Heart, Oxygen, Sleep Apnea
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A critical care unit is a good place to learn about the importance of oxygen. You will find out in a quick hurry how closely they watch oxygen levels.
The sicker you are, the more closely the doctors and nurses and respiratory therapists will monitor it.
In a home care setting, oxygen is just as important to the quality of your life.
In critical care, we are trying to save your life.
In a home setting, oxygen becomes something that annoys the patient. They often think of it as a crutch, rather than the valuable health building tool that it is.
The family tires of the tanks and tripping over the tubing, not to mention the growing electric bill.
Everyone is overjoyed to hear that they no longer need oxygen!
Hold on a moment before you give up that supply of oxygen!
What? Doesn’t your doctor know what’s best for you?
He wouldn’t take you off of oxygen if you still needed it.
Right?
Well, I’m sure he wouldn’t take you off oxygen, if he THOUGHT you needed it. Certainly we can agree on that.
The challenge comes in, because: Read more
Low Oxygen Level: Can You Recover?
September 28, 2008 by Carrie Tucker
Filed under Breath Building, COPD- Lung Disease, Diagnostics, Harm of Low Level Oxygen, Heart, Relationship, Relax, Sleep Apnea, fitness
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I have seen more than a thousand patients with low oxygen level in their homes over 10 years, and I know that nothing is impossible. The more chronic your condition, the more likely you will be to need oxygen therapy to live a normal life.
So, can you recover from low oxygen levels?
A much more important question is …
“Can I die from low oxygen levels?”
The answer to that question is yes.
Let me tell you about some of my patients to illustrate what I mean … Read more
