Fluid Retention Steals Your Health, Want To Stop It?

Fluid retention is such a big problem because the extra water in your system is in the way!  Oxygen and vital nutrients can’t get where they need to go!

When oxygen and other vital nutrients cant’ get where they need to go, you deteriorate!

If you don’t want your health to fade, watch for signs that you may be retaining water:

• When you press your fingernail firmly into your thumb-pad, does it stay deeply dented for more than a second or two?
• When you press the tip of your finger into the inside of your shinbone, does your nail make a dent?
• Do your ankles ever swell?
• Does your shoe size increase as you get older?
• Do your rings sometimes not fit?
• Is your tummy ever tight and swollen?
• For women, do you suffer from breast tenderness?
• Does your weight fluctuate by several pound within the space of only twenty-four hours?

You should be concerned if you recognize water retention symptoms, even if your doctor isn’t!

If your symptoms are mild, make sure you pay close attention to:

• Drinking water all day everyday.  Dehydration is a major cause of fluid retention.
• Insist that your health care provider test your hormone level if you have ongoing mild water retention.  Don’t wait until you retain excessive fluid as the increased work load it causes will damage your heart and kidneys.
• Eat foods in as close to a natural state as possible.  You may rid yourself of much of your fluid retention by avoiding processed foods.  Eat whole and build your health.
• Explore nutritional supplements and find what’s  helpful.
• Get rid of old pillows, carpets, and furniture as much as possible.  Treat mold and mildew in your home.  Use natural, less toxic products to clean with.
• Clean air and pure water are very important for health building and may be helpful in reducing water retention as well.
• It may sound strange, but it is important for you to eat enough calories everyday.  If you are starving yourself, your body will retain water.
• Enzymes and probiotics can help you absorb your food and supplements better.  The improved nutrition may reduce your water retention.

If you need additional help try looking for:

• A nutritional therapist
• A naturopathic doctor
• Many chiropractors are very knowledgeable about nutrition, you might find one that is willing to give you the extra time and care needed to isolate your problem.
• Occasionally you will find a medical doctor who uses nutritional therapy in their practice.  Less than 3% of medical schools offer significant nutritional education.  Odds are that you won’t find a medical doctor who has a real understanding of water retention, and will be able to help you.

I do know of one very useful resource that may help you.  The wonderful doctors at Food Matters have put together a very helpful guide on detoxification.  You may find that this one resource will help you to put fluid retention behind you, so that you can build robust health.

Please, if you retain fluid, do something about it today. You need to detoxify, with YOUR Detox Diet

If you retain a significant amount of fluid let swollen ankles be a RED FLAG!

If you have water at your ankles, it is very likely that you have water in your lungs.  As a matter of fact, water retention needs to be addressed before it starts collecting at your ankles.

YOU CAN’T BREATHE THROUGH WATER!

Every time your body suffers an unmet oxygen deficit, damage is caused that you will soon notice in your eye sight, short term memory, and the strength of your heart muscle.

You may have an oxygen deficit you don’t know about, but you know that you are always tired.

Ask your Doctor to check your blood oxygen level with a pulse oximeter if you are experiencing any of the following symptoms:

• water retention (especially feet/ ankles)
• shortness of breath/ difficulty breathing
• extreme fatigue
• chest tightness
• mental confusion/ short-term-memory loss
• tingling fingers
• chronic cough
• blue coloring around lips

(If you wake up at night gasping for breath, TELL YOUR DOCTOR, OR CALL 911!  You are better safe than sorry.)

Remember that anything below 92% blood oxygen saturation level warrants treatment with supplemental oxygen, though insurance companies won’t pay until readings fall to 88%.

Your body requires more oxygen with physical activity, and levels should be checked DURING normal daily activity.

It is your best interest to prevent any low oxygen level!

I can’t talk about fluid retention too much.  This subject is critically important for protecting your heart early on, and for preventing debilitation and death as your heart failure worsens.

Let me know if there is more we can do to help you  combat your health robbing fluid retention.

The best thing you can do for yourself, and for your family, is to learn how to eat in a way that will rebuild your immune system, and help you look and feel better.

Amazing Doctors working with Food Matters have put a great deal of focus on developing a Detox Diet that will suit your needs.

Find out what a new approach to diet can do to eliminate your water retention issues.

The Food Matters Detox Guide

Many blessings,

Carrie

PS– Remember everyday:

1. Relax and Release tension
2. Take deeep breaths
3. Be active in a way that adds joy to your life

Plus pure water ~whole foods~sunshine~and laughter