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Hydration is something many of us take for granted but in this episode I bust some myths around hydration, cover why it is important to give it some thought and why urine colour is not the best measure of how hydrated we are. 



Too much vs too little: https://www.instagram.com/drayanpanja/p/C16g1vfI3ZP/


BUY THE HEALTH FIX NOW: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Fix-Transform-Your-Weeks/dp/1914239296/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=1ba53367-030f-4f3f-ad09-4a1fc81eadf5


Plethysmography: https://www.healthline.com/health/plethysmography


Water intoxication: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/water-intoxication


Diarrhoeal disease and oral rehydration therapy (ORT): https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/diarrhoeal-disease


ORT: https://ourworldindata.org/oral-rehydration-therapy


8 glasses of water a day?: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-63755475#


Overhydration dangers: https://www.healthline.com/health/overhydration


Delirium: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/delirium/symptoms-causes/syc-20371386


What hydrates us: https://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/healthy-beverages


Excessive thirst: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/thirst/


Tap water: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/tap-water-uk-safe-to-drink-b2600254.html


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