- Dehydration.
Everyone knows how important it is to drink water throughout the day. However, not everyone follows the recommendations for maintaining water balance. As a result, most people are in a state of mild dehydration almost all the time. In hot weather, the risk of dehydration increases sharply. Through sweating, we lose more fluids, along with electrolytes (salts of potassium, calcium and magnesium). When the electrolyte balance is disrupted, the body exerts additional effort to maintain the normal internal processes. Additionally, due to the loss of fluid, the blood becomes thicker and the heart has to work harder to pump it through the vessels. The body expends more energy and that drains its energies.
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