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Water retention in the body

Do you feel it again? If you swell up, you can't take your rings off at night? It seems to you that everything makes you grow in the eyes, and with it the swelling increases? Most women struggle with the common problem of water retention. However, there are a few ways, a few ingredients that we can include in our daily lives to get rid of excess water from the body.

 

WHAT IS WATER RETENTION IN THE BODY?


This is a condition most commonly manifested by swelling, in various parts of the body due to various factors. The first of these reasons may be estrogens. Most of us notice clear fluctuations in our weight depending on the day of the cycle, before the period “we gain” water. This is due to the above-mentioned estrogens, the level of which increases before menstruation. Edema goes away naturally after menstruation. The condition of edema, however, may persist in women using hormonal contraception, due to the estrogens contained in the drugs.

Prolactin is a hormone whose amount often increases when our body has accumulated excess toxins, which signals the body to retain water. There may be several reasons for high prolactin, it is worth consulting your results with a specialist.

Disordered thyroid function causes huge problems with metabolism. Water retention is also one of the symptoms of thyroid problems. Additional supplementation and attention to diet in people with thyroid disease should help.

Another quite common cause of edema is bad diet. Excessive amounts of processed products, and thus rich in salt, prevent the removal of fluids from the body. Our body swells from excess salt, and we feel worse and worse.

And what if we eat right, don't use hormonal contraception, and still feel like we're collecting water by handfuls? The reason may be very simple. Check how much water are you drinking? Most of my patients don't drink enough. We forget to drink or only drink coffee. Either way, the lack of water causes the body to protect itself from excessive water loss by accumulating it. Add to this the lack of physical activity or low, slowed circulation and a recipe for edema.


 

WHAT CAN YOU CHANGE?


First, check your kitchen cupboard, refrigerator, spices, processed meats, etc. Read every label for salt content. I guarantee that it will sober you up enough to start paying attention to the salt added to processed foods. Particular attention should be paid to cold meats, cheeses, flavored cheeses, ready-made sauces, and fish products. Remember that bread can also be a salt mine. Be sure to limit all of these foods, and ideally, completely eliminate all ready-made, processed foods. As you season your dishes, add herbs, pepper, but not salt or ready-made mixes. It is also worth enriching your diet with vegetables and fruits. You know that you should eat 6-9 servings of vegetables a day. 1 portion is as much as fits in the palm of your hand. So it is worth adding more vegetables, preferably fresh, to each meal.

What else we can do? First of all herbal infusions. The ones that will work best are fennel, nettle, horsetail, elderberry tea. And also dandelion and yarrow.

It is worth to act in many directions and reach for supplements that will help us get rid of excess water from the body. Often water intake accompanies vitamin B6 deficiency. Therefore, it is worth considering supplementation, for example with the NOW FOODS product, where the vitamin is in the form of pyridoxal 5-phosphate.


Now Foods P-5-P, 50 mg, 90 vegan capsules


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Another supplement that deserves our attention is spirulina. The organic one allows us to cleanse the body of toxins, complements the deficiencies of trace elements.

NOW FOODS Spirulina Certified Organic 500mg - 200 tablets


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Potassium deficiency can also be the reason that will be responsible for our discomfort and water collection in the body. So it is worth examining whether it is not the cause of your edema. And if so, reach for the appropriate supplementation. For example, the product now foods, where potassium can be found in the form of powder.



NOW FOODS Potassium Citrate Pure Powder - 340g


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To sum up, if you notice water retention in your body, it's best to increase the amount of water you drink, limit processed products and contact a specialist to rule out hormonal problems, deficiencies. It's also good if you do the research and determine the supplementation with the necessary products.


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AUTHOR
Martyna Wiśniewska
Martyna Wiśniewska
Clinical nutritionist and PhD student specializing in intestinal diseases. In his scientific work, he deals with the treatment of stress-dependent diseases with the help of a proper diet and body awareness. In her dietary practice, she emphasizes that the most important thing is a holistic view of the patient. First of all, he tries to turn food into medicine.

As a dietitian, he helps in clinical diet therapy, helps not only to lose weight, but also to feel better in his body. In the office, he accepts patients whom he helps in: in the treatment of diet-dependent diseases such as diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertension, obesity, atherosclerosis, in the therapy of allergies and food intolerances in the dietotherapy of diseases such as celiac disease, Hashimoto's disease, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid disease. Patients who suffer from eating disorders, depression, sleep problems, have a problem with chronic stress or simply would like to have more strength in life can count on professional help.
Clinical nutritionist and PhD student specializing in intestinal diseases. In his scientific work, he deals with the treatment of stress-dependent diseases with the help of a proper diet and body awareness. In her dietary practice, she emphasizes that the most important thing is a holistic view of the patient. First of all, he tries to turn food into medicine.

As a dietitian, he helps in clinical diet therapy, helps not only to lose weight, but also to feel better in his body. In the office, he accepts patients whom he helps in: in the treatment of diet-dependent diseases such as diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertension, obesity, atherosclerosis, in the therapy of allergies and food intolerances in the dietotherapy of diseases such as celiac disease, Hashimoto's disease, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid disease. Patients who suffer from eating disorders, depression, sleep problems, have a problem with chronic stress or simply would like to have more strength in life can count on professional help.
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