And yet close to 95% of my clients fail to drink the
required amount of water every day and take on a pained expression when I
inform them their body is dehydrated and they need to drink more of it.
Is water really that important? Absolutely.
In a PKP kinesiology session, testing a client’s level of hydration
is one of the first few things that I check. Aside from all the biochemical reasons why
our body needs it (and which I won’t go into here), a dehydrated body is unable
to hold/maintain any corrections made during a kinesiology session.
The type of dehydration I am normally dealing with is
chronic dehydration. Some of the
symptoms of chronic dehydration* are fatigue, headaches, loss of brain
function, inability to concentrate and tiredness. (Note, acute dehydration is
quite a different condition and can quickly become a serious medical
condition).
Often people don’t absorb the water they need because their
body has become accustomed to functioning on a lower water tolerance. It’s like the body puts in place a drought
management program. And just as rains after a drought will often result in
floods, large, sudden intake of water after years of low water
intake can see a person spending much of their day at the toilet rather than
absorbing it.
People who aren’t absorbing their water should consider
adding a “catalyst” to help their body’s cells start to the reabsorbtion
process. Catalysts include apple juice,
aloe vera, lemonade and coca cola (Yes,
you read that right!) I muscle test my
clients to see which catalyst is needed and the ratio of the catalyst to water. There often needs to be a discussion about
water needs and a reminder that coffee, tea and coca cola, on their own make
the body lose water because they are diuretics.
In kinesiology, the metaphysical meaning of dehydration is
“how are you not nurturing yourself or your thirst for knowledge?” Many clients
are very good at putting the needs of others ahead of their own (think people
who can’t say no and mothers !).
So, how much water do you drink? Are you nurturing yourself
in all areas of your life?
