Simply Younger Journal

Tag: electrolytes

  • Signs of Dehydration in Adults: The Symptoms Most People Miss

    Signs of Dehydration in Adults: The Symptoms Most People Miss

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    Dave Prosser

    Most people picture dehydration as something obvious — cracked lips, extreme thirst, dizziness, the kind of thing that happens to people lost in the desert. That picture isn’t wrong. It’s just the severe end of a spectrum that most adults in developed countries never reach. The version that actually affects most people — chronic mild…

  • Does Coffee Dehydrate You? The Real Answer (It’s Not What You Think)

    Does Coffee Dehydrate You? The Real Answer (It’s Not What You Think)

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    Dave Prosser

    The short answer is: technically yes, but probably not in the way you’ve been told, and for most people it’s not the main problem. The more interesting question is what coffee actually does to your hydration — because the real mechanism is something most people have never heard of, and it matters a lot more…

  • Why Am I Always Dehydrated Even Though I Drink a Lot of Water?

    Why Am I Always Dehydrated Even Though I Drink a Lot of Water?

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    Dave Prosser

    This is one of the most common things I hear. Someone tells me they drink two litres a day, sometimes more. They carry a water bottle everywhere. They tick every box on every hydration checklist. And they still feel tired, foggy, headachy, or thirsty in a way that doesn’t go away no matter how much…

  • The Electrolyte Myth: What Sports Drinks Get Wrong (And What Your Body Actually Needs)

    The Electrolyte Myth: What Sports Drinks Get Wrong (And What Your Body Actually Needs)

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    Dave Prosser

    Walk into any gym, supermarket, or petrol station and you’ll find an entire shelf dedicated to electrolyte drinks. Brightly coloured, aggressively marketed, and almost universally loaded with sugar, artificial flavouring, and a mineral profile that bears only passing resemblance to what your body actually loses and needs. The electrolyte conversation is one of the most…

  • The Hydration Paradox: Why Drinking More Water Isn’t Making You Feel Better

    The Hydration Paradox: Why Drinking More Water Isn’t Making You Feel Better

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    Dave Prosser

    Drinking more water and still feeling foggy? You might be stuck in the hydration paradox — where volume goes up but cellular absorption breaks down. Here’s the system most people miss.

  • Why Your Morning Glass of Water Might Be the Most Important Decision You Make All Day

    Why Your Morning Glass of Water Might Be the Most Important Decision You Make All Day

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    Dave Prosser

    There’s a moment every morning — usually somewhere between turning off the alarm and reaching for the phone — where you make a decision that sets the tone for how your body performs for the next sixteen hours. Most people don’t realise they’re making it. I didn’t for years. The decision is whether you rehydrate…

  • The Right Way to Hydrate in the Morning

    The Right Way to Hydrate in the Morning

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    Dave Prosser

    (With or Without CELLERGIZE) Most people think hydration means “drink more water.” That’s not hydration.That’s just liquid moving through you. Real hydration happens at the cellular level — and how you hydrate in the morning determines your energy, focus, recovery, and even how well your body responds to things like sauna, cold exposure, coffee, and…