Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder
A Little Seltzer Down Your Throat
Hi, reader. I wrote this in 2010 and it's now more than five years old. So it may be very out of date; the world, and I, have changed a lot since I wrote it! I'm keeping this up for historical archive purposes, but the me of today may 100% disagree with what I said then. I rarely edit posts after publishing them, but if I do, I usually leave a note in italics to mark the edit and the reason. If this post is particularly offensive or breaches someone's privacy, please contact me.
I didn't get the hint when the heat made me really cranky and tired.
I didn't get the hint when I got headaches.
I didn't follow all those directions printed and spoken in every health advisory ever.
Today, when I went to a doctor for an overdue checkup, the nurse tried to draw blood, and it flowed far too slowly for her liking into the needle. She said this was a sign of dehydration ("your body's way of saying 'I don't wanna give up my liquids, I don't know when I'm gonna get any more'"), and aborted the procedure, adding that I was the first person she'd ever seen who'd been so dehydrated that she couldn't draw enough blood.
OK, I'm going to try to drink more water.
Comments
Claudia
12 Apr 2010, 17:34 p.m.
Sarah
16 Apr 2010, 20:16 p.m.
Drinking enough water makes a huge difference in your health, even in little things like fatigue and attention span. Also in big things, like passing out from the heat, an activity that I used to enjoy before I started drinking enough water.
That can be bad!! Drink water!!! Loads of it. Now you need to be one of those people that walk around with a water bottle. And listen to your body!!
Sorry to sound too much like a mom. But drink water!!