Thirsty

[maggiesdaddy]

GHAAAA!!!!!

The past couple of days I have been SOOOOOO thirsty!!!!! I drink and I drink, but it won't go away!!! Is this part of detox???


I drink only water and if I have been exercising (haha yeah right) I dink water or a smoothie mixed with coconut water. Other than that I drink water all throughout the day and on average to through well over a gallon and a half a day. I think this is enough . . . is it?

[MysticTree]

try drinking fresh juice instead and see if that slakes your thirst

[EscapeArtist]

First of all try getting higher quality water, spring water if you're drinking tap water.

If that doesn't work, are you eating a lot of fruit? This is just my own personal experience so i'm not implying that everybody is like this but when I eat mainly fruit it makes me thirsty all the time. The weird part is that it's a thirst that I can also mistake for craving more fruit, when I want water I also want sugar so that makes me think it messes with my blood sugar, because the more fruit I eat the more unsatisfying water is. I was drinking a gallon and a half and still thirsty, and peeing once every hour and twice at night! But i'm now that i'm cutting out all fruit from my diet and i'm satisfied with 2 liters a day instead. I guess all bodies are different, truly

[maggiesdaddy]

Thanks. I don't drink tap water as I believe that it is bad for me compaired to reverse osmosis or spring water (although still better than SAD beverages). I eat a TON of fruit. I am having trouble preparing my veggies raw in a way that I like. I would love to eat more salad, but I can't stand salad without dressing and the dressings that I have tried to make myself are horrible. I am 100% raw and don't want to buy dressing. I will try more veggies. I bet I could puree some of them into a nice soup . . .

MT - I would love to drink some green juice, but I don't have a juicer. (Unrelated to this thread, but I also don't have a dehydrator and that is starting to get exteremely anoying. I WANT TO DRY THINGS WITHOUT USING MY OVEN WITH THE DOOR PROPED OPEN!!)

[MysticTree]

I can't stand salad without dressing and the dressings that I have tried to make myself are horrible.

1 tbsp lemon or lime juice
2 tbsp raw extra virgin olive oil
4-6 sundried tomatoes, soaked and chopped up small.
2 medium or one large fresh tomato, roughly chopped
salt and black pepper
1 tsp honey (if you eat it) or 2 dates, pitted and chopped small (if honey is out)

Put everything except the oil in the blender (mine has a coffee mill attachment which I use for small amounts) and blitz til blended.

At this point you have a choice! If you want a thick dressing add the oil to the blender and blitz til thick - probably 20 seconds tops.

If you want a thin dressing - it does go further - pour the blender contents into a jar with a lid then add oil and shake.




MT - I would love to drink some green juice, but I don't have a juicer. (Unrelated to this thread, but I also don't have a dehydrator and that is starting to get exteremely anoying. I WANT TO DRY THINGS WITHOUT USING MY OVEN WITH THE DOOR PROPED OPEN!!)

I got my juicer free from freecycle. It's worth looking out for one if you have a local freecycle. Dehydrators . . . I don't have one. I used to but I was too impatient and mean about the cost of it being on all the time. Leaving your oven door propped open is risking cooking things when you don't mean to. So I manage quite well without raw breads for example.

In theory eating dried foods will make you even thirstier!

[maggiesdaddy]

MT - That dressing sounds delicious!

[snoops]

I cant et a lot of salads without this dressing. Its sweet and from raweater. Only after he posted this did I start eating a ton of salads.

6 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp coconut flakes
4 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
dash salt

I appreciate the maple syrup isn't raw but its that or I don't eat salads. I don't think it would work with agave although its worth a try. I just lovve the maple flavor. I buy grade c syrup that still has many minerals in it. Slightly less processed.

oh yeah you need to blend in Vitamix or blendtec to break down coconut flakes. It is smooth when done. OK last edit...

[MysticTree]

I cant et a lot of salads without this dressing. Its sweet and from raweater. Only after he posted this did I start eating a ton of salads.

6 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp coconut flakes
4 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
dash salt

that sounds good but maggiesdaddy might not want to use maple syrup because it's not raw ...

[snoops]

ha ha I edited as you posted:)

[maggiesdaddy]

I cant et a lot of salads without this dressing. Its sweet and from raweater. Only after he posted this did I start eating a ton of salads.

6 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp coconut flakes
4 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
dash salt

I appreciate the maple syrup isn't raw but its that or I don't eat salads. I don't think it would work with agave although its worth a try. I just lovve the maple flavor. I buy grade c syrup that still has many minerals in it. Slightly less processed.

oh yeah you need to blend in Vitamix or blendtec to break down coconut flakes. It is smooth when done. OK last edit...

That sounds good. I made some date syrup last night, maybe I will try it with that! I LOOOOVE coconut!

[MysticTree]

I cant et a lot of salads without this dressing. Its sweet and from raweater. Only after he posted this did I start eating a ton of salads.

6 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp coconut flakes
4 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
dash salt

I appreciate the maple syrup isn't raw but its that or I don't eat salads. I don't think it would work with agave although its worth a try. I just lovve the maple flavor. I buy grade c syrup that still has many minerals in it. Slightly less processed.

oh yeah you need to blend in Vitamix or blendtec to break down coconut flakes. It is smooth when done. OK last edit...

agave isn't raw either ... try it with date syrup ... yum :)

[therawmichelle]

According to medical science, excessive thirst can be caused by a number of things, including:

-the consumption of spicy or salty meals (the more salt you eat, the more water your body will demand)
- hypovolemia (decreased blood volume - unlikely in your case as it is usually caused by severe dehydration or blood loss)
- diabetes
- an array of drugs, including diuretics
- profuse sweating resulting in excessive loss of water and electrolytes
- heart or kidney failure (again unlikely, as there would be other symptoms).

My vote goes out to either too much salt loss of water. it is hot outside after all, at least where i live. :)

Let me know what you find!

[Raw Angel Mom]

Maybe you want to watch this youtube

Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/user/liferegenerator#p/u/15/-lG3WmkQiKM

ps you know when you have enough water, when your urine is clear.

[streetsurfer]

The process of digestion takes a lot of water to provide the energy for it. Not directly into the stomach at the time of eating but your cells need to be well hydrated beforehand to metabolize and create energy properly.

Try drinking a full glass of water 1/2 hour or so before your meals. This way less fluid is taken from your food for your digestion and other metabolic processes. I am learning that as we age we can not rely on our thirst signal to be a good indicator of hydration level. Thirst (dehydration) may show up as other things like pain in various parts of the body.....low back/neck pain, colitis, hiatus hernia, arthritis, headaches, high b/p, high cholesterol, overeating (if your hungry and it's not time to eat, have a glass of water instead), asthma and allergies, diabetes.

I'd fallen into a worse state of health lately and began reading a book I had on how our body signals us that we are low on water. The author believes we need a paradigm shift in understanding the root cause of disease. He explains how good hydration is key to preventing disease and explains the chain of events from dehydration to several maladies and diseases.

I've begun increasing my water intake and am feeling much better. It was just a couple weeks of lower consumption that had set me back and robbed me of my joy. I went from keeping cases of small water bottles on hand and started using gallons instead. I didn't realize it right off, but this lead to me dropping off on my water consumption to about half.

Now when I feel a pain, or feel sad or confused, I take a glass of water. When I finish the glass, I fill another for later right away. Slowly I am rehydrating my cells. I think one of my issues that helps dehydrate me is multiple food sensitivities. I am seeing that even though I can tolerate the direct symptoms the offending foods cause better than I used to, I still need to leave them out of my diet.....I am not fully out of the woods yet in regards to the sensitivities. What "cheating" seems to be doing is contributing to chronic dehydration which throws my health into a turmoil.

Increase your water intake by three glasses a day for a week or two and see if you dont feel better and lose the dry mouth. You may have undiscovered issues lending to dehydration which are causing your thirst, in spite of your efforts to drink enough. It could be a cry from your body that you need just a little more each day. Best Wishes!

[Jayla]

They do make raw agave. Its more expensive sometimes but they do make it. I found two companies that make raw organic Agave. I LOVE it.

[MysticTree]

They do make raw agave. Its more expensive sometimes but they do make it. I found two companies that make raw organic Agave. I LOVE it.

Unless the process uses low air pressure (and I'm not 100% convinced by this even) then agave is not raw even when it says raw on the label

http://www.purelyraw.com/deadfoodlist.htm

e (http://www.purelyraw.com/deadfoodlist.htm)dited to add why I am not convinced by the low pressure thing.
I realise that evaporation of water content happens at low air pressures but my understanding of the sweetness of agave nectar/syrup is that it is the heat of "cooked" process that make it sweet and not the evaporation of water itself.

[maggiesdaddy]

I figured out why I was so thirsty.

I have moderate depression and generalized anxiety disorder and this summer I had a terrible internship. I am on medication for my depression, but I normally manage my anxiety myself (when my medication doesn't work). When the internship started taking a toll on me I started taking rescue remidy (http://www.amazon.com/Rescue-Pastilles-Black-Currant-Grams/dp/B001EUCWHO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1314624651&sr=8-2)tabs. They are what was making me thirsty! Now the internship is over and I am taking them very rarly (for example before I got in front of my church to do a song in sign language I took one so I wouldn't freak out to much).

Thanks everyone!

[Jayla]

The agave I buy is cooked at 104 degrees, I think, maybe 102. whatever It is its low enough to be considered raw. The company I use is volcanic agave. You can look them up and read it if you like.