A Medical Nutritionist’s Advice on
How To Decrease Water Retention

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Further on the topic of how to decrease water retention, Joanna Maggs, Medical Nutritionist gave a very thorough answer and explanation on reducing water retention that I believe is noteworthy.

As I have great respect and admiration for this woman’s knowledge and expertise in the field of natural nutrition I wanted to include her answer to a reader’s recent question who was struggling with reducing water retention in the body.

Joanna touched on a few points that I mentioned in my Reducing Water Retention page, but also made some other interesting recommendations that I think are worth taking into consideration, particularly for women who are approaching perimenopause or menopause age.

Without further ado then here’s her comments on how to decrease water retention:

...”Water retention is a condition that results when water leaks into the body tissues from the blood. In normal circumstances, the fluid drains from the body tissues through the lymphatic system. However, when fluid is not removed by the lymph system properly, it is retained in the body tissues where it causes the swelling known as water retention (or oedema).

Water retention is most common in the feet and legs, but it can occur in the hands, arms, abdomen and around the lungs.

Causes of water retention depend on a wide range of factors including diet (e.g. high salt intake), high temperatures, nutritional deficiencies, burns, or as a side effect of certain drugs, menopause, just to give you a few examples.

It can also be symptomatic of other conditions such as heart or liver disease, arthritis, allergic reactions, thyroid problems, or kidney disease, for example.

In order to deal with the problem it is important to try to get to the cause, so it can be helpful to have checks done if the water retention is chronic, to rule out any of the above underlying problems...”

Here’s what Joanna goes on to suggest regarding how to decrease water retention...

”...If there seems no specific cause then it may be down to general health, and this should then be approached in terms of diet, fluids, and exercise.

A common myth is that if you have water retention you should not drink much fluid. This is totally wrong. Drink plenty of water - up to 2 litres a day. Although many people think that if they're accumulating fluid in their bodies then a sensible solution is to drink less, this isn't the case.

Drinking water does not make you retain fluid but it does promote proper kidney functioning - and this in turn is vital as your kidneys excrete excess water from your body tissues, so it may actually help relieve the problem as part of an overall health plan.

Total Balance may be helpful in order to balance the system generally as part of the above process also helping to promote vital organ health, including the kidneys.

Other helpful additions include dandelion, nettle leaf, and fresh parsley, as these all help to promote elimination and kidney health...”

As many women would attest to, reducing water retention can be tricky as often we’re not sure what’s actually causing it. We may even wonder, is it water retention or fat?

Barring any medical condition (which should be diagnosed and treated by a medical doctor), no doubt a healthy diet plan, proper daily water intake, regular exercise and the ingestion of a high quality natural nutritional supplement can be most effective in helping you to reduce water retention in your body.

I can absolutely vouch for Joanna’s recommendation as I personally struggled with how to decrease water retention for many years, especially during my perimenopausal years.

When I began taking daily natural supplements like Woman’s Total Balance, made a point to drinks lots of water throughout the day and keep my body well hydrated, and changed some of my less than healthy lifestyle habits, it was relieved almost instantly.

Source: http://www.xtend-life.com/QuestionsandAnswers/Post/11-03-24/Fluid_retention.aspx

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