Drinking Water

I have an issue that I've noticed happening to me. I wake up and I feel sick and dizzy, and have a headache. I sweat a lot and I've been having fainting spells every now and then. I don't think I'm dehydrated on the grand scheme of things because I drink lots of coke and other fizzy drinks, but I don't drink any water at all and I'm wondering if that could be the cause of this? Before I hardly drank anything but that led to urinary tract infections and hospitals so I started drinking a lot more but only fizzy drinks and never water. But I read online that you need to drink water but I don't like to because it tastes horrible and it comes out a tap and I worry about germs and bugs. I'm not really sure what to do about this. I can't drink it if I don't like it and if it may be contaminated. 

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  • Carbonated drinks have been found to deplete certain things the body needs. Boil the water if need be or maybe drink more fruit tea. I would suggest buying bottled SPRING water to supplement a few days per week. You need a human-friendly amount of minerals which are not filtered out of these (as well as sugar) to keep your BLOOD hydrated. I would also suggest seeing your GP and finding out if you need an IV to rehydrate. I used to do this when I lived in a dry climate once per year in the summer. It helps incredibly. My brother did this when he had too much to drink the night before while in med school & apparently it puts one right as rain. 

    It could also be possible VOCs, formaldehyde or spores / mould, invisible to the naked eye, can cause this.

    Are you taking any vitamins / supplements which might be having a side reaction (too much vitamin D can cause terrible headaches for instance and mushrooms complexes, ashwaganda, and other herbs will promote it, but moderation is key). If not any, I'd suggest adding a multi vitamin to your diet. 

  • I take a lot of Vitamin D tablets; plus I drink enough milk to do an army.

    Perhaps that would explain my migraines.

  • Milk  !!! That's another thing the hospital told me to cut down on, anything dairy. I have it in my tea and coffee, but when i'm having lots of milk, for example on my cereal of a morning, i have oat milk. It's more expensive than cows milk, but i saw videos on Youtube of people making thier own. All i do is a few handfulls of porridge oats in the food processer and whizz it up with tap water, if you want it thicker and creamier put more oats in, if you prefer it thinneradd more water.

    What i've started doing now to get extra minerals is adding kale; spinach; or celery and whizzing that with the oats, sort of making a smoothie, and it all goes on my Weetabix.

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  • Milk  !!! That's another thing the hospital told me to cut down on, anything dairy. I have it in my tea and coffee, but when i'm having lots of milk, for example on my cereal of a morning, i have oat milk. It's more expensive than cows milk, but i saw videos on Youtube of people making thier own. All i do is a few handfulls of porridge oats in the food processer and whizz it up with tap water, if you want it thicker and creamier put more oats in, if you prefer it thinneradd more water.

    What i've started doing now to get extra minerals is adding kale; spinach; or celery and whizzing that with the oats, sort of making a smoothie, and it all goes on my Weetabix.

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