How Brain Dehydration Affects Your Mental Health

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How Brain Dehydration Affects Your Mental Health

Summer is here, and with it, heat and the possibility of brain dehydration.

Hot temperatures cause us to sweat. When fluids seep out of our pores rather than circulating through our brain, we risk brain dehydration. Even mild brain dehydration has a negative impact on the brain and our mental health (Three Ways Hydration Can Affect Your Mental Health).

Water comprises a whopping 75% of the human brain (leaving only 25% for everything else, which is pretty mind-boggling). Clearly, the brain requires water to operate well. When our brain is dehydrated, we risk mental health difficulties like these:

• Mood changes, including intensification of mood disorders
• Anxiety
• Increased effects of stress
• Muddled and/or negative thoughts
• Difficulty focusing, concentrating, and paying attention
• Brain fog; short-term and working memory problems
• Delirium (in cases of severe dehydration)

Hydrate Your Brain for a Mental Health Boost

It’s true: you can reduce these life-limiting issues and boost your overall mental health simply by drinking water. The recommended amount varies based on age, weight, climate, and activity level.

General guidelines apply to everyone. Drink at least 8 oz of water when you wake up in the morning, and drink it regularly throughout the day. Also, stick to water. Soda, caffeinated, and sugary beverages contribute to mental health problems.

To stay well and enjoy the summer months and every season of the year, it’s crucial to drink plenty of water to keep your brain healthy and happy.

Related Articles Dealing with Hydration and Mental Health

• Staying Hydrated Is Important to Mental Health
• Dehydration Also Causes Neurological and Autoimmune Disorders
• For Good Summer Mental Health Two Things Are Essential
• List of Foods that Help and Hurt Anxiety
• Morning Anxiety Causes: Why You Feel Them and What to Do

Your Thoughts

Today's Question: Summer’s here! If you’ve experienced dehydration, specifically brain dehydration, how has that affected your mental health? We invite you to participate by sharing your thoughts, experiences, and knowledge on the HealthyPlace Facebook page.

From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs

On all our blogs, your comments and observations are welcomed.

• Being Assertive in Relationships Can Help Your Mental Health
• 3 Ways a Quick Nap Will Change Your Life
• Weaken Panic Attacks, Anxiety Attacks, with Self-Compassion
• Coping with Debilitating Depression at Work
• The Crab Mentality: A Sign of Low Self-Esteem?
• How My Cat Helps Me Through Tough Times
• 5 Types of Self-Care for Mental Health
• Distress Tolerance: Learn a DBT Skill that Curbs Self-Harm
• Is Bulimia Like a Drug Addiction?
• Helpful or Unhelpful? A More Effective Approach to Recovery

Feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of any blog post. And visit the mental health blogs homepage for the latest posts.

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Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans

Here are the top 3 mental health articles HealthyPlace Facebook fans are recommending you read:

1. How to Help ADHD Coworkers Succeed
2. How I Fight Men’s Mental Health Stigma: Emotional Acceptance
3. My Summer Binge Eating Disorder Challenge

If you're not already, I hope you'll join us/like us on Facebook too. There are a lot of wonderful, supportive people there.

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Mental Health Quote

"Don’t feel guilty for doing what’s best for you."

Read more abuse quotes.

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