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Can certain foods or minerals cause dehydration? (other than salt of course)

Can certain foods cause dehydration? (like dairy? ) Can mineral supplements cause dehydration (like copper, zinc, or those Concentrace Trace Mineral Drops)? If so, what is the me …
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Is puffy fingers (ring fit) a good proxy for hydration?

I'm hacking hydration, sodium and potassium. Is water retention as evidenced by how my ring fits on my finger a good indication of hydration? I believe I read that potassium attr …
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Dehydration headache recovery techniques?

If last night, you consumed too much salt, and not enough water, and awoke uncharacteristically thirsty, feeling dehydrated, and with a pounding "tension" type headache (muscles in …
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How much water with coffee?

Is there maybe a ratio or rule of thumb to follow when drinking water with coffee in order to balance out coffee's dehydrating effects? For example, if I have one 10 oz cup of bla …
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Dehydrating String Beans…

I am trying to dehydrate string beans. Trader Joe's sells dehydrated crunchy string beans that I am trying to replicate without the canola oil and tapioca starch that theirs is pre …
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Could magnesium/calcium supplements cause dehydration?

Could magnesium/calcium supplements cause dehydration? (Perhaps by drawing water into the intestine and away from other cells in your body? ) Could table salt added to food mak …
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Why do I have tummy pain?, mostly every early morning?, like at 5:00 am.

I am basically paleo, I think. I eat a lot of kefir, fermented veggies, and kombucha. Today I had raw turkey meat with a butter-garlic sauce and a dab of cooked and spicy turkey …
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Anyone else suffer from extremely dry eyes during sleep?

I cannot confirm that it is at all diet related. It started after around 8 months of being strict paleo and there was no sudden diet change around the time it started occurring. …
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Having trouble keeping hydrated. Please help!

I'm having trouble keeping hydrated. I'm in my second week of paleo, and no matter how much water I drink I'm still feeling dehydrated. I practice Bikram Yoga often, and have had …
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Chronic Dehydration and an Obscene Amount of Water?

Hello there Paleohackers, So I have an interesting list of symptoms I've been trying to crack. They are spelled out in more detail in another post, but I've made an interesting di …
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Keeping yourself hydrated on IF

hithar, I do IF 18/6 but at the end of the fast I start to be dehydrated. The issue is cold water is not appealing and does not taste very good [coming from the tap], hot water ma …
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To dehydrate or not to dehydrate? Very basic question

I've been buying Kale chips and raw 'cookies' ( dehydrated veggies plus flax seeds) and thinking of making them myself by buying a dehydrator so I can have some nice snacks on the …
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Can you dehydrate Bone Broth?

I recently started making bone broth because my son was always constipated and would only go #2 every 3 or 4 days. The doctors said it was normal, but I don't think its normal whe …
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Cheat meals…yay or nay?

What are your thoughts on occasional cheat meals? I love doing Paleo. I feel much better when I do it strictly versus eating the standard American "healthy" way, which we all know …
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Does hot tea dehydrate?

When I drink hot tea it seems to have a diuretic effect. Does this dehydrate the body if your peeing a lot from tea?

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