Re: Over 65 and not worried about heat? You should be

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Even healthy people need to take care to stay cool and hydrated during heat

waves, says University at Buffalo professor V. Lee, MD.

" It's important for everyone to maintain their water-electrolyte balance, " says

Lee, professor of medicine, pediatrics, gynecology-obstetrics and social and

preventive medicine.

" For that reason, if you are drinking eight to 12 glasses of water per day, you

need to make sure that one of those glasses contains Gatorade, or fruit or

tomato juice so that you are replacing electrolytes.

" If all you do is drink water, you can dilute the amount of sodium in your

blood. When you do that, you don't sweat as efficiently, which can cause you to

stop thinking correctly and lead to fatigue and muscle weakness. " ...

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