| Fluid retention occurs when the body does not | | | | vessels can become too leaky due to shock, |
| excrete water from the body properly. Water or | | | | infections, physical injury (e.g. bruising) and |
| fluid can seep out of blood vessels and | | | | nutritional deficiencies can make your vessels too |
| accumulate in body tissues. It can accumulate in | | | | fragile. |
| the abdomen, thighs, face, feet, hands knees and | | | | What Can be Done to Balance the Body and |
| ankles. The severest form of fluid retention is | | | | Alleviate Fluid Retention Problems? |
| known as oedema. Rapid changes in weight over | | | | If you think you have food allergies - Cut out the |
| a twenty four hour period is often a sign that fluid | | | | following foods for at least 2 months: |
| retention is a problem. | | | | 1. Coffee, |
| The most food allergies are wheat, cow's dairy, | | | | 2. sugar, honey syrup and foods containing added |
| pork, beef and eggs, and are linked to fluid | | | | sugar, |
| retention. Food allergies can send body systems | | | | 3. salt and high salted or smoked foods, |
| haywire and hinder blood vessels and kidneys | | | | 4. sodium-rich drinks, |
| from siphoning off excess fluid from the tissues. | | | | 5. medicines and food additives |
| Food allergies are linked to leaky gut and | | | | 6. Excess saturated fat |
| compromised intestinal health. Gut health can | | | | 7. White flour and white flour products |
| become comprised due to a poor, low fiber/high | | | | 8. Alcohol |
| sugar diet, use of anti-biotics, stress, HRT, the pill, | | | | 9. Artificial food additives |
| and certain prescription drugs. | | | | 10. Potential allergens: wheat, dairy produce, eggs |
| The kidneys are the most important organs which | | | | and yeast |
| control fluid balance. Poor kidney function can | | | | 11. Red meat, and non-organic white meat |
| cause fluid retention and can occur if you add too | | | | After 2 months re-introduce possible allergic food |
| much salt to your food and don't drink enough | | | | week by week: |
| water, have many mercury fillings which can | | | | Test eggs, test yeast, test red meat, test dairy, |
| cause toxins to accumulate in the kidneys, eat | | | | test wheat. If you get a negative reaction, |
| too much sugar, protein or fat, and have | | | | including headaches, sinus congestion, fatigue, or |
| deficiencies of vitamin B6 and magnesium and | | | | water retention, stop before the week is up; it is |
| selenium. | | | | likely you have an intolerance to this food. |
| Protein deficiency can cause fluid retention | | | | If you suspect you have poor Kidney function, |
| because protein provides albumin in the body. | | | | avoid excessive salt and sugary foods. Drink |
| Albumin causes fluid in tissues to move into blood | | | | around 2 liters of water per day. Avoid an |
| vessels. Not enough protein is just as bad as too | | | | excessively high protein diet. Avoid adding salt to |
| much protein. | | | | food. Note some breakfast cereals contain more |
| Vitamins and mineral deficiencies, especially | | | | salt than a bag of crisps. |
| deficiencies in vitamin B6, magnesium and selenium | | | | Ensure you eat some protein at every meal. This |
| can be at the root of fluid retention problems. | | | | can include fish, shellfish, goats and sheep's dairy, |
| Drugs can cause side Effects like this. Medically | | | | tempeh, nuts and seeds, and if not allergic. |
| prescribed drugs have side effects which can | | | | Vitamin and mineral deficiency - eat fruit or |
| include fluid retention. Common ones are: blood | | | | vegetable at every meal. Take a good quality |
| pressure lowering medication, diuretics, | | | | multi-vitamin and mineral supplement. |
| non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, HRT, the pill, | | | | Drug Side Effects - discuss with your doctor how |
| antidepressants, insulin injections, anti-biotics, | | | | necessary your medications are. Work with your |
| anti-fungal and anti-virals. | | | | nutritional therapist to slowly wean you off drugs. |
| Internal toxicity can arise when liver detoxification | | | | Avoid alcohol, caffeine and refined and processed |
| is compromised, when there is a poor gut health, | | | | foods to cut down on internal toxins. |
| constipation, chemical and heavy metal exposure. | | | | Eat organic foods and vegetable juice daily. Herbal |
| The body tries to dilute the toxins in the body by | | | | bowel and liver cleansing, colonics, sauna and infra |
| retaining fluid. | | | | red sauna help to cleanse and renew the body. |
| Lymphatic congestion causes the body to hold | | | | Switch to eco-friendly home cleaning products and |
| onto water. The lymph system filters fluid out of | | | | personal hygiene products. Heal leaky gut. Avoid |
| the blood then allows it to flow back into the | | | | metal fillings. |
| blood. Through lack of exercise or movement, | | | | Alleviate lymphatic congestion by exercise. The |
| lymph stasis can occur when fluid becomes | | | | best form of movement for lymph is mini |
| stagnant and builds up in the lymph vessels. | | | | trampoline, and deep massage can help, as can |
| Leaky Blood Vessels - if your capillaries become | | | | dry skin brushing. Regular exercise is important. |
| leaky, this allows fluid to build up in tissues. Blood | | | | |