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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ">*By: Arnaldo Liechtenstein,
physician*</SPAN></B></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>****Whenever
I teach clinical medicine to students in the fourth year of
medicine,
I ask the following question:</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>What
are
the causes of mental confusion in the elderly?</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>Some
offer:
"Tumors in the head". I answer: No!</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>Others
suggest: "Early symptoms of Alzheimer's". I answer again:
No!</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>With
each
rejection of their answers, their responses dry
up.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>And
they
are even more open-mouthed when I list the three most common
causes:</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>-
uncontrolled diabetes</SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>-
urinary
infection</SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>-
dehydration</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>It may
sound like a joke, but it isn't. People over 60 generally stop
feeling
thirsty and consequently stop drinking fluids.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>When no
one
is around to remind them to drink fluids, they quickly dehydrate.
Dehydration is severe and affects the</SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>entire
body
It may cause abrupt mental confusion, a drop in blood pressure,
increased heart</SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>palpitations,
angina (chest pain), coma and even death.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>*This
habit
of forgetting to drink fluids begins at age 60, when we have just
over
50% of the water we should have in our</SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>bodies.
People over 60 have a lower water reserve. This is part of the
natural
aging process.*</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>But
there
are more complications. Although they are dehydrated, they don't
feel
like drinking water, because their internal</SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>balance
mechanisms don't work very well.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>*Conclusion:*</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>People
over
60 years old dehydrate easily, not only because they have
a</SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>smaller
water supply, but also because they do not feel the lack of water
in
the body.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>Although
people over 60 may look healthy, the performance of reactions and
chemical functions can damage their entire
body.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>So here
are
two alerts:</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>1) *Get
into the habit of drinking liquids*. Liquids include water,
juices,
teas, coconut water, milk, soups, and</SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>water-rich
fruits, such as watermelon, melon, peaches and pineapple; Orange
and
tangerine also work.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>*The
important thing is that, every two hours, you must drink some
liquid.
Remember this!*</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>2)
Alert
for family members: constantly offer fluids to people over 60. At
the
same time, observe them.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>If you
realize that they are rejecting liquids and, from one day to the
next,
they are irritable, breathless or display a</SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>lack of
attention, these are almost certainly recurrent symptoms of
dehydration.</SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>Inspired
to
drink more water now?? </SPAN></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>Have a
nice
glass and breathe!</SPAN></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "><SPAN
class=ox-96627b21c8-ydpd62ba4d6yiv3998477003xyiv0283096362>Love
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Smiling,<BR>Janie Degenshein<BR>Happiness isn't having what you want, but
wanting what you already have!<BR>Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts
Open)<BR>state affiliate board member<BR>President of the senior division of
the
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<BR>to join the senior list
serve:<BR>https://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbnj-seniors_nfbnet.org<BR>President
of the Technology division of the National federation of the Blind of New
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