WATER RETENTION & REMEDIES

Do you have 3 or more of the following symptoms?

1. Puffiness of the face, eyelids, tummy, ankles or shins?
2. Is there decreased flexibility in your hands and fingers?
3. Are your shoes tight, especially towards the end of the day?
4. Are your rings or watch tight some days?
5. Is there indentation on your legs from your socks or boots?
6. Does your weight fluctuate, despite no change in your diet? 

You may suffer from fluid retention.  This occurs when fluid gets trapped in the tiny spaces between the cells.  Usually fluid is carried through the body in blood vessels, lymph ducts and tissues, but if there is an imbalance in pressure between the different cells, fluid can leak into the surrounding tissue. 

There are many reasons for this.  It could simply be that you have been on your feet all day or just landed after a flight.  If you suffer regularly, it may be down to hormonal imbalances, a poor diet, lack of exercise or possibly food allergies.  It can account for anything up to 3kgs extra in weight! 

Remedies

• Check that you are not allergic to anything
• Take regular exercise to improve your circulation
• Look at your diet:  plenty of fruit and vegetables and reduce your salt intake
• Avoid processed foods – they may contain additives and too much salt.  Typically, 80% of our salt intake comes from processed foods
• Waterfall Juice & Waterfall Salad will help relieve water retentionl.  Try drinking Waterfall Juice everyday and nettle tea.  Herbs such as parsley have diuretic properties. 
• It sounds odd, but drink plenty of water.  Our blood has to be maintained at a certain dilution, so if there are toxins and excess salt, the body requires more fluid to flush them out – this leads to bloating
• For PMS, you could try supplements, but start with the above.

Herbs, such as parsley, have diuretic properties

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