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  2. Dehydration - Wikipedia

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    The symptoms of dehydration become increasingly severe with greater total body water loss. A body water loss of 1-2%, considered mild dehydration, is shown to impair cognitive performance. [9] While in people over age 50, the body's thirst sensation diminishes with age, a study found that there was no difference in fluid intake between young ...

  3. Stearic acid - Wikipedia

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    Lithium stearate is an important component of grease. The stearate salts of zinc, calcium, cadmium, and lead are used as heat stabilizers for PVC. Stearic acid is used along with castor oil for preparing softeners in textile sizing. They are heated and mixed with caustic potash or caustic soda.

  4. Magnesium stearate - Wikipedia

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    Magnesium stearate is often used as an anti-adherent [3] in the manufacture of medical tablets, capsules and powders. [4] In this regard, the substance is also useful because it has lubricating properties, preventing ingredients from sticking to manufacturing equipment during the compression of chemical powders into solid tablets; magnesium stearate is the most commonly used lubricant for ...

  5. Does Drinking a Gallon of Water a Day Have Benefits? Here’s ...

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    Before long, though, your body will get used to the schedule and you’ll be able to ditch the blaring reminder altogether. 7. Make Water More Enticing. Some people genuinely like drinking water ...

  6. A Urologist Explains * Exactly * How Much Water You Should Be ...

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    "Generally speaking, your body doesn't decide that it's thirsty until you've lost about 2 percent of your body water. That's not a lot, and it's very easy to make up by drinking fluids."

  7. A urologist explains how much water you should actually be ...

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    "Generally speaking, your body doesn't decide that it's thirsty until you've lost about 2 percent of your body water. That's not a lot, and it's very easy to make up by drinking fluids."

  8. Fluid replacement - Wikipedia

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    Fluid replacement or fluid resuscitation is the medical practice of replenishing bodily fluid lost through sweating, bleeding, fluid shifts or other pathologic processes. . Fluids can be replaced with oral rehydration therapy (drinking), intravenous therapy, rectally such as with a Murphy drip, or by hypodermoclysis, the direct injection of fluid into the subcutaneous tis

  9. Osmoregulation - Wikipedia

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    Osmoregulation is the active regulation of the osmotic pressure of an organism's body fluids, detected by osmoreceptors, to maintain the homeostasis of the organism's water content; that is, it maintains the fluid balance and the concentration of electrolytes (salts in solution which in this case is represented by body fluid) to keep the body fluids from becoming too diluted or concentrated.