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hydration /hy·dra·tion/ (hi-dra´shun) the absorption of or combination with water.
hydration the absorption of or combination with water. hydration status the status of the fluid-electrolyte balance in a patient. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Schiavo, a severely brain-damaged woman who died in March 2005 after tubes providing nutrition and hydration were withdrawn, became a center of controversy when Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life began denouncing the withdrawal in the media. While the combination of antibiotics (4) and steroids is the mainstay of this treatment plan, we must not discount the importance of hydration and pain control. Chapters cover the warning signs of too much ingested toxicity in one's lifestyle, how to "green-up your diet" and exercise properly, self-help techniques to reduce stress, improve breathing and facilitate hydration, and the value of manual detoxification and CranioSacral Therapy. |
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