Water retention, fight it like this

water retention Water retention is something I often suffer from, especially when I have my period: by drinking a lot, the days before my period I can also retain a kilo and a half of liquids! So I can say that I know the enemy well, and that I want to help those who suffer from temporary causes (cycle, drug therapy, stress, inflammatory state of some kind, constipation or colitis, and so on) of the same problem. Why am I talking about temporary causes? Because chronic conditions of water retention presuppose other factors. Those who suffer from constant and lasting water retention may have some circulatory problems(usually water retention is not his first thought, but localized edema, varicose veins, fragile capillaries), or at the weight level (the more fat you are the more liquid you are) or more serious pathological conditions may exist , involving the liver or kidneys. For all these things, it will not be the fennel tea or the walk or the legs in traction that will make the difference, but the doctor. If, on the other hand, you want to improve your water retention without suffering from particular problems, let’s see what to do together.
First, water retention can be responsible for various reasons for weight gain, 1 percent to 5 percent of your body weight: a lot depends on your body mass index. The more you weigh, the more the pounds of water retention go up, but this is the variation. Clearly, if you have five extra pounds, they can’t all come from water retention.

Let’s see how we can fight water retention on several fronts, starting with the lifestyle to get to nutrition!
LIFESTYLE WATER RETENTION.
Here is what increases your water retention: tight clothes, too tight socks, use of bracelets, rings, belts in a “castrating” way for the body; smoking and alcohol (if you drink alcohol the next day you feel water), stressful life, strenuous physical activity (especially anaerobic: weights, exercise-based exercises), bowel irregularity, over-medication (even painkiller taken too frequently, aspirin or similar) and supplements; abuse of exciting substances such as tea or coffee and carbonated drinks.
DIET WATER RETENTION
Obviously too much salt in the diet, with the intake of foods dense in fat and salty; low-fiber diet; too many additives and preservatives in the diet. for example if you often eat ready-to-eat foods or packaged foods of any kind; poor fluid intake. Here’s how to correct these bad habits:
– if you feel too bloated, go out and go for a good walk of at least a couple of hours, or even better, one hour in the morning and one in the afternoon. It is the number one weapon to counteract water retention. The bicycle is fine too. If you do aerobic / anaerobic physical activity, avoid intense efforts and pay particular attention to stretching.
– you need to drink more:if you drink less than a liter of water it is not good. Drink at least one and a half to two liters, depending on your BMI (the more you weigh and tall, the more you have to drink). Instead of tea or coffee you can drink herbal teas, while liquids with a draining action are very useful, such as pure blueberry, pomegranate, acerola or currant juice, diluted in water, then acidulated water with a few drops of lemon. Green tea is the only exception to teas that you can drink regularly. Draining herbal teas, such as fennel and dandelion seeds, are useful.
– you have to eat fiber: fibers, of all kinds, increase intestinal regularity, but they also require more water. So, you need to both drink more and strive to eat more fruits and vegetables.
– you need to consume less salt:for example aromatic herbs are VERY USEFUL, especially rosemary, thyme and sage, but also simple smells such as parsley. Add less salt (or partially replace it with apple cider vinegar), and use ONLY whole salt.
Homeopathic remedies: sulfur grass and cinchona rubra are the remedies indicated in homeopathy against water retention.
Superfoods: all foods that contain vitamin C, both in fruit and vegetables, acai berries, ginkgo biloba supplements.