Laura Dillon

Laura is a Holistic Health Coach & Founder of Holistic Life Community in Wakefield, MA.  She opened this center to be a resource & provide a community of holistic professionals that are dedicated and passionate in helping, educating & guiding people on their journey to find health, balance and joy in life again.   Her 3 daughters propelled her into this work, when they were born with severe food allergies.  Regular medicine provided no solutions, so she went on a mission to find a way to help her kids.  She looked to Alternative Medicine and found holistic approaches that cured her kids of their food allergies, Lyme Disease and then her own life long struggle with depression & anxiety.   She is passionate about giving people hope using holistic approaches.

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Can Dehydration Contribute to Your Sugar Cravings? 10 Signs You May Not Be Drinking Enough Water

Did you know that your body is made up of approximately 60% water? A 2% change in hydration levels can cause extreme side effects on the body. So, can dehydration contribute to your sugar cravings? You should be drinking half of your body weight in ounces. If you weigh 150 pounds you should be drinking at least 75 oz of water, and 1.5 times that if you drink diuretic beverages such as soda, coffee, or tea. Recently, our family had a reality check when it comes to how important it is to stay hydrated and drink water. One evening, my teenage daughter stood up from her chair, blacked out, fell, and then hit her head on a cabinet. We rushed her to the emergency room to see if she had a head injury, and of course, to find out what caused the fainting. Right away the doctors in the ER asked, “How much water is she drinking?” She definitely was not drinking enough, as we learned that she had drunk just 1 glass of water that day. After many tests that night, they did not find anything abnormal. They recommended that we see a cardiologist at Boston Children’s Hospital. The cardiologist told us that for 60% of …

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