It only takes 1% of dehydration to result in lowered productivity!

Most of us think of dehydration as a summer problem. The days are longer and warmer, you’re sweating more. To compensate, you hydrate yourself with THORZT and a balanced diet. What many people don’t realise, however, is that it’s just as easy to become dehydrated in the winter.

THORZT is the hydration solution for the weekday worker and the weekend warrior so it doesn’t matter if you are on a construction site, the footy field, about to ski down a mountain or sitting in an office with the air conditioner on, THORZT has a product for you.

HOW DOES DEHYDRATION OCCUR

Dehydration occurs when fluids and nutrients are lost from the body at a faster rate than they are replaced. This results in an imbalance of the essential components of an efficiently working body. If you don’t replace the lost fluids and minerals (electrolytes), you will become dehydrated. Blood is approximately 80% water and is responsible for the efficient transportation of vital nutrients around the body. Any imbalance reduces the efficiency of our bodies.

As dehydration increases, signs may include:

• Irritability
• Drowsiness
• Irrational Thinking
• Skin Inelasticity
• Facial Flushing
• Increased Pulse Rate
• Darker Urine with an Odour
• Passing Less Urine than Normal
• Sunken Eyes
• Fatigue (Feeling Tired)

Stages of Dehydration

Dehydration adversely affects work productivity, safety and morale. Loss of fluids can also affect cognitive abilities, reduce performance and slow reaction times.

This can lead to reduced output and careless work practices which may contribute to serious accidents in the workplace.

	It only takes 1% of dehydration to result in lowered productivity!
	At 2% dehydration, heart rate increases by 8 beats per minute (bpm) which increases perception  of effort and reduces body performance by 30%.
	At 3% dehydration, heart rate increases by 12bpm and performance is reduced by 25-50%. Reaction time is also slowed to levels similar to that of having 0.08 Blood Alcohol Content (0.03 above the legal driving limit).