Hydrate to Prevent and Heal Hoarseness
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Writing about drinking water during the summer seems pretty appropriate. Across most of the country, temperatures are soaring, we're all spending a great deal of time outside enjoying the wonderful weather at home and on vacation.
Many exercise enthusiasts live for this time of year when sunny, cloudless days make everything from morning jogs to sailing weekends a pleasure. Most of us naturally drink more water during this time of year because of the warmer temperatures.
Sadly, as we move into the fall months, many folks will drink less and less of this vital fluid and suffer for it.
Singers must stay properly hydrated - all the time. The demands placed on the voice during singing require proper moisture balance in the mucus membranes that cover the entire vocal mechanism.
Even with proper moisture balance, the aggressive nature of gospel singing can easily lead to vocal inflammation resulting in broken capillaries on the surface of the cords.
Capillaries, the tiniest of all blood vessels found in the human body, sound an alarm to the protective systems of the body when they become damaged.
What is the body's response to this damage? Inflammation. With symptoms that range from redness to pain and swelling, inflammation acts as the body's first line of defense against trauma.
Now I know this is getting a bit technical, so I'll nutshell the medical lesson for you. The uncomfortable, thick, painful sensation you feel in your throat after you have overdone it, is your body's signal to you that it has already begun to fight to bring itself back into balance.
Inflammation (with its uncomfortable side effects) is the body erecting a wall between the place of trauma and what caused the trauma. You must cooperate with the body's healing mechanism by resting and rehydrating immediately.
This article would go on for days if I mentioned in detail all of the things water does for your body. In short, water is like a car. Everywhere it travels in the body, it delivers hydration and helps the systems of the body maintain proper water balance.
Health is the absence of dis - ease and the presence of wholeness - (nothing missing, nothing broken) and water is an important ambassador.
Comment below and tell us your tips for drinking enough water
Stay well, Sing beautifully.
DISCLAIMER: The contents of this article are not meant to serve as medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
© 2015 The Vocal Spa
SINGING www.thevocalspa.com
INSIDER
Writing about drinking water during the summer seems pretty appropriate. Across most of the country, temperatures are soaring, we're all spending a great deal of time outside enjoying the wonderful weather at home and on vacation.
Many exercise enthusiasts live for this time of year when sunny, cloudless days make everything from morning jogs to sailing weekends a pleasure. Most of us naturally drink more water during this time of year because of the warmer temperatures.
Sadly, as we move into the fall months, many folks will drink less and less of this vital fluid and suffer for it.
Singers must stay properly hydrated - all the time. The demands placed on the voice during singing require proper moisture balance in the mucus membranes that cover the entire vocal mechanism.
Even with proper moisture balance, the aggressive nature of gospel singing can easily lead to vocal inflammation resulting in broken capillaries on the surface of the cords.
Capillaries, the tiniest of all blood vessels found in the human body, sound an alarm to the protective systems of the body when they become damaged.
What is the body's response to this damage? Inflammation. With symptoms that range from redness to pain and swelling, inflammation acts as the body's first line of defense against trauma.
Now I know this is getting a bit technical, so I'll nutshell the medical lesson for you. The uncomfortable, thick, painful sensation you feel in your throat after you have overdone it, is your body's signal to you that it has already begun to fight to bring itself back into balance.
Inflammation (with its uncomfortable side effects) is the body erecting a wall between the place of trauma and what caused the trauma. You must cooperate with the body's healing mechanism by resting and rehydrating immediately.
This article would go on for days if I mentioned in detail all of the things water does for your body. In short, water is like a car. Everywhere it travels in the body, it delivers hydration and helps the systems of the body maintain proper water balance.
Health is the absence of dis - ease and the presence of wholeness - (nothing missing, nothing broken) and water is an important ambassador.
Comment below and tell us your tips for drinking enough water
Stay well, Sing beautifully.
DISCLAIMER: The contents of this article are not meant to serve as medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
© 2015 The Vocal Spa