Hi Debra... have you encouraged your client to drink plenty of water after the massage?? She may be dehydrated and alone side of the metabolic waste after the massage... If she says she doesn't like water, have her flavor her water with any kind of fruit. I've been doing that with my clients who say they don't like water... now they drink it all the time!! Good luck...

Hi Abbie,

I just saw this client this morning (the first time since this discussion began) and I got her to tell me EXACTLY how much water she'd been drinking... she was always vague about it before. And yes, I always push hydration. So today she revealed that she probably drinks less than she knows she should because she doesn't like getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom! We talked about tapering off water intake later in the day and the fact that her body would probably adjust to a fuller bladder over time. She knows I've been investigating this issue for her, which has already prompted her to increase her intake, and she says she has not had a headache lately. She promised to call tomorrow to let me know how the rest of today went. My suspicion is that the root of the problem all along was dehydration. I will update when I hear back! Thanks for checking in. -Debra

Abbie Darrough said:

Hi Debra... have you encouraged your client to drink plenty of water after the massage?? She may be dehydrated and alone side of the metabolic waste after the massage... If she says she doesn't like water, have her flavor her water with any kind of fruit. I've been doing that with my clients who say they don't like water... now they drink it all the time!! Good luck...

Good news! It is amazing how little water people drink and the whole 'I don't like water' argument is like saying 'I don't like air, so I don't breathe so much.' I tell people to get a BPA free Nalgene bottle, which fills a good litre full of water, and to sip throughout the day. Eventually, the will find themselves filling it up THREE times a day! Three litres is what we ALL need to drink!

Debra Bloom said:

Hi Abbie,

I just saw this client this morning (the first time since this discussion began) and I got her to tell me EXACTLY how much water she'd been drinking... she was always vague about it before. And yes, I always push hydration. So today she revealed that she probably drinks less than she knows she should because she doesn't like getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom! We talked about tapering off water intake later in the day and the fact that her body would probably adjust to a fuller bladder over time. She knows I've been investigating this issue for her, which has already prompted her to increase her intake, and she says she has not had a headache lately. She promised to call tomorrow to let me know how the rest of today went. My suspicion is that the root of the problem all along was dehydration. I will update when I hear back! Thanks for checking in. -Debra

Abbie Darrough said:

Hi Debra... have you encouraged your client to drink plenty of water after the massage?? She may be dehydrated and alone side of the metabolic waste after the massage... If she says she doesn't like water, have her flavor her water with any kind of fruit. I've been doing that with my clients who say they don't like water... now they drink it all the time!! Good luck...