How to avoid dehydration during hot weather

When you hear the word “dehydration,” it’s easy to picture someone crawling across hot desert sand with an empty canteen and no hope in sight.

But you might not think about the confused elderly person, the fussy toddler who’s not shedding tears even though they’re crying or those times when you were tired, headachy and very thirsty. This is what dehydration looks like in the real world. But you can beat dehydration before it gets to the point where you experience the worst of it.