In late 2023, actor Brooke Shields suffered a seizure after «flooding» her body with water. Shields became dangerously low on sodium while preparing for her show by drinking loads of water. «I flooded my system and I drowned myself,» she would later explain. «And if you don’t have enough sodium in your blood or urine or your body, you can have a seizure.»
Drinking lots of water may seem like a healthy habit—here’s when and why it can prove toxic
In late 2023, actor Brooke Shields suffered a seizure after "flooding" her body with water. Shields became dangerously low on sodium while preparing for her show by drinking loads of water. "I flooded my system and I drowned myself," she would later explain. "And if you don't have enough sodium in your blood or urine or your body, you can have a seizure."