Starvation, Dehydration & the Physiology of Death

by Rebecca Gagne-Henderson PhD ACHPN APRN This blog is written for both clinicians and interested human beings. It describes what happens physiologically if we are allowed to die naturally.  A caveat is that for the healthy living individual “it ain’t pretty”, but for the dying individual, it is an incredibly beautiful and mysterious mechanism.  Again, to the … Continue reading Starvation, Dehydration & the Physiology of Death