Why You Need To Drink More Water

Dear reader,

I’m sure you don’t need one more person telling you why you should be drinking more water. But too often, you tend to forget to drink enough of it.

Or you think you’re drinking plenty but actually aren’t.

The truth is you could be experiencing symptoms of dehydration without realising it.

Just because you’re not thirsty, doesn’t mean you’re not dehydrated.

If you drink tea, coffee, cola or alcoholic drinks, their diuretic effect (increase in the frequency of urination) actually robs your body of more water than they provide.

One of the most dangerous effects of this low level dehydration is it causes the thirst signal in your brain to ‘switch off’, so you don’t feel thirsty.

Other factors that cause dehydration include chocolate and sugary foods, salty snacks, highly processed foods, artificial additives like food colouring and tobacco smoke. Air conditioning, air travel, computer screens and watching television all contribute to dehydration too.

Could your health problems be a consequence of dehydration?

Drink More!

Your body is designed to survive temporary water shortages by conserving and rationing available water.

Here’s an outline of what happens the longer your body remains dehydrated:

1. When you’re dehydrated, your body reduces urine and sweat production and extracts more water from the contents of your colon – a common cause of constipation.

2. Your body also becomes less able to eliminate poisonous waste products, resulting in:

· Headaches,
· Lethargy,
· And bad breath.

3. If your kidneys, skin and colon are not eliminating these wastes properly, more strain is put onto your liver to detoxify them.

4. A dehydrated body produces increased amounts of histamine which promote inflammation, pain and allergies.

5. More cholesterol is also produced and gets deposited in your arteries – increasing your risk of heart disease or stroke.

Other serious health problems which may be due in part to severe dehydration include chronic fatigue syndrome, peptic ulcers, high blood pressure, hardening of the arteries, arthritis, back pain, asthma and diabetes.

Here are a few simple ways you can ensure you’re always hydrated.

Different ways of getting 2 litres in without realising it

Fruit & Water

Eat your water: To fully re-hydrate your body eat plenty of foods with high water content such as Cucumber, Lettuce, Celery, Radishes, Tomatoes, Bell Peppers, Cauliflower, Watermelon, Spinach, Strawberries, Broccoli, Grapefruit, Apricots, Cherries and Grapes.

Jazz up your drinking water: Some fruit or cucumber in your water adds a little flavour without adding in the sugar you’d find in straight fruit juice.

Hide it in your morning routine: Drink two glasses of water when you wake up in the morning – after all you’ve just gone 8 hours without fluids.

Drink it with your meals: Drinking a glass of water — or at least a few sips — before, during, and after eating any meal is a great way to up your daily water intake.

Re-hydrating your body will make you look and feel healthier. You may even find that symptoms that have plagued you for years mysteriously disappear.

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