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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
1. Stop Dieting and Start Eating
2. Get Your Seasonal Allergies Before They Get You!
Your Comprehensive Guide to Superfoods
3. Green Goddess Smoothie
3 Questions to Help You Prepare for Your Nutrition Consultation With Dr. Sladic
4. How to Easily Increase Your Water Intake
AN EASY WAY TO DRINK MORE WATER
Dehydration is a big problem. Many people don’t drink enough water each day — some reports show that 75% of adults in the United States don’t drink enough water, and over a quarter are dehydrated. Though those statistics aren’t widely agreed upon, it’s obvious most people need more fluids. Even if it feels like you’re drinking a lot of water, remember that water leaves your body every time you sweat, go to the bathroom, and even breathe. Not keeping up with proper water intake can lead to dehydration. Even mild dehydration can cause health problems and impact your brain, heart, skin, and other organs, which can lead to headaches, confusion, fatigue, and gastrointestinal distress. We all know the solution to dehydration is to drink more water, but exactly how much water do we need each day? The amount will differ depending on the person, but one simple way to approximate your necessary daily intake is by dividing your body weight in half and drinking that much water (in fluid ounces) each day. For example, if you weigh 175 pounds, you’d need to drink 87.5 fluid ounces — over half a gallon — of water per day. That might seem like a lot of liquid, but you can easily drink it without trying too hard. All you have to do is be proactive: Start keeping water any place you frequent during the day. Keep a bottle in your
car, at your desk, by your favorite chair, near your workout
equipment, etc. Having water easily available in
the places you spend the most
time each day helps increase your chances of actually drinking it.
An alternative approach is to purchase a giant jug that can
hold all the water you need to drink in a day. Seeing it all in one place might be intimidating at first, but this method makes things very simple. Keep the jug close, and your water intake will likely increase without too much additional effort. And if you’re just not motivated to drink plain water, you can always add sugar-free flavoring or lemon to make it more enticing.
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