Drink more water: it’s the best thing you can do for your health!

Hamptons Wellness: Drink more water: it’s the best thing you can do for your health!

Do you want to have more energy, clearer skin and fewer colds? Drink more water! Our bodies are 60% water. We are losing fluids constantly through sweat and urine. We need to continuously replenish the lost fluids in order for our organs to be working properly. Are you always tired? Is it hard to focus? You might be dehydrated: our brain is mostly water! You could just drink water, but if you are at the point of dehydration then you may need something else, such as the electrolyte formula from Magnak. This is because the symptoms of dehydration are experienced due to a loss of both water and electrolytes, as when you lose water you also lose electrolytes. Also, if possible, try and drink hydrogen water. Hydrogen water is great for the body which is why so many people drink it! If you don’t know much about it, you can get more information here. Water is so important for a healthy body and there are lots of reasons why.

Just from the top of my head, the benefits of drinking enough water are:

• It increases energy and relieves fatigue
• It helps you lose weight
• It flushes out toxins and reduces the risk of kidney stones and urinary tract infections

• It moisturizes your skin and improves your complexion

• It boosts immune system, helps prevent headaches and leg cramps

• It helps you perform better in sports, build more muscle and prevent injury

Enough? Because I could go on! But I think that I convinced you…Drink more water: it’s the best thing you can do for your health!

Now, how much water do you need to drink to be adequately hydrated? I am sure you heard about 8X8 rule – 8 8-ounce glasses per day. Lately, I have been seeing this rule: divide your weight in pounds by 2 and drink that many ounces. If you weigh 140 lb, you should drink 70 oz of water per day. If you hate keeping track of ounces, just drink water every hour on the hour. Program your phone if you have to!

If drinking plain water is hard for you – and it is for some people – try making flavored homemade “Vitamin Water”. Alternatively, you could make use of a product like the one reviewed at https://waterfilterway.com/aquasana-reviews/ in order to improve the taste of your water. Here is a recipe for “Vitamin Water”:

• take a nice large glass jar, add some sliced fruit (lemon, lime, orange, strawberries, watermelon etc in any combination)
• some herbs (I like mint and basil) and even vegetables (cucumber is delicious).
• Fill it with water, let steep for an hour and enjoy!

It is gorgeous and delicious. Another trick is to drink it through a straw – it involves different muscles and water bypasses the tongue this way; some people find it easier.

Drinking water is the easiest, cheapest and surest way to dramatically improve your health. I’ll drink to that!