Seventy-five percent of Americans are chronically dehydrated. This means you most likely need more water in your diet.
Dehydration is often the main trigger of daytime fatigue and can cause symptoms such as nausea, stomach aches, and confusion. Drinking at least eight servings (8 oz.) of water each day will increase your energy and help you metabolize fat easier. Toddlers should drink two to three ounces of water per hour and older children should drink four to six ounces per hour.
Among the significant benefits of water is that it can help ease back and joint pain for eighty percent of those individuals who suffer. In fact, only five servings of water a day help reduce colon cancer by forty-five percent and cut the risk of bladder cancer by fifty percent. Not to mention it can cut your chances of breast cancer by seventy-nine percent.
Start the day out with a pitcher of water filled with your target amount. Then, you will be able to see exactly the amount you have drunk by the end of the day. Drinking sparkling water with a twist of lemon or lime is a great way to get your water when you are dining out or at a party. And remember to always take a bottle of water with you when traveling.
Drinking eight glasses of water a day suddenly doesn't seem so bad, especially considering the health benefits you'll gain now and in the future.
6 comments:
You know, not too long ago I would have read this and said "sure, sure. I know, I know..." But the truth is, I walk around a lot during the day; I'm an undergrad student at UCLA... So naturally I've been drinking a lot of water (about 1+ gallon a day) and I have to say, it really feels good!
I used to drink a lot of coffee before and drink redbull and or Rockstar energy drinks. But lately, I'm proud of myself, the more water I drink, the fewer of these other beverages I consume.
So how about a new marketing slogan?
"Water. It Does A Body Good."
Bodybuilders supplements recommends to take 4 liters of water a day. Compared to this 8 glass of water is nothing. I don't miss my 8 glass a day but, sometime I drink more water...
Yes, when I played football in college, I drank more than 8 glasses of water a day.
When I played full-court basketball 3-4 times per week and lifted weights 4-5 times a week, I drank much more than 8 glasses of water.
Now that I'm not as active (marriage and a baby will do that) then I drink much less water than I used to drink. Still, though, I try to drink 60 ounces or more a day.
I agree! I used to live on diet sodas and since changing over to water I can tell a HUGE difference!!!!!
If you are going to drink soft drinks, for goodness sakes don't drink the diet versions. They are LOADED with chemicals and excitotoxins. You are much better off to drink the regular soft drinks that contain more calories sugar.
The best thing to do, obviously, is to not drink them at all.
Pass me the water please!
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