Summer is coming: 7 tips for staying hydrated

Good morning!

Emily here to chat with you about how much water you really need to drink to stay hydrated AND to offer you 7 of my simple how-to tips for drinking more water every day! 

But first, why am I talking about drinking more water anyway?

Water is the fluid that lubricates our systems and keeps us healthy and vibrant.

Think of a riverbed in a drought when it’s all dried up and cracking, where the water is so sparse that there’s no life in it.

Now compare your body to that riverbed and imagine what you are doing to it by not staying hydrated with enough water. Yup, soon enough it too will dry up, crack up and become uninhabitable.

And, as we go into summer, we're all going to be a little sweatier than we would like: meaning we need to keep taking on more water to stay hydrated.

So before you get to that sad state, let’s talk about how you will know if you’re not drinking enough good old H2O!

What’s important about recognizing dehydration?

The usual side effects of dehydration are dry mouth and thirst. And you can also look out for other signs of mild to severe dehydration (in that order) such as:

●       Low energy, fatigue and loss of muscle strength and endurance

●       Hunger (oftentimes can mean you are just really thirsty)

●       Headaches and decrease in memory and brain function

●       Decrease or no output of urine or urine that is dark, strong smelling or burning

●       Low blood pressure

●       Tachycardia or rapid heart rate

How do I increase my daily water consumption?

Easy! Just try these 7 tips for drinking more water: 

1.      Drink 1 - 2 glasses of water first thing in the morning

2.      Keep a pitcher filled with filtered water for you to drink throughout the day in your fridge at home or on your desk at work

3.      Drink 8 oz of water before exercise

4.      Drink from the same bottle all day. Keep track of how many bottles you have drunk by putting one rubber band around the water bottle for each one you drank. Try to get to 64 oz. 

5.      Keep glass bottles of water in your car, at the office, by your bed

6.      Add slices of fresh lemon, orange, cucumber or strawberry to your water or fresh mint

7.      Add Emergen-C to sparkling water for a fun twist on taste, or try iced herbal teas throughout the day (or herbal iced tea!) 

What do I do now?

If you’re thirsty for more ways to stay hydrated in your busy life, then click here now to schedule a time to talk with me, so you can feel energized, excited and inspired about your health.

To your health!

Emily