Drinking sufficient water on a regular basis is not only good for your health, but is required to sustain your life. No matter how many other liquids we drink during the day, they are not the same as drinking plain water, which needs to make up around 80% of our daily fluid intake.
Our bodies are made up of approximately 70% water, and it is important that we maintain this balance as every single cell in our body depends on water to grow and to function. Unfortunately the human body cannot store water and loses it throughout the day via sweating, urination, and various other bodily functions, so we must drink water to replace our lost fluids.
How Can I Drink More Water?
There are various methods one can employ in order to ensure that you drink more water and thereby remain hydrated at all times, including:
Setting a Daily Drinking Goal: The old rule of 8 glasses of water per day for everyone has been disproved, but one should still try to ascertain how much water you should be drinking on a daily basis; you need to drink more water if you are physically active or are in a warm region. One easy method of keeping check is to check the colour of your urine – the darker it is the more dehydrated you are. Monitor your urine and drinking habits over a few days, and the one where your urine remains pale all day is the amount of water you should be drinking.
Flavour your Drinking Water: If you do not like the taste of tap water, try adding some flavour to your water to make it taste better. Add some lemon juice (fresh is best) to your water, or flavour it with fresh cucumber, mint, strawberries or an herbal infusion. If you prefer drinking hot liquids then herbal teas are natural and are a good choice, as is warm lemon water.
Get a Water Cooler: One of the easiest methods of making sure that you drink sufficient water every day is to ensure easy access to water that tastes good and is as pure as possible. Water coolers can offer easy access to chilled, filtered, great-tasting water virtually 24/7. Some home water coolers also offer cold, ambient and a hot water option, which means that you can drink more water throughout the year, and even the tea or coffee that you do drink will be made with toxin-free water.
Rent a water cooler or purchase a water dispenser for your house or business.
