Drinking water is vital to our good health because the body is made up of approximately 70% water and this balance needs to be maintained at all times for your body to work at top form.
It is important to drink sufficient water throughout the day because if you do not you will start suffering from headaches, fatigue, problems urinating, dry mucous membranes in your eyes, nose and throat, an inability to think clearly, and many more.
How to Eat Your Way to Hydration
While it is vital that you drink sufficient water on a regular basis, this can sometimes seem like a daunting task, especially during winter or if you do not really like the taste or smell of water, but you do not have to drink all your liquid needs.
Approximately 80% of your body’s liquid needs must come from drinking water, but the other 20% can come from other sources, such as from eating solid foods, especially fruits and vegetables.
Studies have revealed that water-rich fruit and vegetables can hydrate the body twice as effectively as a glass of water while also providing mineral salts, natural sugars, amino acids and vitamins.
The following foods are massively hydrating and eating them can aid your hydration:
- Watermelons are 92% water, and also contain the essential rehydration salts magnesium, calcium, potassium and sodium;
- Cucumbers are 96% water and can produce similar hydration levels to twice the volume of water; they also contain high levels of potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium and other minerals;
- Celery is 96% water and is rich in calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium, phosphorus, iron and zinc;
- Tomatoes are 94.5% water and contain calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, and other minerals important to your body;
- Strawberries have a 91% water content and also contain calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium and more; and
- Spinach is 91% water and is also high in lutein, potassium, calcium, magnesium, fibre, vitamin E and brain-boosting folate.
For the rest of your water needs, get smart and get yourself a water cooler that can provide you and your family with great-tasting filtered chilled water so that none of you ever need get dehydrated.
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