How much water should you consume? Drinking too much water will dilute your electrolytes. Electrolytes are minerals in your blood and other body fluids that carry an electric charge. Electrolytes affect the amount of water in your body, the acidity of your blood (pH), your muscle function, and other important processes like your heart. The body needs very specific ratios of sodium and potassium, too much water destroys the balance and can cause heart failure. How much depends on the type of diet you are consuming. If you get plenty of fruits and vegetables- they add water to your diet. If you consume lots of caffeine - that dehydrates. But a good general rule is Take your total body weight and divide by 2. That number is the amount of water in ounces that you need to drink each and everyday. Along with that, you should consume 1/4 teaspoon of air dried sea salt in conjunction with each quart of water you drink. This puts the electrolytes in your body that will give you proper hydration. The typical white table salt you buy in stores like the Morton Salt is terrible because it has loads of chemicals added. I think the typical 8 - 8 ounces a day is a good over all rule to follow to make it simple. Of course in the summer with exercise and sweating, more is needed. I could go on and on...but hopefully this is helpful:)
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 01:43:11 +0000
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