Your body will tell you when its time to replenish your water supply, because once your body has lost between one to two percent of its total water, your thirst mechanism lets you know that its time to drink some water! Since your body is capable of telling you its needs, using thirst as a guide to how much water you need to drink is one way to help ensure your individual needs are met, day-by-day. Of course, if its hot, exceptionally dry outside, or if you are engaged in exercise or other vigorous activity, you will require more water than normal. But again, if you drink as soon as you feel thirsty, you should be able to remain well hydrated even in these cases. The color of your urine will also help you determine whether or not you might need to drink more. As long as you are not taking riboflavin (vitamin B2, also found in most multi-vitamins), which fluoresces and turns your urine bright yellow, then your urine should be a very light-colored yellow. If it is a deep, dark yellow then you are likely not drinking enough water. If your urine is scant or if you havent urinated in many hours, that too is an indication that youre not drinking enough. (Based on the results from a few different studies, a healthy person urinates on average about seven or eight times a day.) Pure clean water is the ideal beverage of choice for hydration, but remember you can get valuable fluids from fresh fruits, vegetables and certain foods, like homemade broth, too.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 03:17:58 +0000
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