Friday, July 15, 2011

How much water should we drink???

According to some physicians, drinking 8-10 glasses of water is debatable depending upon certain conditions, body mass and activity.  Not to mention the fact that we can also include high water content foods such as, watermelon, peaches, cucumbers and oranges.  Many of these are high in needed potassium.  In addition, one of the best forms of hydration can be found in coconut water.  This can be found in the white husked coconuts.   Regardless of our choice of hydration, it's important not to overdue our consumption, because of certain health risks associated with excessive fluid consumption.  My thoughts are, if you are exercising, you need to rehydrate a sufficient amount to replace fluid loss, this is outside of your normal 8 glasses of water per day.  If you are thirsty, drink!  We need to listen to our bodies and pay attention to the quantities we consume each day.  Many times, if we are busy, we can go all day without so much as a pint of water.  Our bodies are 70 percent water, and our muscles, tissue, blood and organs need the fluid to perform sufficiently.  In addition, if we want to stay regular our water intake needs to be adequate.  So, remember not to get water logged and to stay afloat of what your body is telling you...by remembering quality & quantity of fluid intake.