How much water should I drink each day?

A rule of thumb: try to drink a minimum of half your body weight in ounces a day. For example, if you weigh 160 pounds, drink ½ of 160 = 80 oz. of water. That’s 10 eight ounce glasses.

Drink more during physically active times.

Realize a 120-pound lady in a temperature-controlled office environment does not require as much water as a 200-pound male roofer here in Phoenix, Arizona.

To compute your daily requirement click here.

I’m not thirsty, why should I drink?

Another great rule of thumb - drink before you are thirsty. When you're thirsty, you're already slightly dehydrated.

Is it really important to drink water?

If your bodies are approximately 65% water, don’t you think you need to provide good, clean water for its functions? Benefits include:

• Healthy skin and skin healing
• Healthy hair
• A stronger immune system for healing
• Lower blood pressure
• Faster recovery to normal after strenuous physical activity
• Even reduced appetite and improved weight loss

Can’t I drink something else instead of water?

Water is best – drink half your body weight (in ounces) every day.

Sure, there are benefits from many types of food and drink – juices, soup, etc.

Remember – alcohol and caffeine impede the rehydration from those beverages. Sorry, we know water is still the best for you – high-quality water.

What are the symptoms of dehydration?

Dehydration causes many common health complaints. Research indicates that approximately Almost half of Americans are dehydrated, and that causes many health issues. Here are the symptoms: 

• Tired and weak feeling
• Fatigue and muscle aches
• Low blood pressure
• Joint pain and arthritis
• Headache (thus the hangover headache folks)
• Loss of mental clarity (can’t focus, memory issues, math difficulties)
• Vision is decreased
• Skin problems such as dry, rough skin
• Dry feeling sinus, nose, mouth, and throat
• Issues with nose bleeds
• Urine is dark, concentrated, strong, small or infrequent quantities
• Constipation, intestinal cramps
• Always sick

Remember! Drink before you feel thirsty because it’s too late then.

Who is most susceptible to dehydration?

Anyone who doesn’t drink enough water! Seriously, we all are. But seniors and kids seem to be the highest risks.>

         Kids don’t drink water, but instead sugary drinks and (oh no, not that) soda.>

         Seniors often don’t drink water. Tea and coffee, both diuretics and contributers to dehydration, are their mainstays.

Are electrolytes essential for hydration?

Hydration is water replacement. Electrolytes are not required to return water to the body, but they are important in their own right.

Continued loss of water over a long period via sweat or illness can skew the electrolyte balance requiring a replacement.

For an example. After an intense, short exercise session, water is the best re-hydration agent. After a long exercise session, you may require water, electrolytes, and even energy in the form of carbohydrates.

Quick hydration – think clean, pure water!

Is fluoride in water good?

Ah, the debate. If you want to effective hydrate your body, use clean, pure water.

Fluoride in toothpaste sounds best to us…but if we were suppose to drink it, then why aren’t we supposed to swallow our toothpaste?

Should I have vitamins and carbohydrates in drinking water?

Actually carbohydrates slow the process of rehydration. It’s better to get your carbohydrates and nutrition from your diet and high-quality vitamin supplements.

Isn’t it healthier to drink alkaline water with minerals?

Gods’ water moved through the earth gathering trace minerals our bodies require for innumerable body functions. Dr Linus Pauling, two-time Nobel Prize winner, states that “You can trace every sickness, every disease, and every ailment to a mineral deficiency”.

A slightly alkaline (greater than pH of 7.0) water that doesn’t require pH correction by our body’s resources of calcium is desirable. That also adds pleasant taste, and thus a desirable drink. Perfect isn’t it?

Can people undergoing chemotherapy benefit from drinking water?

Absolutely yes. Pure water is crucial. It helps flush they entire system of toxins and speed the healing processes.

How about water and weight loss?

Pure water is a wonderful part of all weight loss diets. It has absolutely no calories, carbs and fat. It also helps you not feel hungry. Drink half an hour prior to a meal, and you will be satisfied with less!

If you just have to have something in your hands and mouth, make it a glass of pure water.