You've heard it a million times: drink 8 eight-ounce glasses of water a day, but who bothers with measuring and counting throughout the day? I just drink when I'm thirsty. Drinking water does a lot of good for your body - it flushes out toxins, keeps nutrients flowing to your cells, and makes your skin glow ; ) But rather than putting away glasses, I think it's more important to notice your internal body signals.
If you don't drink a lot of water, start by drinking it simply when you feel thirsty. Also drink water when you're feeling sluggish for a natural pick-me-up. And drink water when you're hungry (hunger signals are often confused with thirst). Pretty soon your body will get used to it and will naturally ask for more.
Your body will need less drinking water if you eat a lot of water-dense fruits and vegetables. And you'll need more water on hot days and when you exercise. Water is the only drink I promote. All those other fancy vitamin and 'health' drinks are just a waste of your money. More on that in another post!
One way to tell if your body needs more water is by looking in your toilet! You need to drink more if your pee looks very yellow instead of clear or light yellow (unless you just took vitamins, which also changes the color of your pee).
And I better not catch you with a disposable water bottle! Get with it and get a reusable water bottle, already! Thanks.
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