Ive always been a good water drinker and as a child disliked cordials so its not something I ever even thought about buying for my kids so my kids became good water drinkers also.

Good tips. I drink water often and feel I need it.

Not as much as I should.

This is SO important. I am always dehydrated and it really shows

I need to start to drink a bit more water each day

I keep glasses of water in strategic places. Every time I walk past them it remods me to have a drink of water. You definitely need to drink a lot more in hot water. If you are busy you can easily forget, become dehydrated and feel really ill. Also by the time you feel thirsty you are already starting to become dehydrated according to medical professionals. It can also cause kidney problems.

Apparently a human being can last 2 weeks without any food at all, albeit terribly uncomfortably… But only 3 days without water. Fascinating, no?

Does your body need more hydration when pregnant?

I get headaches if I have not had enough water on a hot day.

I use an app to help me with my water intake. So that gentle reminder lets me know if my water intake is falling behind. most days can not make that 5456 ml but come close. Eat lots of fruit and veggies that have lots of water in them.

How do you test for hydration on old hands that don’t bounce back any more?
I do drink a lot of water and green tea, so must be hydrated.

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  • • sarahk replied
    • 02 Mar 2016 , 10:46 pm

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  This is a very good question, just make sure you keep you water intake at 1-1.5Lts per day and you should be well hydrated.

I try and drink about 2 litres a day – much easier on some days than others. I can certainly feel it when I haven’t drank enough. I can usually put lethargy, headaches, etc. down to lack of water.

This is something I need to improve is my water intake.

I didn’t realise coconut water had electrolytes in it; good to know! I try to drink as much water as I can, but I often forget. I find putting some in the fridge/freezer to make it cold really helps. I can’t drink water easily when it’s warm.

I have a 1.25 litre bottle of water in my fridge, I usually drink one full one a day. Plus I drink green tea, black tea, lemon slices and ginger in hot water and occasionally coffee.

I find myself being too complacent during the day… I know I always feel better and more energetic on days when I have lots of water but sometimes I just forget. Need to be more diligent!

I love cold water – generally my favourite drink.

I must confess I drink way too much coffee and not enough water. I need to switch it around.

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  • • mom134803 replied
    • 02 Mar 2016 , 7:25 am

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  Yep I’m a coffee lover too ! Although I also drink about 1 liter of caffeine free herbal tea…

Don’t forget lemon and lime in water

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  • • mom90758 replied
    • 28 Feb 2016 , 11:50 am

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  Indeed! They add extra vitamins and extra flavours too!!

I try to drink at least 1 and a half liter of water every day. While sitting at the pc, I’ve always a bottle of water (600 ml) with me, and I try to refill it twice during the day. And beside that I drink a couple of herbal teas every day.