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Monday 22 October 2012

Get the Water Balance Right


Drinking around eight glasses of water a day helps us to maintain optimum health. It’s common knowledge. But, still, eight glasses can seem like quite a lot – especially if you’re not used to drinking the recommended amount!

Certainly, attempting to gulp down your daily intake in just a couple of sittings will overload your system and leave you feeling quite unwell. In fact, this can be extremely dangerous. It can lead to water intoxication, which can have devastating effects.

The trick is to drink water throughout the day.

When you wake up, drink a glass of water straight away. It will refresh you and help clear your mind. The liver and kidneys are at their most active before midday, so this will also help them to carry out their natural functions.

Once you are at work, forget the takeaway coffee. Head to the water cooler in the mid-morning and enjoy a glass of cooler water. You can’t get a purer drink than clear, filtered water – so you’ll avoid all the potentially damaging side effects of coffee or tea.

But remember – you don’t have to drink all your recommended daily intake of water in the form of, well, water! Herbal teas are a great idea if you fancy a change. At lunch, enjoy a glass of cold water before you eat and half an hour later help your digestion with a mug of peppermint tea. Follow the same approach at dinner time, and at the end of the day enjoy a mug of chamomile tea to help yourself relax. Before you know it, you'll be drinking the optimum amount of water and looking and feeling great.

Remember to drink extra water when you are exercising – a bottle taken with you can be very beneficial and you can sip on it at intervals. But, again, don’t drink too much, as this can be dangerous.