How to Stay Hydrated
How to stay hydrated is extremely important – Hydration is not only important, it’s essential. In Summer months, your body sweats in hot and humid weather – which makes you need more fluids to stay hydrated. Dehydration can happen year-round, however, and it’s easier to forget to drink water and stay hydrated in cooler weather. Hydration might not sound like an exciting subject, but it’s very important. Let’s go over the potential side effects of mild to severe dehydration:
- Headaches
- Dizziness
- Exhaustion
- Cramps
- Seizures
- Shock
- Coma
- Death
It may sound scary, but the severe side effects are great reasons to know how to stay hydrated. Dehydration is easily preventable, but is also a common issue.
There are warning signs to show that you may be dehydrated. Some of those warning signs include:
- Less bathroom breaks than normal
- Flushing
- Chapped Lips
- Low Energy / Fatigue
- Headache
- Confusion
- Dizziness
- Fast Breathing / Heart Rate
- Cold or Dry Skin
Now that you know the warning signs, let’s try to make sure dehydration doesn’t happen to you.
How to Stay Hydrated
Drinking lots of water is the main key on how to stay hydrated! The amount recommended varies by age. Aetna lists the following amounts as recommendations: 2 year olds generally need about 16oz per day. 3 year olds need approximately 24 ounces per day. Between ages 3-8, you just add an additional 8 ounces of water per year. At age 8 and after, kids can keep on drinking 64oz per day. For Adults, Mayo Clinic lists the recommended amount of water for an adult female to be 11.5 cups (or 2.7 liters) per day, and for a male, 15.5 cups (or 3.7 liters) per day.
Sometimes, for whatever health-related reason, our bodies don’t get as hydrated from drinking just water, and we need additional electrolytes. We offer Liquid Micronutrients drops, which can easily be added to your water.
SBR Nutrition’s Micronutrients (formerly sold as Hydration) is a water additive that promotes re-hydration, helps replenish body salts like magnesium, potassium, sodium, zinc and restore you with an energy boost. Our micronutrients drops offer up to a staggering 95% absorption rate, a much higher rate than powders or pills. Even better, our micronutrients are Keto-friendly! Micronutrients may help with immune support, morning sickness relief, hangovers, and even leg cramps.