Hydration
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This Is Exactly What’s in Your Drinking Water
The Environmental Working Group has put together a new database to help you find out what’s in your tap water and how to deal with contaminants.
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8 simple hacks to make sure you're drinking enough water
Ice serves two purposes – firstly it cools your drink and makes drinks look a bit fancier but it also adds extra water intake to your drink, providing more water as it melts. You don’t have to just drink your water intake, don’t forget that food has water in it as well. Snacking on foods high in water content is a great, healthy way to get hydrated (and beat hunger!).
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This is the best beverage to drink to stay hydrated on a hot day
A 2012 study published in the British Medical Journal suggested that the best plan of action is not to count out glasses of water but to simply drink when you are thirsty –and when it’s hot, you’ll probably be thirsty more often. Sports drinks do have electrolytes, which may be part of why milk appears to hydrate well.
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Here’s Why You Definitely Want To Wash Your Water Bottle More
Research by treadmillreviews found that that water bottle you’ve been lugging around in your hand bag for weeks is covered in nasties and drinking from it could be as unhygienic as licking your loo. Researchers studied water bottles that had been used by athletes over the course of a week. Some water bottles were found to be worse than others, with slide-top bottles being the most germ-ridden, straw-tops the cleanest and screw-tops somewhere in between.
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10 non-boring ways to stay hydrated in the heat
‘Tis the season to hit the beach and soak up the gleaming rays of sunshine! But first, make sure you stay hydrated. Summer is usually a season of laughs and outdoor festivities, but when the high temperatures kick in, it’s important to make sure you’re consuming enough fluids. It can be hard to keep tabs on how much water you’re drinking each day, but we’ve got you covered with these 10 awesome ways to stay hydrated
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Could you be an ‘aquaholic’?
Drinking enough water is a health message that’s been broadcast loud and clear. “Some people are such water-drinking devotees that they are aquaholics,” says Manhattan osteopathic physician Christopher Calapai. The result is overhydration, or hyponatremia, which is a term used to describe a low concentration of sodium in the blood that can be dangerous or even life-threatening. Overhydration is the most common electrolyte imbalance in hospitals, occurring in about two percent of all people, C
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Eat Your Water: Why We’ve All Been Doing H2O All Wrong
Eat your water! Experts believe we should get our water fix from food [Photo: Rex Features]
