OK, so you lose at least one litre of water per day: you lose moisture when you breathe out, when you sweat and when you pee and poo. Hence the myth of you have to drink 8 glasses of water per day. This means nothing. Let me say that again: NOTHING!
If you are out in the heat working in the garden, or running (if you are running in the heat you deserve a spanking, but that is another blog) or doing anything that demands a lot of physical activity: you are going to need to drink more.
If your derriere is parked behind a computer most of the day in climatic control environment you are going to need to drink less.
Too much guzzling of water dilutes your stomach acids and enzymes and causes poor food absorption, gas and flatulence. It also washes out your water soluble nutrients and causes water retention.
Also you absorb a lot of fluids if you eat vegetables, fruit, eat soup and drink herbal teas.
So make your water drinking intelligent and conscious and stop sucking on that bottle of water!
Drink hot (no milk or sugar) with a meal and room temperature between!!! I find my appetite is more stimulated and food better digested using this easy principal. You end up drinking about 6 cups (or glasses) and getting the rest from your food, and you aren't on the toilet every 5 minutes.....the things we learn from you El, are invaluable ;)
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