Are You Dehydrated?

by Chelli Ringstaff, Director of Health Ministries
All of us know that we need to drink at least 64 ounces of water or eight glasses of water per day, but how often do we reach our goal? Perhaps on a daily basis we consider our two cups of coffee, juice, or that half-drunk bottled water still sitting in our car to be enough to hydrate our bodies. Truth is, we our sabotaging our own health and weight goals. Or are we our worst enemies?

Our bodies are made up of sixty-five percent water. Some reports say more, some say less. Fact is, most of our bodies are made up of water. All of the body?s organs are constantly working and cleansing our system in desperate need of water to function. A well hydrated body is more efficient it will increase your metabolism by three percent.

Here are a few ways to increase water intake:

- Get it over with in the morning. Drink two eight ounce glasses (preferably warm).

 - Every time after you visit the bathroom, drink a glass of water. Every time you go into the kitchen drink a little.

 - Hate water, get over it, find a water type you like (spring, filtered, or a brand) that you love and enjoy the freshness.

 - Remember you don?t want aging skin, drink, drink, drink, you will improve the elasticity of your skin.

 - Have a goal. Using a water bottle know the amount and drink as many as you need. For example, I need seventy ounces of water daily. So my minimum is about five sixteen ounce water bottles a day. One last thing, you clean your bathroom, kitchen, everywhere in your home to prevent germs and disease. Why are you ignoring your own body?

Please go and drink some water!