Importance of keeping yourself hydrated at all times more so during this period of pandemic

Dehydration happens when you don’t get enough water. Your body is almost 60 percent water. You need water for breathing, digestion, and every basic bodily function.

You can lose water quickly by sweating too much on a hot day or by exercising a lot. Your body also loses water through too much urination. You can get dehydrated if you have a fever, are vomiting, or have diarrhea. Dehydration could be serious.

Keeping hydrated is the most important thing you can do for your body and yourself and with the onset of winter our water intake automatically goes down but keeping hydrated is equally important throughout the year. Drinking enough water each day is crucial for many reasons: to regulate body temperature, keep joints lubricated, prevent infections, deliver nutrients to cells, and keep organs functioning properly. Being well-hydrated also improves sleep quality and glowing skin lessen muscle fatigue and cramps.

Dehydration can also lead to a loss of strength and stamina. It’s a main cause of heat exhaustion. You should be able to reverse dehydration at this stage by drinking more fluids. If dehydration is ongoing (chronic), it can affect your kidney function and increase the risk of kidney stones.

Symptoms of dehydration in adults and children include:

• feeling thirsty.
• dark yellow and strong-smelling pee.
• feeling dizzy or lightheaded.
• feeling tired.
• a dry mouth, lips and eyes.
• peeing little, and fewer than 4 times a day.

Medical research shows that dehydration can make you feel tired even when you’re rested. Some people in a study on dehydration reported they felt fatigue, lethargy, and tiredness. These symptoms may be due to low blood pressure caused by dehydration. Being properly hydrated helps raise energy levels.

During any sort of illness, dehydration and its associated challenges remain a major risk to our body. During such times, it becomes imperative to prioritize basic self-care, including drinking adequate fluids, eating balanced meals, and taking breaks from long hours of work.

Guidelines set by ASPEN assert hydration and nourishment as a key necessity to enable our body to fight against infectious diseases and illnesses. They cite hydration as an essential part of a patient’s medical treatment for recovery from illness such as Covid-19 as well and recommend drinking water or clear liquid fluids every hour, between 60 and 120 millilitres (or two to four ounces) of fluid in 15-minute intervals.( Google source)

Give yourself mindful reminder to :-

• Keep a bottle of water with you during the day. …
• If you don’t like the taste of plain water, try adding a slice of lemon or lime to your drink.
• Drink water before, during, and after a workout.
• When you’re feeling hungry, drink water.

Dehydration happens when you don’t get enough water. Your body is almost 60 percent water. You need water for breathing, digestion, and every basic bodily function.

Above all, You can lose water quickly by sweating too much on a hot day or by exercising a lot. Your body also loses water through too much urination. You can get dehydrated if you have a fever, are vomiting, or have diarrhea.

Drinking water half an hour before meals can also reduce the number of calories you end up consuming (from google Source). This might happen because it is easy for the body to mistake thirst for hunger.

One study showed that people who drank 17 ounces (500 mL) of water before each meal lost 44% more weight over 12 weeks, compared to those who didn’t (from google Source).

Most people don’t need to focus too much on their water intake, as the body has an automatic thirst signal.

However, certain circumstances do call for increased attention to how much water you’re drinking. So keep hydrated keep drinking water time to time and give yourself mindful reminders.