For one,
my skin was always breaking out. I had never really realized why my skin was
the way it was – but after an appointment with my Doctor, he had told me I may
just not be having enough water.
Another
thing I noticed was I had strange food cravings. I would crave anything from
chocolate to a salty snack. I did some research about this and had read that
cravings for sweets are more common because your body may be experiencing
difficulty breaking down glycogen to release glucose into the bloodstream to
use as fuel.
A third
thing I noticed was headaches…and oh my goodness these were a very common occurrence
for me. I had a headache probably 4-5 times a week. Even mild dehydration can
cause a dehydration headache and even trigger a migraine headache. Since it’s often not clear
what is causing a headache, drinking a full glass of water and continuing to sip more fluids during the day
is an easy way to ease your pain if, in fact, dehydration is contributing to
it.
After doing research on the health benefits of water, and
after all the things that I noticed with my skin, body, cravings and headaches
I decided to set alarms throughout the day to remind myself to drink water. As
annoying as the alarms were- I would make sure to always have a glass of water
every time my alarm went off.
After doing this for about 2 weeks – I didn’t need the
alarms. My body naturally knew to drink a glass of water. I instantly noticed a
difference in my skin after a week of staying hydrated and I also can’t
remember the last time I had a headache. Our
bodies consist of 60% water. The functions of this liquid include digestion,
absorption, circulation, the forming of saliva, spreading nutrients across the
body and maintaining body temperature. If the intake of water is insufficient,
we may become dehydrated (which is what was happening to me).
Often overlooked, water is
arguably the second most important compound life is dependent on; oxygen being
the first. Stay hydrated!
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