Why Does Hydration Matter?

We all have been told to drink at least 8 glasses of water to keep our bodies hydrated. But we are never told why we need fluids and why we need to keep hydrated.

When it comes to diet, we mostly pay attention to the foods we eat but we skip the hydration part and forget the fact that good hydration is one of the most important aspects of the diet. As a result, it's critical that we choose foods that promote hydration by restoring lost salt, electrolytes, and amino acids, as well as encouraging fluid consumption by eliciting thirst.

All biological functions and activities, including digestion and excretion, rely heavily on water. You can easily feel the consequences of dehydration once levels of fluid in your body drops only slightly. 

Dehydration can cause weariness, headaches, skin problems, dry mouth, lethargy, poor concentration, muscle cramps, low blood pressure, and a high heart rate if you don't drink enough water. Dehydration may cause these symptoms:

• Urine that is dark yellow and has a strong odour.
• Urinating seldom, less than four times each day.
• Headache
• Confusion and/or agitation
• Sunken soft spot of the top of the head

How Much Water Should We Drink To Stay Hydrated?

Adults should consume 1.5–2 litres of fluid every day. A standard mug or glass holds approximately 200 millilitres (ml), equating to 8-10 sips each day. Also, if you want to calculate how much fluid your body exactly needs you should know your weight, then drink half an ounce to an ounce of water for every pound you weigh daily. For example, if you weigh 140 pounds, that would be 90 to 100 ounces of water a day.

Children require slightly less and should aim for 6-8 glasses per day, but once they reach adolescence, their needs are similar to those of adults. That's not all, though. Your body also loses water in some instances, such as when you sweat in hot weather, when you exercise or when you have a fever, or when you have diarrhoea or vomiting, and this water must be supplied.

There is a website known as hydration for health, which can calculate your daily calorie intake from liquids, and it will give your hydration status based on your answers to their questions. It simply tells you the amount of water you typically lose every day and the water you typically get from foods every day.

Eight Facts You May Not Know About Hydration:

• Drinking too much tea, coffee, or alcohol might dehydrate you.
• If you're frequently dizzy, confused, having fits (seizures), or haven't urinated in over 24 hours, you should seek immediate medical assistance.
• You should drink enough water throughout the day to keep your urine a clear pale yellowy colour.
• Dehydration has been associated with a decrease in focus and short-term memory, as well as an increase in anxiety and irritability among younger individuals.
• One of the most common risk factors for kidney stones is dehydration.
• Drinking cold water increased the metabolic rate of healthy men and women by 30%.
• Water makes up around 60% of a man's body weight and 50% of a woman's body weight.
• Each day, your body naturally produces 8 to 16 ounces of water.

You Don’t Need To Just Drink Water To Stay Hydrated. Take A Look At These Alternatives:

We all know water is essential for survival as it regulates the body fermeture, brings nutrients and oxygen to cells, protects organs and tissue, moisturising eyes, nose, and mouth tissue, and flushes out waste products from our body. But you don’t need to only drink the tap water to stay hydrated. Many water-rich foods help you stay hydrated. Let's have a look at how much water is present in some of the foods we consume daily:

• Watermelon: 92% Water
• Oatmeal: 84% water
• Low-fat milk: 90% water
• Coffee: 99.5% water
• Lettuce: 96% water
• Oranges: 88% water
• Broths and soups: 92% water
• Tomato: 95% water
• Broccoli: 89% water
• Low-fat vanilla yoghurt: 79% water
• Peaches: 89% water
• Ice cream: 60% water
• Strawberries: 91% water

What Is Water Intoxication?

Every cell in the body needs water to function correctly. However, if you drink too much water, water Intoxication can happen, which is a potentially fatal disruption in brain functioning that occurs when the body's normal electrolyte balance is pushed beyond safe limits by excessive water intake. In the other words, when a person drinks more water than their kidneys can eliminate through urine, overhydration and water intoxication, which is also known as Hyperhydration, Overhydration, Water Toxaemia, and Water Poisoning occur.

Water intoxication symptoms usually emerge after drinking more than 3 to 4 litres of water in a short period of time. Water intoxication is rare, but spotting the signs is vital. 

If you are in military service or training intensively during sports events then you might accidentally drink too much water. As a result of this, you may feel headaches, nausea, vomiting, double vision, confusion, muscle weakness, and difficulty in berating. Water intoxication can also cause brain enlargement, which can be fatal in rare situations.

What we recommend for a better and healthier body and skin:

Fighter Shots’ team recommends you consume 5 different fruits, at least 7 glasses of water and drink one ginger shot as a replacement for the last glass of water every day. This routine can help you to stay hydrated and have healthier, less dull skin. Skin seems duller and wrinkles and pores become more visible if you don't drink enough water. Skin that is properly hydrated plumps up and increases its elasticity, making it less prone to cracking, irritations, and blemishes. So, if you are more conscious about your skin health then we would recommend our Ginger + Collagen shots which contain 3000mg hydrolysed marine collagen.