I know I’m always blathering on about drink water, keep hydrated, drink water, hydration, drink water, but honest-to-goodness, when you do the type of research that I do, trust me, there are monster-sized reasons for this advice.

But, to switch things up a little, I’m going to reverse the blather and look at it from another perspective.

Not Drinking Water Means:

  • A mere two percent drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic maths and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.
  • Even mild dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism by as much as three percent.
  • Lack of water is the number one trigger of daytime fatigue.
  • A mere two percent drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic maths and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.
  • Preliminary research has shown that up to eighty percent of people suffering from back and joint pain could have these pains significantly reduced by drinking between eight to ten glasses of water a day.
  • Our digestive systems need a good amount of water to digest food properly. Not drinking water leads to too much stomach acidity and constipation.
  • By not drinking water, the thirst mechanism becomes so weak it is often mistaken for hunger. We all know where that leads.

As evidence of the disservice we do to ourselves by not drinking sufficient water continues to mount up and with refreshing drinking water available to us at the turn of a tap or a press of a button gives me reason enough to become a little bit of a water warrior (I was going to say an H2O agony aunt, but that’s just rather unappealing).

You get the gist. Topping up, refilling and replenishing your water bottle or glass is the simplest and most effective manner in which to reduce daytime fatigue, false hunger pangs all while increasing our metabolism rate and our ability to focus.