While there are many dehydration symptoms, the 2 primary ones are so common that you may tend to ignore them.



It 's not a good idea; here's why.

1 -- No pun intended, but it's really yellow, dark yellow. Yes, your urine gets that way when you're not drinking enough water.

Are you guilty of this?

Is this a regular occurrence?

2 -- You feel thirst. Yes, this is a symptom of dehydration. For best results, don't wait until you feel thirsty to drink.

If you wait, you're already down in your need for water. Next, you'll feel tired unless you address this.

Looking for more energy in your life? Start with proper hydration.

Do you drink enough water each day?

Do you spread it out so you are continuously adding water?

How about if I asked if it's water you're drinking? Not Coke or coffee or even Gatorade (which has salt), just water?

If you depend on sports drinks, yes, they have electrolytes (some anyway), but they are still not healthy because of the sodium.

Drink water and plenty of it.

Stay away from the tap water as it has way too much chlorine.

When you are well hydrated, your urine will be clear.

And what is recommended?

It has been well established that you should drink half your body weight in ounces.

In other words, a person that weighs 150 pounds would need to drink 75 ounces of water each day.

And why spread it out?

The biggest reason is to match your body's use of water. If you're being especially active or it's hot, you will need more than this.

Drink before and during a workout or athletic activity to prevent dehydration.

The second reason is the body works hard to maintain a delicate balance.

Drinking a lot at once will flood the cells, not any better than being dry. This causes your body to work much harder.

Drinking with your meals also makes your body work a lot harder than it needs to.

This takes energy that could be used for other things.

Why is that?

The water dilutes the gastric juices than begin the digestion process.

Even without this added stress, digestion is already the most energy intensive process in the body.

When you drink throughout the day, it's not difficult to eat food without the drinks.