How
much water should you be drinking every day? Drink at least
8 to 10 glasses of water a day for beautiful skin. A good
estimate is to take your body weight in pounds and divide
that number in half. That gives you the number of ounces of
water per day that you need to drink. For example, if you
weigh 180 pounds, you should drink at least 90 ounces of water
per day. If you exercise you should drink another 8 ounce
glass of water for every 20 minutes you are active.
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We lose water through sweating, urination and by respiration,.
If you are very active, you lose more water than if you are
sedentary. Diuretics such as caffeine and alcohol result in
the need to drink more water because they trick our bodies
into thinking we have more water than we need.
The
best source of water is plain, pure drinking water. Herbal
teas that aren't diuretic are fine. Sodas contain a lot of
sugar and aren't a good source, so if you drink sugar sweetened
sodas, don't count them towards your daily amount. Be sure
you have water handy at all times by keeping a bottle for
water with you when you are working, traveling, or exercising.
If you get tired of drinking with plain water, add a bit of
lemon for a touch of flavor.
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