Whether or not you like drinking water, hydration is essential. Try these tips to stay hydrated!
We've all heard the old adages: If you go out with a wet head, you'll catch a cold. Coffee stunts your growth. Drink eight glasses of water a day.
Most of these "old wives tales"—including the first two—are just myths. However, our bodies do need water. But how much? And how do we get it? Not everyone likes water . And not everyone feels thirsty enough to drink that much water . Some people can't stomach nearly two liters of water a day or will have to live in the bathroom if they drink that much .If drinking more water is one of your resolutions but you're like me, don't worry. You can still get your hydration, and your body won't suffer.
Fast forward to 1945, when the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences in the US published its guidelines, recommending a daily consumption of 2,500 milliliters of liquid for the average male. However, this was without any solid scientific guidelines. It was more or less an abstract number. Whether or not you like drinking water, hydration is important for the health of our body—essential for proper kidney and other bodily functions.
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