Yahoo Lifestyle 
9 Hacks That Will Help You Stay More Hydrated Throughout The Day
Staying hydrated is crucial to our health.
Water helps our body perform necessary functions like maintaining a healthy temperature, lubricating our joints, flushing waste from our body and, ultimately, keeping us from becoming dehydrated, which can cause muscle aches, headaches and lack of energy.
“Water is so essential [to] many bodily functions and makes up about 60% of our body’s composition,” said Ashleigh Stewart, a clinical nutritionist and owner of The Wellness Refinery in Philadelphia. “We lose our water content all day long through sweating, exercise and elimination, so replenishing water stores in our body is one of the kindest things we can do for our health.”
The importance of drinking enough water is well known, but many people do not drink enough each day. Cordialis Msora-Kasago, regional nutrition manager with Sodexo Healthcare and a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, said the recommendation for fluid intake is about 11.5 cups per day for women and 15.5 cups per day for men.
However, water-intake requirements do depend on the person. (Keep that in mind the next time you see the assertion that you should be drinking a gallon of water every single day for your health.)
“It is important to remember that fluid needs vary from person to person and are influenced not only by one’s gender and age but also factors such as geography, activity level and medical status,” she said, adding that people who work outdoors in hot weather may need to replenish lost water stores more than someone who works in an air-conditioned office.
She also noted that people with certain medical conditions, like congestive heart failure, sometimes need to limit the amount of fluid they consume in a day. To figure out how much water is right for you, ask your doctor, a nutritionist or a dietician.
No matter how much water is right for you, it’s important to drink the amount you need every day to keep yourself hydrated. Below,...
