Drinking water regularly is essential for life. We know it’s important for everything from everyday survival to beautiful skin. But what else can water do? Turns out, drinking water provides a host of surprising benefits that you might not have known about. From improved focus to fresher breath, here are nine surprising reasons why you…
It’s no secret that staying hydrated is vital to our survival. As long as humankind has walked the Earth, we have relied on water to stay alive. But these days, it seems like people have divided into two camps over this life-giving drink — diehard water enthusiasts and people who just find water boring. If…
When you’re dragging yourself out of bed to prepare for your morning commute or get children ready for school, your first impulse might be to reach for a fortifying cup of coffee. After all, we’re not all naturally perky when we wake up. But when it comes to a quick and healthy bit of AM…
We think of hunger and thirst as two distinctly different sensations. So when you feel those familiar, empty pangs in your stomach, your first impulse may be to reach for a snack. But it turns out that your hunger instinct can be a little bit of a trickster, and what you’re really craving may be…
Water makes up approximately half of your body weight, but you lose water every day when you urinate, sweat, and breathe. You lose even more water when you are physically active, in extreme weather, or if you have a fever. And when you are sick, vomiting and diarrhea can lead to rapid, dangerous water loss.…
Most of us tend to associate being thirsty and dehydrated with the hot days of summer — especially when we’re sweating profusely in hot and humid climates. But were you aware that you can still get dehydrated in cooler weather as well? That’s right, winter dehydration is a thing. Just because we can’t see or…