How to stay hydrated

 

Hydration and requirement for hydration vary from person to person. While water is the primary source to stay hydrated there are a few other ways you can do the same. No matter what your body type is hydration is very important. Here is how you can stay hydrated in these busy times:

1.     Keep a track of your water drinking habit:

This will help you understand your daily routine and you will start keeping a hydration check for yourself. There are apps available nowadays which set alarm to remind you. This will day by day make it a habit of drinking water.

 

2.     Make your water more likeable:

If you don’t like the taste of plain simple water or you cannot get yourself to drink it, add a few elements to the water. Fresh cut fruits, few drops of lemon juice, fresh mint.

 

3.     Don’t confuse thirst with hunger:

Many time we tend to confuse thirst with hunger. Whenever you feel hungry try drinking water first. Water will not satisfy your hunger but if it’s just thirst it will surely help you lose weight.

 

4.     Include wet food in your diet:

We end up with dry food in our tiffin or ordering something quick to eat, easy to carry while eating out. This because wet food makes a mess and we don’t have patience or time in our fast-paced life. Eat curry or gravy food rather than a burger or snack.

 

5.     Juices, smoothies and many other alternatives:

Fresh fruit juices, fresh green smoothies, buttermilk and flavoured water are really healthy options you can have throughout the day when you don’t feel like drinking water. These not only keep you hydrated but also keep you healthy, help in weight loss and make you fit. You can have these in any flavour you want and like.

 

6.     Fruits with high water content:

Fruits are natural and no effort thing you can have to keep yourself hydrated. Fruits like watermelon, grapes, orange, pomegranate and much more daily basis. These keep your body hydration in check and also add healthy nutrients to your body.

 

Hydration is very necessary to your body. It keeps your body temperature normal, helps your joints stay lubricated, water prevents your body from infections, help the nutrients to cells and keeps your body organs function properly. Hydration is not only important for your physical health but also your mental health, it improves your sleep quality, water can help you concentrate and increase your ability and agility to think, it is proved to help you calm down when in anger.

In this changing time, water and hydration is the only constant that will help you stay fit. Make sure you rehydrate throughout the day. Also in festivals and other important events require to stay healthy so hydrate and stay hydrated constantly. For more such tips contact and any doubts Dt.Siddhi Deshpande-Takalkar, a nutritionist in Pune. For more diet tips contact the best dietician in Kothrud and Bibvewadi.