What’s Good for Us Can Be Hard to Swallow
I’ve gotten into the habit of filling a 32-oz. reusable water bottle each morning to drink throughout the day. I purchased this bottle last summer after disposing of my potentially toxic plastic bottle. I’ve had a reusable water bottle ever since I realized how wasteful it was to continue to use disposable bottles, both from environmental and budgetary points of view. I use bottles instead of a glass because it’s easy to take with me when I go out and, even more important, I don’t have to worry about one of my cats sticking their nose in my glass when I’m not looking.
I don’t drink much else during the day other than coffee and tea. I never got into the habit of having soft drinks (one of the worst things we can possibly put into our bodies) – except on a hot summer day; I’m not so crazy about juice that I feel it’s worth the calories; and milk – well it does a body good, but I never think much about it. So water, coffee and tea are my beverages of choice. And water isn’t such a bad way to go considering that more than half our body composition is water. In fact, the experts have always told us to shoot for 64 ounces every day. Water is good for appetite control as well as overall feelings of well being.
So here’s my problem which didn’t really hit me until last night when I looked at my water bottle… I’m not drinking more than half of one bottle every day, when I should be drinking two! Although other beverages such as coffee and tea kind of count for liquid intake, I’m still not drinking enough liquids every day. Starting today I’m going to make a greater effort to finish my first bottle of water, and start on a second one. If that doesn’t work, maybe I’ll need to add some other beverage at dinnertime. Anyone care to share a bottle of wine or beer with me?
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Just remember water intoxication (aka hyperhydration or water poisoning)can produce a fatal disturbance in brain function. It can throw off your electrolyte balance to the point of death. Just keep it under 10 liters a day.
10 litres??!!?? I guess that I’m in no danger of doing that! But I do know that sometimes athletes run that risk, so it’s a serious concern for some. Luckily, that’s one less worry for me.