Winter is coming...stay hydrated!

Winter is coming...stay hydrated!

25 April 2016, 12:39PM
The PR Shop

With the warm summer months now a distant memory, it can be easy let the odd glass of water slip from your daily routine. It might not be 30 degrees outside anymore, but it doesn’t mean you can forget about keeping well hydrated!
 
Surprisingly our hydration needs don’t change as much in the winter months as you might think and drinking plenty of water is still really important. Even though you might not be sweating as much as you are in the summer, you will still be losing water through breathing and by passing urine and to keep your body healthy – drinking enough is really important.
 
Our bodies are made up of around 60% water, with organs such as the brain and muscles being as much as 75% water, but we tend to underestimate how important water is for us to function. Water helps balance the chemicals that keep our bodies working, it fills our cells, it helps regulate our body temperature through respiration and sweating, it flushes waste, forms saliva to intake fuel, lubricates our joints, cushions our spinal chord and brain, and helps transport key nutrients in our blood…the list goes on!
 
Mild dehydration, a drop of as little as 1-2% of fluid, can interfere with focus, alertness and short-term memory. Do you know the signs to look for this winter?
  • Headache, feeling tired, light headed, skin looses plumpness and becomes flushed.
  • general weakness, rapid heart rate, inability to think clearly
  • muscle cramps, kidney failure
 

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Staying properly hydrated through winter is an important part of keeping your body healthy, supporting your body to naturally detox and keep you skin in great shape. But drinking plain water can be just that, plain. Powered by a CO2 carbonator, SodaStream allows you to turn tap water into sparkling water in an instant.
 
Tips for keeping water consumption up this winter:
  • have a full glass of water on your desk at work
  • make it a habit to break often, get up from your desk and refill your glass
  • carry a bottle with you in the car
  • add fruit (citrus, in particular, for extra vitamin C!), a slice of fresh ginger or a few fresh mint leaves to create that little bit of flavour to keep you reaching for more
 
SodaStream is the smarter way to enjoy sparkling drinks at work and home. Just fizz the water, add a little flavour to suit your tastes or not and enjoy the sparkling, refreshing taste! SodaStream is also an earth friendly option - the reusable carbonating bottles mean you will be eliminating plastic bottle waste.

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