How Much Fluid Do You Really Need a Day? It May be More than You Realize
During the summer months, it's important that you stay hydrated especially in
tropical climates. But, how much fluid do you need to intake a day? It varies
based on your size, your activity level, and condition of health, according to
experts at the
Mayo Clinic.
In a tropical climate for a moderately active 140-pound person,
this daily intake chart
estimates a person needs about 102.8 ounces of fluid a day. But, what about a
sedentary person in a tropical climate who stays indoors all day and weighs
the same 140 pounds. The estimate is about 86 ounces of fluid. The bottom
line, our bodies need hydration and without hydration, our bodies also cannot
metabolize fat well. Water is needed to make sure our organs run properly and
to remove toxins.
Calculate your fluid intake
here with this chart
from. Another rule of thumb to learn your fluid intake is to multiply your
weight by 67 percent. For every 30-minutes of exercise, it is recommended to
add an additional 12 ounces of fluid to your day.
It's simple. The more you weigh. The more you need to get in your daily
fluids. How do you get these fluids? Drinking water is a great bet, but
drinking 102 fluid ounces may be challenging. Luckily, we get much of
our needed fluids in our diet, about 20 percent on a daily basis.
The following foods are 90 percent water by weight and are great for getting
extra water through meals.
Drink water with your meals, fresh fruits, and vegetables or maybe even a nice
salad and you'll be getting your fluids easily.
Are you getting fluid with your morning cup of java? According to the Mayo
Clinic, the answer is yes.
"Beverages such as milk and juice are composed mostly of water. Even
beer, wine and caffeinated beverages — such as coffee, tea or soda — can
contribute, but these should not be a major portion of your daily total fluid
intake. Water is still your best bet because it's calorie-free, inexpensive
and readily available."
EASY TIPS for DRINKING MORE WATER
Flavor your water with fresh fruit. These
natural water fruit-infused recipes
will help you keep stay dehydrated.
Flavor your water with Young Living Vitality Oils. Young Living's Vitality
Essential Oils have dietary health benefits. It's part of the company's new
Culinary Cooking/Diet Collection and is the only brand with a line marketed
for ingestion because of the company's seed to seal label, and purity of its
distillation process.
Using the oils are healthier than the canned and bottled version of flavored
water that you buy in a grocery store, which may have flavors made up in a
lab. It's also a money-saver. One 5ML bottle of Orange Vitality Dietary
Essential Oil is $7.89 retail price and has 85 drops. You only need one drop
of Vitality essential oil per 20 ounces of water for a fabulous drink and you
can even add extra orange slices for flavor. That's just $7.89 for 1700
fluid ounces of water. Twenty-Four cans of lemon-flavored LaCroix will cost
around 87 cents a can without the natural health benefits one gets from the
Vitality line.
If you drink just three cans a day of LaCroix, that is $2.60 a day. In four
days, you will have spent more on just 144 fluid ounces of water than the
entire cost of the Orange Vitality Essential Oil. With the Vitality oil, you
still 1,556 fluid ounces to drink.
The Vitality line also works well in 8 fluid ounces of sparkling water.
The downside of sparkling water is that it can cause bloating and gas.
For another healthy hydrating twist, squeeze some lemons and have some
lemonade with honey and lavender.
Recipe for Honey-Lavender Lemonade
Ingredients:
- 6 lemons, juiced
- 1 lime, juiced
- ½ cup honey
- 2 drops Lavender Vitality essential oil
- Ice water, about 10 cups
- Lavender sprigs, optional
Instructions:
- Combine lemon juice, lime juice, honey, and Lavender Vitality in a large glass pitcher.
- Add water to taste.
- Stir until well mixed.
- Garnish with sprigs of lavender.
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