{"id":1057,"date":"2011-07-18T20:42:18","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T20:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=1057"},"modified":"2012-08-22T22:48:04","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T04:48:04","slug":"motivation-monday-drink-more-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=1057","title":{"rendered":"Drink More Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Drink<\/p>\n

There’s no better time than summer to be chugging down more water…with all the heat, a more active lifestyle, and all the sweatin’ that summer has for us. It seems that very few people don’t understand how vital water is to our health. Most of us are really dehydrated, whether we know it or not.<\/p>\n

We should all be drinking one half of our body weight in ounces of water PER DAY! For me, at my height, that’s about 80 ounces of water, which is about 10 glasses of water. Two more than the average 8 glasses. Usually, the recommended 8 glasses a day, isn\u2019t quite enough (depending on your height, weight, and activity level). \u00a0And if you’re lead a more active life, you should be adding more water to that.<\/p>\n

And contrary to what everyone seems to think…tea and coffee DON’T count. They actually act as diuretics. Herbal tea is an exception that you can count as water. Here\u2019s a great rule of thumb I keep in mind for myself\u2026for every cup of coffee or regular tea I drink I have to drink one more cup of water.<\/p>\n

So why do we need so much water? What’s so great about being hydrated? Here are some of the reasons (some which were new to me)…<\/p>\n