red water tricks your brain into desiring it. You will also benefit from extra nutrients in the fruit.
5. Eat Your Water
Yes, really . . . a lot of fruit and veg is high in water content. Although you might not be able to measure it, eating watery foods is a good “bonus” on top of your regular drinking quantity.
Watermelon, cucumber, and tomatoes are all more than 90% water. Around 20% of your daily water intake comes from food.
Here’s how to “drink” more water through food: Eat These Hydrating Foods for Healthy Radiant Skin
6. Drink a Glass of Water Between Hot or Alcoholic Drinks
Caffeine and alcoholic drinks actually dehydrate you.
So, it is a good habit to drink a glass of water between each one, in order to:
- Dilute the effects of the caffeine or alcohol
- Turn a potentially unhealthy habit into a source of hydration
7. Keep a Bottle of Water With You, Always
If you don’t have water with you, you can’t drink it. But if you have a bottle by your side, you’re more likely to take a casual sip.
Buy a reusable bottle so that it becomes part of your daily “gear.” It’s possible to get fruit-infusing bottles so you can match this tip with number four, above.
8. Track Your Water Consumption With an App
How to drink more water? Hold yourself accountable!
Setting goals for how much water you want to drink makes it more likely you’ll do so. Thankfully, it’s easy to measure what you’re achieving using an app on your cell phone.
Daily Water Tracker has a particularly elegant interface, to make reaching your target a pleasure. Aqua Alert is a more complex app that real water geeks can use to measure and visualize daily intake.
How to Drink More Water: The Takeaway
You know that drinking lots and lots of water is essential for your overall health and wellbeing. So cut the excuses and just drink more water!
Now, the question is no longer how to drink more water . . . but why haven’t you started drinking more yet?
Feeling motivated? Check out this visual guide to these water-drinking tips to help the lessons stick in your mind!
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