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January 4, 2023 · 11:45 pm

Good hydration linked to healthy aging

Adults who stay well-hydrated appear to be healthier, develop fewer chronic conditions, such as heart and lung disease, and live longer than those who may not get sufficient fluids, according to a National Institutes of Health study published in eBioMedicine.  
 
Using health data gathered from 11,255 adults over a 30-year period, researchers analyzed links between serum sodium levels – which go up when fluid intake goes down – and various indicators of health. They found that adults with serum sodium levels at the higher end of a normal range were more likely to develop chronic conditions and show signs of advanced biological aging than those with serum sodium levels in the medium ranges. Adults with higher levels were also more likely to die at a younger age. 

“The results suggest that proper hydration may slow down aging and prolong a disease-free life,” said Natalia Dmitrieva, Ph.D., a study author and researcher in the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of NIH.  

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October 3, 2021 · 11:01 pm

Cool, clear water … Tufts

When you want a change from plain water, having the facts about the variety of bottled offerings can help you make smart choices.

Hydration is essential for health, especially with outdoor temperatures high. Since water is necessary to deliver nutrients and oxygen to cells, aid digestion, control blood pressure, and regulate body temperature, getting enough fluids every day is essential to helping the body function properly.

Hydrate! While all kinds of beverages and many foods provide us with fluids, water is the best drink to keep us hydrated. There is no recommended daily intake level for water, as needs vary with many factors, including ambient temperature, activity level, and types of foods in the diet. Be aware that older adults are at an increased risk for dehydration because they may not sense the need for fluids in response to their bodies’ hydration state as well as they did when they were younger.

The commonly stated goal of drinking eight
(eight-ounce) cups of water a day has no firm scientific basis, but it is generally considered a reasonable goal. One way to tell if you’re getting enough fluid is to pay attention to your urine: dark urine indicates inadequate hydration.

Water Choices: Bottled waters are now the number one beverage in the U.S. These products come at a cost—both financial and environmental—so knowing what you’re getting and weighing your options carefully is important.

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July 29, 2021 · 5:54 am

Water, Water Everywhere… Tufts

Tap water from public water systems is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Routine testing of public water is required, and test results must be made available to the public. If your water comes from a well, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends having it tested once a year. Although U.S. drinking water is among the safest and most reliable in the world, it is not without controversy. Many people choose to use a whole house, under-sink, refrigerator, or pitcher-based filter system at home.

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June 7, 2020 · 12:04 am

Getting Enough Fluids – NIA

LIttle things mean a lot. We need to exercise every day, get a good night’s sleep and drink plenty of fluids. Sounds simple, but sometimes not so easy. Here is some fluid advice from the National Institute on Aging (NIA).

It’s important for your body to have plenty of fluids each day. Water helps you digest your food, absorb nutrients from food, and then get rid of the unused waste. Water is found in foods—both solids and liquids, as well as in its natural state.

With age, you might lose some of your sense of thirst. To further complicate matters, some medicines might make it even more important to have plenty of fluids.

Remember, water is a good way to add fluids to your daily routine without adding calories.

Try these tips for getting enough fluids:

Don’t wait until you feel thirsty to drink water or other fluids.
Take sips of water, milk, or juice between bites during meals.
Add liquids throughout the day.
Have a cup of low-fat soup as an afternoon snack.
Drink a full glass of water when you take a pill.
Have a glass of water before you exercise.
Drink fat-free or low-fat milk, or other drinks without added sugars.
If you drink alcoholic beverages, do so sensibly and in moderation. That means up to one drink per day for women and up to two drinks for men.
Don’t stop drinking liquids if you have a urinary control problem. Talk with your doctor about treatment.

Learn how to shift to healthier beverage choices.

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April 20, 2019 · 12:13 am

9 Tips on staying hydrated – Tufts

Adequate fluid intake is essential to your good health. These tips from the Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter will help keep you on track.

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-Drink mostly water. Unsweetened coffee, tea, and milk are also good choices.

-Limit sweet drinks. Sugar-sweetened beverages are bad for your health, increasing weight gain and diabetes risk.

-Track your fluids. If you find you don’t normally feel thirsty, especially in the summer, fill a quart container in the morning and finish before the end of the day.

-Keep it visible. Carry a water bottle when you go out, keep a quart container visible, and place a cup of water by your bed.

-Give it bubbles or flavor. If plain water doesn’t appeal, try adding carbonation, orange slices or other fruit, cucumber, or mint leaves.

-Eat water-dense foods. Fruits (like melons, grapes, and citrus) and raw vegetables (like cucumbers, celery, tomatoes, and peppers) contribute to hydration, as do soups and stews.

-Create habits. Make it a routine to take a drink of water before a meal, before you get out of bed in the morning, or whenever you start a new activity.

-Replenish. Go into physical activity well hydrated and be sure to drink water after activity (or during longer active periods).

-Stay cool. Be sure to drink plenty of water on hot days.

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March 3, 2019 · 12:05 am

A glass of water …

I just ran across this and thought you might enjoy it as much as I did. Sometimes simple things can be very beneficial to our health.

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July 19, 2017 · 12:04 am

Electrolytes vital for good health – Rush

Most often linked to sports drinks, electrolytes are vital for good health

You’ve probably seen those ads for sports drinks that claim to offer better hydration than water during or after an intense workout. The reason, they say, is that sports drinks replenish electrolytes; water does not.

Are these claims valid, or are sports drink companies just trying to sell you their products? What, exactly, are electrolytes? And is it really so important to replace them?

It turns out, there is some truth in advertising. According to Lynne Braun, PhD, CNP, a nurse practitioner with the Rush Heart Center for Women, electrolytes are a health essential.

The essence of electrolytes

You’re probably familiar with most or all of the electrolytes, even if you didn’t necessarily know they were electrolytes:

Bicarbonate
Calcium
Chloride
Magnesium
Phosphate
Potassium
Sodium

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September 17, 2016 · 12:07 am

How much water should you drink? – Harvard

The key to staying hydrated is drinking fluids throughout the day

I have been writing about water and hydration since the early days of the blog. I will list at the end some links to previous posts.

Here is what Harvard has to say on the subject, “You probably know that it’s important to drink plenty of fluids when the temperatures soar outside. But staying hydrated is a daily necessity, no matter what the thermometer says. Unfortunately, many of us aren’t getting enough to drink, especially older adults. “Older people don’t sense thirst as much as they did when they were younger. And that could be a problem if they’re on a medication that may cause fluid loss, such as a diuretic,” says Dr. Julian Seifter, a kidney specialist and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

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How we use water
Water keeps every system in the body functioning properly. The Harvard Special Health Report 6-Week Plan for Health Eating notes that water has many important jobs, such as: Continue reading →

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August 30, 2016 · 12:04 am

Fitness Quiz – do’s and don’ts – Web MD

I am passing this along and recommending it for a couple of reasons. First, As a guy who doesn’t use a personal trainer, I have had injuries as a result of my do it yourself techniques. Second, I love that folks want to exercise to keep themselves healthy and fit. I hope some of the facts in this quiz will help you to avoid injuries in your pursuits. Nothing is worse than an injury you get exercising. It seems to me the bitterest irony.

WebMD offers this quiz which tests your Fitness IQ. Good luck!

Here are a couple of examples, to consider: By the way, WebMD also gives explanations for its answers.

No pain, no gain – True or False?

Do your cardio exercises before your strength training – True or False?

Water is always better than sports drinks? – True or False?

You can target specific parts of your body to lose weight – True or False?

Good luck!

Tony

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May 29, 2016 · 10:23 am

Drinking from a Copper Cup—A Healthful Ayurvedic Tradition

I am reblogging this because I have found wonderful healthy solutions in Ayurvedic practices. I have never drunk out of a copper cup, but I am setting about getting one forthwith to try it.

It appears there are a lot of splendid health benefits to this practice. If you are familiar with it, please share your experience. I will probably blog subsequently on this after mine arrives from India.

Tony

STAYING HEALTHY WITH AYURVEDA

One of the traditional recommendations of Ayurveda is to drink water from a copper cup. According to the ancient science, water stored in a copper vessel has the ability to balance all the three doshas (Vata, Kapha and Pitta). Ideally water should stay in the copper container for at least eight hours. Ayurveda recommends starting the morning by drinking room temperature water that has been stored in a copper vessel overnight.

Copper is a mineral essential to the healthy functioning of our body. It is required in most processes that occur in our body, from cell formation to aiding in the absorption of iron. However, our body cannot synthesize copper. We need to get it from outside sources. Only about 25% of the US population is getting adequate copper in their diet each day.

Before I delve into the benefits of copper, is important to point out that, as with…

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April 26, 2016 · 12:07 am

9 Quick Ways to Recharge Your Energy – Infographic

I love infographics because they get so much information across in so little time. In this one eat less; move more; live longer is demonstrated time and again: Eat for energy, exercise, get enough sleep, get fresh air….

9 Quick Ways To Get Your Energy Back When You

The only thing missing is Don’t smoke.

Here are a couple of links if you decide you would like to read more on this:

How important is a good night’s sleep?

Important facts about your brain (and exercise benefits)

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March 19, 2016 · 12:24 pm

You Need to Drink Enough Water

Statistics show that 25 percent of U.S. children to not drink enough water on a daily basis. Boys were more than 75 percent more likely to be inadequately hydrated than girls.

It’s important for your body to have plenty of fluids each day. Water helps you digest your food, absorb nutrients, and then get rid of the unused waste.

Your body is made up of more than half water which it needs for blood circulation, metabolism, temperature regulation, waste removal and detoxification.

With age, some people may lose their sense of thirst. To further complicate matters, some medicines might make it even more important to have plenty of fluids. BWGiUoi7gW1q9Jw4Ird0ZoBwEAoZeD-umk5caBAg1JSYg3Q5j75gW8F6CLMuAv5ZUsGiiBaMIRI_Om0VUVbvBy51CRKzHC0YrA_XkXpB1N0jmBLguKJebqVFoQ=w506-h529

Drinking enough fluids every day also is essential if you exercise regularly. Check with your doctor, however, if you’ve been told to limit how much you drink.

The National Institute on Health has the following hydration tips:

    •   Try to add liquids throughout the day.
   •   Take sips from a glass of water, milk, or juice between bites during meals.
   •   Have a cup of low-fat soup as an afternoon snack.
   •   Drink a full glass of water if you need to take a pill.
   •   Have a glass of water before you exercise or go outside to garden or walk, especially on a hot day.
   •   Remember, water is a good way to add fluids to your daily routine without adding calories.
   •   Drink fat-free or low-fat milk, or other drinks without added sugars.
   •   If you drink alcoholic beverages, do so sensibly and in moderation. That means up to one drink per day for women and up to two drinks for men.
   •   Don’t stop drinking liquids if you have a urinary control problem. Talk with your doctor about treatment.

Tony

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November 29, 2015 · 11:55 am

Healthy Holiday Eating with Ayurveda

Over the past few years I have become more and more impressed with Ayurvedic medicine. I am less than a novice at it, but I was impressed with the common sense suggestions in this.

I hope you will be, too.

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May 19, 2015 · 9:39 am

10 Tips for Successful Weight Loss – Infographic

I never cease to be amazed at the information contained in these infographics.

This one has some great suggestions which echo what you have read here in a number of posts. Some of these take a little interpretation. Number 8 for example, says to pray the fat away, because people who are closer to God are more likely to be physically active. I buy the physically active part, you can handle the religious part any way you want. Eat less; move more; live longer – I believe that.

Number 9, however, I fully subscribe to. When I was taking off my 50 pounds in 52 weeks, I absolutely designated Sunday as my cheat day and indulged a bit. It helped to relieve the pressure of my diet and weight loss efforts from the prior six days.

Tony

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May 13, 2015 · 8:13 am

Emotional Guide to a Healthy Diet – Infographic

This would be one of those one picture is worth a thousand words posts.
Check out my Page – What’s Wrong with Soft Drinks? for more.

Tony

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May 6, 2015 · 12:13 am

10 Weight Loss Diet Tips – Infographic

None of these are shocking new information, but I think they combine well and maybe remind us of something we aren’t doing right now, or as often as is healthy.

I like the 80/20 rule a lot. Eat natural, unprocessed foods 80 percent of the time and your favorite processed treats 20 percent.