Water helps your body regulate its temperature, filter waste, create saliva, and absorb nutrients. Your body needs water to support healthy functions, but it’s easy to become dehydrated without the right habits. The most common signs you’re dehydrated are thirst, excessively dry skin, and dark yellow or amber-colored urine. If you struggle with dehydration, consider these tips about drinking water. 

Ways to Stay Hydrated

1. Drink Often, Even If You Aren’t Thirsty

Thirst is a sign you’re already dehydrated, so try drinking a glass of water both before and between meals to avoid the sensation. Drinking water is the best way to stay hydrated. Avoid drinking sodas, fruit juices, and drinks with caffeine, which can cause you to lose fluids.

2. Consider Your Circumstances

Certain circumstances can cause you to need more hydration. Hot weather, strenuous exercise, and illness can all decrease your body’s fluid levels. Drink extra water whenever you experience these conditions; don’t wait until the extreme effects of dehydration, which can include feeling dizzy, rapid heartbeats, and fatigue. 

3. Improve Your Water Quality

Some people don’t enjoy the taste of water, so they deprive themselves of hydration by drinking alternate drinks. Bad taste could be blamed on water quality. Tap water can contain noticeable amounts of chlorine, iron, and hydrogen sulfide, all of which can affect the taste and smell. Water filtration systems are one way to improve the taste of tap water. You can also buy bottled water that has already been purified. 

Improving the quality of your drinking water can be as easy as finding a water filtration system from AquaKlear Filtration LLC in McCall, ID and Boise, ID. Their products include water softeners, carbon filters, and arsenic systems. To find the best match for your home, call (208) 630-6189 to request a free analysis. Visit them online for more information about their services.