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The Best Hydrating Foods and Drinks that Aren’t Water; #7 Will Surprise You!

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Staying hydrated is one of the most important things you need to do in your day. It helps us stay focused, in a good mood and energized. However, many of us have trouble remembering to take in enough water and we lose all of the benefits the water brings. Are there hydrating foods we should be enjoying more often?

Luckily, the water our body needs comes from other sources too, specifically fruits and vegetables.

This means that you can stay hydrated by eating all of your favorite foods.

Here is more on how to keep your body quenched!

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Top 15 Hydrating Foods and Drinks

Hydration is always important, but especially during the summer. You can easily get overheated and dehydrated. Drinking enough water is a great way to get the hydration you need, but it can be quite a struggle to stay on top of your water consumption. For those feeling bored with plain water, coconut water is also a tasty option.

But, what else is there?

Plenty of food contains enough water to help you stay hydrated – most notably fruit and vegetables. The good news is that you can easily take them with other meals – add some tomatoes or lettuce to your sandwiches and so on. It’s also very enjoyable, especially eating fruit like watermelon or strawberries.

You still have to drink plenty of water, but it can be made easier with these foods.

Here are the top 15 foods that will keep you hydrated.

  1. Cucumber
  2. Lettuce
  3. Celery
  4. Yogurt
  5. Tomatoes
  6. Watermelon
  7. Bell Peppers
  8. Strawberries
  9. Oranges
  10. Green peppers
  11. Cantaloupe
  12. Zucchini
  13. Grapefruit
  14. Cauliflower
  15. Soups and Broths

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How Can You Hydrate Your Body Fast?

When outside, playing sports, exercising or just having fun, you can get dehydrated quickly. While drinking water all the time is the best for you, we sometimes lose track of time or there isn't water around when you need it.

However, when you feel that you need to rehydrate quickly, only water comes to mind. But there are more solutions for quick hydration.

Here they are:

Take Hydrating Nutrients

Hydration is not just about water but also about electrolytes and carbohydrates. The minerals like sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium are important for nerves and muscles.

These electrolytes are lost through sweat and you need to make them up somehow. Eat plenty of fruit and veggies with these nutrients.You can also take electrolyte drinks.

Eat Hydrating Foods

One of the best ways to hydrate is to eat fruits and veggies like watermelon, tomato and other foods from the list above.

Keep an Eye on Your Output

Your urine is a good tell-tale sign for when you are dehydrated. The more dehydrated you are the darker your urine gets; your ideal is pale to transparent yellow. Anything darker means that you need quick hydration.

Use Sea Salt Instead of Regular Salt

One of the best ways to stay hydrated is to prevent being dehydrated at all. But eating the food that’s not salted – as is recommended – is probably not on the top of your lists. So, instead, replace that salt with sea salt and prevent plenty of dehydration.

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How to Moisturize Your Body Naturally

Who doesn’t like to have soft and supple skin throughout the year? However, this isn’t always so easy. Sometimes the products just don’t help – all of those creams, lotions and other products can do more bad than good.

But we almost never think to help our dry skin from the inside. Just like all of the other organs, our skin needs nutrients too. Healthy food can help your skin stay hydrated and soft.

Try these foods:

Fish

Eat fish like tuna, trout, salmon, herring and others that contain high amounts of omega-3 acids which can help you retain all of the moisture and make your skin generally stronger.

Nuts and seeds

These are full of beneficial vitamin E which is great for helping  your skin get better. It can protect your skin from damage, UV rays, and signs of aging.

Avocado

Avocado also has vitamin E and many other nutrients that will help your skin look and feel better. It will keep your skin moist and also prevent inflammation.

Sweet Potato

This is a food that’s rich in beta carotene and plenty of vitamin A which is one of the most important nutrients for healthy skin. These work to keep your skin moisturized and healthy, as well as youthful

Oysters

This is a food that contains plenty of zinc which repairs skin with collagen. You can also find zinc in beef, beans and so on.

Olive oil

It contains vitamin E, good fats and omega 3 fatty acids. This can protect your skin and body and keep it protected from UV rays and various skin conditions.

Cucumbers

Cucumbers contains silica which improves your skin elasticity and makes it smoother.

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What Should You Not Have When Dehydrated?

Dehydration happens when you lose more water than you take in. This most often happens during the summer months but it’s not impossible during all seasons of the year. People often forget to take enough water and they eat food that’s not rich in fluids and yet they exercise, do their daily activities and so on.

However,  it can happen because you eat the wrong foods too. Some foods have a diuretic effect which means that you will get rid of fluids more quickly. These foods usually make an already existing dehydration even worse but they may seem like they may satisfy your thirst in the moment.

Here are some to watch out for:

Soda

Soda is one of those things that seems insanely attractive when it’s hot outside and when you are thirsty. It’s sweet, it’s sparkly and it comes in many different tastes. However, research says that soda is actually full of sugar and that it’s precisely the reason why it’s dehydrating. Even though it’s liquid, it actually depletes your body of fluids.

The caffeine which is often in soda is a diuretic which causes frequent urination.

What’s even more dangerous about them is that they give you a feeling of being satisfied and hydrated while you are actually not.

Fruit juice

Just like soda, fruit juices are really attractive when you are thirsty – even more so than water – but they are essentially not helpful. They deplete you of water and usually have extremely high amounts of sugar. This goes for commercial juices especially but if you drink freshly made juices, you can get more benefits. Water is still a better option, though.

Coffee

Coffee is a perfect drink for the mornings but overdoing the caffeine can be really bad for your hydration.  Caffeine is a known diuretic which means that it can make you lose water. You can still enjoy your coffee, just not when it’s too hot outside or when you feel thirsty.

Detox tea

Tea has amazing benefits for your body but the detox tea is dehydrating and it can pose a serious health risk. Many of these teas flatten your belly and help you drop pant sizes but they work based on a laxative effect and they act only on water weight, not your actual weight.

Energy drinks

Energy drinks, just like sodas or fruit juices seem tempting and like a promising solution for your thirst, but they are really not. They contain sugar and caffeine which rob you of fluids rather than replenish you.

Alcohol

Alcohol is never a good solution for thirst, but some people still reach for a beer on a hot summer day. But alcohol is a diuretic and it can make you go to bathroom more. What’s more, most people don’t drink water to replenish what they have lost, but rather more alcohol which makes it even worse.

Asparagus

Asparagus makes you urinate more often and it causes your body to dehydrate. However, you should still eat asparagus, just not in huge amounts during summer or when you’re thirsty.

Artichokes

Artichokes are a natural diuretic as well. This is why you should avoid them when dehydrated.

Beets

They are also a mild diuretic. You can eat them in moderate amounts but not too much.

High Protein Meals

While eating protein is a good idea, it’s not so great when you need hydration.

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Which Drinks Dehydrate You the Most?

Some drinks dehydrate you more than hydrate you. But what to avoid specifically?

Soda – Contains caffeine and sugar which makes for a bad drink both in general and for hydration

Beer – Liquor should be consumed in moderation, but especially so when you need something to hydrate you.

Hot cocoa – This may be a perfect winter drink but it’s not the best for hydration. It has sugar and empty calories which dehydrate your body.

Coffee – As mentioned already, coffee is a mild diuretic, making it a bad choice for hydration

Lemonade – This drink may seem like just the thing for when you are thirsty, lemonade often has too much sugar for it to be useful and hydrating.

What's your go-to for fast hydration? Let us know down in the comments!

Sources:

https://usconnect.biz/blog/15-hydrating-foods-eat-summer/

https://www.bustle.com/articles/118227-7-foods-that-help-dry-skin-so-you-can-moisturize-from-the-inside-out

https://www.eatthis.com/foods-drinks-cause-dehydration/

 

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