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Wednesday <strong>September</strong> 7 <strong>2016</strong><br />
BAY HARBOUR<br />
PAGE 27<br />
HYDRATE TO ELEVATE<br />
We all know drinking water is important, but the<br />
majority of us simply don’t drink enough even<br />
though we know it makes us feel<br />
great when we do. We look at the benefits and<br />
motivate you to drink more with a few tips on<br />
how to make it just a little more palatable.<br />
With over a quarter of Kiwis<br />
consuming less than two<br />
glasses of water a day<br />
and only 5% drinking<br />
more than the recommended eight, the<br />
message obviously hasn’t hit home on the<br />
importance of hydrating our body.<br />
A recent survey conducted by<br />
SodaStream found that Cantabrians are<br />
particularly guilty when it comes to their<br />
water intake.<br />
With 82% drinking less than six<br />
glasses of water a day, but with over 85%<br />
admitting they feel healthier when they<br />
drink more water, something needs to<br />
be done to bridge the gap in terms of<br />
what we know to be true and what we’re<br />
actually doing about it.<br />
This same survey revealed that<br />
although 41% of us limit how many soft<br />
drinks we consume due to our concerns<br />
over sugar content, the same number<br />
of people said tea or coffee is this their<br />
number one drink of choice.<br />
Some people even believe that the water<br />
consumed in their cup of Joe constitutes<br />
part of their water intake. This is a fallacy.<br />
As caffeine actually dehydrates us, as<br />
does alcohol too, it means we need to<br />
drink even more water to compensate.<br />
Not so surprisingly the reason we don’t<br />
drink nearly enough water is that we<br />
simply forget. Now with apps you can<br />
download direct to your smart phone,<br />
there are no more excuses.<br />
Further studies proved that people<br />
who had a SodaStream machine in their<br />
homes were more likely to drink more<br />
water.<br />
In fact, the study showed that people<br />
drank 30% more water.<br />
For those of us who aren’t used<br />
to drinking water like it’s going<br />
out of fashion, there are plenty of ways<br />
to increase the fun factor while still<br />
being healthy.<br />
After<br />
Before<br />
By simply turning tap water into sparkling water with a SodaStream<br />
machine and adding a splash of fresh lemon juice or naturally<br />
squeezed fruit juice, is bound to have a positive impact on<br />
our health and wellbeing.
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