ARE YOU DEHYDRATED?

75 % of Americans are chronically dehydrated. 37% of Americans mistake dehydration for hunger. They eat when they should drink. For optimum hydration you should drink a number of fluid ounces equal to half your body weight and not “eight glasses per day”. For example, a 200-pound man should drink 100 ounces per day. Coffee, tea, and many soft drinks contain large amounts of caffeine. Drinking caffeinated beverages do not hydrate the body; in fact they help dehydrate the body.

To make matters worse, most water we consume today is acidic and will not absorb into the body properly, adding to the dehydration dilemma. Is Dehydration really a problem? You bet! Dehydration slows down your metabolism which leads to weight retention. As we like to say “Hydrate to Lose Weight!"