Self magazine had some very important information in their latest issue that is definitely worth sharing. Dehydration can cause you to feel fatigued and sluggish, and it forces your brain to work harder than it would otherwise to perform the same tasks, explains Matthew J. Kempton, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher at King's College London. "Cells must have water to function," Kempton says. "If they can't get enough water, they can't do their jobs properly."
Strengthen your Bones with out Dairy
Not a milk lover? Drinking mineral water may help up your calcium intake and prevent bone loss, says Joseph Lane, M.D., who studies bone health at the Hospital for Special Surgery in
Curb the Creep
Drinking water cooled to 37.4 degrees may lead to a slight increase in calorie expenditure for an hour after you quaff it, a study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism finds. (The cool liquid forces your body to work to maintain its internal temperature.) And a glass before a meal—chilled or not—may curb your appetite slightly, helping cut calories.
Happy Heart
When a National Institutes of Health–funded study tracked 34,000 people for 14 years, it found that men who downed five to six glasses of water a day were nearly 70 percent less likely to die of a heart attack. The correlation wasn't as strong in women, but "it's a very intriguing finding," says study director Gary Fraser, M.D., a cardiologist at
Water has zero calories, helps keep us hydrated and healthy, and is more important for survival than food is. So indulge, especially with this hot weather ahead J
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