More than 80% of the body is made up of water, but many people make the mistake of not drinking enough.

The old “drink-64-ounces-a-day” hydration protocol was recently replaced with some new advice… to “drink when you’re thirsty”.

This new pronouncement accounted for all of the water in the foods that we eat every day.

In short, your body needs water and you should make sure you give it enough. If you can’t keep up with the many rehydration plans out there, it’s easier to eat your water.

And that’s exactly what I want to show you — how to eat water.

You must develop the habit of eating more foods with high water content.

But first…

Health and Hydration — Where Do they Meet?

Why is hydration important to your health?

Remember, 80% of your body is predominantly water.

So for your body to function well, you must ensure that you’re properly hydrated.

Water serves many important functions in the body, with some of the main ones being:

• Regulating body temperature.
• Lubricating joints and organs.
• Transporting nutrients to cells on your body.
• Improves cognition and focus.
• Keeps your skin healthy and supple.

Being well-hydrated also improves your sleep quality and mood.

This is where eating ewater comes in.

If you’re wondering, eating water simply means eating foods with high water content.

However, eating water does not just have hydration benefits. It also helps boost your immunity, and improve your health as most water-rich foods are also rich ion other nutrients your body needs.

For those looking for simple diet hacks, eating water is it. If you’re looking for a way to lose weight, a hydration diet plan can help you do that as these almost zero-calorie foods are also filling.

Eat Your Water — The Problem with Drinking Water

How much water should you drink?

A healthy individual is supposed to drink an average of eight glasses of water every day two liters of pure water every day. What’s worrying, however, is that most people don’t.

But that’s not the biggest issue with drinking water.

The biggest problem with drinking lots of water is that it will just flow through you. That’s why you find yourself running to the toilet a lot. Not only is this inconvenient, but it also leads to you losing a lot of vitamins that are flushed out in your urine.

The solution to this problem is to learn how to eat water.

This simply means increasing the amount of water-rich foods you eat. They help ensure that your water intake is more regular. And because it takes longer for them to be digested, the water intake is more efficient. You get enough water to keep your body hydrated without having to make endles trips to the bathroom.

Need an example of eating water?

What better than cucumbers as they are almost 96% water! This means if you eat 5 ounces of cucumber, it’s almost the same as drinking 5 ounces of water. Other examples of foods that are excellent at keeping you hydrated include:

• Melons
• Strawberries
• Pineapples
• Broccoli 
• Celery

Always remember that not all foods are created equal. Fresh fruits and vegetables, for example, contain relatively high percentages of water. Processed foods meanwhile, don’t contain as much and must be avoided. Yes, that also means dried fruit. While dried fruit may be rich in healthy nutrients, they lack the most important nutrient to the body — water.

So the next time you sit down for a meal, be aware of what it means to EAT YOUR WATER! Include a healthy portion of foods that hydrate you.

Chalk Talk #4: Eat Your Water - Foods With High Water Content