How to drink enough water
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If you work in an office during the day, you can take a large 2-litre bottle of water with you to work after breakfast and drink it until the end of the day. A rule of thumb that serves as a guide for daily fluid intake: 30ml x body weight in kg plus fluid intake through food intake. In the case of physically demanding work (e.g. craftsmen, construction workers, etc.) it is necessary to drink enough in addition.
[By the way, if you drink a cup or two of coffee at work, you don't have to worry about dehydration. Coffee accelerates the urge to urinate, but the difference in the intensity of the urge to urinate through water is only minimal. But beware: 400mg of caffeine should not be exceeded per day (Association for Nutrition and Dietetics) and no more than 200mg should be ingested at one time. A 200ml cup of filter coffee contains about 90mg of caffeine.]
I drink enough!
When asked, we sometimes feel, "I've had enough to drink today." But when we review the day, we notice that we didn't even drink nearly 2 litres of water. In the stress of everyday life, we often forget to reach for the water bottle. With these 5 tips, that should change now!