I’m sure we have all heard if you want to increase your muscle you need to introduce higher quantities of protein into your diet. That is important but possibly even more important is we need to regulate our water intake more closely if we want to see a muscle increase.
Our muscles are made up of 70% water which is a leading factor into why water consumption is so important to maintain muscle mass. When training, water is directed from the blood into our muscle which helps gives you the pump sensation. When our bodies are dehydrated water is taken out of the muscle and back into the bloodstream to help preserve our circulation and keep our blood pressure at a proper level. Dehydration, over a long period of time can deprive the muscle and may result in decreased muscle mass.
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10. Bad Breath
There may be an underlying factor that is causing your bad breath that a stick of gum or mint cannot fix. A lack of drinking water can cause chronic bad breath.
Dry mouth, also known as Xerostomia is a result of lack of saliva production in the mouth. This can be caused by tobacco use, some medical conditions but also can be caused by dehydration. Saliva plays an important role in regulating the population of microorganisms that live in our mouths. Whereas dehydration causes our saliva to lack and then allows bacteria and yeast to develop in and around our teeth, gums and tongue. This can then turn our mouth into a very bad smelling one. Listen to your mouth, and consider drinking more water the next time it starts to smell bad.
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11. Digestive Issues
As we just discovered a lack of hydration in the mouth can affect the mouth but can also affect your digestive system too. Dehydration can cause the amount and strength of mucus in our stomachs to decrease. If we have less mucus in the stomach it can then lead the stomach acid to cause some serious damage to the insides of our bodies. This can then lead to what we call heartburn and indigestion.
Following, dehydration can also lead to constipation! This is caused by lack of lubrication in our intestines. We can all imagine what happens if there is nothing to keep the intestines from moving along. If this doesn’t make you take another drink of water then I don’t know what will!
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12. Impaired Concentration And Memory
Like disorientation, lack of water can impair our concentration and our memory. The same applies here, lack of water can decrease the blood flow to your brain. This steals the proper oxygen and nutrients your brain needs to function properly. In fact, research shows that even less than two percent of body mass loss caused by dehydration can lead to cognitive problems and alter your mood.
Drinking water throughout the day can help prevent your brain from going into a major fog. Keep drinking your water so you can stay on track with your daily tasks, as well as not forget to pick up the kids after school.
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13. Irritability And Mood Swings
Have you ever found yourself snapping at someone over nothing? Perhaps it was caused by the culprit, lack of water! Like being hungry, the need for water can make us easily irritated. Considering all the negative side effects lack of water can have on your entire body, there’s no wonder why it could cause a mood swing too. Studies show that even mild dehydration can impact our mood and emotions.
Following, chronic dehydration could also cause a hormone imbalance which could result in worse than mood swings, depression or anxiety. Make sure to drink more water to keep your moods intact, both when you’re eating meals and throughout the day.
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14. Food Cravings
Before eating out of boredom or binge eating, ask yourself how long it’s been since you’ve had a glass of water. Just like many organs in your body, your liver also needs water to work properly. The liver uses water to break down fat cells and uses stored energy to fuel our bodies all the while maintaining balanced blood-glucose levels.
A lack of water consumption can cause your liver not to function properly. When this happens that can cause us to crave foods that we probably shouldn’t be eating such as salty and sweet foods. Consider your next food craving as a cry for more water.
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15. Difficulty In Losing Weight
Anyone trying to lose weight needs to prioritize drinking water throughout the day and whenever you exercise. Dehydration impacts everything from your energy levels to your digestion to craving unhealthy foods. All these factors can prevent you from achieving your weight loss goal.
Your body cannot break down stored fat without proper hydration. Even if you exercise, this could be what is stopping you from seeing progress. Consider how much water you are consuming on a daily basis when you feel like your weight loss progress is in a rut. The sooner you start drinking more water, the sooner you’ll get to reaching you weight goal.
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