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Water and Your Health
September 13, 2022
• How do you know you're drinking enough water? How much is too much?
• Do you need plain water, or is it OK to always drink other things?
• When you might need electrolytes — and when electrolytes are a very bad idea
• Favorite hydration tips & recipes
• Are you drinking hormone disruptors with your water? (Yikes!)Flavorful Water or Seltzer Mix-Ins
- Cucumber slices
- A squeeze of lemon or lime
- A mint sprig
- Hibiscus tea + lime juice + optional stevia or splash of apple juice
- Fresh “green” herbal tea: basil, fresh oregano
Resources
- Labor-ade electrolyte drink: https://mommypotamus.com/how-to-make-a-labor-aid-electrolyte-drink/
- Coconut water
- Alexapure water filtration system
- Klean Kanteen stainless steel water bottles, cups, and mugs
- Chillout Life insulated mug
- Mountain Rose Herbs (herbs and herb blends for tea)
- ForLife tea strainer
- Spindrift seltzer
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: endocrine disruption basics https://www.epa.gov/endocrine-disruption/what-endocrine-disruption
- Mayo Clinic: how much water to drink daily
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256 - American Academy of Pediatrics: Food Additives and Child Health
https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/142/2/e20181408/37584/Food-Additives-and-Child-Health
Hormone disruptors from plastic could leach into your water from…
- The lining of cans
- Aseptic packaging (shelf stable boxes used for nut milk, broth, and other liquids)
- Water filtration systems and plastic water supply lines
- Single use water bottles or any plastic drink bottle
- Reusable bottles (watch out for polymer/plastic lining in metal bottles)
- Travel mug liners & plastic lids
- PVC pipe as water supply