Your body is almost 70% water. Your cells and many systems in your body need water to function properly. It is very important that you drink water everyday, but it is even more important to drink it when it is hot and humid outside.
When your body is dehydrated you may experience symptoms of dry mouth, low urine output, inability to produce tears, sunken eyes, lethargy and sunken fontanelles (soft spots on an infants skull) in young children. You may also have trouble keeping food down without vomiting. If you experience these symptoms, you need to have water immediately.
To avoid symptoms of dehydration and to sustain the health of your body, drink plenty of water everyday. If you do not drink water daily, start by adding one full glass each day over what you already consume for the next 30 days. After the 30 days, add an additional glass to that amount. This will make it easy for you to increase your intake.
During a heat advisory, when temperatures are close to 100 degrees, be sure to have a bottle of water with you at all times, if you are going to be outside.
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