Hello there, I'm Monica Reinagle and you're listening to The Nutrition Diva Podcast Welcome.

Cheryl writes, I'm hearing more and more about links between dehydration and reduced brain

function.

Does the news coverage of this topic amount to scare mongering or do we all need to make

a concerted effort to drink more water?

You know in the last 10 years or so, a number of studies have looked at the effects of dehydration

on various aspects of brain function, including things like concentration, memory, and processing

speed, but also more subjective things like mood and fatigue.

And the research suggests that even relatively mild dehydration can have a measurable impact

on how well your brain functions.

But that's not all.

Dehydration can also cause headaches, constipation, and reduce your athletic performance.

So staying hydrated is obviously important, but you may be surprised to find out how much

water it takes to do that.

A while back, I get an email from a blogger asking me to contribute to a post he was writing

on ways to drink more water.

My reason for doing this post he wrote is the scary fact that 75% of Americans are chronically

dehydrated.

I'm hoping to create dehydration awareness and provide inspiration for people to drink

more water.

Now this particular blogger also happens to operate a website in which he sells a lot

of water-related products through affiliate links.

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