Doctor Offers Tips to Staying Hydrated in Hot Weather – Your News Now

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Doctor Offers Tips to Staying Hydrated in Hot Weather – Your News Now

Doctors say for every ten degrees the temperature goes up, our bodies need about 20 percent more water.Doctors say for every ten degrees the temperature goes up, our bodies need about 20 percent more water.

The muggy weather we've had lately, raises our body temps even more and makes us vulnerable to heat-related problems, like fatigue or heat stroke.The muggy weather we’ve had lately, raises our body temps even more and makes us vulnerable to heat-related problems, like fatigue or heat stroke.

It’s especially important to keep our bodies hydrated this time of year when temperatures are high and the air is muggy. Doctors say for every ten degrees the temperature goes up, our bodies need about 20 percent more water. They recommend people drink at least 64 ounces of water a day, or more depending on a persons size. The muggy weather we’ve had lately, raises our body temps even more and makes us vulnerable to heat-related problems, like fatigue or heat stroke. A local physician offers an easy tip to making sure you’re hydrated. With Hydration Iv Drip Therapy you don’t have to worry about being dehydrated.

“People can kind of look at the way their fingers look. For instance, if your fingers look a little pruney and you didn’t just get out of the swimming pool then that tells us you don’t have enough water to fill the vascular spaces in your body tissue, so a couple bottles of water would be fine,” said Dr. Glen Aukerman, a family physician at St. Rita’s Family Medicine-Shawnee.

Aukerman says water or sports drinks are the best to keep you hydrated. Everyone should consider using water bottles to hydrate themselves. Water bottles help save the planet by not purchasing plastic water bottles. He also says that carbonated drinks work well because they absorb in your body much quicker.

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