By: Tyra Roberson | nutraMetrix Program Coordinator
Have you ever wondered if you’re drinking enough water to truly support your health? As we step into the warmer, more active days of summer, the demand for hydration increases, but it is vital every day. With summer sun and spending days outside, hydration becomes more than just a personal routine — it’s your body’s lifeline. So, are you truly drinking enough to help your body thrive this summer and all year round?
Let’s explore why hydration is important, especially in the warmer months, and reveal the top five reasons you should make water a priority for every season, every day.
1. Hydrate Hard, for Long-Lasting Performance
Replenishing water and electrolytes are important during the hotter spring and summer months when sweat loss is higher, as it ensures your heart, muscles, and entire body operate efficiently. Water makes up to 60-70% of total body weight and is involved in every cell and biological process that powers your muscles. During physical activity, especially in hot weather, the body loses fluids through sweat. A study published in the Journal of Athletic Training found that losing just 2% of your body’s water content can significantly disrupt physical performance, impairing endurance, increasing fatigue, and making exercise feel much harder than it is.
When you’re sweating it out in the summer heat, dehydrated muscles can tire faster and cramp easily. Proper hydration keeps your joints lubricated and your body temperature regulated, helping you perform at your best whether you’re at a BBQ or hitting the gym.
2. A Clear Mind Starts with Hydration
Your brain is about 75% water, and mild dehydration (1–2% fluid loss) could cause the brain to struggle to create new neural pathways. Proper hydration ensures that neurons in the brain can communicate effectively, helps maintain mood stability, and supports alertness.
3. Water First, Beauty Follows
Glowing skin starts from within! Skin is the body’s largest organ and is also made up of about 64% water! Hydration plays a fundamental role in maintaining skin moisture, elasticity, and appearance. According to a review in the journal Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, water intake significantly improves hydration in the outer layers of the skin. In addition to proper hydration, supplementation with nutraMetrix Pure Collagen+ helps maintain healthy skin elasticity, thickness, and hydration.
4. Hydrate for Smooth Digestion
Water is fundamental to every step of the digestive process, from breaking down food in the stomach to moving waste through the intestines and expelling it from the body. Proper hydration also supports kidney function, helping these organs efficiently flush toxins and waste products. This process is especially important in warmer months when the body may sweat more and need more water to process waste and maintain overall balance.
In addition to staying hydrated, supplementing with nutraMetrix Isotonix® Digestive Enzymes with Probiotics can help ease occasional stomach upset and promote the digestion and absorption of nutrients.
5. Essential Duo: Hydration + Electrolytes
Hot weather and spending extended time outdoors mean you lose more fluids and electrolytes through sweat. If you don’t replace them, you could experience fatigue, dizziness, and muscle cramps. Incorporating minerals such as electrolytes like sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium helps support normal fluid balance, promote cellular absorption of minerals, and support exercise performance and recovery.
That’s why it’s important to drink water but also to replenish electrolytes all year round, especially during the summer months.
Stay Hydrated with the Best from nutraMetrix
For optimal hydration, reach for products that quench your thirst and replenish vital nutrients. Here are some top picks from nutraMetrix.com:
- nutraMetrix Tower+ Electrolyte Mix: A delicious, fast-absorbing formula delivering the electrolytes you need to support hydration and energy, perfect for daily wellness.
- nutraMetrix Isotonix® Vitamin C: Combine hydration with immune support! Vitamin C helps your body retain fluids and provides antioxidant protection.
- nutraMetrix Isotonix® OPC-3: This supplement provides complete antioxidant protection and helps combat free radicals, often increased during summer months.
Staying hydrated offers a lifestyle with benefits you’ll feel all year! From sharper thinking and glowing skin to improved digestion and lasting energy, the simple act of drinking water and replenishing electrolytes can make a powerful difference in your health and well-being. So, how will you make hydration your daily habit this season? Whether you set reminders, infuse your water with flavor, or discover your favorite nutraMetrix hydration products, now is the perfect time to start!
Sources:
Dietary water affects human skin hydration and biomechanics – PMC
The Water in You: Water and the Human Body | U.S. Geological Survey
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.