For the past three columns I discussed and illustrated some of the staples in my breakfast, lunch and dinner meal stacks and their numerous benefits.
I also noted that eating healthy does not have to induce a sigh in anticipation of a tasteless meal and you don’t have to be a world-class chef to make your taste buds throw a wild party in celebration.
But what about hydration?
Guyana is known as the ‘Land of Many Waters’ but let’s be honest most of us do not consume the adequate amount of water despite it being nature’s purest source of hydration.
Water is a calorie-free fluid that is essential for life. You can live quite a long time without food (depending on the size of your body fat stores) but only a few days without water. Water makes up around 70 per cent of your total liquid mass and, to stop you getting dangerously dehydrated, your body uses thirst to tell you when to drink!
However, in many people, the thirst mechanism doesn’t work like it should.
