Hydration

Since hydration is a key aspect of our overall health, it is important to bring awareness and to be armed with good and useful information to build up good habits with hydration. Here are some tips to increase our water consumption and keep our hydration levels up.

Good nutrition is of course a key element in building a healthy gut microbiome. Consuming a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, making sure to eat enough fibre, and including sources of probiotics in your diet, such as fermented foods, are great ways to support a healthy, diverse microbiome. However, did you know that good hydration is also an incredibly important factor in your digestive health?

Check if you are meeting your daily water targets using this hydration calculator.

Did you know it is not only water that can hydrate us but food can also be a great hydration source too.

As the weather gets warmer and we begin to bring an awareness to our hydration over the next number of weeks it is important to be armed with good and useful information.

Good hydration has been referred to as one of the most important aspects of the diet by the BDA. Hydration plays a key role in all aspects of health, and varies throughout the lifecycle I.e., at its lowest in the elderly & highest in newborns.