Handout: 4 Ways to Hydrate Healthier PLUS One New Study on Hydration and Aging

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Written By Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII

According to the CDC, water and hydration are important for core body functions, including:

  • Keep a normal body temperature.

  • Lubricate and cushion joints.

  • Protect your spinal cord and other sensitive tissues.

  • Get rid of waste through urination, perspiration, and bowel movements

But a new study by the NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute indicates that adequate hydration might help us age more healthfully and live longer than those who do not hydrate enough. This is because subjects who drank enough had lower serum sodium levels than those who did not.

The CDC recommends more hydration in these circumstances:

  • In hot climates or during hot summer months.

  • More physically active and sweating.

  • Running a fever.

  • Having diarrhea or vomiting.

The good news is that water consumed as a food or beverage counts!

Check out our new handout to keep healthy hydration beverages on hand. Keeping them accessible can make all the difference!

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII discovered her love of cooking at her grandmother's side, stirring raisin oatmeal on a Saturday morning. By 15 she had her first food service job. At 18 she was accepted to the Culinary Institute of America, where she graduated second in her class, then went on to the Fachschule Richemont in Switzerland to study pastry arts and baking. A decade with Hyatt Hotels followed before she founded Food and Health Communications with a single conviction: food that is good for you should taste extraordinary.

Judy holds a Master of Professional Studies in Food Business from the Culinary Institute of America, a Bachelor of Science in Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University (Summa Cum Laude), two art certificates from UC Berkeley Extension, and the CIA's Pro Chef II certification. She has earned the American Culinary Federation Bronze Medal, Gold Medal, and ACF Chef of the Year award.

Today she develops every recipe on this site, shoots and styles food through her food photography and motion studio, and publishes nutrition education materials for dietitians, schools, extension offices, and health professionals through nutritioneducationstore.com. She uses the latest nutritional science and Dietary Guidelines to drive her creativity — whether that means a new twist on fajitas or Italian brownies made with toasted nuts and cooked honey. Her mission has never changed: help everyone make food that tastes as good as it is for them.

https://nutritioneducationstore.com
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