“Similar to reducing salt intake, drinking enough water and staying hydrated are ways to support our hearts and may help reduce long-term risks for heart disease,” said Natalia Dmitrieva, Ph.D., the lead study author and a researcher in the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of NIH.*

Similarly, Dr. Joseph Watso, PhD. At Florida State University, has made claims that “inadequate water intake is associated with obesity and also predicts greater future risk for developing cardiovascular disease.**” It is pretty clear that those who are chronically not meeting adequate hydration levels do have a higher rate of morbidity and mortality. Increasing water consumption helps reduce sodium levels in the blood, increases the blood capacity, and decreases the blood pressure required to get blood to the cells that need them.

There is increasing evidence that there is a “potentially protective effect of higher total water intake on the kidney. Chronic kidney disease is inversely related to higher intake of pure water, but not of other beverages.

In summary, starting early with the habits of good hydration is a practice that can last a lifetime. Further, those habits are increasingly important as we age, since the thirst sensation decreases, and, typically, older people are more likely to be significantly under-hydrated.

*Middle age serum sodium levels in the upper part of normal range and risk of heart failure. European Heart Journal, 2022. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac138.
**Hydration Status and Cardiovascular Function, https://wwwncbi.nim.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6723555

Now is the time to start shaping the behavior of your children to healthy living. Introducing healthy foods and beverages to children from birth to 5 years of age often shapes the health behaviors that they follow throughout adulthood.

Simple exposure to healthy drink and food choices, including choosing water instead of sugar-sweetened beverages, can help ensure your child is happy and healthy for years to come. Habits are formed easily at early ages—so setting the stage early in life is the best guarantee of continued healthy living for a long time.

Water is one of the most important parts of any child’s diet. It is essential in keeping bowel movements regular and helping to prevent conditions such as urinary tract infections and kidney stones.

Water also allows us to regulate our body temperature. When our bodies heat up—because of a hot day or because of physical activity, for instance—the brain alerts the sweat glands to produce sweat. When children don’t drink enough water, the body cools itself by the evaporation of sweat from the skin. If dehydrated, their bodies can’t sweat enough to stay cool.

Just like adults, kids need plenty of water to carry out daily functions. As a parent, it can be hard to gauge how much water your child needs to stay properly hydrated.

It is often recommended that kids drink the daily amounts of water according to their age: the number of 8-ounce cups of water should be the same as their annual age, up to 8 years old. These amounts do not include other beverages they may consume in a day such as milk and juice.

By law, FDA standards for bottled water must be at least as protective of public health as EPA standards for tap water. But sometimes, bottled water standards are more stringent.

Promising research investigates link between low water intake and age-related physiological dysfunction

Our thirst sensation decreases as we age, and that’s problematic because research shows that adequate water consumption contributes to overall health in many ways.

The article below, published in WebMD on June 16, demonstrates the importance of drinking only water that is known to be free from PFAS. Consuming water that is regularly tested for all contaminants and inspected annually at the bottling and source levels appears to be more important than ever, now that the EPA has dramatically lowered the acceptable levels of certain chemicals down to “parts per quadrillion.” The problem appears to be that PFAS, among others, do not really decompose, but linger and accumulate in the body “forever,” creating a health hazard over time.

The solution is natural spring water or other bottled water that is proven to be contaminant-free, right from the container you drink it.

Good Morning! Look what we found when doing some Spring Cleaning at the office. I love this vintage mailer. It is nostalgic, and a throwback to our roots, but the concept and offer are still relevant today.

Did you know you can get safe, fast, and affordable bottled spring water delivery to your home? Most people think of water delivery as a commercial service. They picture offices with people gathered around coolers in breakrooms. As a water delivery service, we provide commercial and residential delivery. There are several reasons why an increasing number of families and remote workers are having bottled water delivered to their homes, especially given changes arising from the pandemic. Whether you’re considering bottled water delivery to your home or your home office, here are a few reasons why it makes sense for many people:

We’ve all heard that we should drink eight glasses of water a day. The truth is that there is no general standard that meets every person’s needs. How much water you need varies. However, there are some basic guidelines for recommended daily intake: For men, the Institute of Medicine recommends 13 cups or about 3 liters each day. Women, they suggest 9 cups or about 2.21 liters of water each day. Pregnant women should drink about 10 cups of water daily. Those who breastfeed need about 12 cups.

(Or, don’t carry a cow home with you when there are other alternatives!)

In this day and age of Covid and masks and social distancing, every trip out to the store becomes at least difficult… if not just plain too risky to consider… so, in our household, we find ourselves turning more and more to convenient alternatives if we can find them.

Well, if you are like a growing number of homes in New England, you have already adopted the use of bottled water… and maybe you even have the luxury of a hot-and-cold water cooler in your home to make life a bit more convenient for quick access to iced water and hot coffee.