18/03/2026
I have posted here about water intake before but I posted this on the Twyford Clinic page earlier so thought I'd share it here too. I wrote it earlier and scheduled it to go out at 7pm. Since then, I had 2 new patients come in with headaches/migraine and both admitted to not drinking enough water. So you can all guess what their homework is....🤣
Clare here again...many of my patients will tell you that one of the simplest things I get them to do to help their recovery is DRINK MORE WATER!
I have often said I think the majority of us are walking round slightly dehydrated and it seems the NHS agree with me.
Water is SO IMPORTANT! On average, 60% of the human body is water. The recommended daily intake of water is between 2-3litres a day depending on each individual are their activity/workload. Below are some of the reason we need to keep up with our water intake.
🔸Improved mood
🔸Higher energy levels
🔸Better healing
🔸Better brain function
🔸Better sport performance
🔸Improved digestive and kidney health
🔸Maintaining better skin
If you are thirsty, you are already mildly dehydrated. We are lucky that water is readily available to us so if you want to do one thing to help yourself, the easiest thing, in my opinion, is to up the water intake. I generally advise people to increase slowly e.g. If you drink approx 500mls currently, increase intially to 850mls or 1 litre and then build on that rather than going straight from 500mls to 2.5 litres. That way your body can acclimatise to the change and you are less likely to find yourself running to the loo every 5 minutes 🤣
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