I recently picked up and browsed through a book called "Quench" by Dana Cohen and Gina Bria. They discuss how the hydration role of water can be optimized. Bottom line, it isn't about consuming large amounts of water. Rather, it is about how best to deliver water to the body's cells, even if delivered in less quantity.
A long while ago, I had cut down on my intake of table salt during meals. Excess salt tended to change the taste of food, and I was interested in tasting food based upon the original preparation. Cutting back on table salt is considered a good thing. But the body still needs electrolytes. Instead of consuming table salt during meals (where table salt typically is processed), the book recommends using a pinch of natural salt in water in the morning.
Natural salt could be selected from:
- Sea Salt
- Celtic Sea Salt
- Rock Salt
- Himalyan Salt
A morning hydrating drink could be:
- 8 to 12 oz. of plain or coconut water
- ping of natural salt
- squirt (0.5 to 1.0 oz) of lemon or lime juice
- teaspoon of honey or maple syrup
In the book, they create a recipe called the Tara Fix:
- 12 oz water
- 1 or 2 teaspoons of ground chea seeds (omega-3s)
- 4 ox kombucha
- 1 pinch of sea or rock salt
The book is loaded with information and background on the how's and why's of how this works.