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Hydration and Heart Health: An Important Connection
February is American Heart Month, and at Absopure, we’re putting the spotlight on cardiovascular health. Though we often hear exercise and diet are good for the heart, the relationship between hydration and your cardiac system often gets overlooked. Heart health and hydration have a clear connection: water helps your heart maintain blood volume and keep it running properly. To understand why staying hydrated matters so much, let’s look at what happens when your body doesn’t get enough water.
How Dehydration Strains Your Heart
Your body needs water as its internal delivery system for nutrients and oxygen to cells and for regulating bowel movements. Every organ feels the impact when you don’t drink enough water, and your heart takes on an extra burden to keep everything running.
The effects of dehydration take a toll on the entire cardiovascular system. As your body loses water, the amount of blood circulating in your body drops, and your heart is forced to beat faster to maintain proper blood flow. Blood loses water content and becomes more concentrated, which makes it more difficult for the heart to move it through the blood vessels. This change can lead to a spike in blood pressure and other unnecessary strain on your heart.
By giving your heart what it needs—starting with enough water—it can do its job properly. Try keeping a case or gallon of your favorite Absopure product nearby to help keep hydration top of mind.
The Heart-Healthy Benefits of Hydration
When you drink enough water throughout the day, your heart doesn’t have to work as hard. A well-hydrated body maintains the right balance of blood volume, which helps your heart pump at a normal pace and keep a steady rhythm.
Water also helps your blood carry oxygen and nutrients to every body part, including your heart muscle. Plus, staying hydrated doesn’t just help you in the short term: it’s also shown to lower the risk of heart failure years down the road. Along with heart benefits, good hydration keeps your joints moving freely, helps control your body temperature, and protects your kidneys. Your brain even works better when you’re well-hydrated!
How Much Water Does Your Body Need?
Because everyone’s body is different, the amount of water each person should drink each day is an inexact science. Most health organizations recommend about 11.5 cups of fluids daily for women and about 15.5 cups for men. But don’t let these numbers overwhelm you—these totals include water from all drinks and foods consumed throughout the day.
Staying ahead of hydration is the best way to keep your body running optimally. Don’t wait until you’re thirsty to drink water. That means you’re already a bit dehydrated. Make a habit of drinking water regularly throughout the day. Remember to increase your water intake to replace what you’re losing through sweat, especially when exercising, traveling by plane, or going to areas of higher elevation or hot climates.
For a convenient way to drink more water, keep a bottle of Absopure nearby. Or, check out our options to get Absopure at your workplace. Your body and brain will thank you.
