A Lack of Hydration Can Adversely Affect Your Sleep

A Lack of Hydration Can Adversely Affect Your Sleep

Many people battle daily with chronic fatigue, as a result of not having enough good quality sleep. This can be caused by a number of factors, but many people don’t know that sleep can be affected by your water intake. The consumption of quality water from a ceramic water dispenser or another source has been highlighted a great deal in recent years. However, some people still don’t drink enough water, and this lack of hydration can cause a feeling of general fatigue and your body’s ability to rest.

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How Much Water Should We Be Drinking?

The exact amount of fluid can vary depending on your size, age, body type, fitness and activity levels. However, as a rule of thumb, most experts agree that we should be drinking at least 2 litres of water each day. Pregnant women tend to need more along with people that live in hotter climes. If you are in doubt, there are many hydration calculators available online; that will help you to work out your exact requirements.

How Important is Water to Rest?

You may be surprised to learn, that chronic dehydration is the top cause of fatigue during the day. A loss of 2% of body weight in fluids can result in a both a decline in mental acuity and a 25% reduction in physical ability. A recent study showed that almost 75% of Australians are dehydrated to a chronic degree. Obviously, this is a very real problem, and if you are feeling very tired during the day, it may be time to up your water intake.

So How Does This Affect Sleep?

When your body is chronically dehydrated, the body has a reduced amount of amino acids present. Essential amino acids, are required to produce melatonin which is a natural chemical, that you body produces in your pineal gland. Melatonin is linked to the cycles of the natural circadian rhythm, which forms your body’s sleeping and waking routine. When you’re dehydrated, you’re blocking the production of melatonin, and you will find it harder to fall asleep and wake up. When your sleep is disrupted in this way, it is extremely difficult to get the deep quality REM sleep that your body needs.

Why Do People Not Drink Enough Water?

Ceramic Water Dispenser

Despite a great deal of evidence, many people find it quite difficult to drink adequate amounts of water. Here are a few of the main reasons why this occurs. Firstly, we don’t tend to be proactive with our water drinking; we wait until we feel thirsty and as such we are already dehydrated. Secondly, we find in our busy lives that it is hard to remember to drink water, in an ever decreasing cycle we forget to drink, become dehydrated, less alert and more likely to forget to drink water. Lastly, there is a lot of competition in the form of sugary drinks and beverages that people drink when they should be drinking healthy water.

If they are interested in a ceramic water dispenser, Perth residents should contact us. We have a wide variety of water products available including our fantastic ceramic water dispenser. Why not get in touch with us or call in for a visit and we will be happy to offer advice on the best water solutions to suit your needs.

Linh KnightwoodLinh Knightwood
05:13 25 Jan 22
Best water, service and price! Dealt with Hayley through email who was efficient and friendly and Mary over the phone more recently to add more bottles to be delivered and she was easy to understand and prompt ! Love having good cold water in Perths summer heat and it’s made better when it’s so easy to access with their delivery service and the great customer service they provide.
Nam SilvestriNam Silvestri
02:25 20 Jan 22
What a huge improvement from the last company I used. Service is great, super lovely staff who actually want your business and go out of their way. Water always on time and prompt. Great value and great service. Well done guys. I highly recommend.
Branka SABranka SA
05:54 19 Apr 21
Nice and fast service.
OwenOwen
01:46 07 Mar 21
Best water in Perth
Peter McMullenPeter McMullen
03:51 14 Jul 20
Great value and rapid customer support
Tanya BoltTanya Bolt
12:25 26 Feb 20
When your daughter mentions that the water at Mummy's house is better than at Daddy's house you know your onto something good. If a 5yo can taste the difference in the water quality what's that say about what is coming out of our taps. Thanks for making the small changes I've made in our health easy. Delivery guy is always polite and happy to carry the bottles to where I store them. Staff, on the few times I've had to visit the Wangara office, are always polite. Really if you want to do something good for your family then Aussie Natural Spring Water is a no brainer. You won't regret the change.
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