Heat Warning for Hamilton, ON

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Wise Water International insists on staying hydrated during this heat wave.

Daytime highs in the low 30s are expected with warm overnight temperatures near 20 degrees. The hot weather conditions will likely continue into Thursday.

The heat warning will likely be extended later this afternoon to include portions of eastern ontario.

Watch for symptoms of heat stroke, which include:

Dizziness or fainting, nausea or vomiting, headache, rapid breathing and heartbeat, extreme thirst and decreased urination with unusually dark yellow urine.

If you experience any of these symptoms during extreme heat, immediately move to a cool place (somewhere with A/C, water parks, splash pads, etc) and drink lots of water.

Make sure that your friends and family stay cool and are hydrated.

Never leave kids or pets inside a parked vehicle or in direct sunlight.

Eagle Water can provide clean, healthy drinking water all year round. Water is especially important during these hot summer months. Please call 1-866-427-7757 to find out more water information.

How Much Water Do You Really Need?

We hear it all the time: We should drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day. But is this fact or fiction?

Our bodies are 50% to 75% water and this water plays a vital role in our nutrition and well-being. It is essential to our survival. All tissues in the body need water to function properly – as water:

• Aids in satiety
• Averts water retention
• Helps with digestion
• Eliminates wastes and toxins from the body
• Provides the body with energy
• Wards off disease

To determine your normal hydration needs, calculate your body weight in pounds, divide it by 2 and drink that many ounces of water each day. For example, a 200 pound man should drink 100 ounces of quality water each day! If you are in a hot climate or exercising, you should increase this amount.

Athletes, military recruits, or anyone forced to work outside during the hottest part of a summer day may require more fluids than generally recommended. And if you’re already in the throes of heat illness or heat stroke, you may have an inadequate or malfunctioning thirst mechanism.

But for most of us, an easy way to gauge how well-hydrated we are is to simply look at our urine. It should be fairly clear, and if it is very dark yellow, that’s sign we may need to drink more water.

Wise Water International knows all about how much water you need! To learn more please call 1-866-427-7757.

Bad Mood, Low Energy? There Might Be a Simple Explanation....

Feeling cranky, fatigued and unable to focus? You might just need a drink of water, according to new research.
The small study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, tested mood, concentration and mental skills in 25 women who either were given enough fluids to remain optimally hydrated or were induced into a mildly dehydrated state. Dehydration was achieved through either exercise alone or by using both exercise and a diuretic drug that increased urination.
The women’s mood and cognitive abilities were tested during exercise and at rest under the different hydration conditions. On most mental tests, the women’s state of hydration didn’t affect performance, but being dehydrated did cause headache symptoms, loss of focus, a sense of fatigue and low mood both at rest and during exercise. The dehydration induced in the study was not severe: it was around 1% lower than optimal.
Although men weren’t included in the research, the results likely apply to them as well. So if you’re feeling a bit snarky or blah, it might make sense to hit the watercooler or have another type of refreshing drink — especially after a workout. Keep in mind that plain water or other nonalcoholic and caffeine-free drinks are best for fighting dehydration.
To check your own hydration state, peek at the color of your urine: if it’s darker rather than nearly clear, you need more water.
While the old maxim about drinking eight glasses of water a day has been widely debunked as myth, this and other research suggests that maintaining good hydration (if not quite that much!) is healthy.


Wise Water International believes drinking more water will boost your mood and your energy.
To learn more please call 1-866-427-7757 or visit www.wisewaterint.com.