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coffee COUNTS!

Despite its undeserved reputation for being
dehydrating, your cup of coffee can actually contribute
to your fluid needs. It all depends on how much
coffee (or tea) you’re consuming, Drayer says.
“Consuming more than 300 milligrams of caffeine
can cause fluid loss, though you can add a small
amount of milk to offset this.” (A regular cup of coffee
has between 50 and 150 milligrams of caffeine.) If
caffeinated drinks sometimes have you running to
the bathroom, don’t fret: According to Harvard Men’s
Health Watch, you still keep more fluid than you lose.

3 to 7

Water isn’t the only way to hydrate, according
to a study from Scotland’s University of
We can survive without water
St Andrews. A drink with just a little fat, sugar,
for three to seven days.
or protein will actually keep you hydrated
But even being slightly dehydrated can
longer. Dairy milk, which has a little of each, wreak havoc. Proper hydration keeps your

is one of your best choices. Those nutrients joints lubricated, helps prevent infections,
maintains a healthy metabolism,
help slow your body from emptying the
and helps your heart pump blood.
fluids. Milk also has sodium, which helps us
put the fluid to good use.

THE

dry skin water

MYTH

As much as we’ve heard that drinking
lots of water will help dry skin, there’s
not great evidence that it’s true.
According to dermatologists at the
University of Arkansas, dry skin—which
may be rough, itchy, flaking, scaling,
or peeling—is an external problem that
should be treated from the outside.
Dry skin lacks oils, which is why topical
moisturizing creams can help.

Your skin is a giant organ, however, and
like all your other organs, it needs to be
properly hydrated. Dehydrated skin is
different from dry skin. Dehydrated skin
may be itchy and dull and cause dark
under-eye circles, as well as darkness
around your nose that looks like
shadows. Here’s the good news:
While dry skin can be challenging to
rectify, dehydrated skin just needs
you to drink water.