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Health Tip: How much water do I need to drink?
By Mike Alexander Sr.

Mike is involved with several organizations including the National Association of Health Underwriters, Independent Insurance Agents Association, East End Chamber of Commerce, Better Business Bureau and the National Association of Small Business Owners, to name a few. Mike is a licensed Risk Manager and highly regarded in the insurance industry.

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As an insurance executive one of my biggest goals is to keep people healthy. That's great for the client, my companies, and for the economy in general. With that, I'm continuously looking for quality information that you can use in order to stay healthy.

It seems like everywhere you turn these days, people are drinking lots of water. I see water bottles in the hands of causal walkers on the street, multiple varieties of bottled water at the supermarket and people congregating around the water cooler at work. Most people have heard of the recommendation to drink "8 ounces of water, 8 times a day", but where did this "8x8" recommendation come from anyway? Does this mean that the water requirement for a "couch potato" working and living in an air conditioned environment is the same as that of a physical laborer working outdoors during the summer in the southern U.S.? Of course not, but how can we determine how much water we need to drink on a daily basis? It appears that the answer to this question is highly variable, depending on a number of factors such as the ambient temperature, activity level and state of health. Additionally, does the "8x8" recommendation pertain to only water or does food ....Click here to sign up to eDocAmerica and read more of this article.