How Much Water Should You Drink a Day to Prevent a Stroke?

According to mainstream science, we all should drink 8 glasses of water daily. However, I found that even taking 5-6 glasses of water per day can lower your risk of stroke and keep your health in good shape.

Can Dehydration Cause a Stroke?

Dehydration leads to extremely thick blood. This means blood circulation might not happen as it should, resulting in a stroke.

What Else Can Happen If You Don’t Drink Enough Water?

Dehydration cuts the water supply to various body parts, including your brain. Due to this, you might experience headaches and fatigue. Dehydration also affects the production of collagen. This can cause fine lines and wrinkles. When dehydrated, the body might not clear out toxins, bacteria and waste. These harmful components might cause a weakened immune system, making you prone to illnesses.

What Else Can You Do to Prevent a Stroke?

Maintain Healthy Blood Pressure Levels

High blood pressure increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. You can maintain healthy blood pressure levels by moderating your alcohol consumption, exercising regularly, losing weight, following a diet high in fiber and low in saturated fats and giving up smoking.

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Ieva Kubiliute is a psychologist and a sex and relationships advisor and a freelance writer. She's also a consultant to several health and wellness brands. While Ieva specialises in covering wellness topics ranging from fitness and nutrition, to mental wellbeing, sex and relationships and health conditions, she has written across a diverse range of lifestyle topics, including beauty and travel. Career highlights so far include: luxury spa-hopping in Spain and joining an £18k-a-year London gym. Someone’s got to do it! When she’s not typing away at her desk—or interviewing experts and case studies, Ieva winds down with yoga, a good movie and great skincare (affordable of course, there’s little she doesn’t know about budget beauty). Things that bring her endless joy: digital detoxes, oat milk lattes and long country walks (and sometimes jogs).

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