11 Sneaky Ways You Might Be Making Yourself Dehydrated

You ignore the weather forecast

You might be surprised to learn that the weather affects more than your outfit for the day. Changes in climate can also impact your hydration. “If the atmosphere goes from very dry to humid it can affect how much you sweat, which will then affect your water requirements for the day,” says Shanna Levine, MD, a primary care physician and clinical instructor of medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. The more you sweat, the more water you lose; plus, changes to air quality can affect your respiratory drive, causing you to breathe off more water and become dehydrated that way, she says. “I encourage my patients to start each day with an eight-ounce glass of water and keep a one-liter bottle with them throughout the day so they can keep track,” says Dr. Levine. Here are 7 unexpected signs of dehydration you should know about.

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