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I wish I could buy a watch that continuously monitored my hydration levels. So many health concerns are directly impacted by hydration. Edit: My comment meant
by germinalphrase 6y ago
I wish I could buy a watch that continuously monitored my hydration levels. So many health concerns are directly impacted by hydration.
Edit: My comment meant to recognize that while this tech doesn’t yet exist, it would be helpful as people end up in the hospital all the time for medical problems that are exacerbated by dehydration. Simply saying “drink water when you’re thirsty” is beside the point.
- uncledave 6y agoUse the Apple Watch. It reminds you to stand up every hour. Go pee then. If it’s not clear then drink a glass of water. Works for me.
- germinalphrase 6y agoI don’t really have a desk job, so a timed reminder wouldn’t be as useful to me as actual data.
- uncledave 6y agoYou’ve got sensors in your head and data when it comes out of you. I do a hell of a lot of hiking and that’s all you need to monitor hydration.
- Jtsummers 6y agoA lot of people have conditioned themselves to ignore the signs of thirst or misinterpret them as hunger. Our, largely, idle/still lives probably doesn't help here, as staying at a survivable level (even if not a truly healthy level) of hydration isn't hard if you're not working up a sweat or in environmental conditions that cause you to become dehydrated faster.
- nradov 6y agoIf you're thirsty then drink some water. We have no reliable clinical evidence that drinking extra water when you're not thirsty causes improved health. So far no one has succeeded in building a reliable, wearable, non-invasive hydration sensor. https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/11/lvls-hydration-sensor-rises-from-the-dead-gets-acquired.html https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/11/lvls-hydration-sensor-ri...