Drinking alcohol dehydrates us by shutting down some of the systems our body uses to cleanse the system. We go to the bathroom more but the alcohol removes more water than we take in with the drinks. The result is dehydration.

The effects of this are noticeable the following morning with headaches and nausea. The dehyration actually shrinks our brain a little causing discomfort as the nerves and attachments are stretched.

There are a couple of lessons we can take away from this. One is that water is essential to maintain a healthy body and the second thing is to be aware of the effects of alcohol and the importance of rehydrating your body after a previous night of drinking. It may not be a hangover cure but it should help speed your recovery.

Some would argue that the sugar and other added ingredients may have some beneficial effects and that may sometimes be true but in most case, for most of us, the water is what we need.

It doesn’t matter if it is bottled water collected from a mountain stream or a glacier. Water from the tap is just about as good, so long as it is clean and pure. If you are concerned about clean water buy a water filtration system and filter the water from the tap. It will be just fine and it will save you a small fortune compared to buying bottled water.

There may be a few trace minerals in some brands of bottled water for sale but most of us would get those from eating a bit more oily fish and vegetables which we should do anyway.

The important thing to remember is that drinking water is essential to life. You want clean and pure water but it does not have to be flown half way around the world for it to be good clean water that is good for you. Clean water is all you need.