Your Hydration is important.
What we need to drink each day is going to be affected by our body fat levels, exercise regime, the climate we live in, the amount of water containing foods we eat, etc. A good way to get a ball park figure is to use the formula below and to get in the habit of watching the colour of your urine. As odd as that may sound, the colour of your urine tells us many things. http://www.safetyss.com.au/Hydration%20Chart.pdf Click on the link for a great Colour Hydration Chart. The clearer it is the more hydrated you are.
Your weight in kgs x 0.03 L = Litres required per day
And as for drinking too much, if this does occur the sodium levels of the blood will drop causing the body to go into turmoil. What should be noted, however, is that the vast majority of cases of ‘Water intoxication’ have occurred when people have consumed in excess of at least 6 litres in a day.
