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Good hydration is vital to health in so many ways that it is important to make regularly drinking water as much of a habit as eating your five a day. A great place to start is by getting into the habit of always serving up water at family mealtimes. This will quickly become second nature and if the glass is there right in front of them everyone is likely to drink more water. While children may ask for juice and adults may be tempted by a glass of wine, water is the healthy choice as it will not add any extra calories and will not affect the taste of the meal. After all serving up a healthy salad with a glass of fizzy pop is not only counter-productive, it will also set in place a sugar craving that will over-ride the natural tastiness of the healthy meal. Check out our water solutions now! Don't fall into bad habits with mealtime drinks If children get used to food and drink that is packed with sugar their palate will become used to that taste and their bodies will begin to crave sugar. Likewise alcohol, while a glass of wine may help you unwind, enjoying a couple of glasses habitually at mealtimes will soon see the calories add up. In fact two large glasses of wine has the same calories as two slices of cake, so make sure you are consciously, rather than habitually, enjoying a tipple. Take action where it is easy serve filtered water at mealtimes. Filtered water tastes great, is clean and healthy as well as hugely affordable and calorie-free. It's not just drinking water though that adds to mealtime hydration, adding in water-rich vegetables and preserving the goodness of the fruit and veg by serving raw, steamed or mixed into a soup all help. Water-rich foods include: Cucumber Lettuce Tomato Cauliflower Melon Strawberries Apples Lessons learned early are often lessons learned for life and making sure food and drink are packed with healthy vitamins and minerals, rather than sugar and calories at family meals will help to make this approach second nature. Why is hydration so important? Drinking enough water will make you feel better both mentally and physically, will help your skin and will support a healthy lifestyle. Here's how: Fights tiredness - If you are feeling lethargic it could be the early signs of dehydration, sip water to keep energy levels topped up and your mind sharp. Helps you feel full - Fight snacking habits and overeating by drinking water regularly. Keeps your body working - Water is absolutely vital to the body, helping to keep the blood pumping to major organs including the brain and the heart. Flushes out toxins - Flushing away the toxins allows the body to function healthily and keeps skin looking good (as well as fighting cellulite). Boosts skin moisture - Dry, eczema-prone skin will benefit from drinking water to boost the moisture content of skin, while drinking water can also help to fend off the signs of age again by keeping moisture-levels topped up. Taking a healthy approach to family dinners means making sure hydration is at the top of the menu. Naturally a healthy choice, drinking filtered water will compliment the food that our bodies need to thrive and enjoy life at our best. Find out which Doulton Water Filter is best for your family here. Check out our water solutions now!
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Which Water Filter Is The Best For You?
Water filters are an easy to use, effective way to enjoy clean, fresh water in the home and on the go, but what is the difference between the various options available and which is best for you? Whether it comes to discretion, mobility or performance there are a number of factors to consider when investing in a water filter that will serve you for years to come. Check out our water solutions now! What is an Undercounter Water Filter? As the name indicates, under-counter water filters are hidden out of view, underneath the kitchen counter. Here, they are attached directly to the cold water supply. The cold water runs through the filter providing filtered water on tap. Once the filter housing is in place filters can be unscrewed and replaced easily, usually lasting for six to twelve months. Undercounter filter systems are also referred to as inline filters. They are ideal for owned homes where they can be tidily used out of view this is particularly useful in smaller kitchens where worktop space is limited. They usually require a compatible tap to be fitted either a dedicated cold water tap or a three-way mixer tap. An undercounter filter system offers high performance and allow families to choose a grade of ceramic filter that will meet their specific water filtration needs. These remove up to 99.99% of common water contaminants. What is a Countertop Water Filter? Counter-top filters are an excellent choice for people who rent their homes or do not want to install a dedicated tap - as they can be easily attached and removed from the existing tap, while still providing high filtration performance. Countertop filters sit next to the sink where they are attached to the main tap using a diverter valve connection that can be easily removed. The water flows from the tap, through a ceramic filtration candle inside the counter-top system to provide freshly filtered water. Countertop water filters allow you to access a continual fresh filtered water supply without the need to install a dedicated tap. As with under-counter filters, high performance candle can be easily replaced and chosen for your specific needs. These remove up to 99.99% of common water contaminants. Gravity fed water filters Gravity-fed water filters offer a versatile solution and are ideal for people who may want to have easy access to filtered water in more than one location. In particular families who go camping would benefit from investing in one of these or a business that is required to move sites frequently. Made out of stylish stainless steel these can sit on the counter-top at home, or be packed up to take with you on your travels. The filters work by using gravity to move the water from the top chamber to the bottom where it passes through ceramic filtration candles, which remove contaminants. Gravity-fed water filters need to be filled up with water in advance and allowed time to filter through to the lower chamber. As a portable method of water filtration in areas without a clean supply of water these make an excellent choice and benefit from being fitted with a choice of filtration candles. These remove up to 99.99% of common contaminants. Bottle water filters The confines of space make on-the-go water filtration more of a challenge but Doulton Taste bottles have been developed to maximise contaminant removal in a smaller filter. Equipped with a small filter at the entrance to the bottle, water passes through the filter as it enters the bottle providing instantly cleaner water. Water bottle filters are ideal for use when filling up with water out and about where you are concerned about quality. The benefit of using larger counter-top, under-counter and gravity-fed water filtration systems is quality, accessibility and longevity, while on-the-go bottle filters provide a good mobile alternative. Countertop and undercounter water filters are available in either plastic or stainless steel finishes depending on your budget and preference. Check out our water solutions now!
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How To Promote Good Hydration In A Healthy...
A new campaign by Doulton Water Filters will highlight the importance of water filters in creating a healthy home. The benefits of a healthy diet on physical and mental wellbeing have been well publicised by Government and health campaigners. In a series of "Healthy Home" promotions, Doulton Water Filters will remind families to make sure hydration remains a priority. Check out our water solutions now! Eating more fresh fruit and vegetables, cutting back on processed food, taking more exercise and drinking more water are all important factors in protecting your health. While the focus for wellbeing can rest on taking more exercise and eating a balanced diet, hydration is a key factor. Staying hydrated will mean energy levels and mental sharpness are maintained to support the effort and planning needed to support an active and healthy lifestyle. Dehydration can be a serious issue if left untreated and even minor dehydration can cause fatigue. Drinking eight glasses of water a day is recommended by health experts to keep the body hydrated. Adding a water filter to the kitchen is an excellent way to encourage families to drink more water, which the Healthy Homes campaign will highlight. The Healthy Homes campaign will also highlight the fact that health and wellbeing is about the environment that we create and live in. Targeting contaminants, pollutants and allergens in our home makes sense for individual families and the environment. Raise a glass of filtered water to a healthy home Water Filters remove contaminants from drinking water ensuring it is clean and tasty. In particular the disinfectant chlorine, which is classed as an irritant, is removed when using a water filter, while other filters can target contaminants such as heavy metals or fluoride. With a big emphasis on the need to cut down on waste in general, and single-use plastic in particular, the Healthy Homes campaign encourages a holistic approach to taking charge of your home environment to boost your health. Filling up a bottle with filtered water instead of buying single-use plastic bottles is a simple step to take to cut your waste footprint and stay hydrated. Drinking water is symbolic of the changes we can all make for a healthier life. More of the things that are better for you, free of unwanted contaminants is a good way to approach healthy living and to create a healthy home. The Healthy Homes campaign will be appearing in national media over the coming weeks. Find out more about Doulton Water Filters here. Check out our water solutions now!
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Why A Water Filter Should Be On Your...
Living well never goes out of fashion and at the heart of that, of course, is eating and drinking well, which means investing in quality when it comes to the kitchen including a water filter. The health benefits of the Mediterranean lifestyle have been widely linked to longer, healthier lives and the importance of social interactions certainly plays a part. The focus on enjoying the best food and drink in the company of others is fuelling a trend for open-plan kitchen renovations. The joy of drinking and eating in company has seen the kitchen become the hub of the home the social centre of our lives. Check out our water solutions now! Choose a kitchen that lets you live well Living kitchens featuring dining areas, or even play areas and sofas, have become the kitchen of choice for families who put quality dining and quality time together at the top of their agenda. A place to refuel, rehydrate and engage. As with everything it is the details that matter freshly brewed coffee, home-cooked goodness bubbling away on the stove, space to chat while you work and fresh clean drinking water on tap. When making a shopping list for a kitchen renovation appliances are an important factor, we all know that investing in a reputable brand is the best way to ensure longevity and performance. This goes for the water we drink, and cook with too, and a water filter makes a sensible addition to kitchen plans for foodies, the health conscious and families alike. How a water filter will benefit your kitchen Knowing that when you fill up glass of drinking water that water will be high quality filtered Doulton water will make you sure to enjoy the great taste day after day. A Doulton water filter removes up to 99.99% of common contaminants by using natural ceramic technology. It's not all about the taste and quality of drinking water though, a Doulton water filter can also benefit your cooking and your kitchen. The benefits of including a water filter in your kitchen renovation include: Limescale reduction to help protect machines (such as coffee machines) from build-up and residue; Chlorine removal results in a smoother brew whether it's tea or coffee, as well as removing the chemical taste from your drinking water; Steam and boil vegetables without limescale deposits; Wash fruit and salad in water that you know is clean; Have access to clean, tasty water without buying single-use plastic bottles. When making a list of kitchen must-haves that ticks all the boxes of wellness, nutrition and style add a water filter and make sure the simple things in life are the best such as drinking water. Doulton water filters are available in under-counter, counter-top or gravity-fed models. Find out more about which water filter would suit your kitchen here. Check out our water solutions now!
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Don't Give Up On Cutting Back When Dry...
Have you made it through Dry January without falling off the wagon? Great news! Hopefully the break has quite possibly sparked a few new healthy habits too such as drinking more water. The challenge now is to carry these healthy new habits through the rest of the year. After all, good health is a marathon not a sprint. Although maybe it is best to think of it as a leisurely walk... The psychology of introducing new healthy habits is hugely important. If a change or even quitting a habit seems like too much of a difficult task, it becomes hard to visualise completing. This often makes giving up seem like a more attractive option. Check out our water solutions now! Make healthy habits last all year Dry January is a great way to kick-start a healthy new approach to life and, of course, to cut back on your alcohol intake. Yet maintaining your reduction in alcohol consumption and sticking to completing more exercise or drinking more water, needs consideration.It is these long-term shifts in attitude that really matter when it comes to health and wellbeing. While Dry January will help many people take notice of what they are drinking and put in place a healthy new habit such as drinking more water, it can also be seen as a one-off purge.The worst result is excessive drinking in December ahead of Dry January followed by more drinking in February as a sort of "catch-up". Unfortunately, this is clearly the opposite of the message the Dry January campaign aims to send. So, how can you combat this? Drinking water could help you make the right choices Rather than going all or bust, make a change that will last. You need this healthy new habit to be enjoyable and sustainable in order for it to be successful. Drinking more water is a good place to start. While you may wish to reintroduce alcohol after Dry January, continuing to drink more tap water should act as a reminder and deterrent from overdoing it. Switching alcohol for water is a particularly healthy choice as drinking filtered water will keep your body well hydrated, without added sugar or calories. Staying well hydrated means having more energy, which in turn could benefit efforts to take more exercise. As far as laying down a pattern for healthy living goes, drinking more water is an excellent place to start. It is important to make sure you enjoy your drink of choice and water is no exception. Enjoy the taste of filtered water Using a Doulton filtered water system will allow you to drink high quality, clean and tasty water straight from the tap. It is convenient, cost-effective and sustainable with no single-use plastic bottles needed. Healthy habits should last a lifetime, so don't give up on giving up just because January is over. Make a change that you can stick to and your mind and body will reap the benefits. Check out our water solutions now!
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Kick-Start A Healthy New Year: Doulton Hydration Challenge
The New Year is the perfect time to introduce healthy habits and to help families get 2019 off to a healthy start Doulton Water Filters is encouraging people to take part in the Doulton Hydration Challenge. New Year's resolutions are often well intended but difficult to stick too. Making a positive, easily achievable resolution with a start and end in sight is a much better way to take a step towards improving your health. Aiming to drink the recommended amount of water each day for one month couldn't be simpler - your health will thank you for it and there could even be a prize at the end for one lucky winner. Knowing the health benefits that drinking water can bring to the body, Doulton Water Filters aims to help families tick off one box on the list of improvements they want to make for better health and wellbeing - that is drinking the recommended amount of water. Check out our water solutions now! It's not just the body that will benefit from drinking tap water though - it can make a difference in spending and waste reduction. Drinking filtered water is vastly cheaper than bottled water, soda or alcohol - there is also no single-use plastic waste to consider, just pour it straight from the tap into your glass! What is the Hydration Challenge? The Doulton Hydration Challenge encourages people to be mindful of how much water they are drinking every day by keeping a record. Running from January 1st to January 31st the challenge sees participants offered helpful tips along the way to help them stay motivated and keep hitting daily hydration targets. A handy wall chart lets participants record how many glasses of water they have drunk each day - with the aim being to hit the NHS-recommended daily target of 8 glasses. Staying motivated Making a change isn't always easy and motivation and daily reminders are great ways to keep your resolve intact to make a healthy change. A better taste is likely to bring better results and choosing Doulton filtered water is an excellent way to make sure every glass of water you drink during the Doulton Hydration Challenge tastes great. As well as filtering out contaminants, Doulton water filters improve the taste of drinking water by taking away the chlorine that can lead to an unpleasant chemical taste and odour. Enjoying clean and tasty Doulton water while taking daily inspiration from the free wall chart on the benefits hydration brings to health should set you on track for a successful start to a healthy new year. Win a Doulton drinking water system And if you did need any extra motivation there is also the chance to win a Doulton drinking water system worth £249.95 on completing the challenge. Just share a picture of your completed chart on Facebook with Doulton using the hashtag #DoultonHydrationChallenge to be in with a chance of winning. Raise a glass to your health this year with Doulton filtered water. Check out our water solutions now!
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11 Reasons Drinking Water Is Good For You
Drinking water is always high on the list of healthy habits people are encouraged to adopt and with good reason. Rather than making sweeping, unsustainable changes to your life in 2019, experts recommend making small changes by introducing a new habit over a number of weeks. Check out our water solutions now! Drinking 6-8 glasses of water every day will bring a host of benefits to your health but could also make a difference in cutting back on plastic and saving money. Here are 11 reasons why drinking tap water is good for you: It keeps your body working There is no simpler way to put it; drinking water is an elixir of life. It keeps the human body functioning correctly by moving blood around the body and maintaining the supply of oxygen to major organs including the heart and brain. Maintains energy levels Water maintains energy by feeding oxygen to the brain and allowing the body to work at its optimal level. If the body starts to become dehydrated fatigue and tiredness are early signals. Reduces your waste footprint Single-use plastic waste has been highlighted as a major problem for the environment and our lifestyles are to blame. Millions of plastic drinks bottles are thrown away every day - these can take 450 years to decompose. Drinking filtered tap water instead of bottled water can help to cut single-use plastic waste. Water is calorie-free Filtered tap water is deliciously calorie-free allowing for guilt-free hydration at any time of the day. To put this in perspective a glass of wine has the same calories as a slice of cake, while a pint of beer is equivalent to a slice of pizza. Enjoying a couple of alcoholic drinks could quite easily add up to the same calories as eating two meals! Water is sugar-free Beloved of dentists for a good reason, water is sugar-free making it the ideal choice of drink to avoid tooth decay. With more children than ever needing fillings at a young age, ensuring your children choose to drink filtered water instead of fizzy pop could really make a difference. It saves you money Tap water costs as little as 0.1p per litre while bottled water costs on average 84p per litre. Over the course of a month, drinking the recommended 8 glasses of 8 ounces of water every day, would cost £48 compared to just £1.71 for Doulton filtered tap water. Water moisturises the skin Drinking water helps to protect the elasticity of the skin as hydration maintains moisture levels. If you become dehydrated so will your skin. Flushes out toxins Water plays a major role in flushing toxins through the body and maintains good circulation. This impacts on general health and skin condition drinking water is even thought to help reduce cellulite. Doulton water tastes delicious Doulton filtered water tastes great, is good for you and is clean with up to 99.99% of contaminants removed. Enjoying more of the things we love, but that are healthy is always good for us. Drinking water helps you to concentrate Staying hydrated is essential to remaining mentally alert by fending off the tiredness and fatigue associated with mild dehydration. The brain is made up of 75% water so it goes without saying that hydration plays a major part in mental wellbeing. Water helps to stave off hunger Drinking water before, or with, a meal can help to stop you over-eating. Choosing water can also help to avoid the energy dips associated with sugar, which can then lead to snacking to try to recover energy. Check out our water solutions now!
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Overindulged Over Christmas? Here's How Drinking Water Could...
There is no escaping it: Christmas means indulgence - mince pies, flavoured coffees, rich meals and even a good Christmas curry. Food and drink plays a huge part in our enjoyment of the Christmas season and with all that deliciously irresistible festive fare on offer, taking care of yourself is even more important. Thankfully staying hydrated is a good place to start. Check out our water solutions now! Carbohydrate-heavy diets supplemented with sugar-rich treats will easily leave you feeling sleepy by making blood glucose significantly increase. Your body's efforts to counter this effect will then result in that all too familiar sluggish feeling. Meanwhile coffee and alcohol are diuretics, which help to flush fluid out of the body as well as interfere with sleep quality. Fight fatigue by drinking water Drinking water is a good way to help fight fatigue, avoid dehydration and keep your energy levels consistent. The best source of hydration, tap water, is a great alternative to calorie-laden soft drinks - use a filter to make it taste even better. So, rather than attempting to fend off that overwhelming feeling of sleepiness after a carbohydrate binge, have a glass of water and go for a quick walk. This should certainly help to set you back on the path to recovering your energy - and your body will thank you for the hydration and exercise. It's not just feelings of fatigue that the humble glass of water can help to tackle though. Indigestion and heartburn are also unwelcome side effects of Christmas over-indulgence. Avoiding indigestion Whereas alcohol, fizzy drinks and caffeine can all aggravate heartburn, a cool glass of water can actually soothe it. It is also worth bearing in mind while tucking into your festive feast that sipping water while eating helps to prevent overeating, which is a culprit in many health complaints, including heartburn. Enjoy the spoils of the festive season but make sure to keep sipping filtered water to help cut your calorie-intake, avoid dehydration and fend off indigestion. To enjoy tastier, clean water use a filter - and encourage all the family to enjoy more of what is good for them. Check out our water solutions now!
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5 Reasons Drinking Water Will Help You Enjoy...
Artisan gin, rum and vodka, Prosecco, real ale - the list of festive tipples goes on but don't forget to make room for drinking water. Check out our water solutions now! Enjoying a glass or two of your favourite alcoholic beverage is only to be expected at Christmas celebrations. But as that couple of drinks can at times turn into a few more, adding a drop or two of drinking water is certainly a smart move. Here are five reasons why drinking water is good for you at Christmas: Staying hydrated stops hangovers It is true, all it takes to fend off a thumping headache the morning after the night before is to drink water alongside your alcohol. As well as possibly reducing the amount of alcohol consumed, sipping water on a night out rehydrates the body to counter the diuretic effects of alcohol. Fizzy drinks can make you feel more intoxicated Carbonated drinks quicken the rate at which alcohol is absorbed by the body, making you feel drunk quicker. Rather than helping to maintain sobriety the effect can be quite the opposite. Stick to tap water for straight forward hydration. Cut out the extra calories There really is enough temptation at Christmas without adding in the calories found in soft drinks and alcohol. When festive indulgence is getting the better of you, cutting back on empty calories in fizzy drinks makes sense. Protect your wellbeing After the rush to get ready for Christmas, the parties and the last minute rush at work it is very easy to feel run down at Christmas. Water is a natural cleanser and, as well as keeping you hydrated and energised, it will help to flush toxins out of your body. Be the designated driver and enjoy the morning after Volunteering to drive can sometimes feel like missing out - but never does the following morning. Enjoy a full day and an early start with a clear head after a night sticking to water. It may not be the first drink that springs to mind when you think of Christmas, but filtered water is the drink that will allow you to enjoy Christmas to the full. Don't forget to hydrate when enjoying a Christmas tipple with a glass of filtered water - your body will thank you. And if you leave things too late, water will quite possibly be your best friend in fighting a hangover. For tasty, clean filtered water on tap choose Doulton - find out more about our products here. Check out our water solutions now!
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