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Gary Williams
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One of the most important things I have picked up as a voice talent is to stay hydrated and I think this is a rule of thumb with our general health anyway. I read a report that the rate of falls in a care home was reduced by 70% just by introducing a water fountain in the home.
I have also learned that too much tea and coffee can dehydrate and cause mouth noises and can affect your performance in other ways, but what are the facts?
According to government health websites, tea may affect your hydration— especially if you drink a lot of it.
That is because some teas contain caffeine, a compound also found in coffee, chocolate, energy drinks, and soft drinks. Caffeine is a natural stimulant and one of the most common food and beverage ingredients. Once ingested, caffeine passes from your gut into your bloodstream and makes its way to your liver. There, it’s broken down into various compounds that can affect how your organs function.
For instance, caffeine has a stimulating effect on your brain, boosting alertness and reducing feelings of tiredness. On the other hand, it can have a diuretic effect on your kidneys.
A diuretic is a substance that can cause your body to produce more urine. Caffeine does this by increasing the blood flow to your kidneys, encouraging them to flush out more water. This diuretic effect can cause you to urinate more frequently, which may affect your hydration more than non-caffeinated beverages.
But as has been said above it could be good for your brain, and that is according also to a new study from scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Specifically, your tea drinking habits could benefit your brain as you get older, by staving off some of the typical signs of age-associated decline.
So in summary from a non-expert like me, it seems you can drink it, urinate more but if you replace that with water and keep hydrated you should be OK, but again I am not an expert.
What do you think?
Gary Paul Williams
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