𝐈𝐬 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡?

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠?

Now we’re sure over Christmas and the New Year the vast majority of us had a few festive drinks or two!?

But did those Gin & Tonics , bottles of Champagne or vast quantities of Mulled wine dehydrate you enough to have an effect on your biological age and your longevity?

The human body is made up from roughly 60% water, so without stating the obvious its fairly important for how well your body functions and your overall health.

The list of health benefits from drinking water are endless really, from carrying nutrients and oxygen around the body to your cells, normalising blood pressure and digestion to lubricating your joints.

So, does staying hydrated and drinking enough water each day really affect the ageing process?

The short answer is Yes!

We (Muhdo Health) have seen through our own research over the last 8 years that those who stated ‘No’ to drinking 2 litres of water per day actually accelerated their epigenetic biological age by an average of 5.19 years.

Average chronological age: 38.56
Average biological age: 43.75
Differential: acceleration + 5.19 years

While those who stated that they do in fact drink 2 litres + of water per day showed no signs of accelerated ageing.

Average chronological age: 38.34
Average biological age: 38.42
Differential: practically none

What this shows is that drinking water/staying hydrated most likely does not reverse ageing, however failing to stay hydrated almost certainly accelerates ageing.

Hydration levels influence DNA methylation (DNAm), an epigenetic process critical for gene expression and cellular differentiation.

Being well hydrated ensures the optimal enzymatic activity of DNA methyltransferases, which add methyl groups to your DNA, influencing genetic activity and stability (which is quite important)

Chronic dehydration or water imbalance can dramatically affect and disrupt this methylation process.

This can potentially lead to your genes not being stimulated and functioning correctly with improper gene silencing and/or activation, which we have now seen in our own data is associated with ageing and could potentially lead to a whole variety of diseases such as Cancer.

So, if you only do one thing this year, it would be wise to buy a water bottle and stay hydrated throughout the day.

Trust us, your Genes will thank you!!