Drink Water to Better Manage Your Stress

Well-being & BalanceEfficiency & Time ManagementAll employees≈ 15 min

Key skill: Stress management

Summary

Water boosts your brain. Hydrate in a well-adjusted way to balance your vital processes, better manage your stress, and improve your focus at work.

Target audience

Anyone looking to improve their quality of life and relationships

Learning objectives

Water sustains the body's vital functions, supports the brain's neurological activity, and helps eliminate toxins.
Drinking water helps energy circulate better and maintains the water-salt balance needed to transmit nerve signals.
Other beverages can disrupt the water-salt balance, act as diuretics, and cause headaches, concentration problems, fatigue, and irritability.
In short, water is essential for your body and brain, especially in times of stress.

Module outline

ArticlesThe benefits of water: an illustrated overview · Putting out the fire: a water-based calming technique
Expert videoThe body is made up of 60% to 70% water. Discover why water matters for neurological activity and vital processes
AnchoringQuiz and True/False questions to dig deeper into the topic and anchor what you've learned
Memo cardDownloadable memo card: the key points from the expert video
CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment

Models & methods

The distinction between plain water and diuretic beverages; slow hydration through micro-breaks; the benchmark of 1 liter per day per 50 kg of body weight.

Research-based

Bruno Hourst cited on water and learning; the body is 60–70% water, the brain 85–90%.