Everyone knows how important it is to remain hydrated all the time. From internet to doctors, everyone suggests us to drink at least eight glasses of water everyday. But do you really maintain doing that??
Well, you can find out if you're actually fully hydrated or not by doing a simple trick that will change your life forever.?
A doctor by the name of Karan Raj?shared a 'skin pinch' test that will tell you if you're dehydrated in seconds - adding that it is a recognised technique known as the Turgor Test.
This video was shared on his TikTok and Instagram account and it has reviews over the viral trick.?
The trick is fairly simple, all you have to do is pinch the skin on your finger and watch how long it takes to snap back to normal. If your skin takes a while to come back to its normal shape then you're dehydrated, but if it returns back to original state immediately then it means that you're hydrated.?
This happens because the skin loses elasticity with age and the more the time the skin takes to bounce back, the more you have lost your elasticity.?
In the original video, a male voice explains how to perform the technique. He said: "Dehydration check to see how dehydrated you are you have to squeeze your fingertip right here and if it goes back down you're hydrated.?"If you squeeze it and it stays up like this you are dehydrated."
And then Dr Raj takes over and says: "This is known as the skin pinch or skin turgor test. The more hydrated you are the more elastic your skin will be and it will bounce back immediately after pinching it.?"If you're dehydrated the skin loses elasticity and it takes a while to return to normal and it's more likely to tent up."
BRB, going to chug that full glass of water now.?