Pinch the back of your hand with your thumb and your index finger. If the skin quickly bounces back, you are hydrated properly. But, if it takes the skin a few seconds or more to go back to original form, it’s time to drink more water. This simple test is backed by the National Library of Medicine and can help people stay hydrated and avoid the many symptoms of dehydration, which include dizziness and headaches.

Key Takeaways:

• Although it is recommended by the NHS that people should drink six to eight glasses of fluid a day, many people are drinking less.
• According to the NHS, if one is deficient in water, it can make him or her tired, dizzy or lightheaded.
• To test if you are hydrated, simply pinch your skin for some time. If it bounces back again, then one is hydrated, else he is not.

“Skin with normal turgor is capable of snapping back immediately – whereas skin with poor turgor can take time to return to its normal state.”

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/water-skin-test-hydration-skin-turgor-dehydration-a8340466.html