Hi Ju - any liquids count. Tea, coffee, milk on cereal, liquids obtained from stews, soups; plus water, I drink Coca Cola and fizzy bottled water, plus bk tea, 2 sugars.
Headaches can certainly be due to dehydration. As well as other issues.
It was the bottle companies that pushed for 2 litres of water per day. What colour is your urine? It will be darker and mayB smelly in the morning and as we hydrate during the day, should be no lighter than straw coloured. I had a pee one afternoon which was clear: I had eaten half a melon 2 hours previously.
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