You'd be right if you assumed that, as a Health Writer, I enjoy nurturing healthy habits as part of my day-to-day. That said, staying well-hydrated is not something I'm great at staying on top of. The day I discovered that drinking copious cups of tea and coffee throughout the day wasn't helping my water levels was a very sad day for me. And those frequent, niggly evening headaches? Perhaps, the result of a caffeine-fuelled day segueing seamlessly into wine evenings with friends (I know - wine doesn't count either...).
And while the advent of perimenopause has meant I've switched wine for water, I know I'm still nowhere near the NHS-recommended eight glasses a day. So when MC UK's Senior Health Editor Ally asked if I'd try drinking cucumber water every day for two weeks, it felt meant to be. I was the perfect guinea pig.
