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If you’re not a huge fan of H2O, dive into these creative ways to boost your water intake this season.

Have you ever found yourself in a strange mood where you can’t think clearly even though you got enough sleep last night, worked out this morning, and your day has been going your way? There’s a good chance you may just need more water.

Staying hydrated isn’t a fad. Every organ, cell, and tissue in your body requires water to function. Dehydration, even at its mildest, can impair brain function and performance. Sipping on H2O wards off unclear thinking and mood changes; it transports nutrients where they need to go, flushes bodily waste, and circulates blood. When you’re achy, it lubricates your joints. When you’re hot, it regulates body temperature. When you’re feeling a little dry or droopy, it plumps up skin. What can’t water do?

Whether you’re walking down the street or sitting at your desk, hitting the sauna or stepping out of your hot-yoga class, it’s always a good time to fill up on water. A plain old glass of water will do the trick, but for those who are looking to freshen up how they hydrate, here are a few new ideas.

While there’s no alcohol, adding fruit and a little bit of sparkling seltzer to a cold glass of water can be a game changer for those who are averse to drinking H2O straight. With fruits and vegetables made up of between 80 to 99 percent water, adding them to your glass will provide utility and flavor in an infused water concoction.

Fruits with the highest water content include strawberries, oranges, kiwis, and pineapples, and vegetables like cucumbers are a great addition as well. If you forgo a drink and snack on fruits high in water like watermelons, cantaloupes, and peaches, you’ll actually still be hydrated.

Try these fruit infusion pitchers or carafes for entertaining, or a nifty fruit infusion water bottle or canteen for a day on the go. Your libation should be fully infused in anywhere from three to 30 hours, and leaving the fruit in place for up to 12 hours should do the trick. Bottoms up!

If you struggle with staying hydrated on busy days, it might be time to treat yourself to a tool that fits your needs. For those who hate washing out their water bottle or who travel often and don’t always have access to filtered water, try a self-cleaning, self-purifying water bottle. Vessels like these can filter out up to 99 percent of bio-contaminants in 20 seconds — and look sleek while doing so.

You can also seek out a cute, collapsible water bottle or a reusable, flexible flask with a carabiner that fits in your handbag or your gym bag with no problem. If you’re up for the challenge, you can gamify your water intake with this popular water bottle that provides encouraging messages for each hour throughout the day.

For those who tend to lose their reusable water bottles every time they step out of the house, refillable aluminum water bottles are cheaper and more eco-friendly alternatives to plastic bottles and can be used once or filled up many times. For an extra hydration boost, find water with electrolytes, which help balance out the amount of water in your body. However you choose to hydrate, make sure your bottles are BPA-free.

Milk, coffee, and tea also have impressive hydration properties. Skim and low-fat milk can hydrate you while providing protein, nutrients, and naturally high concentrations of electrolytes.

Coffee and tea lovers are in luck too. Caffeine, which organically serves as a diuretic, is only dehydrating in excess amounts. Studies have shown that when coffee and tea are sipped in moderation, they contribute to your daily fluid requirement and aren’t responsible for dehydration. If you stick to less than two or three 8-ounce cups of coffee or five to eight 8-ounce cups of tea, both drinks can serve you well.

Recovering from a wild night out, or want an electrolyte lift after an extra-sweaty workout? Oral hydration solutions are helpful and surprisingly tasty remedies. These formulas — often in a liquid or powder form like Liquid I.V., LMNT Recharge, and Pedialyte — are tried-and-true options used to curb or proactively prevent dehydration.

Often associated with treating hangovers, the handy supplements are packed with helpful amounts of potassium and sodium. When dropped into water or consumed on their own, they double and sometimes triple hydration effects.

You can also make your own rehydration therapy mixture at home using six teaspoons of sugar, one half teaspoon of salt, and one liter of clean drinking or boiled water that’s been cooled. Once you combine them in a large bowl and stir until the ingredients dissolve, you’ll be equipped with a powerful solution.

Carbonated water is also a solid pathway to hydration. While bubbly beverages are part water and part carbon dioxide, a 2016 study tested the hydrating effect of 13 drinks and found that sparkling water is as hydrating as still water. This type of water takes a little longer to be absorbed into the body, but it does the trick.

Meanwhile, mineral water or sparkling drinks with minerals in them can be even more hydrating than other types of sparkling water. Just beware of added flavors, sugars, and sodium levels in your chosen carbonated drink.

Sparkling waters now line store shelves, but for a more eco-friendly and accessible option, invest in a SodaStream machine capable of transforming what comes out of your tap into seltzer, mineral, soda, or tonic water — solid sources for hydration. Cheers!

Mia Brabham is a staff writer at Shondaland. Follow her on Twitter at @hotmessmia.

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