The Health Benefits
Most of us today
do not realise the importance of water to our overall health. True
health cannot occur without proper hydration of the body.
Your body is
estimated to be about 60 to 70 percent water. Blood is mostly water,
and your muscles, lungs, and brain all contain a lot of water. Your
body needs water to regulate body temperature and to provide the
means for nutrients to travel to all your organs. Water also transports
oxygen to your cells, removes waste, and protects your joints and
organs. When the body does not receive a constant, reliable supply
of fresh water, it has to ration what's available and cut back on
certain functions in order to make the supply go round. Essential
systems like the brain are prioritised, others are impaired or cut
back until the brain has had its needs met. The skin, being the
least important, is rationed the least amount of water. Chronically
dry skin and/or dandruff are signs of advanced bodily dehydration,
as are asthma and hyperventilation. Other signs of mild dehydration
include chronic pains in joints and muscles, lower back pain, headaches
and constipation. Constipation is a sure sign of water starvation,
as the body's intestinal peristaltic action extracts every precious
drop of water from your food, to save losing it, creating gridlock.
Another sure sign to the lack of water in the body is a strong odour
to your urine, along with a dark yellow or amber colour indicates
that you may not be getting enough water. Note that riboflavin,
a B vitamin, will make your urine bright yellow. Thirst is an obvious
sign of dehydration and in fact, you need water long before you
- 75% of us
are chronically dehydrated.
- In 37% of
us, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken
- Even MILD
dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
- One glass
of water deters hunger pangs for 98% of the dieters observed in
a University of Washington study.
- The biggest
trigger of daytime fatigue is lack of water.
research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly
ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
- A mere 2%
drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble
with basic maths, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen
or on a printed page.
5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by
45%, breast cancer by 79%, and developed bladder cancer by 50%.
Most of us have
become CHRONICALLY AND DANGEROUSLY DEHYDRATED (especially the elderly),
since we have decided that water is too bland to drink and instead
replace it with tea, coffee, beer, wine, sodas, flavoured water
and other chemical-laced water alternatives. These alternatives
do not hydrate the body as many are diuretic (water expelling) in
their effect because of their chemical composition. Water expert
Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj maintains....
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