Your Health and Water

Your Health and Water

This is a question you've probably heard a lot:

How many cups of water do you consume every day?

Two, three, four... more? You hear it a lot because it's a very essential question that makes you think about how much water you drink and makes you want to drink more...

If you eat a balanced diet, exercise regularly, get enough sleep, have fun, and laugh, you can live a life free of illness and bad health. Drinking water is one of these important essentials. If you want to stay healthy for a long time, keep reading. We're going to provide you all the proof you need to drink water, just like the experts say you should: Every day, drink 6 to 8 big glasses!

Why you need a new supply every day

Water makes up between 55 and 75 percent of your body weight at any given time. The only thing your body needs more than water is oxygen! Here are some reasons why you need so much of this life-giving liquid:

It helps your body break down, absorb, and get rid of the food you eat.

It helps your kidneys and bowels get rid of trash.

It keeps your body temperature stable all the time.

It makes your joints and membranes slippery.

Blood is your body's transportation system, moving nutrients around all the time.

About 92% of your blood is water.

Water makes up practically all of the body's secretions and digestive juices. For example, your digestive tract makes about 1.7 liters of saliva every day.

Your body needs between 1.5 and 2 liters of water every day to work at its best because it has so many critical jobs to do. Your size, nutrition, activity level, and even the weather can all alter how much you need to consume each day. Here is a list of ways your body loses water:

Your body loses 1.7 liters of water every day by breathing, sweating, and going to the bathroom (urine and feces).

When it's hot outside, you sweat more, so you need extra water to help keep your body temperature in check and keep you cool.

When it's cold outside, breathing causes you to lose even more moisture.

You need an extra 1-3 glasses of water for every hour of exercise.

You need to drink more or dial down the heat because central heating dries things out.

DID YOU KNOW?

Water is a natural way to stop hunger. If you don't drink enough water, you can eat too much since your brain can't tell the difference between hunger and thirst. So, if you believe you're hungry, your body probably needs water. Drink a big glass of water before you eat. Most of the time, this will probably take care of what you thought were hunger pains.

Are you thirsty?

You undoubtedly understand by now that a lot of people are always dehydrated. Does your body need water? How would you know? You may look for yourself below. We started with the most common symptoms and went all the way to the most severe ones:

Pain in the head One of the most important things that water does is get rid of toxins in the body. Your brain is made up of 75% water, so even being a little dehydrated can give you headaches.

Not being able to focus or being tired Your body will have a harder time getting rid of pollutants if you don't drink enough water. This will make you feel less energized.

Having trouble going to the bathroom Water speeds up the process of elimination by adding volume to the stool. So, drinking enough fluids helps the flow and regularity.

Less urine output/dark urine The kidneys clean the blood by removing waste products. The kidneys recycle over 180 liters of water every day, which is amazing! This process needs a steady supply of fresh water. Without it, urine output goes down, waste items become more concentrated, and urine gets darker.

Furry tongue and unpleasant breath If there isn't enough fluid moving through the mouth to wipe away food particles, bacteria builds up on the tongue and in the throat and mouth as a white film of fur.

Dry mouth saliva keeps the mouth moist, but dehydration makes it less available.

When Dehydration Gets Worse

Cramps in the muscles This happens when the muscles don't obtain enough oxygen from the blood because there isn't enough water in the body.

Skin The skin loses its suppleness if it doesn't get enough water. Pull the skin on the back of your hand to see if it snaps back right away.

Eyes Sunken eyes and black skin around or under the eyes are signs of severe dehydration.

Make Drinking Water a Habit for Life

You should drink water all day long. Don't drink too much water at once or too quickly, because it won't do your body much good. You may need to go to the bathroom more often for the first few days because your body isn't used to being so well hydrated and requires time to get used to it. You should also start to see a drop in weight and centimeters as your body's water stores become useless and slowly let go of their cargo.

TIP If your job doesn't have a water fridge or dispenser, bring a two-liter bottle with you every day. This will also help you keep track of how much water you drink.

Water is what keeps your body alive. Without it, you would literally dry up!

HOLDING WATER

Don't forget about water retention... The body will try to store more water for later use if you don't drink enough of it. Because the cells in the body enlarge with their valuable water stores, this will make the body hold onto water, which will make it look like you have "extra weight."

DO SOMETHING NOW

Pick your Source Carefully

Some liquids make it harder to stay hydrated.

TEA AND COFFEE

Caffeine is in coffee and regular teas, and it makes you pee more, which makes you lose water. Water will move through your body faster the more you drink.

DIET DRINKS

Instead of sugar, diet drinks use fake sweeteners. These sweeteners trick the brain into thinking that food (energy) is on the way to the stomach. But since sweeteners don't have any calories, no energy gets there, so the brain keeps sending hunger signals until food finally comes. So, those who consume diet sodas a lot tend to eat too much.

JUICES OF FRUIT

We usually think that fruit juices are excellent for us, but they are really just sugar water. When you eat fruit in its full, fiber- and nutrient-rich state, it is always far better for you. If you do consume fruit juice, mix it with water in a 50/50 ratio to lower the sugar level. Be careful with fruit cordials and squashes because they often have a lot of sugar or fake sweeteners in them. Check the labels.

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