Is water really that good for you?!
Is water really that good for you?
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“I’m dying of thirst!”
Well. We just might. It sounds so simple. H20. Two parts hydrogen, one part oxygen. But this element, better known as water, is the most essential, next to air, to our survival. Water truly is everywhere, still most take it for granted.
Water makes up more than two thirds of the weight of the human body, and without it, humans would die in a few days. The human brain is made up of 95% water, blood is 82% and lungs 90%. A mere 2% drop in our body’s water supply can trigger signs of dehydration: fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on smaller print, such as a computer screen. (Are you having trouble reading this? Drink up!) Mild dehydration is also one of the most common causes of daytime fatigue. An estimated seventy-five percent of Americans have mild, chronic dehydration. Pretty scary statistic for a developed country, where water is readily available through the tap or bottle.
Water is important to the mechanics of the human body. The body cannot work without it, just as a car cannot run without gas and oil. In fact, all the cell and organ functions made up in our entire anatomy and physiology depend on water for their functioning.
Water serves as a lubricant
Water forms the base for saliva
Water forms the fluids that surround the joints.
Water regulates the body temperature, as the cooling and heating is distributed through perspiration.
Water helps to alleviate constipation by moving food through the intestinal tract and thereby eliminating waste- the best detox agent.
Regulates metabolism
In addition to the daily maintainence of our bodies, water also plays a key role in the prevention of disease. Drinking eight glasses of water daily can decrease the risk of colon cancer by 45%, bladder cancer by 50% and it can potentially even reduce the risk of breast cancer. And those are just a few examples! As you follow other links on our website, you can read more in depth about how water can aid in the prevention and cure of many types of diseases, ailments and disorders that affect the many systems of our bodies.
And you know what the best news about drinking water for health benefits is? It's virtually free! You can drink over 4,000 glasses of tap water for the price of a six-pack of your favorite cola.
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YES!!! We are made up of about 70% water, so yes! It hydrates our organs and makes our skin look good.
Yes, you should drink at least a liter a day.
8 glasses a day is good for your skin, keeps you feeling full too so it's great if you want to lose weight.
its not so much that its good for you - its more that its an essential part of you. Your body is 2/3rds water.
yes, it's natural detox - it gets rid of all of the impurities in your body and it keeps you hydrated - you body is a large percentage of water and it needs to stay that way.
You can't live without it. Literally.
Absolutely. Every living thing needs water to survive. It keeps us hydrated, which sounds like something very small, but actually is the most important thing to our (biological) survival. Besides being our lifesource, the benefits of drinking lots of water are numerous: it keeps your skin clear (try it with a squeeze of fresh lemon!), it flushes out all the bad stuff from your system, it "tastes" like nothing and costs no calories/fat/etc, among other things.
There is debate over just how much water you should consume in one day. Doctors have usually said that eight 8-oz glasses were the ideal, but now it's more along the lines of, "drink when you're thirsty." I've found that the more I drink in one day, the less hungry I am and the better I function mentally and physically. It really is a "miracle" drink.
yes but overdrinking it will killl you.. not long ago there was a woman whom died of drinknig to much water.. i didnt believe it but it was on the news.. it was a contest from a radio station and she did win.. but at a huge expensie. so keep healthy and drink water but do not over fo it!!
yessssssssss water is very good for us .we cant live widout water.
yes but if you drink to much and have to pee it could poison you because you could hold it in to long. but yes it is good 4 u
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So what do you get when you remove the water from a Plum?? ........................ yep.......... I don't want want to be a dried up Prune either............ drink your water........its good for you :-)
Too much water can kill you.. Remember wee for wii??? That poor woman died because she drank too much water.
Water is good for you in moderation it is suggested that you drink 8 glasses a day
well theres nothing in water, so its not bad either
Yes it is .. we can't live with out water but we sure can live if we don't eat anything for a week or so but we do need the water (water helps us to have better skin and it also helps us lose some weight as well so its good to drink at least 8 cups of water a day