What makes water so refreshing?!
Answers: This is just a question out of general curiosity, as I sit here drinking mine.. What makes water so refreshing, especially after you've been exercising?
The amount of "refreshment" you get from water depends on the water to salt ratio in your body (and by "salt" I mean electrolytes, not table salt). If your body has a high concentration of salt (in relation to water), then drinking water will give you a higher feeling of refreshment because it dilutes the salt, thus restoring the water to salt ratio.
Keep in mind that there's a difference between quenching a thirst and feeling refreshed. You feel thirsty because you're mouth and throat are the first things to dry out as you become dehyrdated. "Queching" a thirst is simply the process restoring the water your body loses over time. "Refreshing" is actually replenishing the water to salt ratio in your body so that they're in blanace.
For example: when you quench your thirst with water after exercising, you're hydrating your body with water, but at the same time, you're lowering the concentration of salt in your body by diluting it with water which causes you to feel "refreshed." But if you drink too much water after excercising, you can lower the salt concentration too much, thus feeling refreshed at first and then quickly feeling sick (weak, tired, nauseous). That's why drinking water with electrolytes is important when and after exercising.
But to be more specific - the REASON you feel refreshed is because when your body has achieved the salt to water ratio balance, your brain releases neurotransmitters (the "ahhh-that's-much-better" neurotransmitters) that tell you you can stop drinking now.
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lol! jk. uh. your made up of it maybe? ya i think thats it.
ur body is 70% water and after u sweat it feels good to drink it cuz ur body wants it so bad kinda liek sex
It has a completely neutral PH, so I guess its not too acidic or to alkaline.
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lemon. lol no, i like h2o.. it is refreshing... especially when really cold with lots of ice!! It hydrates you, makes u feel good inside =) Oh, and have you heard that bottled water is just tap water in a bottle?? I read an article on the news once about it.
The body is made up of a LOT of water. As the body processes the water, it does not get replaced very quickly. When you drink water, your body says, "Goodie!!!" So, start drinking 8 or more full glasses of water each day.
your body is made of like 70% of liquids
your body quenches thirst and thats why i think its refreshing
i prefer gatorade
it solves your thirst and tast goooood
itz like wen ur hot in the water is ice cold so u gotta just have