Benefits of Drinking Water
Like it or not Water is the essence of life and is needed by every cell in your body. Approximately 60%-70% of your body is made up of water. It is the main ingredient of all body fluids, blood including lymph, digestive juices, urine, tears and sweat.Knowing that it makes sense to understand that water is involved in almost every bodily function such as, circulation, digestion, absorption and the all important elimination of
wastes to the point where drinking enough water makes a huge impact to constipation with almost immediate effects, especially during pregnancy!
How much Water should I drink a day?
The amount you need varies from person to person depending on size, climate, diet and activity levels, but I would say its safer to have more than less!Dehydration causes stress on the body and that stress will cause even more dehydration so its better to keep everything bouyant and drink at least 2 litres of good naturally cleaned water each day. If you are a mad runner or athlete then you would need more than that but on average 4 pints or 2 litres of water per day is what the average person needs.
What type of Water is best?
I would recommend that you avoid tap water. Tap water has been known to be safe to drink but the cleaning process may not clear many environmental pollutants that can cause harm. If you are drinking tap water please use a home filter.I would say that bottled water is a much better option than tap water, but watch the sodium content level in these waters, you don't want that to be too high! There are of course more expensive options and such as Reverse osmosis, whole house filters and distilled water filters, these are investments worth every penny!
Do tea, coffee and flavoured water count?
In short NO! Although they are fluids they are not hydrating drinks, most of these are dehydrating and are causing more stress! The flavoured drinks are unfortunatley sweetened with artificial flavours and sugars that are again stressful and not hydrating! Stick to the real stuff... its worth it!
Is fizzy water ok?
Fizzy water contains carbon dioxide and as we know thats what the body needs to get rid of so why would you want to put it in? in that case, I certainly wouldn't recommend that carbonated water be the main water that you drink, occassinally it won't hurt you but too much may make you pop!Benefits of Drinking Water
Benefits of drinking water include increased Energy, more life vitality, Natural Weight Loss, Natural Detox, glowing and clearer skin, better digestion, better concentration, less painful menstruation, good regular bowel movements and more!If you are suffering from Constipation, Headaches, Menstrual Problems, Insomia, Spots, Acne and or Dry Itchy Skin you will find benefits from drinking more water, give it a go!