Saturday, April 19, 2008

Healthy Living: Water is a Nutrient!

Water is vital to our health. It’s easy to underestimate the importance of water in our lives. Without sufficient water, of course we would all surely die. The best medicine is clean water, says World Health Organization (W.H.O). For your good health, drinking water is inevitable.

Hydration has to be a daily mindset, so build it into your routine to ensure you are always hydrated.

Water helps to distribute nutrients and remove waste products from your body. Despite its importance, most adults don’t drink enough water on a daily basis. Each person has their own needed level of daily intake of water. This mainly depends on their health condition, and what level of activity they are involved in.

It has been determined that we need a minimum of 8 glasses of water per day. Some of us have higher fluid needs than others. The taller we are and the more we weigh the more fluids we need. More exercise that sweats heavily requires more water.

If you are taking medication, our kidneys will work better with extra water. Some medications may require more water than usual. Not only by drinking actual water, the other source of water comes from the food we eat. Like vegetables, fruits.

The human body has little reserves to store water, making it even more important to replenish your bodily supply each and every day. Our body loses almost three quarts of water every day.

A time may come during the course of your life when you may drink less. The changes in your appetite and fluid intake may be related to your general weakness and slowing metabolism. Some illnesses are associated with swallowing difficulties or nausea and vomiting. It is important to talk to your doctor about this because maintaining sufficient water in your body is vital.





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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Water give us a lot of benefits. Mostly athlete drink water or some times supplement water because just like the water that we drink it also provide us the nutrients that we need. Thanks for this very imformative blog and I wish to read more of your work.