Why Is Hydration So Important

Everyone hears that they should drinks lots of water, right? However, not many people know exactly why. Why should we keep hydrated and what short-term and long-term benefits will we receive from a healthy intake? First off, think about the amount of water in our bodies, it’s about 75% percent of body matter and around 50% in children. We use this for the many actions that our bodies do utilizing water: salivation, perspiration, regulated body temperature, digestion, crying etc. All of these are necessary processes to survive and require that our body maintains a certain intake daily. Beyond simple necessity, there are many consequences to a lake of healthy water consumption.

Have you ever walked around on a hot day and noticed yourself becoming incredibly dizzy and potentially faint? Well, that’s your body yearning for water. Dehydration leads to fatigue which would be exceptionally faster also in high temperatures. A very noticeable benefit is clear skin. It’s simple: your skin dries up without water. No one wants to wrinkle faster. Drinking healthy doses of water replenishes your skin and can make you look your most youthful. No complaints on glowing skin!

Want to drop some unwanted pounds? In comparison to drinking any other beverage, water is calorie, sugar, and fat free! Other beverages may have boosters to aid in weight loss, however, they also contain unnecessary added sugars that counteract losing some pounds. Many beverages like soda, tea and coffee actually dehydrate you. Water will help with slimming you down and boost that metabolism with a balanced diet and exercise. Speaking of exercise…water helps muscle building too! Your muscles need more fuel especially for the healing process after weight lifting. Water is that fuel. Additionally, we need to drink more water as we work out to replace the water that is lost while sweating out our toxins. We not only remove nasty toxins while sweating, but also through digestion. Water helps flush out all poisonous toxins from our kidneys and stool from our colon. Therefore, no kidney stones, headaches or constipation. Physical factors are important, but water also impacts us emotionally. It is proven that water improves your mood. Given that proper water consumption assists with removing toxins from your body, reduces fatigue, slims us down….how could anyone not be naturally happier!?

Make sure you drink 2 liters a day (that is 8 ounce glasses). To help increase your water intake, eat lots of foods that contain water like soup and fruits and vegetables. Also, if you want to add some flavor to a tall glass, add some fruit for a fresh taste. After all is said and done…cheers (with a glass of water!)

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