I remember sitting in a classroom in 7th grade learning about how water was made up . All the atoms, molecules, oxygen and hydrogen facts. One thing I do not remember is my teacher mentioning how much I should drink to stay healthy and how very important it is too the body.
Our bodies can not survive without water. The blood pumping through our bodies is made up of mostly water. That is how nutrients are delivered to our vital organs. Our lungs, muscles and brain can not do without it. Our body temperature is supported by water.
You must consume water all day long. As the days go on water is depleted from your body. It uses it up. That is why we urinate and sweat. If you exercise or sweat more due to heat you need more water to rehydrate and make up for the loss.
Dehydration is what happens when we do not get enough water. Dehydration can have many symptoms. One is aches and pain in the muscles, joints and back. It causes headaches and constipation. Another clear sign is a darkening or odor in the urine.
Now that we understand that our bodies need water, we need to know how much we should be drinking. A good rule of thumb as to divide you body weight by 2, that is how many ounces you should be consuming.
All of the water does not have to come from straight water. Water can be found in 20% of the foods we eat. We can also count decaffeinated tea, Kool-Aid's and flavored water such as sport drinks and vitamin water.
Sometimes we are so busy that we tend to forget to get enough water through out our day. Our schedules are full enough without having to stop to drink and count our ounces. A good way to keep track is keep a log or keep an 8 ounce bottle with you at all times.
Want great skin, then do not forget to drink your daily allotment of water that your body needs to operate. Remember the signs of dehydration and heed that warning. Set a goal to drink all you can. - 15995
Our bodies can not survive without water. The blood pumping through our bodies is made up of mostly water. That is how nutrients are delivered to our vital organs. Our lungs, muscles and brain can not do without it. Our body temperature is supported by water.
You must consume water all day long. As the days go on water is depleted from your body. It uses it up. That is why we urinate and sweat. If you exercise or sweat more due to heat you need more water to rehydrate and make up for the loss.
Dehydration is what happens when we do not get enough water. Dehydration can have many symptoms. One is aches and pain in the muscles, joints and back. It causes headaches and constipation. Another clear sign is a darkening or odor in the urine.
Now that we understand that our bodies need water, we need to know how much we should be drinking. A good rule of thumb as to divide you body weight by 2, that is how many ounces you should be consuming.
All of the water does not have to come from straight water. Water can be found in 20% of the foods we eat. We can also count decaffeinated tea, Kool-Aid's and flavored water such as sport drinks and vitamin water.
Sometimes we are so busy that we tend to forget to get enough water through out our day. Our schedules are full enough without having to stop to drink and count our ounces. A good way to keep track is keep a log or keep an 8 ounce bottle with you at all times.
Want great skin, then do not forget to drink your daily allotment of water that your body needs to operate. Remember the signs of dehydration and heed that warning. Set a goal to drink all you can. - 15995
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