Why would you drink water?
Here are several reasons why you should drink 8 - 10 glasses of water every day.
Brain Health – Increase Water Intake
Given
that your brain is about 80% water, the first rule of brain
nutrition is adequate water to hydrate your brain. Even slight
dehydration can raise stress hormones which can damage your brain
over time. In winter people don’t tend to feel the effects of
dehydration so easily and hence should be conscious that they still
need plenty of good water for optimal health.
Get well sooner.
Have you ever been told
to "drink plenty of fluids" when you're sick? It's true. Water
can help control a fever and it replaces lost fluids, helping you
get better more quickly.
Stay alert and energetic.
Do you feel
tired and grumpy? Drink more water!
You lose 5 - 10 cups of fluid a day through sweating,
breathing out and going to the toilet. And if you become
dehydrated you can get headaches, lose energy and be in a bad
mood.
Flush toxins from your body.
Water flushes
toxins (impurities) out of your system - which makes life
easier for your kidneys and liver.
Have more fun playing or exercising.
Water
helps protect your joints and muscles. Drinking water before,
during and after exercise can also help reduce muscle cramping and
tiredness.
Control your weight.
Water helps your body
digest food and gives you the energy you need for
exercise. Sometimes if you are thirsty you think you are
hungry - so you eat more than your body really needs.
Stay healthy.
Water keeps your body
working and helps prevent some infections and illness.
Keep your skin healthy.
Drinking water
moisturizes your skin from the inside out. Water helps keep your
skin supple and helps prevent dryness.
Reduce your risk of a heart
attack.
Research has shown that people who drink more
than five glasses of water a day were less likely to die from a
heart attack or heart disease than those who drank fewer than two
glasses a day.
Look after your teeth.
Drinking water is
better for your teeth than drinks with sugar in them - which means
fewer trips to the dentist.
Stay cool.
Perspiration (or sweat) is your
body's way of controlling temperature. And to sweat, you need
plenty of water.
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