Garth Wilcox Each and every cell of our
body contains water. Water is what carries nutrients into the cell, and it
functions inside of the cell as a runny constituent. The body's components are
all retained in this solution, while water forces any waste and exudation from
the cells. Water is what controls your body temperature, adopting itself to the
release of water from the body or any other alterations in the body. There are
always four quarts of water flowing throughout the body in the bloodstream.
There is not a single cell
that doesn't contain water. Water, which functions inside of the cell as a
runny constituent, is what brings the
nutrients into the cell. This solution is what holds these bodily materials,
all while water forces any waste and exudation from the cells. Water not only
manages bodily temperature, but it also aligns with loss of water and any
differences that come up in the body.
Four quarts of water are
perpetually being passed through the bloodstream in the body. With an
overweight individual, on average, their body weight is just 55% water.
However, with the average person's body weight, they have approximately 70%
water flowing through their system. Insubstantial amounts of water consumption
can weigh down on your health.
Water – The Liquid of Life Without water, the average person
will die within 3 days. Shocking isn’t it!
Water is essential to prevent dehydration, not only in the
form of thirst, but on a much deeper cellular level. Water acts likes a
lubricant for all bodily functions and helps cleanse the body of waste products
and toxins.
This fantastic liquid of life also plumps out wrinkles!
The amount of water you need to drink each day will depend
on your lifestyle, the climate and your body weight. To calculate your average
daily need, divide your body weight in kilograms by 30.
This will give you how many liters’ you need to drink e.g.
If you weigh 60kg, you should be drinking 2 liters’ of water per day – more if
you exercise or live in a hot climate.
Remember, water is not fizzy drink, coffee, tea, cordial or
juice. Water is Water! Drinking a cup of coffee has a negative effect on your
fluid intake, as does tea, juice and fizzy, sugary drinks.
For example, if you drink 6 cups of water per day, plus 3
cups of coffee and 3 cups of fizzy drink – your fluid intake will be the
equivalent of drinking no water at all, so be careful not to undo all your good
work by drinking fluids that will dehydrate you.
If you are having difficulties committing to drinking water
try the following tips:
• Keep a glass of water on your desk at work, drink from it
regularly. As soon as it’s empty, fill it up and continue like this for the
whole day.
• Wear a watch with a timer and set the alarm for every
hour. Each hour drink 1 glass of water. During an 8 hour day, you will have
reached your goal of drinking 2 liters’. Stop drinking at 7pm to avoid being on
the toilet all night.
• Carry bottled water with you everywhere you go. When
you’re thirsty, drink your water first, before you reach for another type of
drink. (coffee, juice, soft drink etc)
Water – The Liquid of Life Without water, the average person
will die within 3 days. Shocking isn’t it!
Water is essential to prevent dehydration, not only in the
form of thirst, but on a much deeper cellular level. Water acts likes a
lubricant for all bodily functions and helps cleanse the body of waste products
and toxins.
This fantastic liquid of life also plumps out wrinkles!
The amount of water you need to drink each day will depend
on your lifestyle, the climate and your body weight. To calculate your average
daily need, divide your body weight in kilograms by 30.
This will give you how many liters’ you need to drink e.g.
If you weigh 60kg, you should be drinking 2 liters’ of water per day – more if
you exercise or live in a hot climate.
Remember, water is not fizzy drink, coffee, tea, cordial or
juice. Water is Water! Drinking a cup of coffee has a negative effect on your
fluid intake, as does tea, juice and fizzy, sugary drinks.
For example, if you drink 6 cups of water per day, plus 3
cups of coffee and 3 cups of fizzy drink – your fluid intake will be the
equivalent of drinking no water at all, so be careful not to undo all your good
work by drinking fluids that will dehydrate you.
If you are having difficulties committing to drinking water
try the following tips:
• Keep a glass of water on your desk at work, drink from it
regularly. As soon as it’s empty, fill it up and continue like this for the
whole day.
• Wear a watch with a timer and set the alarm for every
hour. Each hour drink 1 glass of water. During an 8 hour day, you will have
reached your goal of drinking 2 liters’. Stop drinking at 7pm to avoid being on
the toilet all night.
• Carry bottled water with you everywhere you go. When
you’re thirsty, drink your water first, before you reach for another type of
drink. (coffee, juice, soft drink etc)
Consequently, the human body responds by retaining more
sodium in the bloodstream in order to match up with the water levels as closely
as possible.
If this should go on for too long, the body's electrolyte
and fluid levels (including potassium, sodium, calcium, etc.) could badly fall
out of balance, which will bring about major health issues.
You should begin each day with one or two glasses of warm
water. Doing this will help to wake up your digestive track, flush it out and
prepare your body for the rest of your daily activities.
It also quite imperative that you get plenty of water
between meals and not during them.
You should not drink water at a meal, as it is not meant to
be washed down. Eat your food at a leisurely pace, so that your saliva is given
an ample amount of time to blend with the food in your mouth.
As you drink more fluids at a meal, the food will become
harder to process in the digestion phase since it needs to be fully absorbed.
There are a lot of people who mistakenly drink cold water at meal time.
When you drink water with a meal, it weakens your salivary
glands' ability to break down the food, and colder water heightens the risk of
damage to your stomach.
Alcohol, soft drinks, iced water and lemonade all inhibit
the digestion process until the body has passed on enough heat to the stomach,
so that it can recommence its ordinary functions.
Currently, it is additionally recognized that the enzymes
required for the digestion process are only capable of full function at the
regular body temperature.
The body's enzymes will lose their ability to operate
correctly if the body temperature becomes either overheated or too cool, thus
resulting in the inhibition of the digestion process.
Try drinking one glass of warm water from thirty minutes to
an hour prior to a meal in order to get optimal effects. This will enable you
to slake your thirst and ultimately have the water leave your stomach before
you engage in your next meal.
Next, wrap your day up by drinking one or two glasses of
water before going to bed.
Doing this will quench your everyday need for water - so that you are finally able to begin feeling healthier and more prepared for the days that lie ahead…