As you read these words, your body is losing water. We may not be aware of it, but every second we use up water through perspiration as a means to regulate our bodies. And that is the case no matter how good you think you smell!
So water is pretty vital to our existence, and to get the full health benefits of drinking water, we should be drinking it regularly as we use it up even when we aren’t moving. Once we feed our bodies with enough of the right type of water, those health benefits can be pretty astounding.
First of all, even though nearly every beverage is made up of mostly H2O, I really do mean just ‘water’ when proposing how you can get the health benefits of drinking water regularly and in high enough quantities. And I don’t mean pure water either (also known as ‘zero water’), which is distilled water that can be acidic on the pH scale.
No, to get the full health benefits of drinking water you should be drinking water that is alkaline, and when possible, antioxidant, too. You need the alkalinity in water to reduce the acidity of your body (which is not a good thing) and the antioxidants to lower another constant process in our body: oxidation. Too much oxidative stress in our cells can lead to serious diseases.
You can get water that is both alkaline and antioxidant from natural springs/glacial streams or from a water ionizer machine only. Drink the best water regularly, and the effects on your health will really start to sing. With that told, let’s look at the main health benefits.
Obesity is one of the main causes of death in the Western world, so it’s great news that humble drinking water (especially the best drinking water, see above!) can help alleviate the problems of carrying too many pounds.
A lot of people eat when in fact their body is telling them they are thirsty. Drinking water instead of eating food will naturally lead to smaller calorie intake, and also means easier to break-down fat cells.
Many beauty experts claim that drinking lots of water is good for your complexion and they are right; water naturally makes the skin more moist and supple, which equals less wrinkles. Another effect of water on this organ is that it helps flush toxins out of the body and that includes toxins in our skin that can lead to spots and acne.
Headaches are a bane for all of us at some point, and obviously severe ones, like migraines, can be very debilitating to the sufferer. It’s lucky then that simple drinking water can alleviate the symptoms as they are often triggered by a dehydrated body.
Believe it or not, the human brain is made-up of around 85%, so you need to keep it hydrated with the stuff so that you function efficiently. More water improves your brains’ energy levels and this has a particularly good effect on your math skills.
Much like the brain, the human heart needs lots of water to keep it functioning efficiently. Pumping all that blood around the body every second of every day is hard work, and the heart’s task is made harder if it has to pump thick, dehydrated blood around.
So it has been estimated that drinking 5 glasses of water a day can cut the risk of heart attacks by 42% compared to people who only drink two glasses.
So what are you waiting for? Get some of the good stuff inside of you, at least eight glasses a day! And remember, to get the full health benefits of drinking water, alkaline antioxidant water is the way to go.
To your health,
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