Health Tip: Water Wellness
Posted by Jana Groscost Matthews | Filed under Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Tips
Did you know our bodies are on average 70% water? What you drink each day is vital to your body functioning well. Here are a few functions our body uses water for:
Water forms the fluids that surround the joints.
It is the base of saliva.
It regulates the body temperature by heating and cooling through perspiration.
It is a detox agent, helping move food through the intestinal tract.
It regulates metabolism.
It is necessary to brain function.
It helps with weight loss.
Since water is such a big component of our physical body, the quantity and quality of water are important. To determine your daily water consumption needs, take your body weight and divide by two. This is the recommended number of ounces you need to consume daily.
The quality of water depends on where you live. The tap water in most places is undrinkable. Pollutants have even been discovered in lakes, springs, and glaciers; areas considered to be pure and uncontaminated, yet, the proof is in the results from testing. Since most people don’t have the ability to test everything in their water there are a couple of simple alternatives to make sure the water you put in your body is as pure as possible. First, you can purchase bottled water, but there are a couple of downfalls to bottled water. The toxins emitted by the plastic bottles will contaminate the water inside, and secondly, some bottled water isn’t as pure as you might think.
The second way to purify your water is to purchase a water filter system that either attaches to your faucet or a pitcher to have on your counter. The purifiers are very efficient and easy to use. There are reverse osmosis filtration systems that can remove 90-99% of all contaminates.
For many people drinking 60-100 ounces of water a day may be difficult or, let’s face it, boring compared to the empty calories of soda and vitamin water. But, there are a few options that count towards your daily water intake, such as adding herbal tea (non-caffienated) to your water. Also, soup broths count as part of your daily water consumption. So add some chicken or veggie soup to your day.
One of the greatest gifts you can give yourself is drinking the necessary amounts of water your body needs. You’ll be rewarded with a body that functions more efficiently!
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