Why should I Drink WATER?
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So here is the WHY:
- The intestines use about 1/2 a glass of water per day to function. Feeling constipated? When the body gets too little water it siphons what it needs from internal sources. The colon is one primary source. The result? Constipation. Drink enough water, and normal bowel function usually returns.
- Breathing takes about 1 1/3 glasses of water per day.
- The lungs take about 2 glasses of water per day. That's right your lungs need moisture, without it, think dry desert, no breath and not a whole lot of life going on then!
- The skin uses about 2 glasses of water per day. Think of how exposed the largest organ in the human body is daily to the elements. With a simple pinch test on the back of the hand you can see if the skin (therefore you) needs more water. If the skin bounces back easily, it's fine, if it doesn't there is moisture lost. Moisture=Water. And don't get me started on all those cream products!!
- The kidneys use about 5 1/2 glasses of water every day. The kidneys essential function is removing waste products from the blood, producing urine and regulating the body's fluid levels.
- Under normal conditions, the body loses approximately 12 glasses of water per day. In the summer heat you can expect to lose more water through sweating (the body's way of regulating body temperature) even in the winter cold, one can become dehydrated!
