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Your body needs six to eight glasses of water everyday. Take
note, though, that this amount is only enough for a normal day
when the weather is cool and you don't engage in a lot of
physical activity. Where the temperature and/or your level of
physical activity rises, you also have to increase your water
intake.
How important the water is?
 Some
nutritionists insist that 80% of the country is walking around
dehydrated. We drink too much coffee, tea, and sodas containing
caffeine, which prompts the body to lose water. More troubling
is that fact that when we are dehydrated, we don't know what to
drink.
You are naturally thirsty i.e. “dehydrated” in the morning . . .
help your body flush out the toxins it has been processing all
night and take advantage of this thirst to get a “leg up” on
your daily water requirements by drinking a glass of water first
thing.
If you're dehydrated, your blood is literally thicker, and your
body has to work much harder to cause it to circulate. As a
result, the brain becomes less active, it's hard to concentrate,
your body feels fatigued, and you just "poop out." Even
mild dehydration makes you more susceptible to viruses. For
someone with an immune system compromised from my battle with
terminal cancer, water is a powerful weapon in one's war on
colds and other illnesses. It was also found that water helps me
recover more quickly.What the water does to your body?
Some bottled water has things added to it. Sometimes they will
add sugar or other flavorings to it. If it doesn't taste like
pure water, there is something added to it. Sometimes the water
will come from a spring or a mountain river. Is this any better
for you? Not really. There might be some minerals in it that tap
water won't have. Simple water -- when it's pure and free of
contaminants -- is truly a "wonder drug." Without chemicals,
additives, or anything unnatural, a steady dose of 8 glasses of
water a day (ideally ½ your body weight in ounces of water)
will:
Improve Your Energy
Increase Your Mental and Physical Performance
Remove Toxins & Waste Products from your body
Keep Skin Healthy and Glowing
Help You Lose Weight
Reduce Headaches and Dizziness
Allow for proper Digestion
Help to keep you more Alkaline
Drinking Water is Heart-Healthy
The findings of a six-year study of more than 20,000 healthy men
and women aged 38-100 in the May 1, 2002 American Journal of
Epidemiology found that women who drank more than five glasses
of water a day were 41% less likely to die from a heart attack
during the study period than those who drank less than two
glasses. The protective effect of water was even greater in men
Drinking water help you lose weight.Water is a natural
appetite suppressant, so developing a good water drinking habit
can be a long-term aid in achieving and maintaining a healthy
weight. Doctor F. Batmanghelidj MD, author of "Your Body's Many
Cries For Water" says most times your “hunger” is your body
asking for water – not food.
It's also important to remember that when the body is
dehydrated, fat cells get "rubbery" and cannot be easily
metabolized. This means that it's harder to lose when you don't
drink your water.Who can benefit from a water regimen?
Everyone...including YOU
Water is especially important for pregnant women and nursing
mothers. For athletes and work-out fanatics, drinking water
reduces cardiovascular stress and improves performance. And,
since water reduces body temperature, it makes the whole
exercise process safer and more effective.
Water is also an important "healing tool" for people with a
history of kidney stones. Since water dissolves calcium in the
urine, downing at least 8 glasses daily reduces the risk of
stone formation. Drinking water is also valuable in preventing
urinary tract infections in both men and for women, flushing
impurities out of the system.
Even mild dehydration makes you more susceptible to viruses. For
someone like me, with an immune system compromised from my
battle with terminal cancer, water is a powerful weapon in my
war on colds and other illnesses. I've also found that water
helps me recover more quickly.
When your body is hydrated, drainage from allergies and colds
doesn't stick and collect in your throat and lungs, and your
cough is more "productive". Even cold sores that appear on the
lips are minimized by drinking water because those eruptions
tend to favor dry areas on the body.
The preferred drinking water.
The best water have been discovered for your health is ionized
alkaline water. The Jupiter water ionizers conveniently produce
gallons of alkaline water each day for cooking and drinking. You
get all the known benefits of pure water with the added
advantages of micro-clustered water for easier absorption and
antioxidant properties, plus, increased alkalinity and oxygen
availability . . . all of which facilitates constant, but
gentle, natural, healthy, detoxification of my body
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