Benefits of Drinking Water
Benefits of Drinking Water 2. Water is life. Therefore, in the same way that you do not miss your breakfast, lunch, and evening meal, you should also make sure that you are drinking adequate water in a day to ensure good health. Unfortunately, most people do not consider drinking water paramount for their health and only drink water when thirsty. Surprisingly, however, it is worth noting that thirst is a symptom of dehydration.
In other words, you should never wait until you feel thirsty to drink water. Although the recommended water consumption varies with weight, age, activity level, weather, and sex, it is always ideal to drink water every two hours. If you are struggling to drink more water, you should ensure that a glass of water accompanies every snack and meal you eat.
As an example, you should also carry a bottle of water to your job and any other place you go to enjoy the amazing health benefits of drinking water. Consequently, as a major component of your body, water offers so many health benefits.
This post highlights the top 20 health benefits of drinking water as frequently as possible on a daily basis. As a result it will be covered in 2 posts
11. Boosts your brain power
Benefits of Drinking Water 2. Generally, people tend to drink a cup of coffee when they are looking for a mental performance boost. However, what they do not understand is that taking a glass of water is more beneficial to your brain than taking a cup of coffee. In this case, with 73-percent of your brain made up of water, drinking water regularly helps you focus, think, concentrate, and stay alert.
Moreover, studies have shown that being dehydrated by just two-percent affects your performance in tasks that require psychomotor, attention, and immediate memory skills. In addition, dehydration negatively affects your brainpower by reducing your cognitive and motor skills, increase your sensitivity to pain, reduce your memory power and affect your mood.
12. Prevents headaches
Benefits of Drinking Water 2. Subsequently, dehydration causes headaches, and this is because of the influence of dehydration on brain function. In other words, water is an essential component in the functionality of your brain. In addition to boosting brainpower, drinking water also helps to prevent and relieve headaches caused by dehydration.
According to Medical News Today, dehydration headache occurs when your body loses essential fluids affecting brain functionality. So then, when dehydration occurs, the brain loses essential fluids resulting in a temporary shrink. The shrink causes the brain to pull away from the skull causing pain!
13. Prevents cramps and sprains
![Water acts as a natural lubricant for your joints and muscles making them less prone to sprains and injuries. By drinking water, it makes your muscles and joints more flexible](https://pensionerfitness.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sprain.jpg)
Benefits of Drinking Water 2. Dehydration is also associated with cramping and can lead to sprains. Water acts as a natural lubricant for your joints and muscles making them less prone to sprains and injuries. By drinking water, it makes your muscles and joints more flexible reducing the likeliness of experiencing sprains and injuries.
14. Regulates body temperature
![Water is essential in regulating your body temperature. When it gets hot, your body uses sweat to cool down.](https://pensionerfitness.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/temperature-measurement-1-929x1024.jpg)
Benefits of Drinking Water 2. Water is essential in regulating your body temperature. When it gets hot, your body uses sweat to cool down. Drinking water replenishes the lost fluid through sweat ensuring that you are comfortable in a hot environment.
15. Prevents bad breath
![in addition to the kind of food you eat, bad breath is usually a sign of depriving yourself of enough drinking water.](https://pensionerfitness.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/bad-Breath.jpeg)
Benefits of Drinking Water 2. Surprisingly, and something that most people don’t know is that in addition to the kind of food you eat, bad breath is usually a sign of depriving yourself of enough drinking water. Drinking water frequently and after eating significantly aids in washing away oral bacteria and leftover food particles that cause bad breath.
16. Good for your heart
Benefits of Drinking Water 2. Drinking a sufficient amount of water helps to maintain the proper viscosity of blood and plasma as well as the distribution of fibrinogen thereby ensuring good heart health.
17. Ensures efficient transportation of minerals and nutrients throughout the body
![Benefits of Drinking Water 2. Without water, it would be impossible for nutrients and minerals to reach all your cells. The minerals and nutrients dissolve in the water making it possible for them to reach all your body parts.](https://pensionerfitness.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Circulation.jpeg)
Benefits of Drinking Water 2. Without water, it would be impossible for nutrients and minerals to reach all your cells. The minerals and nutrients dissolve in the water making it possible for them to reach all your body parts.
18. It aids in forming saliva and mucus that keeps your eyes, nose, and mouth moist
![Water is a major component of human saliva and mucus. Saliva and mucus play very vital roles in the body by keeping the mouth, eyes, and nose moist thus preventing friction and cell damage.](https://pensionerfitness.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/S-aliva-1024x538.png)
Benefits of Drinking Water 2. Water is a major component of human saliva and mucus. Saliva and mucus play very vital roles in the body by keeping the mouth, eyes, and nose moist thus preventing friction and cell damage. If one gets constantly dehydrated, it can make the body incapable of producing enough saliva and mucus, which can result in cell damage and friction in the eyes, nose, and mouth. Dry mouth and itchy eyes, for instance, can be exacerbated by the lack of drinking adequate water on a daily basis.
19. Helps fight sickness
Benefits of Drinking Water 2. Drinking adequate water can help fight off major diseases because water helps in keeping various body nutrients and minerals in balance. If you are drinking enough water daily, you are hence less likely to suffer discomforts and illnesses such as constipation, migraines, urinary tract infection, kidney stones, exercise-induced asthma, hypertension, and even diabetes.
20. Improves oxygen circulation
Benefits of Drinking Water 2. To improve the circulation of oxygen in your body, you should always drink water throughout the day. Water as an essential component of your blood and helps to transport oxygen to every part of the body. As such, it ensures one is happy, energized, and in good health as oxygen aids in oxidation and metabolism.
Furthermore, if some parts of your body such as the brain, nerves, or body cells fail to get adequate oxygen, it can lead to serious illnesses or even death.
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In Conclusion
Make sure that you are drinking adequate water in a day to ensure good health. Because dehydration is extremely dangerous to the health of older adults. Here humans can survive without food for long periods, but without fluids they are affected very quickly, and the entire bodily function starts to suffer, and if not treated properly is life threatening.
Important Note *
Remember that everyone is different, it is ultimately YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to find what your body responds to. So please do your due diligence before trying anything new, including getting Medical Advice to ensure your safety and peace of mind.
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