Did you know that water is absolutely essential to the regular and healthy functioning of every single cell and organ system in the human body?
As Americans we are health crazed, yet we rank 37th in the world in terms of our overall health by The World Health Organization. In fact, the New England Journal of Medicine said earlier this year, “Evidence that other countries perform better than the United States in ensuring the health of their populations is a sure prod to the reformist impulse. Comparisons also reveal that the United States is falling farther behind each year.” Is it because we just don’t have healthy eating habits as Americans? Or is there more to it?
When talking about our overall health and our body’s nutritional needs, we have to focus on exercise, food and water. Water, other than the fact that most of us should be drinking a lot more, never receives the same amount of attention as the other two factors. Why?
When you look at the facts, we should be hyper focused on not only drinking water, but making sure that we are drinking the right kind of water!
Water carries nutrients and oxygen to all cells in the body and facilitates all of the chemical processes that occur in the body. Water is absolutely essential to the regular functioning of every single cell and organ system in the human body.
Here are a few other facts:
- Lean muscle tissue has about 75% water by weight.
- Blood has almost 70% water
- Body fat is about 10% water
- Bones contain 22% water.
Your body’s skin also contains a large percentage of water. In total, the human body is anywhere from 55% to 78% water depending on body size. The brain itself contains approximately 80% water.
Water is vital to the mechanical functioning of the human body. We cannot work without it, just as an engine cannot run without gas and oil. In fact, all the cell and organ functions that make up our anatomy and physiology rely on water for their functioning.
- Water serves as a lubricant
- Water is the base for saliva
- Water creates the fluids that surround the joints.
- Water regulates the body temperature, as the cooling and heating is distributed through perspiration.
- Water helps to alleviate constipation by moving food through the intestinal tract and thereby eliminating waste-the best detox agent.
- Water regulates our metabolism
Water is an indisputable key component of our health, and a critical factor in whether or not we have the proper chemistry and nutrients needed in our bodies. Since this is the case, we should not only be looking at the health benefits of water much more seriously, but the quality of our water as well.
Bottled waters from Aquafina to Perrier have tested at pH levels in the 5.28 to 5.96 range. Tap water is usually regulated to be around 7.0. According the U.S. government, pH above 7.0 is Alkaline, pH below 7.0 is acidic. And there is a strong case for drinking water that is an even higher pH to counteract the tonnage of foods and beverages that we eat in our modern American diet which constantly add to the acidity in our bodies now more than ever.
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