Prevention of disease, deficiency and headaches relating to water intake

   Have all of you heard of water? If you haven't well then I don't know where you've been all your life. Water is essential to all of us! Water flows in our rives, water comes from the rain, from the heavens! Water flows out of our faucets, we cook with water and we bathe with water, and most importantly, we drink it! Without water it would be hard to survive. It doesn't matter who you are. Water carries minerals in it and vitamins if the water is enhanced with vitamins of course. Minerals are natural though.

   With out water we can become all the way to severely dehydrated, we develop more headaches than usual, our blood will thicken up and our body will contain less oxygen in it period. I know there are people who dislike water and refuse to drink much of it and then there are people who swear by water, even the dieters out there.

  Yeah we all get stressed and depressed/anxious which can bring on a headache but it's mostly from not drinking enough water. There's been a long time saying that 8 glasses of water a day is good but it's sort of a myth. Why? Well because not everyone needs 8 glasses. Some may need more or less, it depends if you're an athlete or any kind of athletic person who exercises, a hard laborer or a person who doesn't do much and works in an office. It all depends and you have to read your body-go by what your body tells you.

   Some deficiency symptoms include: severe dry mouth, or it could be because of breathing with your mouth frequently, your throat is big time dry, that's not a good, your eyes are sunk in, skin is dry, you get sever headaches daily, or you're muscles and different body parts are going numb or all of your body parts. When you're severely dehydrated, you'll know it! You experience flu like symptoms, headaches, weakness, numbness, it's all bad! I've been there before I know how it feels!

Here are 10 real good common reasons why we should drink water more that I found: First of all, More than two-thirds of your body weight is water. Without adequate water your body's biochemical and electrical processes begin to break down. The list of reasons your body needs water is as plentiful as the functions in your body, so due to space limitations. 

1. Your blood is over 80 percent water and needs water to make healthy new blood cells.

2. Your bones are over 50 percent water and, you guessed it, need water to make healthy new bone cells.

3. Drinking more water actually helps lessen pain in your body by getting your lymphatic system moving. The lymphatic system is a network of nodes, tubes, vessels, and fluid that move waste out of your tissues. It requires water to function properly.

4. Water helps to eliminate wastes and toxins from your body through the lymphatic system, kidneys, and intestines.

5. Water lubricates your joints and helps reduce joint pain and protect against wear and tear.

6. Water regulates your metabolism so if you're overweight chances are you may need more water.

7. Water balances body temperature.

8. Water helps to ensure adequate electrical functioning so your brain and nervous system function properly. Your brain and nervous system send out electrical signals to function properly. Researchers estimate that your brain gives off about the same amount of electricity as a 60 watt light bulb. So, there's some truth to the image of a light bulb going on when someone has a good idea.

9. Water alleviates dehydration (and I've already mentioned that most people are chronically dehydrated).

10. Every cell and organ in your body requires adequate water to function properly.

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/surprising-reasons-drinkmore-water.html, Wed April 28, 2010