Water! Water! Water! It is the most important and essential element for the body. A person can survive many days, even weeks, without food; but without water probably will die in just a few days. Our body needs water to perform its basic functions. If you drink enough water, your body will benefit tremendously! We’ve previously written about why you should drink lemon water every morning– but now we are highlighting why you should keep drinking water all day! Keeping hydrated at all times and your body will payoff with this top 10 amazing benefits:
- Detoxify the body: Body fluids transport waste products in and out of cells. The main toxin in the body is blood urea nitrogen, a water-soluble waste that is able to pass through the kidneys to be excreted in the urine. The kidneys clean the body getting rid of toxins but only as long as you are drinking water adequately.
- Improve Digestion: Adequate hydration keeps things flowing along your gastrointestinal tract and prevents constipation. When you don’t get enough fluid, the colon absorbs more water from stools to maintain hydration which results in constipation.
- Better transportation of nutrients: Blood is about 92% water and it carries nutrients and oxygen throughout the body. As such a major component of the blood, water helps move nutrients and other compounds such as glucose, water-soluble vitamins, minerals, other nutrients (and any medications taken) throughout the body, allowing it to optimize its performance.
- Maintain body temperature: An ample amount of water in the body also helps regulate body temperature. The thermal properties of water and its ability to release heat from the body when sweat evaporates from the surface of the skin greatly helps maintain an even body temperature. A well-regulated body temperature also will make you feel more energetic when exercising.
- Control Calories: Replacing high-calorie sweet drinks with a glass or bottle of water can definitely help you control ingesting those useless extra calories. Also, try drinking a glass of water before every meal. It will make you feel fuller sooner so you will eat less, or it will just make you not go for a second plate. In a clinical trial, scientists found that drinking two eight-ounce glasses of water prior to meals can help suppress appetite and hence support your weight loss efforts. When you drink water, it fills your stomach and reduces the tendency to eat more.
- Lose weight: Water helps increase the rate at which the body burns fat, and promotes the breakdown and elimination of fat cells. Our own founder, Samir Becic, ALWAYS tells people that his number 1 tip for getting healthier is to drink more water!
- Reduce Fatigue and Energize Muscles: Water helps keep your joints and muscles lubricated, thus preventing cramps and sprains. Muscle cells need an appropriate balance of fluids to work. If they are not well hydrated, muscle fatigue can occur. Fatigue happens when cells do not work well. Plenty of water is required when exercising because of the loss of water in sweat. You need to replace all the water lost to maintain the body fluid’s balance. Performance can suffer if you are dehydrated because inadequate consumption of water makes the body function less efficiently.
- Glowing Skin and clears acne: The water in the skin acts as a protective barrier preventing the body from excess fluid loss. So not enough water leads to dehydration, which can make your skin look dry and wrinkled. Water keeps the body well hydrated and improves capillary blood flow, which promotes healthier and younger-looking skin. Water helps replenish skin tissues, moisturizes skin, and increases the elasticity in your skin. When the body gets enough water, your skin will feel moisturized and it will look fresh, soft, glowing, and smooth. Also, water helps prevent and treat soft lines, scars, acne, wrinkles, and other aging symptoms.
- Improve mood and relieves headaches: When you are dehydrated your head feels it at first, you get a headache. Dehydration can negatively affect your mood and ability to think.
- Fights bad breath: Drinking water will help keep odor under control because it helps wash away food particles and bacteria, the primary cause of bad breath.
