Our bodies need water to survive, because they need for virtually every function, but we lose water throughout the day via urination, waste elimination, sweating and other bodily functions. Although the human body consists mostly of water, around 70%, it cannot store water, which is why we need to drink water regularly.
The water in our bodies is spread around it in the following constant percentages:
- Human bones contain 31% water;
- Kidneys contain around 79% water;
- Muscles are 79% water;
- Our heart is around 73% water;
- The human brain is 85% water; and
- The skin is 64% water.
Water is crucial to the optimal functioning of the body as a whole, so not drinking sufficient water on a regular basis could result in dehydration, effectively crippling it.
How much water you need to drink on any given day depends on various things, including your general health, gender, age, geographical area, weather and amount of physical exercise.
Dehydration causes many debilitating conditions, most of which we are generally unaware are caused by a lack of water in the body:
- Allergies: When the body becomes dehydrated, it causes the airways to become restricted, which causes your body to produce more histamine, which can result in allergies and could cause asthma too;
- Blood Pressure: Your blood is around 92% water, which keeps it at the perfect viscosity to flow easily through the body, but when you get dehydrated your blood thickens and struggles to move through your veins and arteries; this results in elevated blood pressure and causes your heart to work harder to pump it, placing enormous strain on it.
- Digestion: Drinking sufficient water provides your body with sufficient alkaline minerals such as magnesium and calcium, without which can cause digestive problems including gastritis and acid reflux.
- Colon: When your body perceives that it has a water shortage, it will draw water from all over, including the colon, for critical body functions; this will result in hard stools and cause waste matter to move more slowly, causing constipation.
Dehydration can also lead to an accumulation of acid waste and toxin, affecting your bladder and kidneys; dry out the cartilage in you joints making them painful and stiff, and much more, including making the largest organ, your skin, age prematurely.
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