It is vital that you drink sufficient water at work, even if this is difficult due to where you work or the type of work that you do. Your body cannot function without water therefore not drinking water during the day will actually affect your ability to deliver of your best at work as well as your body itself.
Many individuals today work with electronic equipment which precludes them having a glass of water on their desk in case of an accidental spill, but this does not mean that you cannot drink water throughout the day, just that you need to organise your water intake around your work schedule.
Most companies have by now realised that drinking water throughout the day is vital to the health of their staff, and there are actually now rules in place that govern the supply and availability of water in the workplace.
Dr Caroline Edmonds, a psychologist at the University of East London, conducted research in to how water affects the human brain, and her research found that even mild dehydration at work could adversely affect mental performance by around 14%, making it more difficult for individuals to perform mental tasks.
The body cannot store water and loses water throughout the day, so it is important to drink water at work to avoid dehydration and so that toxins do not get a chance to build up in your body but are removed via urinating on a regular basis.
Drinking water regularly also ensures that your skin remains moisturised, improves your digestive system, significantly improves your ability to think, reason and calculate, refreshes you and increases your metabolic rate.
Drinking water regularly dilutes the concentration of cancer-causing agents in the urine, thereby reducing the likelihood of colon and bladder cancer. Studies conducted at the Loma Linda University in California have shown that drinking water throughout the day also means that the heart does not have to work overtime to pump fresh oxygenated blood to all the organs, which means less heart-attacks.
While the tap water in the UK is of a generally good standard, many individuals prefer not to drink it. If you are one of these individuals that do not like tap water, you might want to look into getting a watercooler. Living-Water offers a range of bottled water cooler filled with Living-Water spring water from the Wenlock range as well as mains water coolers that can be fitted with water filters.
