Water is the single most important nutrient we can utilize in our body.
Drinking the proper amount of water is critical for health, development and growth.
By constantly supplying the body with water, you hydrate every cell in your body, allowing them to function correctly.
This of course enables us to live a more productive and vital lifestyle.
Water provides us with so many different benefits, that to list them all would be a monumental task.
For this space, we will touch on a few of the most important uses of water.
Some of these uses are: 1.
Disease reduction 2.
Weight loss 3.
Muscle growth and sustenance 4.
Colon function Disease reduction is at the top of the benefits drinking an adequate amount of water provides.
As mentioned above, a healthy cell requires that water be available in abundance.
Many times diseased cells occur because of dehydration.
These cells multiply in number, and without the healing capabilities of the water, create havoc in the body.
Of course, disease then occurs.
From fighting diabetes to cancer, drinking the necessary water can keep the body in a stable and healthy condition.
Regarding weight loss, water is the most important ingredient to both losing weight and keeping the weight off.
In a "drought" situation as above, the kidneys can't function the way they should.
The poorly functioning kidneys then transfer some of their load to the liver.
Since one of the liver's primary function is to metabolize fat for energy purposes, this process is slowed way down.
Less fat metabolized, more fat retained, the weight goes up.
And since water is an appetite suppressor, the weight loss factor improves when you hydrate the body properly.
When it comes to both building and maintaining muscle growth, essential hydration is necessary.
Protein synthesis occurs at the optimum level when muscles are "watered" properly, and this synthesis spurs the growth factor.
Keeping the muscles in a hydrated condition will always yield better results for a healthier you.
The process of elimination through the colon will be severely hampered by insufficient water intake.
Since the most vital organs (the brain, kidneys, lungs, liver, and glands) grab water first, the lack of water in the body creates hard stools.
These stools are difficult for the body to pass efficiently, and begin a backing up process leading to constipation.
Chronic constipation leads to many bodily problems such as the reversal of motility.
When that occurs, pressure gets put on the stomach, and the contents can move to the esophagus.
In addition, this chronic constipation may lead to the colon lining getting damaged, which can lead to diverticulitis.
The above issues are but a few of the critical needs for proper hydration.
Water is needed for virtually everything associated with the body.
Set up a daily regimen to drink the appropriate amount of water.
You should drink between 8-12 glasses of water per day, and even more if you are in a hotter climate or working out regularly.
You really can't "overdose", and it will enable you to have a quality life.