Why You Need Water in Your Life [Infographics]

What Does Water Do For You?  Infographic from USGS

The human body is composed of approximately 55% to 65% water.

This varies depending on age, sex, and the amount of fatty tissue vs. lean muscle mass you have.

Babies and kids have more water than adults.

Men tend to have more water than women.

Individuals with a higher percentage of lean body mass have more water than those with more fatty tissue.

It is estimated that the human body needs approximately two quarts of fresh water per day.

The actual amount needed again depends on various factors - including age, weight, health status, activity level, and the climate where you live.  Thus, for example, a very active adult living in the desert will require significantly more water than a sedentary adult living in a cool climate.

• Do You Need 8 Glasses of Water a Day?

Water is critical to human survival

• Water is the major component of most body parts.  
• Water forms saliva in the mouth, where digestion starts and then helps to convert food into compounds and components needed for survival.  
• Water is needed by the brain to make neurotransmitters and hormones.  
• Water helps to regulate body temperature through respiration and sweating.  
• Water detoxifies the body by flushing out body waste - primarily through urine but also through perspiration.  
• Water helps deliver oxygen to cells all over the body.

Chronic dehydration

Why You Need Water in Your Life
Infographic - HealthWorks.my

It is estimated that approximately 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.  Chronic dehydration is implicated in many chronic diseases and illnesses and can present in a wide variety of symptoms including fatigue (loss of or low energy), constipation, high or low blood pressure, eczema and other skin conditions and pain (thought to result from the build up of toxins).


Dehydration, weight gain, obesity and weight loss

Why Dehydration Makes You Fat and Sick

It is estimated that about 37% of people mistake thirst for hunger, causing them to eat when they are not hungry and taking in extra calories.

Dehydration also puts the body into a state of drought, creating a strong stress response, and cutting down the energy supply to the brain, organs and body tissues.  In this state of stress, the body responds by mobilizing stress hormones, such as cortisol.  The connection between high circulating cortisol, weight gain and impeded weight loss efforts has been shown in many scientific studies.  This is why weight loss and wellness experts always advise people to drink adequate amounts of water - not only for general health but also to lose or maintain body weight.

These two infographics illustrate some of the key functions of water and show why its so essential to follow a daily regimen of adequate water intake.  For more information, visit:

What Does Water Do For You?  The Water in You - The USGS Water Science School
Why You Need Water in Your Life - HealthWorks.my

Water: Nature's Cure-All? [Infographic]

Water:  Nature's Cure-All?  Health Benefits of Drinking
Water - Infographic from Master-of-Health-Administration.com

Water:  Essential to Good Health

In the health and wellness community, is generally well known and widely accepted that drinking adequate amounts of pure, clean water is essential to life and to good health.

Physicians and other healthcare professionals will often recommend to a sick patient to drink more water.  Fitness experts, personal trainers, and health and beauty experts always recommend to their clients to stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water.

See:  Why Dehydration Makes You Fat and Sick


Health Benefits of Drinking Water

Pure, clean "living" water is thought to have many health benefits including facilitating kidney function, aiding proper digestion of food and absorption of nutrients, decreasing muscle and joint inflammation, improving circulation, naturally detoxifying the body, moisturizing skin, and promoting weight loss and a healthy body weight.

Infographic

This infographic entitled "Water: Nature's Cure-All?" illustrates how we are mostly water and what percentage of water is in our blood, brain, heart, lungs, skin, muscles, kidneys and bones; how water works as nature's wonder drug; water and other beverage drinking habits of Americans and U.S. households; and suggestions on what to add to water to make it taste better.

To learn more about the benefits of drinking water (as well as the dangers of dehydration) and what kind of water to drink:

How Drinking More Spring or Filtered Water Can Improve Every Facet of Your Health (Mercola.com)

Water, Energy, and the Perils of Dehydration (GreenMedInfo)

Infographic source and to see a large version of the infographic, visit:  Master of Health Administration - Water: Nature's Cure-All?

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Water: Do You Need 8 Glasses a Day [Infographic]

Water:  Do You Need 8 Glasses a Day?
Infographic from ClevelandClinic.org/HealthHub

Daily Water Intake & Chronic Dehydration

We know that adequate daily intake of clean, good quality water is essential to good health and is almost always recommended by nearly every weight loss diet plan and every detox or cleanse program.

According to Dr. F. Batmanghelidj, unintentional chronic dehydration contributes to and even produces pain, many degenerative diseases and mental health conditions including depression, cancer, weight gain and obesity.  Dr. B maintains that many of these diseases and conditions could be prevented and even treated by increasing water intake on a regular, daily basis.

For a more thorough explanation of Dr. Batmanghelidj's work, read
Obesity Cancer & Depression: Their Common Cause & Natural Cure or one of his other books.

How Much is Enough?

So, just how much water should we drink?  Is 8 glasses a day too little, too much or just right?

It turns out that the 8 glasses per day recommendation is just a guideline.  In fact, each person's water intake requirements is different and depends on several factors as illustrated in this infographic. Factors influencing a person's individual water requirement include his or her size (weight), activity level, metabolism, geographical location, diet and general state of health.

Dr. B gives some guidelines on how much water to drink and the most beneficial times to drink it.  He also warns that if you are thirsty, your cells are already dehydrated.  He advises monitoring the amount and color of urine as a guide to whether or not you are taking in enough water and being aware of other symptoms of dehydration - including decreased coordination, fatigue, muscle cramps and headaches.

To stay properly hydrated, this infographic also offers some excellent tips.

Related:

Why Dehydration Makes You Fat and Sick
Why You Need Water in Your Life
Amazing Water Remedies
15 Health Benefits of Lemon Water

Infographic Source:
ClevelandClinic.org - HealthHub