Friday, February 13, 2009

Water - The Free Investment For Our Long-Term Health! (1/9)

This series deals with the importance of water in terms of our health. Water is the basis of our body.

Visualize that:

- our lungs are more than 90% water
- our blood is 82% water
- our brain is 76% water
- our muscles are 75% water
- our skin is 70% water





Now imagine what would happen if we don't drink enough water every day?
Right! The organs are not able to function properly any more!

So, in order to comprehend this topic better, let's answer 9 important questions.

How does the body loose water?

On average everybody loses about 3- 4 liters (about 10-15 cups) of water a day because of sweat, urine, exhaled air and bowel movement. (We lose approximately 1-2 liters of water just from breathing!) This amount must be replaced by the water we drink and the food we eat.
Exercise and sweating can significantly increase the amount of water we lose each day by up to several liters.

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