You can live for quite a few days or even weeks without food, but can you live without having any water for long periods of time? The short and simple answer is, NO! in a matter of days, you will start experiencing problems like body aches, cramps, dry throat etc. This will be followed by drowsiness, extremely tiredness and you passing out. Chances are you won't really wake up after that. YES! I know I am being a bit extreme but we need to know how important water is to us. Fitness experts say, if you start feeling hungry, you are already an hour late in taking a drink of water.
Here is a quick summary of the Top 10 benefits of drinking water.
- Water actually helps you into flushing out lots and lots of things that aren't really very good for your body. This includes toxins and by-products of food breakdown, especially FAT.
- Try not drinking water for 6 hours, you will start feeling a bit of head ache and back ache. You will also feel lethargic and lazy. This is due to dehydration and water help you re-hydrate your body.
- Drinking water reduces hunger. It is a very effective appetite suppressant so you won't feel very hungry. That is why fitness experts always suggest that you drink a glass of water before having a meal. It helps you avoid over eating.
- Go ask any woman who has amazing skin what she does for her skin. She will give you three answers - I wash myself regularly, I moisturize my skin and I drink A LOT of water. So basically, drinking water makes your skin look young and fresh.
- Water helps you think better as most of your brain is water (about 90%).
- Drinking water regularly, keeps your body temperature under control. In cold weather, it helps you keep yourself warm (provided that you do not drink ice cold water) and in hot weather, it helps you avoid heat strokes.
- Drinking water raises your metabolism as it helps in digestion.
- Proper hydration helps keep your joints and muscles lubricated, so you are less likely get cramps and sprains. So if you are one of those people who are more or less always CRAMPED up. Consider drinking water.
- Water is fiber's best friend in helping our daily movements.
- Basically, after all that here is the best one. Drinking a sufficient amount of water helps you stay in a good mood. If you are in a fowl mood, go and get a sip of water, It will surely help.
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