Mon 18 Jul 2011

How Much Water Should You Drink A Day

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The question How Much Water Should You Drink A Day is something I hear a lot since the death of a U.S. Soldier caused by “over hydration” hit the news some time ago. And since discovering Real Water concentrate (sure beats the price of buying the stuff in bottles at Whole Foods and other big grocery stores) I feel like it is my duty to chime in on this subject to help others out. I have experience writing blogs so it How Much Water Should You Drink A Dayseemed the perfect way to get the word out about what I have found so far in my research. So that’s how this site came to be.

At this site you will find the answer to your question “how much water should you drink a day” (hint, it’s not a simple answer that is the same for everyone! It actually depends on a few things, one of them being your body weight AND also the TYPE of water you drink). Yeah there are actually different types of water (tap water being the worst by the way…).

You will also find out a lot more than you could possibly want to know about water if you spend a bit of time here. Sorry, when I get going on some interesting research, it’s hard to just stop… I tend to get really interested in the most simple things! Actually it’s not so simple I found, since there are several types water, each with special characteristics – like Real Water which, for example, is the most “hydrating” water there is technically. Then you have reverse osmosis water, distilled, ozonated, ionized etc…

For more info on Realwater you can check out the Facebook page by clicking here. Enjoy!

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Mon 18 Jul 2011

Drinking Water Makes You Lose Weight – Myth Or Fact

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Here is an interesting article I found for How Much Water Should You Drink A Day readers… So can you lose weight just by drinking more water? You be the judge! I’m just here to find the relevant info. Most people probably don’t know about this aspect of water and its impact on diet. I’m not sure how good of an education reference this is but it could be useful for those on a bodybuilding diet as well…

 

Can water make you lose weight? The fact is, water makes you lose weight by making your body work well. A common myth is that drinking excessive water will not make you lose weight because it only leads you to water retention, making you feel bloated and fat. This is just a silly myth.

As you might have known, our body is mainly made up of water (70% of our body is water). Hence, we must drink adequate water in order for our body to function properly. Water is one important factor in aiding your body to detox, clearing the waste and other toxins in our body.

Our body has two ways to detox itself, sweating and urinating. Sweating is usually caused when you are exercising, meaning trying to lose weight. Water will keep you hydrated for your exercise regimes and also to lubricate the joints for you to prevent soreness. That’s the reason it is always recommended to drink up before, during and after exercises. Whenever your body craves for a bite or junk snacks, one way to curb it is to drink water. Often, a while after your meal, you will start looking for some snacks. This may not be the fact that you are hungry because your meal is too small. Most of the time, you are actually more thirsty than hungry. So drink up some water every now and then to curb your hunger.

If you are thinking of having a soda to go along with your meal, or just plain trying to quench your thirst with coke, switch to drinking water instead. Water makes you lose weight as it contains no calories, unlike sugary substances like soda or coke which contains high calories.  Drinking cold water makes you lose weight too as your body needs energy to regulate the temperature of the water to make it almost the same as body temperature (37.5 degrees C).

Conclusion? Water makes you lose weight by helping your body to function properly. It is part of the lose weight process and is not a solution itself.

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Mon 18 Jul 2011

The water in you

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When I was trying to find the most relevant info for How Much Water Should You Drink A Day readers, I went to several places to find interesting things. Our daily water intake is related to so many things for the health of our bodies and used correctly will compliment a balanced diet including all important vegetables, salt and food intake and even a bodybuilding diet. Below is an article I found on a government site I think is useful in general. Check it out….

 

“Think of what you need to survive, really just survive. Food? Water? Air? Facebook? Naturally, I’m going to concentrate on water here. Water is of major importance to all living things; in some organisms, up to 90% of their body weight comes from water. Up to 60% of the human body is water, the brain is composed of 70% water, and the lungs are nearly 90% water. Lean muscle tissue contains about 75% water by weight, as is the brain; body fat contains 10% water and bone has 22% water. About 83% of our blood is water, which helps digest our food, transport waste, and control body temperature. Each day humans must replace 2.4 litres of water, some through drinking and the rest taken by the body from the foods eaten.

According to Dr. Jeffrey Utz, Neuroscience, pediatrics, Allegheny University, different people have different percentages of their bodies made up of water. Babies have the most, being born at about 78%. By one year of age, that amount drops to about 65%. In adult men, about 60% of their bodies are water. However, fat tissue does not have as much water as lean tissue. In adult women, fat makes up more of the body than men, so they have about 55% of their bodies made of water. Fat men also have less water (as a percentage) than thin men. Thus:

  • Babies and kids have more water (as a percentage) than adults.
  • Women have less water than men (as a percentage).
  • Fat people have less water than thin people (as a percentage).

There just wouldn’t be any you, me, or Fido the dog without the existence of an ample liquid water supply on Earth. The unique qualities and properties of water are what make it so important and basic to life. The cells in our bodies are full of water. The excellent ability of water to dissolve so many substances allows our cells to use valuable nutrients, minerals, and chemicals in biological processes.

Water’s “stickiness” (from surface tension) plays a part in our body’s ability to transport these materials all through ourselves. The carbohydrates and proteins that our bodies use as food are metabolized and transported by water in the bloodstream. No less important is the ability of water to transport waste material out of our bodies.”

From – http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/propertyyou.html

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