5 often overlooked benefits of water
When you look on your hand or leg, it looks solid. There are bones, muscles, veins, skin and other tissues. It is hard to believe that it is mostly water, not solid matter. Yet, according to science, we are made of water. Moreover, the percent of the liquid in our bodies changes throughout our lives, depending on many factors. Further, one thing is certain: the list of the benefits of water is long, however there are little known facts related to it, that can make or break your health.
Build your life like a house, on strong fundamentals
I remember James Schramko, an Australian entrepreneur, and my mentor for a period of time, saying over and over again about the importance of the fundamentals in life. He achieved a lot in a business world. Highly successful companies, teams of people working together, values and integrity in his life. Moreover, respected, successful, consciously deciding about his life, healthy, and working a few hours a day. Furthermore, having achieved a lot, he spoke about the importance of the basics, like sleep, water, breath and relationships. Finally, they form the foundation for everything else.
Benefits of water
This is also why, we keep coming back to what is truly important: remembering of forming the habits that will keep building you up in the background, while you are out there in the world creating your dreams. In this article, it is again water, that takes central stage. Substance that leads to health or illness, depending on what we do with it in our lives. We will also talk about myths passed from mouth to mouth that mislead you on your quest to simplifying your life.
1. How simple action leads to huge benefits
By drinking water you detoxify your body from harmful metabolic products. Thanks to this, you avoid health-threatening poisoning caused by protein metabolism products, including creatinine and urea. You do this by simply drinking more water, or eating products that contain water, like fruits and vegetables. It amazes again and again, that among the benefits of water consumption is a result as huge as purification of the body tissues, which leads to a greater quality of life and sleep.
2. Heat and cold
Drinking water helps you avoid overheating in the summer or even heat stroke. One of the myths is that water is only important to us when it is hot. It turns out that it is equally essential when we are exposed to low temperatures. It happens due to increased energy expenditure.
3. A common myth related to a daily consumption of water
Myth number two: drinking at least 2 liters of water a day. It is what so many of us has been hearing throughout our lives. 2 to 3 liters of water daily relates not only to water, but to the products we eat and other fluids we drink. The body’s need for fluids is provided not only by water, but also by eaten vegetables, fruits, milk, its products and soups. You can add here coffee, tea and juices. According to scientists, dehydrating the body by drinking coffee and tea is another myth.
We can drink coffee again
Dr. Daniel Vigil, an associate clinical professor of family medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California in Los Angeles says, that “When you drink a cup of coffee or you drink a glass of iced tea, you are necessarily taking in a volume of fluid along with that dose of [caffeine],”. Of course, caffeine is a mild diuretic, which impacts your kidneys. After drinking coffee they will flush some water and sodium from your body with urine, however, not more than the amount you take in by drinking the beverage.
4. Headaches
One of the advantages of drinking water is reduction of headaches. The doctors suggest, that if you are often experiencing them, it is good to consider whether you are drinking too little fluids. How to find out about your body’s dehydration status? Simply watch the fingertips of your hands. If vertical cavities appear on them, it means that your body lacks water.
Our bodies alert us early
Moreover, we do not need to be very dehydrated to start experiencing some of the negative symptoms lack of fluids create in the organism. Surprisingly, they start at even 2 to 3% of water shortage in the body. Finally what other symptoms to look for?
- Problems with concentration
- Reduced physical capacity
- Feeling of tiredness and weariness
- Decreased appetite
- Extended reaction time
- Muscle cramps
- Drying of the conjunctiva, skin, mucous membranes
- Constipation, unpleasant feeling in the abdomen
5. Water cellulite
Water retention in the body has another effect: water cellulite. First, it differs a bit from the fatty cellulite, which is more difficult to remove from the body. Second, the causes of the formation of the water cellulite include blood microcirculation disorders. Swelling occurs, as well as skin irregularities and lumps. Finally, what promotes its formation?
- Incorrect diet
- Wearing tight clothing
- Wearing high-heeled shoes
- Lack of regular sport activities
- Hormonal contraception
Healing power of water
In the described situtions, the adipose tissue cells are destroyed, which releases the triglycerides into the intercellular areas. Swelling occurs, because of the pressure on small velles. Moreover changes occuring in lymphatic and blood vessels result in the retention of fluids and metabolic products in tissues. The result is not only aesthetic, but also internal and serious: it leads to inflammatory processes in adipose tissue.
How to cure it? A person needs to take various actions, which include body hydration, physical activity, good diet (with minimizing the use of salt because it retains water in the body). It is surprising to know that the benefits of staying hydrated are so incredibly huge as water cellulite is a result of an inflammatory process in the body!
The blue zones
In our world we have places where people live the longest. We wrote about them in several articles, which include Structured water: a key to health and longevity and How to live a long life: the art f longevity
They certainly do things related to life in a way that leads to longer lives filled with health and good emotions. These two things are combined. Further, among the solutions those people apply is the healing power of water. One of the key benefits of water is its simplicity. We just drink it, and it does its job. However, we often take it for granted just because it is so obvious.
Do not take water for granted. Moreover, drink it from the best and purest source possible, your current and future health will thank you for this.
Water helps you sleep better
To thank you for reading the article to the end, I want to give you something quite special, unique among the benefits of water. You see, some time ago I talked to a woman, who knew folk medicine and was spiritual. At that time I had troubles sleeping. I would wake up around three o’clock in the morning and found it difficult to fall asleep again. It made me very tired during the days. She told me what to do, gave me one of the solutions that our grandmothers used to cope with such challenges. The woman told me not to analyze why it works, but to start doing it.
Just before falling asleep, take a glass and pour water into it. Add some salt to it. Place the glass somewhere near your head and chest, but at a safe distance so as not to break it. Leave it for the night. In the morning pour out the water and wash the glass. You should start sleeping better.
Try it and tell me the results: have you started sleeping better?
Enjoy your peaceful night when you place your head on an organic handmade spelt pillow.
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