removing waste, cushioning joints, and protecting our organs and tissues to name just a few. For the most part, your body is about 70% water!!!So why don't we realize it's importance? Why do many of us just drink coffee, sodas, juice, tea, etc? Why do we say, "Well I don't really like the way water tastes?" It seems that many times we are more interested in feeding our taste buds than we are feeding our cells. God designed our bodies in amazing ways to thrive, grow, and resist illness and disease. But guess what? It cannot do it if we are not willing to give it what it needs to function properly!
Do you want to be healthy? You must have enough water on a consistent basis to maintain your health for a lifetime. Today, stop making excuses for why you don't drink water and just drink it! You should be consuming 1/2 your body weight on ounces per day (ie - 150 pound person should drink 75 ounces per day). Don't try to do it all at once though. Just take a gallon jug and fill it up with the ounces you should drink per day. Just drink a little more per day until you reach your goal.
Did You Know....
- Once you feel yourself getting thirsty you are already on your way to being dehydrated.
- When the body is mildly dehydrated, it may restrict blood flow to nonvital areas in order to concentrate it on the vital organs? When you drink enough water constricted blood vessels usually begin to open up, lowering blood pressure.
- Without adequate water, the whole digestive system goes into emergency mode that can result in heartburn, indigestion, constipation, hemorrhoids, etc. The mucous layer of your stomach that protects against stomach acid is 98% water. Without a thick layer of mucous, you may have chronic burning when you eat.
- Water is the main lubricant in the joint spaces and helps prevent arthritis and back pain.
- Water increases the capacity of the immune system.
