Reasons to Drink Water
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| Mon, 12-18-2006 - 11:45am |
I saw these facts online - some I knew - some I didn't - but VERY interesting :)
Here are some interesting facts on Water and dehydration:
- 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (This likely applies to half the world population)
- Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
- One glass of water shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.
- Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
- Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day (half of that coming from food and drinks other than plain water) could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
- A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.
- Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?
*** I especially think the metabolism one is important for us :)
~ Kim
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Absolutely!
My lack of salt (how weird) induced dehydration has caused me lots of vision and memory problems.
Take your water everywhere and DRINK, DRINK, DRINK! ;0)