Everywhere you go, people are toting around their water bottles. Water seems to be a more popular drink than ever before. Fifty billion water bottles are sold every year! Eight 8-ounce glasses of water are recommended per day but it can fluctuate from person to person. How can you tell if you’re getting enough water and is it possible to drink too much?
Drinking enough water is essential to health. Water makes up about 60% of body weight and is excreted routinely through perspiration, urine, breathing, bowel movements, and exercise. It supports our immune system, increases energy, flushes out toxins, regulates body temperature, relieves body cramps, prevents headaches, etc.
Listening to your “thirst” is usually the best way to judge if you are getting enough water. Since thirst signals often get interpreted as hunger, there are other signs that signal adequate hydration. It is normal to urinate 7-8 times per day and the color should be light yellow. Going several hours without urinating or having urine that is darker yellow can often be a sign that you’re not drinking enough.
The kidneys can eliminate about 30 ounces of water per hour so drinking more than that should be avoided. Completely clear urine is a sign that you are drinking more water than your body needs. Too much water can lead to over-dilution of salt and other electrolytes in the body – sometimes leading to dangerously low levels. In its early stages, mild symptoms might include nausea, vomiting, headache, and mental confusion or disorientation. More serious symptoms indicating low sodium levels include weakness, muscle spasms, seizure, unconsciousness, and even coma.
The paragraph below describes the importance of water in removing toxins and waste from the body and how it works. (http://www.freedrinkingwater.com)
“It flushes toxins and waste from the body and transports nutrients to where they are needed. Without water the contents of your colon can dry out and get stuck, eventually causing constipation. Water is a natural lubricant that softens stool and promotes evacuation of the bowels. Our kidney system is unique in its filtering capabilities and totally dependent upon water in order for it to work. The kidneys remove waste products from the blood, eliminate toxic substances in the urine, and receive water-soluble toxins from the liver for processing. They filter voluminous amounts of blood each day and in doing so maintain the body’s water balance and excrete toxins and excess fluid through the bladder. Daily fluid intake is essential for our bodies to function efficiently”.
The importance of drinking the correct amount of water cannot be over-emphasized! Make sure to drink enough clean, good quality water each day to keep your body functioning at its optimal level.
To make sure your body is functioning at its highest level, call us at (901) 249-8642 to schedule your health assessment screening with Thermography.
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