” Drinking Water Is Like Taking A Shower On The Inside Of Your Body. “
Majority of our body is water i.e up to 60% (2/3) of the human adult body is water. According to H.H.Mitchell, Journal of Biological Chemistry 158, the brain and heart are composed of 73% water. The lungs are about 83% water. The skin contains 64% water, muscles and kidney are 79% and even the bones are watery 31%.
Generally, an adult male needs about 3 liters of water while an adult female needs about 2.2 liters of water per day.
Here, you will get to know the reasons for which you should drink water & the right time & schedule to drink water.
Five Reasons for which you should drink water :
- Helps in preventing Heart Attacks : Drinking water before bed helps level out your blood throughout your body. Which helps to prevent heart attacks throughout the night and the early hours of the morning. According to American Journal of Epidemiology, person who drinks 5 glasses of water per day were found 41% less likely to die from a heart attack.
- Making your Skin Healthy : Water flushes toxins out of your body and anything else that shouldn’t be there so it clears your skin of any dirt and bacteria. Many people have experienced that increasing water intake, have actually helped their skin to be more healthy and lock radiant.
- Helps in Better Digestion : It has been found in some research that drinking water before meal, can actually help you to digest your food better. Which makes your digestive system better. It also helps curing stomach acid issues and constipation too.
- Handling Headaches in a better way : Our body has its own needs. Body has their own way to tell us what it needs, if the needs doesn’t get fulfilled on their time. Sometimes, a Headaches is also a way to tell that our body is dehydrating and it needs water. So, the next time if you get a headache, try to get some water at first.
- Helps in Weight Loss : Drinking water increase you metabolic rate. According to Health resource website WebMD, Consuming water before meals results calories per meal. Drinking water before just one meal per day would cause you to ingest 27,000 fewer calories per year i.e you would lose about 8 pounds per year just by drinking water. Isn’t it good.
Water Drinking Schedule :
- First thing First in the Morning : Drinking water in the morning flushes out all the toxins from the body and it cleanses your intestines too. Drink water when you first get up. In Ayurveda, it is called Ushapan.
- Drink before having your meal : As we have already discussed, drinking water before your meal can actually help in better digestion.
- Drinking water around Exercising : Drink a glass of water 15-30 minutes before exercising. You can also sip water during exercise. And after your exercise is over, you can have a glass of water again.
- Before bedtime : Drink at least 1 glass of water before going to bed, as we have already discussed how it helps to keep your heart healthy.
- Drink water in between of every meal : Drink water before and after two hours of meal, it can help in absorption of nutrients. It also helps to keep you hydrated all the time.
- Drink water after taking bath : Having water after bath can help you to balance your BP ( Blood Pressure ) too.
Some Common Things to care about Drinking Water :
- Drink at least 7-8 glasses of water per day.
- Drink lukewarm, a little hot or normal room temperature.
- Sit while drinking water to avoid joints pain.
- Drink water sip by sip, do not gulp water.
- Make a habit of drinking water, the moment you wake up.
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