Health Benefits Of Water

                                              
                                    Health Benefits Of Drinking Water

Water is your body's principal chemical component and makes up about 65 percent of your body weight. Every Organ in your body depends on water.
If the body wasn't losing water in anyway, then there would be no need of drinking water.

We lose water from our bodies through different ways like;
  -Sweating
  -Respiration
  -Urination and defecation
 
Why do we need to drink water?

 The human body is 65% water, to keep up this body water composition one needs to take in fluids.

1) Water helps to dilute and flush out toxins from the body e.g urea
2)Water provides a moist environment for ears, mouth throat and the eyes.
3)Water intake helps prevent constipation.
4)Water helps in maintenance of body temperature.
5)Water acts as a carrier for nutrients to different body organs.

 How much water is one supposed to take in a day?

One should at least have a daily fluid intake of  8 glasses.
Not forgetting the fact that pregnant women need higher amount of fluid intake aday.

In general men should take at least 3 liters of fluids a day and women should take at least 2 liters

Cold Vs Warm water

Most people prefer taking cold water to warm water.
Cold water is just as safe as warm water with no health risks to worry about.