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Why Drinking Water’s Great For You & Your Skin
Preventing Dehydration
Drinking water regularly not only prevents dehydration, which is a condition that can cause kidney stones, and can and will eventually cause your body to overheat. That’s only after you’ve experienced unclear thinking and mood changes. Dehydration can happen quicker than you think too.
Around 518,000 people are hospitalized each year for dehydration and about 10,000 of those patients end up succumbing to dehydration. Studies show that men, more times than not, are more likely to have inadequate hydration compared to women. Physicians say that it’s good to make sure you have a bottle of water on you at all time, especially during warmer months.
When we perspire, it’s our body’s way of cooling itself. However, sweating causes us to lose our body’s fluids. The amount of water that we should drink daily differentiates depending on our sex, age, height, and weight. However, the normal amount would seem to be about eight (8), 8 oz. glasses. Water helps your body function properly, and it can help you look good too!
Your Skin and Water
For example, your skin is your body’s largest organ, and it’s usually the first thing people notice about you. Did you know that your skin contains about two thirds of the total amount of water found in your body? That’s because water acts as an effective moisturizer, keeping your skin supple and soft. What does this mean for you?
It means that drinking plenty of water can help keep your skin looking great! When it comes to wrinkles and blemishes, sometimes it can seem like you need to run right to the cosmetics counter to fix it. However, did you know that drinking water could actually help improve your skin?
This article explores why drinking water has been linked to healthier skin, your overall health, how much water you should be drinking daily, and other factors that affect your health. Whether you drink water because it helps your overall health, or you want to improve the health of your skin.
What Drinking Water Does For Your Whole Body
Better Skin
Water helps maintain your skin’s elasticity, which in turn, will help in preventing soft lines and wrinkles on your face and body. Those who drink a lot of water tend to have lighter, or less scars. Also, drinking water gives your a nice skin a glow, naturally at that!
Better Hair
If you drink at least two (2) liters of water each day will increase the strength and growth in your hair.
Increased Energy
When you don’t drink enough water, then your cells cannot maintain the balance of fluids and electrolytes shrivel, which will cause what’s called muscle fatigue. If your muscles are tired, then so are you!
Improved Metabolism
Body fluids help waste move through your digestive tract and prevents constipation. Therefore, the waste moves freely out of your body. Hence, drinking water improves your metabolism.
Weight Loss
When you drink a glass of water with each meal, as well as in between meals, then (as mentioned above) helps the waste move freely through your digestive tract and out of your body. That in itself helps with weight loss. Drinking water also helps fill you, so you won’t be as hungry, and you won’t eat as much. That also helps in weight loss.
Better Immune System
Drinking water regulates your body temperature, assists your cells in carrying nutrients to other cells, helps flush toxins, which improves your immune system.
How Much Water Should You Drink A Day?
Men:
About 15.5 cups (3.7 liters) of fluids each day
Women:
About 11.5 cups (2.7 liters) of fluids each day
Sources:
-Nicole’s Notable Nook
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