WATER: THE HOLISTIC APPROACH - The relevance of water in the body

Our bodies are made up of between 50% and 70% water. Drinking water helps us maintain what we are biologically.

Water flushes out the toxins in our body. On both a systemic level and on a cellular level, water helps flush out toxins from our body thereby saving us from numerous ailments.

When you fail to drink water and you consequently fail to flush your system as effectively as you should. The less you flush the more you leave your body at risk of diseases. You are at greater risk of kidney and gall stones.

Drinking  sufficient water and having proper electrolytes provide the means to have optimal brain operation. Water and salt are the original 3 Hour Energy Drink.

Water provides hydro-electric energy in our cells. Water, like ADP, is one of the fuels that our cells use for its operational use both anabolism and catabolism.

Water transports essential electrolytes throughout our bodies and in and out of our cells. In addition to being a fuel, water transports in and out, the essential products the cells needs or produces.

Failure to properly hydrate (drink water) your body can put you at greater risk of heart attack. Even if you are young, and you begin to engage in sports, you may be at greater risk of a heart attack without proper hydration.

Water helps to maintain healthy body weight by increasing metabolism and regulating appetite. (More explanation on this point would be given under obesity).

Water leads to increased energy levels. The most common cause of daytime fatigue is actually mild dehydration.

Drinking adequate amounts of water can decrease the risk of certain types of cancers, including colon cancer, bladder cancer and breast cancer.

Drinking Water can significantly reduce joint/ or back pain. Provides enough lubricants in the joints (synovial fluid).

Water can prevent and alleviate headaches. Studies have revealed that water can cure about 50% of headaches.

Water can naturally moisturize the skin and ensure proper cellular formation underneath layers of skin to keep it healthy and a glowing appearance.

Water aids digestion process and prevents constipation. Drink enough water before and after each meals.

A person can survive for about a month without food but only about a week without water.

The biological importance of water is too numerous to be listed in a single piece of writing. It's roles and importance are essential for the normal functioning human beings. Next time, we shall have the concluding part of this series. I'd encourage you not to miss it. The holistic approach, water remedies and cure, water therapy.

Till next time, stay healthy because health is wealth.

Timilehin Oke
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